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Minor League Ball Gameday - Wednesday, September 2nd

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Welcome to the Gameday! RHP Aaron Blair tossed 8 one-run innings with five strike outs and RHP Mike Wright went six scoreless as many top pitching prospects were knocked around. 2B Ryan Brett collected four hits including a triple, as did SS Trevor Story.

Orioles right hander Mike Wright.
Orioles right hander Mike Wright.
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Gameday. John's annual pre-season prospect reviews have now come to a close, and you can find each team below. Just as a reminder, these are not new rankings. These are the pre-season prospect rankings but with comments from John on their 2015 performances. I will be leaving these here at the top of the Gameday for the next week or so before moving them to the Library section.

NL East - BravesMetsPhilliesMarlinsNationals

NL Central - PiratesCubsCardinalsBrewersReds

NL West - GiantsRockiesDiamondbacksPadresDodgers

AL East - Blue JaysRaysYankeesRed SoxOrioles

AL Central - TwinsRoyals -  IndiansWhite SoxTigers

AL West - RangersMarinersAstrosAngelsAthletics

Click the link below for the Gameday spreadsheet, which will open in a separate tab in your browser. Scroll down for the schedule for today's slate of games, the Duel's of the Day, and our running injury list.


The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Today's Schedule

(Probable Starters are as of 4:00 AM EST via MLB and MiLB.com)

MLB American League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Los Angeles (AL) Oakland 3:35 PM Heaney, Andrew (5-2, 3.11) Gray, Sonny (12-6, 2.13)
New York (AL) Boston 4:05 PM Tanaka, Masahiro (10-6, 3.62) Owens, Henry (2-1, 4.03)
Chicago (AL) Minnesota 8:10 PM Rodon, Carlos (6-5, 4.15) Milone, Tommy (6-4, 3.86)

MLB National League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Miami Atlanta 12:10 PM Conley, Adam (2-1, 4.96) Perez, Williams (4-5, 5.56)
Cincinnati Chicago (NL) 2:20 PM Iglesias, Raisel (3-6, 3.92) Hammel, Jason (7-6, 3.42)
Philadelphia New York (NL) 7:10 PM Nola, Aaron (5-1, 3.26) Harvey, Matt (11-7, 2.47)
Pittsburgh Milwaukee 8:10 PM Locke, Jeff (7-8, 4.46) Davies, Zach (0-0, -.--)
Arizona Colorado 8:40 PM Anderson, Chase (6-5, 4.22) Gray, Jon (0-0, 6.00)

AAA International League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Durham Charlotte 7:05 PM To Be Announced Penny, Brad (7-8, 4.10)
Scranton/WB Rochester 7:05 PM Haynes, Kyle (3-1, 4.13) To Be Announced
Louisville Toledo 6:30 PM Holmberg, David (7-6, 4.40) To Be Announced
Syracuse Buffalo 6:05 PM Espino, Paolo (7-6, 3.39) Roach, Donn (0-0, 4.50)
Gwinnett Norfolk 5:05 PM To Be Announced Villanueva, Elih (4-3, 4.20)
Lehigh Valley Pawtucket 7:05 PM Gonzalez, Severino (2-6, 5.03) Cuevas, William (2-2, 2.79)
Columbus Indianapolis 7:05 PM Roberts, Will (2-4, 3.61) Volstad, Chris (11-6, 3.26)
Gwinnett Norfolk Game 2 Brigham, Jake (3-1, 5.19) Gamboa, Eddie (8-10, 4.36)

AAA Pacific Coast League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Tacoma Salt Lake 9:05 PM Paxton, James (0-1, 9.82) Tropeano, Nick (3-6, 4.81)
Reno Sacramento 10:05 PM Bradley, Archie (0-0, 3.24) To Be Announced
Albuquerque Fresno 10:05 PM Butler, Eddie (2-4, 5.26) Cruz, Luis (6-5, 4.58)
El Paso Las Vegas 10:05 PM Smith, Chris (5-6, 3.62) Stauffer, Tim (4-0, 2.23)
New Orleans Memphis 12:35 PM To Be Announced Petrick, Zach (7-7, 4.38)
Iowa Oklahoma City 8:05 PM Batista, Frank (1-5, 5.87) Surkamp, Eric (8-3, 3.59)
Omaha Colorado Springs 8:35 PM Dwyer, Chris (2-2, 3.89) Roenicke, Josh (7-10, 5.70)
Round Rock Nashville 8:05 PM To Be Announced Long, Nate (3-5, 5.75)

