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Legends hit the road to meet RiverDogs

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                                     South Atlantic League

Lexington Legends vs. Charleston RiverDogs

What: Three-game series

When: Wednesday through Friday (7:05 each night)

Where: Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, a.ka. The Joe (Charleston, S.C.)

Major League affiliates: Houston Astros (Legends), New York Yankees

Cruz

Cruz

Alaniz

Alaniz

Foltynewicz

Foltynewicz

Probable pitchers (Legends listed first): Wednesday, RH Mike Foltynewicz (5-7, 4.19) vs.  RH Jose Ramirez (4-3, 4.50); Thursday, RH Ruben Alaniz (5-7, 4.74) vs. RH Zach Nuding (6-6, 4.58); Friday, LH Luis Cruz (1-2, 4.27) vs. RH Nathan Forer (1-4, 4.50).

Bryce Lane

Bryce Lane

Legend to watch: OF Bryce Lane (6-foot, 180 pounds, from Phenix City, Ala.) is having his best month at the plate, batting .286 (8-for-28), with two homers, three RBI and nine runs scored over nine games. Lane, who has seen action at all three outfield positions this season, is batting .222 overall over 43 games and has stolen five bases in six attempts. He also played five games for the High-A Lancaster JetHawks during a late May/early June callup, going hitless in 14 at-bats. A right-handed batter and thrower, Lane was selected by the Astros in the 41st round of the 2010 draft. A junior-college All-American for Gulf Coast Community College, he opted to sign with the Astros rather than continue college ball at Auburn. With Gulf Coast, he set school records of 26 homers and 90 RBI his sophomore season. Last year, he played for three Astros affiliates – Gulf Coast League Astros (.333 over eight games), Greeneville Astros (.202 over 37 games) and Lancaster (.356 over 15 games. His overall totals for 2010 included a .268 average, a homer, 20 RBI, 17 runs and four stolen bases.

Gary Sanchez

Gary Sanchez

RiverDog to watch: 18-year-old C Gary Sanchez (6-2, 220, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is batting .243 with nine homers, 34 RBI and 35 runs over 65 games. Sanchez, who bats and throws righty, came into the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Yankees system. MLB.com put him No. 32 among the top 50 prospects. Sanchez signed for $3 million — the largest bonus ever given by the Yankees to a teenager — in July 2009. He made his pro debut last year, playng 31 games with the Gulf Coast League Yankees and 16 games with Staten Island of the New York-Penn League. Combined, he batted .329 with eight homers, 43 RBI and 33 runs scored, earning GCL all-star honors.

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