Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado is not the only member of his family making waves in the Rockies organization, as his cousin, Josh Fuentes, is putting together quite a season at Low-A Asheville.
Fuentes went 4-for-5 with three doubles in the Tourists' 10-7 loss in 10 innings to the Kannapolis Intimidators on Tuesday.
A 23-year-old that signed with the Rockies as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri Baptist after the 2014 draft, Fuentes is hitting .351/.405/.635 in 22 games as a corner infielder and designated hitter this season, his second with Asheville. He hit .252/.322/.383 in 93 games with the Tourists last season.
Thursday's performance was Fuentes' second four-hit game in the last week, as he went 4-for-6 Monday in a 3-2 win in 12 innings against Augusta. With No. 4 PuRP Brendan Rodgers out of the lineup, Fuentes has picked up the slack for the Asheville offense.
Game Recaps
Triple-A: New Orleans Zephyrs 5, Albuquerque Isotopes 4
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Brandon Barnes: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Ben Paulsen: 1-for-3, HR, BB
Tom Murphy (No. 10 PuRP): 2-for-4
Jorge De La Rosa: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Jason Motte: IP, 2K
High-A: Modesto Nuts 5, Visalia Rawhide 4
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Troy Stein: 3-for-4, R
Carlos Polanco: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Jerry Vasto: 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Low-A: Kannapolis Intimidators 10, Asheville Tourists 7 (10 innings)
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Mylz Jones: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 R
Brian Mundell: 2-for-5, 2B, R, RBI
Josh Fuentes: 4-for-5, 3 2B, 2 R, RBI
Peter Lambert (No. 21 PuRP): 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Friday Probables
Triple-A: TBD vs. New Orleans Zephyrs (Paul Clemens), 7:05 p.m. MT
Double-A: German Marquez vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Casey Lawrence), 4:35 p.m. MT
High-A: Ryan Castellani (No. 19 PuRP) vs. Inland Empire 66ers (Alex Klonowski), 8:05 p.m. MT
Low-A: Trey Killian vs. Kannapolis Intimidators (Luis Martinez) 5:05 p.m. MT