The Diamondbacks Minor League affiliates combined to go 3-0 yesterday. Here are the stars from last night’s game:
Hot Bats:
Reno 1B Christian Walker 2 for 4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R
Reno LF Jamie Westbrook 2 for 4, 2 solo HR
Quality Starts:
Reno RHP Taylor Clarke 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, GS 67, W (11-7)
Visalia RHP Jeff Bain 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, GS 61, W (2-1)
Reno Aces 8, Oklahoma City Dodgers 2: Taylor Clarke turned in another solid performance with 7 innings of 2 run ball. With the help of a pair of Jamie Westbrook home runs, the Aces took a 3-0 lead into the 7th. After the Dodgers got 2 on Clarke, the Aces offense responded with 4 in the bottom half of the 7th to effectively end the game there. Christian Walker tripled and doubled in this game as well.
Visalia Rawhide 4, Lake Elsinore Storm 2: Ramon Hernandez opened up the scoring with a solo homer in the 2nd. Jeff Bain allowed 2 runs in the bottom half of the 2nd, but nothing more over 6 innings. Visalia immediately responded with 2 in the 3rd and another run in the 4th to cap off the scoring. Daulton Varsho drove in 2 and Drew Ellis drove in the 4th run. The bullpen pitched 3 scoreless innings to carry the win to the finish line.
AZL Dbacks 9, AZL Dodgers 2 (F/10): Troy Scribner allowed 2 runs in the 3rd and lasted just 3 2⁄3 innings. The Dbacks clawed back with a run in the 4th before tying things up on a Kristian Robinson solo homer in the 6th. The score remained tied through regulation, before the Dbacks opened the 10th with 7 runs with some help from the Dodgers forgetting how to catch and throw baseballs.