06-10-2022 MiLB Summary

Salt Lake City Bees (LAA) 5 vs OKC Dodgers 3 – 10 innings 

On the Mound

Robbie Erlin had a fantastic outing.  He had a 5.0 innings of no hit, no run pitching.  He did allow 3 BB and recorded 5 Ks.

Garrett Cleavinger relieved Erlin and continue the no-no thru 6.  In the 7^th, he allowed a single and 2-run HR to give the Bees the lead going into the 9^th.

Marshall Kasowski and Reyes Moronta pitched perfect 8^th and 9^th innings with 2 Ks each.

Daniel Zamora gave up three runs in the 10^th with 2 hits and a walk. The key blow was a 2-out, 3-run double by Kean Wong.

At the Plate

The Dodgers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 4^th on a Jake Lamb double, a check swing infield single for Michael Busch, and a run scoring single by Jason Martin.

Down 2-1 in the 9^th, The Dodgers scored a run without a hit.  A walk, fielder’s choice dropped ball for an error, balk, intentional walk, and an unintentional walk scores the tying run.

In the 10^th, with Stefan Romero on 2^nd as the ghost runner, Michael Busch knocked Romero in with a single.  Jason Martin walked to put the tying runner on base.  2 strikeouts and a lineout to end the inning and game.

Michael Busch was the only OKC Dodger with 2 hits.

Player of the Game

With 5.0 scoreless and hitless innings, Robbie Erlin is the choice. 

Robbie Erlin tossed 5.0 no-hit innings for OKC, his super low spin changeup got most of his 10 whiffs, picking up 7 on 13 swings. He walked 3 and struck out 5⬇️ pic.twitter.com/kaGNxWnXfs

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) June 11, 2022

Box Score

Northwest Arkansas Naturals (KC) 13 vs Tulsa Drillers 4

On the Mound

This was not one of Bobby Miller’s resume games, although Rick Honeycutt was in the Driller’s dugout.  He allowed 2 base runners on in the 1^st (single and walk) and one in the 2^nd (single).  In the 3^rd with one out, Mikael Garcia had an infield single, that I am convinced would have been overturned had there been replay in MiLB.  On a pickoff attempt, Miller threw the ball into the Driller’s dugout for an error.  Nick Loftin singled (his 2^nd single) and Garcia scored.  Next batter, Michael Massey, hit a 2-run HR.

In the 4^th, Seuley Matias led off with a walk.  Matias moved to 2^nd on a ground out.  He moved to 3^rd on a single by Robbie Glendinning.  On a potential DP ground ball, the Drillers could only get one, and the 4^th run scored for the Naturals.

In the 5^th with one out, Bobby Miller left the game after 89 pitches (more than 20/inning), and 2 runners on.  Jose Hernandez got the final two outs with scored still tied.  However Hernandez gave up a leadoff HR to Matias for a Naturals 5-4 lead.

In the 7^th, Tanner Dodson, Nick Robertson, and Jose Martinez all went to the mound for the Drillers, and none pitched well.  At the end of the inning, 13 batters came to the plate, and 8 scored.

Austin Drury entered the 8^th and hit the first batter he faced.  He got a ground ball force out and a ground ball DP to end the inning.

Guillermo Zuniga relieved in the 9^th, and struck out the side.

At the Plate

Andy Pages homered (9) in the 2^nd to give the Drillers a 1-0 lead.  It was a 400+ foot shot in straight away center. Down 3-1, Brandon Lewis hit a solo HR (4) in the 3^rd.

Dodgers #4 prospect Andy Pages just hit his 9th homer of the season. This is also his 3rd homer in the last 4 games, as Pages' power stroke is heating up #AlwaysLA pic.twitter.com/eyza1oecDm

— Bruce Kuntz (@Bnicklaus7) June 11, 2022

Brandon Lewis hit a LONG home run for his 4th this year pic.twitter.com/i2jF3R4GEp

— Bruce Kuntz (@Bnicklaus7) June 11, 2022

In the 4^th, down 4-2, with one out Ryan Ward doubled. Leonel Valera hit an infield single, and Ward stayed at 2^nd.  On a WP, both runners moved up and scored on a James Outman double to score the tying runs.

No Driller had more than 1 hit.

Player of the Game

Of the six Drillers who got hits, James Outman had 2 RBI’s to get the claim.

It's a team sport for a reason! Great cleanup work from @james_outman to bring @rwardo12 and Leonel Valera home 🤙 pic.twitter.com/LChd6BX19d

— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) June 11, 2022

Box Score

Great Lakes Loons 4 vs. Dayton Dragons (Reds) 3 – 11 innings

On the Mound

Lael Lockhart started for the Loons and completed 5.0 innings.  For 4 of the 5 innings, Lockhart was outstanding.  But it was the 2^nd inning that was a problem for Lockhart.  He gave up a single that was erased on a pickoff.  He yielded another single who stole 2^nd and moved to 3^rd on a balk.  The next batter walked, which did setup a DP. Unfortunately the ground ball only got a force out and a run scored.  A second walk and third single scored a second run and gave the Dragons a 2-0 lead after 2.

