Eddie's Farm: August 12

Apologies for the first of these in quite some time. Let's get to it, and pretend it never happened.

Oklahoma City (54-66)

OKC was all over Colorado, at one point scoring seven unanswered runs, for a 9-2 win. Lucas Harrell got the start, and didn't get ejected, or pulled before the 3rd inning, throwing 7IP, 11H/2ER, 5K:0BB (ERA: 2.67). Sam Gervacio and Xavier Cedeno each got three outs, with no hits, and 2Ks.

Brett Wallace continues his mastery of Triple-A with a 3x3, BB, 2RBI game. Jake Goebbert - called up ten days ago - was 2x4 with a double and an RBI. Drew Locke was 1x3 with 3RBI.

Man of the Match: Lucas Harrell

Corpus (42-75)

Game 1: Corpus loses to Arkansas, 4-2. Brett Oberholtzer took his first loss in the organization with 4IP, 2H/2ER, 6K:3BB. Arcenio Leon allowed 2H/2R (1ER), 0K:1BB, and Blake King allowed a walk in 1IP.

Emerson Frostad hit a solo homer, and added a single, to account for two of the Hooks' three runs. Kody Hinze had your other. David Flores provided the other RBI.

Man of the Match: Emerson Frostad.

Game 2: Arkansas got the first five runs, and beat Corpus 6-2. Erick Abreu lasted 1.1IP, allowing 5H/5ER, 0K:3BB. Jonnathan Aristil allowed 3H/1ER, which was given up by Henry Villar, who allowed two hits and two wild pitches.

Adam Bailey was 2x3 with two doubles and an RBI in his Double-A debut; Jon Gaston was 2x2 with a double and a walk.

Man of the Match: Adam Bailey

Lancaster (43-74)

Lancaster got themselves rocked, 8-2 at the hands of San Jose. Jose Cisnero allowed 7H/5ER, 5K:2BB, 3HR in 4IP; Shane Wolf threw 3IP of long relief, giving up 2H/1ER, 4K:0BB, HR; Kyle Greenwalt had two baserunners but no runs, and Pat Urckfitz' tailspin continues with 3H/2ER in 1IP.

Jonathan Singleton (3B) and Jonathan Meyer (2B, RBI) had two hits each; Austin Wates was 1x2 with 2BB. Alex Todd made his High-A debut after 33 games in Greeneville, and went 1x2 with a double after striking out for Jio Mier - who was apparently inexplicably tossed.

Man of the Match: Jonathan Meyer

Lexington (51-66)

Augusta scored the first six runs of the game, and then the last three for a 9-1 win over the Legends. Ruben Alaniz gave up 8H/6ER, 2K:1BB in 2.1IP; Alex Sogard threw the next 4.2IP, allowing 5H/2ER, 5K:2BB; Juan Minaya gave up 3H/1ER, 4K:1BB in 2IP.

Delino DeShields was 2x4 with a double, and Telvin Nash had your only XBH, with a double.

Man of the Match: Telvin Nash, who also had an outfield assist.

Tri-City (24-31)

Game 1: Despite allowing two runs to Hudson Valley in the top of the 1st, Tri-City got five back in the bottom half on their way to a 9-4 win. Adam Champion threw 6IP, 3H/2ER, 5K:2BB, as did Kristian Bueno, but without the strikeouts or walks, in 1IP.

Rafael Valenzuela was 3x4 with two doubles and 3RBI; Miguel Arrendell (BB) and Ryan McCurdy (2B, 3RBI) had two hits each. Chris Epps and Drew Muren were both 0x1, but with 3BB each.

Man of the Match: Rafael Valenzuela

Game 2: And Tri-City completes the sweep with a 2-1 win. Undrafted free agent Andrew Walter allowed an unearned run in 3IP, with 5K:2BB in 3IP, but Travis Blankenship picked up the win with 3IP, 2H/0ER. Ryan Cole got his 8th save of the year.

Neiko Johnson was 2x3 with a double; Rafael Valenzuela got a double as the ValleyCats win despite no extra-base hits, and no RBIs.

Man of the Match: Andrew Walter

Greeneville (21-30)

Greenville scored the first seven runs of the night for an 8-3 win over Bristol. Ricardo Batista allowed 1H/0ER, 7K:2BB in 5IP; Danilo Del Rio got two outs, but gave up 4H/3ER, and Zach Dando threw the final 3.1IP, striking out three, walking one, and giving up no hits.

Jorge Sosa (2B, BB, RBI), Jordan Scott (BB, RBI), Jesse Wierzbicki (2B, HR, 2RBI), and Chan-Jong Moon (2B, 2RBI) all had two hits each. Ernesto Genoves was 1x4 with a walk and an RBI.

