Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for September 8th, 2019
While Friday night saw multiple teams in the minor league baseball playoff stave off elimination, Saturday was just the opposite. Seemingly every team that faced a win-or-go-home situation fell short, but some of the games were tremendous with walk-off action and late-game comebacks! Let’s look at Saturday’s best:
Minor League Baseball Top Performers
Hitters
AAA
Jason Coats, Durham, 2-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR
Rocky Gale, Durham, 2-5, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B
Zach Houchins, Sacramento, 2-4, R, RBI, K, HR
Dalton Kelly, Durham, 3-4, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Mark Mathias, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, K, 2B
Cristian Pache, Gwinnett, 3-4, RBI, 2 2B
Ka’ai Tom, Columbus, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
AA
Ivan Castillo, Amarillo, 2-3, 2 R, BB, SB
Mark Contreras, Pensacola, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, HR
Lucius Fox, Montgomery, 2-2, R, 2 2B
Jake Gatewood, Biloxi, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, K, HR
Ryan Jeffers, Pensacola, 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR
Alex Kirilloff, Pensacola, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Kyle Lewis, Arkansas, 2-4, R, RBI, HR
Mason McCoy, Bowie, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2B
Ryan McKenna, Bowie, 3-4, 2 R, BB
Cedric Mullins, Bowie, 5-6, 3 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, 3B, HR, SB
Preston Palmeiro, Bowie, 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, K, 2B, HR
Pavin Smith, Jackson, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, HR
Brett Sullivan, Montgomery, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR
High-A
Sherten Apostel, Down East, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 HR
Oliver Basabe, Lake Elsinore, 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2B
Ruben Castro, Fayetteville, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K
David Hensley, Fayetteville, 3-8, 2 R, BB, 3 K, 2 2B
Jeren Kendall, Rancho Cucamonga, 2-4, R, 2 RBI, K, HR
Tucupita Marcana, Lake Elsinore, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, K, 2B
Jeremy Pena, Fayetteville, 2-8, R, RBI, BB, 5 K, HR
Eguy Rosario, Lake Elsinore, 3-4, 2 R, BB,
Miguelangel Sierra, Fayetteville, 2-6, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, HR
Cal Stevenson, Fayetteville, 2-6, R, RBI, 3 BB, K, HR
Grant Williams, Salem, 3-4, R, RBI, K, 2B
Low-A
Brennen Davis, South Bend, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Leonel Valera, Great Lakes, 2-5, R, RBI, K, 2B, HR
Short-Season A
Reinaldo Ilarraza, Tri-City, 2-4, 2 K, SB
Andy Yerzy, Hillsboro, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Advanced Rookie
Tyler Callihan, Billings, 2-2, R, RBI, BB, 3B, SB
Julio Carreras, Grand Junction, 3-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, 2B
Cristian Gomez, Orem, 2-2, 2 R, BB, 2B
Morgan McCullough, Orem, 2-3, RBI, 2B
Kember Nacero, Idaho Falls, 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K, 2B
Ronaiker Palma, Grand Junction, 3-4, R, 2B
Edwin Sano, Rocky Mountain, 2-3, 2 R, BB, K, 2B
Bryan Torres, Rocky Mountain, 4-4, R, 2 SB
Kevin Watson Jr., Missoula, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, HR, SB
Pitchers
AAA
Carlos Navas, Sacramento, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Aaron Slegers, Durham, 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Matt Swarmer, Iowa, 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
AA
Parker Curry, Tulsa, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Mitchell Jordan, Midland, 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Ljay Newsome, Arkansas, 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jesse Scholtens, Amarillo, 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Tyler Spurlin, Biloxi, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Emilio Vargas, Jackson, 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Alex Wells, Bowie, 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
High-A
Austin Cox, Wilmington, 6 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Jhonathan Diaz, Salem, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Luis Garcia, Fayetteville, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Adrian Martinez, Lake Elsinore, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Low-A
Josh Roberson, Clinton, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K
Short-Season A
Ignacio Feliz, Tri-City, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Drey Jameson, Hillsboro, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Advanced Rookie
Bryar Johnson, Idaho Falls, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Austin Pope, Missoula, 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Today’s games
AAA
Round Rock @ Iowa, Game 5, 1:38 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Sacramento @ Las Vegas, Game 5, 3:05 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
AA
Arkansas @ Tulsa, Game 5, 2:05 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Amarillo @ Midland, Game 5, 3:00 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Pensacola @ Biloxi, Game 5, 6:05 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
High-A
Salem @ Wilmington, Game 5, 1:35 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Fayetteville @ Down East, Game 5, 3:00 PM ET (Series tied 2-2)
Low-A
South Bend @ Great Lakes, Game 2, 6:05 PM ET (South Bend leads 1-0)
Clinton @ Cedar Rapids, Game 2, 6:05 PM ET (Clinton leads 1-0)
Short-Season A
Brooklyn @ Lowell, Game 1, 1:05 PM ET
Tri-City @ Hillsboro, Game 2, 8:05 PM ET (Hillsboro leads 1-0)
Advanced Rookie
Idaho Falls @ Billings, Game 1, 7:15 PM ET
Ogden @ Grand Junction, Game 1, 8:00 PM ET
Benjamin Chase
After 6 years of writing for FanSided on various sites and offering contributions to various other websites, family changes have encouraged me to start this site. I spend a ton of time watching baseball at all levels, but I love watching minor league baseball on milb.tv as I'm hours away from the closest minor league team. This is an effort of all those games I enjoy on a daily basis!
