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June 15, 2006 - International League (IL1)
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SERGIO STAYS ON TWENTY

SkyChiefs shortstop Sergio Santos went 0-for-5 last night to conclude his hitting streak at 20 games. Santos's finished the string with the third-best mark in Syracuse history, behind Tony Fernandez's 21 in 1982 and Robert Perez's club record of a 22-game mark in 1994. Santos's streak is the longest in the IL this season, eclipsing Jason Tyner's previous best of 17 games. During the streak the 22-year old shortstop collected nine multi-hit games and is hitting .356 (31-87) with ten doubles, a home run and twelve runs batted in raising his average from .207 to .266.

ROMERO HOPES TO FOLLOW IN THE FAB FIVE'S FOOTSTEPS

Tonight, the SkyChiefs send 23-year-old lefty Davis Romero to the bump to face the Mud Hens. It's his first ever AAA appearance. He'll become the sixth International League rookie to start a game for the SkyChiefs this season. In their first starts, the previous five Dustin McGowan, the #1 Blue Jays Prospect by Baseball America, David Purcey, the #3 prospect, Josh Banks the # 5 prospect, Casey Janssen, the #6 prospect and Ty Taubenheim went 1-2 with a combined ERA of just 1.93 allowing 18 hits in 23.1 innings pitched with 16 strikeouts compared to five walks. Janssen and Taubenheim both went on to make their Major League debuts this season and are currently both in the Blue Jays starting rotation.

A BATTER'S FIRST

In his second start of the season, outfielder Maikel Jova chalked up his first career AAA hit, a seventhinning single versus Toledo's Hector Mercado. He's the fourth SkyChiefs hitter this season to poke his firstever base knock in Triple-A

HOME ON FIRST

Centerfielder Wayne Lydon went 1-for-4 along with a walk last night against the Mud Hens. The AAA rookie has reached base in 16 consecutive starts hitting .321 (18-56) with 12 runs scored during that streak. The 25-year old switch-hitter has also reached base in his last 18 appearances away from Alliance Bank Stadium and is hitting .362 (25-69) over that stretch.

SECOND IS THE BEST

With Rob Cosby's double in the second inning last night, the SkyChiefs have hit a two-bagger in 13 consecutive games. They lead the International League in doubles as a team with a total of 144. Kevin Barker and Chad Mottola both sit in the top 3 in the IL with a combined 37 two-baggers. The duo's tied for the second-best doubles total in the league behind Rochester's Jason Bartlett and Josh Rabe (38).

MOTTOLA WATCH

Chad Mottola went 3-for-3 yesterday evening against the Mud Hens, his team-best 18th multi-hit game. The outfielder's second-inning single last night marked his 1700th in the Minors in 15 seasons as a professional. With his RBI double off Columbus pitcher Tommy Phleps Sunday night, his 250th career AAA double, Mottola overtook Carden Gillenwater ('49-'54) for fourth place on the all-time Syracuse doubles list with 105. He also stands third on the all-time Syracuse home run list with 77.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Including Josh Banks' win last night, the SkyChiefs starters are off to an 8-6 record in the month of June. They have factored in all 14 decisions this month and in 16 of the last 17 team games.

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