Man of the Match: Jesse Wierzbicki

Chris Wallace gets rewarded for winning SAL Home Run Derby

Lexington catcher Chris Wallace ain't messin' with no Lancaster, getting called up to Double-A Corpus Christi.

Wallace was hitting .285/.356/.550 despite hitting .194/.225/.500 over his last ten games, and .238/.306/.540 in June. This is actually better than his May, where he hit .219/.294/.344.

It makes perfect sense for Wallace to not play in Lancaster, but it negatively impacts one of three catchers: Federico Hernandez, Brian Esposito, or Emerson Frostad. Frostad had played in 12 games, Esposito in 14, and Hernandez got the majority of the starts, with 48. Except Hernandez is hitting .142/.202/.226, Esposito is hitting .150/.164/.167, and Frostad actually has an OPS above .SUCK with a .292/.327/.375 line.

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Oklahoma City (26-38)

Back-and-forth game at OKC, but ultimately Albuquerque took it, 4-3. Gustavo Chacin threw 5.1IP, 6H/3ER, 4K:2BB (2HR, HBP) in the loss. Danny Meszaros threw 0.2IP (0H/0ER), while Ross Wolf allowed 4H/1ER, 3K:1BB in 2IP; and David Carpenter threw 1IP, 1H/0ER, 1K:0BB, extending his Triple-A scoreless streak to 12.2IP.

Tommy Manzella was 3x4 with a triple; Brian Bogusevic was 2x5 (SB, outfield assist), Brandon Barnes was 2x3 with 2RBI, and Oswaldo Navarro also had two hits on the day.

Man of the Match: Brandon Barnes

Corpus (23-39)

Corpus and San Antonio matched each other with six hits, but San Antonio got four runs on their hits, winning 4-0. Jonnathan Aristil allowed 3H/1ER, 2K:6BB in 4IP. Matt Nevarez allowed 1H/3ER, 1K:4BB in 1IP. So, in the first 5+ innings, Aristil and Nevarez combined for 10BB. Pat Urckfitz (2H), Henry Villar and Kyle Greenwalt combined for 3IP, 2H/0ER, 4K:0BB in relief.

Emerson Frostad was 2x4, while Johnathan Villar (BB), Jose Altuve (BB), J.D. Martinez and Aristil provided your other hits; Jon Gaston drew two walks, as the Hooks go 1x12 w/RISP.

Man of the Match: Emerson Frostad

Lancaster (26-37)

Kerrrraaazzzy game at Lake Elsinore! Lake Elsinore was up 2-0, down 4-2, tied 4-4, down 5-4, tied 5-5 (getting the tying run in the bottom of the 9th), then down 6-5 in the 10th, tying it up in the bottom half, then Lancaster got five runs in the top of the 14th, and Lake Elsinore could only get two back. Lancaster wins 11-8 in 14. Jake Buchanan allowed 6H/4R (3ER), 6K:3BB; Wander Alvino walked one in 1IP; Kirk Clark allowed 3H/1ER, 2K:1BB in 2IP; Mike Ness gave up a hit and a walk in 0.1IP; Colton Pitkin gave up a hit and a walk in 2IP; Yordany Ramirez went all Brandon Lyon, allowing 4H/2ER, 2K:1BB in 1.2IP, and David Berner got his first save of the season for Lancaster with a perfect 14th inning.

Kody Hinze was 4x7 with 7RBI, including a 3-run homer in the 14th. Jose Carlos Thompson was 3x7 with an RBI, while Jonathan Meyer (HR, BB) and Grant Hogue (SB) had two hits each.

Man of the Match: Kody Hinze

Lexington (29-35)

Rough one for the Legends as they fall behind 6-0, with Augusta cruising to an 8-3 win. Alex Sogard got the start, throwing 4.1IP, allowing 8H/5R (3ER), 3K:3BB. Murillo Gouvea allowed 1H/1ER, 2K:1BB in 1.2IP, and Juan Minaya gave up 2H/2ER, 0K:2BB in 2IP.

Chris Wallace was 2x3 with a double and a solo homer (and a passed ball). Mike Kvasnicka had an RBI triple, while Jhonny Medrano was 1x4 with a double.

Man of the Match: Chris Wallace

DSL Astros (5-6)

The Astros got a first-inning run, but the Royals scored five runs in a 7-inning game for the 5-1 win. Edgar Ferreira gave up 2H/3ER, 2K:2BB in 1.2IP. Andres Feliz allowed 4H/2ER, 1K:1BB in 3.1IP, and Johan Arias threw a perfect 7th.

Jose Solano was 3x3 with the RBI, with Yoel Silfa, Juan Santana, and Mario Gonzalez getting your other hits.

Man of the Match: Jose Solano