OKC Comets 7 – Las Vegas Aviators (A’s) 4
Ryan Ward hit his league-leading 23rd home run of the season and finished with four RBI to take over the Pacific Coast League lead in RBI as the Oklahoma City Comets defeated the Las Vegas Aviators, 7-4.
With Bobby Miller on the mound, Las Vegas grabbed an early 2-0 lead. Miller issued a BB, allowed an infield single of Miller’s glove, two more BB to plate the 1st run, and a sac fly for the 2nd. In 3.2 IP, Miller allowed the two runs on 3 hits and 3 BB with his 4 K. He threw 79 pitches/47 strikes.
Ward cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning with a solo home run out to left field. The Comets took the lead with three runs in the second inning, tying the score on a solo home run by Nick Senzel before a two-run single by Ward put OKC ahead, 4-2.
Ward’s RBI single in the fifth inning pushed the Comets’ lead to three runs.
Zach Penrod relieved Miller with 2 out in the 4th, and pitched 3.0 scoreless innings.
The Aviators later cut the lead to one run in the eighth inning when they scored two runs. Nick Frasso walked the two first batters he faced. He threw a WP, and a ground ball fielder’s choice plated one run, and a sac fly scored the 2nd.
The Comets answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Chuckie Robinson and RBI single by Alex Freeland for a 7-4 advantage.
Ryan Ward hit his 23rd home run of the season, third home run in the last five games and fifth homer in his last 11 games…He went 3-for-5 with four RBI, recording his fourth game of the season with four or more RBI and second in the last nine games (18 RBI). He surpassed teammate James Outman for the overall PCL lead with 76 RBI this season.
Over his last seven games, Ward is batting .333 (11-for-33) with three homers and 14 RBI. In addition to home runs and RBI, Ward also leads the league with 67 runs scored and 191 total bases and is tied for first in the PCL with 43 extra-base hits.
Nick Senzel went 3-for-4 with his seventh home run of the season and scored two runs. He has hit safely in six straight games, batting .435 (10-for-23) with four extra-base hits and five runs scored.
Alex Freeland finished with a second straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a RBI and run.
Noah Miller went 2-for-4 and scored a run. He has hit safely in each of his first three Triple-A games, going 4-for-12 with a double and three runs scored.
Justin Dean singled, walked and scored a run. Over his last five games, Dean is 10-for-21 and has also hit safely in seven of his last eight games (13×32).
Box Score
Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota) 15 – Tulsa Drillers 13
This was a real pitcher’s duel. 16 runs scored the 1st two innings, 8 for each side. The teams traded leads until the Wind Surge put up 4 in the 7th and led by 2. Each team scored a run in the 8th, and the Drillers left a runner on in the 9th but did not score. 7 of the 8 Wind Surge runs were via a grand slam (1st inning) and a three run HR (2nd inning).
Each team had 15 hits, and 2 errors. The Wind Surge pitchers issued 4 BB while the Drillers pitchers issued 7. The Drillers also had 2 WP.
Tulsa scored 7 in the 1st inning, and Wichita countered with 5. Tulsa plated a run in the 2nd and Wichita pushed across 3 to tie the game at 8-8 after only 2 innings.
The Drillers had 6 batters with at least 2 hits. Only Chris Newell did not reach base.
- Griffin Lockwood-Powell – 3-4, 1 BB, 2 runs, triple (1)
- Kole Myers – 2-4, 1 BB, 3 runs
- Kyle Nevin – 2-2, 1 BB, 2 Sac Fly, 3 runs, 5 RBI
- John Rhodes – 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR (6)
- Ezequiel Pagan – 2-4, 2 RBI
- Sean McLain – 2-5, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (2)
- Kendall Simmons – double (5)
Box Score
Great Lakes Loons 4 – West Michigan White Caps (Detroit) 2
West Michigan scored and led twice in the game, but each time, Great Lakes matched them in the bottom of the inning. In the 3rd with Christian Romero on the bump, the White Caps scored on a double and single for a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 3rd, Frank Rodriguez slugged his 3rd HR of the season to left-center to knot the game at 1-1.
In the 5th, Romero allowed a one out single and was relieved by Evan Shaw. Shaw struck out the first batter he faced but the runner on 1st stole 2B. Another single brought the run home and a 2-1 lead.
In the bottom of the 5th, Jordan Thompson singled and stole 2nd. He came home on a Kendall George batted ball that generated a both fielding (SS) and throwing (CF) error.
In the 7th, Joe Vetrano singled and scored ahead of Cameron Decker’s 2 run HR (1).
Carson Hobbs and Reynaldo Yean closed out the game with 3.0 scoreless innings.
