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Hello everyone and Welcome back to the Gameday. We had a couple monster hitting performances to get to along with a couple elite arms struggling. The best offensive showing came from Blake Swihart, catcher for the Red Sox AA affiliate. He came to the dish seven times in a game that included some free baseball, hitting his second bomb of the year, a pair of doubles (his fourth and fifth), and a single so it didn't look like he was hogging all the extra base knocks. He drove in two and came across to score three times.
Cubs second baseman Arismendy Alcantara is making a hell of a case to steal Darwin Barney's job in Chicago. He also had seven at bats in an extra innings affair, and he reached base five times. His day included his fourth triple of the year, four singles, a run scored, and three runs batted in.
On the bump, Archie Bradley, Kyle Crick, and Robert Stephenson failed to be very effective in each of their starts. Crick didn't even escape the second inning, Bradley gave up five runs in four frames, and Stephenson allowed three long balls (luckily for him all were solo shots).
Arguably the best performance of the night by a prospect came out of Eddie Butler's right arm. The co-ace of Colorado's AA team with Jon Gray was solid, giving them 7.2 innings. He allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with four punch outs. He threw only 92 pitches with 57 going for strikes, 35 balls, and he induced 12 ground outs to only six fly outs.
Check out the rest of the Top 50 Hitters and Pitchers below along with all of our other usual goodies. Enjoy!
Top 50 Hitters
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
1 | Byron Buxton | CF | MIN | A+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | Left wrist sprain |
2 | Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS | MLB | DNP | ||||||
3 | Oscar Taveras | RF | STL | AAA | DNP | ||||||
4 | Addison Russell | SS | OAK | AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | Torn right hamstring |
5 | Gregory Polanco | CF | PIT | AAA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 2 K |
6 | Javier Baez | SS | CHC | AAA | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | SB (1), 2 K |
7 | Francisco Lindor | SS | CLE | AA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K, E (4 – T) |
8 | Kris Bryant | 3B | CHC | AA | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR (5), SB (5), K |
9 | Carlos Correa | SS | HOU | A+ | DNP | ||||||
10 | George Springer | RF | HOU | MLB | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B (2), K |
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
11 | Jose Abreu | 1B | CWS | MLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Miguel Sano | 3B | MIN | AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right elbow injury – TJS |
13 | Albert Almora | CF | CHC | A+ | DNP | ||||||
14 | Nick Castellanos | 3B | DET | MLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
15 | Maikel Franco | 3B | PHI | AAA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | E (2 – T) |
16 | Jon Singleton | 1B | HOU | AAA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
18 | Gary Sanchez | C | NYY | AA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B (6) |
19 | Corey Seager | SS | LAD | A+ | DNP | ||||||
20 | Clint Frazier | CF | CLE | A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SB (1), BB, K |
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
21 | Austin Meadows | CF | PIT | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right hamstring strain |
22 | Joc Pederson | CF | LAD | AAA | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, 5 K |
