Springfield loses to Arkansas 8-3.
Top 3 in the order (Robinson, Jay, and Craig) combine for 0-12.
Newcomer Steve Hill goes 2-4, with a Run scored and an RBI.
2b Jose Martinez goes 3-4 with a double
Mark Shorey went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
Isaias Garcia collected his first hit at AA, hitting 9th as the DH.
Rauschenberger threw 81 pitches and gave up 9 hits in a little more than 4 innings (faced 3 batters in the 5th before being relieved). The stadium radar gun did not work the first 6 innings, so I don't know how fast he was throwing.
My amateur, eye-witness scouting report: Cory R shows a 3/4 delivery and a bit of a sling-shot arm action. He would benefit if he developed a more consistent release point, better utilized the lower half of his body, and threw more breaking pitches for strikes.
Adam Daniels, still rusty from the DL, apparently, inherited 2 runners and both scored in his one inning of work.
2 very good set-up relievers bear watching at AA:
Marco Gonzalez worked 2 hitless innings.
Fernando Salas (my new favorite palindrome) struck out the side in the 8th, while featuring a 95 mph fastball.
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