Albuquerque Isotopes (Rox) 8 – OKC Comets 2
LHSP Cole Irvin significantly struggled in his 1.1 IP. He had some traffic with a single and BB in the 1st. But that was simply a preview. In the 2nd, after the leadoff batter K’d , a double, BB, E6 loaded the bases. A triple scored 3, and that runner scored on a FC. A BB and infield single loaded the bases. That was followed by a 2 run single. That single, signaled the end for Irvin. RHRP Carlos Duran relieved Irvin and gave up a single to load the bases before striking out the next two batters.
The Isotopes hit a triple and single in the 3rd to score a run.
CF Zach Ehrhard hit his 3rd HR to get the Comets on the board.
After RHRP Griff McGarry retired the side in order in the 4th, with 2Ks, RHRP Jordan Weems followed. 2 BB, a steal of 3B, and a ground out scores another Isotope run in the 5th.
In the 6th, 2B Alex Freeland reached on E5. LF Ryan Ward and DH Tyler Fitzgerald both singled, and Freeland scored.
LHRP Ronan Kopp had his best outing of the year. He did not allow a baserunner in the 6th or 7th. Also no strikeouts. A total of 23 pitches in 2.0 IP, 16 for strikes. It was an encouraging night for him. Will he be able to back it up?
With LHRP Antoine Kelly pitching in the 8th, he allowed a single and BB, but no runs. He had 2 Ks.
The Comets did not threaten in the 9th.
The two Fitzgeralds, Ryan and Tyler, had 2 hit nights.
Springfield Cardinals 9 – Tulsa Drillers 5
After winning Texas League Pitcher of the Month for April, RHSP Patrick Copen has thrown back to back stinkers. His ERA has gone from 0.96 to 4.38. For the month of May, Copen has 9.0 IP, 16 hits, 10 BB, 16 runs (15 earned), 12 K.
In this one, Copen allowed 2 runs on a BB, 2 singles, and error in the 2nd.
Tulsa got one back in the 2nd. LF Zyhir Hope struck out but reached 1B on a WP. SS Elijah Hainline drew a BB. C Griffin Lockwood-Powell singled to bring Hope home.
The Drillers went ahead in the 3rd. RF Josue De Paula led off with a BB. 1B Kyle Nevin singled. With one out, Hainline singled to score De Paula and moved Nevin to 3rd. Nevin scored on a ground out.
In the 4th, 2B Sean McLain drew a BB, and moved to 3B on a WP and an errant pickoff throw. McLain scored on a 1-out De Paula single.
Copen took a 4-2 lead into the 5th. However, he allowed a 2-run HR and a 3-run HR and left trailing 7-4. RHRP Cam Day relieved Copen. He completed 2.2 scoreless and hitless innings. He had 1 BB and 3 K.
The Cardinals scored two in the 8th off RHRP Lucas Wepf after a BB, SB, RBI single, and RBI double.
In the home half of the 8th, CF Kendall George hit a 1-out double, moved to 3B on a WP, and scored on a De Paula ground out.
LHRP Christian Suarez pitched a scoreless 9th.
GLP was the lone Driller with 2 hits. GLP and George each had a double for the only XBH.
Great Lakes Loons 4 – West Michigan Whitecaps (Detroit) 3
LHSP Sterling Patick pitched a brilliant 6.0 scoreless innings. There were 4 hits off Patick, 1 BB, and 4 Ks.
Great Lakes jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st. CF Mike Sirota led off with a double (11) and scored on RF Eduardo Quintero’s RBI single. Quintero stole 2B. LF Charles Davalan drew a BB. Quintero and Davalan pulled a double steal. Quintero scored on a WP and Davalan scored on a 2-out fielding error.
There was no scoring until RHRP Reynaldo Yean came in to relieve Patick in the 7th. Lead off BB, and a 1-out BB put runners on 1st and 2nd. Yean had an errant pickoff throw and the runners moved to 2nd and 3rd. Both runners scored on WPs. RHRP Davis Chastain came in to close out the 8th.
But in the 8th, Chastain served up a game tying solo HR.
Now tied at 3-3, with 1-out, SS Eduardo Guerrero singled. He moved to 2nd on a WP. After a BB to DH Victor Rodrigues, C Jesus Galiz delivered the walk-off single for a 4-3 win.
- Mike Sirota – 2-4, 1 run, double (11)
- Eduardo Quintero – 2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
- Eduardo Guerrero – 2-4, 1 run
- Jesus Galiz – 2-4, 1 RBI
San Jose Giants 1 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 0
RHSP Isaac Ayon pitched an outstanding 5.0 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 baserunner (single), and registered 10 Ks.
RHRP Jholbran Herder entered in the 6th and gave up a single. The runner stole 2nd and 3rd and scored on a ground out for the only run of the game.
In 2B Kellon Lindsey’s first game back from 2025 injury, he went 2-4 including a triple (1). He was the only Ontario batter with a multi-hit game 1B Easton Shelton (1) and 3B Chase Harlan (2) also had triples. Harlan was thrown out a home trying to stretch it into an inside the park HR.
Ontario was 0-7 wRISP.
ACL Giants 29 – ACL Dodgers 2
The two runs the ACL Dodgers scored came from solo HR’s from 2B Bryan Gonzalez Garcia (2) and LF Abel Lorenzo (2).
Catcher Francisco Espinoza had a 2-hit game.