Weather and runs were the theme yesterday across the Rockies system, from Single-A to the major league club. Rain was an enemy to baseball across the country last night, as the Isotopes were rained out in Albuquerque and the Yard Goats were rained out in Maine. Meanwhile, big run totals and comebacks that fell just short was the story in Lancaster.
The Jethawks were visiting the Stockton Ports and jumped out to an early two-run lead thanks to first inning RBI from Sam Hilliard and Yonathan Daza scoring Garrett Hampson (no. 22 PuRP) and Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP), respectively. Unfortunately the Ports had the upper hand in this one, scoring 11 runs by the fifth inning.
Hampson (3-for-5, 2 R) and Rodgers (2-for-5, 2 R) had big nights at the plate, but Brian Mundell (HM PuRP) was the star. He reached base three times, including a seventh inning home run that drove in Hampson and Rodgers and cut the deficit to three. That was as close as they would get, however. The JetHawks are now 7-12 and find themselves with the worst record in the California League.
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Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes v Tacoma Rainers, PPD
Isotopes and Rainers Series Finale Postponed | Albuquerque Isotopes News
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Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats v Portland Sea Dogs, PPD
Tuesday’s Sea Dogs Game Postponed | Portland Sea Dogs News
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High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 8, Stockton Ports 11
Marte, Mundell homer in fourth-straight loss | Lancaster JetHawks News
Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP): 2-for-5, 2 R
Forrest Wall (no. 15 PuRP): 0-for-5, 2 K
Garrett Hampson (no. 22 PuRP): 3-for-5, 2 R
Brian Mundell (HM PuRP): 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI
Hamlet Marte: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
Carlos Polanco: 3 IP, 8 H, 7 R/ER, 4 BB, 3 K
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Low-A: Asheville Tourists 2, Columbia Fireflies 0, F/11
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Colton Welker (no. 19 PuRP): 2-for-5, 2B
Tyler Nevin (no. 23 PuRP): 0-for-3
Jose Gomez (no. 30 PuRP): 2-for-4, RBI, CS
Alejandro Requena: 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R/ER, BB, 9 K
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Wednesday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: Jeff Hoffman (no. 2 PuRP, 0-2, 5.14 ERA) @ Las Vegas (NYM), 8:05 pm MT
Double-A Hartford: Parker French (no. 26 PuRP, 1-1, 2.76 ERA) @ Portland (BOS), 4:00 pm MT
High-A Lancaster: Pitcher TBD @ Stockton (OAK), 8:10 pm MT
Low-A Asheville: Brandon Gold (1-1, 3.18 ERA) @ Columbia (NYM), 9:05 am MT