With everyone playing on the 4th of July and it being a Monday, the full season teams got Tuesday off. They’ll return to the field on Wednesday to play the rest of the week. Ariel Almonte and Carlos Jorge had big nights for the ACL Reds as they improved to 16-6 with a win, and down in the DSL Vladimir Davila picked up six strikeouts.
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ACL Reds won 9-5. Box Score
- Ariel Almonte went 3-5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and an RBI.
- Miguel Hernandez (MiLB rehab) went 2-4 with a walk, home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Leonardo Balcazar went 1-5 with a double, run, and 2 RBI.
- Carlos Jorge went 1-2 with 3 walks, a double, 3 steals (13), and a run.
- Andruw Salcedo went 1-4 with a walk and an RBI.
- Malvin Valdez went 0-2 with 2 walks, a steal, a run, and he was hit by a pitch.
- Braylin Minier went 1-3 with 2 walks, a home run (2), and 3 RBI.
- Jefferson Lopez threw 1.1 hitless innings with 2 walks.
- Ryan Olson (MiLB rehab) threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Alberto Gonzalez threw a shutout inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
DSL Reds lost 6-0. Box Score
- Ricardo Cabrera went 1-3.
- Brayan Rijo went 1-3.
- Carlos Sanchez went 1-3.
- Javier Velasquez went 1-1.
- Luis Leones went 1-3
- Vladimir Davila allowed 2 runs in 4.1 innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts.
7/6 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 30-48 | 7:05pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 36-40 | 7:35pm | Abbott | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 43-33 | 7:05pm | Medrano | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 32-43 | 7:05pm | Rivera | Here | Here | N/A |
| AZL Reds | 16-6 | OFF | DAY | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
9-12 | 11:00am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Looking for good games from Rivera and Abbott today. With how pitching has gone in Dayton, Rivera might be hearing his name for a promotion soon. Definitely well deserved if so.
I just have never gotten minor league rehab for minor leaguers. If winning doesn’t matter in the minors why can’t Miguel Hernandez do his rehab in Louisville. The big leaguers do their rehab in Louisville.
Well, they’ll tell you that winning matters. But the rehab is the same reason the big leaguers do it in the minors, too – to get back to things at what should be an easier spot to perform.
Man, what does Rivera need to do to get promoted to Dayton? Same feeling with Boyle. He had a stinker the last time out, but was dominant until then all season. With his stuff, is it really a big thing if he’s walking A+ or AA batters? I’m wondering what DLC is thinking when Hendrick, who was hitting in the low .200s gets promoted and he doesn’t. Is the organization just waiting for them to be All-Stars in their respective leagues first before promoting them? At the latest, they should be promoted after the trade deadline and 2022 MLB draft when it’s expected that many players will enter the organization.
With the roster limits of both Dayton and Daytona being 30, I wonder why the organization didn’t incorporate the piggyback system that Daytona is using with Dayton? Daytona has 8-10 pitchers that should get between 80-120 innings this year if no injuries occur. Hopefully, a few get promoted to Dayton. I kinda like this system at the lower levels and hope both Dayton and Daytona use it in 2023. The cream will rise to the top as they go higher in the system. Great job tonight as Rivera went 5 and Aguilar 4. It worked ideally and they won 3-2.
They released a “Bird” in Louisville today
Rivera, 65 pitches, 46 strikes, and Aguiar, 46 pitches and 34 strikes. These are both looking like breakout candidates.