Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 6, 2022

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

Some of the top pitching performances around minor league baseball were overshadowed by a pair of performances in Reading on Thursday. While a number of hitters had great days, one of the most consistent performers of the day got the nod for the day.

Hitter of the Day
Growing up around major league baseball his entire life as his father works as a strength and conditioning coach in MLB, Alek Thomas was a highly-touted prospect in the 2018 draft, going in the second round out of high school in Chicago. He’s moved quickly through the Arizona minor league system, showing tremendous natural baseball instincts, handling center field with ease due to tremendous jumps and feel for where he is on the field. He also has a very good judgment of the strike zone at the plate, which will likely push Thomas to the big league club sooner rather than later. He has been steady all season, but had a big game on Thursday, going 2-3 with a pair of walks, scoring three times, driving in a pair of runs, hitting a double, a home run, and stealing a base to fill up the box score.

Pitcher of the Day
The Boston Red Sox are going to need arms to be able to compete in the AL East race this season. They very well may dip into their Double-A rotation to find those reinforcements. On Thursday Brandon Walter and Brayan Bello dominated in a doubleheader. Walter has been one of the top-performing pitchers all season, and on Thursday, he posted another gem, tossing six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk, striking out 10. Bello took things up a notch from his teammate. He tossed seven no-hit innings, allowing three walks, striking out five.

Hitters

AAA
John Andreoli, Lehigh Valley – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Rylan Bannon, Norfolk – 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Vidal Brujan, Durham – 2-4, R, BB, 2 2B, SB
Gabriel Cancel, Omaha – 3-4, R, K, 2B
Mark Contreras, St. Paul – 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, 3B
Jonathan Davis, Nashville – 2-4, RBI, BB, SB
Ryan Dorow, Round Rock – 3-4, 2 RBI, 2B
Jarren Duran, Worcester – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR
Drew Ellis, Reno – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B
Mike Ford, Sacramento – 0-2, 3 BB, K
Arquimedes Gamboa, Sacramento – 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2B
Yonny Hernandez, Reno – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Sam Huff, Round Rock – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR
Jake Lamb, Oklahoma City – 3-6, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Josh Lowe, Durham – 1-1, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, HR
David MacKinnon, Salt Lake – 3-5, 2 R, K, 2B
Mickey McDonald, Las Vegas – 2-3, RBI, BB, K, SB
Dominic Miroglio, Reno – 1-2, 2 BB, 3B
Yairo Munoz, Lehigh Valley – 4-6, R, 2 RBI
Jhonny Pereda, Sacramento – 2-4, R, BB
Donny Sands, Lehigh Valley – 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Bryson Stott, Lehigh Valley – 3-5, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Eric Thames, Las Vegas – 2-3, R, 3 RBI, BB, K, HR
Alek Thomas, Reno – 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, HR, SB
Dillon Thomas, Salt Lake – 3-5, R, RBI
Miguel Vargas, Oklahoma City – 4-8, 4 R, K
Tyler White, Nashville – 2-4, R, BB, K, SB
Kean Wong, Salt Lake – 2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB

