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 (38-44) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Dezenzo RBI single. They picked up a run in the third on a Whitcomb RBI single and a run in the 4th on a Ferreras RBI single. McCullers made a rehab start and went 4 innings allowing 1 run with 3 strikeouts. After OKC tied it in the 5th, Ferreras gave Sugar Land the lead with an RBI single in the 6th. The pen was great the rest of the way tossing 4 scoreless innings to close out the 4-3 win.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .377 in Triple-A.
- Braden Shewmake, SS: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Zach Dezenzo, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 2-for-4, R, 3B
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
- Edwin Diaz, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Lance McCullers, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (36-40) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Blanco made a rehab start for the Hooks and went 4.1 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. The Hooks entered the 8th inning down 3-0 but rallied for 4 runs on a Brutcher RBI single, a Schiavone steal of home, Bush RBI double and Whitaker sac fly. The Hooks got an insurance run in the 9th on an Austin sac bunt. Mayer went the final 4 inning without allowing a run and striking out 5 as he closed down the 5-3 win.
Note: Mayer has 67 K over 48 innings this season.
- Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, 2 SB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 0-for-4, RBI
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Will Bush, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (24-52) won 10-8 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Call 2 run single. Batista added an RBI single in the 2nd inning. In the 4th, the offense added 3 runs on a Batista RBI double and Thomas 2 run home run. Brown added an RBI single in the 5th and in the 6th, the offense got 3 more runs on a Call 3 run home run. Santos got the start and tossed 6 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The pen allowed 8 runs late but they were able to hold on for the save as Asheville won 10-8.
Note: Thomas has a .925 OPS this season.
- Justin Thomas, DH: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Caden Powell, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Nehomar Ochoa, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, 2 SB
- Chase Call, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 5 RBI, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Marcus Brown, SS: 2-for-4, RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Freuddy Batista, C: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Garrett Apker, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Michael Cuevas, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (38-38) won 9-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Flores RBI groundout and a Nigh RBI single in the 4th. In the 5th inning, Neyens connected on a solo home run. Beck got the start for the Woodpeckers and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. After scoring a run on an error in the 6th, the Woodpeckers got 2 more runs in the 7th on Nigh and Huezo bases loaded walks. Verdugo went the final 4 innings allowing 5 runs but closed out the 9-5 win.
Note: Neyens has a .923 OPS this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 0-for-4, RBI, BB
- Xavier Neyens, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, 3 BB, SB
- Kevin Alvarez, LF: 2-for-5, BB, SB
- Arturo Flores, 1B: 1-for-6, R, RBI
- Carlos Cauro, C: 1-for-5, 2 R, BB
- Josh Wakefield, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
- German Ramirez, SS: 1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
- Brandon Nigh, 2B: 2-for-4, 4 RBI, BB
- Jagger Beck, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Josh Hendrickson – 7:05 CT
CC: Cole Hertzler – 7:05 CT
AV: Kellan Oakes – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 CT
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