The penultimate weekend of June has come and gone, and within the Minor Leagues which means first-half clinchings had been on the road and massive performances had been simply as necessary as ever. Sunday featured no scarcity of these throughout the Minors, and because the climate continued heating up, the bats led the way in which as soon as once more. However a trio of Crimson Sox prospects proved at Double-A that there was nonetheless some wonderful pitching available en path to a no-hitter.
Jhostynxon Garcia, OF, Worcester (BOS No. 5)
“The Password” was actually unlocked. Garcia homered in consecutive innings, cranking a two-run homer after which a three-run shot as a part of a monster day on the dish for Triple-A Worcester. It was the primary profession multihomer sport for Garcia, who has hit 5 of his 11 homers this month. He is additionally batting a strong .311 with a .992 OPS on the 12 months. Gameday
Max Clark, OF, West Michigan (DET No. 1/MLB No. 7)
It had been a month since Clark homered at Excessive-A. He launched his first huge fly of June and fifth of the 12 months on a two-hit afternoon with a stroll, a stolen base and two runs scored for West Michigan. Whereas the 20-year-old has grinded via a troublesome stretch, he is nonetheless been productive this season, posting a ..809 OPS with 11 steals, 38 runs and 39 RBIs, the latter determine tied for seventh-most within the Midwest League. Gameday
Carson Williams, SS, Durham (TB No. 1/MLB No. 20)
It would not really feel like a sequence finale with no Williams dwelling run. The infielder belted a homer on a fourth straight Sunday, his eleventh lengthy ball for Triple-A Durham. Williams additionally collected a pair of singles to proceed a formidable June through which he’s slashing .313/.413/.609 after a sluggish first two months of the season. Gameday
Kevin McGonigle, SS, West Michigan (DET No. 2/MLB No. 22)
There’s locked in, after which there’s McGonigle. The Excessive-A Whitecaps’ lineup is clicking with McGonigle and Clark hitting back-to-back, particularly because the begin of McGonigle’s nine-game hitting streak. McGonigle’s game-tying two-run homer was his sixteenth knock over that stretch and his fifth dinger of the season. The 20-year-old is hitting .398 with a 1.207 OPS for West Michigan total. Gameday
Josue De Paula, OF, Nice Lakes (LAD No. 2/MLB No. 29)
De Paula did a bit of little bit of every little thing out of the No. 2 spot within the Loons’ lineup. His huge swing resulted in a three-run homer as considered one of his two hits. He additionally walked, scored twice and stole three bases in a dynamic effort. By means of 66 video games again at Excessive-A this season, De Paula’s numbers flash at that do-it-all potential: .424 OBP, .887 OPS, 10 homers, extra walks (58) than strikeouts (51) and 22 steals. Gameday
Lazaro Montes, OF, Everett (SEA No. 2/MLB No. 32)
The AquaSox cleanup hitter does not miss loads of fastballs. Montes continued to punish Excessive-A pitching, blasting his Northwest League-leading 18th homer and his fourth huge fly in 4 video games. Actually, the circuit’s prime three dwelling run hitters are all AquaSox, led by Montes, who additionally tops the circuit in RBIs (50), slugging (.572) and OPS (.959). Gameday
Franyerber Montilla, 2B, Lakeland (DET No. 11)
The 20-year-old infielder set a profession excessive with 4 hits, considered one of which was a two-run homer, and drove in three runs in an all-around efficiency for Single-A Lakeland. He is hit safely in 11 of 15 video games this month and 6 straight, throughout which he is batting a white-hot .429 (12-for-28). Montilla additionally has 15 extra-base hits and 22 steals on the 12 months, hinting at his power-and-speed instrument set. Gameday
David Sandlin, RHP, Portland (BOS No. 9)
The best-hander set the tone within the Double-A Sea Canine’ three-pitcher no-hitter, carrying the load over six innings throughout the 18th no-hitter within the Minors this season. Sandlin tied a season excessive with 9 strikeouts and walked three, throwing 59 of 94 pitches for strikes. Righties Christopher Troye and Jonathan Model mixed to file the ultimate 9 outs and protect the no-no. Gameday
Marco Raya, RHP, St. Paul (MIN No. 6)
The 22-year-old righty posted his strongest begin of the season for Triple-A St. Paul, firing 5 scoreless innings over which he struck out eight. Raya scattered three hits and one stroll, throwing an environment friendly 51 of his 76 pitches for strikes in a locked-in efficiency. He is logged scoreless outings in two of his previous three begins after starting the month with a seven-run clunker, and he is compiled 52 strikeouts throughout 40 1/3 innings this season. Gameday