AA
Wilyer Abreu, Corpus Christi – 3-4, 3 R, BB, K, 3 2B
Hill Alexander, Montgomery – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
Francisco Alvarez, Binghamton – 2-3, R, 2 BB
Bryce Ball, Tennessee – 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K
Luke Berryhill, Corpus Christi – 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B
Blaine Crim, Frisco – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Ian Dawkins, Birmingham – 2-4, 3 R, BB, K, 2B
Niko Decolati, Hartford – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Craig Dedelow, Birmingham – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K
Alex Destino, Birmingham – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR
Yainer Diaz, Corpus Christi – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Dillon Dingler, Erie – 2-3, RBI, BB
Nick Dunn, Springfield – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Nate Eaton, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, RBI, K
Jeremy Eierman, Midland – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2B
Justin Foscue, Frisco – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B
Maikel Garcia, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, 2 R, BB, K, 2B, SB
Devlin Granberg, Portland – 3-5, R, RBI, BB, K, 3B
Connor Hollis, San Antonio – 3-5, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, HR
Dondrei Hubbard, Harrisburg – 4-4, R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Franklin Labour, Richmond – 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2 HR
Domingo Leyba, San Antonio – 0-2, RBI, 4 BB
Nick Loftin, Northwest Arkansas – 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 3B, HR
Seuly Matias, Northwest Arkansas – 3-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Curtis Mead, Montgomery – 1-4, R, 2 BB, SB
Kameron Misner, Montgomery – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 SB
JJ Muno, Birmingham – 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2B
Tyler Neslony, Birmingham – 3-5, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 3B, HR
Brayan Rocchio, Akron – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
Agustin Ruiz, San Antonio – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Adley Rutschman, Bowie – 2-4, R, BB
Max Schuemann, Midland – 2-4, BB, K, SB
Aaron Schunk, Hartford – 2-3, R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Austin Shenton, Montgomery – 2-5, R, 4 RBI, BB, K
Lenyn Sosa, Birmingham – 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR
Michael Toglia, Hartford – 2-3, R, BB, K, 2 2B
Enmanuel Valdez, Corpus Christi – 2-3, 2 R, K, 2 BB, K
Nelson Velazquez, Tennessee – 1-1, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Jordan Westburg, Bowie – 1-3, 2 BB
Bryce Windham, Tennessee – 2-3, R, BB
Grant Witherspoon, Montgomery – 3-6, 2 R, K, 2B, SB

High-A
Will Bartlett, Lynchburg – 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Cade Bunnell, Rome – 3-4, R, K
Jorge Burgos, Lynchburg – 2-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2B
Frainyer Chavez, Hickory – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 2B, SB
Trei Cruz, West Michigan – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
Henry Davis, Greensboro – 3-5, R, 4 RBI, HR
Duke Ellis, Winston-Salem – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, SB
Tyler Esplin, Greenville – 2-3, BB, 3B
Joe Gray Jr, Wisconsin – 1-2, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB
Hudson Head, Greensboro – 1-2, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
Rowdey Jordan, Brooklyn – 2-3, RBI, BB, K, 2B
Daniel Lopez, Greensboro – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR
Victor Mesa Jr, Beloit – 4-6, RBI, 2B
Andrick Nava, Jersey Shore – 3-4, R, RBI, 2 2B
Nicholas Northcut, Greenville – 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Richard Paz, Lynchburg – 2-2, RBI, BB
Trey Sweeney, Hudson Valley – 3-5, RBI, 2 2B
Milan Tolentino, Lynchburg – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2B
Aaron Zavala, Hickory – 3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB

Single-A
Sebastian Almonte, Daytona – 1-2, 3 R, 2 BB
Will Bartlett, Lynchburg – 3-6, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B, 2 HR
Victor Bericoto, San Jose – 3-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR
Connor Blair, Augusta – 1-3, R, 2 BB, K
Jorge Burgos, Lynchburg – 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2 2B
Robert Campos, Lakeland – 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2B, 3B
Cal Conley, Augusta – 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, 3B, HR
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Myrtle Beach – 2-4, R, BB, K
Jeremy De La Rosa, Fredericksburg – 4-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B, SB
Isaac De Leon, Delmarva – 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Mishael Deson, Delmarva – 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K
Najee Gaskins, San Jose – 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, K
Austin Gauthier, Rancho Cucamonga – 3-3, R, BB
Juan Guerrero, Fresno – 3-5, RBI, K
Teoscar Hernandez, Dunedin – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, SB
Nathan Hickey, Salem – 1-3, 2 BB, K
Rubendy Jaquez, Columbia – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB
Carter Jensen, Columbia – 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B
Pierce Jones, Lake Elsinore – 0-3, BB, K, 3 SB
D’Shawn Knowles, Inland Empire – 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K
Victor Labrada, Modesto – 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB
Jordan Lawlar, Visalia – 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SB
Joey Loperfido, Fayetteville – 2-3, BB
Eduardo Lopez, Salem – 3-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR, SB
Peter Matt, Myrtle Beach – 2-3, BB, K
Brandol Mezquita, Augusta – 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Drew Millas, Fredericksburg – 3-7, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, 2B, HR
Noah Miller, Fort Myers – 4-4, R, BB, 2B, SB
Jamal O’Guinn, Daytona – 2-4, R, BB
Hansel Otamendi, Palm Beach – 1-2, RBI, 2 BB, K
Robert Perez, Modesto – 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Guillermo Quintana, Columbia – 1-2, 4 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2B
Kevin Richards, Stockton – 3-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR
Aiverson Rodriguez, Fresno – 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 HR
Cristhian Rodriguez, Jupiter – 3-4, 2B
Emmanuel Rodriguez, Fort Myers – 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, SB
Jake Rucker, Fort Myers – 1-4, R, 2 BB, SB
Roque Salinas, Dunedin – 3-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B
Madison Santos, Tampa – 2-4, R, BB
Colby Smelley, Kannapolis – 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Adriel Sotolongo, Dunedin – 2-4, R, BB, K, 2B
Gus Steiger, Daytona – 3-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 3B, SB
Milan Tolentino, Lynchburg – 4-7, 3 R, RBI, K, 2B
Arol Vera, Inland Empire – 1-3, R, 2 BB, SB
Max Wright, San Jose – 0-2, R, 3 BB, K
Jacob Young, Fredericksburg – 3-7, 4 R, RBI, BB, 2B, SB
Adam Zebrowski, Augusta – 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2B

