It was a busy night on the farm for Rockies pitching prospects, as Peter Lambert, Ryan Rolison, and Ryan Castellani (PuRPs #2, #4, and #7, respectively) all pitched well for their clubs. Rolison—in limited action again—clipped the Chukars over three innings, giving up one earned run on three hits, a walk, and struck out four. It was his fifth consecutive start giving up one earned run or less and he now has a 2.08 ERA in twenty-six innings.
Lambert, having a hard time adjusting to Triple-A batters so far, had a great bounce-back performance by tossing six scoreless innings, and Castellani pitched strong, as well, giving up three runs over six innings while striking out seven. Rockies fans have to feel good about pitching prospects in the pipeline, as some golden arms continue to develop and look to make an impact down the road.
Casey Golden had a big day on and off the field for the Tourists. Prior to their game against Kannapolis, Golden was named the South Atlantic League end-of-season All-Star MVP, and then went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI. Entering play Tuesday, Casey had an incredible 158 wRC+ with 32 home runs and 23 stolen bases—the SAL’s only 20-20 member this season.
★ ★ ★
Triple-A: Sacramento River Cats 2, Albuquerque Isotopes 1
Brendan Rodgers (no. 1 PuRP): 1-for-4, R, K
Peter Lambert (no. 2 PuRP): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Garrett Hampson (no. 5 PuRP): 0-for-3, BB, K
Yency Almonte (no. 8 PuRP): 0.2 IP (L), 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K
Jordan Patterson (no. 15 PuRP): 0-for-1, K
Tom Murphy: 0-for-3, 2 K
Raimel Tapia: 1-for-4, 2 K
Mike Dunn: 1.0 IP, 2 K
★ ★ ★
Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4, Hartford Yard Goats 3
Ryan Castellani (no. 7 PuRP): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Sam Hilliard (no. 13 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2B, R, K
Brian Mundell (no. 16 PuRP): 0-for-4, K
Roberto Ramos (no. 23 PuRP): 0-for-3, 2 BB, R, K
Dom Nuñez (no. 25 PuRP): 1-for-4, BB
★ ★ ★
High-A: Lancaster JetHawks 8, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5
Tyler Nevin (no. 12 PuRP): 1-for-3, BB, R, K
Ben Bowden (no. 19 PuRP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, K
Vince Fernandez (no. 20 PuRP): 2-for-4, RBI, K
Robert Tyler (no. 22 PuRP): 0.0 IP, 2 H, ER
Bret Boswell (Round 8, 2017): 2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
★ ★ ★
Low-A: Kannapolis Intimidators 5, Asheville Tourists 4
Ryan Vilade (no. 10 PuRP): 2-for-4, 2B, R
Casey Golden (SAL MVP): 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K
Sean Bouchard (former PuRP): 2-for-5, RBI, SB, K
★ ★ ★
Short Season-A: Boise Hawks—Off day
★ ★ ★
Rookie: Grand Junction Rockies 5, Idaho Falls Chukars 3
Ryan Rolison (no. 4 PuRP): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 4 K
Daniel Montano (no. 14 PuRP): 1-for-4, K
Niko Decolati (Round 6, 2018): 0-for-3, BB, SB, K
Hunter Stovall (Round 21, 2018): 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K
★ ★ ★
Dominican Summer League: DSL Rockies—Off day
Dominican Summer League: DSL Colorado—Off day
★ ★ ★
Wednesday Probables
Triple-A Albuquerque: David Holmberg @ Sacramento River Cats, 8:05 PM MT
Double-A Hartford: Jesus Tinoco (no. 21 PuRP) vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 5:05 PM MT
High-A Lancaster: Brandon Gold vs. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 7:35 PM MT
Low-A Asheville: Garrett Schilling @ Kannapolis Intimidators, 5:05 PM MT
Short Season-A Boise: Justin Valdespina vs. Hillsboro Hops, 7:15 PM MT
Rookie Level Grand Junction: TBD @ Orem Owlz, 6:35 PM MT