MiLB Game Reports

Sorry, but the 4th of July took precedence over thoroughly following the MiLB games. This is a shortened version.

Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston) 7 – OKC Comets 5 – 5 ½ innings

Game was delayed in the bottom of the 6^th due to inclement weather and eventually called.  The game went long enough for a game.

RHSP Ryder Ryan took the mound for OKC and delivered a HR to the first batter he faced.  Two singles and a 3-run HR gave the Space Cowboys a 4-0 lead after 4 batters faced.

In the bottom of the 2^nd, 3B Ryan Fitzgerald singled and moved to 3^rd when LF Ryan Ward reached on an error and moved to 2^nd.  1B James Tibbs III hit a SF for Fitzgerald to score and Ward to 3^rd.  Ward scored on a ground out.

Sugar Land scored a solo run in the 3^rd off Ryder Ryan on a BB, single with runner to 3^rd, and a SF.

RHRP Jerming Rosario relieved Ryan in the 4^th. Rosario walked the first batter he faced and hit the next two.  A WP brought home a run, with the other base runners moving up a base. The 7^th run came home on a ground ball.

In the 5^th, SS Noah Miller hit his 9^th HR, and back to back doubles by RF Zach Ehrhard (18) and CF Alek Thomas (4). 

It's Miller Time on the Fourth of July☄️ pic.twitter.com/otULdpdKbD

— Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) July 5, 2026

RHRP Jose Rodriguez retired the side in the 5^th and got the first out in the 6^th.  RHRP Chayce McDermott got the final two outs in the 6^th.  Then the rains came, and the umpires eventually called the game.

Ryan Fitzgerald was the only OKC batter with 2 hits.  Noah Miller’s HR and Zach Ehrhard’s and Alek Thomas’ doubles were the only XBH.

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Tulsa Drillers 10 – Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota) 2

CF Kendall George returned from his rehab assignment to start for Tulsa.  1B Joe Vetrano went on the IL to make room for George.

CF Mike Sirota did not play in this one, so the streak stands at 67.  But 3B Jake Gelof did play and he walked to reach base safely in his 42^nd consecutive game.

LHRP Myles Caba was the opener for RHSP Patrick Copen.  Caba pitched a scoreless 1^st, but when he walked the first two batters in the 2^nd, Copen was summoned in.  Copen struck out the 1^st batter, but the two runners pulled off a double steal, and the following batter hit a SF for a 1-0 lead.  After a BB, Copen got the final out of the inning.

Tulsa took the lead in the top of the 4^th when RF Josue De Paula doubled (26), and DH Zyhir Hope hit a one out 2-run HR (16).

Top #Dodgers OF prospect Zyhir Hope went yard for the third straight game

He has 16 homers and an .850 OPS on the season pic.twitter.com/ebowdvPLaR

— Bruce Kuntz (@Bnicklaus7) July 5, 2026

In the 5^th, 2B Taylor Young singled and stole 2^nd.  Young scored when SS Sean McLain hit an RBI single.

The Drillers scored another in the 6^th when LF Kole Myers hit a one out single and continued to second on a fielding error.  Myers scored on McLain’s 6^th double.

Copen pitched 3.0 additional innings without allowing a hit.  He retired 9 of the last 10 batters he faced, only allowing a BB.  This was a welcome positive game from Copen.

RHRP Lucas Wepf relieved Copen in the 6^th and pitched a scoreless inning.

In the 7^th, JDP singled.  With one out, Hope drew a BB, and with 2 outs, Myers singled to load the bases.  C Frank Rodriguez singled to score JDP and the bases remained loaded.  The Drillers scored 2 more when Young was HBP and McLain walked.

Wepf gave up a HR in the 7^th for the final Wind Surge run.

The Drillers finished up the scoring with 3 in the 8^th.  JDP and 3B Jake Gelof each drew a BB.  Hope doubled to score JDP with Gelof reaching 3^rd.  1B Chris Newell singled to score Gelof with Hope stopping at 3^rd.  Hope scored on a SF from Rodriguez.

