Frazier busts out, goes deep for RailRiders

Clint Frazier found the key to reversing his early-season struggles at the plate: get greedy.
The Yankees' No. 2 prospect belted his second homer in five games, singled and stole a base on Saturday to provide the difference in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 1-0 blanking of Indianapolis at Victory Field.

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After flying out into the wind in center field in the first, Frazier attacked a hanging curveball from Indians starter Josh Lindblom in the third and swatted it over the left field fence. With the wind blowing in from center up to 20 mph, the 22-year-old put just enough on the ball to clear the wall.
"I knew I got it pretty good, but I was running pretty hard out of the box," he said.

The blast motivated Frazier -- who had failed to record multiple hits in a game since April 9 -- even as it relaxed him.
"I would say regardless if it's a home run, a hit or a walk in one of your first two at-bats, it kind of relaxes you," MLB.com's No. 22 overall prospect said. "But for me, it sometimes makes me complacent the rest of the day. You get that mindset like, 'All right, I got the first one out of the way. I'm good for the rest of the day.' But I'm trying to get multiple hits. I was trying to be greedy."
Indianapolis failed to retire Frazier in either of his final two plate appearances. He drew a one-out walk in the fifth, then singled to right and swiped second in the seventh. The hit raised his average to .224 while the steal was his second in as many tries this season.
In 44 International League games the last two seasons, the 2013 first-round pick sports a .228 average (39-for-171) with five homers and 15 RBIs. However, he feels he's getting closer to solving Triple-A pitching.
"I'm not being too complacent or passive right now; I'm trying to get on base any time I can," Frazier said. "It's been difficult to trust the work I've been doing because the results haven't been statistically there. I'm going to try and buy into what I've been doing a little bit more, just trusting myself at the plate. Focusing in more on my top end, fighting through the zone, doing a short swing. Ultimately, I think that's what gets me going."

RailRiders starter Daniel Camarena (1-0) held the Indians to three hits while fanning five over 6 1/3 frames to notch the win. The left-hander was recalled from Double-A Trenton earlier in the day, although he made two appearances for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a season ago. Ernesto Frieri struck out one in a perfect ninth for his second save.
"Not only is he a good pitcher, but he's an awesome teammate, someone everyone enjoys being around," Frazier said of Camarena. "To see him back up in Triple-A with us was fun. ... I think he got player of the game for us. Well-deserved."
Lindblom (0-2) gave up a run and five hits and three walks while striking out one over six innings.