07-24-2015, 07:59 AM
From AZ Phil.
Quote:Javy Baez (on AAA Iowa 7-day DL - broken finger) saw his first game action since June 7th, playing shortstop for five innings and getting three AB.
Baez topped a one-hop chopper to the third-baseman on a 1-2 pitch with a runner at 3rd and one out in the bottom of the 1st inning (was misplayed into an E-5, with Baez getting credited with an RBI), hammered a line-drive single over the shortstop's head with two outs in the bottom of the 3rd (then advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch, before scoring on a Michael Foster RBI double), and grounded out 4-3 on a 3-2 pitch for the final out of the 5th in his last PA.
Baez handled two chances in the field in five innings, a grounder through the box with a runner on 1st base and no outs in the top of the 4th that he quickly turned into a 6-3 DP (stepped on 2nd base, then fired a bullet to 1st to complete the twin-killing), and a slow-roller infield single to short (no play for Javy) with two outs in the top of the 5th.
Other than being perhaps a bit over-anxious in his first AB, Baez showed no ill effects from the finger injury or the subsequent six-week lay-off.