AA Eastern League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Erie Akron 7:05 PM Kubitza, Austin (8-12, 5.84) Morimando, Shawn (9-12, 3.35)
Altoona Bowie 7:05 PM Kuhl, Chad (11-4, 2.52) Gunkel, Joe (7-4, 2.77)
Richmond Harrisburg 7:00 PM Johnson, Chase (0-1, 7.27) Rauh, Brian (2-4, 5.34)
New Britain Trenton 7:00 PM Flemer, Matt (7-10, 3.34) Long, Jaron (3-6, 3.47)
Portland New Hampshire 6:35 PM Wilkerson, Aaron (3-1, 3.03) Cole, Taylor (6-10, 4.24)
Binghamton Reading 6:35 PM Pill, Tyler (5-0, 1.95) Rodriguez, Joely (5-3, 5.20)

AA Southern League

No Games

AA Texas League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Frisco Corpus Christi 8:05 PM Bell, Chad (7-12, 4.46) Martes, Francis (0-0, 11.57)
NW Arkansas Tulsa 8:05 PM Zimmer, Kyle (2-4, 2.44) McGuire, Deck (4-2, 3.55)
Midland San Antonio 8:05 PM Frazier, Parker (4-2, 2.95) Northcraft, Aaron (1-2, 2.93)
Arkansas Springfield 7:30 PM Suarez, Albert (9-9, 3.07) Morales, Andrew (4-7, 5.29)

A+ California League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Modesto San Jose 10:00 PM Jemiola, Zach (5-4, 4.13) Suarez, Andrew (1-0, 0.90)
Lancaster Bakersfield 10:15 PM Chavez, Enrique (0-0, 0.00) To Be Announced
Stockton Visalia 10:00 PM To Be Announced To Be Announced
Rancho Cucamonga Lake Elsinore 9:00 PM Barlow, Scott (7-3, 2.31) Shepherd, Matthew (4-10, 5.83)
High Desert Inland Empire 10:05 PM Gallant, Dallas (0-1, 5.60) Kipper, Jordan (6-11, 5.64)

A+ Carolina League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Myrtle Beach Potomac 7:05 PM To Be Announced Williams, Austen (4-4, 2.49)
Carolina Frederick 7:00 PM Webster, Seth (8-7, 2.75) Horacek, Mitch (7-16, 4.67)
Winston-Salem Wilmington 6:35 PM Adams, Spencer (2-0, 3.31) Mills, Alec (7-6, 2.99)
Salem Lynchburg 6:30 PM McAvoy, Kevin (10-9, 3.93) To Be Announced

A+ Florida State League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Fort Myers Jupiter 1:05 PM Mildren, Ethan (2-4, 4.62) Holmes, Ben (2-1, 2.25)

A Midwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Kane County Quad Cities 8:00 PM Miller, Jared (4-4, 5.92) Armenteros, Rogelio (1-0, 0.00)
Beloit Clinton 7:30 PM To Be Announced Herb, Tyler (6-8, 4.79)
Lake County Bowling Green 8:05 PM Brady, Sean (7-11, 3.55) Pike, Chris (9-7, 3.14)
Cedar Rapids Wisconsin 7:35 PM Rosario, Randy (1-5, 3.60) Burkhalter, David (5-7, 4.55)
Dayton South Bend 7:05 PM Paulson, Jake (7-5, 2.71) Norwood, James (2-3, 4.67)
Burlington Peoria 8:00 PM Robichaux, Austin (8-8, 3.92) Perez, Dewin (2-6, 5.83)
Great Lakes Lansing 7:05 PM Holmes, Grant (6-4, 2.99) Stroman, Marcus (0-0, -.--)
Fort Wayne West Michigan 7:00 PM Kelich, Pete (2-2, 3.79) Ladwig, A.J. (11-9, 3.78)

A South Atlantic League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Asheville Charleston 6:35 PM Polanco, Carlos (8-10, 4.11) Foley, Jordan (3-7, 2.88)
Lakewood Greensboro 4:00 PM Watson, Shane (1-5, 4.19) Rivas, Kelvin (1-2, 3.66)
Augusta Savannah 7:05 PM Reyes, Mark (8-6, 2.15) Prevost, Josh (6-4, 3.76)
Hickory Delmarva 7:05 PM Jurado, Ariel (12-0, 2.34) Grimes, Matthew (9-7, 4.35)
Kannapolis Hagerstown 1:05 PM Lowry, Thaddius (12-7, 4.17) Fedde, Erick (0-2, 5.21)
Greenville Rome 7:00 PM Beeks, Jalen (9-5, 4.15) To Be Announced
Lexington West Virginia 7:05 PM Ray, Corey (5-6, 5.85) McRae, Alex (7-9, 4.81)

