It was a big moving day for several Dodgers prospects on Tuesday, including catcher Diego Cartaya to Triple-A and outfielder Josue De Paula to High-A.
Player of the day
Kody Hoese had two hits, and his three-run home run in the sixth inning started Oklahoma City’s comeback win.
— Oklahoma City Baseball Club (@okc_baseball) June 26, 2024Two outs and two strikes?
No problem for Kody Hoese who evens the score with a three-run homer! pic.twitter.com/7TWvPtfLCp
After a pair of rough years at the plate in Double-A Tulsa, the Dodgers first-round pick from 2019 has bounced back this year in Triple-A, even when accounting for leveling up in offensive environment. Hoese is hitting .300/.361/.467 this season, and entered Tuesday with a 103 wRC+, after 56 and 79 wRC+ in his two years in Tulsa.
Triple-A Oklahoma City
Six Oklahoma City relievers combined to allow only three runs in a win over the Reno Aces (D-backs).
With Clayton Kershaw shut down for a week with shoulder soreness and his planned Tuesday night rehab start in Reno scratched, Oklahoma City instead used a bullpen game in the series opener. As broadcaster Alex Freedman noted, injuries and a busy month of roster moves by the Dodgers has paved the way for six bullpen games for OKC so far in June.
Left-hander Nick Ramirez started and retired all four batters faced. Tanner Dodson and Matt Gage each pitched two scoreless innings. Kyle Hurt issued a pair of two-out walks but got through a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for his first save since the 2021 Arizona Fall League.
Trey Sweeney doubled twice and scored a run. Andre Lipcius singled twice and walked.
Cartaya as the designated hitter in his Triple-A debut had the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning that gave OKC the lead for good.
Double-A Tulsa
In the first game of the second half of the schedule, the Drillers lost at home to the Amarillo (D-backs).
Ryan Sublette pitched a scoreless ninth, the only Tulsa pitcher to not allow a run on Tuesday.
Taylor Young and Brendon Davis each had two hits. Young had a double, and Davis added a stolen base. Damon Keith tripled, walked, and scored twice for Tulsa.
High-A Great Lakes
Three straight crooked-number innings against Jose Rodriguez and Kelvin Bautista early dug too deep a hole in the Loons’ loss to the Lake County Captains (Guardians).
Right fielder Dylan Campbell had three hits, including a home run. Second baseman Jordan Thompson hit his first home run since getting promoted to Great Lakes.
De Paula was hitless in three at-bats but also walked in his High-A debut, and played left field.
Low-A Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga scored only run in a loss to the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres), though that run was memorable.
Nineteen-year-old infielder Alexander Albertus, who like Josue De Paula was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent in January 2022, played third base in his Low-A debut, and hit a solo home run in the seventh inning.
Making his Single-A debut tonight, #Dodgers IF prospect Alexander Albertus LAUNCHED a no-doubt homer pic.twitter.com/UkJTUlpN8u
— Bruce Kuntz (@Bnicklaus7) June 26, 2024
Albertus was noted two weeks ago as one of the complex league standouts by Baseball America, thanks in large part to his plate discipline.
Eriq Swan pitched three scoreless innings in his start with two strikeouts, in his first game for the Quakes since April.
Transactions
Triple-A: Catcher Diego Cartaya was promoted to Oklahoma City.
Double-A: Pitcher Chris Campos was promoted to Tulsa. Jake Pilarski was activated after six weeks on the injured list. Hyun-il Choi was placed on the injured list, retroactive to Sunday.
High-A: Pitchers Garrett McDaniels and Patrick Copen, and outfielder Josue De Paula was promoted to Great Lakes from the Quakes. Copen will start for Great Lakes on Thursday. Christian Romero is back with the Loons after a Sunday spot start in Oklahoma City. Yunior Garcia was released; the 22-year-old outfielder hit .160/.189/.330 in 30 games with the Loons this season. Pitcher Jonathan Edwards was also released, after allowing 23 runs (22 earned) in 13 innings, with 23 walks and 17 strikeouts.
Low-A: Infielder Alexander Albertus was promoted to Rancho Cucamonga from the Arizona Complex League. Pitcher Eriq Swan was activated after 10 weeks on the injured list.
Tuesday scores
- Oklahoma City 6, Reno 3
- Amarillo 7, Tulsa 4
- Lake County 8, Great Lakes 3
- Lake Elsinore 3, Rancho Cucamonga 1
Wednesday schedule
- 8 a.m. PT: Great Lakes (Peter Heubeck) at Lake County (Zach Jacobs)
- 5 p.m.: Tulsa (Jerming Rosario) vs. Amarillo (Yu-Min Lin)
- 6:05 p.m.: Rancho Cucamonga (Carlos Duran) at Lake Elsinore (Jose Luis Reyes)
- 6:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Chris Vallimont) at Reno (Cristian Mena)