23 | Jesse Winker | CF | CIN | A+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | Concussion |
24 | Jackie Bradley | CF | BOS | MLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 K |
25 | Austin Hedges | C | SD | AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | Kolten Wong | 2B | STL | MLB | DNP | ||||||
27 | JP Crawford | SS | PHI | A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 BB, 2 K |
28 | Raul Mondesi | SS | KC | A+ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 K |
29 | Jorge Soler | RF | CHC | AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | Leg injury |
30 | Travis d'Arnaud | C | NYM | MLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B (3), BB |
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
31 | David Dahl | CF | COL | A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
32 | Colin Moran | 3B | MIA | A+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
33 | Ryan McMahon | 3B | COL | A | DNP | ||||||
34 | Garin Cecchini | 3B | BOS | AAA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 BB |
35 | Stephen Piscotty | RF | STL | AAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | DJ Peterson | 3B | SEA | A+ | DNP | ||||||
37 | Billy Hamilton | CF | CIN | MLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | Phillip Ervin | CF | CIN | A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | SB (5), K |
39 | Jorge Alfaro | C | TEX | A+ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | K, E (5 – T) |
40 | Hunter Dozier | 3B | KC | A+ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 K |
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | Notes |
41 | Mookie Betts | 2B | BOS | AA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (3) |
42 | Chris Owings | SS | AZ | MLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, E (3 – F) |
43 | Blake Swihart | C | BOS | AA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR (2), 2 2B (5) |
44 | Arismendy Alcantara | 2B | CHC | AAA | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B (4) |
45 | Andrew Susac | C | SF | AAA | DNP | ||||||
46 | Reese McGuire | C | PIT | A | DNP | ||||||
47 | Mitch Nay | 3B | TOR | A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | K |
48 | Marcus Semien | 2B | CWS | MLB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
49 | Tom Murphy | C | COL | AA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB |
50 | Joey Gallo | 3B | TEX | A+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BB, K |
Top 50 Pitchers
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
1 | Masahiro Tanaka | RHP | NYY | MLB | |||||||
2 | Archie Bradley | RHP | AZ | AAA | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Balk, 58 S, 35 B, 4 GO, 5 FO, L (1-4) |
3 | Robert Stephenson | RHP | CIN | AA | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 HR (M. Jones, K. Kubitza, B. Schlehuber), 64 S, 36 B, 5 GO, 3 FO |
4 | Jon Gray | RHP | COL | AA | |||||||
5 | Kevin Gausman | RHP | BAL | AAA | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 51 S, 24 B, 5 GO, 1 FO |
6 | Carlos Martinez | RHP | STL | MLB | |||||||
7 | Noah Syndergaard | RHP | NYM | AAA | |||||||
8 | Eddie Butler | RHP | COL | AA | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 57 S, 35 B, 12 GO, 6 FO, L (1-2) |
9 | Andrew Heaney | LHP | MIA | AA | |||||||
10 | Taijaun Walker | RHP | SEA | MLB | |||||||
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
11 | James Paxton | LHP | SEA | MLB | - | - | - | - | - | - | Left lat strain |
12 | Lucas Giolito | RHP | WAS | A | |||||||
13 | Yordano Ventura | RHP | KC | MLB | |||||||
