The Hartford Yard Goats are 7-3 in their last ten games, beating the Bowie Baysox 9-4 on Sunday. Left fielder Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP) and shortstop Garrett Hampson (no. 9 PuRP) combined for five hits, two runs, a double, three RBI, a walk, a strikeout, and three stolen bases. Hampson’s stolen base was his 18th of the season and Hillard notched numbers 10 and 11. Third baseman Ryan Metzler also stole his third base of the season.
Another notable performance from the Yard Goats was second baseman Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP), who went 2-for-4 with three runs, a double, a home run, three RBI, and a walk. DH Dom Nuñez (no. 21 PuRP) also notched three hits (including a double) and three runs. In Triple-A Albuquerque, outfielders Raimel Tapia and Mike Tauchman (no. 22 PuRP) combined for five hits, four runs, a double, two home runs, and five RBI in the Isotopes’ loss to the Las Vegas 51s.
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Las Vegas 51s 9, Albuquerque Isotopes 7
Raimel Tapia: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Pat Valaika: 1-for-3
Ryan McMahon (no. 2 PuRP): 0-for-4, K
Tom Murphy (no. 11 PuRP): 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K
Jordan Patterson (no. 14 PuRP): 0-for-4, 2 K
Mike Tauchman (no. 22 PuRP): 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
David Holmberg: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, K, 2 HR
★ ★ ★
Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats 9, Bowie Baysox 4
Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP): 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Garrett Hampson (no. 9 PuRP): 2-for-5, R, SB
Brian Mundell (no. 13 PuRP): 1-for-5, RBI, K
Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP): 3-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 SB
Yonathan Daza (no. 19 PuRP): 1-for-5, R, RBI, K
Dom Nuñez (no. 21 PuRP): 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B
Parker French: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, K
★ ★ ★
High-A: San Jose Giants 3, Lancaster JetHawks 0
Colton Welker (no. 5 PuRP): 0-for-4, K
Forrest Wall (no. 16 PuRP): 0-for-4, K
Willie Abreu (no. 26 PuRP): 0-for-3, 2 K
Vince Fernandez (no. 28 PuRP): 0-for-2, BB
Matt Dennis: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, HR
★ ★ ★
Low-A: Kannapolis Intimidators 7, Asheville Tourists 5
Ryan Vilade (no. 7 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB
Chad Spanberger (no. 29 PuRP): 3-for-4, R, HR, RBI, K
Tommy Doyle (no. 30 PuRP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
Sean Bouchard (ninth round, 2017): 1-for-4, R, RBI
★ ★ ★
May 14 Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: Brett Oberholtzer @ Las Vegas, 8:05 p.m. MT
Double-A Hartford: Jack Wynkoop vs. New Hampshire, 5:05 p.m. MT
High-A Lancaster: Logan Longwith @ San Jose, 7:30 p.m. MT
Low-A Asheville: Garrett Schilling vs. Kannapolis, 5:05 p.m. MT