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Wieland, Sampson shine in Padres' shutout

Young right-handers combine for four strikeouts over four innings
March 6, 2014

Late Games

Padres 8, White Sox 0 Box »

Padres prospects Joe Wieland and Keyvius Sampson combined for four innings of strong relief in a blanking of the White Sox on Wednesday. Wieland allowed a single to Paul Konerko in his two-inning stint, but the duo was otherwise perfect as both registered a pair of strikeouts. Rymer Liriano went 2-for-3 and scored a run for San Diego. Marcus Semien played the entire game at shortstop for the White Sox and singled for his second hit of the spring.

Austin Hedges (SD C prospect, MLB.com's No. 24): 0-for-2
Joe Wieland (SD RHP prospect): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Keyvius Sampson (SD RHP prospect): 2 IP 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Rymer Liriano (SD OF prospect): 2-for-3
Yeison Asencio (SD OF prospect): 0-for-1
Cory Spangenberg (SD 2B prospect): 0-for-1, BB
Matt Davidson (CWS 3B prospect, MLB.com's No. 80): 0-for-1
Nestor Molina (CWS RHP prospect): 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Marcus Semien (CWS INF prospect): 1-for-3, K
Trayce Thompson (CWS OF prospect): 0-for-1
Jared Mitchell (CWS OF prospect): 0-for-1, K
Carlos Sanchez (CWS 2B prospect): 0-for-1, K

Dodgers 10, Reds 3 Box »

Alexander Guerrero (LAD INF prospect): 1-for-2, HR, 4 RBIs, BB
Joc Pederson (LAD OF prospect, MLB.com No. 36): 0-for-2, 2 R, BB
Scott Schebler (LAD OF prospect): 0-for-1
Jose Dominguez (LAD RHP prospect): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Matt Magill (LAD RHP prospect): 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Billy Hamilton (CIN OF prospect, MLB.com No. 37): 2-for-3, RBI, R
Ryan LaMarre (CIN OF prospect): did not bat
Neftali Soto (CIN 1B prospect): 1-for-2, HR, 1 RBI
Henry Rodriguez (CIN 2B prospect): 0-for-2

Orioles 11, Twins 5 Box »

Francisco Peguero (BAL OF prospect): 0-for-1
Josh Hart (BAL OF prospect): 0-for-1
Christian Walker (BAL OF prospect): did not bat
Mike Belfiore (BAL LHP prospect): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Max Kepler (MIN C prospect): 1-for-2
Jorge Polanco (MIN 2B prospect): 0-for-1, R, BB, E

Rockies 8, Rangers 2 Box »

Tim Wheeler (COL OF prospect): 0-for-2, R
Christhian Adames (COL INF prospect): 1-for-2, 2 RBI, R
Tyler Matzek (COL LHP prospect): 3 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 3 K
Luis Sardinas (TEX SS prospect, MLB.com No. 76): 0-for-2
Michael Choice (TEX OF prospect, MLB.com No. 72): 0-for-1

Royals 6, D-backs 5 Box »

Christian Colon (KC INF prospect): 0-for-2, RBI
Jorge Bonifacio (KC OF prospect, MLB.com No. 91): 0-for-1
Chris Owings (ARI SS prospect, MLB.com No. 77): 0-for-2
Chris Dwyer (KC LHP prospect): 1/3 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, K

Brewers, Athletics Box »

Billy Burns (OAK OF prospect): 1-for-3, K
Addison Russell (OAK SS prospect, MLB.com No. 12): 0-for-3, K
Daniel Robertson (OAK SS prospect): 0-for-1
Mitch Haniger (MIL OF prospect): 1-for-1, RBI, BB, SB, R
Hunter Morris (MIL 1B prospect): 0-for-4, 2 K

Giants 3, Angels 2 Box »

Joe Panik (SF 2B prospect): 0-for-1
Gary Brown (SF OF prospect): 0-for-1, K
Andrew Susac (SF C prospect): 0-for-1
Kaleb Cowart (LAA 3B prospect): BB
C.J. Cron (LAA 1B prospect): 1-for-1
Nick Maronde (LAA LHP prospect): 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K
Luis Jimenez (LAA IF prospect): 0-for-2
Taylor Lindsey (LAA 2B prospect): 0-for-1

Indians 8, Mariners 5Box »

Francisco Lindor (CLE SS prospect, MLB.com No. 10): 1-for-1, 2B, RBI, R
Tyler Naquin (CLE OF prospect): 0-for-1, K
Jesus Aguilar (CLE 1B prospect): 0-for-4, BB, K
Chris Taylor (SEA SS prospect): 0-for-1
James Paxton (SEA LHP prospect): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Stefen Romero (SEA 3B/OF prospect): 0-for-1
Xavier Avery (SEA OF prospect): 0-for-1, K

Rockies 7, Cubs 5Box »

