Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 27, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

Thursday’s games across minor league baseball showed that the season is definitely in full swing as multiple pitchers went seven innings deep into their starts, a sign that teams feel that their arms are stretched out. Always a great thing to get into the meat of the season of baseball!

Hitter of the Day
Now that Adley Rutschman is in the major leagues, the honor of the top catching prospect in the minor leagues is likely passed down to the New York Mets’ Francisco Alvarez. The 20-year-old Alvarez has been holding his own at Double-A Binghamton this season, but he was mired in an extended slump before Thursday, hitting .237/.310/.276 without a home run in 19 games since May 3. He broke out in a big way Thursday against Reading, going 4-4 with a double and a pair of home runs and adding a walk. Mets fans are going to be very excited when Alvarez hits the big league club, likely early in 2023.

Pitcher of the Day
Considered by many the top Houston Astros prospect entering the 2022 season, righty Hunter Brown was originally a fifth-round pick out of a D-II school by the Astros. He has blossomed from that point, using a big fastball that works in the upper-90s with late life. His curve is an impressive pitch, but the sweeping slider that he began to master in 2021 has taken a big step forward this year, giving him arguably three plus pitches on the mount. He has had command issues, and typically those are exasperated when he’s out of the stretch. That’s what made his performance on Thursday so impressive. Brown took the hill for Triple-A Sugar Land and went seven scoreless innings, scattering five hits, walking none, and striking out 10.

Hitters

AAA
Jonathan Aranda, Durham – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, HR, SB
JJ Bleday, Jacksonville – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Lewis Brinson, Sugar Land – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Alec Burleson, Memphis – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Connor Capel, Memphis – 3-6, 2 R, 3 BB, K, 2B, SB
Derek Dietrich, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 3 2B, HR
Estevan Florial, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K, 2 SB
Robel Garcia, Iowa – 3-5, R, RBI, K, HR
Trent Giambrone, Iowa – 2-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Norel Gonzalez, Jacksonville – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Phil Gosselin, Gwinnett – 3-6, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B
David Hensley, Sugar Land – 3-4, BB, K, 2 2B
Yonny Hernandez, Reno – 1-6, R, RBI, 3 BB, K
John Hicks, Iowa – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 3B, HR, SB
Kyle Holder, Albuquerque – 3-3, RBI, BB
Bryce Johnson, Sacramento – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, 2 SB
Scott Kingery, Lehigh Valley – 2-3, RBI, BB, 2B
Alex Kirilloff, St. Paul – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Ryan Lavarnway, Toledo – 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Dixon Machado, Iowa – 3-5, RBI, K
David MacKinnon, Salt Lake – 2-4, RBI, BB, K, 3B
Jake Mangum, Syracuse – 4-5, 2 R, 2 2B
Alex McKenna, Sugar Land – 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
Joey Meneses, Rochester – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Dom Nunez, Albuquerque – 2-4, R, BB
Zack Short, Toledo – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2B
Jon Singleton, Nashville – 1-2, 3 BB
Dillon Thomas, Salt Lake – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, HR
Mark Vientos, Syracuse – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K
Drew Waters, Gwinnett – 3-7, 2 R, 2 K, 3 2B
Kean Wong, Salt Lake – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Andrew Young, Rochester – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, HR

