![]() His 11th EL homer, 60th RBI in AA this season Infielder Martinez added a grand slam in his first game back in Akron.Ī GRAND return to the RubberDucks by Angel Martínez! □ His AA number: 19.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 29 K, 2-0, 4/4 savesįINAL | Akron 5 | Altoona 4 /jerUp8gpPb He now has 29 strikeotus in 19 1/3 innings at Double-A with five hits, three walks in 13 innings. Reliever Franco Aleman continues to pitch like Cleveland’s next big time bullpen prospect, striking out three in two more scoreles innings this week only surrendering a walk. Jack Leftwich is ending the season on a strong note as he turned in an outing where he allowed one earned run (two total) in 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and no walked on August 24 behind Dion in the 2-1 loss. The tall Vanderbilt pitcher from the 2020 draft now has 71 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings this year. In relief, Mason Hickman this week pitched six innings over two appearances with just an unearned run allowed while fanning six and walking two. In a tough week for pitching as well, but Will Dion kept it close on August 24 in a 2-1 loss by shutting the Curve out through 4 2/3 innings on five hits, a walk and struck outt five. Petey Halpin was the catalyst in that one with a leadoff single and a steal. They put four runs on the board in the first inning against 2023 first overall pick Paul Skenes, in his Double-A debut, a game that was a sellout. TOP 1 | Akron 1 | Altoona 0 /IIWPoRxdgFĪkron didn’t boast much offensively this week outside of Bracho, but it did manage to put eight runs on the board August 26, though they lose 9-8. However, he was charged with four errors on the week between second base and third base. He’s had a resurgent year, including a 6-for-18 week this past week with a homer, double, four RBI and seven walks (.313/.476/.563). A poor 20 season left him as a potential bust. Double-A Akron RubberDucks (2-4) at Altoona Curve (Pirates)Īt one time, Aaron Bracho was a top international free-agent prospect in Cleveland’s signing class in 2017. However, he does have 40 strikeouts and just nine walks in Triple-A so far.Ĭolumbus starts a road series at St. 26, he went 5-for-17 with a homer, and has nine homers in Triple-A, giving him 27 on the year overall. He threw 83 pitches and may be ready to rejoin Cleveland when rosters expand in September for his next start.įinally, outfielder Johnathan Rodriguez hasn’t stopped hitting. 26, going 7 1/3 innings and allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six and walking two. He was struggling in the majors and hit for no power before his promotion, but in his first two games back in Columbus he added a homer and a double.Ĭal Quantrill also appeared in a rehab outing on Aug. 263/.346/.444 at Columbus as he now contends with Eric Haase and David Fry for backup catcher reps in the system.īrayan Rocchio being sent back to Triple-A might have soaked up some of Martinez’s playing time. 24 loss, but then added a double and homer in the Aug. The backstop went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the Aug. (BlueSky – ) August 26, 2023īryan Lavastida is trying to prove the Guardians should take another chance on him as part of their future with his strong resurgence in the last few months in the minors. Platoon splits with him are one of the things that would be good to prove arent an issue. Nice opposite field 2B for Kyle Manzardo in Columbus off a lefty in his first at bat tonight. He added a nice diving play at first base in his first start there. ![]() He did strike out in his other at-bat on a 2-4 day. ![]() Manzardo, a left-handed hitter, doubled off a lefty in his first at-bat and later added an RBI single on Aug. As the DH, Manzardo walked, struck out and went 0-for-3 as Columbus lost 8-4. The first baseman who came over from Tampa Bay in the Aaron Civale trade made his non-complex league Cleveland system debut on Aug. The Guardians must find out about their futures soon thanks to first baseman Kyle Manzardo finishing his rehab and being activated on the Clippers’ roster this past week. The Columbus lineup is now deep with 40-man roster and interesting position player prospects.
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