We have our first player move of the season: IF Billy Fleming was bumped up from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton, the team announced. He steps into the roster spot that was earmarked for Trayce Thompson. Thompson was lost on waivers yesterday.
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres RailRiders (6-5 win over Syracuse, walk-off style) this is their Opening Day, so here’s the full lineup
- CF Jace Peterson: 1-4, 1 K– didn’t play any outfield in Spring Training, but he’s played out there plenty throughout his career
- 2B Gleyber Torres: 0-4, 3 K — first regular season game since blowing out his non-throwing elbow sliding into home plate last year (June 17th)
- 3B Cody Asche: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
- 1B Mike Ford: 0-4, 2 K
- C Kyle Higashioka: 1-2, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 E (throwing) — if nothing else, we know he can punish Triple-A caliber pitching
- RF Ryan McBroom: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — they’re short on outfielders at the moment, so the career first baseman is playing right field for the time being … McBroom does have a little outfield experience, so this isn’t completely new to him
- DH Billy Fleming: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
- LF Zack Zehner: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
- 2B Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — walk-off three-run homer capped off the five-run bottom of the ninth … quite a start to the season, eh?