Great Lakes Loons (High-A) — W, 14-3 vs Dayton Dragons

Let’s start in Midland because Emil Morales put on the kind of show that makes you stop scrolling. Two home runs. Six RBI. Three runs scored. In a 14-3 blowout, Morales was the entire engine of a lineup that pounded Dayton from start to finish. He’s a shortstop with that kind of pop — and at High-A, that combination gets your attention fast. Keep an eye on this one.

But Morales wasn’t working alone. Kole Myers was just as productive in a quieter way, going 2-for-3 with a triple, three walks, and three RBI. That’s six times on base in six plate appearances. The patience at the plate stood out as much as the extra-base hit — Myers made Dayton’s pitchers work all night. Charles Davalan set the table from the leadoff spot, going 3-for-5 with a double and a walk while scoring three runs. When your top-of-the-order guy reaches base four times, good things tend to happen.

Nico Perez drew three walks, stole a base, scored twice, and drove in a run despite only collecting one hit. That kind of plate discipline at the High-A level is worth more than a multi-hit line sometimes. Eduardo Guerrero chipped in with a 3-for-5 night and two RBI, and Jose Izarra added two hits and an RBI of his own. Jose Meza went 1-for-4 with two walks and an RBI but struck out twice — he’s still working on cutting down the whiffs.

On the mound, Sterling Patick gave the Loons exactly what they needed: 4.1 innings of scoreless ball with four strikeouts and two walks. When you get a start like that and the offense drops 14 runs, it’s going to be a good night.

Oklahoma City Comets (Triple-A) — W, 12-1 vs Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Our guys in OKC made this one look easy. The story here starts with Noah Miller, who went 1-for-3 but made that one hit count — a home run that drove in five runs. Five RBI on a single swing and whatever else he managed to push across. That kind of situational damage in a Triple-A lineup is exactly what you want to see from a young shortstop working his way toward the big club. Miller also drew a walk, so his approach was sound all night.

Tyler Fitzgerald scored three times, going 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. He was on base constantly and the lineup behind him kept cashing in. Ryan Fitzgerald (no relation — yes, two Fitzgeralds in the same lineup) was similarly productive: 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, three runs scored, and an RBI. That’s five times reaching base. Both Fitzgeralds set the table and the middle of the order cleared it.

James Tibbs III provided the pop from the DH spot with a 2-for-6 night that included a home run and three RBI. The three strikeouts are worth noting — Tibbs can get chase-happy at times — but when he connects, the ball goes a long way. Jack Suwinski went 1-for-4 with a walk and scored twice, continuing to provide solid at-bats from the outfield. Eliezer Alfonzo went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run, and Zach Ehrhard drove in two with a 1-for-4 line plus a walk.

Christian Romero earned the win to move to 5-1 on the season. He went 5.1 innings, struck out six, walked two, and allowed just one earned run. That’s a quality outing by any standard, and Romero is building the kind of consistency that gets noticed. Five wins through late May at Triple-A is no accident.

Ontario Tower Buzzers (Single-A) — W, 6-4 vs Visalia Rawhide

This was a tighter game than what we saw elsewhere in the system, and the Buzzers needed some timely swings to pull it out. Chase Harlan delivered the biggest one — a home run that drove in three runs. He went 1-for-4 with a strikeout, so it wasn’t a perfect night at the plate, but a three-run homer can carry a Single-A lineup, and that’s exactly what it did here.

Anson Aroz added a two-run homer of his own, going 1-for-3 with a walk. Between Harlan and Aroz, that’s five of Ontario’s six runs on two swings. Joendry Vargas had the best pure contact night, going 2-for-4 from the shortstop spot, though a caught stealing took some of the shine off. Landyn Vidourek reached base twice (1-for-3 with a double and a walk) and scored both times — he was part of the setup work that gave Harlan and Aroz runners to drive in.

The pitching was a tandem effort. Brady Smith opened with four innings, allowing two earned runs on three strikeouts and a walk. Solid enough to keep the game within reach. Luis Carias came on and picked up the win to move to 3-0, going four innings with six strikeouts against two walks and two earned runs. Six punchouts in four frames is a good ratio, and Carias has been quietly reliable all season — that 3-0 record reflects a pitcher who consistently gives his team a chance.

ACL Dodgers (Rookie) — W, 11-10 vs ACL Guardians

This one was a slugfest, and honestly, any time you win 11-10 at the complex league level you just take it and move on. But there are names worth highlighting. Moises Bolivar was the headliner — 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, four RBI, and two runs scored. Four RBI from a third baseman in a rookie-ball game jumps off the page. Is it a small sample in a low-level league? Sure. But Bolivar showed real power and drew a walk to go with it. That’s a good process.

Bryan Gonzalez Garcia had the busiest bat in the lineup, going 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored. For a catcher putting up those kinds of contact numbers, that’s encouraging — we always want to see backstops who can hit. Jhon Gil also went 3-for-5 with two RBI from center field, providing length to the lineup.

What about the guys who didn’t get hits but still contributed? Taylor Young went 0-for-2 but drew two walks and scored twice. Cameron Decker went 0-for-1 with a hit-by-pitch, a strikeout, and still managed to score two runs. Daniel Mielcarek went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs. That’s a lineup full of guys who found ways to get on base even when the hits weren’t falling — and in developmental ball, that’s what we want to see.

On the mound, Peter Bonilla picked up the win (and a blown save, which tells you something about the back-and-forth nature of this game) with 1.1 scoreless innings, two strikeouts, and no walks. He came in during a high-leverage spot and slammed the door. Clean work when it mattered most.