- Josue De Paula – 2-3, 1 BB
- Cameron Decker – 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (1)
- Zyhir Hope – 1-4, double (21)
Box Score
Visalia Rawhide (Arizona) 3 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 2
Sterling Patick was the SP and was pitching into and out of trouble for 2.0 innings. He walked 3 and allowed 2 singles but no runs in his 2.0 innings.
Domingo Geronimo followed Patick and completed 3.0 additional scoreless innings. However he allowed 1 hit with 0 BB and 1 K.
Visalia broke through in the 6th off Connor Godwin. Godwin allowed a one out HBP, BB, BB, and a 2-out run scoring BB, and a run scoring infield single.
RC tied it up in the 8th in a similar fashion. 2 BB and a HBP loaded the bases. A SF and a WP put runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out. Another BB loaded the bases, and the tying run scored on a WP.
Ryan Brown allowed a go-ahead 2-out HR in the 8th. RC went out in order in the 9th.
The Quakes hit 2 singles and received 9 BB, but only the 2 runs.
Box Score
After the weekend sweep, I was not in the right set of mind to write something about the Dodgers that was bound to come out sour. So I went back to my campaign to free Ryan Ward and James Outman, and th MiLB game summaries,
Rough weekend for sure.
Wonder if we’ll see Frasso this year.
I try to never say never, but very doubtful.
I think so.
I also think:
Why do you think so? The team is poised to be bringing up Julian Fernandez and he is not on the 40 man.
Why do I think Fernandez was called up?
Fernandez, to me, is pure short-termism. 40 fodder until a player comes off the 60 IL.
Frasso is more a medium-long term asset.
Well Houston took our ass to the Woodshed.
I really like Sheehan. I thought he looked great especially so early back in the action. His command was impressive. Even his chase-pitches were well placed with competitive locations and he threw strikes when he needed. This pitches were very well located around the edges of the zone. I saw one pitch down the middle all day. His command of the top of the zone with the fastball was great, as was the change up. He got some swing and miss on the change.
A good change up is a pop-up pitch. Many think it’s a ground ball pitch and that’s not true. He got some weak pop-ups on that pitch.
I thought he pitched great and with some offense, it was a winning effort.
Can somebody explain why, after Sheehan, in a tie game, high leverage situation, Doc goes with Will Klein in the 6th?? We ended up with Vesia that inning anyway after 2 hits, a walk and a run too late?
Some serious leather in the infield. Great play down the line by Miggy, great play in the 6 hole by Mookie and 2 super plays up the middle by Kim. As always, Freddie’s a Net over at first.
I’m warm to Jeff’s idea of Edman commanding center, Teo in left and Pages in right when Tommy gets back. Rojas at 3rd, Mookie and Kim in the middle.
Watching Ohtani hit right now is more irritating than fun.
Tuesday’s match up with the Brewer’s should be especially fun. Kersch goes up against young Jacob Misiorowski. Jacob outmatch Scenes in his last outing and sits at 100 all day with some wicked breaking shit. He is a future start if his arm stays attached.
I agree with all of the above Phil.
I.ve been a Sheehan fan since he first came up. His improved change up is going to be huge for him. He’s never been afraid to attack the hitters. Most of his pitches are competitive and lead to a lot of swing and misses.
Ever since Kim was called up and then had unexpected success I’ve been on the Kim at 2B everyday along with the OF of Teoscar (LF), Edman (C) and Pages patrolling RF. Defense is important and these position changes provide a big upgrade.
Roberts selecting Klein was a head scratcher. I guess he was giving Klein an opportunity to shut down the Astros which he did with two quick outs. Then it all went to shit with four straight batters reaching base and allowing the Astros to take the lead. I can understand the reasoning, but the timing may not have been correct with the Dodgers finally having a chance to avoid a sweep after being clobbered in the first two games.
With Muncy, Teoscar, and Edman out and Freeman and Mookie in slumps it wasn’t a surprise the offensive was going to struggle yesterday. Even with a journeyman pitcher such as Gusto.
With so many older players the Dodgers need to get some of these veterans off their feet for a few games. If Edman is injured then take the time to get him right. Same with Freddie and Teoscar. Even being swept the Dodgers have a 7 game lead over the Padres and Giants. Give Outman, Ward, or Freeland a few games to allow the veterans to heal and get ready for August – October.
When is the Conforto experiment going to stop? Go with the OF suggested above.
Carry on.