Pitchers

AAA
Peyton Battenfield, Columbus – 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Thomas Eshelman, El Paso – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Luis Gil, Scraton/Wilkes-Barre – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K
Daniel Gossett, St. Paul – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Trevor Kelley, Nashville – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Michael Mariot, Lehigh Valley – 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Adrian Martinez, Las Vegas – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Wade Miley, Iowa – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Corey Oswalt, Sacramento – 1 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Thomas Pannone, Worcester – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Tommy Romero, Durham – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
JP Sears, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Logan Shore, Toledo – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Brady Singer, Omaha – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Peter Solomon, Sugar Land – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jackson Tetreault, Rochester – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Cesar Valdez, Salt Lake – 9 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Josh Winckowski, Worcester – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Mike Wright Jr. Oklahoma City – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Daniel Zamora, Oklahoma City – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

AA
Brayan Bello, Portland – 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Jack Cushing, Midland – 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Taylor Dollard, Arkansas – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Garrett Hill, Erie – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Hayden Juenger, New Hampshire – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chance Kirby, Erie – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Kyle Nicolas, Altoona – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Jared Shuster, Mississippi – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Will Stewart, Pensacola – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Justin Vernia, Amarillo – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Brandon Walter, Portland – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Kyle Zurak, Somerset – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

High-A
Justin Armbruester, Aberdeen – 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Isaiah Carranza, Winston-Salem – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Cole Duensing, Great Lakes – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Jake Irvin, Wilmington – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jared Jones, Greensboro – 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Antoine Kelly, Wisconsin – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Jhordany Mezquita, Jersey Shore – 2 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Mason Montgomery, Bowling Green – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Spencer Mraz, Hickory – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Yusniel Padron-Artiles, Greenville – 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Chase Silseth, Rocket City – 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
John Stankiewicz, Cedar Rapids – 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Gavin Stone, Great Lakes – 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Noel Vela, Fort Wayne – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K

Single-A
Travis Adams, Fort Myers – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jose Alcantara, Visalia – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Angel Bastardo, Salem – 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Delvin Capellan, Columbia – 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Franny Cobos, Fayetteville – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Richard Gallardo, Myrtle Beach – 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Rob Griswold, Augusta – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Hayes Heinecke, Palm Beach – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Edgardo Henriquez, Rancho Cucamonga – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Alexander Johnson, Daytona – 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Conor Larkin, Dunedin – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Tommy McCollum, Clearwater – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Kevin Milam, Tampa – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Zane Mills, Palm Beach – 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Luis Moreno, St. Lucie – 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Hunter Parks, Daytona – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Ben Peoples, Charleston – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Chase Plymell, Kannapolis – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Estarlin Rodriguez, Augusta – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Julio Rodriguez, San Jose – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Rodney Theophile, Fredericksburg – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Austin Vernon, Charleston – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Today’s games

Pitching matchup of the day
After leading the minor leagues in strikeouts in 2021, Rochester’s Cade Cavalli has struggled to open the 2022 season in Triple-A. He faces off against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Matt Krook, who was claimed off waivers this winter and has rebuilt his value in his first season in the Yankees farm system.

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

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

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

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

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