The Daytona Beach News-Journal's Sean Kernan profiles OF Ryan Harvey and his surge since his four-homer game on July 28. Harvey is still hitting just .253/.293/.442 on the year. But he started the year with a 623 OPS in April, 436 in May, and 661 in June. He broke out in July, with a 1000 OPS. Unfortunately, he also had a 30/2 K/BB ratio during that month. His August plate control has been much better, with 19 K's and 8 BB's. He has hit .326/.383/.526 in August. His 20 overall homers is tied for second in the league.

A week-and-a-half ago, I mentioned a big inning -- 7 RBI's -- put forth by Daytona's Ryan Harvey. He "only" had six in tonight's game, but he certainly did it in dramatic fashion. Harvey hit home runs in the 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 9th innings tonight. (Hat tip: Chicago Cubs Minor League Baseball.) The final homer won and ended the game, as Daytona was down 9-7 in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs and runners on second and third. That's right, Clearwater decided to pitch to Harvey with a base open and two outs, after he had already hit three homers in the game. They were apparently afraid of Matt Ciaramella.