Today Joba Chamberlain plays in the All-Star Futures Game in San Francisco. The game is scheduled for 3:00 on ESPN2. He will be the only representative of the New York Yankees. Since going to Double A, Chamberlain is 3-1 and has 48 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings. His ERA is 2.26. For the 2007 year, Chamberlain is 7-1 and has 99 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings. Thursday night he won 2-0 with 12 strikeouts.
Last year Alex Gordon and Billy Butler were the stars in this game. Butler was named MVP with a two-run homer and a single. Gordon had to RBIs.
Luke Hochevar, an upcoming star of the Kansas City Royal's organization, is also on the team.
See more about the game and the rosters by visiting
minorleaguebaseball.com.
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Joba pitched the 3rd inning for Team USA. He gave up a walk and after a stolen base, Hu, the MVP, hit a ground ball single to score the runner. One walk, one hit, one run. Hochevar, the Kansas City prospect, I believe got his batters out with nobody allowed on base. Team World won 7-2.
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