Thursday was an enormous night time for the Dodgers minor leaguers who had been promoted earlier this week.
The participant of the day
Ben Casparius in his Triple-A debut he picked up proper the place he left off from Tulsa with 5 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts at Sugar Land. He labored round three singles and three walks to maintain his streak flawless.
Casparius received two hits and 7 hits on the 21 sliders he threw. Oklahoma Metropolis broadcaster Alex Freedman tweeted“This slider comes as marketed.”
Super begin by Ben Casparius tonight in his Triple-A debut, throwing 5 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts! pic.twitter.com/5QZYueoX5M
– Oklahoma Metropolis Baseball Membership (@okc_baseball) May 10, 2024
Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis
Hunter Feduccia drove in six runs with a four-hit night time, together with a triple and two-run dwelling run. OKC takes on the Sugar Land House Cowboys (Astros). Feduccia was only one double shy of the cycle, and hit his first dwelling run since April third. The catcher performed in two video games on this sequence, and reached base eight instances with three singles, a double, triple, dwelling run, and two walks.
Six of 9 Oklahoma Metropolis starters reached base no less than 3 times, and all 9 gamers scored no less than as soon as. They scored a number of runs in 5 totally different innings, together with a nine-run eighth. The ultimate 11 runs got here towards place gamers, with aid catchers Cooper Hummel and Luke Berryhill combining to pitch the ultimate two innings for Sugar Land.
Austin Gauthier's first Triple-A house run, a part of a three-hit night time that additionally included a double and two walks. Gauthier performed principally shortstop to start out this season in Tulsa, however has returned to taking part in all around the area in Triple-A, as he did final season between Excessive-A and Double-A. Gauthier performed Thursday, after taking part in second base and third base in his first two video games with Oklahoma Metropolis.
Andre Lipcius doubled twice, singled, walked twice, drove in 4, and scored 4 runs. Kody Hoese homered and drove in three runs.
Right here's Feduccia's three-run triple from the second inning:
Double-A Tulsa
Alex Freeland hit his first Double-A house run, however the Drillers misplaced on the highway to Tulsa Midland RockHounds (A's).
Second baseman Taylor Younger doubled, singled, walked, and scored two of Tulsa's 5 runs.
Starter Kendall Williams allowed seven runs in 5 innings, together with three doubles and a pair of two-run dwelling runs.
Excessive-A Nice Lakes
Jake Gelof's three-run dwelling run within the sixth inning, in his third Excessive-A sport, gave the Loons the lead for good in a house win over the Lansing Lugnuts (A's). Nice Lakes' different two runs got here on dwelling runs within the first inning by Chris Newell, who, like Gelof, was drafted by the College of Virginia — Newell within the thirteenth spherical in 2022, and Gelof within the second once more in 2023.
Maddux Bruns struck out six in a scoreless begin for his second straight look, this time pitching 4 innings, the longest of his three outings up to now in 2024. The left-hander had two-out hassle in his remaining body on Thursday. loaded the bases with two walks sandwiching a single, its solely two walks at night time. However he received out of the scoreless inning to maintain a zero in his ledger. Bruns induced 16 swinging hits.
Bruns confronted 37 batters in his three video games with Nice Lakes, with 14 strikeouts (37.8 %) and 6 walks (16.2 %). He allowed three runs (one earned) on 5 hits in his 8⅔ innings for a 1.04 ERA.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
The Quakes fell behind 7-0 early, and their walk-off comeback got here up quick a highway loss to the Visalia Rawhide (D-backs).
Rancho Cucamonga received six straight walks with two outs within the sixth inning to attain three runs, and a one-run single by Josue De Paula to cap the five-run inning. However the Quakes received no nearer than inside two runs.
Starter Jose Rodriguez struck out seven in his 3⅔ innings, but additionally allowed seven runs.
Thursday's outcomes
Friday plan
- 3:05 pm PT: Nice Lakes (Jacob Meador) vs. Lansing (Mitch Myers)
- 5 pm: Tulsa (TBA) to Midland (TBA)
- 5:05 pm: Oklahoma Metropolis (Eduardo Salazar) at Sugar Land (AJ Blubaugh)
- 6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Cam Day) at Visalia (Roman Angelo)
Tulsa's sport notes say the Drillers will possible begin Hyun-il Choi or Yon Castro on Friday.