A- New York-Penn League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Lowell Aberdeen 7:05 PM Glorius, Austin (1-2, 1.37) To Be Announced
Mahoning Valley Auburn 7:05 PM Esparza, Matt (3-0, 1.93) DeRosier, Matthew (0-0, -.--)
Batavia State College 7:05 PM Holloway, Jordan (4-6, 3.20) Perez, Juan (4-2, 3.40)
Tri-City Staten Island 7:00 PM Arauz, Harold (0-4, 6.14) Acevedo, Domingo (2-0, 1.93)
Brooklyn Connecticut 6:05 PM To Be Announced Heddinger, Josh (2-0, 2.73)
Hudson Valley Vermont 7:05 PM Ramirez, Roel (3-3, 3.26) Driver, Dustin (1-4, 4.47)
Williamsport West Virginia 7:05 PM Kilome, Franklyn (3-2, 2.47) To Be Announced
Brooklyn Connecticut Game 2 To Be Announced Watkins, Spenser (5-4, 2.23)
Hudson Valley Vermont Game 2 To Be Announced To Be Announced

A- Northwest League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Hillsboro Boise 8:45 PM To Be Announced Hill, David (0-0, 3.72)
Everett Spokane 9:30 PM To Be Announced Martinez, Emerson (4-5, 5.66)
Eugene Salem-Keizer 9:35 PM De La Cruz, Oscar (6-3, 2.96) Watson, Grant (0-1, 3.86)
Vancouver Tri-City 10:15 PM DeGraaf, Josh (2-1, 3.49) Castillo, Jose (3-1, 3.61)

R+ Appalachian League

No Games

R+ Pioneer League

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Grand Junction Orem 9:15 PM Medina, Javier (1-3, 6.59) Long, Grayson (0-0, 4.00)
Ogden Idaho Falls 9:15 PM Powell, Chris (1-0, 3.09) To Be Announced
Great Falls Missoula 9:05 PM Ball, Matt (2-7, 7.53) Takahashi, Bo (7-1, 4.99)

R Arizona League Finals (Best of One)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
AZL White Sox AZL Mariners 8:00 PM Comito, Christopher (5-2, 3.32) Lopez, Pablo (2-1, 3.13)

R Gulf Coast League Finals (Best of Three, BOS leads 1-0)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
GCL Red Sox GCL Blue Jays 11:00 AM Raudes, Roniel (3-0, 0.90) Gutierrez, Osman (4-3, 4.66)

Duels of the Day

September 2nd

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
- Chad Kuhl RHP PIT AA 11 4 2.52
- Joe Gunkel RHP BAL AA 7 4 2.77
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
61 (133) Spencer Adams RHP CWS A+ 2 0 3.31
- Alec Mills RHP KC A+ 7 6 2.99
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
41 (86) Grant Holmes RHP LAD A 6 4 2.99
- Marcus Stroman RHP TOR A 0 0 -.--

