Minor League Ball Gameday - Friday, April 15th

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Dillon Tate punched out 10, Kohl Stewart allowed just one hit in six frames, AJ Reed went deep, and Yu-Cheng Chang racked up four base hits falling a triple short of the cycle.

By Nick Melotte Apr 15, 2016, 1:00pm EDT

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Former 4th overall pick RHP Dillon Tate.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday! Check out the standout performances from yesterday, the probable starters for today's slate of games, and the Duels of the Day. Everyone have a most excellent Thursday!

Offensive performances of note -

1B AJ Reed (HOU - AAA) - 3/5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, K
C Gary Sanchez (NYY - AAA) - 2/5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K
CF David Dahl (COL - AA) - 2/4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, K
CF Tyler Naquin (CLE - MLB) - 3/5, RBI
CF Ronald Acuna (ATL - A) - 3/5, 2 R, SB, K
1B Roberto Ramos (COL - A+) - 2/3, 2 2B, R, BB, K
SS Hoy Jun Park (NYY - A) - 2/4, 2 3B, 2 R, BB, K
SS Yu-Cheng Chang (CLE - A+) - 4/5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K, CS

Pitching performances of note -

RHP Robert Stephenson (CIN - AAA) - 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
RHP Joe Musgrove (HOU - AA) - 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K
RHP Taylor Guerrieri (TB - AA) - 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
LHP Sean Newcomb (ATL - AA) - 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 4 K
RHP Aaron Blair (ATL - AAA) - 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 3 BB, 6 K
RHP Dillon Tate (TEX - A) - 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 10 K
RHP Jeff Hoffman (COL - AAA) - 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Ariel Jurado (TEX - A+) - 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 K
RHP Grant Holmes (LAD - A+) - 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Keury Mella (CIN - A+) - 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LHP Max Fried (ATL - A+) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 4 BB, 7 K
RHP Kohl Stewart (MIN - A+) - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 6 K
LHP Austin Gomber (STL - A+) - 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Chris Flexen (NYM - A+) - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Today's Schedule

Probable Starters are as of 1:00 AM EST via MLB.com and MiLB.com

(Color code: Aqua - Top 175, Orange - In The Picture, Blue - Sleeper Alert, Purple - Int'l Free Agent, Yellow - Duel of the Day)

MLB - American League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
No Games

MLB - National League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
No Games

AAA - International League (IL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Toledo	Louisville	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Pawtucket	Lehigh Valley	7:05 PM	Cuevas, William (0-1, 9.00)	Morgan, Adam (0-0, 1.80)
Durham	Charlotte	7:05 PM	Pruitt, Austin (1-0, 1.50)	Beck, Chris (0-0, 1.80)
Columbus	Indianapolis	7:15 PM	Clevinger, Mike (1-0, 0.00)	Kuhl, Chad (0-0, -.--)
Syracuse	Scranton/WB	6:35 PM	Espino, Paolo (0-0, -.--)	Swarzak, Anthony (0-1, 9.00)
Norfolk	Gwinnett	7:05 PM	Redmond, Todd (0-1, 24.30)	Jenkins, Tyrell (0-0, 6.00)
Rochester	Buffalo	6:05 PM	Dean, Pat (0-1, 2.00)	LeBlanc, Wade (1-0, 1.80)

AAA - Pacific Coast League (PCL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Reno	El Paso	9:05 PM	Garcia, Edgar (1-0, 1.29)	McCutchen, Daniel (1-0, 10.80)
Omaha	New Orleans	8:00 PM	Dziedzic, Jonathan (0-1, 0,00)	Flores, Kendry (0-0, 2.45)
Salt Lake	Sacramento	10:05 PM	Skaggs, Tyler (0-0, 3.00)	Lujan, Matt (0-1, 0.00)
Las Vegas	Fresno	10:05 PM	To Be Announced	Peacock, Brad (0-0, 3.60)
Tacoma	Albuquerque	9:05 PM	Paxton, James (0-1, 2.25)	Carle, Shane (0-1, 24.75)
Memphis	Col. Springs	8:35 PM	Lee, Thomas (0-1, 7.20)	Lopez, Jorge (0-0, 7.36)
Iowa	Round Rock	8:05 PM	Rucinski, Drew (0-1, 4.50)	Ranaudo, Anthony (1-0, 0.00)
Nashville	Okla. City	8:05 PM	Neal, Zach (0-1, 1.80)	Kehrt, Jeremy (1-0, 0.00)

