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Minor League Ball Gameday - Saturday, April 16th

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Perennial prospect Alex Meyer punched out eight in 6.1 scoreless innings, German Marquez turned in seven clean frames, and Nick Gordon went 3 for 5 with a double, homer, and three steaks.

Rockies right hander German Marquez
Rockies right hander German Marquez
Colorado Rockies

Hey folks! Welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday! We have the standout performances from yesterday below, as well as the probable starters for today's slate of games, and the Duels of the Day. Take a look around and be sure to comment also.

Offensive performances of note -

  • 1B AJ Reed (HOU - AAA) - 2/4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, K
  • SS Trea Turner (WAS - AAA) - 3/5, 2B, RBI, R,
  • SS Nick Gordon (MIN - A+) - 3/5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, CS
  • SS Raul Mondesi (KC - AA) - 2/4, HR, 2B, RBI, R, SB
  • 1B Trey Mancini (BAL - AA) - 2/4, 2 2B, R
  • CF Hunter Renfroe (SD - AAA) - 3/5, 2B, RBI, 2 R
  • SS Aledmys Diaz (STL - MLB) - 2/5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
  • CF Mikie Mahtook (TB - AAA) - 2/5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K
  • LF Justin Williams (TB - A+) - 4/4, RBI
  • 3B Zach Shepherd (DET - A+) - 2/4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 K
  • SS Tzu-Wei Lin (BOS - AA) - 3/8, RBI, R, 2 K (DH)
  • SS Yeyson Yrizarri (TEX - A) - 2/4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R
  • RF Dariel Alvarez (BAL - AAA) - 3/4

Pitching performances of note -

  • RHP Mike Clevinger (CLE - AAA) - 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 4 BB, 7 K
  • RHP Tyrell Jenkins (ATL - AAA) - 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 1 BB, 5 K
  • RHP Peter Lambert (COL - A) - 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 K
  • RHP German Marquez (COL - AA) - 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 3 K
  • RHP Kendry Flores (MIA - AAA) - 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
  • RHP Alex Meyer (MIN - AAA) - 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 K
  • RHP Pedro Payano (TEX - A) - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 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
Pawtucket Buffalo 4:05 PM Johnson, Brian (0-1, 2.25) Lawrence, Casey (0-1, 9.00)
Columbus Indianapolis 7:05 PM Grube, Jarrett (0-0, 16.20) Glasnow, Tyler (0-1, 1.80)
Norfolk Gwinnett 7:05 PM Doyle, Terry (0-0, 6.00) Kelly, Casey (0-0, 7.20)
Syracuse Scranton/WB 4:05 PM Cole, A.J. (1-0, 0.00) Herrera, Ronald (0-0, -.--)
Rochester Lehigh Valley 6:35 PM Berrios, Jose (1-0, 1.80) Roibal, Reinier (0-0, 6.75)
Toledo Louisville 6:05 PM Harrell, Lucas (0-0, -.--) To Be Announced
Durham Charlotte 6:05 PM Wilk, Adam (0-0, 5.79) Turner, Jacob (0-0, 2.25)

AAA - Pacific Coast League (PCL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Reno El Paso 9:05 PM Shipley, Braden (1-0, 3.00) Hancock, Justin (0-1, 3.60)
Nashville Okla. City 8:05 PM To Be Announced Urias, Julio (1-0, 0.00)
Tacoma Albuquerque 9:05 PM Sampson, Adrian (1-0, 0.00) Carpenter, Ryan (0-1, 7.20)
Iowa Round Rock 7:05 PM To Be Announced Gonzalez, Chi Chi (0-1, 5.40)
Las Vegas Fresno 10:05 PM Ynoa, Gabriel (0-0, 3.60) Wojciechowski, Asher (1-0, 10.80)
Salt Lake Sacramento 10:05 PM Jones, Chris (0-0, 2.25) To Be Announced
Omaha New Orleans 7:00 PM Pounders, Brooks (1-0, 1.23) Pineyro, Ivan (0-1, 3.60)

