Minor League Ball Gameday - Thursday, May 5th

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LHP Julio Urias held a no-hitter through six innings of work while striking out six, and fellow southpaw Steven Matz blanked the Braves for 7.2 innings with two hits and eight punch outs.

By Nick Melotte Updated May 5, 2016, 3:59pm EDT

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Hello everyone! A happy Cinco de Drinko for those who imbibe and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday! Click the link below to open the Gameday spreadsheet in another window. The tabs are listed on the bottom and the opening page will give you a rundown on how the spreadsheet works. Give that a read to familiarize yourself with it if you aren't already and then dive into the statistical goodness. Enjoy!

The Top 175 Prospects, Sleepers, and IFA's

Offensive performances of note -

SS Dansby Swanson (ATL - AA) - 4/5, 2B, RBI, 2 R
2B Yoan Moncada (BOS - A+) - 3/4, 2 2B, 4 R, BB, SB, K
CF Byron Buxton (MIN - AAA) - 2/4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB
SS Brendan Rodgers (COL - A) - 3/4, 3 2B, R, K
C Gary Sanchez (NYY - AAA) - 3/5, R, SB
CF Alex Verdugo (LAD - AA) - 4/6, RBI, 2 R, K
RF Kyle Tucker (HOU - A) - 2/4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
2B Rob Refsnyder (NYY - AAA) - 3/5, 2 RBI, SB
CF Harrison Bader (STL - AA) - 4/5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
LF DJ Stewart (BAL - A) - 3/3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
1B Dan Vogelbach (CHC - AAA) - 3/5, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
3B JD Davis (HOU - AA) - 3/4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
LF Tyler O'Neill (SEA - AA) - 3/4, RBI, CS
C Aramis Garcia (SF - A+) - 3/5, 2B, RBI
CF Magneuris Sierra (STL - A) - 3/5, CS
SS Edmundo Sosa (STL - A) - 4/5, R
1B Casey Gillaspie (TB - AA) - 3/3, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R
3B Kevin Padlo (TB - A) - 3/5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
3B Josh Morgan (TEX - A+) - 2/4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, R, K
2B Corey Toups (KC - A+) -2/3, 3B, 2B, 2 R, BB, K

Pitching performances of note -

LHP Julio Urias (LAD - AAA) - 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 6 K
LHP Steven Matz (NYM - MLB) - 7.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 8 K
RHP Robert Stephenson (CIN - AAA) - 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 4 BB, 6 K
LHP Tyler Jay (MIN - A+) - 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 K
RHP Taylor Clarke (AZ - A) - 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 K
RHP Parker Bridwell (BAL - AA) - 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 K
LHP Andrew Suarez (SF - A+) - 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 4 K
RHP Zach Davies (MIL - MLB) - 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R/ER, 3 BB, 3 K
RHP Dinelson Lamet (SD - A+) - 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R/ER, 2 BB, 6 K
LHP Jacob Constante (CIN - A) - 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Today's Schedule

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

(Color code: Green - Top 50 Prospect, Aqua - Top 175 Prospect, 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
Detroit	Cleveland	6:10 PM	Fulmer, Michael (1-0, 3.60)	Bauer, Trevor (1-0, 5.28)
Seattle	Houston	8:10 PM	Miley, Wade (2-2, 5.06)	Devenski, Chris (0-1, 1.45)

MLB - National League

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
New York (NL)	San Diego	10:10 PM	deGrom, Jacob (3-0, 1.02)	Rea, Colin (2-1, 4.61)

AAA - International League (IL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Scranton/WB	Lehigh Valley	7:05 PM	Bleier, Richard (0-0, 3.38)	Appel, Mark (3-0, 1.64)
Rochester	Pawtucket	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Elias, Roenis (0-2, 4.50)
Syracuse	Buffalo	6:05 PM	Voth, Austin (1-1, 1.57)	Hutchison, Drew (0-1, 3.38)

