Tejeda stars in Ducks' defensive showcase
Pop flies along the outfield line are never a guaranteed out, particularly when the ball travels to the opposite field and an area that's home to a bullpen mound and a crowd of relievers, much like the setup at Winston-Salem's BB&T Ballpark.That's the situation that presented itself in the eighth
Pop flies along the outfield line are never a guaranteed out, particularly when the ball travels to the opposite field and an area that's home to a bullpen mound and a crowd of relievers, much like the setup at Winston-Salem's BB&T Ballpark.
That's the situation that presented itself in the eighth inning of Class A Advanced Down East's 4-3 loss to the Dash on Friday night. With one out and
As Sheets skied the pitch down the left field line, nothing appeared certain. Not even as left fielder
Kowalczyk went into a slide as the ball made its descent and just got his glove in the way. Inches from the ground, the ball bounced off his left palm and deflected off the tip of his glove before being snatched out of the air by Tejeda, the Rangers' No. 11 prospect.
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The quick glove work led to even quicker thinking by Tejeda, who turned and noticed Rutherford had drifted off the bag and fired to first baseman
Wild though it was, the inning-ending double play was the Wood Ducks' third head-turning play of the night.
Rutherford, the seventh-ranked White Sox prospect, found some more hard luck in the fourth, knocking a ground ball back through the legs of starter
Martinez (4-8) took the loss after allowing four runs -- two earned -- on five hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings, striking out three. Rollin also singled and walked, while Tejeda singled.
The eighth-inning single was the only hit for Rutherford, MLB.com's No. 81 overall prospect, who missed one game after tumbling over the right field fence on Wednesday. No. 18 White Sox prospect
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