AA - Eastern League (EL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Reading	Harrisburg	7:00 PM	Pinto, Ricardo (0-0, 4.50)	Mapes, Tyler (1-0, 7.20)
Trenton	New Hampshire	6:35 PM	To Be Announced	Anderson, John (0-0, 2.25)
Bowie	Akron	6:35 PM	Hess, David (0-1, 6.75)	Peoples, Michael (1-0, 1.50)
Altoona	Richmond	7:05 PM	Eppler, Tyler (1-0, 3.00)	Johnson, Chase (0-1, 6.75)
Hartford	Portland	6:00 PM	Flemer, Matt (1-0, 1.50)	Stankiewicz, Teddy (0-0, 1.50)
Binghamton	Erie	6:35 PM	Gsellman, Robert (0-0, 1.59)	To Be Announced

AA - Southern League (SL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Biloxi	Mobile	8:05 PM	Houser, Adrian (0-1, 10.50)	Koch, Matt (0-1, 1.29)
Jacksonville	Pensacola	7:30 PM	To Be Announced	Stephens, Jackson (1-0, 3.60)
Tennessee	Birmingham	8:05 PM	Skulina, Tyler (0-1, 1.50)	Holmberg, David (0-1, 5.40)
Jackson	Chattanooga	7:15 PM	Gaviglio, Sam (1-0, 1.80)	Slegers, Aaron (0-0, 3.00)
Mississippi	Montgomery	8:05 PM	Whalen, Rob (0-0, 4.50)	Stanek, Ryne (0-1, 6.23)
Biloxi	Mobile	Game 2	Wang, Wei-Chung (0-0, 1.59)	To Be Announced

AA - Texas League (TL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
NW Arkansas	Frisco	8:05 PM	Binford, Christian (0-1, 14.54)	Sadzeck, Connor (1-0, 0.00)
San Antonio	Springfield	8:10 PM	Vargas, Cesar (0-0, 3.18)	To Be Announced
Corpus Christi	Tulsa	8:05 PM	Paulino, David (0-0, 0.00)	Gonzalez, Felipe (0-1, 11.25)
Arkansas	Midland	8:00 PM	Kipper, Jordan (0-0, 1.69)	Mengden, Daniel (0-0, 0.00)

A+ - California League (CAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Rancho Cucamonga	Lake Elsinore	10:00 PM	Bergjans, Tommy (0-0, 10.38)	Kelly, Michael (0-0, 9.00)
San Jose	Inland Empire	10:05 PM	Suarez, Andrew (0-0, 3.60)	Rhoades, Jeremy (0-1, 5.40)
High Desert	Lancaster	9:35 PM	Wiles, Collin (0-0, 12.27)	To Be Announced
Bakersfield	Visalia	10:00 PM	Pike, Tyler (0-0, 0.00)	To Be Announced
Stockton	Modesto	10:05 PM	Fillmyer, Heath (1-0, 1.59)	Polanco, Carlos (0-0, 0.00)

A+ - Carolina League (CAR)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Wilmington	Potomac	7:05 PM	Tenuta, Matt (0-0, 5.79)	Fedde, Erick (0-0, 4.15)
Salem	Winston-Salem	7:00 PM	Beeks, Jalen (0-0, 0.00)	Stephens, Jordan (0-1, 2.25)
Myrtle Beach	Carolina	7:00 PM	Clifton, Trevor (0-1, 9.00)	Povse, Max (0-0, 0.00)
Lynchburg	Frederick	7:00 PM	Brady, Sean (0-1, 11.25)	To Be Announced

A+ - Florida State League (FSL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Tampa	Charlotte	6:35 PM	To Be Announced	Harris, Greg (0-1, 4.50)
Fort Myers	Daytona	7:05 PM	Jay, Tyler (1-0, 1.80)	To Be Announced
St. Lucie	Brevard County	6:35 PM	Oswalt, Corey (0-0, 16.88)	To Be Announced
Lakeland	Bradenton	6:30 PM	Ladwig, A.J. (1-0, 0.00)	Garcia, Yeudy (0-0, 3.86)
Palm Beach	Dunedin	6:30 PM	McKnight, Blake (0-0, 3.00)	Shafer, Justin (0-1, 11.25)
Clearwater	Jupiter	6:30 PM	Casimiro, Ranfi (1-0, 5.40)	Cavanerio, Jorgan (0-1, 8.31)

