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Lexington Legends vs. Kannapolis Intimidators

What: Four-game series

When: Monday through Thursday (7:05 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights, 10:05 a.m. Wednesday)

Where: Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium (Kannapolis, N.C.)

Major League affiliates: Houston Astros (Legends), Chicago White Sox

Quevedo

Minaya

Bushue

Foltynewicz

Probable pitchers (Legends listed first): Monday, RH Carlos Quevedo (3-0, 3.86) vs. RH Matthew Heidenreich (1-1, 6.65); Tuesday, RH Juan Minaya (0-2, 7.15) LH Spencer Arroyo (1-1, 4.23); Wednesday, RH Mike Foltynewicz (0-5, 5.51) RH Jacob Petricka (2-1, 2.73); Thursday, RH Tanner Bushue (5-0, 3.11) RH Paul Burnside (3-0, 2.70).

Emilio King

Legend to watch: OF Emilio King (6-foot-1, 180 pounds, from Samana, Dominican Republic) moved up from extended spring training to join the Legends on Saturday. In his first two games, King is 5-for-9 (.556), with two homers, a double, six RBI and three runs scored. He’s listed as a right fielder but, thus far with the Legends, has played center and left. Signed by the Astros as a 16-year-old in 2006, King played parts of two seasons in the Dominican Summer League. He arrived in the U.S. for the 2009 season, hitting .254 with a homer and 20 RBI over 42 games in the Gulf Coast League. Last year, with Greeneville of the Appalachian League, King hit .210 with a homer and 10 RBI in 63 games.

Drew Lee

Intimidator to watch: 2B Drew Lee (5-11, 185, from Mount Sterling), out of Montgomery County High School and Morehead State University, is 17-for-43 (.395) with three homers, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored in 13 games since joining the team. That includes five games in Lexington, when he went 11-for-19 with three homers, three doubles, eight RBI and seven runs. A switch hitter, he was drafted by the White Sox in the 12th round of last year’s draft. Playing for Bristol last summer, he earned Appalachian League post-season all-star honors by batting .282 with five homers and 39 RBI.

Note: Legends LHP Gabriel Garcia was placed on the seven-day disabled list Saturday due to tendinitis in his left elbow.

Radio: WLXG AM-1300

This entry was posted on May 8, 2011 at 9:14 pm and is filed under Appalachian League, Baseball, Bristol, Chicago White Sox, Dominican Summer League, Greeneville Astros, Gulf Coast League Astros, Houston Astros, Kannapolis Intimidators, Lexington Legends, Montgomery County High School, Morehead State University, South Atlantic League. Tagged: Carlos Quevedo, Drew Lee, Emilio King, Gabriel Garcia, Jacob Petricka, Juan Minaya, Matthew Heidenreich, Mike Foltynewicz, Paul Burnside, Spencer Arroyo, Tanner Bushue. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.