Cisco picks up first Double-A win

"Cisco picks up first Double-A win"

Pitcher Mike Cisco (Wando High School/South Carolina) picked up his first victory since being promoted to the Double-A Eastern League.

Cisco, playing for the Reading Phillies, worked 5 1/3 innings and and allowed seven hits and four earned runs in a 6-4 win over Erie on Wednesday.

Cisco had started out 0-3 for Reading after being promoted from Class A Clearwater. For the entire season, he's 8-6 with a 4.14 earned run average.

Cisco was drafted in the 36th round by the Phillies in 2008.

Around the bases

--Catcher Alex Garabedian (College of Charleston) has been on a home-run tear of late. The 6-2, 210-pounder hit three homers in four games last week, bringing his total to six for the season with Class A Inland Empire in the California League. He's hit .303 over his last 10 games with four RBIs.

--First baseman Justin Smoak (Stratford HS/USC), hampered by a strained oblique of late, is batting .240 with four homers and 23 RBIs in 53 games for Class AAA Oklahoma City. But that didn't stop Smoak from being selected to play for Team USA in the 2009 World Cup next month.

--Shortstop Reese Havens (Bishop England HS/USC) continued his strong play in the second half for Class A St. Lucie. Havens is batting .333 in his last 10 games, with two homers, four doubles and eight RBIs. His average is up to .244 with 12 homers and 49 RBIs in 89 games.

--Pitcher Jon Ellis (St. Andrews HS/The Citadel) picked up his first save for Triple-A Portland in the Pacific Coast League last Monday. The bullpen workhorse pitched a scoreless inning in a win over Sacramento, and is 7-3 with a 4.30 ERA for Portland.

--Pitcher Matt Crim (Stratford HS/The Citadel) took his first loss as a pro on Wednesday for the Class A Danville Braves. Crim allowed three hits and four earned runs in five innings against Burlington, taking a 4-3 loss. Crim is now a mere 10-1 with a 2.96 ERA.

--Outfielder Justin Greene (Stratford HS/Francis Marion) is 5 for 14 in his last three games for Class Winston-Salem … Catcher John Murrian (Stratford HS/Winthrop) is hitting .298 with Oneonta in the New York-Penn League, despite a recent 0 for 14 skid. 

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