14 | Kyle Crick | RHP | SF | AA | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 S, 23 B, 2 GO, 1 FO |
15 | Aaron Sanchez | RHP | TOR | AA | |||||||
16 | Kyle Zimmer | RHP | KC | AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | No injury, will begin 5/20 |
17 | Dylan Bundy | RHP | BAL | MLB | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right elbow injury – recovering from TJS |
18 | Trevor Bauer | RHP | CLE | AAA | |||||||
19 | Henry Owens | LHP | BOS | AAA | |||||||
20 | Julio Urias | LHP | LAD | A+ | |||||||
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
21 | CJ Edwards | RHP | CHC | AA | |||||||
22 | Mark Appel | RHP | HOU | EST | - | - | - | - | - | - | Demoted 4/25 |
23 | Alex Meyer | RHP | MIN | AAA | |||||||
24 | Sean Manaea | LHP | KC | A+ | |||||||
25 | Marcus Stroman | RHP | TOR | AAA | |||||||
26 | Rafael Montero | RHP | NYM | AAA | |||||||
27 | Matt Wisler | RHP | SD | AA | |||||||
28 | Lance McCullers Jr | RHP | HOU | A+ | |||||||
29 | Miguel Almonte | RHP | KC | A+ | |||||||
30 | Tyler Glasnow | RHP | PIT | A+ | |||||||
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
31 | Braden Shipley | RHP | AZ | A | |||||||
32 | Mike Foltynewicz | RHP | HOU | AAA | |||||||
33 | AJ Cole | RHP | WAS | AA | |||||||
34 | Kohl Stewart | RHP | MIN | A | |||||||
35 | Max Fried | LHP | SD | EST | - | - | - | - | - | - | Left forearm soreness |
36 | Erik Johnson | RHP | CWS | AAA | |||||||
37 | Jake Odorizzi | RHP | TB | MLB | |||||||
38 | Lucas Sims | RHP | ATL | A+ | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 GO, 3 FO, L (1-3) |
39 | Jesse Biddle | LHP | PHI | AA | |||||||
40 | Edwin Escobar | LHP | SF | AAA | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | HBP, 47 W, 23 B, 5 GO, 1 FO, L (0-2) |
Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
41 | Hunter Harvey | RHP | BAL | A | |||||||
42 | Alex Reyes | RHP | STL | A | |||||||
43 | Jimmy Nelson | RHP | MIL | AAA | |||||||
44 | Vince Velasquez | RHP | HOU | A+ | |||||||
45 | Aaron Blair | RHP | AZ | A | |||||||
46 | Zach Lee | RHP | LAD | AAA | |||||||
47 | Clayton Blackburn | RHP | SF | AA | |||||||
48 | Daniel Norris | LHP | TOR | A+ | |||||||
49 | Jameson Taillon | RHP | PIT | EST | - | - | - | - | - | - | Right elbow injury – recovering from TJS |
50 | Nick Kingham | RHP | PIT | AA |
Duel of the Day
Team Rank | Name | Pos | Team | Level | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Notes |
8 | Jason Hursh | RHP | ATL | AA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | HR (Juan Silverio), 48 S, 31 B, 8 GO, 3 FO |
1 | Robert Stephenson | RHP | CIN | AA | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 HR (M. Jones, K. Kubitza, B. Schlehuber), 64 S, 36 B, 5 GO, 3 FO |
Probable Starters
AAA - IL
- Trevor Bauer (RHP - ATL) vs Eddie Gamboa (RHP - BAL)
- Rubby De La Rosa (RHP - BOS) vs David Buchanan (RHP - PHI)
- Charlie Leesman (LHP - CWS) vs Logan Darnell (LHP - MIN)
- Blake Treinen (RHP - WAS) vs Casey Sadler (RHP - PIT)
- Daniel Rodriguez (LHP - ATL) vs Drew VerHagen (RHO - DET)
- Chris Leroux (RHP - NYY) vs Merrill Kelly (RHP - TB)
- Chien-Ming Wang (RHP - CIN) vs Ricky Romero (LHP - TOR)
AAA - PCL
- Jimmy Nelson (RHP - MIL) vs Bobby Doran (RHP - HOU)
- Zach Petrick (RHP - STL) vs TBD (TEX)
- Eric Jokisch (LHP - CHC) vs Christian Bergman (RHP - COL)
- Henry Sosa (RHP - LAD) vs Jason Berken (RHP - SF)
- John Lamb (LHP - KC) vs Elih Villanueva (RHP - MIA)
- TBD (SEA) vs Logan Verrett (RHP - NYM)
- Billy Buckner (RHP - SD) vs Sean Murphy (RHP - OAK)
- Matt Shoemaker (RHP - LAA) vs Bo Schultz (RHP - AZ)
AA - EL
- Tim Berry (LHP - BAL) vs Felipe Rivero (LHP - WAS)
