05-06-2023 – MiLB Summary – 5 LAD Affiliate Wins

OKC Dodgers 3 – El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego) 2 

The Dodgers were down 2-1 in the 8^th when they scored 2 for the eventual 3-2 win.  Yonny Hernandez led off the 8^th with a single.  Hunter Feduccia followed with the big blow, a 2-run HR (5).

Matt Andriese started and offered up a solo HR in the 2^nd inning.  This would be the only hit and run off Andriese in 3.1 IP.

In the top of the 4^th, Steven Duggar led off with a single.  He came around to score on a one-out double by Jahmai Jones to know the game at 1 apiece.

Bryan Hudson relieved Andriese with 1 out in the 4^th and the bases empty.  He got the final two outs in the inning without any runners.

Brayan Hudson pitched a scoreless 5^th.  In the 6^th Tyler Cyr relieved Hudson.  He gave up a Brandon Dixon HR (6) for the El Paso lead, before the Hunter Feduccia 2 run HR in the 8^th.

Justin Bruihl (2.0 IP, 1 hit, 1 K) and Nick Robertson closed out the game for OKC.  Robertson threw 1.0 perfect inning for this 3^rd save.

• Steven Duggar – 2-4, 1 R
• Justin Yurchak – 2-4
• Hunter Feduccia – 1-4, 2 RBI, HR (5)
• Devin Mann – League leading 18^th

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Tulsa Drillers 9 – San Antonio Missions (San Diego) 2 

Nick Frasso started and completed 4.2 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits but did not walk anyone.  He did register 6 Ks.  His ERA is now down to 1.01.

In a 14 hit attack, the Driller bats jumped out on top quickly with 3 in the 1^st and 4 in the 2^nd.  In the 1^st, Jorbit Vivas and Andy Pages singled with one out.  Imanol Vargas walked to load the bases.  On an Eddys Leonard single the pitcher reached but not only threw late to 1B but made an errant throw to allow all three runners to score.

In the 2^nd, Brandon Lewis led off with a single and moved to 2nd on a WP. Carson Taylor singled Lewis to 3^rd.  Jonny DeLuca doubled (8) to bring home Lewis and Taylor moving up to 3B.  Vivas got his 2^nd hit of the night, scoring Taylor with DeLuca taking 3B.  After Vivas got caught attempting to steal 2B, Andy Pages slugged his 3^rd HR.

Neither team scored nor threatened to score in the next three innings.  In the 6^th, Vivas and Pages drew walks.  After a force out, the Missions pitcher picked off Ramos on first and Vivas scored from 3^rd.

Lael Lockhart, who had replaced Frasso in the 5^th, pitched a scoreless 6^th, but ran into trouble in the 7^th.  Lockhart walked the 2^nd batter, and after he got two outs, he allowed a single and 2-run double.

The Drillers got one back in their half of the 7^th on an Eddys Leonard double and 2 ground outs.

Braydon Fisher came in to relieve to pitch a scoreless 8^th.  Ben Harris pitched with traffic in the 9^th but retired the side without a run, and the Drillers got the win.

• Andy Pages – 3-4, 1 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (3)
• Carson Taylor – 3-4, 1 R
• Jorbit Vivas – 2-4, 1BB, 2 R, 1 RBI
• Jonny DeLuca – 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, double (8)
• Eddys Leonard – 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, double (4)

• Nick Frasso – 4.2 IP, 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 BB, 6 K

Box Score

Great Lakes Loons 7 – Quad Cities River Bandits (KC) 6

Great Lakes had a 10 inning walk off in this one.  The Ronan Kopp/Robbie Peto piggyback continued.  They were both hit fairly hard,  Kopp went the 1^st three innings and gave up a solo run in each of the 2^nd, 3^rd innings.  He surrendered a HR in the 2^nd and walk, WP, single scored a run in the 3^rd. 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 BB, and 5 K before giving way to Peto.

Peto was rouged up for 4 runs on 9 hits (including a pair of solo HRs) in his 3 innings.  In the 7^th, after a HR, single, single, and double, Peto was done for the day.  Antonio Knowles relieved Peto and quickly restored order.

Meanwhile, in the 1^st inning, Austin Gauthier continued his remarkable ability to get on base with a BB.  Dalton Rushing singled.  Taylor Young had a 2-out run scoring single.  Dalton Rushing scored the second run on a pickoff throwing error.

The Loons scored a pair of additional runs.  Jake Vogel single and moved to 3^rd on a double by Chris Alleyne.  Gauthier hit  a sac fly to score Vogel and Alleyne moved up to 3^rd.  Alleyne scored on a WP.

Down 6-4, the Loons turned a HBP and three singles to score the tying runs.

Antonio Knowles and Aldry Acosta pitched shutout baseball through the 10^th.

With Dalton Rushing starting out at 2B, on the second pitch Yeiner Fernandez delivered the walk off single to score Rushing.

• Yeiner Fernandez – 2-5, 2 RBI
• Taylor Young – 2-4, 2 RBI
• Austin Gauthier – 1-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Dalton Rushing – 1-5, 3 R
• Chris Alleyne – 1-3, 2 BB, 1 R

Box Score

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 10 – Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego) 0 – 1^st Game

Three Quake pitchers combined on a 5 hit shutout.  Payton Martin who is quickly getting noticed and may be breaking into some of those Top 30 LAD prospect lists soon.  He does not turn 19 until May 19.  In his 5^th game (4^th start), Martin has pitched 14.0 innings.  He has allowed 1 run for a sparkling ERA of 0.64. 10 hits, 8 BB, and 13 K.

22 year old Jared Karros followed with 3.2 scoreless innings.  He allowed 3 hits, 0 walks, and registered 3 K.  Jonathan Edwards struck out the side in the 7^th to finish off the first game of the DH.

Nick Biddison hit a 2-run HR (3) in the 1^st inning for all the runs they would need.  However, the Quakes scored 8 more runs.  2 walks, 3 singles, and a triple scored 5 in the 4^th.  2 singles and a triple scored 2 more in the 5^th.  The Quakes scored their 10^th run in the 6^th on a double and single.

• Jose Izarra – 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, HBP, Triple (1)
• Nick Biddison – 2-2, 2 BB, 3 R, 2 RBI. HR (3)
• Jesus Galiz – 2-4. 1 R, 1 RBI
• Rayne Doncon – 2-4, 1 R
• Juan Alonso – 1-4, 2 RBI, Triple (1)

Box Score

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4 – Lake Elsinore Storm (San Diego) 3 – 2^nd Game

Maddux Bruns followed Payton Martin’s excellent start with one of his own.  He finished 3.2 IP before he night was done.  He pitched 3 scoreless innings to start the game, but ran into a little wildness in the 4^th.  He allowed a BB and run scoring double with one out in the 4^th.  After a strikeout, Bruns walked the next batter.  Chris Campos relieved Bruns, and walked the first batter he faced before he got the third out of the inning on a called strike 3.

The Quakes took the lead in the top of the 4^th on a Thayron Liranzo 2-run HR (5).

In the 5^th, Lake Elsinore tied the score on a walk, pitcher throwing error, and 2-out run scoring single.

Thayron Liranzo hit his 2^nd 2-run HR (6) in the 6^th.

Jeisson Cabrera came in to relieve Campos in the 7^th.  2 singles and a HBP loaded the bases with 1 out.  On a ground ball force out, 1 run scored to move the Storm within 1.  Cabrera struck out Graham Pauley to end the game.

• Thayron Liranzo – 2-3, 2 runs, 4 RBI, 2 HR (6)

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