Written by Al Ciammiachella

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T.J. McFarland, SP-AKR: W (4-5), 6 IP, R (0 ER), H, 5 K, BB.

McFarland has been up and down since getting called up to AA Akron at the end of April, but has been simply outstanding his last two starts. He has allowed just 1 ER in 13 IP, given up 5 H and struck out 10 and walked 3. When McFarland is able to command his low-90’s fastball, he’s really tough to hit. His sinker has been effective, as he’s posted a 2.12 GO/AO rate for Akron. He had a scare back on June 11 when he felt a twinge in his elbow in the 1^st inning in a start against Harrisburg and had to leave the game, but fortunately there wasn’t any serious damage and he was able to make his next start after a couple extra days of rest. McFarland turned 22 earlier this month, and projects to be a solid middle of the rotation starter down the road.

• David Huff, SP-COL: W (8-2), 6 IP, ER, 4 H, 7 K, 4 BB. Huff now has his ERA down to 3.74 on the season, and is finally starting to miss some bats. In his last 4 starts, he has 24 K in 26 2/3 IP.
• Jason Kipnis, 2B-COL: 3-4, 2 RBI, BB, 3 R. Kipnis is now 9-16 in his last 4 games, and is doing everything he can to convince the Indians brass that he deserves to join Chiz in Cleveland. Antonetti spent the past couple of days in Columbus, and he has to like what he saw from Kipnis.
• Tim Fedroff, LF-COL: 3-5, HR (1), RBI, 2 R. Fedroff picked up in Columbus right where he left off in Akron. He’s 4-12 in AAA with a HR, a 2B and 3 RBI.
• Jason Donald, 3B-COL: 2-4, BB, 2 R. Finally healthy, Donald has a .303/.410/.439 line in 66 AAA at bats, and the Indians suddenly have a plethora of infield options between AAA and the majors.
• Luis Valbuena, SS-COL: 1-4, HR (11), 2 RBI, BB, R, K. Valbuena is up to .316/.380/.524 on the season, and I’m reluctantly including him as one of those infield options. He’s hitting as well as anyone in Columbus, and is still just 25 years old.
• Zeke Carerra, CF-COL: 3-4, 2 R, K. Zeke was 1-17 going into yesterday’s game, so it was especially good to see the Clippers leadoff hitter reaching base again.
• Adam Miller, RP-AKR: S (1), IP, 2 H, 2 K. That makes it 9 straight innings without allowing an earned run for Miller, who’s looking more and more ready for AAA with each appearance.
• Juan Diaz, SS-AKR: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R. Diaz is hitting a solid .316/.341/.421 over his last 10 games for the Aeros. There’s some thought that he will outgrow SS and end up at 3B as he is already 6’4”/200lbs.
• Bryce Stowell, RP-LCC: 1 2/3 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 K, 3 BB. The flamethrowing Stowell is still working his way back from injury. Yesterday’s ER was the first that Stowell has given up in 7 2/3 innings this year, and he now has 10 K (good) and 5 BB (bad).
• Jordan Casas, CF-LCC: 3-5, R, K. Casas was a 40^th round pick last year, and is putting up a solid .373/.377/.451 line in 11 games with Lake County this year.
• Aaron Fields, DH-LCC: 2-4, RBI, R. The son of Indians hitting coach Bruce Fields, Aaron was a 42^nd round pick out of Wright State last year and has now played 3 games for the Captains.
• Kirk Wetmore, SP-MVS: L (2-1), 5 IP, 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 6 K, BB. Despite not allowing an earned run, Wetmore was the hard luck loser yesterday. He has yet to allow an earned run in 15 IP for the Scrappers this year, and has 15 K against just 3 BB.
• Bryson Myles, CF-MVS: 3-5, 2 2B. The 6^th round pick just keeps on hitting, and is earning a shot at the crowded Lake County OF down the road.