By Rick Mariotti
Minor Leagues Beat Writer
Chicago Sports Online
Cape Hatteras, NC – The Carolina Flight stayed on an uphill trajectory in Week 9 of their AAA schedule, eking out a 4-3 record for the stretch.
They took 2 of 3 from the Ashland Slowriders (Phoenix) on the road to start the week, then went home and took 2 of 3 from the Richmond Panthers (Charlotte). The Flight ended the week with a loss in the opener of a 3-game series at Havana.
Certainly, there were any number of highlights to the week, but Carolina’s 7-3 win against Ashland on May 26 stands out. It marked the arrival of outfield prospect Hao Hang as a force for his new AAA team.
Hang went 4-5 with a double and home run, 2 runs and 2 RBIs. He won Player of the Game honors, and helped boost SP Leonardo Aguila to his 4th win of the season.
The game was also notable for an effective relief appearance by Raúl Jaramillo, who seems to be coming back well from a 9-month stint on the injured list with a torn elbow ligament. For the game, Jaramillo threw 4.0 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 run and 4 walks while striking out 3. He picked up his first save since returning to action in mid-April.
Jaramillo has appeared in 13 games, throwing 39.1 innings with a 3.20 ERA, 1-1-1 record, with 34 strikeouts and 22 walks.
Ninth Week Scores
At Ashland
05/26: Carolina 7, Ashland 3
05/27: Ashland 13, Carolina 7
05/28: Carolina 7, Ashland 5
At Carolina
05/29: Carolina 6, Richmond 1
05/30: Richmond 11, Carolina 0
05/31: Carolina 3, Richmond 1
At Havana
06/01: Havana 7, Carolina 6
Record as of June 1
W-L Record for Week 9: 4-3
Overall Record: 31-27, .534
Position in Standings: Tied for 2nd with Gotham in GL East Coast Division, 10 games behind Brooklyn.
Position Players of Interest
Player | Slash Line | OPS | HR | RBI | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomás Durán, 3B ** | .306/.365/.514 | .879 | 7 | 27 | 1.1 |
Emilio Lugo, 1B | .286/.371/.587 | .959 | 14 | 39 | 1.1 |
Pete McGrath, RF | .247/.315/.543 | .858 | 7 | 17 | 0.2 |
Manuel De Los Santos, LF | .219/.286/.275 | .561 | 0 | 13 | -1.2 |
Wally Poole, RF | .331/.396/.524 | .920 | 6 | 17 | 1.1 |
Howard James, CF | .268/.340/.392 | .731 | 3 | 22 | 0.2 |
Hao Hang, RF | .291/.378/.570 | .947 | 5 | 16 | 0.3 |
Pitcher | ERA | W-L-SV | IP | K's | BB's | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hector Reyes, SP | 2.67 | 7-1 | 77.2 | 82 | 27 | 2.9 |
Dieter Ruijghaver, RP * | 2.08 | 1-0-0 | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 |
David Bates, SP/RP | 5.77 | 3-2-10 | 34.1 | 30 | 17 | 0.6 |
Francisco Salgado, CL | 6.23 | 0-2-3 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | -0.2 |
** Promoted to Chicago on 05/19/41