MiLB Game Thread: 4/28

by RedSoxFaithful on Apr 28, 2025 11:42 AM EDT

Today's Probables:

AAA: Mike Minor, Zach McAllister, Rudy Owens, Felix Doubront, Tom Milone, Adam Ottavino, Danny Duffy

AA: Jacob Turner, Alex Wilson, Nathan Eovaldi, Erasmo Ramirez, Trevor Reckling

A+: Matt Harvey, Alexander Colome, Jarred Cosart, Chad Bettis, Zack Wheeler, Chris Balcom-Miller, Robert Ross, Kyle Heckathorn

A: Garrett Gould, Jordan Swagerty, Patrick Schuster, Carlos Perez, Zachary Neal, Ryan Berry

Sort of a slow day. Turner's already pitching, and the game that Taillon started last night concludes later today. Other notable probables will be added, along with some notable lines after the jump.

Notable Performances:

Freddy Galvis: 2-4, 2B, HR (!)

Jacob Turner: 7 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

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Jacob Turner so far

3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

He’s given up two home runs, one of which was to the completely powerless Freddy Galvis.

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by RedSoxFaithful on Apr 28, 2025 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

Final

7IP 9H 4ER 1BB 4K - one inf hit and an inside the park hr, still 4bb/24k ratio

by hybrid on Apr 28, 2025 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Some others

All at varying levels of A ball

- Kyle Heckathorn, Brett Wallach & Robert Rasmussen in the FSL

- Manuel Rivera & David Filak in the South Atlantic

by Matt0330 on Apr 28, 2025 12:02 PM EDT reply actions

Heckathorn

6 IP; 7 baserunners while allowing 2 ER with 5K. Now 3-1 for Brevard County.

by Matt0330 on Apr 29, 2025 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Dodger sleeper Matt Magill

takes the hill tonight

by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 28, 2025 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

Randall Delgado goes tonight in AA

by Jay212033 on Apr 28, 2025 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

Danny Duffy

is finally going for Omaha after a couple rainouts.

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by casejud on Apr 28, 2025 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

Rene Tosoni

singled in his first MLB at bat for the Twins.

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by smoooooth on Apr 28, 2025 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

Will Middlebrooks

In the middle of a big day, 2-for-3 with a BB and HR so far. Wonder why he’s so low in the Portland lineup? Batting sixth today.

by PissedMick on Apr 28, 2025 2:31 PM EDT reply actions

Final

3-4, 2b, 2hr, bb.

Still not sold on him, but that’s a pretty line.

by slamcactus on Apr 28, 2025 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

As a Sox fan, his early start has me salivating but he had a similar hot start last year and didn’t keep it up. He needs to continue improving his K-rate which he’s done thus far this year but we will see if he can hit at least level for longer than a month.

Brandon Jacobs of Lowell > Brandon Jacobs of NYG

by Lesterfan on Apr 28, 2025 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting

I have an awful memory, and didn’t remember his hot start last year, at all (and I’m a fantasy owner who checks on him nightly).

There are actually a lot of similarities between his starts in both seasons, statistically.

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by JD Sussman on Apr 28, 2025 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Phillippe Aumont

1IP 0H 0BB 3K

He’s been dominant out of the ’pen this year and I see that continuing. By my count, he has something like an 81% ground ball rate on balls put in play. Perhaps the best relief prospect in baseball?

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by Jeff Reese on Apr 28, 2025 2:46 PM EDT reply actions

Nope

Shawn Tolleson or Steven Ames

by SeanMillerSavior on Apr 28, 2025 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

obviously

top-5 prospects if they are Yankees. stupid east coast bias!!!@!!!@@!

by gore51 on Apr 28, 2025 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm no phillies fan...

Qute the opposite actually. But man at some point you’ve gotta hope they get at least something out of the Lee trade. Especially with Smoak currently doing a pretty convincing imitation of a middle of the order hitter. At this point it’s pretty much all on Aumont, with Ramirez running a K/9 under 1 and Tyson Gillies lying at th bottom of a lake somewhere.*

*at least I assume that’s where he is, since i haven’t really given him a thought in the last 2 years.

by slamcactus on Apr 28, 2025 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

LOL

Excellent
rec’d

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by casejud on Apr 28, 2025 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

engel beltre suspended

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers minor leaguer Engel Beltre received a 15-game suspension for his role in a confrontation with fans during a Double-A game in San Antonio.

The Rangers said Wednesday that Beltre, who is on their 40-man roster and playing for Frisco, apparently heaved a plastic trash can into the stands at fans after water bottles had been thrown at Frisco players at the end of Tuesday’s 6-5 loss.

