The weekend is right here and with it comes a plethora of minor league motion to absorb as you sit again and calm down.
(12-18) Gwinnett Stripers, (17-13) Nashville Sounds
Possible starters
GWN: Nathan Wiles — 0-1, 1.42 ERA
NAS: Logan Henderson — 3-1, 2.70 ERA
After splitting a doubleheader on Thursday, Gwinnett will look to push their “profitable streak” to 2 video games on Friday.
Nathan Wiles will get the beginning, and whereas he’s been form of yo-yo’d backwards and forwards between Gwinnett and Atlanta, the 26-year-old righty has been sharp when he’s pitched at triple-A. In 4 begins this season, Wiles has posted a 1.42 ERA whereas hanging out 21 in 19 innings of labor.
Carlos Rodriguez had a really productive Thursday, going 3-6 with an RBI and two runs scored, and will probably be attention-grabbing to see if he can maintain that offensive momentum going. On the other finish of the batting spectrum, Jarred Kelenic went hitless in his six plate appearances in opposition to the Sounds within the two video games. He did, nevertheless, stroll twice. Kelenic will look to get again on observe on Friday.
(9-14) Columbus Clingstones, (12-12) Biloxi Shuckers
Possible starters
COL: TBD
BIL: Alexander Cornielle — 1-0, 0.51 ERA
Can Ethan Workinger comply with up his eight-RBI, three-homer efficiency on Thursday with a good higher outing on Friday? It could be ridiculous to hope for extra, however hey, we will dream, proper?
Workinger’s large day on the plate in opposition to Biloxi kicked his Might off in spectacular vogue, because the 23-year-old boosted his season OPS to a Columbus-leading .912 this season. Workinger is making a powerful case to get the bump as much as triple-A and if he’s in a position to string collectively a number of extra performances alongside the strains of Thursday’s, he’ll be calling Gwinnett house sooner slightly than later.
Workinger obtained a lot of the consideration on Thursday — and rightfully so. Nevertheless, David McCabe additionally continued his sturdy begin to the season, as he went 2-4, elevating his OPS to .871 which is second-best for the Clingstones.
Columbus hadn’t named their Friday starter by the point this text was revealed, whereas Biloxi will counter with Alexander Cornielle.
(13-11) Rome Emperors, (14-10) Hub Metropolis SpartanBurgers
Possible starters
ROM: Herick Hernandez — 0-0, 5.14 ERA
HUB: David Davalillo — 1-0, 1.10 ERA
Rome will look to get again into the win column on Friday, as Herick Hernandez takes the mound for his fifth begin of the season. Hernandez to date has a 5.14 ERA and whereas that might not be essentially the most encouraging quantity, he has struck out 21 batters in simply 14 innings of labor. He has, nevertheless, walked seven batters this season as properly.
On the plate, issues have been slightly stagnant for Rome in latest video games. Restricted to simply 5 hits within the shutout loss on Thursday, the Emperors will look to rebound in opposition to Hub Metropolis. One participant on the plate to look at will probably be Ambiroris Tavarez. He has cooled off significantly in latest video games, however he has proven a willingness and functionality to go deeper into counts and lay off dangerous pitches, so we’ll see if that’s in a position to translate over the size of a whole season.
(13-11) Augusta GreenJackets, (14-10) Kannapolis Cannonballers
Possible starters
AUG: Owen Hackman — 1-0, 5.40 ERA
KAN: Gabriel Rodriguez — 0-1, 5.40 ERA
Very like their high-A counterparts, Augusta is aiming to get again on the profitable facet of issues after dropping a detailed one on Thursday.
Owen Hackman will make his fifth begin of the yr for the GreenJackets on this one. Via 16.2 innings, Hackman has struck out 19 batters en path to posting a 5.40 ERA in these begins. Hackman’s predominant problem has been giving up too many hits, as he has allowed 19 of them in lower than 17 innings of labor. However, he’s solely given up one lengthy ball, so hopefully he can rectify that one factor and take the following step in his improvement.
In the meantime, Isaiah Drake has considerably come again right down to Earth following his sturdy starting. Whereas his total numbers have dipped down — most notably his .685 OPS — he’s nonetheless placing up sturdy at-bats each evening. Hopefully issues begin to break proper for the younger outfielder.
