​Another day of minor league baseball is in the books, and the results are in. Sugar Land battled to a 5-2 victory, while two other affiliates saw their fair share of offense but couldn’t pull out a win. You can check yesterday’s recap here for more context.
Sugar Land’s starter Jeremy Pena was not in the box score for the offense, but Hendrickson turned in a strong performance on the mound, delivering five scoreless innings with three punch-outs. The offense finally got on the board in the third inning with a groundout that plated a run. In the fifth, Sugar Land added two more thanks to a Ferreras RBI double and a Guillemette RBI single. After the Isotopes tallied two runs in the seventh, Sugar Land answered with insurance runs in the eighth on RBI singles from Diaz and Whitcomb. The bullpen locked it down from there, sealing a 5-2 win for Sugar Land.
Note: Ferreras continues to mash at Triple-A, batting .365.
Lineups and performances from the box score:
– Jeremy Peña, SS: 0-for-3
– Shay Whitcomb, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, SB
– Trenton Brooks, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
– Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI
– Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-3, RBI, SB
Pitching notes:
– Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
– Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
– Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
– Miguel Ullola, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
– Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Meanwhile, the Hooks opened the scoring with a Bush RBI double in the first inning. Mayer started and worked four innings, yielding one run while striking out seven. In the fifth, Bush delivered again with an RBI single to put the Hooks ahead, and Holy added another run in the sixth with an RBI single. The bullpen held firm for a few innings, but in the eighth, Dashwood endured a brutal stretch, allowing seven runs as the RoughRiders surged ahead. Asheville’s offense could not mount a comeback, and the Hooks fell 8-3.
Note: Bush now has eight RBIs in seven July games.
Lineup highlights:
– Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
– Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, SB
– Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
– Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
– Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
– Alex Santos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
– Jack Dashwood, LHP: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
– Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
In Asheville, Ochoa got Asheville on the board in the first with an Ochoa sac fly. Santos started but struggled, allowing seven runs over 4.1 innings. Asheville managed to scratch a run back in the fourth on a Nunez groundout. After Dash’s club opened an 8-2 lead, Asheville rallied with four runs in the eighth — a Hernandez groundout, Daudet RBI single, and a Garcia two-run double — and added two more in the ninth on a wild pitch and sac fly to tie it. But Dash eventually surged ahead, and Asheville’s late push fell just short as the Dash plated seven runs in the 11th to pull away 15-9. Note: Ochoa is hitting .305 in Asheville.
Stat line highlights:
– Justin Thomas, LF: 0-for-4, R, 2 BB, SB
– Caden Powell, CF: 0-for-4, R, 2 BB
– Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-5, 2 R, BB
– Nehomar Ochoa, DH: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
– Cesar Hernandez, RF: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, SB
– Zach Daudet, SS: 1-for-5, R, RBI, SB
– Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
– John Garcia, C: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
If you want more context or deeper breakdowns from the affiliates, I can add a succinct takeaway for each game and highlight notable prospect implications.