Lockhart’s line was 5.0 IP, 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 BB, and 3 Ks.

Antonio Knowles relieved Lockhart in the 6^th and got out of the inning even with a pair of base runners.  In the 7^th, Knowles yielded a single.  The runner moved up to 2^nd on a WP.  With 2 outs, Adam Scoggins came in to relieve Knowles.  Scoggins gave up an infield single and WP of his own to allow the tying run to score.

In the 8^th, Scoggins was still not sharp as he allowed a single and walk to the first two batters of the inning and was pulled for Cole Duensing.  Duensing got the 1^st out on a sac bunt, and then K’d the next two batters to get out of the jam.  He retired the side in order in the 9^th with 2 more Ks.

In the 10^th, Braydon Fisher came in to relieve.  With a runner on 2^nd, he struck out the first batter.  Gave up the intentional walk, and then proceeded to strikeout he next batter and coax a flyout to end the inning.

In the 10^th, with a 4-3 lead, Fisher made it exciting by throwing a WP to put a runner on 3^rd with no outs.  He then struck out the side to end the game for the victory.

At the Plate

In the 3^rd, Imanol Vargas and Ryan January both walked.  Ismael Alcantara singled and Vargas scored on the single, and January scored and Alcantara moved to 3^rd on the fielding error.  Jorbit Vivas doubled to plate Alcantara and a 3-2 lead.

The score remained tied until the top of the 11^th.  Eddys Leonard was the ghost runner and moved to 3^rd on a ground out.  José Ramos singled Leonard home and the 4-3 lead, which became the winning score.

José Ramos had a pair of hits.

Player of the Game

It is tough enough to keep one extra inning scoreless, but two, and with 5 K’s is special.  So Braydon Fisher it is.

Braydon Fisher continued the clutch relief pitching for Great Lakes, pitching a scoreless, hitless 10th and 11th, despite having a runner start on 2nd in both frames, and he picked up the W. FB was 95-96 t97 ⛽️

Here's his 5 Ks⬇️(that 🔥 when he slams the door tho!) pic.twitter.com/DvDrK0qlBY

— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) June 11, 2022

Box Score

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 10 vs Stockton Ports (A’s) 6 

On the Mound

River Ryan started his 3rd game of the season, and pitched a very good 4.0 innings.  He was up 4-0 allowing a pair of hits until a lead off HR in the 4^th. Ryan allowed the 1 run on 3 hits, 0 walks and 8 K’s.  Yes 8 K’s in 4.0 IP.  I know it is early in low A, but this has the looks of a good trade with SD for Matt Beaty.

Roque Gutierrez pitched the 5^th.  He allowed a leadoff HR.  That was followed by a HBP, a fielder’s choice dropped ball, double to score 1 and put runners on 2^nd and 3^rd with no outs.  Gutierrez got one out with a K, but a 3^rd run of the inning came on a sac fly.  Gutierrez gave up the three runs the Quakes scored in the top of the 5^th.

Martin Santana relieved Gutierrez in the 6^th and pitched an excellent 2.0 innings in relief.  He allowed a single with no walks and 2 K’s.

Osvanni Gutierrez followed Santana to the bump in the 8^th.  Unfortunately the results were not the same.  A walk, single, walk loaded the bases.  A single brought home 2 runs and left the potential tying and go-ahead runs on base.  Ben Harris entered and struck out 2 batters to end the threat.  Harris struck out the side in order in the 9^th to get the save.  Faced 5 batters and got 5 K’s.

At the Plate

In the 3^rd, three consecutive singles by Austin Gauthier, Julio Carrion, and Yeiner Fernandez loaded the bases.  Gaige Howard hit a bases clearing triple.  Howard scored on a single by Luis Yanel Diaz and 4-0 lead.

In the 5^th, the Quakes opened the lead to 7-1.  Yeiner Fernandez doubled and scored on a Gaige Howard single.  Diaz reached on a throwing error putting runners on 2^nd and 3^rd.  Yunior Garcia stayed hot hit a 2 run scoring single.

In the 9^th, Luis Rodriguez opened the inning with a single that was followed with a pair of walks by Gaige Howard and Luis Yanel Diaz to load the bases with no outs.  Yunior Garcia doubled home Howard and left runners still on 2^nd and 3^rd.  Diaz scores on a WP and Garcia moved to 3^rd.  Garcia scores on a Hector Martinez sac fly.

Yunior Garcia had three hits and 3 RBIs.  Gaige Howard had 2 hits, 2 BBs, and 4 RBIs, Yeiner Fernandez and Austin Gauthier also had a pair of hits.

Player of the Game

With three hits and three RBIs, Yunior Garcia is an easy choice.  But so is Gaige Howard with 2 hits, 2 BBs, and 4 RBIs.  But the Player of the Game goes to Ben Harris who struck out the five batters he faced all the while leaving the potential go-ahead run on base in the 8^th.

Box Score