Monday is normally a time without work for minor league baseball, however Tulsa, the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate, selected to play on Memorial Day whereas taking Tuesday off this week. With the scene all by himself, Dalton Speeding offered the highlights Drillers 12-3 win over Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Royals).
Speeding drove in 5 runs, first with an RBI single within the first inning. He then broke a tie with a towering grand slam to proper area within the fourth inning.
Speeding has homered in three of his final 5 video games, following an influence drought with only one homer in a 21-game stretch from April 17 to Could 22. On the season, Speeding is now hitting .258/.384/.500.
Within the final replace within the season of assorted prospect lists, Speeding is ranked someplace among the many top-100 prospect lists within the sport. That features a fortieth total rating at ESPN, the place Kiley McDaniel, “Speeding remains to be solely a catcher possibly, however he’s caught to the purpose that he performs commonly even when he couldn’t catch.”
Tulsa trailed Monday earlier than even batting, thanks to a few runs on a pair of house runs by starter Christian Romero within the first inning. However the Drillers received these three runs again within the backside of the primary thanks to a few walks and RBI singles from designated hitter Speeding and catcher Diego Cartaya, who then added a two-run single within the eighth.
The Drillers didn't rating once more from Eric Cerantola, however they knocked him out of the sport after simply three innings thanks partially to 6 walks. That opened the door within the fourth inning, when reliever Keylan Kilgore walked his first batter then struck out his subsequent two, earlier than Speeding cleared the bases together with his grand slam.
Proper fielder Brendon Davis doubled house a run in that fourth inning, and likewise had a sacrifice fly earlier.
Arizona Complicated League
Ryan Ward, taking part in first base on Monday, and proper fielder Damon Keith proceed their rehab assignments for Oklahoma Metropolis and Tulsa, respectively.
Ward homered, doubled twice, and walked in opposition to the Guardians ACL workforce in Goodyear. Keith had a two-run single and walked.
Joendry Vargas, the 18-year-old infielder from the Dominican Republic signed by the Dodgers for $2.08 million in January 2023, had a two-run triple and a double on Monday, gathering his first extra-base hits and first RBI in 10 video games since arriving within the US.
Tuesday plan
- 3:05 pm PT: Nice Lakes (TBA) at West Michigan (Carlos Marcano)
- 4:05 pm: Rancho Cucamonga (Garrett McDaniels) at Lake Elsinore (TBA)
- 5:35 p.m.: Oklahoma Metropolis (Hyun-il Choi) at Albuquerque (TBA)
