Scott Barnes made his debut in today's game. I am sure it was not what he had pictured in his mind. He only lasted 2/3 of an inning, allowing 4 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He did strike out a batter. When Barnes left the game, only 1 run had crossed the plate, but he left the bases loaded for Jesse English. Jesse allowed all 3 runners to score on a walk and a hit before finally getting the last out of the inning.

Barnes went through 3 levels in the Minor League system in his first year as a pro last year, ending at Class A Augusta. In total, he gave up only 24 hits in 43.2 innings of work and wrung up 63 K's while only walking 12. Scott is only 21, so there is plenty of time for him to show better than he did today.