Common infield energy was one of many themes for the Dodgers' minor league groups on Friday.
The participant of the day
Hyun-il Choi struck out a season-high eight in 5⅓ innings for Double-A Tulsa whereas stringing collectively back-to-back good begins after a tough begin to the season. Choi allowed two runs on six hits Friday, which adopted six hitless innings final Saturday for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
Choi went backwards and forwards between the 2 ranges, filling in for OKC as roster strikes gutted his rotation, and he struggled at every degree, permitting 15 runs in 15⅓ innings in his first 4 begins of the yr earlier than an increase within the final week.
Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis
Kevin Gowdy allowed 4 singles and two runs within the ninth inning, turning a one-run lead for Oklahoma Metropolis into a loss to the Sugar Land Area Cowboys (Astros). That canceled out a comeback by OKC, which tied the sport within the seventh and took the lead within the eighth with single runs.
Second baseman Jonathan Araúz rallied within the seventh to tie the sport, a part of a two-hit recreation. Shortstop Trey Sweeney additionally had a two-hit recreation, together with a leadoff double within the eighth. He scored the go-ahead run on a single by designated hitter Kevin Padlo, who additionally had two hits.
Austin Gauthier performed left area on Friday, his fourth place in 4 video games up to now in Triple-A, after second base, third base and proper area earlier this week. He had a single in 4 at-bats.
Left-hander Nick Ramirez struck out two in an ideal sixth inning of reduction, going three scoreless innings with six strikeouts and no walks since being optioned again to Triple-A on April 27. 40-man roster, he additionally has three scoreless outings totaling 2⅔ innings after being activated off the injured record, together with a scoreless seventh inning on Friday.
Jack Dreyer made his Triple-A debut after being promoted on Tuesday, and impressed.
Jack Dreyer instantly discovered himself in a high-leverage scenario in his Triple-A debut with a one-run lead within the eighth inning in opposition to a 3-4-5 hitter for Sugar Land.
He retired them in flyout-strikeout-groundout order in 10 pitches. #Dodgers
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Double-A Tulsa
Designated hitter Brandon Lewis and first baseman Griffin Lockwood-Powell every homered Tulsa's win over the Midland RockHounds (A). Lewis hit a solo shot between his two photographs. Lockwood-Powell pulled inside two video games within the sixth recreation, the Drillers are within the lead for good, and all 5 of their dwelling runs this season have come within the final 11 video games.
Second baseman Taylor Younger had three hits, together with a double, giving him 5 straight video games with an extra-base hit. The junior, who’s 11-for-20 (.550) with a .625 on-base proportion in these final 5 video games, additionally stole his team-high ninth base of the season.
Yeiner Fernandez didn’t play Friday, however the 21-year-old, who switched to second base, was featured in a video by the Drillers, by which he recalled pitching for Venezuela within the 2015 Little League World Collection .Bonus factors on this video are studying Yeiner's correct pronunciation.
Excessive-A Nice Lakes
Nursing a one-run lead within the ninth inning, the sport's potential groundout turned out to be a fielding error by second baseman Nick Biddison. The Loons allowed the tying run within the ninth, then misplaced to the Lansing Lugnuts (A's) in 11 innings.
That unearned run spoiled a pleasant Excessive-A debut for Edgardo Henriquez, who was promoted from Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday. Henriquez allowed the game-tying double after the error, but in addition struck out 4 of the eight batters he confronted in two robust innings, protecting his strikeout fee on the season at 50 p.c.
Heart fielder Chris Newell hit a two-run dwelling run within the fifth inning, his team-leading ninth on the season and fourth in his final 5 video games.
Noah Miller, the 21-year-old shortstop acquired by the Twins within the Manuel Margot commerce in February, had two hits, a stroll and scored thrice. Amongst these hits was a double for Miller, who has actually tapped into his energy this season. His remoted energy – which is slugging proportion minus batting common – this season is .183, after a .120 ISO in the identical Midwest League in 120 video games final season, for Cedar Rapids. Miller, a first-round select of Minnesota in 2021, had a .131 ISO in 22 video games in rookie ball that yr and .067 for Low-A Fort Myers in 2022.
Jake Gelof adopted up his first Excessive-A house run Thursday with two doubles in a three-hit recreation Friday.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
4 singles within the ninth inning scored two runs to interrupt a tie, giving the Quakes a street win over the Visalia Rawhide (D-backs).
Younger right-hander Juan Alonso led within the race, his second win of the evening. Catcher Carlos Rojas additionally had two hits, each RBI singles.
Left fielder Samuel Muñoz began 0-for-18 with the Quakes earlier than a success on Thursday. He adopted that up with an RBI double within the first inning Saturday, the primary extra-base hit in Low-A for the 19-year-old.
Cam Day struck out three in three scoreless innings in his begin. Garrett McDaniels adopted with 4 strikeouts in 4 innings in reduction, and allowed one run.
Friday's outcomes
Saturday plan
- 10:05 am PT: Nice Lakes (Jackson Ferris) vs. Lansing (Luis Morales)
- 4:05 pm: Oklahoma Metropolis (TBA) at Sugar Land (Colton Gordon)
- 5 pm: Tulsa (Yon Castro) at Midland (Jack Cushing)
- 6:30 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Gabe Emmett) at Visalia (Denny Larrondo)
