Padres MiLB July 10, Players of the Day

Ground-rules: you won’t see a too-old-for-his-league non-prospect get an award. The award may not go to the best performance of the previous night, but what I deem the most significant performance of the night…

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Happy Anniversary Honey! I love you!

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Minor League Hitter(s) of the Day

Cedric Hunter (High-A): 2-4, 2B
Will Venable (AAA): 2-6, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 SO

Minor League Pitcher of the Day

Will Inman (AA): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 9 SO, 0 HR, balk

Other Commentary

Inman probably doesn’t deserve mention here since he only worked 4 innings. But I’m a sucker for strikeouts. Thursday's 9 SO make for a total of 109 SO in 98.1 IP this year (9.98 K/9).