On Tuesday night, Willy Garcia collected his fourth triple of the season. While he is hitting just .220 with 45 strikeouts in 132 at-bats, Garcia has seven doubles, four triples and five homers, so he is getting his share of extra-base hits. This triple was the lone Altoona highlight on offense in their 1-0 loss to Akron. Adrian Sampson took the tough loss, but pitched great, allowing one run over seven innings, with a career-high eight strikeouts. Prior to this start, we posted an article on Sampson and how he is searching for consistency this season. He seemed to find it yesterday, as his strong season continues.
The only other highlight is from Monday’s Indianapolis game, when Chris McGuiness launched his third home run of the season. McGuiness has had a relatively quiet season, although he was doing much better in April than he is in May. He has 11 doubles and 22 walks, both good numbers, but his .234 average and three homers from a first baseman are obviously not up to par. He has six hits and two walks in his last four games, so it’s possible he is starting to put things together.
