Daily highlights

March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)

JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Here are your Daily Highlights for Tuesday (3/15/2011):

New York Mets 1B Ike Davis went 2/3 with 3 RBIs in a 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals, stroking a two-run double and an RBI single. Davis, who finished 7th in last year’s N.L. Rookie of the Year voting, is batting .360 in 25 at-bats this spring, with 2 HRs, a team-leading 9 RBIs, and a .484 on-base percentage.

Tampa Bay Rays CF Sam Fuld is hitting just .091 this spring (2/22), but on Tuesday the 29-year-old showed just how productive he can be, scoring 3 runs despite going 0/1 at the plate. In the 4th inning, Fuld walked, stole second, and scored on Evan Longoria’s single. In the 6th, he walked and scored on a double. In the 8th, he got on base due to a fielder’s choice and later scored on a double.

Meanwhile Tuesday, Fuld survived another round of cuts in his bid to make the Rays’ opening-day roste

Los Angeles Dodgers RF Gabe Kapler, another Jewish player seeking an opening-day roster spot, hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the 8th inning to help L.A. beat the Texas Rangers 8-7. In 27 at-bats this spring, Kapler is batting .222 with 3 RBIs.

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