The best performance from the Rockies’ farm system on Saturday came from a player who is not technically a prospect anymore. Outfielder Raimel Tapia, who appeared in 70 games for the Rockies last season, went 3-for-6 with a double and two home runs for Triple-A Albuquerque, leading the Isotopes to a 9-4 win over Salt Lake. Tapia is now 6-for-15 with two doubles and three home runs in the Isotopes’ first three games of 2018.
Other standout performances on the night came from Tyler Nevin, who was 3-for-4 with a home run in High-A Lancaster’s 9-8 win and Ryan Vilade, who was 3-for-5 with an RBI as Low-A Asheville dropped an 18-3 decision to Delmarva.
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Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 9, Salt Lake Bees 4
Raimel Tapia: 3-for-6, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI
Jordan Patterson (No. 14 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB, R
Tom Murphy (No. 11 PuRP): 3-for-4, BB
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Double-A: New Hampshire Fisher Cats 4, Hartford Yard Goats 1
Garrett Hampson (No. 9 PuRP): 0-for-4
Yonathan Daza (No. 19 PuRP): 2-for-4, RBI
Brendan Rodgers (No. 1 PuRP): 0-for-4
Brian Mundell (No. 13 PuRP): 0-for-4
Sam Hilliard (No. 17 PuRP): 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Dom Nuñez (No. 21 PuRP): 0-for-4
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High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 9, Modesto Nuts 8
Forrest Wall (No. 16 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB
Willie Abreu (No. 26 PuRP): 0-for-4
Colton Welker (No. 5 PuRP): 1-for-1, 3 BB, 3 R
Tyler Nevin (No. 12 PuRP): 3-for-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI
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Low-A: Delmarva Shorebirds 18, Asheville Tourists 3
Ryan Vilade (No. 7 PuRP): 3-for-5, RBI
Chad Spanberger (No. 29 PuRP): 2-for-5, RBI
Tommy Doyle (No. 30 PuRP): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
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Saturday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: Sam Howard (No. 10 PuRP) @ Salt Lake, 1:05 p.m. MT
Double-A Hartford: Peter Lambert (No. 4 PuRP) vs. New Hampshire, 11:05 a.m. MT
High-A Lancaster: Brandon Gold vs. Modesto, 3:05 p.m. MT
Low-A Asheville: Riley Pint (No. 3 PuRP) @ Delmarva, 12:05 p.m. MT