Minor League Player of the Day: Ronald Torreyes(AZL Reds) 3-6, 2 singles, homerun, 3 RBI
AAA
Columbus 7 – Louisville 3
Dave Sappelt and Chris Valaika had 3 hits each for the Bats. Sappelt went 3-5 with 3 singles and an RBI while Valaika went 3-4 with 2 singles, a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Corky Miller added 2 hits in 4 at-bats with a walk.
Aaron Harang’s first rehab start did not go well as he allowed 5 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 5. All 5 runs were scored in the first 2 innings. Aroldis Chapman and Daniel Ray Herrera each pitched a scoreless inning of relief.
AA
Jacksonville 1 – Carolina 0; final 5
Scott Carroll gave up a run on 5 hits in 4 innings pitched and picked up the loss. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out 3.
The Mudcats offense did not manage a single hit in the shortened game. Does Jacksonville’s starter get credited with a no-hitter in this case?
High A
Lynchburg 6 – Kinston 4
Cody Puckett went 2-4 and hit his 13th homerun of the season. Jordan Wideman and Chris Richburg also went 2-4 in the game. Wideman had 2 singles while Richburg had a single and a double, scored a run, and drove in an RBI.
Daniel Guerrero pitched 3 innings in relief and picked up the win to improve to 1-1 on the season. Guerrero allowed 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 4. Donnie Joseph struck out 2 in a scoreless 9th inning to record his 16th save of the season with the Hillcats.
A
Lake County 5 – Dayton 2
Didi Gregorius was the only Dragon with 2 hits as he managed 2 singles in 4 at-bats. Frank Pfister’s 2 run homer in the 2nd inning supplied the scoring for the Dragons. Pfister’s homerun was his 7th of the season.
Ricky Bowen fell to 2-8 with the loss. Bowen allowed 4 runs on 11 hits and a walk in his 5 innings pitched. Tzu-Kai Chiu allowed an unearned run in his 3 innings of relief. He scattered 3 hits and struck out 2.
Rookie
The Billings Mustangs had a scheduled off-day on Sunday.
AZL Reds 7 – AZL Dodgers 4
Miguel Rojas went 3-4 with 3 singles, a run scored, and an RBI. Kyle Waldrop, Jaren Matthews, Yovan Gonzalez, and Juan Silva each went 2-5 in the game and combined to score 4 runs.
Jose Marizan pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win and improve to 2-0 on the season. Joel Ernst recorded his 3rd save by pitching a scoreless 8th and 9th inning.