FORMER TIDE INFIELDER MATT DOWNS
A pair of former bama baseball standout members of the Tide's 2006 regular season SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM shined in the MLB spotlight Tuesday night. The first in the spotlight was Matt Downs, who found himself center stage and close to Tuscaloosa as a member of the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS against the Braves at TURNER FIELD in Atlanta after being called up from the minors yesterday. Downs found himself in the lineup and starting at second base. Downs and the Giants were dominated 8-1 by Braves pitching ace Derek Lowe. Despite the loss Downs made a positive impact on the game for his team as he laced a double down the left-field line in the top of the fifth inning and later scored the teams only run of the night in that inning. He also helped turn two double play balls on the night...
FORMER TIDE PITCHING ACE TOMMY HUNTER
The second former bama baseball standout to thrust himself in Tuesday's MLB spotlight was ace pitcher Tommy Hunter. Hunter who has been a member of the Texas Rangers since late May threw six innings and allowed only one run and recorded two strikeouts as his team defeated the Boston RED SOX 4-2 in Arlington TX Tuesday night. Hunter ran his record to 2-1 and has more impressively compiled an ERA of 1.52 in his last four starts... Both Downs and Hunter are expected to remain in the major leagues with their respective teams for at least the rest of the 2009 season and quite possibly beyond...
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