A recap of a busy Sunday within the Dodgers minor leagues.
The participant of the day
Rancho Cucamonga shortstop Jordan Thompson doubled and homered on Sunday, the latter a grand slam within the third inning.
Thompson, the Dodgers' Fifteenth-round decide final yr after profitable the School World Sequence with LSU, began this season with Excessive-A Nice Lakes however was reassigned to the Quakes two weeks in the past. Thompson has reached base in all eight video games at Rancho Cucamonga this season and 11 straight video games general. He additionally scored a run in every of the final seven video games.
Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis
In a sequence that featured 122 complete runs scored in six video games, Oklahoma Metropolis's 9-7 street loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies) technically counts as one of many lowest scoring video games in the course of the sequence.
Miguel Vargas, Andre Lipcius, and Ryan Ward all hit for OKC on Sunday, with Ward hitting two. Lipcius added a triple, and Vargas added a double. All three loved their week in Eden hit New Mexico:
- Ward hit 5 residence runs and drove in 11 in his 5 video games in Albuquerque this week, hitting .474/.524/1.316.
- Lipcius reached base a number of occasions in all six video games, together with 5 multi-hit video games, 4 residence runs, 10 RBI, and hit .414/.452/.897. Lipcius performed second base Sunday after taking part in third base and first base earlier within the sequence. These are the three positions he performed essentially the most professionally.
- Vargas hit .429/.500/.929 with three homers, three doubles, one triple, three walks 10 runs scored and eight RBI.
On the flip aspect, left-hander Stephen Gonsalves pitched 3 times in aid in Albuquerque this week, and pitched three scoreless innings, together with an ideal seventh inning on Sunday.
The rehabilitation project continues
Blake Treinen pitched in his third rehab recreation on Sunday, and allowed a run on two singles and a stolen base. He additionally hit two.
Since this week was Treinen's first recreation motion since being hit by a line drive on March 9, the plan is to remain within the minors for a bit, and certain pitch in back-to-back video games within the coming week.
“I believe he has a pair extra earlier than he will get to us. I don't see him being with us subsequent week,” Dave Roberts instructed reporters in Toronto Sunday morning. as shown on SportsNet LA. “He hasn't pitched in a very long time, so simply to do aggressive innings, to be sure that when he comes again to us, there are not any limitations.”
Double-A Tulsa
Trailing within the ninth inning, the Drillers rallied for 2 runs and had two runners on base, however have been unable to finish the comeback in a loss to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Royals)snapping Tulsa's three-game profitable streak.
Yon Castro began and pitched three scoreless innings in his Double-A debut. The 24-year-old righty stranded walks within the first and second frames, and held a leadoff double within the third to attain. It was the primary recreation since July 16 for Castro, who was chosen by the Dodgers within the minor league portion of the 2022 Rule 5 Draft and had a 2.27 ERA in 12 begins for Excessive-A Nice Lakes in 2023 , however missed greater than three. months in two stints on the injured record.
Second baseman Yeiner Fernandez had two hits within the loss.
Shortstop Austin Gauthier, who had two singles and a stroll on Sunday, in an interview with inner Drillers media talked about pitcher John Rooney (his former teammate at Hofstra in 2018), in addition to the connection of Gauthier with Tulsa supervisor Scott Hennessey. , for whom he has performed since final Could.
“He's been an important mentor, we've had some actual discussions. He's been nothing however trustworthy with me, and he's pushed me,” Gauthier mentioned of Hennessey. “He's simply been nice. He's an important coach, an important man off the sector, and he pushes me daily to get higher.”
Excessive-A Nice Lakes
The Loons have scored in every of the final 5 innings at beat the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres)and secured the primary six-game sequence sweep for the Nice Lakes within the 4 years for the reason that minors moved to this longer sequence format.
Starter Jacob Meador pitched 4 scoreless innings, posting a 2.84 ERA in 4 begins this season. The 23-year-old righty, drafted by the Dodgers within the twelfth spherical in 2022 out of Dallas Baptist, didn’t pitch in any respect in 2023 because of damage.
Noah Miller, the primary baseman the Twins acquired within the Manuel Margot commerce in February, hit a two-run residence run within the first inning, his second of the season. He additionally doubled up. Miller began at second base Sunday, and has break up time at each infield positions this staaosn.
Thayron Liranzo added a two-run residence run within the ninth. Alex Freeland reached base 4 occasions with a double, single and two walks, scoring twice.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
Two residence runs in a six-run sixth Quakes win over Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres).
Juan Alonso hit a two-run shot to associate with Thompson's grand slam. He additionally doubled, walked, and stole a base.
Reliever Jorge Gonzalez struck out three in two scoreless innings to earn the win.
Zyhir Hope began in middle subject however crashed into the wall attempting to corral a two-out triple by Dillon Head within the first inning. Hope singled to middle for the ultimate out of the primary, however was pinch-hit for within the backside of the inning.
Transactions
Triple-A: No roster strikes, however Oklahoma Metropolis was with out Gus Varlandwho was with the Dodgers in Toronto on the taxi group, by Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic, in preparation for the potential call-up in the course of the sequence in opposition to the Diamondbacks that begins Monday. Varland pitched final Thursday, tossing one inning in Albuquerque.
Sunday's outcomes
The week forward
- Oklahoma Metropolis vs. Salt Lake (Angels)
- Tulsa vs. Springfield (Cardinals)
- Nice Lakes in Wisconsin (Brewers)
- Rancho Cucamonga at Modesto (Mariners)
The Quakes record TBA as their beginning pitcher Wednesday in Modesto. It seems to be prefer it might be Payton Martin, the Dodgers' Seventeenth-round draft decide in 2022 who doesn't flip 20 till Could 19. Martin final yr had a 2.04 ERA with 48 strikeouts and 15 walks in 39⅔ innings for Rancho Cucamonga, and he tweeted this Sunday:
