Alek Thomas hammered four runs home for Oklahoma City on Saturday, capping off an insane two-day stretch where he’s driven in eight total. He went a perfect 4-for-4 against Salt Lake, racking up a triple, a double, and two singles. This dude is absolutely mashing the ball right now, and frankly, it looks like no one in Triple-A has an answer for him.
OKC’s Wild Ride and Pitching Woes
Thomas’s heroics weren’t quite enough for the Comets on Saturday, as Oklahoma City ended up on the wrong side of a 14-13 slugfest against the Salt Lake Bees. What a game, right? Both teams went back and forth, putting up a five-run inning, a three-run frame, and two two-run innings each. Salt Lake just edged them out with two one-run innings to OKC’s one. This series has been pure offense, with a ridiculous 82 runs scored through just five games. On the bright side, Ryan Ward kept swinging a hot bat, adding three more hits and a walk, and Eliezer Alfonzo did his part with two hits, a walk, and three RBI.
Pitching was a different story, though. Emmet Sheehan’s first start back in Triple-A was a planned short one, getting pulled after two outs and two runs. But Jackson Ferris, who came in during the second inning, struggled big time, giving up nine runs in 4 2/3 innings. That’s a tough outing to bounce back from, no doubt.
Across the Farm: Highs and Lows
Down in Double-A, the Tulsa Drillers had a close one but lost 3-1 to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Shortstop Elijah Hainline showed some pop, grabbing two of Tulsa’s four hits, and Josue De Paula singled and walked. The good news for Tulsa was Luke Fox’s return after nearly 16 weeks on the injured list. He looked pretty solid, striking out two over three innings, allowing only a solo home run for his one hit given up, and walking just one. Jacob Kmatz, who just joined from the Rays in that Monday trade that also brought Hunter Feduccia to the organization, kept his streak going with a perfect inning of relief, adding a strikeout. He’s now got two scoreless innings in his two appearances with Tulsa.
High-A Great Lakes started strong, putting up the first five runs of their game, but still ended up trailing by the third inning in an 8-5 loss to the Dayton Dragons. Starter Isaac Ayon had a rough go, giving up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. Emil Morales is absolutely locked in for Great Lakes, though, hitting another homer and making it four dingers in five games this series! Samuel Munoz also went deep. And in Class-A, the Ontario Tower Buzzers drew seven walks but could only muster five hits and one run in a 5-1 loss to the Lake Elsinore Storm. Ching-Hsien Ko picked up two of Ontario’s five hits. Keep an eye on Devin Bell, the Dodgers’ 10th-round pick out of Oregon, who made his professional debut with a perfect eighth inning, including a strikeout.
Sunday sees Great Lakes and Tyler Gough facing off against Dayton and Ovis Portes at 10:05 a.m. PT, while Tulsa and Patrick Copen take on Corpus Christi and James Hicks at 3:05 p.m. PT. Let’s see if these guys can turn things around and get some wins for the organization!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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