Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 12, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

Another day, another minor league baseball no-hitter! Of course, there were many other incredible performances across the minors, and more impressively, all games were played, meaning a more “normal” schedule for players and teams this weekend!

Hitter of the Day
Norfolk’s Ryan McKenna was originally drafted out of New Hampshire high school by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. For context, 54 players and three managers have been major leaguers from New Hampshire, one of the managers (Frank Selee) has been a Hall of Famer. McKenna had a breakout season in 2018 followed up with a big Arizona Fall League performance that fall, but he struggled in 2019 in Double-A and the pandemic year allowed him to fall off the minds of many. He lost his rookie eligibility by spending most of 2021 as the Orioles’ fourth outfielder, even though he didn’t have a plate appearance in Triple-A before the season (he did hit .307 in 123 PA in 2021 when he was at Norfolk). This year, McKenna opened the season with the Orioles again, and while he did get on base, he wasn’t contributing a lot else. He’s already changed that in his first week back in Triple-A. On Wednesday with Norfolk, McKenna went 3-5 with three home runs, driving in four runs.

Pitcher of the Day
After leading the minor leagues in strikeouts through the first month, the Braves’ Royber Salinas earned a promotion from Single-A Augusta to High-A Rome. His first start after the promotion did not go well, to say the very least. Wednesday was the second start with Rome, and it went very well – very well, indeed. Salinas eased off the top end of his upper-90s fastball to sit more in the 93-95 range with the pitch and locate the pitch better. His fastball still showed excellent movement throughout the evening, and his slider was on point as well. By the time he was done, Salinas had tallied 10 strikeouts over five shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk. This is the fourth time on the season that Salinas has reached double-digit strikeouts in a start, and he now has 63 in just 29 1/3 innings pitched on the season and leads all minor league pitchers in strikeouts by 15 after Wednesday!

So a 10 piece with extra sauce?

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— Rome Braves (@TheRomeBraves) May 12, 2022

Hitters

AAA
C.J. Abrams, El Paso – 2-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR
Jo Adell, Salt Lake – 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Jonathan Aranda, Durham – 4-5, R, K
Matthew Batten, El Paso – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Wynton Bernard, Albuquerque – 2-4, R, BB, 2B
Andy Burns, Oklahoma City – 2-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Conner Capel, Memphis – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K
Yu Chang, Columbus – 0-2, 3 BB, K
Kody Clemens, Toledo – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR, SB
Brett Cumberland, Norfolk – 3-4, R, RBI, K
Ben DeLuzio, Memphis – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B, 3B
Cole Freeman, Rochester – 3-4, R, 2B
Jim Haley, Durham – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR
Billy Hamilton, Tacoma – 2-3, R, BB
Caleb Hamilton, St. Paul – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Ivan Herrera, Memphis – 1-2, R, 3 BB
Keston Hiura, Nashville – 2-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
Greyson Jenista, Gwinnett – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Gosuke Katoh, Syracuse – 0-2, 3 BB, 2 K, SB
Nash Knight, Round Rock – 2-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Taylor Kohlwey, El Paso – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
Ryan Lavarnway, Toledo – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
Charles Leblanc, Jacksonville – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Ryan McKenna, Norfolk – 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 3 HR
Zach McKinstry, Oklahoma City – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2B
Elehuris Montero, Albuquerque – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Jose Peraza, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, SB
Oswald Peraza, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Carlos Perez, Albuquerque – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2B, 3B
Nick Plummer, Syracuse – 3-5, R, 5 RBI, K, 2 2B, HR, SB
Victor Reyes, Toledo – 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
Yadiel Rivera, Reno – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, SB
Zack Short, Toledo – 1-3, R, 3 BB, 2 K
Josh H. Smith, Round Rock – 0-1, 4 BB
Steven Souza Jr. Tacoma – 1-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Cory Spangenberg, Memphis – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B
Curtis Terry, St. Paul – 3-5, R, RBI, 2B
Alan Trejo, Albuquerque – 2-4, 3 RBI, BB
Brice Turang, Nashville – 3-5, R, RBI, HR
Pat Valaika, Gwinnett – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Mark Vientos, Syracuse – 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR
David Villar, Sacramento – 3-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2B, 2 HR
Luke Williams, Sacramento – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, SB
Jared Young, Iowa – 0-2, R, 3 BB, K

