Minor League Ball Gameday - Friday, April 29th

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SS Jose Peraza cranked one out and doubled twice, SS Willi Castro was 4-for-5 with a homer and double, driving in four, and RHP Lucas Sims punched out 11 in seven one run innings.

By Nick Melotte Updated Apr 29, 2016, 3:50pm EDT

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Well traveled Reds SS prospect Jose Peraza.

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The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Offensive performances of note -

CF Byron Buxton (MIN - AAA) - 2/5, 3B, 2B, R
SS Franklin Barreto (OAK - AA) - 3/4, R, 2 SB, CS
LF Jesse Winker (CIN - AAA) - 3/4, 2B, BB
SS Ozzie Albies (ATL - AA) - 3/4, 2B, RBI, R, BB
SS Jose Peraza (CIN - AAA) - 3/4, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, CS
2B Brandon Drury (AZ - MLB) - 2/4, HR, 2B, RBI, 2 R
CF Mallex Smith (ATL - MLB) - 3/4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
CF Harrison Bader (STL - AA) - 2/5, HR, 2B, RBI, R, CS
CF Albert Almora (CHC - AAA) - 3/5, HR, 3 RBI, R, SB
CF Brandon Nimmo (NYM - AAA) - 3/3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
SS Lucius Fox (SF - A) - 2/2, R, 2 BB, SB
CF Magneuris Sierra (STL - A) - 3/6, RBI, 3 R, SB, K
SS CJ Hinojosa (SF - A+) - 3/5, HR, RBI, 2 R, K
SS Willi Castro (CLE - A) - 4/5, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R

Pitching performances of note -

RHP Brent Honeywell (TB - A+) - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 5 K
RHP Jameson Taillon (PIT - AAA) - 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Archie Bradley (AZ - AAA) - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 4 BB, 8 K
RHP AJ Cole (WAS - AAA) - 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 K
RHP Lucas Sims (ATL - AAA) - 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 11 K
RHP Spencer Adams (CWS - A+) - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Touki Toussaint (ATL - A) - 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 3 K
RHP Miguel Almonte (KC - AAA) - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 8 K
LHP Andrew Suarez (SF - A+) - 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 0 BB, 10 K
LHP Ryan Kellogg (CHC - A) - 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 1 BB, 8 K

Today's Schedule

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

(Color code: Aqua - Top 175 Prospects, Orange - In The Picture, Blue - Sleeper/High Ceiling Alerts, Purple - International Free Agent, Yellow - Duel of the Day)

MLB - American League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Chicago (AL)	Baltimore	7:10 PM	Rodon, Carlos (1-2, 4.05)	Wright, Mike (1-2, 6.23)
Detroit	Minnesota	8:10 PM	Fulmer, Michael (0-0, -.--)	Hughes, Phil (1-3, 3.91)
Houston	Oakland	10:05 PM	Fiers, Mike (2-1, 5.73)	Manaea, Sean (0-0, -.--)

MLB - National League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Atlanta	Chicago (NL)	2:20 PM	Blair, Aaron (0-1, 5.06)	Lester, Jon (2-1, 1.98)
San Francisco	New York (NL)	7:10 PM	Peavy, Jake (1-1, 6.86)	Matz, Steven (2-1, 5.40)
San Diego	Los Angeles (NL)	10:10 PM	Vargas, Cesar (0-0, 1.80)	Wood, Alex (1-2, 6.00)

AAA - International League (IL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Scranton/WB	Rochester	5:05 PM	To Be Announced	Dean, Pat (0-3, 2.88)
Columbus	Gwinnett	7:05 PM	Roberts, Will (2-1, 2.08)	Kelly, Casey (1-0, 3.65)
Buffalo	Lehigh Valley	7:05 PM	Hutchison, Drew (0-1, 4.11)	Appel, Mark (3-0, 1.62)
Louisville	Durham	7:05 PM	Stephenson, Robert (1-1, 0.75)	Snell, Blake (1-1, 2.51)
Pawtucket	Syracuse	6:35 PM	Johnson, Brian (1-2, 2.51)	Hill, Taylor (0-1, 2.87)
Toledo	Charlotte	7:05 PM	Boyd, Matt (1-2, 2.25)	To Be Announced
Norfolk	Indianapolis	7:15 PM	Despaigne, Odrisamer (0-3, 6.63)	Boscan, Wilfredo (1-2, 2.65)
Scranton/WB	Rochester	Game 2	To Be Announced	To Be Announced

