Florida Marlins Organization Notebook

ALBUQUERQUE...C PAUL HOOPER singled in the game-winner in a 5-4 win

against Memphis on July 12...OF ABRAHAM NUNEZ hit .429 (18-42, 2 2B, 4

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HR, 13 RBI) in 12 games June 28-July 11. Entering the all-star break,

Nunez was hitting .345 with 14 RBI in 16 games...OF ROB STRATTON, who was

leading the minors with 29 home runs entering the break, went 1-for-3

with a walk and two RBI in the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 16. He

knocked in a run with an infield single in the third inning and produced

a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Stratton emerged the winner of the Home

Run Derby on the eve of the game.

CAROLINA...RHP NICK UNGS was promoted from Jupiter (8-3, 1.99 ERA) and

allowed two runs and four hits over six innings in a loss to West Tenn.

Ungs was leading the Florida State League in ERA when promoted...OF MATT

PADGETT hit safely in 14 straight games (21-57, 4 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI) June

23-July 12, raising his average from .268 to .287...Through July 16, SS

JOSH WILSON was tied for second in the league in hits (97), was third in

doubles (27) and fifth in extra-base hits (36).

JUPITER...RHP JEFF FULCHINO and RHP EVAN GREUSEL combined on a 4-0

shutout of Fort Myers July 14. Fulchino allowed six hits over six innings

to get the win and Greusel yielded one hit over three frames to record

his first save...OF JIM KAVOURIAS hit home runs in three consecutive

games July 11-13 (6-13, 7 RBI). Kavourias was second in the loop in home

runs (16) and slugging (.517) through July 16...RHP MIKE MCNUTT allowed

no walks in 21 2/3 innings over eight games June 7-July 12 (20 H, 7 R, 6

ER, 19 SO), going 1-0 during that stretch.

GREENSBORO...The Bats scored 11 runs on six hits, five walks and two

hit-by-pitch in the third inning of a 13-4 win against Charleston-SC on

July 10. RHP MANUEL ESQUIVIA allowed two runs and two hits over six

innings to improve to 7-1, 3.21 ERA...RHP YORMAN BAZARDO lost four

straight starts June 27-July 13 (21 IP, 21 H, 17 R, 13 ER, 9 BB, 17 SO)

to drop to 5-6 with a 3.66 ERA...2B KEVIN RANDEL hit .286 (20-70, 5 2B, 1

3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 3 SB) in 19 games June 19-July 13 and was batting .221

through July 15. He also committed three errors July 10 in a 13-4 win

against Charleston-WV.

JAMESTOWN...LHP ADAM BOSTICK lost three straight starts July 2-13 (14.1

IP, 13 H, 12 R, 9 ER, 7 BB, 11 SO)...1B RYAN BEAR hit .393 (22-56, 2 2B,

1 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 7 SB) in 15 games June 29-July 14...OF CHRIS THEDORF

stole three bases (1-3, 2 RBI) on July 12 in a 10-7 loss against New

Jersey.