Another day of minor league action is in the book. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (34-42) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Arrighetti made his Triple-A debut and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs with 5 strikeouts. Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on an error. In the 5th, the Space Cowboys tied it up on a Singleton RBI single and Matijevic sac fly. They took the lead in the 7th on a Bannon RBI groundout. McGowin closed it out tossing 4 scoreless innings as Sugar Land won 4-3.
Note: Whitcomb is hitting .329 in Triple-A.
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 3-for-5, 2 R
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-3, R
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 2-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-2, BB
- Spencer Arrighetti, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Kyle McGowin, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-37) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board first scoring 3 runs in the first inning on a Loperfido RBI groundout and a Barber 2 run HR. Plumlee got the start and allowed 4 runs over 3.1 innings. Robaina pitched in relief and went 4 innings allowing 1 run. The offense was quiet after the first inning and were unable to comeback as the Hooks fell 5-3.
Note: Barber has a .840 OPS this season.
- Drew Gilbert, CF: 2-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Zach Daniels, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Joey Loperfido, LF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Colin Barber, DH: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Jordan Brewer, 1B: 2-for-4, 2B SB
- Peyton Plumlee, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (26-39) lost 11-6 (BOX SCORE)
Knorr started for the Tourists and went 3 innings allowing 2 runs with 4 strikeouts. The offense got on the board scoring 2 runs in the first on RBI doubles from Wrobleski and Price. Calderon allowed 2 runs in the 4th but Melton responded with a 2 run HR in the bottom of the 4th to tie it. De Paula struggled in relief allowing 7 runs in the 5th. The offense got 2 back on Price and Sacco solo HRs but that was it from the offense as the Tourists fell 11-6.
Note: Melton has a .810 OPS this season.
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Tim Borden, DH: 1-for-5, R
- Ryan Wrobleski, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- Freudis Nova, 2B: 3-for-3, R, BBB
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Max Roberts, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (31-39) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Lorenzo RBI single. Urias started for the Woodpeckers and went 3.2 innings allowing 1 run with 6 strikeouts. Dombroski pitched in relief and pitched well through he allowed 3 runs in the 6th that were all unearned. He would strike out 8 over 4.2 innings but 3 runs also scored in the 9th after he was pulled. The offense was unable to get anything else going as the Woodpeckers fell 7-2.
Note: Loftin has 26 SB this season.
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
- Jackson Loftin, SS: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Luis Encarnacion, DH: 0-for-4, RBI
- Dauri Lorenzo, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Bryan Perez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
- Kasey Ford, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Misael Tamarez – 7:05 CT
CC: Aaron Brown – 7:00 CT
AV: Edinson Batista – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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