PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Round Rock Express 9
Las Vegas Aviators 19
WP: Romero 2-0 / 4.23
HR: Fowler (8), Barreto (5)
Prospect Of The Game:
Second Baseman Franklin Barreto
(4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 6 RBIs)
Franklin Barreto had another big night at the plate as the Aviators exploded for 19 runs on Tuesday. For the second straight game, the second baseman collected 4 hits including a home run and a double. In Tuesday’s match, he also drove in 6 runs, and Barreto is now 10 for 13 with 6 extra-base hits and 9 RBIs over his last 3 games for Las Vegas. Center fielder Dustin Fowler singled, hit a two-run homer and walked twice, while third baseman Sheldon Neuse singled, doubled twice, drew a walk and drove in 3 runs. Nick Martini notched 4 hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in a run, while designated hitter Corban Joseph had 3 hits, including a double, and drove in a run, and first baseman Eric Campbell singled twice, drew a walk and drove in 3 for the Aviators. Starter Tanner Anderson was charged with 6 runs over 4 1/3 frames, while RHP Miguel Romero allowed 1 run 2 2/3 innings of relief and picked up the victory for Las Vegas.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 4
Corpus Christi Hooks 2
WP: Erwin 3-2 / 3.12
Prospect Of The Game:
Pitcher James Naile
(6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 4 K)
The RockHounds battled back to beat the Hooks and snap their three-game skid on Tuesday. RHP James Naile turned in a solid start, allowing 2 runs over 6 innings of work, but he left the game with his team down by a run. The RockHounds came back to put three runs on the board in the top of the 8th, with the tying run scoring on a wild pitch and the winning run coming in on a bases-loaded ground out. First baseman Mikey White doubled in a run, drew a walk and scored a run, while center fielder Luis Barrera singled twice and scored twice, and catcher Jonah Heim singled in a run for the RockHounds. LHP Zack Erwin tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief to record the win, while RHP Kyle Finnegan struck out the side in order in the 9th to notch his 7th save for Midland.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Visalia Rawhide 4
Stockton Ports 5
WP: S.Martinez 3-3 / 3.34
Prospect Of The Game:
First Baseman Alfonso Rivas
(2 for 3 / Double / 2 Walks)
Stockton won in a walk-off on Tuesday to notch its fifth victory in its last six games. First baseman Alfonso Rivas singled, doubled, walked twice and scored the tying run in the 5th inning, while left fielder Lazaro Armenteros singled and drew 3 walks, including a bases-loaded walk to bring home a run, and right fielder Jameson Hannah singled twice, walked and scored the winning run on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the 9th as Stockton won in a walk-off. Starter Mitchell Jordan allowed 4 runs over 5 1/3 frames, while RHP Seth Martinez pitched 2 perfect innings in relief to pick up the win for the Ports.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Burlington Bees 10
Beloit Snappers 4
LP: Guasch 0-1 / 10.13
Prospect Of The Game:
Third Baseman Max Schuemann
(2 for 4 / HBP / RBI)
The Snappers fell for the fourth time in their last five games on Tuesday. 21-year-old Cuban RHP Richard Guasch made the start and was charged with 6 runs in 2 1/3 innings of work to take the loss, while his tandem-pitching partner, RHP Joe DeMers, allowed 3 runs over 4 2/3 frames. Third baseman Max Schuemann had a pair of hits, was hit by a pitch and drove in a run, while shortstop Ryan Gridley singled twice and scored twice for the Snappers.
Wednesday’s Games:
Round Rock @ Las Vegas: 7:05pm PT
Midland @ Corpus Christi: 4:15 PT / 6:15pm CT
Visalia @ Stockton: 7:10pm PT
Burlington @ Beloit: 4:30 PT / 6:30pm CT
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