Chase DeLauter doubles three times in Clippers win, Trenton Denholm dominates for Akron
Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Columbus Clippers 11, Gwinnett Braves 10
Box Score · Clippers improve to 66-59
Maybe Cleveland really should Do the Thing.
Top outfield prospect Chase DeLauter had his best game Tuesday since being promoted to Triple-A. The talented scissor-swinger went 3-for-5 with three doubles, a walk and three runs batted in.
Chase DeLauter's first multihit game at Triple-A produces three doubles!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 28, 2024
MLB's No. 42 prospect (@CleGuardians) is slashing .316/.409/.684 in five games for the @CLBClippers: pic.twitter.com/iDtTRu9uYz
Johnathan Rodriguez also had himself a game, going 3-for-5 with a walk and his 20th home run of the season.
#Guardians 24yr old OF prospect Johnathan Rodriguez reached base 4x tonight (3-5 2R HR 2RBI BB) for Columbus including his 20th HR of the season a 2-run opposite field shot in the 7th inning.
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) August 28, 2024
Last three games:
6-13 4R 2HR 3RBI 1BB .462 AVG#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/Mw67Vj6toe
Several other prospects had standout games. Raynel Delgado reached base safely four times, going 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and a stolen base. Kyle Manzardo went 2-for-5 with a walk and Myles Straw and Bryan Lavastida both went 1-for-4 with a walk, with Straw also stealing two bases.
Starting pitcher Will Dion had a rough day, allowing six runs (two earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 3 2⁄3 innings.
Tanner Burns added a scoreless 1 1⁄3 innings while Andrew Walters also had a scoreless frame with a pair of strikeouts.
Akron RubberDucks 5, Bowie Baysox 3
Box Score · RubberDucks improve to 71-50
Akron only had four hits on Tuesday, but all of them were for extra bases with three of them leaving the yard.
Cooper Ingle blasted his second home run since being promoted to Double-A while C.J. Kayfus hit his 10th, going 1-for-3 with a walk.
C.J. Kayfus
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 27, 2024
The @CleGuardians' No. 7 prospect belts his 10th homer in 56 games with Double-A @AkronRubberDuck. pic.twitter.com/thRhaxzivI
Yordys Valdes went 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk and two runs scored.
Starting pitcher Trenton Denholm was dominant. He allowed one run on five hits with four strikeouts and a walk in seven innings.
#Guardians 24 yr old RHP prospect Trenton Denholm coming off the Eastern League pitcher of the week spun another gem today for Akron. Denholm struckout four Bowie batters allowing just one run over 7.0 innings of work.
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) August 27, 2024
Line - 7.0(IP) 5H 1R 1ER 1BB 4SO (76 Pitches 50 Strikes)… pic.twitter.com/KvbgqBmHpV
Davis Sharpe struggled, allowing two runs in 2⁄3 of an inning, but Alaska Abney earned his first save at Double-A with 1 1⁄3 scoreless frames and two strikeouts.
Lake County Captains 5, Cedar Rapids Kernels 2 (F/6)
Box Score · Captains improve to 70-49
Wuilfredo Antunez led the way in a rain-shortened game, going 2-for-2 with a double and a two-run home run, his first since being promoted to High-A.
#Guardians 22yr old OF prospect Wuilfredo Antunez turns on one for his 1st HR at the (High-A) level with Lake County! The 2-run HR was his 9th overall on the season and extends his current hitting streak to 10 straight games. #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/AaLdGMEmKq
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) August 27, 2024
The only other Captain to reach base safely twice was Travis Bazzana, who went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored.
Starting pitcher Rorik Maltrud was solid, allowing a pair of runs on four hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 4 2⁄3 innings.
Adam Tulloch earned the win with 1 1⁄3 innings of scoreless relief.
Lynchburg Hillcats 2, Carolina Mudcats 3
Box Score · Hillcats fall to 64-55
No one on Lynchburg reached base safely twice with Juan Benjamin claiming the lone extra-base hit. Luis Durango singled and stole a base.
Starting pitcher Jackson Humphries allowed three runs on five hits with six strikeouts and three walks in 3 2⁄3 innings.
Long reliever Sean Heppner, a 12th round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, was dominant, tossing three scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Guardians 2024 18th round pick Izaak Martinez added a scoreless frame.