Rosell Herrera (COL SS prospect, MLB.com No. 99): 1-for-2, 2 RBIs, R
Jayson Aquino (COL LHP prospect): 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Javier Baez (CHC SS prospect, MLB.com No. 7): 1-for-3, HR
Jorge Soler (CHC OF prospect, MLB.com No. 49): 0-for-1
Arismendy Alcantara (CHC 2B prospect): 0-for-1
Brett Jackson (CHC OF prospect): 0-for-3, 2 K
Christian Villanueva (CHC 3B prospect): 1-for-1

Early Games

Cardinals 8, Red Sox 6 Box »

Sure, the Red Sox may not have liked what they saw on the scoreboard Wednesday afternoon, but they did like one major thing on the field. Top prospect Xander Bogaerts connected on his first home run of the spring -- a two-run no-doubter to left in the sixth inning -- in Boston's loss to St. Louis. The 21-year-old shortstop is now 3-for-9 with the homer, two RBIs and two walks thus far in Grapefruit League play. Right-handed pitching prospect Anthony Ranaudo, however, did little to help the cause in his second outing, surrendering five runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks in just 1 1/3 innings of relief. Of the four Cardinals prospects to feature in the win, only Stephen Piscotty recorded a hit, although Kolten Wong scored twice after entering as a pinch-runner in the fourth.

Kolten Wong (STL 2B prospect, MLB.com No. 58): 0-for-1, 2 R, BB
Stephen Piscotty (STL OF prospect, MLB.com No. 98): 1-for-2
James Ramsey (STL OF prospect): 0-for-1
Patrick Wisdom (STL 3B prospect): 0-for-1, K
Xander Bogaerts (BOS SS prospect, MLB.com No. 2): 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K
Jackie Bradley Jr. (BOS OF prospect, MLB.com No. 33): 0-for-2, R, BB, K
Garin Cecchini (BOS 3B prospect, MLB.com No. 57): 1-for-2, R, K
Anthony Ranaudo (BOS RHP prospect): 1 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Bryce Brentz (BOS OF prospect): 0-for-2, BB, K
Deven Marrero (BOS SS prospect): 1-for-1, 2B
Christian Vazquez (BOS C prospect): 2-for-3, K

Tigers 3, Astros 0 Box »

Nick Castellanos (DET 3B prospect, MLB.com No. 15): 1-for-4, R, SB, E
Hernan Perez (DET SS prospect): 0-for-3, 2 K
Devon Travis (DET 2B prospect): 0-for-1
Steven Moya (DET OF prospect): 0-for-1, K
Carlos Correa (HOU SS prospect, MLB.com No. 8): 0-for-2, K
George Springer (HOU OF prospect, MLB.com No. 21): 0-for-2, K, E
Jonathan Singleton (HOU 1B prospect, MLB.com No. 50): 0-for-1, K, BB
Mike Foltynewicz (HOU RHP prospect, MLB.com No. 54): 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, K
Delino DeShields (HOU OF prospect, MLB.com No. 66): 0-for-4, 2 K
Preston Tucker (HOU OF prospect): BB
Max Stassi (HOU C prospect): 0-for-1, K

Nationals 11, Mets (ss) 5 Box »

Wilmer Flores (NYM 2B prospect): 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Brandon Nimmo (NYM OF prospect): 1-for-1
Cesar Puello (NYM OF prospect): 0-for-0
Jacob deGrom (NYM RHP prospect): 2 IP, H, 2 SO
Cory Mazzoni (NYM OF prospect): 1 IP, 7 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, SO
Sandy Leon (WAS C prospect): 2-for-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Matt Skole (WAS 3B prospect): 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SO
Brian Goodwin (WAS OF prospect): 0-for-3, SO
Michael Taylor (WAS OF prospect): 0-for-0

Marlins 5, Mets (ss) 2 (10 innings) Box »

Jake Marisnick (MIA OF prospect, MLB.com No. 65): 0-for-3
Nick Wittgren (MIA RHP prospect): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Austin Barnes (MIA C prospect): 0-for-1, K
Travis d'Arnaud (NYM C prospect, MLB.com No. 22): 0-for-1, K
Cesar Puello (NYM OF prospect): 1-for-3, K

Braves 2, Phillies 2 Box »

Ian Thomas (ATL LHP prospect): 1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, SO
Todd Cunningham (ATL OF prospect): 0-for-1
Matt Lipka (ATL OF prospect): 0-for-2, R
Tommy La Stella (ATL 2B prospect): 0-for-1, SO
Cesar Hernandez (PHI 2B prospect): 0-for-2
Tommy Joseph (PHI C prospect): 0-for-1

Rays 5, Yankees 4 Box »

Mason Williams (NYY OF prospect, MLB.com No. 75): 0-for-1
John Ryan Murphy (NYY C prospect): 0-for-3
• Jake Odorizzi (TB RHP prospect, MLB.com No. 56): 1 IP, 2 H, K, SV
Mikie Mahtook (TB OF prospect): 0-for-1, R
Richie Shaffer (TB 3B prospect): 0-for-1

Pirates 6, Blue Jays 4 Box »

Aaron Sanchez (TOR RHP prospect): 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K
Kevin Pillar (TOR OF prospect): 0-for-2