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The Loons lost 8-3 and while James Adkins gave up just two of those runs, he took the loss and dropped to 0-1.  He gave up two runs on two hits and two walks in just two innings of work.

Preston Mattingly was the only Loon with two hits.  Brooks Parker drew a walk, drove in a run and scored.

Preston Mattingly had a very nice day at the plate in the Loons 7-4 win over South Bend.  He went three for four with an RBI, two runs and a stolen base.  After a pretty poor start to the season where he was hovering right around .200, he’s now pushed his batting average up to .265.  He’s hitting .389 in June with a 1.003 OPS after hitting .224 in April and .216 in May.

Joshua Wall picked up the win and he improved to 4-7 on the season.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Scott Van Slyke had a big day at the plate in the Loons 7-2 win over South Bend.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and four RBIs.  Preston Mattingly went two for four with two RBIs and two runs.

Arismendy Castillo improved to 2-3 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and two walks with one strikeout in seven innings of work.

Thomas Melgareje dropped to 1-5 on the season with another tough start.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Joshua Bell was the hitting star in the Loons 5-4 loss.  He went two for four wth two doubles and an RBI.  Preston Mattingly hit a solo homerun.

The Loons picked up just five hits and while they made them count and scored three runs, it wasn’t enough to beat Fort Wayne in a 5-3 loss.  Carlos Santana was one the hitting stars in the loss and he went two for four with two RBIs.  Preston Mattingly continued his solid stretch and he went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Garrett White fell to 1-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

The Loons needed just about all of their eleven runs to beat South Bend 11-9.  Bridger Hunt led the way at the plate in a very nice game.  He went four for five with three RBIs and three runs.  James Peterson went three for five with a double and three RBIs while Preston Mattingly continued his hot stretch by going two for five with a triple a run and an RBI.

Thomas Melgarejo was roughed up but he picked up the win with all of the offense.  He improved to 1-4 on the season and he gave up six runs on eight hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

The Loons held off a late inning comeback attempt by South Bend in a 10-9 game that saw South Bend score five runs in the bottom of the ninth.  Eduardo Perez homered and drove in five runs in the win while Preston Mattingly continues to hit the ball well the last couple of weeks and he went four for five with a run and an RBI.

Clayton Kershaw almost saw the pen blow his sixth win of the season. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Preston Mattingly had one of his best games of the season in the Loons 13-6 win over the Lugnuts.  He went three for five and he came a single short of hitting for the cycle.  He drove in two runs and scored three times and the nice game pushes him back over the Mendoza line.  Matthew Berezay also had a nice game.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Jesus Rodriguez picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on one hit and three walks with a strikeout.

The Loons scored two runs in the ninth but still lost 3-2 as their comeback fell short.  Preston Mattingly was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Mattingly is still struggling though and his batting average is still an unhealthy .190.  Hopefully with the weather warming up, he’ll heat up as well.

Clayton Kershaw took the loss and he dropped to 4-2.  He gave up two runs (one earned) three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in four innings.

Baseball America caught up with struggling prospect Preston Mattingly for a  Q&A.  Good stuff here.