VOLS IN THE PROS UPDATE: August 23

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Yan Gomes played a major role in Cleveland's two victories at Boston this week, tallying five hits iso far n the series.

Check out how all of Tennessee's former players are doing so far this season below. Updates will be posted each week on UTSports.com.

MAJOR LEAGUES

Zack Godley – SP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Season: 13-6, 4.44 ERA, 26 G, 25 GS, 142.0 IP, 141 H, 78 R, 70 ER, 65 BB, 150 K

Godley struggled in his last start but received a no-decision despite allowing six runs on eight hits over five innings of work. The right-hander did have seven strikeouts, however, as the Diamondbacks lost 7-6 in walk-off fashion to the Padres.

Yan Gomes – C, Cleveland Indians
Season: 90 G, 44 R, 81 H, 20 2B, 12 HR, 40 RBI, 21 BB, .428 SLG, .307 OBP, .253 AVG

Gomes has been red-hot in Cleveland's series at Boston this week, tallying five hits and scoring two runs over the past two games. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native went 3-for-4 with two runs, a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's victory over the Red Sox. Over the past seven games, Gomes is hitting at a .385 clip with four runs and four RBI.

Drew Steckenrider – P, Miami Marlins
Miami Marlins: 4-2, 3.33 ERA, 58 G, 1 SV, 54.0 IP, 45 H, 20 R, 20 ER, 22 BB, 62 K

Steckenrider picked up his fourth win of the year on August 18 as the Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals. The Atlanta native gave up a solo home run but also struck out a pair in one inning of work. Steckenrider came back to throw a scoreless inning of relief in a 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

MINOR LEAGUES

Julio Borbon – OF, Sultanes de Monterrey (AAA – Mexican League)
Somersat Patriots (Atlantic League): 56 G, 39 R, 69 H, 16 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 20 BB, 19 SB, .301 AVG
Sultanes de Monterrey: 29 G, 22 R, 36 H, 1 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 14 BB, 12 SB, .415 SLG, .378 OBP, .305 AVG

Borbon finished his season with the Somerset Patriots hitting .301 with 33 RBIS and 39 runs scored through 56 games. Borbon is coming off a huge week in which he scored eight runs, collected eight hits, homered twice, drove in seven runs and stole four bases. Since joining the Sultanes de Monterrey on July 17, the outfielder has notched 36 hits, including a double, four home runs, 13 RBIs and eight stolen bases.

Andy Cox – P, Dayton Dragons (A – Cincinnati Reds)
Billings Mustangs: 0-1, 1.35 ERA, 6 G, 0 SV, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 8 K
Dayton Dragons: 1-1, 8.00 ERA, 9 G, 0 SV, 9.0 IP, 10 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 8 K

Cox had a rough outing on August 19 in a loss to Bowling Green, giving up three runs on two hits without recording an out.

Andrew Lee – P, Hagerstown Suns (A – Washington Nationals)
Season: 4-3, 4.77 ERA, 18 G, 8 GS, 54.2 IP, 36 H, 34 R, 29 ER, 53 BB, 70 K

Lee struggled in his eighth start of the season as the Suns lost 14-6 to the Columbia Fireflies. The tall right hander battled control problems, issuing five walks while allowing six earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched.

Will Maddox – 2B, Erie SeaWolves (AA – Detroit Tigers)
Season: 92 G, 54 R, 105 H, 15 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 25 BB, 6 SB, .402 SLG, .343 OBP, .297 AVG

Maddox reached base in four of his five plate appearances as the SeaWolves defeated Akron, 11-5, on Monday. The Georgia native walked three times, singled and scored two runs in the victory. He followed that up with a three-hit performance in a loss to Akron on Tuesday.

Jeff Moberg – 2B, Asheville Tourists (A – Colorado Rockies)
Albuquerque Isotopes: 4 G, 0 R, 1 H, 2 RBI, 0 BB, .125 SLG, .125 OBP, .125 AVG
Grand Junction Rockies: 7 G, 3 R, 6 H, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .304 SLG, .292 OBP, .261 AVG
Asheville Tourists: 15 G, 9 R, 12 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, .491 SLG, .259 OBP, .226 AVG

Moberg had a big week, compiling five hits, all of them for extra bases, over the past seven days. The California native went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Ashville's 6-3 win over Hickory on August 17. Moberg hit his second triple of the year is a blowout victory over Augusta the next day and followed that performance with a pair of doubles and an RBI on Monday.