AAA - Pacific Coast League (PCL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Tacoma	Las Vegas	10:05 PM	Wieland, Joe (1-2, 15.00)	Montero, Rafael (0-0, 3.00)
Okla. City	Omaha	8:05 PM	Thomas, Ian (1-0, 1.59)	Lannan, John (2-1, 5.40)
Memphis	New Orleans	8:00 PM	McGuire, Deck (0-2, 2.57)	Pineyro, Ivan (0-2, 5.40)
Col. Springs	Iowa	8:08 PM	Burgos, Hiram (1-2, 10.64)	To Be Announced
Sacramento	Salt Lake	8:35 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
El Paso	Fresno	10:05 PM	Pimentel, Carlos (2-1, 4.96)	Rodgers, Brady (0-2, 4.32)
Nashville	Round Rock	8:05 PM	To Be Announced	Tepesch, Nick (1-1, 3.63)
Albuquerque	Reno	9:35 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced

AA - Eastern League (EL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Altoona	Akron	6:35 PM	Creasy, Jason (3-0, 4.50)	Morimando, Shawn (4-0, 1.57)
Bowie	Harrisburg	7:00 PM	Bridwell, Parker (0-0, 5.14)	Giolito, Lucas (0-1, 2.31)
Trenton	Erie	6:35 PM	Montgomery, Jordan (2-0, 1.59)	To Be Announced
Reading	Portland	6:00 PM	Asher, Alec (1-2, 3.20)	To Be Announced
Binghamton	New Hampshire	6:35 PM	Lara, Rainy (1-2, 4.41)	Berken, Jason (0-3, 5.06)
Hartford	Richmond	7:05 PM	Freeland, Kyle (3-1, 1.13)	Gregorio, Joan (0-1, 1.69)

AA - Southern League (SL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Montgomery	Chattanooga	7:15 PM	Faria, Jacob (0-2, 5.24)	Hurlbut, David (1-1, 7.71)
Mississippi	Jacksonville	7:05 PM	Ellis, Chris (2-0, 1.16)	Garcia, Jarlin (0-0, 3.10)
Tennessee	Biloxi	8:10 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Mobile	Jackson	8:05 PM	Banda, Anthony (0-1, 3.20)	Diaz, Edwin (2-2, 2.45)
Pensacola	Birmingham	8:05 PM	To Be Announced	Fulmer, Carson (1-3, 5.79)

AA - Texas League (TL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
San Antonio	Midland	8:00 PM	Hellweg, Johnny (1-2, 7.07)	Jensen, Chris (1-2, 5.73)
Arkansas	Springfield	8:10 PM	McGowin, Kyle (2-2, 3.66)	Mayers, Mike (2-1, 1.90)
Corpus Christi	Frisco	8:05 PM	Holmes, Brian (0-1, 3.38)	Garrett, Reed (0-0, 2.08)
NW Arkansas	Tulsa	8:05 PM	Mills, Alec (1-1, 2.35)	De Jong, Chase (1-3, 4.74)

A+ - California League (CAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Lancaster	Lake Elsinore	10:00 PM	To Be Announced	Lamet, Dinelson (3-0, 1.71)
San Jose	Visalia	10:00 PM	Coonrod, Sam (0-1, 0.00)	To Be Announced
Bakersfield	Inland Empire	10:05 PM	Misiewicz, Anthony (0-2, 3.68)	Anderson, Justin (0-3, 6.52)
High Desert	Rancho Cucamonga	10:05 PM	Ledbetter, David (1-1, 2.70)	Holmes, Grant (2-1, 3.00)
Stockton	Modesto	10:05 PM	To Be Announced	Almonte, Yency (2-0, 4.11)

A+ - Carolina League (CAR)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Lynchburg	Carolina	7:00 PM	Brown, Mitch (1-1, 5.40)	Franco, Enderson (1-1, 9.00)
Winston-Salem	Frederick	7:00 PM	Cooper, Matt (1-1, 3.86)	Long, Lucas (0-1, 1.80)
Salem	Myrtle Beach	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Clifton, Trevor (0-2, 4.15)
Wilmington	Potomac	7:05 PM	Rodgers, Colin (1-1, 3.52)	Reyes, Luis (1-2, 5.17)

A+ - Florida State League (FSL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Dunedin	Daytona	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Lakeland	Clearwater	6:15 PM	Alexander, Tyler (0-3, 4.67)	Casimiro, Ranfi (3-0, 1.69)
Bradenton	Jupiter	6:30 PM	Waddell, Brandon (3-0, 1.17)	Castillo, Luis (3-0, 2.18)
Palm Beach	St. Lucie	6:30 PM	Pearce, Matt (1-0, 3.71)	To Be Announced
Fort Myers	Charlotte	6:35 PM	Steele, Keaton (0-2, 3.24)	Wood, Hunter (1-1, 1.59)