AA
Bryan Arias, Corpus Christi – 2-3, RBI, BB, K, 2B, SB
Brett Baty, Binghamton – 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B, HR
Luke Berryhill, Corpus Christi – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Michael Busch, Tulsa – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Noah Campbell, Biloxi – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2 2B
Kerry Carpenter, Erie – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, HR
Leandro Cedeno, Amarillo – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
Kole Cottam, Portland – 1-2, 2 BB, K, 2B
Nick Dalesandro, Amarillo – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
Andrew Daschbach, Bowie – 2-2, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Luis De Los Santos, New Hampshire – 3-3, R, BB, 2B
Zach DeLoach, Arkansas – 2-4, 2 R, 2 BB
Jerar Encarnacion, Pensacola – 4-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR
Juan Fernandez, San Antonio – 4-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Dominic Fletcher, Amarillo – 2-4, R, BB, K
Devlin Granberg, Portland – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR
David Hamilton, Portland – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB
Dustin Harris, Frisco – 0-1, R, 3 BB, K, 2 SB
Jack Larsen, Arkansas – 1-3, R, RBI, 3 BB, K
Andre Lipcius, Erie – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Mitch Longo, Harrisburg – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Ronny Mauricio, Binghamton – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Quincy Nieporte, Erie – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
James Outman, Tulsa – 3-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, SB
Logan Porter, Northwest Arkansas – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Chuckie Robinson, Chattanooga – 3-3, R, BB, SB
Matt Scheffler, Arkansas – 3-5, R, 2 RBI
Jack Scheiner, Arkansas – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Nick Sogard, Portland – 2-4, R, BB
Lenyn Sosa, Birmingham – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Chase Strumpf, Tennessee – 2-2, RBI, BB, 2 2B
Frankie Tostado, Richmond – 4-5, 3 R, RBI
Luke Waddell, Mississippi – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB
Jordan Walker, Springfield – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Jordan Westburg, Bowie – 2-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B
Gage Workman, Erie – 2-5, R, 4 RBI, 2 2B

High-A
Luisangel Acuna, Hickory – 3-5, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Jordan Brewer, Asheville – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Collin Burns, Aberdeen – 2-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 2B
Julio Carreras, Spokane – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Frainyer Chavez, Hickory – 2-3, 2 R, BB
Colton Cowser, Aberdeen – 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B
Eddy Diaz, Spokane – 1-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 3B
Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Cedar Rapids – 3-4, 2 R, BB, 3B
Randy Florentino, Hickory – 2-3, R, BB
Vaughn Grissom, Rome – 3-4, RBI
Brett Harris, Lansing – 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Spencer Henson, Hudson Valley – 3-3, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
Bennett Hostetler, Beloit – 3-6, 2 RBI, K, 2B
Connor Kokx, Lake County – 3-3, BB, SB
Dariel Lopez, Greensboro – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Ynmanol Marinez, Beloit – 3-4, 4 R, 3 RBI, HR
Edwin Mateo, Great Lakes – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, 2 SB
Tyler McDonough, Greenville – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Omar Meregildo, Wilmington – 2-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR
Jeferson Morales, Cedar Rapids – 1-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR
Cody Morissette, Beloit – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
Jhonkensy Noel, Lake County – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Nasim Nunez, Beloit – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, BB
Wenceel Perez, West Michigan – 3-5, R, K
Ceddanne Rafaela, Greenville – 2-4, BB, K
Corey Rosier, Fort Wayne – 1-3, R, 2 BB
Angeudis Santos, Beloit – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Alerick Soularie, Cedar Rapids – 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Imanol Vargas, Great Lakes – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 3B
Austin Wells, Hudson Valley – 0-1, 3 BB
Ethan Wilson, Jersey Shore – 2-4, BB, K
Aaron Zavala, Hickory – 2-4, 2 R, BB, K

Single-A
Jay Allen II, Daytona – 2-2, R, 3 BB, 3 SB
Isaac Bellony, Delmarva – 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, SB
Victor Bericoto, San Jose – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K
Warming Bernabel, Fresno – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Juan Brito, Fresno – 2-4, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Denzel Clarke, Stockton – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Cal Conley, Augusta – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, HR, 2 SB
Arturo De Freitas, Clearwater – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B
Deyvison De Los Santos, Visalia – 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Leandro Emiliani, Fredericksburg – 2-2, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 2B
Yeiner Fernandez, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-4, RBI, BB
Hunter Goodman, Fresno – 3-6, 2 K, 2B
Rubendy Jaquez, Columbia – 3-5, R, RBI, K, SB
Carter Jensen, Columbia – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2B
Blaze Jordan, Salem – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR
Jordan Lawlar, Visalia – 3-5, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Hao Yu Lee, Clearwater – 0-2, 3 BB
Grant McCray, San Jose – 4-5, R, 2 RBI, 3B
Eddie Paulino, Salem – 3-4, 2 R, BB
Adrian Placencia, Inland Empire – 5-5, R, 2B
Edgar Quero, Inland Empire – 4-5, 2 RBI, 2 2B
Geraldo Quintero, Augusta – 2-4, R, BB, 2 K, SB
CJ Rodriguez, Stockton – 3-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Rayner Santana, San Jose – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Enrique Valdez, Columbia – 4-5, 2 R, RBI, SB
Carson Williams, Charleston – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, 3B
Adam Zebrowski, Augusta – 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB

Pitchers

AAA
Peyton Battenfield, Columbus – 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Cade Cavalli, Rochester – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Taylor Cole, Worcester – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Johnny Cueto, Charlotte – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Tucker Davidson, Gwinnett – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Zach Draper, Columbus – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chi Chi Gonzalez, St. Paul – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Jake Kalish, Salt Lake – 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Casey Lawrence, Buffalo – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Dylan Lee, Gwinnett – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
James Marvel, Lehigh Valley – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Cristofer Ogando, Durham – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jose Rodriguez, Syracuse – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Patrick Ruotolo, Sacramento – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Taylor Williams, Sacramento – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

