MiLB Game Summary Report
Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle) 3 – OKC Comets 2 LHSP Cole Irvin started for OKC. He allowed a HR in the 1 st , and a another in the 4 th . Overall, Irvin pitched well enough to win in the PCL. Just the two runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. He did strike out one. But he left trailing 2-0 after…
Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle) 3 – OKC Comets 2
LHSP Cole Irvin started for OKC. He allowed a HR in the 1st, and a another in the 4th. Overall, Irvin pitched well enough to win in the PCL. Just the two runs on 5 hits and 3 BB. He did strike out one. But he left trailing 2-0 after 6.0 IP.
LHRP Ronan Kopp pitched a scoreless 7th inning, issuing 1 BB.
The Comets got one back in the 7th and a pair of doubles from LF Jack Suwinski (6) and DH Eliézer Alfonzo (3).
RHRP Paul Gervase entered in the 8th and surrendered a HR.
Eliézer Alfonzo hit his first HR in the 9th to pull within 1. SS Noah Miller followed with a single, but he was left there to end the game.
Alfonzo was the only OKC hitter with 2 hits.
Frisco RoughRiders (Texas) 6 – Tulsa Drillers 5 – 5 innings
Tulsa put up 4 in the 1st inning. CF Kendall George singled. He stole 2nd, and 3rd, and came home on the catcher throwing error. DH Josue De Paula walked and stole 2. SS Elijah Hainline also drew a BB. De Paula and Hainline pulled off a double steal. C Griffin Lockwood-Powell hit a 3-run HR (2) for the 4-0 lead.
With LHSP Wyatt Crowell on the mound, the lead did not last long. 3 BB, 1 HBP, catchers interference, and 2 singles, and the RoughRiders put up 6.
The Drillers got one back in the 5th. De Paula led off with a single and stole 2B. He moved to 3rd on a groundball and scored on a GLP single.
On the pitching side, RHRP Nick Robertson bailed Crowell in the first, and then threw 3.0 additional scoreless innings. He allowed a single, did not walk anyone, and registered a pair of K.
RHRP Christian Ruebeck pitched a scoreless 5th before the rain came.
Tulsa had 9 hits to Frisco’s 3.
- GLP – 2-3, 1 run, 4 RBI, HR (2)
- Kendall George – 2-3, 2 SB
- Josue De Paula – 1-2, 1 BB, 2 runs, 3 SB
Great Lakes Loons 13 – Beloit Sky Carp (Miami) 9
RHSP Logan Tabeling surrendered a 3-run HR in the first inning. Tabeling proceeds to pitch the next 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing a single and 2 walks. LHRP Cody Morse got the final out in the 5th.
GL started their come back in the 2nd. With one out, LF Jose Meza, 1B Cameron Decker, and C Jesus Galiz drew a BB. DH Samuel Munoz and SS Jose Izarra each hit run scoring singles to pull to within 1.
In the 3rd, 2B Nico Perez led off with a double. RF Eduardo Quintero singled Perez home to tie the score. Decker and Galiz each drew a BB to load the bases. During the BB, Quintero stole 2 bases. Munoz hit a 2 run single and a 5-3 lead.
In the 4th, three Loons again drew consecutive BB to load the bases. 3B Logan Wagner singled home two runners. With 2 runners on, Meza and Galiz both drew BB to force a run in. GL now leading 8-3.
The score stood until the 7th. RHRP Reynaldo Yean entered and faced five batters. A single followed by 4 BB and Yean was pulled. RHRP Dilen Figueredo relieved Yean and inherited the bases loaded. Figueredo gave up a 2-run double and 2-run single before settling down to retire the side.
Now trailing 9-8, Quintero led off the 8th with a ground rule double (1). After Meza walked and Galiz doubled home both runners, giving GL the lead.
In the 9th Quintero hit a 3-run HR.
Figueredo and LHRP Justin Chambers got the final 6 outs, 4 by K.
The Loons got 14 BB with Meza, Decker, and Galiz each walking 3 times.
I do not know if it is a sign of coming out of his season long slump, but Eduardo Quintero had 3-5 night with a BB, scored 4 runs, and knocked in 4. Munoz and Izarra both had a pair of singles.
Ontario Tower Buzzers 7 – San Jose Giants 4
Ontario jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st. CF Jaron Elkins singled. That was followed with back to back walks to DH Emil Morales and 3B Chase Harlan. RF Ching-Hsien Ko singled home 2.
LF AJ Soldra hit a leadoff HR in the 2nd for a 3-0 lead.
RHSP Mason Estrada had a rough 2nd. He allowed a leadoff double, an infield single and throwing error brought the run home. A BB, WP, and 2 balks brought home two additional runs.
AJ Soldra hit his 2nd HR (3) of the game giving Ontario a 4-3 lead.
Giants threatened in the 8th with RHRP Ricardo Montero on the hill. He walked the first two hitters in the inning. That brought RHRP Robby Porco in relief. He retired the first batter on a sac bunt. Next hitter got a 5-3 ground out. He hit the next batter to load the bases, and then struck out the next batter to end the threat.
