Rockies prospect Raimel Tapia surely isn’t having the 2018 he wanted so far. Not because his performance has been bad (after last night he is slashing .287/.361/.569 in 20 games), but because of where he is doing it.
The Albuquerque Isotopes dropped a barnburner Friday night to the Las Vegas 51s, 11-9. Raimel Tapia was at the center of the offensive effort to try to overcome five (5!) Las Vegas home runs, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. It’s his fourth multi-hit game in the last week as the hitter most often described as “preternatural” has pulled his average up from a paltry .218 on April 19. He will have to keep hitting in order to break into a crowded Rockies outfield situation, but for now will have to be content with getting regular at bats against Triple-A pitching
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 9, Las Vegas 51s 11
Raimel Tapia: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Tom Murphy (no. 11 PuRP): 0-for-5
Jordan Patterson (no. 14 PuRP): 1-for-5
★ ★ ★
Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats 5, Richmond Flying Squirrels 4
Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP): 1-for-5
Peter Lambert (no. 4 PuRP): 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Garrett Hampson (no. 9 PuRP):1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
Brian Mundell (no. 13 PuRP):1-for-3, 2 BB
Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP): 2-for-5, R, RBI
Yonathan Daza (no. 19 PuRP): 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, SB
Dom Nuñez (no. 21 PuRP): 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Wes Rogers (HM PuRP): 0-for-5
★ ★ ★
High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 9, Rancho Cucamonga 14
Colton Welker (no. 5 PuRP): 2-for-5, RBI
Tyler Nevin (no. 12 PuRP): 2-for-5, R
Forrest Wall (no. 16 PuRP): 2-for-4, R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB
Willie Abreu (no. 26 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
Matt Dennis: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R/ER, 3 BB, 10 K
★ ★ ★
Low-A: Asheville Tourists 3, Greensboro Grasshoppers 2
Ryan Vilade (no. 7 PuRP): 1-for-3, R
Ben Bowden (no. 20 PuRP): 1 IP, 3 K
Robert Tyler (no. 24 PuRP): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K , Save
Chad Spanberger (no. 29 PuRP): 1-for-3
Tommy Doyle (no. 30 PuRP): 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K
Garrett Schilling: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Shael Mendoza: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
★ ★ ★
Saturday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: David Holmberg vs. Las Vegas (NYM), 6:35 pm MT
Double-A Hartford: Parker French @ Richmond (SF), 4:05 pm MT
High-A Lancaster: Logan Longwith vs. Rancho Cucamonga (LAD), 7:05 pm MT
Low-A Asheville: Will Gaddis (no. 23 PuRP) vs. Greensboro (MIA), 4:05 pm MT
★ ★ ★
Thursday's Boxscores
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 4, Las Vegas 51s 6
Double-A: Harford Yard Goats, OFF DAY
High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 3, Visalia Rawhide 1
Low-A: Asheville Tourists vs. Lexington Legends, PPD