AAA - Pacific Coast League (PCL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
New Orleans	Okla. City	8:05 PM	Axelrod, Dylan (0-0, 3.09)	Lee, Zach (3-1, 5.66)
Omaha	Memphis	8:05 PM	Pounders, Brooks (2-0, 2.25)	McGuire, Deck (0-3, 3.70)
Iowa	Nashville	7:35 PM	To Be Announced	Overton, Dillon (1-2, 3.38)
Reno	Fresno	3:05 PM	Wagner, Tyler (0-3, 3.45)	Hauschild, Mike (2-2, 4.50)
Sacramento	Albuquerque	1:05 PM	Blach, Ty (3-2, 4.28)	Lyles, Jordan (1-0, 1.69)
Salt Lake	Tacoma	10:05 PM	Maya, Yunesky (2-3, 5.92)	Martin, Cody (3-2, 8.49)
Round Rock	Col. Springs	1:05 PM	Bell, Chad (1-0, 1.50)	Burgos, Hiram (1-2, 7.31)
Las Vegas	El Paso	8:35 PM	Lugo, Seth (2-2, 9.68)	To Be Announced

AA - Eastern League (EL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Reading	New Hampshire	11:35 AM	Pivetta, Nick (1-2, 4.56)	Gabryszwski, Jeremy (0-1, 3.60)
Trenton	Akron	6:35 PM	Montgomery, Jordan (3-0, 2.86)	Peoples, Michael (2-0, 3.38)
Hartford	Harrisburg	6:30 PM	To Be Announced	Williams, Austen (0-4, 8.84)
Altoona	Erie	11:05 AM	Holmes, Clay (1-3, 6.08)	Riordan, Cory (2-2, 5.40)
Binghamton	Portland	11:00 AM	Lara, Rainy (2-2, 3.47)	Wilkerson, Aaron (1-1, 2.70)
Bowie	Richmond	10:35 AM	Lee, Chris (4-0, 2.49)	Johnson, Chase (1-2, 6.00)

AA - Southern League (SL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Chattanooga	Mobile	7:35 PM	Hurlbut, David (2-1, 6.04)	To Be Announced
Biloxi	Pensacola	7:30 PM	Ortega, Jorge (0-1, 1.19)	Stephens, Jackson (1-2, 5.06)
Mississippi	Tennessee	7:05 PM	Ellis, Chris (3-0, 1.84)	Underwood Jr., Duane (0-0, 2.25)
Jacksonville	Jackson	8:05 PM	Garcia, Jarlin (0-1, 3.76)	Unsworth, Dylan (1-0, 1.21)
Birmingham	Montgomery	8:05 PM	Guerrero, Jordan (0-0, 5.57)	Faria, Jacob (0-3, 6.12)

AA - Texas League (TL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Tulsa	Arkansas	8:10 PM	De Jong, Chase (1-3, 4.68)	To Be Announced
Springfield	NW Arkansas	8:05 PM	Mayers, Mike (2-2, 3.54)	Mills, Alec (1-1, 2.79)
Corpus Christi	Midland	8:00 PM	Sneed, Cy (1-0, 1.15)	Alcantara, Raul (1-1, 7.06)
Frisco	San Antonio	8:05 PM	Lopez, Frank (2-0, 3.25)	Morrow, Bryce (0-2, 7.36)

A+ - California League (CAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Visalia	High Desert	9:35 PM	Irvine, Luke (1-0, 3.86)	To Be Announced
Bakersfield	Rancho Cucamonga	10:05 PM	Herb, Tyler (2-0, 1.88)	Sierra, Yaisel (0-0, 6.75)
Lancaster	Inland Empire	10:05 PM	Thornton, Trent (1-0, 3.50)	Anderson, Justin (0-3, 5.92)
Lake Elsinore	Modesto	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Howard, Sam (1-0, 2.70)
San Jose	Stockton	10:10 PM	Coonrod, Sam (0-1, 2.51)	Graves, Brett (2-3, 6.00)

A+ - Carolina League (CAR)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Salem	Winston-Salem	7:00 PM	Ball, Trey (0-0, 4.50)	Cooper, Matt (1-1, 3.54)
Myrtle Beach	Wilmington	6:35 PM	Clifton, Trevor (0-2, 4.00)	Rodgers, Colin (1-2, 3.54)
Carolina	Lynchburg	6:30 PM	Franco, Enderson (2-1, 7.36)	To Be Announced
Frederick	Potomac	7:05 PM	Means, John (3-0, 2.16)	Whiting, Boone (3-1, 4.91)

