Oklahoma City Comets (Triple-A) — W, 7-6 vs Round Rock

A tight one in OKC, and our guys needed every bit of Chuckie Robinson‘s night to pull it out. Robinson went 3-for-4 with three RBI — he was the engine of this offense. When you’re getting that kind of production from the catching spot, good things tend to happen.

Jack Suwinski was on base all night, going 4-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. That’s the kind of consistent at-bat quality we want to see from a guy with big league experience working his way back. Noah Miller added a solo homer — his first of the year — though the two strikeouts in five at-bats keep you wanting more. Miller’s tools are real, but the hit tool is going to determine his timeline. Austin Gauthier contributed a double, a walk, a stolen base, and two runs, continuing to show he can do a little bit of everything. Michael Siani drove in two with a double while drawing a walk as well.

On the mound, Paul Gervase picked up the win with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, punching out three — though the two walks remind you it wasn’t all clean. Keynan Middleton locked it down for his second save. He gave up a run in the ninth but got the final out with a strikeout. Close games are close games. We’ll take the W.

Tulsa Drillers (Double-A) — W, 5-4 vs San Antonio

This was the Wyatt Crowell start we’ve been waiting for. Five innings, eight strikeouts, just one earned run. The stuff has never been in question with Crowell — it’s about commanding it and going deeper into games. Five innings is a step in the right direction. The four walks keep it from being a truly dominant line, but when you’re racking up punchouts at that rate, you can survive some free passes. He earned the win and moved to 2-2 on the year.

Josue De Paula did the heavy lifting offensively, launching a three-run homer in what was otherwise a quiet lineup. That’s one swing changing the entire complexion of a game. De Paula also drew a walk, so he was seeing the ball well all night. Joe Vetrano reached twice (single, walk), swiped a bag, and scored a run — contributing in the ways you’d hope even without a big counting line.

Cam Day slammed the door with two scoreless innings for his third save, striking out two without issuing a walk. That’s a reliever doing exactly what he’s supposed to do. Clean, efficient, done.

Great Lakes Loons (High-A) — W, 9-5 vs Peoria

Great Lakes had the bats going from top to bottom in this one. Nine runs on a night where seemingly everyone in the lineup contributed — that’s a fun box score to read through.

Mike Sirota led the way with a home run, a double, and a walk. He reached base in all four plate appearances and scored three times. That’s about as complete an offensive night as you’ll see. Logan Wagner was right there with him, going 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored. Wagner has been quietly putting together solid games, and nights like this are how you start forcing your name into prospect conversations. Charles Davalan went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base, two runs scored, and a hit-by-pitch — doing damage at the top of the lineup. Nico Perez reached three times (double, walk, HBP), drove in a run, and stole a base. Eduardo Quintero added two RBI despite going just 1-for-4, walking once but striking out twice. Victor Rodrigues chipped in two hits and an RBI from the catching spot, and Samuel Munoz collected two hits and a walk.

On the mound, Christian Zazueta was excellent. He went 6.2 innings, struck out seven, walked just one, and allowed only two earned runs. That’s a quality outing by any standard. When your starter gives you that kind of length and your lineup puts up nine, you’re going to win a lot of games. Zazueta moves to 1-1, and I’d expect that record to keep improving if he keeps pitching like this.

Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A) — L, 2-4 vs Lake Elsinore

Ontario couldn’t get enough going offensively in a 4-2 loss to Lake Elsinore. Jaron Elkins was the bright spot, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored. He was the only Ontario hitter who made consistent hard contact. When the rest of the lineup can’t support that, you end up on the wrong side of a low-scoring game.

Luis Carias had an interesting night on the mound — four innings, six strikeouts, but five walks and only one earned run. The swing-and-miss stuff is clearly there. Six punchouts in four frames is legit. But five walks? That’s an adventure every inning. At the Single-A level, you can survive that kind of command inconsistency because the stuff plays. As he moves up, that walk rate has to come down. Still, holding a team to one earned run despite all those free passes shows some ability to pitch out of trouble.

ACL Dodgers (Rookie) — L, 6-24 vs ACL Mariners

We’re not going to dwell on this one. A 24-6 loss is what it is — sometimes in rookie ball, things go sideways in a big way. The pitching staff got hit hard, and there’s not much to analyze when the final score looks like that.

What we can do is pull out the individual positives. Kellon Lindsey went deep with a solo homer, drawing a walk as well. He struck out twice, but the power flash is worth noting from a shortstop. Moises Bolivar reached base three times (single, two walks) and scored twice. Getting on base at any level matters, and doing it in a blowout loss shows you’re still competing in your at-bats. Eduardo Rojas scored twice and drew a walk. Bryan Gonzalez Garcia drove in two runs on a hit and a walk. Jose Gonzalez didn’t record a hit but drew two walks and picked up an RBI — plate discipline at the rookie level always catches my eye.

Rough night overall. These are young players and these games happen. You move on.

DSL Dodgers (Rookie)

The DSL Dodgers did not play on May 2.