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Tribe's Lindor hits inside-the-park homer

Mets' Plawecki has perfect day at the plate in Grapefruit League loss
March 15, 2015


Late Games

Indians 4, Padres 2 Box »

Francisco Lindor crushed a pitch to center field on Sunday, and when the wind kept the ball in the yard, MLB.com's fourth-ranked prospect motored around the bases for a home run the hard way. It was the first spring homer for Cleveland's top prospect, who has a .292 average in 11 Cactus League games. "He's got a lot of ways to help you win a ballgame -- with his legs, when he's making plays in the field," Tribe manager Terry Francona said of the 21-year-old shortstop. "Not only is he a talented player, but he's a really mature player for his age, which is really good."

Francisco Lindor (CLE SS, MLB.com's No. 4 prospect): 1-for-4, HR, K
Tyler Naquin (CLE OF prospect): 0-for-1
James Ramsey (CLE OF prospect): 0-for-4, K
Jesus Aguilar (CLE 1B prospect): 0-for-1
Carlos Moncrief (CLE OF prospect): 1-for-2, K
Austin Hedges (SD C, MLB.com's No. 52 prospect): 0-for-1
Cory Spangenberg (SD 2B/OF/3B prospect): 0-for-1
Taylor Lindsey (SD 2B prospect): 0-for-1
Alex Dickerson (SD 1B prospect): 0-for-1

Cubs 2, Reds 1 Box »

Tucker Barnhart (CIN C prospect): 0-for-1
Jon Moscot (CIN RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
Addison Russell (CHC SS, MLB.com's No. 5 prospect): 0-for-3, K
Corey Black (CHC RHP prospect): 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 K

Dodgers 5, Mariners 2 Box »

Scott Schebler (LAD OF prospect): 1-for-1
Darnell Sweeney (LAD 2B prospect): 0-for-1, K
Austin Barnes (LAD C prospect): 0-for-1, K
Joe Wieland (LAD RHP prospect): 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 K
John Hicks (SEA C prospect): 0-for-1, K
D.J. Peterson (SEA 3B, MLB.com's No. 51 prospect): 0-for-4, K
Ketel Marte (SEA SS prospect): 0-for-3, K
Carson Smith (SEA RHP prospect): 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB, K

Rangers 12, Brewers (ss) 5 Box »

Jason Rogers (MIL INF prospect): 2-for-2, R
Clint Coulter (MIL C prospect): 0-for-1
Taylor Jungmann (MIL RHP prospect): 1/3 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 4 BB
Jed Bradley (MIL LHP prospect): 1 IP, 1 H, K
Jorge Lopez (MIL RHP prospect): 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R
Joey Gallo (TEX 3B, MLB.com's No. 10 prospect): 1-for-, R, RBI
Ryan Rua (TEX 3B prospect): 0-for-1, RBI
Alex Gonzalez (TEX RHP, MLB.com's No. 98 prospect): 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
Keone Kela (TEX RHP prospect): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, K

White Sox 5, Angels 3 Box »

Taylor Featherston (LAA INF prospect): 0-for-1
Alex Yarbrough (LAA 2B prospect): 0-for-1, K
Carlos Perez (LAA C prospect): 0-for-2
Trayce Thompson (CWS OF prospect): 1-for-1
Courtney Hawkins (CWS OF prospect): 0-for-1, BB, K
Matt Davidson (CWS 3B prospect): 0-for-1
Kevan Smith (CWS C prospect): 0-for-1

Athletics 5, Brewers (ss) 2 Box »

Matt Olson (OAK 1B, MLB.com's No. 74 prospect): 1-for-4, 2B, R, K
Max Muncy (OAK 1B/3B prospect): 0-for-0
Joe Wendle (OAK 2B prospect): 0-for-1
Billy Burns (OAK OF prospect): 2-for-3, RBI, R
Orlando Arcia (MIL SS, MLB.com's No. 89 prospect): 0-for-2
Michael Reed (MIL OF prospect): 1-for-1
David Goforth (MIL RHP prospect): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R-ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Yadiel Rivera (MIL SS prospect): 0-for-1
Tyler Cravy (MIL RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Rockies 6, Royals 2 Box »

David Dahl (COL OF, MLB.com's No. 60 prospect): 0-for-2
Trevor Story (COL SS/2B prospect): 1-for-1, R
Kyle Parker (COL 1B/OF prospect): 0-for-1, K
Cristhian Adames (COL SS prospect): 0-for-2
Raul Mondesi (KC SS, MLB.com's No. 41 prospect): 0-for-1
Hunter Dozier (KC 3B prospect): 0-for-1
Jorge Bonifacio (KC OF prospect): 2-for-3, R
Orlando Calixte (KC SS prospect): 0-for-0
Cheslor Cuthbert (KC INF prospect): 0-for-3
Lane Adams (KC OF prospect): 0-for-1


Early Games

Rays 8, Mets 4 Box »

Kevin Plawecki might not be getting many official at-bats, but he's making his trips to the plate productive ones. The Mets' second-ranked prospect doubled, walked and scored a run in his only plate appearances of the afternoon. MLB.com's No. 6 catching prospect boosted his Grapefruit League average to .308 and his on-base percentage to an even .400 in New York's loss.

