Oklahoma City Comets (Triple-A) — L, 2-3 vs Tacoma

Not a lot to write home about in this one. Eliezer Alfonzo accounted for literally all of OKC’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and both RBI. That’s the entire scoring summary for our guys. When one player drives in every run and you still lose by one, the rest of the lineup has to wear that.

Cole Irvin took the loss to fall to 1-4 on the year, but his line wasn’t awful — 6.0 innings, 2 earned runs. The issue was command. Three walks against just one strikeout is not a ratio you can survive at Triple-A, especially when the margin is that thin. Irvin is a veteran arm who knows how to pitch, but he needed to be sharper in a game where the offense gave him almost nothing to work with.

Tulsa Drillers (Double-A) — L, 5-6 vs Frisco

Another one-run loss, and it stings a little more because Tulsa got a monster game from Griffin Lockwood-Powell. The catcher went 2-for-3 with a homer and drove in four of the team’s five runs. That’s the kind of game that should win you a ballgame. Sometimes it just doesn’t.

The speed game was alive and well. Kendall George went 2-for-3 with a run and swiped two bags — he continues to be a disruptive presence on the basepaths. Josue De Paula scored twice and added three stolen bases of his own. Five combined steals between those two is a headache for any pitching staff. Elijah Hainline reached via walk and stole a base, but went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. He’s a player we’re watching closely, and the whiffs are worth monitoring even in a small sample.

Great Lakes Loons (High-A) — W, 13-9 vs Beloit

This was a slugfest, and the Loons came out on top. The star of the show? Eduardo Quintero, and it isn’t close. He went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, four RBI, two stolen bases, four runs scored, and a walk. Read that line again. That’s a complete five-tool performance in a single game — power, contact, speed, plate discipline, all of it showing up at once. Keep an eye on this one.

The whole lineup got involved. Samuel Munoz drove in three with a 2-for-5 night. Jesus Galiz was disciplined at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three walks, a double, and two RBI from the catching spot. Jose Izarra chipped in two hits, a walk, and an RBI. Cameron Decker didn’t get a hit in two at-bats but drew three walks, scored three runs, stole a base, and drove in a run — that’s a productive night even without the batting average to show for it. Sometimes the box score doesn’t tell you how much a guy contributed. This is one of those cases.

Nico Perez doubled and walked twice, scoring a pair of runs. Charles Davalan doubled as well, drew a walk, and came around to score twice. Jose Meza went hitless but walked three times against two strikeouts — you’d like to see him put a ball in play, but he’s clearly not expanding the zone. Logan Wagner drove in two but struck out twice in six at-bats.

On the mound, it was a bit of an adventure. Logan Tabeling went 4.2 innings, struck out four, but allowed three earned and walked three. Not his sharpest outing. Dilan Figueredo came on and was excellent in relief — 2.0 innings, four strikeouts, no walks, one earned run. He picked up the win (3-1) despite a blown save earlier in the game. That strikeout-to-walk ratio in relief is exactly what you want to see from a young arm. The Loons needed someone to slam the door partway shut, and Figueredo did it.

Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A) — W, 7-4 vs San Jose

AJ Soldra had himself a night. Two home runs, a triple, three RBI, and three runs scored on a 3-for-4 line. That’s a homer away from the cycle. When a Single-A bat is squaring up baseballs like that — with power to both gaps and extra-base pop from multiple swing paths — you pay attention. Is it one game? Sure. But this is the kind of breakout performance that puts a name on the radar.

Jaron Elkins had a nice game too, going 3-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, and two runs scored. He’s starting to settle in at the top of the order and creating havoc. Ching-Hsien Ko went 1-for-5 but drove in two. Chase Harlan went hitless but reached base three times via two walks and a hit-by-pitch — that’s patience and willingness to take a free base. Boring? Maybe. But it matters.

On the pitching side, Domingo Geronimo earned his first win of the year with a clean inning of relief — one strikeout, one walk, no runs. Robby Porco closed it out with two innings, picking up the save. Three strikeouts against one walk and one earned run. Not spotless, but effective enough to lock it down.

ACL Dodgers (Rookie)

No game today.

DSL Dodgers (Rookie)

No game today.