Khayyan Norfork – 2B, Harrisburg Senators (AA – Washington Nationals)
Season: 42 G, 15 R, 15 H, 1 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 1 SB, 11 BB, .260 SLG, .257 OBP, .156 AVG

Norfork is currently on the 7-day disabled list and did not see any action over the past week.

Matt Ramsey – P, Fresno Grizzlies (AAA – Houston)
GCL Astros: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Fresno Grizzlies: 2-1, 2.20 ERA, 27 G, 41.0 IP, 34 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 12 BB, 51 K

Ramsey tossed three scoreless innings over two appearances last week, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out a pair of batters. Over his past 10 appearances, Ramsey has given up juts one earned run and seven hits while fanning 14 batters.

Jordan Rodgers – 3B, Florida Fire Frogs (A-Advanced – Atlanta Braves)
Season: 77 G, 23 R, 59 H, 14 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 8 BB, .323 SLG, .267 OBP, .219 AVG

Rodgers had a solid bounce-back week with six hits in five games for the Fire Frogs. The Tennessee native had two hits and drove in two runs in a 4-0 win over the St. Lucie Mets on August 16. Rodgers walked and had another RBI in Florida's 5-0 shutout victory over Lakeland on August 19. Rodgers capped his week with a two-hit performance on Wednesday, which included his fourth triple of the season.

Benito Santiago – C, Johnson City Cardinals (Rookie – St. Louis Cardinals)
Season: 19 G, 6 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB, .365 SLG, .224 OBP, .175 AVG

Santiago had just one hit in three games played last week, a double in a 3-2 loss to Elizabethton on Monday.

Nick Senzel – 2B, Louisville Bats (AAA – Cincinnati Reds)
Season: 44 G, 23 R, 53 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 19 BB, 8 SB, .509 SLG, .378 OBP, .310 AVG

Senzel suffered a season-ending injury vs. Norfolk on June 22. The second baseman missed most of May due to vertigo, but hit .400 with seven runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI in his last 10 games before the injury. Over 19 games in June, Senzel appeared at the hot corner five times with the rest of his appearances coming at second base. He ended the season with a .310, average, .509 slugging percentage and 53 hits through 44 games.

A.J. Simcox – 2B, Lakeland Flying Tigers (A-Advanced – Detroit Tigers)
Erie SeaWolves: 51 G, 22 R, 34 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 12 BB, 3 SB, .289 SLG, .261 OBP, .205 AVG
Lakeland Flying Tigers: 32 G, 16 R, 29 H, 1 2B, 4 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 13 BB, 3 SB, .369 SLG, .333 OBP, .261 AVG

Simcox recorded six more hits over a five-game span last week, including back-to-back two-hit performances against Florida on August 17 and August 18. The Knoxville native also had an RBI in three straight games from August 16-18 to bring his season total to 39.

Christin Stewart – LF, Toldeo Mud Hens (AAA – Detroit Tigers)
GCL Tigers East: 2 G, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .800 SLG, .333 OBP, .200 AVG
GCL Tigers West: 1 G, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1.000 SLG, .250 OBP, .250 AVG
Toledo Mud Hens: 111 G, 59 R, 101 H, 18 2B, 3 3B, 20 HR, 69 RBI, 61 BB, .453 SLG, .347 OBP, .248 AVG

Stewart had four more hits and four more RBI last week for the Mud Hens. The slugger smashed his 20^th home run of the season in a 5-2 win at Louisville on Tuesday. He also drew six walks last week to increase his on-base percentage to .347. Stewart is tied for second in the International League with 20 home runs and ranks fourth with 69 RBI this season.

Zach Warren – P, Lakewood BlueClaws (A – Philadelphia Phillies)
Season: 3-2, 2.09 ERA, 35 G, 12 SV, 51.2 IP, 31 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 26 BB, 88 K

Warren has been dominant since June 23, allowing only two earned runs in his past 17 appearances. The southpaw has 44 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 21.1 innings pitched during that span. Warren tossed a scoreless inning of relief in a loss to Lexington on August 18. He pitched against Lexington again on Monday and was the hard-luck loser after allowing an unearned run in two innings of work. The big lefty struck out six batters in the loss.

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