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 think so.
I also think:
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.
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.