Ontario put up 3 in the 9th to open up a 4-run lead. With one out, C Conner O’Neal drew a BB and Soldra tripled (4) him home. Soldra scored on a 2 out WP. Back to back doubles by Jaron Elkins (3) and Emil Morales (9) plated the 3rd run of the inning.
Porco allowed a leadoff triple in the 9th who later scored on a sac fly.
- AJ Soldra – 3-4, 3 runs, 3 RBI, triple (4), 2 HR (3)
- Jaron Elkins – 3-5, 2 runs, double (3)
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Discussion (64)
Disagree, not disagreeable
Quintero’s HR appeared to come off a position player.
Will all or nothing show up today? Be nice to put Cubs in their place, including their twirling dervish CFer!
Jeff, Nobody has ever made it this easy to follow the Dodgers minors. Thanks to you, us fans are going to know these prospects so well we will be sending birthday wishes to their parents. Great job! Kim set the table again last night. Do you think the Dodgers are considering keeping speed and small ball factors in the lineup ahead of the boppers? It really is more exciting fun baseball.
Alex Cora is looking for a job… Perhaps, he could clean the latrines in Ontario. POS!
Smoke ’em if you got ’em.
Jeff has always been the best with providing detailed MiLB reports. Thanks again for your work. The read kinda sounds like the minor league pitching hasn’t rounded into form yet I’ve always felt Smoltz talks too much but last night I really enjoyed hearing his commentary. When I watch a game I always try to analyze what pitch where should be next and it was like he was sitting next to me and we were talking together. It was fun. Especially with that game. I thought he and Davis were excellent together. They made a couple of points I wanted to mention here. One: Sasaki is still quite young for a move like the one he is making. The stuff is there. The make up is there. Patience is needed The second thing was about Pittsburgh and Skenes. Will this be the year they finally compete and if not will they trade him. He’s a local guy. Played at El Toro High about a mile from where I live. Same school Arenado went to. Though he was an Angels fan growing up, I’m sure Skenes would love to play for the Dodgers. He’s arb eligible next year and his salary will likely increase 20x. Will Pittsburgh pay that? The Dodgers have the players to bring him home to Southern California. I’m hoping there’s a chance.
PCA is a POS and should learn to keep his mouth shut about Dodger fans,
The Pirates need hitters. They are not a good-hitting team. If they could get 3 position players and 2 pitchers back, they might be a better team next year. But this one will hurt. It depends upon who they value the most (every team is different), but they would have their choice of Quintero, DePaula, Sirota, Hope, Freeland, Davalan, JT3, and Morales (pick 3). Then, what about pitchers? Ferris, Ryan, Serwinowski, Root, Zazueta, and Copen (pick 2). I think the Pirates MIGHT consider that. Would the Dodgers?
I heard Smoltz’s assessment of Roki and agree that we need to be patient with him. Maddening sometimes when you see him leave pitches right over the plate in an 0-2 count to Suzuki and he sits on the fastball and crushes it. Then other times he has great movement and makes the hitters look foolish. Seems like he is still getting used to new country and slight change in the size of the ball in MLB. The potential is sure there. Hope we get the series win today. 2 lefties on the mound Wrobo and Imanaga, should be a good matchup. Padres just keep finding ways to win. They were down 4-0 and came back and beat DBacks. Did the same against Colorado earlier this week scoring 5 in the 9th.
Padres will fade. Their starting pitching isn’t that good. Only a matter of time.
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Sunday Dodger’s Affiliates’ Schedule 11:05 a.m. PT: Great Lakes (Christian Zazueta) at Beloit (Aiden May) 1 p.m.: Ontario (TBA) at San Jose (Cody Delvecchio) 2:05 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Ryder Ryan) vs. Tacoma (Casey Lawrence) 2:05 p.m.: Tulsa (TBA) at Frisco (David Davalillo)
His face would make the perfect scrubber.
No-bat MF
Zazueta’s fastball was comped to Brian Woo’s by someone at BA. Watch him.
Nice to see a little offense. Sasaki was better, and he got through five. I thought it was a mistake to send him back out for the sixth. But Dreyer and then Klein, kept the Cubbies off of the board. Max was under the weather, that is why he was pulled after his third at bat. Pages looked relieved after getting two hits. Teo looked even more relieved after his 2-run single. Ohtani still does not look right. He is hitting under .200 at Dodger Stadium, so is Tucker. Not only is Cora out of a job, but so are four of his coaches. Jason Varitek, who was the game planning coach, was reassigned. The Sox interim manager is Chad Tracy, former Dodger manager Jim Tracy’s son. Andy Ibanez DFAd by the A’s to make room for Rooker. Rams drafted two players from Alabama, and one each from Miami, Ohio State and Missouri. The kid QB they drafted from Alabama will learn a lot from Stafford.