A+ - Florida State League (FSL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Daytona	Dunedin	6:30 PM	To Be Announced	Robson, Tom (1-2, 6.48)
Lakeland	Brevard County	6:35 PM	Alexander, Tyler (1-3, 3.47)	Ventura, Angel (0-2, 4.96)
Clearwater	Tampa	10:30 AM	Imhof, Matt (2-1, 3.97)	Campos, Vicente (3-1, 4.08)
Charlotte	Bradenton	6:30 PM	Moss, Benton (1-1, 3.75)	Brewer, Colten (1-4, 3.60)
St. Lucie	Fort Myers	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Steele, Keaton (1-2, 2.28)
Jupiter	Palm Beach	6:30 PM	Mader, Michael (1-0, 2.18)	Pearce, Matt (2-0, 2.66)

A - Midwest League (MWL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
Quad Cities	Lansing	7:05 PM	Kessay, Sebastian (1-2, 9.64)	Harris, Jon (0-0, 3.12)
Wisconsin	West Michigan	6:35 PM	Yamamoto, Jordan (0-1, 2.70)	Smith, Jordan (2-0, 3.38)
Lake County	Clinton	7:30 PM	Shane, Casey (2-1, 2.13)	Littell, Zack (1-2, 3.41)
Fort Wayne	Kane County	7:30 PM	Allen, Logan (2-0, 1.80)	Reed, Cody (1-1, 0.82)
Cedar Rapids	Great Lakes	7:05 PM	To Be Announced	Boyle, Michael (1-2, 3.65)
Bowling Green	Burlington	7:30 PM	Cabrera, Genesis (2-1, 1.04)	To Be Announced
Dayton	Peoria	7:30 PM	Lopez, Jose (3-2, 4.62)	Helsley, Ryan (1-1, 2.42)
Beloit	South Bend	7:05 PM	Duno, Angel (2-1, 1.96)	Twomey, Kyle (0-2, 5.85)

A - South Atlantic League (SAL)

Away	Home	Time (ET)	Away Probable Starter	Home Probable Starter
West Virginia	Charleston	7:05 PM	Sendelbach, Logan (2-0, 1.32)	Gomez, Anyelo (0-1, 5.40)
Delmarva	Lexington	7:05 PM	Love, Reid (2-1, 3.50)	Griffin, Foster (1-3, 4.33)
Lakewood	Asheville	7:05 PM	Watson, Shane (1-1, 2.63)	Craig, Dylan (0-0, 5.52)
Hickory	Rome	10:30 AM	To Be Announced	Soroka, Mike (0-2, 1.33)
Augusta	Greenville	7:05 PM	Webb, Logan (1-0, 2.79)	Espinoza, Anderson (1-2, 4.50)
Columbia	Greensboro	7:00 PM	McIlraith, Thomas (1-1, 4.50)	Lilek, Brett (0-0, 5.40)
Hagerstown	Kannapolis	7:05 PM	Lee, Andrew (1-0, 2.16)	Riga, Ryan (0-2, 10.71)

Duels of the Day

May 5th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
-	Chris Ellis	RHP	ATL	AA	3	0	1.84
ITP	Duane Underwood	RHP	CHC	AA	0	0	2.25
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
ITP	Jordan Guerrero	LHP	CWS	AA	0	0	5.57
43 (94)	Jacob Faria	RHP	TB	AA	0	3	6.12
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
-	Dietrich Enns	RHP	NYY	AA	3	0	0.00
-	Shawn Morimando	LHP	CLE	AA	4	0	2.00
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
SA	Tyler Alexander	LHP	DET	A+	1	3	3.47
ITP	Kodi Medeiros	LHP	MIL	A+	2	3	8.71
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	W	L	ERA
SA	Logan Allen	LHP	SD	A	2	0	1.80
-	Cody Reed	LHP	AZ	A	1	1	0.82

Results from May 4th

Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
-	Felix Hernandez	RHP	SEA	MLB	4	9	8	4	0	1	5 GO, 5 FO, 50 S, 31 B, HRA (Marcus Semien), E (2-F), ND (2-2, 2.21)
9 (15)	Sean Manaea	LHP	OAK	MLB	5	7	4	4	1	6	6 GO, 3 FO, 50 S, 25 B, WP, HRA (Nelson Cruz), ND (0-0, 7.20)
Rank (Ovr)	Name	Pos	Team	Level	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Notes
-	Freddy Peralta	RHP	MIL	A	5	1	0	0	2	7	3 GO, 4 FO, 51 S, 32 B, WP, W (2-0, 1.31)
-	Justin Steele	LHP	CHC	A	3	5	4	3	1	4	4 GO, 1 FO, 50 S, 26 B, HBP, L (1-4, 9.39)