Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (35-42) won 11-0 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Dezenzo RBI single and Ferreras RBI groundout. McCullers got a rehab start for Sugar Land and went 3 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense got 2 more runs in the 7th on a Biggio RBI triple and Whitcomb RBI single. Sugar Land blew it open in the 8th scoring a run on a wild pitch, a Brooks grand slam, Cole walk and Spence walk. Hendrickson tossed 5 scoreless innings in relief and Fleury had a scoreless 9th to close out the 11-0 win.
Note: Biggio has a .858 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Trenton Brooks, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB
- Zach Dezenzo, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Zach Cole, RF: 0-for-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
- Riley Unroe, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, SB
- Lance McCullers Jr., RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-39) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Blanco made a rehab start for the Hooks and went 3.1 scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning on a Brutcher bases loaded walk. They got another run in the 8th inning on a Schiavone RBI single. Hertzler went 4 innings in relief allowing 1 run with 3 strikeouts. The Hooks took a 2-1 lead into the 9th but Swanson allowed 2 runs as Tulsa walked it off.
Note: Hertzler has a 2.03 ERA in Double-A.
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Jax Biggers, 2B: 1-for-2, R
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (19-52) won 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
The Asheville offense got on the board in the first inning on a Powell groundout. They got 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Daudet 2 run home run. Oakes started for Asheville and while he struck out 8 over 3.1 innings, he also allowed 4 runs. The offense got another run in the third on a double play and then 3 runs in the 4th on a Moss RBI double and Walker 2 run single. Cruz allowed 2 runs in relief but the rest of the pen was scoreless as they tossed 4.1 innings to close it out.
Note: Moss is hitting .353 in High-A.
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI, SB
- Caden Powell, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kellan Oakes, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Bryce Collins, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (36-35) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning thanks to a Flores 2 run home run, his 10th home run of the season. Shoemaker started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 unearned run over 4.2 innings. The offense added a run in the third on a Luciano RBI double and another in the 4th on a Vasquez sac fly. The offense got another in the 8th on a Nigh RBI single. Weber tossed 3.1 scoreless in relief and Mathiesen closed the door with a scoreless 9th inning as the Woodpeckers won 5-1.
Note: Flores has a .836 OPS this season.
- Hector Salas, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Arturo Flores, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Waner Luciano, RF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- German Ramirez, SS: 2-for-4, R
- Kenni Gomez, LF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Brandon Nigh, 3B: 2-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Adam Shoemaker, LHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
- Charlie Weber, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Ryan Mathiesen, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:00 CT
AV: Parker Smith – 5:45 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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