AA
Jose Adames, Tulsa – 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Brayan Bello, Portland – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Nick Bennett, Biloxi – 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Matt Canterino, Wichita – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Danis Correa, Tennessee – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Connor Curlis, Chattanooga – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Ryan Cusick, Midland – 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Taylor Dollard, Arkansas – 4 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Gray Fenter, Richmond – 4 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Carlos Garcia, Montgomery – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Rico Garcia, Bowie – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jordan Leasure, Tulsa – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Cody Mincey, Pensacola – 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Kyle Nicolas, Altoona – 5 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Mitch Ragan, Binghamton – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Peyton Remy, Tennessee – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Matt Ruppenthal, Corpus Christi – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Braden Shipley, Arkansas – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jared Shuster, Mississippi – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Mitch Spence, Somerset – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Noe Toribio, Altoona – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Alex Valverde, Binghamton – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Ryan Watson, Bowie – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Ryan Weiss, Amarillo – 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Brendan White, Erie – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

High-A
Brendan Cellucci, Greenville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Gilberto Chu, Wilmington – 2 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Stevie Emanuels, Lansing – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Cody Laweryson, Cedar Rapids – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Tony Locey, Spokane – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 6 BB, 10 K
Lael Lockhart, Great Lakes – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Griff McGarry, Jersey Shore – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Pat Monteverde, Beloit – 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Sean Mooney, Cedar Rapids – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Hunter Parsons, Brooklyn – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Royber Salinas, Rome – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Diosmerky Taveras, Asheville – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Single-A
Travis Adams, Fort Myers – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Mason Albright, Inland Empire – 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Andrew Alvarez, Fredericksburg – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Malik Barrington, Fort Myers – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Luis Barroso, Columbia – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Angel Bastardo, Salem – 5 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Trey Benton, Lynchburg – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Rodney Boone, Lynchburg – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Bryan Caceres, Fredericksburg – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Yon Castro, Tampa – 4 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Nick Davila, Lakeland – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Edwin Jimenez, Carolina – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Valentin Linarez, Bradenton – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Nick Lockhart, Down East – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jean Marcelino, Visalia – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Trevor McDonald, San Jose – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Theo McDowell, Down East – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Matt Mikulski, San Jose – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Luis Moreno, St. Lucie – 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Tyler Owens, Augusta – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Israel Puello, Carolina – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Kendry Rojas, Dunedin – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Bryant Salgado, Fayetteville – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Edgar Sanchez, Jupiter – 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Josh Swales, Visalia – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Miguel Ullola, Fayetteville – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Mike Vasil, St. Lucie – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Austin Vernon, Charleston – 4 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Case Williams, Fresno – 6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
Thursday’s matchup between Norfolk and Memphis features two of the highest-regarded high school pitchers in the 2018 draft. Norfolk’s Grayson Rodriguez has gone from the 11th overall selection in that draft to the consensus top pitching prospect in the game entering this season. Tampa Bay originally drafted Matthew Liberatore 16th overall, but he was traded to St. Louis, where he’ll take the mound for Memphis Thursday afternoon.

AAA
St. Paul @ Columbus
Memphis @ Norfolk
Sugar Land @ Albuquerque
Omaha @ Iowa
Syracuse @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Toledo @ Louisville
Gwinnett @ Durham
Rochester @ Worcester
Indianapolis @ Charlotte
Buffalo @ Lehigh Valley
Nashville @ Jacksonville
Oklahoma City @ Round Rock
Sacramento @ El Paso
Reno @ Tacoma
Salt Lake @ Las Vegas

AA
Montgomery @ Tennessee (doubleheader)
Somerset @ Altoona
Richmond @ Harrisburg
Binghamton @ New Hampshire
Erie @ Akron
Bowie @ Reading
Portland @ Hartford
Mississippi @ Chattanooga
Amarillo @ Springfield
Rocket City @ Pensacola
Birmingham @ Biloxi
Corpus Christi @ Midland
Frisco @ Tulsa
Arkansas @ San Antonio
Wichita @ Northwest Arkansas

High-A
Spokane @ Hillsboro
Beloit @ West Michigan
Great Lakes @ Lake County
Greenville @ Asheville
Winston-Salem @ Rome
Greensboro @ Hickory
Wilmington @ Brooklyn
Fort Wayne @ South Bend
Dayton @ Lansing
Aberdeen @ Hudson Valley
Wisconsin @ Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids @ Peoria
Jersey Shore @ Bowling Green
Everett @ Tri-City
Vancouver @ Eugene

Single-A
Lakeland @ St. Lucie
Bradenton @ Jupiter
Tampa @ Dunedin
Daytona @ Clearwater
Lynchburg @ Down East
Palm Beach @ Fort Myers
Charleston @ Myrtle Beach
Kannapolis @ Fredericksburg
Carolina @ Fayetteville
Salem @ Delmarva
Columbia @ Augusta
Freson @ Visalia
Lake Elsinore @ San Jose
Stockton @ Rancho Cucamonga
Inland Empire @ Modesto

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