MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Quad Cities River Bandits 3
Beloit Snappers 11
WP: Birlingmair 4-6 / 4.67
HR: Weber (4)
Prospect Of The Game:
Pitcher Reid Birlingmair
(6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 3 K / Win)
Beloit put double digits on the board on Monday to best Quad Cities for the third straight time. Last year’s 28th-round draft pick for the A’s, RHP Reid Birlingmair, turned in his second straight outstanding start, throwing 6 shutout innings to earn his 4th win, and the 22-year-old has now allowed just 1 run in 13 innings over his last 2 starts for the Snappers. Last year’s 11th-round draft pick, RHP Joe DeMers, picked up his 2nd save despite giving up 3 runs, 2 earned, in 3 innings of relief. Catcher Skyler Weber hit a two-run homer and doubled in 2 runs, while first baseman Payton Squier singled, tripled, drew a walk and drove in a pair. Shortstop Max Schuemann singled twice, scored twice, walked and tallied his team-leading 11th stolen base, and second baseman Joseph Pena singled, walked twice and scored 3 runs for the Snappers. Meanwhile, Beloit outfielder Logan Farrar was released and shortstop Marcos Brito was activated from the injured list on Monday.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Tulsa Drillers 8
Midland RockHounds 2
LP: Holmes 5-3 / 3.32
Prospect Of The Game:
Shortstop Edwin Diaz
(2 for 4 / Triple / RBI)
Midland fell for the fourth time in its last five games on Monday. Hounds starter Grant Holmes gave up 3 runs, on 3 solo home runs, and struck out 5 over 5 frames to suffer the loss, while RHP Wandisson Charles allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, in 1 inning of relief in his Double-A debut. Shortstop Edwin Diaz singled, tripled and drove in a run, while third baseman Dan Gamache singled, doubled and drove in a run for the RockHounds in the loss.
Tuesday’s Games:
New Orleans @ Las Vegas: 7:05pm PT
Tulsa @ Midland: 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
Modesto @ Stockton: 7:10pm PT
Cedar Rapids @ Beloit: 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
Vermont @ State College: 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET
AZL Giants Orange @ AZL A’s Green: 6:00pm PT
AZL A’s Gold @ AZL Giants Black: 6:00pm PT
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