• Mikie Mahtook (TB OF prospect): 0-for-1, 1 K
• Steven Souza (TB OF prospect): 0-for-4, 2 K
• Burch Smith (TB RHP prospect): 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Matt Reynolds (NYM SS prospect): 0-for-0
• Kevin Plawecki (NYM C, MLB.com's No. 64 prospect): 1-for-1, 1 BB, 1 R
• Jack Leathersich (NYM LHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Marlins 4, Tigers 2 Box »

• Dixon Machado (DET SS prospect): 1-for-1
• Tyler Collins (DET OF prospect): 1-for-3, 1 K
• Hernan Perez (DET 2B/SS prospect): 1-for-1
• James McCann (DET C prospect): 1-for-2, 1 K
• Angel Nesbitt (DET RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• Jose Valdez (DET RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Yankees 3, Phillies (ss) 2 Box »

• Slade Heathcott (NYY OF prospect): 1-for-1, 1 RBI
• Jose Pirela (NYY 2B/OF prospect): 0-for-1
• Kyle Roller (NYY 1B prospect): 1-for-1
• Greg Bird (NYY 1B prospect): 0-for-1, 1 BB, 1 R
• Aaron Judge (NYY OF prospect): 0-for-0
• Robert Refsnyder (NYY 2B prospect): 0-for-0
• Cameron Perkins (PHI OF prospect): 0-for-1
• Aaron Altherr (PHI OF prospect): 0-for-1, 1 K

Phillies (ss) 11, Red Sox 4 Box »

• Deven Marrero (BOS SS prospect): 1-for-2, 1 K
• Travis Shaw (BOS 1B/3B prospect): 0-for-1, 1 K
• Garin Cecchini (BOS 3B/OF prospect): 0-for-4, 1 K
• Bryce Brentz (BOS OF prospect): 1-for-4, 1 K
• Sean Coyle (BOS 2B/3B prospect): 0-for-0, 1 BB
• Blake Swihart (BOS C, MLB.com's No. 19 prospect): 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Blue Jays (ss) 10, Braves 5 Box »

• A.J. Jimenez (TOR C prospect): 0-for-1, 1 R
• Dwight Smith (TOR OF prospect): 0-for-1
• Jose Peraza (ATL 2B/SS, MLB.com's No. 39 prospect): 0-for-1, 1 R

Astros 3, Nationals 2 Box »

• Preston Tucker (HOU OF prospect): 0-for-0, 1 BB
• Nolan Fontana (HOU SS prospect): 0-for-1
• Asher Wojciechowski (HOU RHP prospect): 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
• Michael Taylor (WAS OF, MLB.com's No. 43 prospect): 0-for-3, 1 K
• Wilmer Difo (WAS SS/2B prospect): 1-for-1
• Matthew Skole (WAS SS/2B prospect): 1-for-3, 2 K

Blue Jays (ss) 17, Canadian Junior National Team 3 Box »

• Dalton Pompey (TOR OF prospect): 1-for-4, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 K
• Marcus Knecht (TOR OF prospect): 0-for-0, 1 BB, 1 RBI, 1 R
• Jack Murphy (TOR C prospect): 2-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI
• Devon Travis (TOR 2B prospect): 1-for-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Anthony Alford (TOR OF prospect): 1-for-3, 3 BB, 3 RBI, 1 K

Cardinals 6, Twins 6 Box »

• Charlie Tilson (STL OF prospect): 0-for-0, 1 R
• Breyvic Valera (STL 2B prospect): 0-for-0
• Randal Grichuk (STL OF prospect): 1-for-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 K
• Stephen Piscotty (STL OF prospect): 0-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 K
• Jacob Wilson (STL 2B/3B prospect): 1-for-1
• Samuel Tuivailala (STL RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• James Beresford (MIN SS prospect): 1-for-2
• Eddie Rosario (MIN 2B prospect): 0-for-3, 1 R

Pirates 4, Orioles 2 Box »

Willy Garcia (PIT OF prospect): 0-for-1
Elias Diaz (PIT C prospect): 1-for-2
Gift Ngoepe (PIT 2B prospect): 0-for-1, K
Stetson Allie (PIT 1B prospect): 1-for-1, R, SB
Mike Yastrzemski (BAL OF prospect): 1-for-1, K
Mike Wright (BAL RHP prospect): 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Giants 5, D-backs 0 Box »

Christian Arroyo (SF SS/2B prospect): 0-for-1
Matt Duffy (SF SS prospect): 1-for-1, 3B, RBI
Mac Williamson (SF OF prospect): 1-for-1, 3B, RBI
Cody Hall (SF RHP prospect): 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Adam Duvall (SF 1B/3B prospect): 1-for-2
Gary Brown (SF OF prospect): 0-for-3, BB
Archie Bradley (ARI RHP, MLB.com's No. 16 prospect): 3 IP, 6 H, 2 R/ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jake Lamb (ARI 3B, MLB.com's No. 81 prospect): 0-for-1
Brandon Drury (ARI 3B prospect): 0-for-1, K
Peter O'Brien (ARI C/1B prospect): 0-for-2
Nick Ahmed (ARI SS prospect): 1-for-2, BB
Socrates Brito (ARI OF prospect): 0-for-1
Andrew Chafin (ARI LHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K