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 (71-69) lost 8-0 (BOX SCORE)
McPherson started for Sugar Land and allowed 4 runs over 1.2 innings. He was relieved by Nezuh who tossed 3.1 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. The bullpen allowed four runs late and the offense had a rough game as Sugar Land was shutout in the 8-0 loss.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .325 in Triple-A.
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-4, SB
- Joey Loperfido, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-4
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Kai-Wei Teng, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (61-74) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Mancini started for the Hooks and allowed one run over 3 innings. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Nunez groundout. Leach relieved Mancini but allowed 4 runs as the RockHounds took the lead. The offense got 2 runs back in the 6th on a Moss 2 run double but that was it as the Hooks fell 5-3.
Note: Moss is hitting .400 in Double-A.
- Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- Anthony Huezo, DH: 0-for-3, RBI, SB
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Andrew Marrero, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, o ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (43-87) SEASON OVER
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (2-0) won 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Durnin RBI single and Alvarez sac fly. They got another run in the second inning on a Flores RBI single. Beck got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing one run while striking out 5. The offense got another run in the 5th with an Alvarez walk. In the 6th the offense scored 3 runs on a Ramirez RBI triple, a steal of home and a Durnin RBI single. Tryon added an RBI double in the 7th. Verdugo was fantastic closing it out as he struck out 6 over 4.1 scoreless innings as the Woodpeckers swept the series 2-0.
Note: The Woodpeckers are moving on to the Championship Series!
- Owen Nowak, LF: 0-for-1, 2 R, 3 BB
- Kam Durnin, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 2-for-5
- Ben Tryon, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Rashawn Galloway, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Arturo Flores, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- German Ramirez, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI
- Jagger Beck, RHP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Bryce Mayer – 7:05 CT
CC: Nolan DeVos – 7:00 CT
AV: SEASON OVER
FV: OFF
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