“It’s a black eye for all involved,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “We do not know everything that happened, but we’re looking into it.”

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=6440055

by rdf8585 on Apr 28, 2025 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

Wouldn't it be nice

If eventually he made news for being a competent player, not just a jackass?

by realitypolice on Apr 29, 2025 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Starling Marte

Not a particularly notable day - 1-4 with a single and a steal. The notable thing is that he’s got 84 PA now and has only K’d in 17% of them. SSS for sure, but based on what I saw last year, I was expecting a lot of difficulty in adjusting to AA, and he doesn’t seem to be having any trouble at all.

Has anyone seen him this season? Has he made real strides at the plate or is this a fluke?

by epoc on Apr 28, 2025 3:43 PM EDT reply actions

walks

the lack of walks have been a worry for me, wondering if it’s just a hot start to the season like he had last year.

by hybrid on Apr 28, 2025 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Hitting a ton.

And showing a ton of speed from what I hear listening to the game and reading the Altoona Mirror.

by Woo! on Apr 28, 2025 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Danny Duffy also pitching

clearly, RSF hating again.

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by doublestix on Apr 28, 2025 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

Not just pitching

. . . he’s dealing
6 1 0 0 0 8

And Moustakas went deep TWICE

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by casejud on Apr 28, 2025 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Alex White to make MLB debut on Saturday

http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042811aac.html

by Yankees10 on Apr 28, 2025 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

ONce he and Chiz are ready watch out the Indians, YES the Indians

could run away with the AL central

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 29, 2025 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions

David Cooper called up for the Jays

Travis Snider optioned to AAA :S.

by TtD on Apr 28, 2025 6:55 PM EDT reply actions

Harper

2-3, hr, bb, k hitting .305 w/ .400+ obp & .600+slg (too lazy to calculate it out as milb.com hasn’t yet)

by hybrid on Apr 28, 2025 8:33 PM EDT reply actions

simple calculation, really.

Bryce Harper = BEAST MODE.

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by JD Sussman on Apr 28, 2025 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

what kinda hitting environment is his league/stadium?

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by billybeingbilly on Apr 28, 2025 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Just worse than netural historically

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/2010_minor_league_park_multipliers/

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by JD Sussman on Apr 28, 2025 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

good deal

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by billybeingbilly on Apr 28, 2025 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Reddick

Another tater tonight. 5 in last 6 nights.

by Dorn on Apr 28, 2025 8:40 PM EDT reply actions

Add one more

He’s on one of those streaks

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by Lesterfan on Apr 28, 2025 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Brandon Belt

has hit his 2nd home run for AAA Fresno. Hitting .364 since his demotion from the Bigs.

Play ball!

by tmannino on Apr 28, 2025 9:18 PM EDT reply actions

Rudy Owens

Getting hit hard 6ER 2HR

by Jack203 on Apr 28, 2025 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

great night so far in omaha....

duffy 6 ip 1 hit 8k 0bb

moose has 2 hrs hosmer has 1

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by billybeingbilly on Apr 28, 2025 9:30 PM EDT reply actions

and Giavotella w/ 3 hits and Cain w/ 2

Duffy extremely pitch efficient tonight. i think he’s up in June, maybe sooner.

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by doublestix on Apr 28, 2025 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

yep...finally a pitching performance with no flaws....

efficients even with the k’s

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by billybeingbilly on Apr 28, 2025 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

and all those HR by Moose/Hosmer off LHP

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by doublestix on Apr 28, 2025 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions

very nice

and now a double by hosmer

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by billybeingbilly on Apr 28, 2025 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Hosmer 4-5 double/HR

by BryceHarper on Apr 28, 2025 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Can't hit

His first-season numbers were bad. He sucks.

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by criminal type on Apr 29, 2025 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

this is just gorgeous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9fk5aDQoZE

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by doublestix on Apr 29, 2025 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

that made my day

this is why I check this before I leave work

by BigG'S on Apr 29, 2025 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions

oh yeah

beautiful, quick, to-the-point swing, with intent.

by daveh33 on Apr 29, 2025 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Not one of his better swings, IMHO

But, the dudes a beast and does work there.

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by JD Sussman on Apr 29, 2025 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I take that back, I slowed the clip down a few times. Great stuff.

