After making his first four relief appearances for Class AAA
Omaha of the Pacific Coast League, RHP D.J. Carrasco has moved
into the starting rotation. Carrasco has predominantly been a
reliever throughout his seven-year pro career. ... 3B Mark
Teahan began his rehab assignment in Omaha on Saturday with two
hits in four at-bats in a 4-3 loss to Memphis. ... 1B Ken Harvey
is hitting .344 (21-for-61) with a team-leading 12 RBIs for
Omaha. ... Prior to his recall to the majors Friday, OF Matt
Diaz was hitting .373 (19-for-51) and leading the Pacific Coast
League with 16 RBIs. Diaz had a 10-game hitting streak from April
10-19, during which he batted .429 (18-for-42). ...Before his
recall to the majors on Saturday, RHP Ambiorix Burgos held
opponents to a .074 batting average (two hits in 27 at-bats) and
didn't allow a hit in his first six innings for Class AA
Wichita of the Texas League. ...Despite posting a 1.78 ERA (five
earned runs in 25.1 IP) in four starts for Wichita, RHP Kyle
Middleton is 1-2 as the Wranglers scored just five runs for him
in his first three starts. ...The Wranglers pounded out 17 hits
in the first seven innings of their 15-6 victory over
Springfield on April 21. ... 3B Billy Butler ranks among the
Class A California League leaders in hits (25), batting average
(.391), homers (five), RBIs (16), on-base percentage (.473), and
slugging percentage (.672). ... During a four-game losing
streak, the High Desert Mavericks were outscored 44-16.
...Despite his 3.00 ERA for Class A Burlington of the Midwest
League, LHP Matt Campbell is 0-3 as the Bees provided him with
one run of support in each of his first three starts. Campbell
has held opponents to a .231 average (21-for-91), but has walked
11 in 24 innings.