Thursday, May 19th: Cushing Pitches Hounds To Victory While Aviators & Ports Pick Up Wins

Prospect Of The Day: Midland RockHounds Pitcher Jack Cushing (8 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win)

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds   3

San Antonio Missions    0

WP: Cushing 4-1 / 3.20

RHP Jack Cushing turned in another outstanding start for Midland on Thursday. 2019’s 22nd-round draft pick for the A’s threw 8 shutout innings, allowing just 4 hits while walking 1 and striking out 5 to earn his 4th win. And the 25-year-old has now allowed just 2 runs in 26 innings over his last 4 starts for the RockHounds. RHP Garrett Acton pitched a perfect 9th to notch his 5th save for Midland. Left fielder Michael Guldberg had 3 hits, drew a walk and drove in a run, while designated hitter Jordan Diaz doubled and drove in a pair of runs for the RockHounds.

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Las Vegas Aviators  5

Reno Aces                     3

WP: Koenig 4-2 / 2.70

2B Christian Lopes: 2-3, 2B, BB, SB

LF Dalton Kelly: 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI

1B Dermis Garcia: 2-4, 2B, SB

LHP Jared Koenig: 5.2/9 H/3 ER/1 BB/5 K

RHP Austin Pruitt: 2.1 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K

LHP Sam Selman: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/2 K/SV

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

Lansing Lugnuts      5

Great Lakes Loons  8

LP: Berrios 1-4 / 7.90

HR: J.McDonald (3)

CF Brayan Buelvas: 2-2, 2B, 2 BB

C Jared McDonald: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI

RHP Osvaldo Berrios: 5.2 IP/13 H/8 ER/2 BB/4 K

RHP Joe DeMers: 2.1 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Modesto Nuts    0

Stockton Ports  5

WP: Anderson 1-2 / 4.71

RHP Luke Anderson: 5.2 IP/2 H/0 ER/7 BB/8 K

RHP Robin Vazquez: 1.1 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/3 K

LF Kevin Richards: 2-4, 3B, RBI

C Shane McGuire: 1-3, BB

 

Friday’s Games:

Las Vegas @ Reno: 6:35pm PT

Midland @ San Antonio: 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT

Lansing @ Great Lakes: 3:05pm PT / 6:05pm ET

Modesto @ Stockton: 7:05pm PT

 

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