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 (42-47) lost 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
Weiss started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 4 runs over 4 innings. The offense got on the board in the first inning scoring 3 runs on a Brooks walk, Spence hit by pitch and Diaz sac fly. Sugar Land got another run in the 2nd inning on a Biggio solo home run. McLoughlin relieved Weiss and allowed 2 runs as the Isotopes took the lead. The offense was unable to score again as Sugar Land fell 6-4.
Note: Biggio has a .880 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Trenton Brooks, DH: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Ryan Weiss, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Christian Roa, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-46) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Bush solo home run. Mancini started for the Hooks and allowed 2 runs over 3 innings with 5 strikeouts. After four scoreless innings from the pen, Encarnacion tied the game with a solo home run in the 7th. David came on for the 8th but allowed 3 runs as Frisco took the lead. The offense was unable to rally as the Hooks fell 5-2.
Note: Encarnacion has 36 stolen bases this season.
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-3, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (29-54) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Oakes started for Asheville but struggled allowing 3 runs over 3 innings. He was relieved by Rodriguez who allowed 1 run over 3 innings of work. Call put Asheville on the board in the 4th inning on a 2 run home run. In the 5th, Call connected on another 2 run home run to tie it. In the 7th, Asheville took the lead on a Moss sac fly. The pen was solid getting scoreless outings from Frias and Langford as they closed out the 5-4 win.
Note: Moss is hitting .402 in Asheville.
- Justin Thomas, DH: 1-for-4, R
- Caden Powell, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Chase Call, RF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
- Zach Daudet, SS: 1-for-4, 2B
- Kellan Oakes, RHP: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (42-41) won 11-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salas sac fly. Potter started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well striking out 7 over 4.2 innings allowing just 1 run. The Woodpeckers rallied in the 6th inning scoring 7 runs on a Flores 3 run home run, Perez 2 run single, Ramirez RBI single and Neyens RBI double. They got another run in the 8th on an Alvarez RBI double. In the 9th, Ramirez added a 2 run home run to extend the lead. Shoemaker closed the game out tossing 4 no-hit innings with 6 strikeouts.
Note: Potter has a 2.19 ERA this season.
- Josh Wakefield, CF: 2-for-6
- Xavier Neyens, DH: 2-for-6, R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Kevin Alvarez, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Arturo Flores, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 2-for-5, R
- Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Reylin Perez, RF: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- German Ramirez, SS: 4-for-5, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Nick Potter, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Ryan Mathiesen, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Adam Shoemaker, LHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 7:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 7:05 CT
AV: Parker Smith – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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