Princeton played another high-scoring game Saturday. For some reason, offense in the Appalachian League has really increased lately. From 2014-16, the league OPS was .683, .713, and .712. In 2017, it jumped to .732, and through Friday’s game, it’s .758 this season. I wonder if there’s something that caused this — maybe a new parent club in the league is sending less-experienced pitching — or if it’s just a two-year blip that everyone but me will soon forget about.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (56-42)
Brandon Lowe was one of three Bulls to go deep in Durham’s 10-5 win over Buffalo.