AA - Eastern League (EL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Hartford Portland 1:05 PM Flemer, Matt (1-0, 1.50) Buttrey, Ty (0-1, 6.23)
Binghamton Erie 1:40 PM Pill, Tyler (0-1, 7.20) Smith, Brennan (0-1, 21.60)
Reading Harrisburg 6:00 PM Vasquez, Anthony (1-0, 2.57) Lopez, Reynaldo (0-1, 5.40)
Trenton New Hampshire 5:35 PM Enns, Dietrich (0-0, 0.00) Berken, Jason (0-1, 3.60)
Altoona Richmond 6:05 PM Dickson, Cody (0-1, 8.10) Gregorio, Joan (0-0, 0.00)
Bowie Akron 2:05 PM Bridwell, Parker (0-0, 8.31) Kaminsky, Rob (1-0, 0.00)

AA - Southern League (SL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Biloxi Mobile 6:05 PM Salas, Javier (1-1, 4.22) Lopez, Yoan (1-0, 2.25)
Mississippi Montgomery 7:35 PM Barker, Brandon (0-0, 1.50) Kirsch, Chris (1-0, 0.00)
Tennessee Birmingham 7:30 PM Tseng, Jen-Ho (0-0, 0.00) Brennan, Brandon (0-1, 30.00)
Jacksonville Pensacola 7:30 PM Berry, Tim (0-0, 11.57) Davis, Rookie (1-0, 1.80)
Jackson Chattanooga 7:15 PM Ash, Brett (0-1, 7.71) Eades, Ryan (0-0, 1.50)
Biloxi Mobile Game 2 Wang, Wei-Chung (0-0, 1.59) Godley, Zack (1-0, 0.00)

AA - Texas League (TL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
NW Arkansas Frisco 8:05 PM Junis, Jake (0-0, 2.08) Wolff, Sam (1-0, 1.50)
Corpus Christi Tulsa 8:05 PM Martes, Francis (1-0, 0.00) Barlow, Scott (0-1, 0.00)
Arkansas Midland 8:00 PM Blackford, Alex (0-0, 0.00) Bragg, Sam (0-0, 16.62)
San Antonio Springfield 7:10 PM Diaz, Luis (1-0, 0.00) Morales, Andrew (1-0, 5.40)

A+ - California League (CAL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Bakersfield Visalia 10:00 PM Campbell, Eddie (0-0, 7.36) To Be Announced
Stockton Modesto 10:05 PM Meisner, Casey (0-0, 3.00) Polanco, Carlos (0-0, 0.00)
High Desert Lancaster 9:05 PM Ledbetter, David (1-0, 1.29) Bostick, Akeem (0-0, 3.00)
Rancho Cucamonga Lake Elsinore 9:00 PM Sborz, Joshua (0-0, 0.00) Huffman, Chris (2-0, 3.60)
San Jose Inland Empire 10:05 PM Coonrod, Sam (0-0, -.--) To Be Announced

A+ - Carolina League (CAR)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Myrtle Beach Carolina 5:00 PM Leal, Erick (1-0, 5.40) Clark, Ryan (0-1, 7.50)
Salem Winston-Salem 6:30 PM Taylor, Ben (0-0, 2.25) Walters, Blair (0-0, 0.00)
Lynchburg Frederick 2:00 PM Brady, Sean (0-1, 11.25) Smith, Chipper (0-1, 10.80)
Wilmington Potomac 6:35 PM Goudeau, Ashton (1-0, 3.60) Whiting, Boone (1-0, 1.80)

A+ - Florida State League (FSL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Clearwater Jupiter 5:30 PM Garcia, Elniery (1-0, 0.00) Peters, Dillon (0-0, 7.36)
Tampa Charlotte 6:05 PM Kaprielian, James (1-0, 1.80) Pike, Chris (0-1, 1.50)
Lakeland Bradenton 6:30 PM Lewicki, Artie (0-1, 4.50) Coley, Austin (0-1, 7.71)
Fort Myers Daytona 7:05 PM Steele, Keaton (0-0, 1.59) Antone, Tejay (0-0, 1.80)
Palm Beach Dunedin 6:30 PM Evans, Jacob (1-0, 1.29) Santos, Luis (1-0, 0.00)
St. Lucie Brevard County 6:35 PM Knapp, Ricky (1-0, 0.00) Derby, Bubba (1-0, 0.00)

