Rays prospects and minor leagues: Patino builds workload

A player who’s having a really interesting season is Alika Williams. Mostly billed as a contact hitter without a lot of power, he’s a .264 hitter in his pro career. This season, he has seven home runs (he had five in 129 games at Arizona State) and a .210 ISO. His strikeout rate has gone up a bit, but not by so much that it looks like he’s selling out to hit for more power. He’s 23, and it might be interesting to see how he fares in Double A.

Triple-A Durham Bulls (39-33, 4th out of 10)

Rodriguez’s homer not nearly enough
McGee, Bulls earn narrow win
Romero, bullpen shut out Jacksonville
Herget turns in another good performance
Bulls shut out by Jumbo Shrimp
Patino helps Durham win series

Wander Franco: 5-for-12, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, 0-for-1 SB
Xavier Edwards: 8-for-25, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 0-for-1 SB (.871)
Ford Proctor: 3-for-15, 2 2B, 4 BB, 5 K (.611)

Luis Patino: 9 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Tommy Romero: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (5.10)
Ryan Yarbrough: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (4.74)

Double-A Montgomery Biscuits (0-0)

Montgomery drops back-and-forth opener
Murray sharp in win
Biscuits succumb to late rally
Bradley throws 6 scoreless innings
Montgomery edges Mississippi on Jones homer
Mead, Biscuits win series

Curtis Mead: 7-for-23, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K, 2-for-2 SB (.942)
Greg Jones: 3-for-21, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 10 K, 2-for-2 SB (.711)
Austin Shenton: 3-for-8, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K (.753)
Kameron Misner: 4-for-22, 3 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 7 K (.726)

Taj Bradley: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (1.82)
Jayden Murray: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K (2.93)
Sean Hunley: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (1.59)

High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods (2-1, clinched playoff berth)

Montgomery dominates to help Hot Rods clinch playoff berth
Bowling Green hammers 6 homers in rout
Hot Rods hang on for win
Bowling Green edged by Greenville
Hot Rods top Drive
Williams’ surprising power surge continues in win

Osleivis Basabe: 2-for-17, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-for-1 SB (.833)
Heriberto Hernandez: 7-for-23, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 BB, 8 K (.784)
Alexander Ovalles: 6-for-22, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 5 K (.801)

Mason Montgomery: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 17 K (1.81)
Joe LaSorsa: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.70)
Nathan Wiles: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (4.65)

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (1-2, T-4th out of 6)

Charleston wins behind Peoples’ 5 hitless innings
RiverDogs shut out Fireflies
Leon’s walk-off homer lifts Charleston
Spikes’ homers not enough
RiverDogs fall to Fireflies
Charleston earns series win

Carson Williams: 4-for-18, 3 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 7 K, 3-for-4 SB (.886)
Willy Vasquez: 3-for-20, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K (.557)
Ryan Spikes: 8-for-20, 8 R, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K, 1-for-2 SB (.982)

Sandy Gaston: 2 ²⁄₃ IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K (5.50)
Antonio Menendez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (0.00)
Ben Peoples: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 8 K (3.46)

Florida Complex League Rays (10-6, 2nd out of 6)

Run against Sale in rehab appearance not enough
FCL Rays drop another to FCL Red Sox
Bats wake up in time for late rally
FCL Rays fall to FCL Braves
Bitsko throws 2 scoreless innings in win

Carlos Colmenarez: 0-for-4, 3 K (.741)
Estanli Castillo: 5-for-15, 4 R, 3 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-for-2 SB (.889)
Odalys Peguero: 3-for-13, 4 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 2-for-2 SB (.769)

Nick Bitsko: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (10.13)
Manuel De La Rosa: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K (8.10)
Israel Mateo: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (3.86)

Stats are from Baseball Reference.

This week’s games

Durham

Tuesday, June 28 @ Charlotte 11:05 a.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Wednesday, June 29 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Thursday, June 30 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Friday, July 1 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Saturday, July 2 @ Charlotte 7:04 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Sunday, July 3 @ Charlotte 6:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Monday, July 4 vs. Memphis 6:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)

Montgomery

Tuesday, June 28 @ Pensacola 7:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Wednesday, June 29 @ Pensacola 7:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Thursday, June 30 @ Pensacola 7:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Friday, July 1 @ Pensacola 7:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Saturday, July 2 @ Pensacola 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Sunday, July 3 @ Pensacola 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Monday, July 4 vs. Biloxi 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)

Bowling Green

Tuesday, June 28 @ Asheville 6:35 p.m. ET
Wednesday, June 29 @ Asheville 6:35 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 30 @ Asheville 6:35 p.m. ET
Friday, July 1 @ Asheville 6:35 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 2 @ Asheville 6:05 p.m. ET
Sunday, July 3 @ Asheville 6:05 p.m. ET
Monday, July 4 vs. Hickory 7:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)

Charleston

Tuesday, June 28 @ Myrtle Beach 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Wednesday, June 29 @ Myrtle Beach 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Thursday, June 30 @ Myrtle Beach 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Friday, July 1 @ Myrtle Beach 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Saturday, July 2 @ Myrtle Beach 7:05 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Sunday, July 3 @ Myrtle Beach 7:03 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)
Monday, July 4 vs. Augusta 6:35 p.m. ET (MiLB.TV)

Florida Complex League Rays

Tuesday, June 28 vs. FCL Twins 12 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 30 @ FCL Twins 12 p.m. ET
Friday, July 1 vs. FCL Braves 12 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 2 @ FCL Braves 10 a.m. ET
Monday, July 4 @ FCL Pirates 12 p.m. ET

Scouting the opposition

Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
26-46 (10th out of 10)
Offense: 367 R (T-7th out of 20) .741 OPS (13th out of 20)
Pitching: 5.91 ERA (20th out of 20) 1.57 WHIP (20th out of 20)
Top-30 prospects: SS Romy Gonzalez (9), 2B Yolbert Sanchez (12), RHP Davis Martin (13), C Carlos Perez (27)

Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami)
0-0 (clinched playoff berth)
Offense: 315 R (6th out of 8) .721 OPS (7th out of 8)
Pitching: 4.11 ERA (1st out of 8) 1.29 WHIP (2nd out of 8)
Top-30 prospects: RHP Eury Perez (1), SS Jose Devers (13), RHP Zach McCambley (15), LHP Josh Simpson (22), OF Griffin Conine (28)

Asheville Tourists (Houston)
2-1 (T-2nd out of 6)
Offense: 380 R (2nd out of 12) .770 OPS (2nd out of 12)
Pitching: 6.80 ERA (12th out of 12) 1.70 WHIP (12th out of 12)
Top-30 prospects: RHP Chayce McDermott (9), RHP Spencer Arrighetti (14), OF Colin Barber (15), SS Cristian Gonzalez (18)

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs)
1-2 (clinched playoff berth)
Offense: 403 R (1st out of 12) .738 OPS (3rd out of 12)
Pitching: 3.07 ERA (1st out of 12) 1.26 WHIP (2nd out of 12)
Top-30 prospects: OF Kevin Alcantara (7), IF James Triantos (12), SS Kevin Made (14)