Corpeno homers!... and throws 6-hit shutout; 300 bombs for Salvador
The Brewers fifth starter,
Jose Corpeno, has been on a roll lately, throwing three straight strong starts including two complete game victories. His latest, yesterday, was a 6-hit shutout of the Montreal Royals on the road. But perhaps even more impressive than what the 25-year old durable righty did on the mound was what he did at the plate when in the 5th inning he hit a 2-out, 2-run home run. It was
Corpeno's first big league home run and just the second of his professional career. The Brewers are a team with several pretty fine hitting pitchers.
Corpeno isn't one of them. His slash line at all levels of pro ball thus far is .097/.115/.139 with an OPS+ of -30. Still, on any given day, in any given at-bat, on any given pitch, well, you just never know.
Much less surprising in the long ball department was Brooklyn's long-time slugging (and walking) first baseman Danny Salvador clubbing his 300th big league homer in leading his team to a 4-3 win over Portland.