#Dodgers top five prospect Zyhir Hope is on fire this series. Hope rips an RBI double that scores De Paula. TUL 8 WCH 2 pic.twitter.com/vck9l8habS

— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) July 5, 2026

RHRP Kelvin Ramirez pitched a pair of clean innings with 3 K to finish the game.

• Josue De Paula – 2-4, 2 BB, 3 runs, double (26)
• Zyhir Hope – 2-4, 1 BB, 3 runs, 3 RBI, double (14), HR (16)
• Kole Myers – 2-5, 2 runs
• Sean McLain – 2-4, 1 BB, 3 RBI, double (6)

The first Double-A player to reach 70 RBIs?

That would be #Dodgers slugger Zyhir Hope, who has driven in 13 runs in his past 5 games: https://t.co/yOYASZElvh pic.twitter.com/oXYGoq6QGx

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 5, 2026

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Ft. Wayne TinCaps 13 – Great Lakes Loons 12

RHSP Brooks Auger had some issues with the long ball in this one.  He gave up a 2 out solo HR in the 1^st, and a 1 out 2-run HR giving the TinCaps a 3-0 lead.

GL tied it up in the 4^th.  3B Chase Harlan drew a BB and was WP to 2^nd.  With 1 out, RF Jose Meza doubled (9) to score Harlan.   With 2 out, DH Cameron Decker reached base on an error with Meza scoring and Decker reaching 2^nd.  Decker scored on C Victor Rodrigues’ RBI single.

GL went out in front in the 8^th inning.  LF Samuel Munoz opened with a single.  With one out, Rodrigues hit an RBI double (8) and scored when CF Charles Davalan singled.

The teams went into extra innings tied up at 5-5.  Great Lakes would score in each of the next four innings, only to be matched by Ft. Wayne.  GL scored another in the 14^th inning, but Ft, Wayne scored a pair in the walkoff win.

• Jose Meza – 5-7, 2 runs, 4 RBI double (9), HR (10)
• Victor Rodrigues – 3-4, 1 BB, 1 run, 3 RBI, double (8)
• Charles Davalan – 2-6, 2 BB, 1 RBI, double (18)
• Cameron Decker – 2-6, 1 BB 2 runs, double (8)

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Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) 13 – Ontario Tower Buzzers 4

The Ontario pitchers had an off night, and that is putting it kindly.

The offense also took the night off, scoring 4 runs on 7 hits, with only 1 XBH, Ching-Hsien Ko and a triple (1).

Ontario scored one in the 3^rd.  C Conner O’Neal walked and 2B Kellon Lindsey reached on catcher’s interference.  CF Jaron Elkins drove O’Neal home with a single.

In the 5^th, with one out, Elkins, Ko, and 1B Easton Shelton each walked to load the bases.  SS Joendry Vargas hit a 2-run single.

After extending his hitting streak to eight games earlier, Joendry Vargas drove in two runs on his second hit of the day to cut the deficit down to five pic.twitter.com/xMHVy0rbKH

— DodgersLite (@dodgerslite) July 5, 2026

In the 8^th, Vargas singled, and with 2 outs, DH Javier Herrera reached on an error.  That was followed by walks to Lindsey and LF Brendan Tunink walked with Vargas scoring on the Tunink walk.

Not much positive emanated from this game.

• Joendry Vargas – 3-5, 1 run, 2 RBI
• Ching-Hsien Ko – 1 BB, 1 run, triple (1)

Box Score

ACL Padres 5 – ACL Dodgers 4 – 7 innings

RHSP Tommy Case had a decent 4.0 innings.  He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, but only 1 BB, with 5 K.  I like the 1 BB.

Down 2-1, the ACL Dodgers put up 3 in the 6^th to take the lead.  RF Jhon Gil led off with a double (2).  DH Reyli Mariano reached base on a throwing error and Gil scored.  2B Elias Medina slugged a 2-run HR (2).

Relief pitching could not hold the lead as the Padres scored 3 in the bottom of the 6^th to retake the lead and eventual win.

• Elias Medina – 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, HR (2)
• Moises Bolivar – 2-3, 1 run
• Abel Lorenzo – 2-3
• Double – Jhon Gil (2)

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DSL Brewers Gold 18 – DSL LAD Mega 3

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DSL Royals Fortuna 7 – DSL LAD Bautista 3

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