- Graham Stoneburner (RHP - NYY) vs Henry Owens (LHP - BOS)
- Rainy Lara (RHP - NYM) vs TBD (DET)
- Adrian Sampson (RHP - PIT) vs Joseph Colon (RHP - CLE)
- Perci Garner (RHP - PHI) vs Casey Lawrence (RHP - TOR)
- Virgil Vasquez (RHP - MIN) vs Kelvin Marte (LHP - SF)
AA - SL
- Williams Perez (RHP - ATL) vs Jon Moscot (RHP - CIN)
- Stephen Landazuri (RHP - SEA) vs Michael Lee (RHP - AZ)
- Taylor Jungmann (RHP - MIL) vs Pierce Johnson (RHP - CHC)
- Mike Colla (RHP - TB) vs Justin Nicolino (LHP - MIA)
- Scott Snodgress (LHP - CWS) vs Andres Santiago (RHP - LAD)
AA - TL
- Daniel Winkler (RHP - COL) vs Tim Melville (RHP - KC)
- Seth Blair (RHP - STL) vs TBD (LAA)
- Kyle Lotzkar (RHP - TEX) vs Aaron West (RHP - HOU)
- Nate Long (RHP - OAK) vs TBD (SD)
A+ - CAL
- Ben Lively (RHP - CIN) vs Chris Stratton (RHP - SF) *****DotD*****
- TBD (HOU) vs Tom Windle (LHP - LAD)
- TBD (SEA) vs Seth Streich (RHP - OAK)
- Andrew Brown (RHP - COL) vs Spencer Arroyo (LHP - AZ)
- Alex Keudell (RHP - LAA) vs Ruben Mejia (RHP - SD)
A+ - CAR
- Greg Ross (RHP - ATL) vs Doug Fister (RHP - WAS)
- Chi Chi Gonzalez (RHP - TEX) vs Daniel Stumpf (LHP - KC)
- JB Wendelken (RHP - CWS) vs TBD (BOS)
- Michael Peoples (RHP - CLE) vs Jesse Beal (RHP - BAL)
A+ - FSL
- Jake Thompson (RHP - DET) vs Rafael De Paula (RHP - NYY)
- Kyle Helisek (LHP - STL) vs Alex Wimmers (RHP - MIN)
- Reinaldo Lopez (RHP - TB) vs Scott Lyman (RHP - MIA)
- Jed Bradley (LHP - MIL) vs Tayler Scott (RHP - CHC)
- Miguel Nunez (RHP - PHI) vs Ben White (RHP - TOR)
- John Kuchno (RHP - PIT) vs TBD (NYM)
A - MWL
- Aaron Slegers (RHP - MIN) vs Edwin Diaz (RHP - SEA)
- Sal Romano (RHP - CIN) vs Zachary Bird (RHP - LAD)
- Caleb Hamrick (RHP - CLE) vs Aaron Blair (RHP - AZ)
- Adrian De Horta (RHP - SD) vs Kevin Ziomek (LHP - DET)
- Barrett Astin (RHP - MIL) vs TBD (CHC)
- German Marquez (RHP - TB) vs Jeremy Gabryszwski (RHP - TOR)
- Gonzalo Sanudo (RHP - HOU) vs Chase Brookshire (LHP - STL)
- TBD (OAK) vs Ryan Etsell (RHP - LAA)
A - SAL
- Lucas Giolito (RHP - WAS) vs Shane Carle (RHP - PIT)
- Johendi Jiminian (RHP - COL) vs Christian Jones (LHP - SF)
- Ryan Newell (RHP - MIA) vs Cole Wiper (RHP - TEX)
- Luis Severino (RHP - NYY) vs Luc Rennie (RHP - BAL) GAME 2
- Cody Reed (LHP - KC) vs TBD (BOS)
- Chris Flexen (RHP - NYM) vs Tyler Viza (RHP - PHI)
- Giovanny Gallegos (RHP - NYY) vs Austin Urban (RHP - BAL) GAME 1
- James Dykstra (RHP - CWS) vs Carlos Salazar (RHP - ATL)
Duel of the Day
RHP Ben Lively (CIN - A+) vs RHP Chris Stratton (SF - A+)
Injuries
- Reds OF Jesse Winker (7 day DL; concussion) - 4/26
- Orioles LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (7 day DL; left knee sprain) - 4/21
- Tigers 2B Devon Travis (7 day DL; right oblique strain) - 4/10
- Mariners LHP James Paxton (15 day DL; left lat strain) - 4/8
- Athletics SS Addison Russell (7 day DL; torn right hamstring) - 4/6
- Cubs RF Jorge Soler (7 day DL; leg injury) - 4/4
- Pirates CF Austin Meadows (7 day DL; right hamstring strain) - 4/3
- Orioles RHP Dylan Bundy (60 day DL; TJS recovery) - 4/3
- Padres LHP Max Fried (7 day DL; left forearm soreness) - 4/3
- Mariners RHP Taijuan Walker (15 day DL; right shoulder impingement) - 3/21
- Twins CF Byron Buxton ("a couple of weeks"; left wrist sprain) - 3/16
- Rays 2B Tim Beckham (season; torn right ACL) - 3/30
- Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/23
- Tigers RHP Bruce Rondon (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/21
- Dodgers RHP Ross Stripling (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/14
- Twins 3B Miguel Sano (season; right elbow - TJS) - 3/12
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