Dodgers Affiliates game summaries

James Tibbs III was player of the night for the affiliates (pictured)

Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston) 4 - OKC Comets 3 – 10 innings 

This was not a great start for LHSP Cole Irvin, but he was able to limit the damage.  In the 2nd inning, he walked the first hitter, hit the next, and then a seeing eye oppo ground ball through the vacated SS position loaded the bases.  He got a weak F7 for the first out, and then there was a flair that bounced right in front of a diving Alek Thomas in CF.  But that was the only run he allowed in his 3.0 innings of work. 

In the 5th inning for the Comets, C Eliézer Alfonzo doubled (17) to lead off the inning.  With one out, SS Noah Miller tripled (9) and scored on a RBI single from 3B Alex Freeland. 

LHRP Garrett McDaniels and RHRP Blake Treinen each pitched a clean inning with Treinen posting a pair of Ks.  

RHP Bobby Miller entered in the 6th.  He retired the first two batters but walked the next batter.  He thought he got the next batter to ground out, but the HPU said it was off the batter’s foot for a foul ball.  The next pitch was an oppo 2-run HR giving the Space Cowboys a 3-2 lead.  He walked the next batter before ending the inning on a K. 

Miller pitched a clean 7th with 2 K. 

OKC tied it up in the 8th inning when DH James Tibbs III hit a leadoff HR (27).  It was his 5th HR in his last 8 games. 

RHRP José Rodríguez and RHRP Nick Robertson each pitched a scoreless inning with 2 Ks, sending the game into extra innings. 

RHRP Seth Halvorsen got the first two outs in the 10th, but gave up an RBI single for the walk off loss. 

This was one of the absolute worst games called by the HPU that I have witnessed.  

·      10 pitch call challenges, 9 overturned. 

He also had the worst rabbit ears from an umpire I have seen since my son’s college games.  2 OKC players were tossed.  On the 1st one, Alek Thomas was at the plate and a pitch took off on the pitcher.  The umpire said it was a foul ball, and Thomas was in disbelief.  RHP Landon Knack said something that caused him to get tossed.  He walked by the HPU and just laughed at him. 

The next batter was 2B Hyeseong Kim had a pitch that was well above the strike zone that the HPU called a strike.  Kim successfully challenged, and there was more chirping from the dugout, probably for all the missed calls and for the missed foul ball a few pitches prior.  This time it was C Chadwick Tromp who was ejected, and he did not go as quietly as did Knack. 

Only 4 OKC ejections this year before the series.  There have now been 3 in the last 2 games.  

·      James Tibbs III – 3-3, 2 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, HR (27)

·      Eliézer Alfonzo – 2-5, 1 run, double (17)

·      Triple – Noah Miller (9) 

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Amarillo Sod Poodles (Arizona) 5 – Tulsa Drillers 0 

This was a forgettable game from both a pitching and offensive point of view.  

RHSP Christian Zazueta was already past his career high in IP for a season.  He is up to 87.2 IP and possibly has 3 more starts before the playoffs.  

In the 1st inning, Zazueta struck out the 1st batter but gave up a single to the next.  With 2 outs, he served up a 2-run HR.  

In the 2nd, Christian gave up a leadoff single, and a 1 out double for a 3rd run. 

In the 5th, 4 straight hits and a GIDP scored 3 and a 5-0 lead. 

Tulsa managed 2 singles from RF Koke Myers and LF Josue De Paula, and a double from DH Logan Wagner. 

Tulsa did get two solid relief appearances.  RHRP Christian Ruebeck and LHRP Myles Caba each pitched a pair of scoreless innings. 

That’s it for this one. 

Box Score

Great Lakes Loons 13 – Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego) 8 – 10 innings 

Great Lakes scored a pair in the 2nd inning.  1B Eduardo Guerrero singled and moved to 2nd on a WP.  With one out, DH Samuel Munoz walked.  A groundout moved the runners to 2nd and 3rd.  CF Eduardo Quintero hit a 2-out 2-run single. 

GL put up 3 more in the 4th with just 1 hit.  With 2 outs, Munoz walked.  C Anson Aroz singled, and then 4 straight walks to score 3 runs. 

RHSP Brooks Auger pitched 3 scoreless innings.  RHRP Joseilyn Gonzalez relieved Auger and could only retire one batter before leaving. Gonzalez walked the first batter, struck out the next and walked the third batter.  The next batter hit a 3-run HR.  3 straight singles with a run scoring, and Gonzalez was replaced by RHRP Nicolas Cruz.  Cruz got the 1st batter but gave up a game tying  double.  The go-ahead run was thrown out at the plate on that double.  

OKC took the lead in the 6th.  Quintero was HBP, stole 2nd, and scored on a fielding error.  

In the bottom of the 6th, LF Jose Meza misplayed a fly ball into a 3 base error.  He scored an unearned run on a SF. 

With LHRP Cody Morse on the bump in the 7th, he allowed a HR to put the TinCaps in front.  

 GL scored a pair of unearned runs in the 9th.  With one out RF Jaron Elkins and 2B Nico Perez both walked.  They advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a groundout and scored on a 2-run fielding error.  

RHRP Davis Chastain allowed 1 run on 3 singles to tie the score in the bottom of the 9th. 

Great Lakes took charge in the 10th.  PR Charles Davalan was the placed runner for Meza.  Davalan moved to 3rd on F8.  Aroz walked and scored on a Quintero SF.  SS Emil Morales singled moving Aroz to 3rd.  Morales stole 2B.  Elkins walked to load the bases.  Perez hit a 3-run double.  3B Mairo Martinus singled to plate Perez giving Great Lakes a 5 run lead. 

RHRP Dilan Figueredo got 2 groundouts to 3B, and a flyout to end the game. 

No GL batter had more than 1 hit, and Perez’s 10th inning bases clearing double was the only XBH. 

Box Score

Ontario Tower Buzzers 6 – Inland Empire 66ers (Seattle) 1 

Ontario strung together solo runs in each of the 1st three innings.  In the 1st with 2 outs, 1B Easton Shelton tripled (2) and scored on a RBI single by CF Brendan Tunink.  

In the 2nd, SS Caleb Johnson doubled (2), and 2B Javier Herrera walked.  Johnson moved to 3rd on a WP.  Johnson scored when he and Herrera pulled off a double steal. 

Inland Empire got their sole run in the 3rd on a leadoff double and RBI single off RHSP Marlon Nieves.  

LF Ching-Hsien Ko hit a leadoff solo HR (18) in the 3rd.    

Great Lakes picked up 2 more in the 5th.  DH Joendry Vargas and Ko both singled.  Tunink drew a 1-out BB to load the bases.  Vargas scored on a groundout and Ko scored on a balk. 

The Loons scored their final run in the 6th.  C Connor O’Neal singled to open the inning and RF Abel Lorenzo singled O’Neal to 3rd.  O’Neal scored on Vargas’ SF. 

After Nieves exited the game with one out in the 4th, 3 relievers put up zeroes the rest of the way.  RHRP Camden Wimbish (1.2 IP), RHRP Brady Pendley (2.2 IP), RHRP Jecsua Liborius (1.1 IP). All three navigated traffic but nobody scored. 

·      Ching-Hsien Ko – 2-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, HR (18)

·      Brendan Tunink – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 RBI

·      Abel Lorenzo – 2-4

·      Double – Caleb Johnson (2)

·      Triple – Easton Shelton (3)

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