Padres MiLB August 23, 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…

Minor League Hitter(s) of the Day

Robert Lara (Rookie): 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SO
Luis Durango (High-A): 3-6, 2B, 2 R, SO
Cedric Hunter (High-A): 2-6, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, SO, CS
Eric Sogard (High-A): 3-6, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI, SB

Minor League Pitcher(s) of the Day

Mat Latos (SS): 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Wynn Pelzer (Low-A): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 0 HR
Rolando Valdez (High-A): 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 SO, 0 HR

Other Commentary

Weekend rules…