Oklahoma City Comets (Triple-A) — W, 12-5 vs Salt Lake

Our guys in OKC put together one of the most complete offensive nights we’ve seen in a while. Twelve runs on a lineup that was patient, aggressive in the right counts, and just flat-out relentless. The Comets drew 11 walks as a group and made Salt Lake pay for every free base.

Jack Suwinski was the headliner, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBI. He never made an out. When Suwinski is laying off pitches outside the zone and driving the ball into gaps like this, he looks like a guy who belongs on the 26-man roster yesterday. He’s been putting together better at-bats lately, and tonight was the culmination of that process. Keep an eye on this one.

James Tibbs III matched him with three RBI of his own, going 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles. Tibbs continues to make loud contact and use the whole field — four hits in five trips is just doing damage. The lone strikeout is the only blemish, and even that feels like nitpicking on a night like this. He also swiped a bag and scored twice. Tibbs is making it very hard for the organization to ignore him.

Ryan Ward didn’t need hits to dominate a game. He went 1-for-2, but drew three walks, scored three runs, and stole a base. That’s elite on-base ability on display. Ward has always had the bat, but the plate discipline and baserunning we saw tonight are what separate a Triple-A masher from a big-league contributor. This was a mature, professional performance.

Austin Gauthier continued his solid stretch, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, an RBI, and three runs scored. He was on base five times. Eliezer Alfonzo chipped in from behind the plate — 1-for-3 with two walks and two RBI. The whole lineup contributed.

On the mound, Garrett McDaniels picked up the win (4-1) in relief, tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless ball with a strikeout and a walk. Clean and efficient — exactly what you want from a reliever protecting a big lead. The box score doesn’t tell us much about the rest of the staff tonight, but 12-5 is 12-5.

Tulsa Drillers (Double-A) — L, 0-0 vs Arkansas

Tulsa’s game against Arkansas shows a 0-0 final as a loss, which likely indicates a suspended or shortened game, or data that didn’t fully come through. We’ll update this section when we have more clarity on what happened in Tulsa tonight. Not a lot to work with here.

Great Lakes Loons (High-A) — W, 7-1 vs Lake County

This was the Nico Perez show, and it wasn’t particularly close. Perez went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, a stolen base, and five RBI. Five. That’s a video-game line. He accounted for the vast majority of the Loons’ offense all by himself. Is this the breakout stretch we’ve been waiting for? Two homers with power to all fields (and this is a name to remember) — Perez is starting to tap into the raw tools that made him interesting in the first place. The patience to take a walk in the middle of a two-homer game tells you the approach is there too.

Charles Davalan set the table nicely from the DH spot, going 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. He was on base four times and kept things moving at the top of the order. Mike Sirota reached base three times (1-for-3, two walks, a run) and continues to show a disciplined eye. Logan Wagner added two hits and an RBI from the third-base spot, though the two strikeouts are something to watch going forward — he can get a little swing-happy against off-speed stuff.

The real story on the pitching side was Jacob Frost, who moved to 5-0 on the season with five innings of one-run ball and four strikeouts. The three walks are the one concern — Frost has the stuff to miss bats, but if the command gets loose he starts working from behind in counts and that’s a problem as he moves up levels. Still, 5-0 with a quality start against a decent Lake County lineup is nothing to sneeze at. He’s earned every bit of that record.

Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A) — W, 6-5 vs Rancho Cucamonga

A tight one in Ontario, and the Buzzers found a way. A 6-5 win over Rancho Cucamonga — the kind of game where every at-bat matters and the margin for error is razor-thin.

Emil Morales led the charge offensively, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored. The two strikeouts keep it from being a perfect night, but three hits with extra-base pop from the shortstop position is exactly the kind of production you want to see from a young middle infielder. Jaron Elkins was active all night from center field — 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and a stolen base. He brings energy to the top of the lineup and uses his speed to create havoc on the bases.

Chase Harlan was patient at the plate (1-for-3, two walks, a double, an RBI), and that kind of approach is what makes him a tough out even when the hit total doesn’t jump off the page. Ching-Hsien Ko drove in two with a single hit — the kind of situational hitting that wins close games. Joendry Vargas added an RBI and a stolen base from the DH spot, though the two punchouts are worth noting. Mairoshendrick Martinus quietly went 2-for-4 and scored a run from the two-hole.

Mason Estrada picked up the win (1-1) with three scoreless innings in relief. The zero on the earned-run line is what matters, but the four walks in three innings are a red flag. He was effectively wild tonight — hitters couldn’t square him up, but he was also giving away free bases at an unsustainable rate. That ratio has to tighten up. Credit him for getting out of jams, though. At this level, learning to pitch under pressure with runners on is its own kind of development.

ACL Dodgers (Rookie) — L, 0-0 vs ACL White Sox

The ACL Dodgers took a loss against the ACL White Sox in a game that shows a 0-0 final — similar to Tulsa, we’re likely looking at incomplete data or an unusual game situation. We’ll circle back if more details emerge.

DSL Dodgers (Rookie) — No Game

The DSL Dodgers were idle today.