It took a month, however one of many high younger pitchers within the sport picked up his first skilled win with arguably his finest outing thus far. There was additionally loads of fireworks on the offensive facet, with a really huge Yankee going very deep, a second straight four-hit night time by a Nationwide and a Pink Sox prospect who hit a ball so laborious, it put a gap within the scoreboard … actually.
Chase Burns, RHP, Chattanooga (CIN No. 1/MLB No. 23)Burns spun 5 robust innings in his second Double-A begin en path to his first skilled win. Final yr’s second general Draft decide surrendered two hits and a run earlier than recording an out however settled all the way down to strike out eight whereas retiring 14 of 17 to to finish his outing. Burns tossed an environment friendly 59 pitches (45 strikes) and lowered his ERA to 2.61 with 33 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings throughout 5 begins for Excessive-A Dayton and Chattanooga. Gameday
Franklin Arias, SS/2B, Greenville (BOS No. 4/MLB No. 71)Not solely did Arias homer, flirt with a cycle and equal a profession excessive with 4 RBIs, he additionally hit a ball by the scoreboard for a double. The 19-year-old entered the sport hitless in his first 11 at-bats since his promotion to Excessive-A Greenville, however he broke out together with his first lengthy ball of the yr whereas notching his fourth three-hit sport. Arias is batting .319 with an .800 OPS in 23 video games throughout two Minor League ranges. Full story | Gameday
Spencer Jones, OF, Somerset (NYY No. 2)Jones prolonged his Japanese League homer lead together with his ninth roundtripper and walked twice for Double-A Somerset. The 6-foot-7, 240-pounder has hit safely in 5 consecutive video games and has compiled a .955 OPS on the power of his 20 walks and 12 extra-base hits in his first 25 video games. Gameday
Nolan McLean, RHP, Binghamton (NYM No. 5)McLean continues to be one of many stingier starters within the Minors by the primary month of the season. The 23-year-old equaled a profession finest by spinning six scoreless frames to decrease his ERA to 1.37, the fifth-lowest mark within the Double-A Japanese League. The Oklahoma State product scattered 5 hits, walked two and though he solely struck out 4, he is fanned 30 in 26 1/3 innings throughout 5 begins for the Rumble Ponies. Gameday
Robert Hassell III, OF, Rochester (WSH No. 11)Hassell adopted up his first four-hit sport in additional than three years on Thursday with one other, however this time the 2020 first-rounder added a pair of lengthy balls, three RBIs and three runs to his ledger. The homers have been the primary Triple-A jacks for Hassell, who had not gone deep since final Aug. 28 for Double-A Harrisburg. The Tennessee native has eight hits in his previous 9 at-bats, elevating his common 54 factors to .294. Gameday
