Sox Pitching Prospects Have Mixed Results For Mesa

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Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011
Posted: 8:20 p.m.

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Nevin Griffith spent much of the season as a starter at Birmingham and was largely ineffective in that role. But when he came out of the pen during his final three outings for the Barons he was effective, lending an air of anticipation to what the club could expect from him during his stint with Mesa.

Based on what he did Wednesday afternoon against visiting Phoenix, Griffith is going to have to do a whole lot better. He got hit hard as the Desert Dogs rallied for a 10-4 victory. Griffith took the loss after allowing five runs on three hits and a pair of walks after a pair of his fellow White Sox pitching prospects had strong debuts.

Terry Doyle started and allowed a run on three hits over 3 23 innings before giving way to Jake Petricka. The former second-round pick allowed one hit and struck out a pair in 1 13 innings before Griffiths meltdown.

White Sox farmhand Brandon Short had a hit and scored a run but struck out three times and left five men on base. Fellow Sox farmhand Mike Blanke had a hit an RBI and walked twice.Cubs prospect DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI but fanned twice and left four men on while Josh Vitters went 0-for-4 after smacking a pair of homers in Tuesdays season-opener.

In other action, the United States topped Japan, 7-3, Wednesday night in IBAF World Cup action at Rod Carew Stadium in Panama City. Jordan Danks, who spent the season at Charlotte, had a pair of hits, drew a walk and scored twice for Team USA. Brett Jackson, who split the season between Tennessee and Iowa, was 2-for-4 with a run scored while Andrew Garcia, who split the season between Birmingham and Charlotte, was 1-for-4 with an RBI.Justin Cassel, who pitched at Bristol, Winston-Salem and Charlotte this season, allowed a hit in a scoreless inning of work.

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