It was a huge day for offense in San Jose, as Diego Velasquez hit a home run and two doubles as San Jose had two touchdowns as we head into NFL Week 1. Meanwhile, Jakson Reetz hit two home runs for Sacramento, and Yoshi Tsutsugo hit a grand slam for Richmond.
AAA: Las Vegas 11, Sacramento 10
Top Sacramento Performances:
- It was a great game for Catcher Jakson Reetz, who went 2-for-2 with two home runs, as well as three walks. That gives Reetz 13 home run in 46 games with Sacramento, to go with six doubles and one triple. The catcher and outfielder is now hitting .248/.361/.556 with the River Cats.
- Infielder Armando Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a home run, his 16th of the season. It’s Alvarez’s third home run in the last four games, as he’s gone 7-for-16. Alvarez has 22 walks to 42 strikeouts, with a batting line of .313/.367/.591.
- First baseman Trenton Brooks was 2-for-4 with a home run of his own. That’s two games in a row with a home run for Brooks against his old team Las Vegas, and he now has four home runs in 12 games with the River Cats, with 16 in 94 games while with the Aviators. As a Cat, he’s hitting .273/.411/.591.
- Wade Meckler went 2-for-6 with two singles. He’s now 4-for-9 with one walk and one strikeout since returning to Triple-A, and is hitting .412/.535/.559 overall with Sacramento.
Other Notable Lines:
- LF Heliot Ramos: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 1 2B (13)
- DH Luis Gonzalez: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B (4)
- RF Bryce Johnson: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
- SP Sean Hjelle: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
- RP Nick Avila: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- RP Melvin Adón: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Richmond 13, Akron 7
Top Richmond Performances:
- It was a grand night for DH Yoshi Tsutsugo, who went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk. It was Tsutsugo’s third home run in eight games with Richmond, and also has seven walks to nine strikeouts. He’s hitting .333/.471/.667 as a Squirrel so far.
- Center fielder Shane Matheny went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, plus a walk. Matheny now has 16 doubles and 11 home runs in 71 games back in Double-A. He’s hitting .249/.373/.462 on the year.
- First baseman Brady Whalen went 3-for-5 with a double on the day. Whalen has six doubles, a triple, and four home runs in 31 games with Richmond, and is hitting .267/.315/.440.
- Left fielder Ismael Munguia went 2-for-6 with two singles and a stolen base. That’s Munguia’s 13th steal in Double-A, out of 17 attempts, to go with two steals in three attempts while rehabbing in Arizona. Overall, that gives him 15 steals, tying his previous single-season-high that he had in 2021 at Eugene. In 68 games this season at Double-A, Munguia’s batting line is now up to .285/.357/.386.
- Richmond is in 1st place in the division in the second half, but have a good chance at making the playoffs with eight games left. It’s complicated, but here goes. If Richmond wins their division in the second half, they are in. But they currently are just 1.0 game ahead of Erie, and 2.0 games ahead of Bowie. Erie won the first half division title, and if Erie beats Richmond to the second half title, then the other playoff spot goes to the team with the second-best overall full season record. In that race, Richmond has a 4.0 game lead over Bowie. Richmond will play Erie for the final week-long series of the season.
Other Notable Lines:
- C Andy Thomas: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B (15)
- SS Will Wilson: 2-5, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- SP John Bertrand: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- RP Hunter Dula: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- RP Evan Gates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
High-A: Everett 1, Eugene 0
Top Eugene Performances:
- Second baseman Brett Auerbach had half the Emeralds’ hits, going 2-for-3 with one steal and one caught stealing. That gives Auerbach 15 steals in 18 attempts over 48 games while with Eugene. He’s hitting .228/.296/.374 for Eugene.
- First baseman Luis Toribio was 1-for-3 with a walk. He’s hitting .228/.333/.422 with 17 doubles, one triple, and 16 home runs with Eugene.
- Starting pitcher Hayden Wynja went 4.0 shutout innings, striking out seven while allowing just four hits and a walk. Wynja has 47 strikeouts to 20 walks in 43.0 innings, with a 4.40 ERA.
- Reliever Will Kempner went 2.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits, one of which was a home run, and striking out one. In three of his last four games, Kempner has given up a home run that has either been the game-tying or game-losing runs. In High-A, Kempner has a 2.91 ERA with 47 strikeouts to 13 walks in 34.0 innings, with a 2.91 ERA.
Other Notable Lines:
- C Zach Morgan: 1-4, 1 K
- RP Brett Standlee: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- RP Nick Morreale: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Low-A: San Jose 14, Stockton 1
Top San Jose Performances:
- DH Diego Velasquez had a huge day, hitting a home run and two doubles on a 3-for-5 day. He has 32 doubles and eight home runs on the season after 110 games, with 54 walks to 82 strikeouts. He’s slashing a line of .300/.387/.437.
- First round pick Bryce Eldridge went 3-for-4 with a double and two walks. That’s his first double in 13 games at San Jose, after 13 games. As a SJ Giant, he’s hitting .288/.383/.365 with eight walks to 17 strikeouts.
- Catcher Luke Shliger was 5-for-6 with a double. That’s three doubles for Shliger in 16 games. It raised his San Jose batting average from .235 to .298. Overall, he’s hitting .293/.403/.351.
- In relief, Marques Johnson went 3.0 innings, striking out six, allowing just one hit. Johnson now has 20 strikeouts to nine walks in 18.1 innings, and has allowed only two unearned runs in San Jose for a 0.00 ERA so far.
Other Notable Lines:
- SS Cole Foster: 3-6, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB (2), 1 E (8)
- CF Scott Bandura: 1-5, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- 1B Javier Francisco: 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B (3), 1 SF
- LF Alexander Suarez: 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
- SP Joe Ross: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- RP Joe Whitman: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
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