South Atlantic League baseball
Lexington Legends
at Greenville Drive
What: Four-game series
When: Thursday through Sunday (7:05 Thursday through Saturday nights, 4:05 Sunday afternoon)
Where: Fluor Field (Greenville, S.C.)
Major League affiliates: Kansas City Royals (Legends), Boston Red Sox
Probable pitchers (Legends listed first): Thursday, RH Luke Farrell (0-1, 3.09) vs. RH Teddy Stankiewicz (2-1, 3.00); Friday, RH Jake Junis (1-2, 2.12) vs. RH Mario Alcantara (0-1, 9.00); Saturday, RH Andrew Edwards (1-0, 1.06) vs. LH Cody Kukuk (2-0, 2.50); Sunday, TBA vs. TBA.
Elier Hernandez
Legend to watch: RF Elier Hernandez (6-foot-3, 200 pounds, age 19, bats and throws right, from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic) is 6-for-12 (.500) over his last three games, with a home run among his three hits during Wednesday’s win at Hickory. Over those three games, Hernandez has raised his batting average 57 points to .239. Overall, he is hitting .277 against right-handers, .150 versus lefties. He is hitting .308 on the road and just .143 at home. Signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent July 2, 2011, Hernandez spent each of his first two pro seasons with Idaho Falls of the Pioneer League. In 2012, he hit .208 with 34 RBI and 30 runs over 60 games. Last year, he improved to .301 with three homers, 44 RBI and 44 runs over 66 games.
Carlos Asuaje
Drive to watch: 2B/3B Carlos Asuaje (5-9, 160, 22, bats left, throws right, from Barquisimeto, Venezuela) has hits in 13 of 15 games, batting .396 with 13 RBI and 10 runs. Over his last five games, he is 8-for-14 (.571). Asuaje is hitting .414 at home, .375 on the road, .422 against right-handers and .250 versus lefties. He is 12-for-24 (.500) with runners on base. Selected by the Red Sox in the 11th round of last year’s draft, out of Nova Southeastern University, Asuaje played 52 games for the Lowell Spinners of the New York-Penn League last season, batting .269 with a homer, 20 RBI, 19 runs and four stolen bases.
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