Kinsler’s 4-fer, Pillar’s 3rd assist (A.M. report: 4-12-2014)
Sunday, 4/12/2014
MLB highlights
- Toronto’s Kevin Pillar went 0-for-3 Saturday but earned his 3rd outfield assist, tops in the Majors * * *
- Detroit’s Ian Kinsler went 4-for-5 Saturday with 2 RBI and this run-scoring single in a 9-6 win over Cleveland * * *
- Oakland’s Ike Davis went 1-for-2 Saturday with a double, and Sam Fuld went 0-for-3 in a 5-4 loss to Seattle * * *
- Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun went 0-for-3 with a walk in Saturday’s 6-0 win over Pittsburgh * * *
- Hitless: Joc Pederson (0-for-3), Danny Valencia (0-1)
- Did not play: Craig Breslow, Scott Feldman, Ryan Lavarnway, Jason Marquis, Nate Freiman (D.L.)
Minor-league highlights and chatter
- After 7 years in the minors, Angels catching prospect Charlie Cutler made his Triple-A debut Saturday, but not in the way you’d expect. Exhausted of pitchers, the Salt Lake Bees brought Cutler in to pitch the 18th inning. He proceeded to load the bases and give up a walk-off grand slam * * *
- Oakland prospect Nick Rickles played Saturday for the first time since a 2013 injury and went 1-for-4 * * *
- Padres prospect Max Fried will miss all of 2015 recovering from Tommy John surgery * * *
- On the 7-day D.L.: Sammie Starr, Zach Kapstein, Danny Rosenbaum, Jeremy Rathjen, Jeff Urlaub, Jared Lakind, Adam Ehrlich, Jason Knapp
- Jake Lemmerman, a 5th-round draft pick in 2010, has been released by the San Diego Padres * * *
- Dbacks prospect Zach Borenstein (AA) went 2-for-4 Saturday with a triple * * *
- Cardinals prospect Mason Katz (A+) went 1-for-4 Saturday with a two-run HR * * *
- In his A+ debut, Pirates prospect Henry Hirsch pitched 2 no-hit innings Saturday * * *
