Sunday, June 18th: Guante Pitches Ports to Shutout Win while Thomas, Soderstrom & Pozo Homer for Vegas

 

Prospect Of The Day: Pitcher Wander Guante (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win)

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports             6

Lake Elsinore Storm  0

WP: Guante 1-2 / 5.23

HR: Uhl (1)

RHP Wander Guante turned in his third straight outstanding start on Sunday to help Stockton secure its second straight win and split its six-game series with Lake Elsinore. The 23-year-old Dominican righty allowed just 2 hits and struck out 6 while throwing 7 shutout innings to earn the victory for the Ports, and Guante has now given up just 8 hits and 1 run in 21 innings of work over three June starts for Stockton. Blaze Pontes tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief to close out the win and complete the shutout on Sunday. Catcher Cooper Uhl singled, homered and scored twice, while third baseman Dereck Salom doubled, drew a walk and drove in a pair, and right fielder Colby Thomas singled, walked, stole a base and drove in a run for the Ports.

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Reno Aces                     9

Las Vegas Aviators  7

LP: Ruiz 1-1 / 7.67

HR: Soderstrom (15), Thomas (15), Pozo (7)

DH Yohel Pozo: 1-4, HR

RF Cody Thomas: 1-5, HR

C Tyler Soderstrom: 1-5, HR

2B Logan Davidson: 2-4, 2B, RBI

RHP Adrian Martinez: 4 IP/8 H/5 ER/1 BB/2 K

RHP Norge Ruiz: 1 IP/4 H/3 ER/1 BB/0 K

RHP Zach Neal: 4 IP/2 H/1 ER/1 BB/4 K

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Wichita Wind Surge       5

Midland RockHounds  3

LP: Kubo 0-2 / 15.12

HR: Deichmann (9), Clarke (7)

DH Greg Deichmann: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI

CF Denzel Clarke: 1-3, HR, RBI

SS Darell Hernaiz: 1-3, BB

RHP Ryan Cusick: 4.1 IP/4 H/2 ER/2 BB/3 K

RHP Trayson Kubo: 0.2 IP/3 H/3 ER/1 BB/0 K

RHP Jorge Juan: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/4 K

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

Peoria Chiefs         7

Lansing Lugnuts  6

LP: Myers 0-3 / 5.03

HR: Butler (7)

LF Jonny Butler: 3-4, HR, HBP, SB, 3 RBI

SS Max Muncy: 3-5, 2B, SB

2B Drew Swift: 2-5, 2B, RBI

RHP Mitch Myers: 3.2 IP/8 H/7 R/3 ER/1 BB/4 K

RHP Stevie Emanuels: 2 IP/2 H/0 ER/1 BB/0 K

RHP Christian Fernandez: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/3 K

 

Monday’s Games:

ACL A’s @ ACL Mariners: 6:00pm PT

 

Top photo: @mikehdflicks

 

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