TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 11
Frisco RoughRiders 5
WP: Blackwood 5-2 / 3.91
HR: Brown (10), Ramirez (9)
Prospect Of The Game:
Outfielder Tyler Ramirez
(3 for 6 / Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Left fielder Tyler Ramirez helped the RockHounds win in extra innings on Wednesday. Ramirez singled twice in the game and hit a key two-run homer to tie things up in the top of 8th inning. He also drove in another run in extra innings and scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th for Midland. First baseman Seth Brown homered, doubled and drove in 3 runs to raise his team-ledaing RBI total to 65, while shortstop Richie Martin collected 4 hits, including a double, stole 2 bases and drove in a pair, and catcher Jonah Heim had 3 hits and a walk and drove in a run for the RockHounds. LHP Jesus Luzardo turned in another solid start, allowing 1 run on just 3 hits over 5 frames and left the game with a one-run lead, and the 20-year-old has now allowed just 1 earned run in his last 38 innings of work for Midland. But RHP John Gorman gave up 3 runs in 1 inning of relief. RHP Corey Walter tossed 2 scoreless innings, and RHP Nolan Blackwood picked up the win despite allowing an unearned run in the bottom of the 10th for the RockHounds.
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Nashville Sounds 3
Las Vegas 51s 6
LP: Lucas 0-1 / 2.14
HR: Laureano (11)
Prospect Of The Game:
Outfielder Ramon Laureano
(3 for 3 / Home Run / Double / Walk / Stolen Base)
The Sounds suffered an extra-inning loss to snap their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. Center fielder and leadoff hitter Ramon Laureano had another big night at the plate, collecting 3 hits, including a home run and a double, drawing a walk, stealing a base and scoring all 3 of the Sounds’ runs. The 24-year-old is 7 for 9 with 2 home runs in Nashville’s last 2 games, and his 11 home runs and 9 stolen bases are both good for second best on the team. RHP Daniel Mengden delivered his second straight quality start for the Sounds, allowing 2 runs, just 1 earned, on 3 hits over 7 innings of work, but RHP Josh Lucas gave up a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to take the loss as Las Vegas won in a walk-off. Former Sounds reliever Bobby Wahl picked up the win for the 51s on Wednesday.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 9
Modesto Nuts 10
LP: Cochran-Gill 0-1 / 2.89
Prospect Of The Game:
First Baseman Sandber Pimentel
(1 for 4 / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs)
Stockton suffered its third straight loss on Wednesday. Starter Xavier Altamirano gave up 9 runs over 4 2/3 frames, and RHP Trey Cochran-Gill gave up the winning run in the bottom of the 9th to take the loss as Modesto won in a walk-off. First baseman Sandber Pimentel doubled in a pair of runs, including the tying run, in the top of the 9th, while shortstop Edwin Diaz, left fielder Luke Persico and center fielder Chase Calabuig each had a pair of hits and drove in a run for the Ports.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Beloit Snappers 0
Kane County Cougars 6
LP: Andueza 1-7 / 5.26
Prospect Of The Game:
Outfielder Austin Beck
(1 for 4)
The Snappers were shut out on just two hits to suffer their third straight loss on Wednesday. Starter Ivan Andueza allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, over 5 1/3 frames to take his 7th loss for the Snappers. Center fielder Austin Beck and designated hitter Logan Farrar both singled for Beloit’s only hits in the loss.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season)
Willamsport Crosscutters 9
Vermont Lake Monsters 2
LP: Cohen 1-1 / 6.94
Prospect Of The Game:
Shortstop Jeremy Eierman
(2 for 2 / Walk)
The Lake Monsters lost their fifth straight on Wednesday. 19-year-old Panamanian RHP Abdiel Mendoza made the start and threw 3 scoreless innings, but this year’s 9th-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP Chase Cohen, was charged with 7 runs in just 2/3 of an inning of relief to suffer the loss. This year’s third overall pick for the A’s, shortstop Jeremy Eierman, singled twice and drew a walk, while 12th-round right fielder Noah Vaughan doubled for Vermont’s only extra-base hit in the loss.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season)
AZL A’s 1
AZL D-backs 4
LP: Berrios 2-4 / 5.13
Prospect Of The Game:
Outfielder George Bell
(1 for 2)
The AZL A’s scored one run on just one hit to suffer the loss on Wednesday. Last year’s 20th-round draft pick for the A’s, 18-year-old Puerto Rican RHP Osvaldo Berrios, made the start and allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, over 4 frames to take the loss. 18-year-old Dominican left fielder George Bell singled for the A’s only hit in the loss.
Thursday’s Games:
Nashville @ Las Vegas: 7:05pm PT / 9:05pm CT
Midland @ Corpus Christi: 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT
Stockton @ Modesto: 7:05pm PT
Beloit @ Kane County: 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
Wlliamsport @ Vermont: 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET
AZL Rangers @ AZL A’s: 7:00pm PT
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