A - Midwest League (MWL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Burlington	Fort Wayne	7:05 PM	Gatto, Joe (0-3, 7.11)	Smith, Austin (0-1, 3.21)
West Michigan	Quad Cities	8:00 PM	Hall, Matt (2-0, 0.54)	McCanna, Kevin (0-1, 2.84)
Peoria	Lake County	6:30 PM	Helsley, Ryan (1-1, 2.08)	Shane, Casey (2-1, 2.79)
Great Lakes	Beloit	7:30 PM	Gonzalez, Victor (1-0, 2.57)	Duno, Angel (1-1, 2.08)
Kane County	Bowling Green	7:35 PM	Clarke, Taylor (2-1, 1.96)	Centeno, Henry (1-0, 0.52)
Lansing	Wisconsin	7:35 PM	Cook, Ryan (0-2, 5.40)	Diplan, Marcos (2-1, 3.00)
South Bend	Cedar Rapids	7:35 PM	Twomey, Kyle (0-1, 7.20)	Clay, Sam (1-0, 0.53)
Clinton	Dayton	7:00 PM	Warren, Art (2-0, 0.55)	DeSclafani, Anthony (0-0, -.--)

A - South Atlantic League (SAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Greenville	Lakewood	7:05 PM	Brakeman, Marc (0-0, 3.72)	Leftwich, Luke (0-1, 3.75)
Greensboro	Augusta	7:05 PM	Poteet, Cody (1-1, 3.00)	Watson, Grant (1-0, 1.32)
Charleston	Delmarva	7:05 PM	Ramirez, Yefrey (0-0, -.--)	Love, Reid (2-0, 2.19)
Lexington	Hickory	7:00 PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced
Asheville	West Virginia	7:05 PM	Hill, David (2-0, 2.74)	Sendelbach, Logan (1-0, 1.71)
Kannapolis	Columbia	7:05 PM	Riga, Ryan (0-1, 9.98)	Canelon, Kevin (0-1, 4.20)
Rome	Hagerstown	6:05 PM	Soroka, Mike (0-2, 1.80)	To Be Announced

Duels of the Day

April 29th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
11 (25)	Robert Stephenson	RHP	CIN	AAA	1	1	0.75
7 (13)	Blake Snell	LHP	TB	AAA	1	1	2.51
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
-	Chris Ellis	RHP	ATL	AA	2	0	1.16
ITP	Jarlin Garcia	LHP	MIA	AA	0	0	3.10
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
SA	Anthony Banda	LHP	AZ	AA	0	1	3.20
39 (88)	Edwin Diaz	RHP	SEA	AA	2	2	2.45
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
ITP	Parker Bridwell	RHP	BAL	AA	0	0	5.14
2 (3)	Lucas Giolito	RHP	WAS	AA	0	1	2.31

Results from April 28th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
-	Jose Fernandez	RHP	MIA	MLB	6	5	2	2	3	8	7 GO, 3 FO, 59 S, 30 B, W (2-2, 4.08)
23 (47)	Kenta Maeda	RHP	LAD	MLB	6.2	7	4	4	1	5	6 GO, 9 FO, 73 S, 28 B, HRA (JT Realmuto), L (3-1, 1.41)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
-	Eduardo Rodriguez	LHP	BOS	AAA	3.2	6	3	2	3	2	3 GO, 2 FO, 45 S, 30 B, L (0-1, 4.91)
49 (100)	AJ Cole	RHP	WAS	AAA	6	4	0	0	2	2	4 GO, 7 FO, 50 S, 35 B, W (2-1, 5.09)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
16 (34)	Jorge Lopez	RHP	MIL	AAA	3	6	4	4	3	4	4 GO, 1 FO, 47 S, 34 B, WP, HBP, L (0-1, 8.79)
SA	Ryan Williams	RHP	CHC	AAA	5.2	6	4	4	2	4	9 GO, 2 FO, 61 S, 35 B, HRA (Garin Cecchini), W (2-1, 5.30)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
33 (76)	Justus Sheffield	LHP	CLE	A+	6	5	4	4	3	4	4 GO, 4 FO, 55 S, 25 B, WP, HRA (Nick Basto), L (2-1, 3.33)
62 (138)	Spencer Adams	RHP	CWS	A+	6	4	1	1	2	1	10 GO, 5 FO, 62 S, 33 B, 2 HBP, W (3-0, 3.46)