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Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday’s games:
| MAJOR LEAGUE |
| Player, Team, League |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
| Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota, American |
118 |
11 |
38 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
.322 |
| Shane Victorino, Boston, American |
65 |
8 |
19 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
.292 |
| Kolten Wong, St. Louis, National |
75 |
6 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
.240 |
| Greg Garcia, St. Louis, National |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
| Pitcher, Team, League |
G |
IP |
H |
ER |
BB |
K |
W-L |
ERA |
| Brandon League, Los Angeles, National |
15 |
22 2/3 |
17 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
1-1 |
1.59 |
| Jerome Williams, Houston, National |
11 |
23 |
29 |
16 |
8 |
15 |
1-2 |
6.26 |
| CLASS AAA |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Player, Team, League |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
| Kolten Wong, Memphis (Cardinals), Pacific Coast |
64 |
14 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
.344 |
| Greg Garcia, Memphis (Cardinals), Pacific Coast |
93 |
16 |
24 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
.258 |
| Troy Hanzawa, Toledo (Tigers), International |
48 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
.104 |
| Pitcher, Team, League |
G |
IP |
H |
ER |
BB |
K |
W-L |
ERA |
| Kirby Yates, Durham (Rays), International |
15 |
18 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
23 |
1-0 |
0.50 |
| CLASS AA |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Player, Team, League |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
| David Freitas, Bowie (Orioles), Eastern |
50 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
.160 |
| Pitcher, Team, League |
G |
IP |
H |
ER |
BB |
K |
W-L |
ERA |
| Dustin Antolin, New Hampshire (Blue Jays), Eastern |
4 |
2 2/3 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0-2 |
16.87 |
| CLASS A |
|
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|
|
| Player, Team, League |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG. |
| Kean Wong, Bowling Green (Rays), Midwest |
136 |
18 |
44 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
.324 |
| Keanu Carmichael, Clinton (Mariners), Midwest |
50 |
8 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.320 |
| Kale Sumner, Charleston (Yankees), South Atlantic |
36 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.250 |
| Breland Almadova, South Bend (Diamondbacks), Midwest |
133 |
16 |
33 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
.248 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Hickory (Rangers), South Atlantic |
62 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.194 |
| Iolana Akau, Beloit (Athletics), Midwest |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
» Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino (St. Anthony) returned to the lineup Saturday after missing two games with pain in his left knee.
» Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright (Hawaii) is on the 60-day disabled list.
» Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki (Baldwin) batted cleanup Saturday for the first time since 2010. He went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in a 4-3 win over the Mariners.
» In a reversal of a transaction from two weeks earlier, former University of Hawaii teammates Kolten Wong (Kamehameha-Hawaii) and Greg Garcia swapped roster spots Wednesday, with the Cardinals calling up Wong fromTriple-A Memphis and demoting Garcia. A day earlier, Garcia drove in the winning run against the Cubs when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning.
» Los Angeles reliever Brandon League (Saint Louis) has not allowed an earned run since April 15, a span of 18 innings. His ERA has dropped from 5.79 to 1.59 in that time.
» Astros pitcher Jerome Williams (Waipahu) gained some attention last month when someone posted to YouTube a video of him playing catch with a young fan before a game in Seattle. It can be viewed at tinyurl.com/nmco566.
» Kirby Yates (Kauai) is tied for the International League lead with 11 saves.
» Troy Hanzawa (Mid-Pacific) signed with the Tigers last week after being released by Lehigh Valley of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
» Chace Numata (Pearl City) is on the disabled list for Lakewood, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Class A affiliate.
» Lenny Linsky (Hawaii) is on the diabled list of the Montgomery Biscuits, the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate.
