The 8:05 p.m. EDT game also falls on $2 beer and soda night at Constellation Field near Houston, which should not hurt at the gate. McGrady went 1.2 innings allowing two hits and two runs in his initial Atlantic League game May 10, and received generally favorable marks from those who watched.
On perhaps a more serious note for the Skeeters, who are off to a sluggish 11-13 record, All-Star outfielder Adam Godwin has returned to the roster. Godwin set a league record with 50 stolen bases and hit .282 for Gary Gaetti’s 2013 powerhouse, but started this season in Mexico.
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Pitcher Mike Piazza, a cousin of the former major league star of the same name, has allowed only two hits in 5.2 innings (two appearances) so far with Laredo, TX in the American Association. He made one start, and shows a 0-0, 3.17 log for the Lemurs.
Ozzie Guillen’s son, Ozney, landed a Frontier League job. The third baseman, 22, is with Normal, IL and has a double in five at-bats after four appearances. “This is the first time he’s seen me with a professional uniform,” the younger Guillen told SouthtownStar.com when the former Chicago White Sox manager attended a preseason game.
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