AA
Ryan Aguilar, Rocket City – 1-2, 2 BB, K
Francisco Alvarez, Binghamton – 4-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR
Luis Aviles Jr, Pensacola – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2B, HR
Luke Berryhill, Corpus Christi – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Tucker Bradley, Northwest Arkansas – 3-4, 2B
D.J. Burt, Birmingham – 2-4, R, BB, 2 K, 2B, 3B
Kerry Carpenter, Erie – 3-6, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B
Aldrem Corredor, Reading – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB
Wil Dalton, Portland – 3-4, R, K, 2 2B
Ian Dawkins, Birmingham – 2-3, 2 BB
Zach DeLoach, Arkansas – 5-6, 2 R, RBI, 2B
Yainer Diaz, Corpus Christi – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Dillon Dingler, Erie – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Ike Freeman, Akron – 1-1, 2 BB, 2B
Michael Harris II, Mississippi – 2-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB
Kody Hoese, Tulsa – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Levi Jordan, Tennessee – 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, HR
Drew Lugbauer, Mississippi – 1-3, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 2B
Devin Mann, Tulsa – 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Michael Massey, Northwest Arkansas – 2-4, BB, K, 2B
Parker Meadows, Erie – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B
Jalen Miller, Mississippi – 2-5, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Thomas Milone, San Antonio – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Andrew Moritz, Mississippi – 2-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B
Andrew Navigato, Erie – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, HR
Quincy Nieporte, Erie – 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
J.D. Osborne, Pensacola – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K
Yonathan Perlaza, Tennessee – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Raudy Read, Birmingham – 3-4, R, RBI, BB
Leonardo Rivas, Chattanooga – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B
Dylan Rosa, Erie – 3-7, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR
Shane Selman, Midland – 2-3, RBI, BB, K
Chris Sharpe, Reading – 0-1, 3 BB
Robbie Tenerowicz, Chattanooga – 4-4, R, 2B
Ezequiel Tovar, Hartford – 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, 3B, SB
Gage Workman, Erie – 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B

High-A
Addison Barger, Vancouver – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR
Trei Cruz, West Michigan – 2-2, R, 2 BB
Jayce Easley, Hickory – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Herard Gonzalez, Quad Cities – 1-2, 2 BB
Tyler Hardman, Hudson Valley – 3-5, 2 RBI, K, SB
Rece Hinds, Dayton – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 3B, SB
Will Holland, Cedar Rapids – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
Gilberto Jimenez, Greenville – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Rowdey Jordan, Brooklyn – 2-3, R, 2 BB, 2B
Victor Labrada, Everett – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
Matthew Lugo, Greenville – 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Kyle Manzardo, Bowling Green – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Cody Milligan, Rome – 2-3, R, 2 BB
Matheu Nelson, Dayton – 2-3, RBI, BB, K
Aaron Palensky, Hudson Valley – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, HR
Everson Pereira, Hudson Valley – 3-5, 2 R, RBI
Wenceel Perez, West Michigan – 3-4, R, 2 RBI
Anthony Prato, Cedar Rapids – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Baron Radcliff, Jersey Shore – 0-2, 3 BB, 2 K
Anthony Seigler, Hudson Valley – 2-4, R, BB, K
Landon Stephens, Rome – 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR

Single-A
Jay Allen II, Daytona – 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B
Andry Arias, Fredericksburg – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Edwin Arroyo, Modesto – 4-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K
Kyle Battle, Tampa – 2-3, BB, K, 2B
Vaun Brown, San Jose – 3-5, R, RBI, 2 K, 2 2B
Marcos Cabrera, Tampa – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Roberto Campos, Lakeland – 2-4, 2 R , BB
Noah Cardenas, Fort Myers – 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB
Kenedy Corona, Fayetteville – 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR
Cole Cummings, Lake Elsinore – 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Alex De Jesus, Rancho Cucamonga – 1-3, 2 BB
Jeremy De La Rosa, Fredericksburg – 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2 SB
Blake Dunn, Daytona – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, 3B, SB
Lucas Dunn, Lake Elsinore – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Justin Farmer, Lake Elsinore – 1-2, R, 2 BB, 2B
Wilfredo Flores, Clearwater – 3-5, R, K
Ruben Ibarra, Daytona – 2-3, 2 BB
Damon Keith, Rancho Cucamonga – 2-3, BB
Junior Martina, Fredericksburg – 2-4, BB, K
Gabriel Martinez, Dunedin – 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR
Tyler Miller, Salem – 1-2, 2 BB
Leosdany Molina, Fayetteville – 3-5, RBI, K, 2B
Junior Perez, Stockton – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 3B, SB
Samil Polanco, Kannapolis – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Dilan Rosario, San Jose – 3-4, RBI
Angeudis Santos, Jupiter – 3-4, R, 4 RBI, K, 2B
Kyle Schmidt, Fort Myers – 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2 HR
Michel Triana, Daytona – 2-3, R, BB, 2 2B
Braiden Ward, Fresno – 2-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B, 2 SB
Jacob Young, Fredericksburg – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Zach Zubia, Jupiter – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, 2B

