Tuesday, August 26th: Kade Morris & Max Schuemann Lead Vegas to Victory while Stockton Wins 6th Straight

 

Prospect Of The Day: Pitcher Kade Morris (6 IP/5 H/0 ER/1 BB/7 K/Win)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Iowa Cubs                         0

Las Vegas Aviators   10

WP: Morris 5-6 / 5.68

HR: Schuemann (1)

RHP Kade Morris turned in a strong start to lead Las Vegas to a shutout victory over Iowa on Tuesday. The 23-year-old righty, who was acquired from the Mets last year in exchange for Paul Blackburn, struck out 7 while throwing 6 shutout innings to earn the victory for Las Vegas. Morris threw 89 pitches, 64 for strikes. RHP Gustavo Rodriguez tossed 1 scoreless inning in relief, while RHP Michel Otanez notched the final six outs for the Aviators to complete the six-hit shutout on Tuesday. Second baseman Max Schuemann had a big night at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a three-run homer, a double and an RBI single in his first game back with Las Vegas. Third baseman Alejo Lopez singled twice, scored twice, was hit by a pitch and drove in 2 runs, while catcher Daniel Susac singled, doubled and drove in a pair for the Aviators.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds   0

Springfield Cardinals      2

LP: Zhuang 6-11 / 3.98

3B Tommy White: 2-4

SS Leo De Vries: 1-3, BB

2B Joshua Kuroda-Grauer: 1-3

RHP Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang: 6 IP/3 H/2 R/1 ER/0 BB/7 K/Loss

RHP Yorlin Calderon: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K

LHP Colton Johnson: 0.2 IP/1 H/0 ER/1 BB/0 K

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

West Michigan Whitecaps   6

Lansing Lugnuts                         2

LP: Sha 1-4 / 4.91

LF Cameron Leary: 2-3, BB, 3 SB, 2 R

2B Casey Yamauchi: 2-3, SB, RBI

DH Mario Gomez: 2-4

RHP Tzu-Chen Sha: 4 IP/7 H/5 ER/2 BB/1 K/Loss

LHP Wei-En Lin: 2 IP/2 H/1 ER/0 BB/3 K

RHP Wander Guante: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/1 K

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports   7

Modesto Nuts     3

WP: Dettmer 5-5 / 5.79

LF Devin Taylor: 2-3, 2 BB

DH Rodney Green: 3-4, SB, 2 RBI

C Dylan Fien: 2-4, BB, 2 RBI

RHP Nathan Dettmer: 5 IP/5 H/3 ER/4 BB/6 K/Win

LHP Brayan Restituyo: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/2 K

RHP Felix Castro: 1 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K

 

Wednesday’s Games:

Iowa @ Las Vegas: 7:5pm PT

Midland @ Springfield: 4:35pm PT/6:35pm CT

Lake County @ Lansing: 10:05am PT/1:05pm ET

Stockton @ Modesto: 6:40pm PT

 

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