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MLB

American League 

Brett Gardner, OF, NY Yankees – 60-Day DL with a sore right elbow. The Holly Hill native underwent arthroscopic surgery and should miss the rest of the season. He played 9 games batting .321 with 2 RBI and 2 SB's

Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles – 1-3 with a HR, RBI, run scored, a walk and a K in a 4-3 loss to the Yankees. The Stratford alum is batting .239 with 18 HR's, 66 RBI

Justin Smoak, 1B, Seattle Mariners – 1-4 with a double (9) in a 5-2 loss to the Angels. The Goose Creek native is batting .190 with 14 HR's and 40 RBI in the Majors and .242 with 4 RBI in Triple-A. 

AAA

International League

Justin Greene, OF, Charlotte (Chicago White Sox) - 7 Day DL. The Stratford alum's season is over after batting .238 with 6 HR's and 25 RBI in Triple-A. He batted .281 with 2 HR's and 13 RBI in Double-A. 

Mike Cisco, P, Lehigh Valley (Philadelphia Phillies) – Did not pitch in a 6-3 loss to Buffalo. The Wando alum is 2-0 record with 1 save, 1 hold, a 2.86 ERA and 15 K's in Triple-A. He was 3-3 with 2 saves a 1.21 ERA and 38 K's in Double-A. 

AA

Eastern League

Reese Havens, 2B, Binghamton (NY Mets) – Did not play in a 3-2 loss to Trenton. The Bishop England alum is batting .215 with 10 HR's and 39 RBI 

John Murrian, C, Erie (Detroit Tigers) – 7 Day DL with Sprained Right Knee. He's batting .254 with a HR and 9 RBI

Texas League

Chris McGuiness, 1B, Frisco (Texas Rangers) – 1-2 with 2 walks, 2 runs scored, an RBI and a K in a 10-3 win over Midland. The James Island alum is batting .269 with 23 HR's and 76 RBI 

Asher Wojciechowski, P, Corpus Christi (Houston Astros) – Did not pitch in an 11-1 win over San Antonio. He's 2-2 with a 2.33 ERA in Double-A. He has 28 K's in 38.2 IP. The Beaufort alum was 7-3 with a 3.57 ERA in his time in High-A. He has 76 K's in 93.1 IP

High-A

Carolina League

John Cornely, RP,  Lynchburg (Atlanta Braves) – Did not pitch in a 3-2 loss to Myrtle Beach. Cornely has 1 save, a 0.00 ERA and 12 K's in 6.1 innings in High-A. The Bishop England alum was 1-3 with 2 holds, 7 saves, a 3.51 ERA and 81 K's in 51.1 IP in A ball. 

A

South Atlantic League

Chris Hanna, RP, Kannapolis (Chicago White Sox) – Did not pitch in a 6-2 loss to Savannah. He's 1-3 with a 4.58 ERA and has 19 K's in 31.2 IP with Kannapolis after going 1-0 with a 4.62 ERA with 2 saves and 30 K's in 39 IP with Hickory. His ERA in Rookie ball is at 9.95 and has 4 K's in 6.1 innings pitched

Rookie

Pioneer League

Drew Cisco, P, Billings (Cincinnati Reds) – Did not play in a 12-5 loss to Missoula. The Wando alum is 4-1 going 51.2 innings with an ERA of 3.66. He also has 36 K's