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by JD Sussman on Apr 29, 2025 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Cosart

6IP 8H 2ER 1BB 3K - 2 inf hits, not posting amazing stats yet but getting a lot of gb’s (10gb/2fb tonight) and good control since his 1st start

by hybrid on Apr 28, 2025 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

also

D. Brown another hr in A+, 2-4, bb

by hybrid on Apr 28, 2025 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Longo hit a homer.

by mr. maniac on Apr 28, 2025 9:48 PM EDT reply actions

I think he's got a chance

I’ve always liked this guy.

by Matt0330 on Apr 29, 2025 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Blake Tekotte

hit a HR - one of my favorites

Play ball!

by tmannino on Apr 28, 2025 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Nice week.

Hard to get attention as a Mission hitter right now, but that’s his 4th homer of the week with a 500 OBP.

by realitypolice on Apr 29, 2025 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Jordan Swagerty

You have my attention
6IP 2H 8k

by Jack203 on Apr 28, 2025 10:13 PM EDT reply actions

Mike Minor...

… has borderline video game stats. But there’s no spot for him in the bigs. Beachy has been very solid in hanging onto the 5th spot. And Teheran is itching for a promotion. What are the Braves to do? Trade Lowe or Hudson? Granted, it’s a good problem to have…

by noelman31 on Apr 28, 2025 10:43 PM EDT reply actions

problem

It’ll work itself out within a couple weeks. Someone will get hurt, need time off, be ineffective, something like that. As long as Minor keeps pitching like this he’ll be up shortly, but right now it doesn’t look like it’ll be because of Beachy’s ineffectiveness

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by Jgaztambide on Apr 28, 2025 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Hicks

0-4 w/ the Golden Sumbraro. Puke.

by BryceHarper on Apr 28, 2025 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

Hak Ju Lee went 2-3 with an RBI he is now 21-45 to start the year with a 1.272 OPS to start the year

Brandon Guyer went 3-4 with 3 runs 2 RBI and a HR today in 2 games for Durham. He is hitting .372 with nearly a 1.100 OPS.

even with Chris Archer struggling the Matt Garza trade is looking great for TB so far.

by Dbullsfan on Apr 29, 2025 12:58 AM EDT reply actions

Although...

It doesn’t look all that bad for Chicago yet either.

Garza has thrown 30.2 innings of 1.25 FIP/1.94 xFIP ball (although his ERA is 4.11). He hasn’t given up a long ball, and his K/9 is a robust 12.03 with a 2.64 BB/9. His BABIP against is also .414, so even once he starts letting up a few HR, the overall BAA will likely go down. Look for his ERA to begin dropping, as he really has not been a 4.11 ERA pitcher up to this point.

by gore51 on Apr 29, 2025 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

+1 Gore

I was just looking at Garza’s numbers yesterday as well. A lot better than meets the eye.

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by Kerm on Apr 29, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

Obviously things aren’t all that bad for Matt Garza if one looks under the figurative hood & I like said pitcher quite a bit. However, that deal was atrocious when considering all that went into it in my opinion.

by Matt0330 on Apr 29, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

This is true

But the Cubs are pushing for a playoff berth in 2011. If they make the playoffs this year (with Garza’s help), the deal won’t look as bad as it did at the time of the trade.

by gore51 on Apr 29, 2025 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Jonathan Garcia

2-6, w/ his 7th hr

Trivia question, last teenager to hit 7 hr’s in a month in the midwest league. I don’t know the answer at all, yet alone who has done it to start the season, fairly impressive power.

by hybrid on Apr 29, 2025 1:41 AM EDT reply actions

I think Decker did it in Ft. Wayne in May two years ago…

by realitypolice on Apr 29, 2025 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Moustakas did it in August of 08.

I counted six for Decker.

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by Kerm on Apr 29, 2025 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

nice

btw how did you guys check that anyways?

by hybrid on Apr 29, 2025 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Fan Graphs' game logs

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by Kerm on Apr 29, 2025 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I was just relying on my old, faulty memory

I’m pretty sure that Firstinning.com has splits I could have used to correct myself.

by realitypolice on Apr 30, 2025 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Rangers

Melo: 4 IP | 2 H | 3 ER | 7 BB | 4 K | 1 HR
Pimentel: 6 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 1 BB | 6 K | 1 HR
Ross: 4 IP | 8 H | 6 ER | 1 BB | 2 K
Kirkman: 5.2 IP | 9 H | 4 ER | 4 BB | 2 K

Skole: 1-3, BB, 2 K
Profar: 1-3, 3B, BB, K
Telis: 2-4, HR
Olt: 1-4, BB, K
Hoying: 2-4, 2 2B, BB, K

>mfw

by MonkeyEpoxy on Apr 29, 2025 2:37 AM EDT reply actions