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Hey folks. Welcome back to the Minor League Ball Gameday thread. Once again, the Colorado offense smoked their opponent with home runs from Kyle Parker and Kent Matthes. The top offensive showings by Top 100 players came from the Cardinals and White Sox. Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong was 2-5 with a home run and double while Cuban import Jose Abreu was 3-4 with a pair of runs driven in and third baseman Matt Davidson had a pinch hit home run. In other odd news, the Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant came in as a defensive replacement and Reds second baseman Henry Rodriguez went 1-1 then was released.
The best pitching performance of the day was easily Aaron Sanchez of the Blue Jays until you see who it was against - the Canadian Jr. National team. He struck out seven in four innings with just two hits allowed and no walks. Marlins left hander Brian Flynn tossed three nearly perfect frames, allowing just one hit with a strike out. Southpaw Tim Cooney turned in easily the worst line of the day for a prospect. He only recorded two outs but allowed five runs on six hits, including a home run and two wild pitches.
The Top 100
Position Players
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 2 (2) | Xander Bogaerts, SS | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 (8) | Kris Bryant, 3B | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 (13) | Francisco Lindor, SS | CLE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 (29) | Jose Abreu, 1B | CWS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 (34) | Joc Pederson, CF | LAD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 17 (35) | Gary Sanchez, C | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 (36) | Albert Almora, CF | CHC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 (38) | Travis d'Arnaud, C | NYM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 (42) | Rougned Odor, 2B | TEX | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 (43) | Billy Hamilton, CF | CIN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B, BB |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 27 (50) | Jackie Bradley, CF | BOS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, BB, K |
| 29 (58) | Kolten Wong, 2B | STL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), 2B, CS |
| 32 (66) | Chris Owings, SS | AZ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 (69) | Christian Bethancourt, C | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| 34 (70) | Stephen Piscotty, RF | STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 35 (72) | Matt Davidson, 3B | CWS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| 36 (73) | Blake Swihart, C | BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 (74) | Garin Cecchini, 3B | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 38 (75) | Mookie Betts, 2B | BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
| 41 (79) | Jake Marisnick, CF | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| 45 (84) | Devon Travis, 2B | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| 47 (86) | Rosell Herrera, SS/2B | COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 (91) | Marcus Semien, SS/2B/3B | CWS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 2 K |
| 54 (98) | Michael Choice, CF/LF | TEX | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchers
| Rank (Ovr) | Name, Pos | Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| 17 (32) | Aaron Sanchez, RHP | TOR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Sv (1) |
| 36 (68) | Rafael Montero, RHP | NYM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 (88) | Allen Webster, RHP | BOS | 3.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Standout Performances
Position Players
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Henry Urrutia, RF/LF | BAL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Schoop, 2B | BAL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Michael Almanzar, 3B | BAL | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Heiker Meneses, SS | BOS | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Shaw, 1B | BOS | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Christian Vasquez, C | BOS | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryce Brentz, RF | BOS | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Austin Nola, 2B | MIA | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Jensen, LF | MIA | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Curt Casali, C | TB | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B, K |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Xavier Scruggs, 1B | STL | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 BB, 2 K |
| Matt den Dekker, LF | NYM | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Wilmer Flores, SS | NYM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B, BB |
| Zach Walters, SS | WAS | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Dean Anna, 3B | NYY | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Yangervis Solarte, SS | NYY | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edward Salcedo, 3B | ATL | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Phil Gosselin, 2B | ATL | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Reyes, SS | ATL | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Cunningham, CF | ATL | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (2) |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Andy Burns, 3B | TOR | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrick Chung, C | TOR | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kyle Parker, 1B | COL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Cristhian Adames, 2B | COL | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent Matthes, LF | COL | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Christian Colon, 3B | KC | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noel Cuevas, LF | LAD | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR (1) |
| Darnell Sweeney, SS | LAD | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K, E |
| Kyle Farmer, C | LAD | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alexander Guerrero, 2B | LAD | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Cory Spangenberg, 2B | SD | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rico Noel, CF | SD | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Dickerson, LF | SD | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR (2) |
| Henry Rodriguez, 2B | CIN | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Susac, C | SF | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
| Ehire Adrianza, SS | SF | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (2), K |
| Gary Brown, CF | SF | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (2), CS |
| Matt Long, RF | LAA | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chris Taylor, 3B | SEA | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (1), BB, 2 K, E |
| Jack Reinheimer, 3B | SEA | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
| Patrick Kivlehan, 1B | SEA | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ketel Marte, SS | SEA | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SF, K, E |
| Stefen Romero, RF/LF | SEA | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
| Carlos Sanchez, 2B | CWS | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Micah Johnson, 2B | CWS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (2) |
| Tyler Naquin, CF | CLE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HBP |
| Dorssys Paulino, SS | CLE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Giovanny Urshela, 3B | CLE | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dalton Pompey, LF | TOR | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (1), K |
Pitchers
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| Brian Flynn, LHP | MIA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brad Boxberger, RHP | TB | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tim Cooney, LHP | STL | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | HR (K. Nieuwenhuis), 2 WP |
| Zach Petrick, RHP | STL | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Vic Black, RHP | NYM | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Felipe Rivero, LHP | WAS | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Jaime, RHP | ATL | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robbie Ray, LHP | DET | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Rondon, RHP | DET | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Mercedes, RHP | DET | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR (B. Glenn) |
| Name, Pos | Team | Top 10 Rank | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
| John Stilson, RHP | TOR | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Jose Dominguez, RHP | LAD | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | WP, HBP |
| Keyvius Sampson, RHP | SD | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | W (1-1) |
| Austin Adams, RHP | CLE | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | WP |
Injuries
-Athletics SS Addison Russell (one week; right hamstring strain)
- Dodgers RHP Ross Stripling (season; right elbow - Tommy John surgery)
- Cardinals CF Oscar Taveras (day-to-day; right hamstring tightness)
- Cardinals LHP Marco Gonzales (one month; left forearm tightness)
- Mariners RHP Taijuan Walker (day-to-day; right shoulder inflammation)
- Twins 3B Miguel Sano (season; right elbow - Tommy John surgery)
Optioned to the Minors
Seattle Mariners -
RHP Logan Bawcom (AAA)
1B Ji-Man Choi (AAA)
LHP Bobby LaFromboise (AAA)
C Jesus Sucre (AAA)
SS Carlos Truinfel (AAA)
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