Injury List
Team Player Duration Injury Injury Date
NYM 3B Jhoan Urena 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/25/2015
WAS RHP Reynaldo Lopez 7 Day DL Minor Back Injury 8/20/2015
COL CF David Dahl 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/20/2015
DET LHP Daniel Norris 15 Day DL Right Oblique Strain 8/20/2015
CHC RHP Carl Edwards Jr. 7 Day DL Finger Callus 8/18/2015
ATL RHP Tyrell Jenkins 7 Day DL Right Shoulder Fatigue 8/18/2015
STL CF Randal Grichuk 15 Day DL Right Elbow Tightness 8/17/2015
NYM RHP Marcos Molina 7 Day DL Strained Right Elbow 8/17/2015
BOS 2B Sean Coyle 7 Day DL Lower Back Strain 8/17/2015
TB SS Andrew Velazquez 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/15/2015
WAS C Jakson Reetz 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/14/2015
CLE LHP Rob Kaminsky 7 Day DL Lower Back Tightness 8/13/2015
COL SS Yeremi Rosario 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/13/2015
PHI 3B Maikel Franco 15 Day DL Fractured Left Wrist 8/12/2015
PHI RHP Ben Lively 7 Day DL Right Shoulder Strain 8/12/2015
AZ RHP Yoan Lopez 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/10/2015
MIA RHP Jose Urena 15 Day DL Left Knee Contusion 8/7/2015
OAK 3B Renato Nunez 7 Day DL Hamstring Injury 8/6/2015
PHI LHP Brandon Leibrandt 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
SF SS Kelvin Beltre 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
CWS RF Micker Adolfo 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/6/2015
WAS 3B Drew Ward 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 8/4/2015
SEA 1B DJ Peterson 7 Day DL Achilles Strain 8/4/2015
BOS LHP Brian Johnson 15 Day DL Left Elbow Tightness 8/3/2015
OAK 3B Matt Chapman 7 Day DL Left Wrist Injury 8/3/2015
TB RF Steven Souza 15 Day DL Broken Left Hand 8/1/2015
CLE RF Luigi Rodriguez 7 Day DL Right Ankle Injury 7/30/2015
TOR 2B Devon Travis 15 Day DL Shoulder Injury 7/29/2015
WAS C Spencer Kieboom 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/25/2015
SF LHP Adalberto Mejia 7 Day DL Left Shoulder Soreness 7/24/2015
OAK SS Franklin Barreto 7 Day DL Severe Bone Bruise in Left Wrist 7/21/2015
NYM RHP Rafael Montero 60 Day DL Right Rotator Cuff Inflammation 7/20/2015
TOR LHP Ryan Borucki 7 Day DL Left Shoulder Injury 7/16/2015
CHC RHP Erling Moreno 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/14/2015
DET CF Derek Hill 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/11/2015
CIN RHP Nick Howard 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/11/2015
NYM LHP Steven Matz 15 Day DL Partial Lat Tear 7/9/2015
TB 1B Casey Gillaspie 7 Day DL Left Wrist Injury 7/3/2015
KC LHP Eric Skoglund 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 7/3/2015
MIA LHP Sean Townsley 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/28/2015
NYY OF Jonathan Amundaray 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/27/2015
BOS LHP Jhonathan Diaz 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/27/2015
CHC RHP Duane Underwood 7 Day DL Right Elbow Inflammation 6/27/2015
SD RF Euri Minaya 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/23/2015
SF CF Gustavo Cabrera 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/22/2015
NYY LHP Jacob Lindgren 7 Day DL Bone Spur Removal in Left Elbow 6/21/2015
NYY 3B Eric Jagielo 7 Day DL Knee Injury 6/17/2015
TEX LHP Derek Thompson 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 6/15/2015
PHI CF Roman Quinn 7 Day DL Left Quad Strain 6/13/2015
TEX C Jorge Alfaro 7 Day DL Ankle Injury 6/12/2015
AZ RHP Archie Bradley 15 Day DL Right Shoulder Tendinitis 6/4/2015
ATL RHP Yeralf Torres 7 Day DL Undisclosed Injury 5/30/2015
BAL RHP Hunter Harvey 7 Day DL Strained Flexor Mass In Right Arm 5/11/2015
NYY LHP Ian Clarkin 7 Day DL Left Elbow Inflammation 4/19/2015
COL LHP Tyler Anderson 60 Day DL Left Elbow Stress Fracture 4/6/2015
TOR C Max Pentecost 7 Day DL Offseason Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery 4/6/2015
ATL LHP Max Fried 7 Day DL Left Elbow - TJS 8/15/2014
PIT RHP Jameson Taillon 7 Day DL Right Elbow - TJS April 2014
MIL LHP Nathan Kirby Season Left Elbow - TJS 9/1/2015
PIT SS Cole Tucker Season Right Shoulder Labrum Surgery 8/26/2015
CHC RF Billy McKinney Season Fractured Right Knee 8/19/2015
MIL RHP Taylor Williams Season Right Elbow - TJS 8/8/2015
ATL SS Ozhaino Albies Season Broken Thumb 8/7/2015
SD SS Jose Rondon Season Fractured Right Elbow 7/26/2015
MIL CF Monte Harrison Season Broken Left Ankle 7/22/2015
PIT RHP Nick Kingham Season Right Elbow - TJS 5/27/2015
BAL RHP Dylan Bundy Season Right Shoulder Inflammation 5/25/2015
SEA RHP Daniel Missaki Season Right Elbow - TJS 5/12/2015
KC RHP Glenn Sparkman Season Right Elbow - TJS 4/27/2015
TB SS Jake Hager Season Knee Surgery 4/9/2015
NYY RHP Ty Hensley Season Right Elbow - TJS 3/31/2015
NYY RHP Domingo German Season Right Elbow - TJS 3/30/2015
MIN LHP Lewis Thorpe Season Left Elbow - TJS 3/28/2015
NYY C Luis Torrens Season Torn Right Labrum 3/4/2015
HOU RHP Kyle Smith Season Right Elbow - TJS Spring 2015

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Tuesday, September 1st

Monday, August 31st

Sunday, August 30th