Today should be the last day of the abbreviated roundup, although I am aware of the interest in a permanent change in format. I'm not at home and don't have as much time to work. Stats will be listed for top 30 players and other notables.
Note that Charlotte is now playing in Clearwater. Maybe someone will spot the next Curt Casali.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (55-45) lost to Gwinnett 3-1
Jayson Nix 4/4, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 run batted in
Alex Colome 6 innings pitched, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts (falls to 4-3)
Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (15-14) beat Jackson 6-5
Ryan Brett 1/5, 1 run scored
Jake Hager 2/5, 1 run scored, 2 runs batted in
Taylor Motter 1/3, 1 run scored, 1 home run, 2 runs batted in, 1 strikeout
Richie Shaffer 0/4
Grayson Garvin 5 innings pitched, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Santiago Garrido 0 innings pitched, 2 hits, 2 runs (0 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts (charged with 4th blown save)
Braulio Lara 2.1 innings pitched, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout (improves to 2-1)
Class-A Advanced Charlotte Stone Crabs (10-18) lost to Lakeland 9-4
Johnny Field 3/5, 1 run scored, 1 double, 1 strikeout
Tommy Coyle 3/5, 2 runs scored, 1 triple, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
Patrick Leonard 0/1, 1 run batted in, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Tyler Goeddel 1/4, 1 run batted in, 2 strikeouts
Josh Sale 0/4, 1 strikeout
Granden Goetzman 0/4, 1 strikeout
Ryne Stanek 5 innings pitched, 8 hits, 6 runs, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts (falls to 1-1)
Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods (12-16) lost to Beloit 5-4
Kean Wong 1/4, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
Armando Araiza 2/3, 1 run scored, 1 double, 1 home run, 3 runs batted in, 1 walk
D.J. Slaton 5 innings pitched, 9 hits, 3 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts
Stone Speer 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts (charged with 4th blown save, falls to 5-2)
Short-Season Hudson Valley Renegades (26-9) beat Vermont 4-0
Coty Blanchard 1/4, 1 run, 1 home run, 3 runs batted in, 1 strikeout
Casey Gillaspie 0/2, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Hunter Lockwood 0/4, 2 strikeouts
Hunter Wood 6 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts (improves to 1-1)
Eli Echarry 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts (records 3rd save)
Rookie Princeton Rays (15-13) lost to Kingsport 3-0
Riley Unroe 0/4, 2 strikeouts
Thomas Milone 1/4, 2 strikeouts
Nick Ciuffo 1/3, 1 walk
Jose Alonzo 5 innings pitched, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts (falls to 2-1)
Rookie Gulf Coast League Rays (16-9) beat the GCL Orioles 2-1
Zacrey Law 1/4, 1 run scored, 1 double
David Rodriguez 1/2, 1 strikeout
Taylor Guerrieri 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts
Cameron Varga 4 innings pitched, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts
Michael Velasquez 2 innings pitched, 2 hits, 1 run (unearned), 1 walk, 2 strikeouts (charged with 1st blown save, improves to 1-0)
Star of the day- The Guerrieri/Varga combo has dominated GCL lineups
Goat of the day- Stanek will just have to forget about this one and move on.
Today's games (probables courtesy of milb.com)
Durham @ Gwinnett 2:05 PM (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
Mike Montgomery (9-1, 3.21) v. Hector Daniel Rodriguez (4-1, 5.24)
Montgomery v. Jackson 6:35 PM (MiLB.TV, radio stream)
Victor Mateo (10-6, 3.41) v. Tyler Pike (2-1, 3.20)
Charlotte @ Clearwater 1 PM (Radio stream)
TBA v. Mark Leiter (1-1, 5.29)
Bowling Green @ Beloit 3 PM (Radio stream)
Bruedlin Suero (1-2, 4.94) v. Lou Trivino (4-8, 5.72)
Hudson Valley @ Vermont 6:05 PM (Radio stream)
Enderson Franco* (2-1, 3.82) v. TBA
Princeton @ Kingsport 6 PM (Radio stream)
Freddy Alvarez (2-2, 5.16) v. TBA
GCL Rays are off
*Listed as TBA on milb.com
Scouting the opposition (stats current as of start of each series)
Gwinnett Braves
45-56 (2nd in IL South)
Offense: 417 R (11th) .715 OPS (11th)
Pitching: 4.27 ERA (10th) 1.46 WHIP (11th)
Top 30 Prospects: RHP Cody Martin (11), 3B Edward Salcedo (12), OF Joey Terdoslavich (15), OF Todd Cunningham (23), RHP Aaron Northcraft (25), RHP Juan Jaime (27), RHP James Hoyt (30)
Jackson Generals (Seattle)
12-16 (4th in SL North)
Offense: 398 R (7th) .718 OPS (5th)
Pitching: 4.15 ERA (8th) 1.36 WHIP (6th)
Top 30 Prospects: 3B D.J. Peterson (2), RHP Victor Sanchez (7), OF Julio Morban (11), 3B Patrick Kivlehan (12), LHP Tyler Pike (16), SS Ketel Marte (20)
Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia)
11-17 (5th in FSL North)
Offense: 312 R (12th) .622 OPS (12th)
Pitching: 4.71 ERA (12th) 1.50 WHIP (12th)
Top 30 Prospects: SS J.P. Crawford (3), CF Roman Quinn (16), RHP Aaron Nola
Beloit Snappers (Oakland)
8-20 (8th in MWL West)
Offense: 351 R (16th) .679 OPS (13th)
Pitching: 4.57 ERA (15th) 1.40 WHIP (12th)
Top 30 Prospects: RHP Dylan Covey (8), RHP Bobby Wahl (9), RHP Kyle Finnegan (16), OF B.J. Boyd (20)
Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland)
12-23 (4th in Stedler)
Offense: 141 R (9th) .667 OPS (9th)
Pitching: 4.39 ERA (13th) 1.37 WHIP (11th)
Top 30 Prospects: None
Kingsport Mets
12-15 (4th in APP West)
Offense: 136 R (5th) .724 OPS (3rd)
Pitching: 4.63 ERA (10th) 1.50 WHIP (9th)
Top 30 Prospects: LHP Blake Taylor (18)