A - Midwest League (MWL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Peoria Wisconsin 2:05 PM Helsley, Ryan (0-0, 0.00) Owenby, Drake (0-0, 0.00)
Kane County Quad Cities 2:15 PM Donatella, Justin (1-0, 0.00) Kessay, Sebastian (0-1, 135.00)
West Michigan Dayton 7:00 PM Hall, Matt (0-0, 2.25) Boyles, Ty (0-0, 10.50)
Burlington Beloit 5:00 PM Glenn, Ronnie (0-0, 1.80) Friedrichs, Kyle (1-0, 0.00)
Great Lakes Lake County 6:30 PM To Be Announced Chiang, Shao-Ching (1-0, 0.00)
Clinton Cedar Rapids 5:05 PM Wells, Nick (0-1, 18.90) Clay, Sam (0-0, 0.00)
South Bend Fort Wayne 5:05 PM Twomey, Kyle (0-0, 1.50) De Los Santos, Enyel (0-0, 4.91)
Lansing Bowling Green 7:35 PM Perdomo, Angel (0-0, 3.00) Yepez, Angel (0-0, 9.64)

A - South Atlantic League (SAL)

Away Home Time (ET) Away Probable Starter Home Probable Starter
Greenville Columbia 7:05 PM Gonzalez, Daniel (1-0, 0.00) Canelon, Kevin (0-0, 4.50)
Lexington West Virginia 2:05 PM Pinto, Julio (0-0, 27.00) Keller, Mitch (0-0, 0.00)
Rome Asheville 6:05 PM Beech, Caleb (0-0, 0.00) Killian, Trey (0-1, 6.35)
Greensboro Lakewood 4:05 PM Weaver, Chuck (0-1, 0.00) Leftwich, Luke (0-0, 6.75)
Charleston Augusta 6:05 PM Koerner, Brody (1-0, 0.00) Watson, Grant (1-0, 1.59)
Hagerstown Delmarva 7:05 PM Baez, Joan (0-1, 6.75) Alvarado, Cristian (1-0, 0.00)
Kannapolis Hickory 6:00 PM Frebis, Johnathan (1-0, 1.80) Hernandez, Jonathan (0-1, 16.20)

Duels of the Day

April 16th

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
ITP Parker Bridwell RHP BAL AA 0 0 8.30
28 (58) Rob Kaminsky LHP CLE AA 1 0 0.00
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
14 (30) Francis Martes RHP HOU AA 1 0 0.00
- Scott Barlow RHP LAD AA 0 1 0.00
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level W L ERA
31 (66) James Kaprielian RHP NYY A+ 1 0 1.80
- Chris Pike RHP TB A+ 0 1 1.50


Results from April 15th

Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level IP H R ER BB K Notes
SA Ryan Kellogg LHP CHC A 4.1 6 4 4 2 4 5 GO, 2 FO, 50 S, 31 B, WP, HBP, L (1-1, 3.86)
ITP Jacob Nix RHP SD A 3 2 1 1 0 1 4 GO, 3 FO, 26 S, 10 B, ND (0-0, 9.64)
Rank (Ovr) Name Pos Team Level IP H R ER BB K Notes
- Ricardo Sanchez LHP ATL A 4 3 2 2 3 0 3 GO, 5 FO, 43 S, 28 B, E (1 - T), HRA (Brendan Rodgers), ND (0-1, 5.63)
ITP Peter Lambert RHP COL A 5 4 2 2 1 4 8 GO, 1 FO, 45 S, 18 B, WP, ND (0-1, 3.72)

Previous Gameday's -

Saturday - April 9th

Sunday, April 10th

Monday, April 11th

Tuesday, April 12th

Wednesday, April 13th

Thursday, April 14th

Friday, April 15th