All 4 Dodgers associates misplaced Thursday night time. Even the Arizona Complicated League Dodgers misplaced a highway sport to the Reds in 10 innings, unable to salvage a nasty day in Goodyear.
The participant of the day
After hitting zero residence runs in his first 25 video games of the season, Joshua De Paula he homered in consecutive video games for Rancho Cucamonga. De Paula reached base thrice Thursday, with two walks plus this solo shot within the third inning.
Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis
Pressed into spot-start obligation for the third time with Oklahoma Metropolis, Hyun-il Choi was bombed a highway loss to the Sacramento River Cats (Giants).
After beginning pitchers Elieser Hernández and Eduardo Salazar had been known as as much as the Dodgers on Wednesday, this week has became scramble mode for Oklahoma Metropolis's rotation. Choi bought the decision Thursday, and he allowed 5 runs in his 3⅔ innings, together with a two-run residence run within the first inning and a lone hit in opposition to him within the third.
Oklahoma Metropolis had simply six hits, two of them by Andre Lipcius, who performed second base Thursday. He had a double, single, and stroll. Miguel Vargas walked thrice and singled.
Double-A Tulsa
The Drillers scored six runs within the fourth inning, however Tulsa's pitchers allowed 4, three, and three-run innings in a high-scoring loss to the Wichita Wind Surge (Twins).
Proper fielder Austin Beck hit a grand slam in that six-run quarter, giving him a team-high 5 residence runs (tied with Griffin Lockwood-Powell) and 20 RBI. Beck, the previous sixth general decide of the A's in 2017 who signed a minor league take care of the Dodgers in December, is hitting .288/.348/.563 this season. His .911 OPS has been overwhelmed in Tulsa this 12 months solely by Austin Gauthier, who was promoted to Triple-A on Might 7.
Beck stepped as much as the plate for 3 runs with two outs within the ninth, however struck out to finish the sport.
Shortstop Alex Freeland walked twice and was hit by two pitches, the latter giving him 5 HBP in simply eight video games since being promoted to Double-A, already tied for the crew lead. Freeland has a .432 on-base share to this point with Tulsa. He scored twice Thursday, giving up seven runs scored in eight video games.
Freeland additionally stole a base, certainly one of 4 by the Drillers on this sport. The opposite three had been from second baseman Taylor Younger, who walked 4 occasions off the leadoff spot, giving him a .389 OBP on the season. Amazingly, regardless of reaching base 4 occasions in a sport by which Tulsa scored eight runs, Younger didn’t rating as soon as.
Excessive-A Nice Lakes
A few huge innings in opposition to the pitching employees canceled out a powerful offensive sport by the Loons a loss for the Dayton Dragons (Reds).
Up 3-0 early, Jacob Meador allowed three residence runs in a four-run second inning. Then as soon as the Loons retook a 6-4 lead, Dayton rallied for seven runs within the sixth inning, the primary six of which got here in opposition to Jonathan Edwards, to show the sport round.
Batting catcher Thayron Liranzo performed first base Thursday and homered and doubled, driving residence two as he continues his regular enchancment in his first 12 months in Excessive-A. The 20-year-old, who final 12 months led the California League in residence runs, OPS and slugging share, began the 12 months with simply 4 hits in 45 at-bats with 22 strikeouts. However in his 17 video games since, he's hit .317/.461/.533 with three residence runs, three doubles, and as many walks (16) as strikeouts.
In a run with one out and two runners in scoring place within the ninth, Liranzo was deliberately walked, his second stroll of the night time. Nick Biddison and Jake Gelof every hit with the bases loaded to finish the sport in a one-run loss.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
4 runs within the eighth inning turned a two-run lead a Quakes loss to the Inland Empire 66ers (Angels).
Very like within the back-and-forth video games with Tulsa and Nice Lakes, Rancho Cucamonga bought the tie on the plate within the ninth inning, placing up two runs with Kendall George on base. However De Paula flew out and Joe Vetrano grounded out to finish the sport.
Garrett McDaniels allowed the primary three of these 4 runs within the eighth, however he was additionally in his fifth inning of labor in aid. It spoiled an in any other case good outing that noticed McDaniels strike out 10 of his 18 batters confronted in 4⅓ innings.
Transactions
Triple-A: The Dodgers known as Nick Ramirezand possibility Eudardo Salazar. For the third time this season, Hyun-il Choi he was promoted from Tulsa to Oklahoma Metropolis. Ben Casparius was positioned on the momentary inactive listing after making two begins in Triple-A.
I missed this Wednesday, however veteran left Drew Pomeranz was activated from the injured listing after lacking three and a half weeks. Pomeranz struck out two in an ideal inning Wednesday.
Double-A: jug Jason Cabrera was promoted to Tulsa from the Arizona Complicated League. He struck out two in his one inning, permitting one unearned run.
Thursday's outcomes
Friday plan
- 4:05 pm PT: Nice Lakes (Jackson Ferris) at Dayton (Javi Rivera)
- 5 p.m.: Tulsa (TBA) vs. Wichita (Marco Raya)
- 6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Cam Day) vs. Inland Empire (Keythel Key)
- 6:45 p.m.: Oklahoma Metropolis (TBA) at Sacramento (Mason Black)