It was a tough night for Rockies pitching prospects. Yency Almonte, who was recently promoted from Double- to Triple-A, didn’t make it out of the first inning for the Isotopes. He faced seven batters in the first inning; five of those batters got a hit, the other two walked, and one of the hits was a grand slam. In all, Almonte allowed six runs in the first before Glenallen Hill removed him from the game.
Double-A Hartford played a double header that two more pitching prospects have tough games. Parker French isn’t as highly rated as a pitching prospect as Almonte, but he is a bona fide PuRP. He allowed five runs in five innings while pitching for Hartford on Saturday. He walked one batter and struck out three.
In the second game, Ryan Castellani pitched just four innings before being removed. It’s unclear why. He allowed just two hits, struck out two, and didn’t walk a batter. He threw 50 pitches, 34 of which went for strikes. It was a short but effective outing. Let’s just hope he’s not hurt.
Albuquerque 8, Sacramento 0 | MiLB.com Box
Ryan McMahon (no. 2 PuRP): 2-for-4
Raimel Tapia (no. 4 PuRP): 1-for-4, K
Jordan Patterson (no. 15 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB, K
Yency Almonte (no. 10 PuRP): 0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 B, 0 K, HRA
Hartford 9, Reading 6 (Game 1) | MiLB.com Box
Parker French (no. 29 PuRP): 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, BB, 3 K, HRA
Omar Carrizales: 2-for-4, HR, K
Hartford 1, Reading 0 (Game 2) | MiLB.com Box
Ryan Castellani (no. 6 PuRP): 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Dom Nuñez (no. 14 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB, K
Lancaster 9, Inland Empire 4 | MiLB.com Box
Garrett Hampson (no. 13 PuRP): 0-for-5, K
Sam Hilliard (no. 26 PuRP): 1-for-4, BB, K
Lexington 6, Asheville 5 | MiLB.com Box
Tyler Nevin (no. 22 PuRP): 1-for-4, BB, K
Vince Fernandez (no. 25 PuRP): 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
Boise 6, Eugene 5 | MiLB.com Box
Daniel Jipping: 0-for-2, K
Matt McLaughlin: 3-for-5, 2 2B
Grand Junction 14, Idaho Falls 5 | MiLB.com Box
Chad Spanberger (no. 30 PuRP): 1-for-5, HR, BB, 2 K
DSL Rockies 4, DSL Rockies 5 (7 innings) | MiLB.com Box
Daniel Montano (no. 19 PuRP): 1-for-3
Carlos González, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 2 K
Today's probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: Matt Flemer
Double-A Hartford: Konner Wade
Class A Advanced Lancaster:Jesus Tinoco
Class A Asheville: Riley Pint (no. 3 PuRP)
Class A Short-Season: Keinter Olivares
Rookie Grand Junction: Jeffri Ocando (no. 27 PuRP)