Pitchers

AAA
R.J. Alaniz, Gwinnett – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Hunter Brown, Sugar Land – 7 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Jesus Cruz, Gwinnett – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
DL Hall, Norfolk – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Tommy Henry, Reno – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Kevin Herget, Durham – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Drey Jameson, Reno – 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Zac Lowther, Norfolk – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Adam Oller, Las Vegas – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Andy Otero, Nashville – 4 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Mario Sanchez, St. Paul – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Kirby Snead, Nashville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Cesar Valdez, Salt Lake – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Huascar Ynoa, Gwinnett – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

AA
Javier Assad, Tennessee – 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Michael Baird, Hartford – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Taj Bradley, Montgomery – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Mike Burrows, Altoona – 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Joey Cantillo, Akron – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Jack Cushing, Midland – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Angel Felipe, San Antonio – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Josh Green, Amarillo – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Connor Jones, Arkansas – 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Nick Jones, Rocket City – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jose Lopez, Montgomery – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Adrian Morejon, San Antonio – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Reese Olson, Erie – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Drew Parrish, Northwest Arkansas – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chase Shugart, Portland – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jonathan Sprinkle, Corpus Christi – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Brandon Walter, Portland – 7 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Zach Willeman, Northwest Arkansas – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

High-A
Glenn Albanese Jr, Tri-City – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Luke Albright, Hillsboro – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ben Anderson, Hickory – 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
John Beller, Peoria – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Edwuin Bencomo, Fort Wayne – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Prelander Berroa, Everett – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Bryce Bonnin, Dayton – 5 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Tim Cate, Wilmington – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Bradford Deppermann, South Bend – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Shane Drohan, Greenville – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Conor Dryer, Bowling Green – 3 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Sawyer Gipson-Long, Cedar Rapids – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
DJ Herz, South Bend – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Mason Hickman, Lake County – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Landon Marceaux, Tri-City – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Jordan Marks, West Michigan – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ryan Murphy, Eugene – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Mat Olsen, Eugene – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Thomas Ruwe, Vancouver – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Matt Sauer, Hudson Valley – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Evan Shawver, Spokane – 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Ted Stuka, West Michigan – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Sammy Tavarez, Brooklyn – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Carlos Tavera, Aberdeen – 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Leonardo Taveras, Peoria – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Kendall Williams, Great Lakes – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Single-A
Robby Ahlstrom, Down East – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Raul Alcantara, Modesto – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Luinder Avila, Columbia – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jonatan Bernal, Dunedin – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Ben Casparius, Rancho Cucamonga – 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Trenton Denholm, Lynchburg – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Christian Fernandez, Charleston – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jose Ferrer, Fredericksburg – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
William Fleming, Modesto – 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Chris Gerard, Palm Beach – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Steve Hajjar, Fort Myers – 5 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Brant Hurter, Lakeland – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K
Holt Jones Jr, Jupiter – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Bodi Rascon, Lake Elsinore – 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jack Snyder, Charleston – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Rodney Theophile, Fredericksburg – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
In the 2021 draft, the Los Angeles Angels selected all pitchers. Sam Bachman and Braden Olthoff are two selections from the Angels’ 2021 draft, and after Olthoff’s promotion this past week, they will start both ends of a doubleheader on Friday for Rocket City.

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

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

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

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

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