Games of Wednesday, July 3
MiLPoD: Aristides Aquino, Louisville . . . 1-2, HR (19), 2 walks, 2 runs, 3 RBI, 2 SB (5). Never really thought of the tall OF (1.005 OPS) as a box-score stuffer. Or a bona fide option for the big club. Maturing at 25?
Honorable Mention: Ricky Salinas, Dayton . . . 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 4 K, W. Rice product has been an ace over his last 4 starts, permitting only 2 runs in 21.1 innings.
Also notable on a night when the farms went 6-2, won a few close ones, and got good pitching from guys we know precious little about . . .
Louisville
Juan Graterol: 3-4, RBI.
Keury Mella: Cleared the bases with a double. Gave up 4 runs in 5.2 IP, no walks.
Nick Longhi: 1-2, double, 2 walks.
Dayton
Mike Siani: 2-3, walk, SB (23). Don’t know if he made another great play in center, but odds are.
Juan Martinez: 2-4, double, 2 RBI.
Matt Pidich: Fanned 2 in a perfect 8th.
Connor Bennett: Scoreless 9th for his 11th save.
Daytona
Andy Sugilio: 3-5, 2 runs. Speedy outfielder is 8-14 over last 3 games, up to .305.
Alejo Lopez: 2-4, walk, RBI.
Jonathan India: double, walk, RBI.
Stuart Fairchild: 2 sac flies. Second one was a walkoff in the 10th.
Wendolyn Bautista: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 9 K.
Diomar Lopez: 5 strikeouts in 2 sharp innings.
Andy Cox: Finished game with 2 scoreless innings and a W, lowering ERA to 0.47 since joining the Tortugas in mid-May.
Greeneville
Cristian Olivo: 3-4, double, 2 RBI. Touted outfielder, 20, has a good start on his first strong season out of four. Batting cleanup.
Robert Boselli: 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI.
Peterson Plaz: 2-4, game-winning RBI.
Andy Fisher: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K. Undrafted lefty sporting a 0.77 ERA with a K/BB of 17/1.
Billings
Quin Cotton: 4-5, SB (2). Outfielder from Grand Canyon has had a postcard start, batting .358.
Jonathan Willems: 3-4, double, 2 runs.
Reniel Ozuna: 2-5, RBI.
Eric Yang: 2-5, RBI. Premature OPS of .900 for the 7th-round catcher from Santa Barbara.
Nate Scantlin: 2-5, triple, RBI.
Quincy McAfee: 1-3, sac fly, 3 RBI.
Ricky Karcher: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Frainger Aranguren: 2.2 spotless frames, 1 K. Mustangs pitchers walked nobody.
Alberto Gonzalez: 2 scoreless innings. Righty’s from Laredo. Does he throw from down there?
DSL
Gabriel Aguilera: 5 perfect innings out of the bullpen, with 4 K. Venezuelan, 18, is in his maiden season.
Jose Acosto: HR (1), walk, 2 RBI. Homer matched his rookie total from last year.
Chattanooga
Taylor Trammell: 2-4, walk.
Gavin LaValley: 2-4, RBI.
AZL
Fidel Castro: 2-4, double.
Luis Mey: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. The Reds must think the Dominican righthander is cut from a different cloth, starting him on the mainland at barely 18.