In arguably his best start since April, Ryan Castellani pitched a gem for Hartford yesterday by tossing six innings of one-run ball and taming the Rumble Ponies of Binghamton. He gave up five hits (including a solo home run), no walks, and struck out five batters. He also threw 67 of his 92 pitches for strikes, the most strikes he’s thrown all year. After a great start to the season, Castellani has had a rough go of it for the Goats, but hopefully this outing is a sign of things improving for Ryan and not just a blip on the radar.
On the offensive side of the ball, Dom Nuñez had a big day for Hartford, smacking a double and a home run, Coco Montes hit two bombs for Grand Junction—he’s now slashing .374/.440/.595 in his first season with the Rockies—and Colton Welker had another multi-hit game with a double and two RBI for the JetHawks.
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes—Off day
★ ★ ★
Double-A Game 1: Hartford Yard Goats 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 5
Ryan Castellani (no. 6 PuRP): 6.0 IP (W), 5 H, ER, 5 K
Brian Mundell (no. 13 PuRP): 1-for-2, BB, R
Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP): 1-for-4, 3B, R, K
Dom Nuñez (no. 21 PuRP): 2-for-3, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB
Roberto Ramos: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI, K
Double-A Game 2: Hartford Yard Goats 2, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1
Brian Mundell (no. 13 PuRP): 1-for-1
Sam Hilliard (no. 17 PuRP): 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K
Roberto Ramos: 0-for-3, K
★ ★ ★
High-A: Inland Empire 66ers 7, Lancaster JetHawks 3
Colton Welker (no. 5 PuRP): 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Tyler Nevin (no. 12 PuRP): 0-for-4
Vince Fernandez (no. 28 PuRP): 0-for-4
Wes Rogers (HM PuRP): 3-for-4, HR, R, RBI
★ ★ ★
Low-A Game 1: Greenville Drive 6, Asheville Tourists 0
Ryan Vilade (no. 7 PuRP): 0-for-3
Sean Bouchard (ninth round, 2017): 1-for-2
Low-A Game 2: Asheville Tourists 4, Greenville Drive 1 (Suspended)
Ryan Vilade (no. 7 PuRP): 0-for-1, BB, R, K
Sean Bouchard (ninth round, 2017): 1-for-2, 2 RBI, K
★ ★ ★
Short Season-A: Tri-City Dust Devils 4, Boise Hawks 1
Cade Harris (10th round, 2018): 0-for-2, K
★ ★ ★
Rookie: Grand Junction Rockies 8, Ogden Raptors 7
Daniel Montano (no. 15 PuRP): 0-for-4, K
Grant Lavigne (first round, 2018): 1-for-4, R, BB
Coco Montes: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB
★ ★ ★
Dominican Summer League: DSL Phillies Red 9, Rockies 1
Bladimir Restituyo: 0-for-1
Jose Cordova: 1-for-4, RBI
Dominican Summer League: DSL Colorado 11, DSL Mariners 0
Eddy Diaz: 0-for-4, R, RBI, K
Yolki Pena: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, K
Ezequiel Tovar: 3-for-5, 3B, 2 R, RBI
Juan Toribio: 6.0 IP (W), 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K
★ ★ ★
Monday, July 30 Box Scores
Triple-A: Albuquerque Isotopes 11, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5 (W - David Holman, L - Mike Zagurski)
Low-A: Asheville Tourists 6, Greenville Drive 5 (W - Braxton Lorenzini, L - Juan Florentino)
Short-Season-A: Boise Hawks 11, Tri-City Dust Devils 10 (W - Nick Bush, L - Cole Bellinger)
Rookie: Ogden Raptors 9, Grand Junction Rockies 7 (W - Justin Lewis, L - Alfredo Garcia)
Dominican Summer League: DSL Colorado 7, DSL Mariners 5 (W - Helcris Olivarez, L - Juan Mercedes)
Dominican Summer League: DSL Phillies Red 7, DSL Rockies 3 (W - Cristian Hernandez, L - Felix Ramires)
★ ★ ★
Wednesday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: Peter Lambert (no. 4 PuRP) vs. Round Rock Express, 6:35 PM MT
Double-A Hartford: Jesus Tinoco (HM PuRP) @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 4:35 PM MT
High-A Lancaster: Brandon Gold @ Inland Empire 66ers, 8:05 PM MT
Low-A Asheville: Garrett Schilling @ Greenville Drive, 5:05 PM MT
Short Season-A Boise: TBD @ Everett AquaSox, 8:05 PM MT
Rookie Level Grand Junction: TBD vs. Ogden Raptors, 6:40 PM MT