Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (41-46) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
McCullers started for Sugar Land and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs, 2 earned, while walking 3 and striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Meyers 2 run home run. After Rodriguez allowed a run in the 5th, Sugar Land rallied in the 6th for 3 runs to tie it on a Whitcomb RBI single, Meyers walk and Spence hit by pitch. In the 7th, Sugar Land took the lead on a Pena RBI double. Blanco tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief before the game was called due to lightning as Sugar Land won 6-5.
Note: Spence is hitting .300 in Triple-A.
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Trenton Brooks, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-2, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-3, 2 R
- Lance McCullers Jr., RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-44) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Bush 2 run home run. Nezuh got the start and pitched really well striking out 11 over 5.1 innings allowing just 1 run. Swanson came on for the 8th but allowed 2 runs as the RoughRiders took the lead. The offense was unable to score again as the Hooks fell 3-2.
Note: Nezuh has 80 K over 65.2 innings this season.
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, SB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, SB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (28-53) won 11-3 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for Asheville and allowed a 1 run before getting out of the first. Asheville got the offense going early scoring 3 runs in the 2nd inning on a Nunez RBI single, Garcia groundout and Nigh RBI double. In the third, Moss added a solo home run. The offense got 2 more runs on a Garcia solo home run and Ochoa sac fly. In the 5th, Nigh added 2 more runs on a 2 run single. The offense got another in the 6th on a wild pitch and another in the 7th on a Powell RBI single. The pen allowed a couple of runs but the offense did more than enough as Asheville won 11-3.
Note: Moss is hitting .404 for Asheville.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Caden Powell, DH: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Jack Moss, 1B: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Zach Daudet, SS: 0-for-1, 3 R, 4 BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Brandon Nigh, 3B: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Garrett Apker, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jordan Carr, LHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (41-40) lost 10-9 (BOX SCORE)
Forcucci started for Fayetteville but struggled allowing 4 runs while retiring just 2 batters. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Flores solo home run. The offense got a run in the 5th on a wild pitch and a run in the 6th on a Salas RBI single. After the Warbirds took a 5-3 lead, Wakefield tied the game in the 7th on a 2 run triple. The Warbirds took the lead in the bottom of the inning but in the 9th, the Woodpeckers rallied for 3 runs on a Luciano sac fly and Flores 2 run single. Fraide allowed 3 runs over 6 innings in relief. The game went to extra innings and in the 11th, the Woodpeckers got a run on a Wakefield RBI groundout. Saunier got the bottom of the inning but allowed 2 runs as the Woodpeckers fell 10-9.
Note: Neyens has a .460 OBP this season.
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 1-for-5, 2 R, BB
- Xavier Neyens, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 R, 4 BB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Waner Luciano, DH: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Josh Wakefield, RF: 1-for-3, 3B, 3 RBI, 3 BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 2-for-6, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- German Ramirez, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Ryan Forcucci, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Jose Varela, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Juan Fraide, RHP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Grayson Saunier, RHP: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Josh Hendrickson – 7:05 CT
CC: Bryce Mayer – 6:35 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 10:05 CT
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