All four of the Colorado Rockies’ full season minor league affiliates were in action on Thursday and collectively had quite the struggle, scoring just three total runs on the day—all by the Lancaster JetHawks. In a piece of better news, Jeff Hoffman had a strong start for Triple-A Albuquerque in what was technically a rehab start. Hoffman is working his way back from a shoulder injury suffered in spring training and, while he doesn’t currently have a spot in the Major League rotation, he would likely be one of the top options should a member of the Rockies rotation go down.
In his third start of the season, the 25-year-old righty allowed just a single run across 42⁄3 innings of work. He allowed just two hits, walked one, and struck out six. Coming off a tough season in which he had a 5.89 ERA across 991⁄3 innings with the Rockies and a 4.71 ERA in 492⁄3 innings with Albuquerque, it would certainly be a boon to the Rockies pitching staff if he’s able to get himself on track.
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Tacoma Rainiers 1, Albuquerque Isotopes 0
David Dahl: 0-for-4
Raimel Tapia: 0-for-4, K
Jeff Hoffman: 42⁄3 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 6 K
Tom Murphy (no. 11 PuRP): 0-for-4, 3 K
Jordan Patterson (no. 14 PuRP): 2-for-2, 2 BB, 2 CS
Noel Cuevas (HM PuRP): 1-for-3, 2B, BB
★ ★ ★
Double-A: Portland Sea Dogs 5, Hartford Yard Goats 0
Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2B
Ryan Castellani (no. 6 PuRP): 52⁄3 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Garrett Hampson (no. 9 PuRP): 2-for-4, 2 SB
Brian Mundell (no. 13 PuRP): 0-for-4
Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP): 0-for-4, 4 K
Dom Nuñez (no. 21 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB, K
Wes Rogers (HM PuRP): 0-for-4, 2 K
★ ★ ★
High-A: Inland Empire 66ers 8, Lancaster JetHawks 3
Colton Welker (no. 5 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2 K
Tyler Nevin (no. 12 PuRP): 1-for-3, BB, K
Forrest Wall (no. 16 PuRP): 1-for-3, RBI, BB, K, SB
Willie Abreu (no. 26 PuRP): 0-for-4, 2 K, SB
Vince Fernandez (no. 28 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K
Heath Holder: 4 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
★ ★ ★
Low-A: West Virginia Power 3, Asheville Tourists 0
Chad Spanberger (no. 29 PuRP): 0-for-4, 2 K
Sean Bouchard (ninth round, 2017): 0-for-4, 2 K
Garrett Schilling: 52⁄3 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 8 K
Ramon Marcelino: 1-for-4, 3B, K
★ ★ ★
Friday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: David Holmberg (0-1, 10.13 ERA) @ Tacoma, 8:05 PM MT
Double-A Hartford: Jesus Tinoco (HM PuRP; 1-1, 5.00 ERA) vs. Harrisburg, 5:05 PM MT
High-A Lancaster: TBD @ Inland Empire, 8:05 PM MT
Low-A Asheville: Will Gaddis (No. 23 PuRP; 0-0, 4.22 ERA) @ West Virginia, 5:05 PM MT