Don’t worry about thirdbase. Since we have no pitching and Freeman Betts and Teosco dont hit no need to worry about thirdbase. Houston just socked us in the mouth… dodgers do need help pitching wise and another bat with Muncy out 2 months. And now Houston isn’t scared of us. Here is a easy fix down in Anaheim. There’s a guy named Taylor Ward plays LF plug that guy right in the everyday lineup next theres a starting pitcher in Anaheim name Tyler Anderson wouldn’t he be much better then these bullpen games or Cassperius and Wobione. And there right down the road maybe they have a thirdbase man too.
Glasnow and Snell are coming back very soon. There’s your pitching.
fun article about being a baseball GM:
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45661110/mlb-trade-deadline-2025-gms-best-stories-deals-fell-rumors
Fun article about Z. Hope ($$$$$)
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-zyhir-hope-quickly-became-one-of-the-dodgers-top-prospects/
Please swap May for Pepiot. Sure, other players would be allowed to be involved.
Saw an article suggesting May for McMahon.
Pepiot??!?!??
Joke?
Fred, Colorado is not trading McMahon to the Dodgers. Not a chance.
Just my silly opinion, but people need to start valuing valueless bylines and articles accordingly.
Agreed. There is a lot of unfounded speculation about trades. According to what I read on MLBTR and Yahoo Sports, Gomes and AF are not considering trading for a replacement for Muncy at all. All fixes will be done internally.
MLB Draft Overview – 2025
Now it the time I start paying close attention to the 2025 MLB Draft on July 13 and 14th.
A quick review of the rules:
The first six picks in the 2025 MLB Draft were determined by a lottery, with the remaining non-playoff teams slotted in reverse order of their regular season winning percentage.
Playoff teams are then slotted in based on postseason finish, with the World Series loser picking before the winner.
There are 20 rounds and 615 selections.
The top 10 rounds carries a slot value (listed below) and the individual amounts added together get each team’s total bonus pool.
Pick values have risen 4.8% for 2024.
Washington won the Draft Lottery despite only the fourth-best odds to do so, getting the No. 1 selection and the $11,075,900 slot value that comes with it.
The Mariners came in 3rd in the lottery but have the most Bonus Pool money with $17,074,400
The Dodgers’ bonus pool is $9,031,300; their 2nd highest pool in 14 years.
The slot money applied to the top 10 rounds. Bonuses dropped fast in 2024.
#1 is at $10,570,600. 10th pick at $5,953,800 a drop of 4.6 million in 10 picks.
First rounders will make at least 2 million. The number falls to less than 1 million usually for picks into the early 3rd round.
Slot money for the last pick in round 10 was $178,000.
Picks in Rounds 11 to 20 don’t come with assigned slot values, though any money spent over $150,000 for those players will come out of the bonus pool.
Some highly regarded prospects will get over $150K to keep them out of college; but not many. I counted 3 players who signed in 2024 for over that figure, most notably 18 rounder (550 pick): Sterling Patrick, LHP, South Hills High School (CA) – with a sore arm. Signing bonus: $347,500. That’s about late 5th round money. Last I saw he was on the ACL roster. I’m sure somebody knows more about that status of Sterling.
Round / Pick / slot $
1 / 40 / $2,443,600
Comp A / 41 / $2,386,900
2 / 65 / $1,349,100
3 /104 / $737,000
4 /135 / $544,000
5 / 165 / $407,300
6 /195 / $317,200
7 / 225 / $250,300
8 / 255 / $211,700
9 / 285 / $196,000
10 / 315 / $187,300
Totals $9,031,300
Dodgers calling up Julian Fernandez from OKC. Tommy Edman has a fractured toe. LA will have to make a roster move for Fernandez. Yoshi V Peralta tonight.
Julian Fernandez RHP, age 29, 6’6″, 230lbs. 2025 MiLB stats – 3&0, 4.08 era, 28.2 innings & 32K’s, whip 1.50.
As I mentioned above, Tuesday’s match up with the Brewer’s should be especially fun. Kersch goes up against young Jacob Misiorowski.
who is going down ? They have not announced it on the Dodgers website yet.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prayers for the families of those lost in the floods in Texas. So many young lives cut short.
Heartbreaking. One Coast Guardsman Rescue Swimmer saved 165 lives. Amazing, a true American hero.
Kid was just out of rescue diving school too.
Between the floods and the recent LA fires the power of nature is humbling.
Just looked at the stats not only is Ryan Ward leading the Comets in hitting production but he is leading the PCL. He deserves a shot with the Dodgers. The Dodgers need to trade him so he can play on another team. With all these prospects Ward has proven far above everyone else in AAA. I am hoping he will be traded. I think he will be another Busch. Once Busch went to the Cub’s he blossomed into a quality ball player.. The Dodgers brought up Outman who is batting .121 and Ruiz .250 both hardly play. The Dodgers are letting Ward rot in the minors. Very sad.