Tucker's Linescore:

 

1.2 IP 6 H (1 Double, 1 Triple, 1 HR) 7ER 2 BB 43 pitches/25 strikes ERA now 17.36

 

Zephyr's trail 8-2 in the bottom of 7

Zephyrs drop second in a row to Memphis 8-3

 

 

Brett Sinkbeil gets the start tomorrow

Tough start for the kid. If he keeps going like this, and especially if our bullpen continues to struggle in the ML, I would expect him to start getting some work out of the bullpen eventually. This will be a tough call for Fleming and co.

He should be throwing on Sunday. I will try to let ya'll know how he fared and how he looked.

I thought Tucker was being groomed for bullpen work?

More injury woes for the Marlins Minor Leaguers.

 

Hard-throwing right-hander Ryan Tucker was placed on the seven-day disabled list on Wednesday, after he gave up seven earned runs in 1 2/3 innings on Tuesday night for Triple-A New Orleans. The extent of the injury has not yet been announced.

 

Tucker, a first-round pick in 2005, made his big league debut last year. The organization envisions him as a starter, but he also could be a relief candidate.

 

Tucker's injury follows news that Taylor Tankersley, also in New Orleans, has a stress fracture in his left elbow. He will have surgery on Friday.

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