HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE
Lansing Lugnuts 5
West Michigan Whitecaps 2
WP: Cushing 4-0 / 1.50
HR: Beck (4)
Prospect Of The Game:
Outfielder Austin Beck
(2 for 5 / Grand Slam / 5 RBIs)
A resurgent Austin Beck led Lansing to victory over the Whitecaps on Thursday. 2017’s top draft pick for the A’s stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the 1st inning and slugged a grand slam to give the Lugnuts an early lead they would never surrender. Beck also singled in Lansing’s only other run in the top of the 8th, and the 22-year-old is now 8 for 24 with 6 extra-base hits and 13 RBIs over his last 6 games for the Lugnuts. Center fielder Michal Guldberg singled, tripled and scored twice for Lansing. Starter Jack Cushing turned in his fourth straight solid outing, allowing 2 runs and striking out 8 over 6 innings of work to earn the win, while RHP Charles Hall tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief, and LHP Dalton Sawyer got the final three outs to secure his 2nd save for the Lugnuts.
TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE
Las Vegas Aviators 2
Salt Lake Bees 0
(SUSPENDED)
DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE
Corpus Christi Hooks 2
Midland RockHounds 6
WP: Conley 5-4 / 3.65
HR: J.Santos (5)
RHP Matt Milburn: 4 IP/5 H/1 ER/0 BB/4 K
RHP Bryce Conley: 5 IP/3 H/0 ER/3 BB/8 K/Win
CF Jhonny Santos: 1 for 5, HR, 3 RBIs
RF Mickey McDonald: 3 for 5, RBI, SB
LOW-A WEST LEAGUE
Stockton Ports 10
San Jose Giants 5
WP: Kubo 2-2 / 6.63
HR: J.Rivas (3), Puason (2)
C Jose Rivas: 2 for 4, HR, BB, 3 RBIs
SS Robert Puason: 1 for 3, HR, BB, 2 RBIs
LF Danny Bautista: 1 for 2, Triple, 2 BBs
1B Lawrence Butler: 2 for 4, Double, BB, RBI
3B T.J. Schofield-Sam: 2 for 4, HBP, 3 RBIs
RHP Grant Judkins: 2 IP/3 H/0 ER/0 BB/4 K
RHP Trayson Kubo: 3 IP/4 H/2 ER/3 BB/4 K/Win
RHP Ed Baram: 4 IP/7 H/3 ER/0 BB/4 K/Save
ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE
ACL Giants Orange 10
ACL A’s 2
(SUSPENDED)
Friday’s Games:
Las Vegas @ Salt Lake: 5:35pm PT
Corpus Christi @ Midland: 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
Lansing @ West Michigan: 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET
Stockton @ San Jose: 6:30pm PT
ACL A’s @ ACL Rockies: 6:00pm PT
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