Open mouth, insert foot, close mouth. He is a kid, he will learn, but he is also a talented player. He was just overmatched last night. I actually just realized last night that Kim has just one more year after this one on his contract.
Jeff, Has any future Dodger starting pitcher been productive this year? And who are you most high on? Besides Bruns!
I have never been impressed with PCA. Everyone was singing his praises at the All-Star Break last year when he had 25 HR in 401 PAs. He was hitting .265, but his OB% was .302, and his OPS was .847. Not bad! However, he has hit 7 HR’s since that. He had a .262 BA in the second half of 2025 with a .634 OPS. He’s even worse this year with a .235 BA and .605 OPS. The Cubs signed him to a 6-year/$115 million deal in the offseason. Alex Freeland is a better hitter than PCA, and to top it all off, he’s a POS, as AVF articulated!
Great Ardaya article on Sasaki adding a higher velocity splitter (with horizontal break) to forkball/FB arsenal. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7230696/2026/04/26/dodgers-roki-sasaki-splitter-mlb/?source=user_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.d1A.EHAg.FsbvjsJyekAw
Actually the Pirates need a new owner. Nutting and his father lead a group that paid $92M for the team in 1996. Over the next ten years the Nuttings increased their ownership and eventually bought out the remaining owners in 2006 for $9M and assumed a pile of debt. The team was valued at $1.6B in 2026. Bob Nutting bases the teams’ payroll on ticket and concession sales. Anytime the payroll is less than those sales he keeps the difference. Nutting keeps all local and national TV revenue. He, also, pockets the subsidies paid by large market teams. Recently, those revenues came in at over $200M for the year. So, not only is the return on the value of the team skyrocketed over $1.5 billion, he has probably has pocketed over another couple of billion during his 20+ year ownership. The payroll for this season for the Pirates is projected to be $107M which is 23rd in MLB. This is the same MO for the Oakland/ Sacramento/ Las Vegas owner as well as Tampa Bay and Miami. MLB and the players’ union should get this issue resolved during next years negotiations. Owners shouldn’t be allowed to purchase a team in order to provide them with a personal cash flow. Allow the team value to increase by providing a winning team. This is, also, great for the fans being they are footing the bill for everything. The Dodgers are a perfect example of the two approaches with the McCourts who ran the team into bankruptcy and Guggenheim who reinvest more onto the team than any previous ownership group in history. Frank McCourt got his ass bailed out by Guggenheim who paid $2.2 billion, assumed $600M in debt, and still gave old Frank a % of the parking lot revenue. Frank’s ex wife, Jamie, is still walking bowlegged from her settlement with Parking Lot Frank. Sorry for the rant on another team. But, it pisses me off for the Pittsburgh baseball fans who have been supportive in the past. They have a beautiful stadium (paid for by the city, not Nutting) and one of the brightest stars in MLB to build around. It’s time MLB have a talk with Nutting and the other owners who are not using the monies baseball fans provide them to maximize the player development and talent their fans deserve. Their are plenty of billionaires out there who would be better owners than a few of the current billionaire “penny pinchers” that aren’t helping to improve their teams and, therefore, MLB. Carry on.
Christian Zazueta is legit. He is 21 and pitching well at Great Lakes. I do not like making such labels before they produce at AA. At 21, Jackson Ferris started at AA last year. Struggled early, but caught on 2nd half. He is struggling again at AAA to start the season. I think he will find his way.
PCA is not a POS. Geez guys. Let’s save such remarks for our siblings that made a face at us.
RHSP Patrick Copen, LHSP Luke Fox, RHSP Christian Zazueta are my top three…today. LHSP Adam Serwinowski had a fantastic start last week. Let’s see if he can be consistent. I still believe he will produce. At Great Lakes, LHSP Sterling Patick has a chance to develop. None of them look to be top rotation guys. But they could be solid mid to late rotation starters. Some are already labeling Serwinowski as a late inning high leverage reliever. Fox and Zazueta look to be best options to join rotation. If Copen can harness his control, he could climb very quickly. I am not quitting on Wyatt Crowell, but he will probably find a home in the pen. I am in the process of my April summary, so I can give a more detailed answer.
I have been a fan of PCA. Forgetting last night’s adventure in CF, he is an elite defensive CF with tremendous speed. He is not a 30 HR guy. He is an immature 24 year old who was trying to endear himself to his Chicago base. How do you think Giants fans feel about Rushing after his immature comments directed at Jung Hoo Lee. I liked the spark, but I am a Dodgers fan. Logan Webb has made some nasty comments about the Dodgers. People have been saying things about LAD fans since they moved to LA. How many times have we heard “show up late and leave early”. Remember the car lights leading out of Dodger Stadium when Gibby walked it off in ’88. PCA deserves to be booed. And it is great that he struck out 4 times last night, and looked lost in CF. Funny thing about the cameras, is that the other fan bases also have their cameras out when the Dodgers come to their town. IMO the only POS playing today is Manny Machado.