A - Midwest League (MWL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
South Bend	Fort Wayne	7:05 PM	Kellogg, Ryan (1-0, 0.00)	Nix, Jacob (0-0, 21.60)
Clinton	Cedar Rapids	7:35 PM	Wilcox, Kyle (0-0, 3.60)	Gibbons, Sam (1-0, 1.80)
Burlington	Beloit	7:30 PM	To Be Announced	Zambrano, Jesus (1-0, 11.57)
Great Lakes	Lake County	6:30 PM	Anderson, Isaac (0-0, 3.60)	Esparza, Matt (0-1, 24.30)
Lansing	Bowling Green	7:35 PM	Rios, Francisco (0-0, 3.00)	Velasquez, Michael (0-1, 12.00)
Peoria	Wisconsin	7:35 PM	Alcantara, Sandy (1-0, 5.40)	Perrin, Jon (1-0, 1.80)
Kane County	Quad Cities	8:00 PM	Hernandez, Carlos (0-0, 4.15)	Murphy, Chris (0-1, 4.15)
West Michigan	Dayton	7:00 PM	Perez, Fernando (0-0, 0.00)	Romero, Franderlyn (0-0, 5.06)

A - South Atlantic League (SAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Greensboro	Lakewood	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Watson, Shane (0-1, 6.75)
Greenville	Columbia	7:05 PM	Raudes, Roniel (1-0, 0.00)	McIlraith, Thomas (1-0, 0.00)
Hagerstown	Delmarva	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Jones, Cory (0-0, 0.00)
Rome	Asheville	7:05 PM	Sanchez, Ricardo (0-1, 6.75)	Lambert, Peter (0-1, 3.86)
Lexington	West Virginia	7:05 PM	Watson, Nolan (0-0, 18.00)	Agrazal, Dario (1-0, 0.00)
Kannapolis	Hickory	7:00 PM	To Be Announced	Payano, Pedro (0-0, 1.80)
Charleston	Augusta	7:05 PM	De la Rosa, Simon (0-0, 10.80)	Webb, Logan (0-0, 6.75)

Duels of the Day

April 15th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
SA	Ryan Kellogg	LHP	CHC	A	1	0	0.00
ITP	Jacob Nix	RHP	SD	A	0	0	21.60
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
-	Ricardo Sanchez	LHP	ATL	A	0	1	6.75
ITP	Peter Lambert	RHP	COL	A	0	1	3.86

Results from April 14th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
19 (41)	Sean Newcomb	LHP	ATL	AA	5	1	1	1	4	4	4 GO, 3 FO, 53 S, 44 B, HBP, ND (0-0, 1.80)
18 (36)	Taylor Guerrieri	RHP	TB	AA	5	2	2	0	1	3	9 GO, 4 FO, 47 S, 31 B, ND (0-0, 1.80)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
-	Matt Strahm	LHP	KC	AA	5.1	5	4	4	1	5	5 GO, 2 FO, 59 S, 28 B, 2 HBP, PO, L (0-1, 3.48)
-	Frank Lopez	LHP	TEX	AA	5.1	5	1	1	3	3	4 GO, 2 FO, 54 S, 36 B, 2 PO, ND (1-0, 0.79)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
ITP	Kodi Medeiros	LHP	MIL	A+	3.2	7	4	3	3	3	4 GO, 3 FO, 46 S, 33 B, HRA (Tanner English), L (1-1, 6.23)
ITP	Kohl Stewart	RHP	MIN	A+	6	1	0	0	1	6	8 GO, 4 FO, 51 S, 34 B, W (1-0, 1.50)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
61 (136)	Keury Mella	RHP	CIN	A+	5	8	1	1	1	4	6 GO, 3 FO, 55 S, 28 B, L (0-2, 5.00)
ITP	Austin Gomber	LHP	STL	A+	5	4	0	0	2	7	5 GO, 1 FO, 56 S, 30 B, W (1-1, 1.64)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
42 (93)	Ariel Jurado	RHP	TEX	A+	5	4	2	2	1	5	9 GO, 0 FO, 49 S, 26 B, W (1-0, 3.00)
SA	Elieser Hernandez	RHP	HOU	A+	4	9	4	3	1	1	6 GO, 2 FO, 54 S, 22 B, L (0-1, 6.75)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
ITP	Alex Young	LHP	AZ	A	4	4	1	1	2	6	2 GO, 1 FO, 45 S, 30 B, WP, HBP, ND (0-0, 2.00)
SA	Albert Abreu	RHP	HOU	A	4	5	5	5	2	6	2 GO, 1 FO, 41 S, 32 B, L (0-1, 6.75)