Alright, let’s talk minor league madness from Saturday night, because while the big league action is always prime, there’s some serious stuff happening down the ladder. Veteran lefty Cole Irvin was absolutely lights-out for Oklahoma City, racking up his Pacific Coast League-leading 11th win of the season. The dude went 6 2/3 innings, giving up just one measly hit , a single to lead off the sixth , and lowered his PCL-best ERA to a ridiculous 3.36. He walked two and punched out eight. Seriously, the OKC Comets Twitter was blowing up about it; that was the longest outing by an OKC starter all year! Irvin’s been dealing, joining Emmet Sheehan and Tyler Glasnow this week with eight-strikeout performances.
Our Kids Wrecked Tulsa’s Bullpen, Then Blake Treinen Showed Up
But here’s where it gets spicy for us, Emerald City faithful. Over in Double-A, the Tulsa Drillers had a rough night, getting absolutely smacked around by *our* Arkansas Travelers (Mariners affiliate!). Christian Zazueta started strong for Tulsa, tossing four scoreless innings with six strikeouts on seven days rest, which is a career high for him with 82 2/3 innings this year. But then Zazueta was lifted, and the Drillers’ bullpen completely imploded. Their relievers Hobbs and Shaw gave up a shocking five runs in the fifth inning alone! That’s how our Travelers took them down. Joe Vetrano hit a bomb for Tulsa, his second game in a row going yard, and Josue De Paula, Taylor Young, and Kole Myers all snagged two hits each for the Drillers.
Comets Held Strong, Loons Kept Scoring
Elsewhere, the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets managed to beat the Albuquerque Isotopes. They scraped across one run in the first inning and that was it, but their pitching held it down. Zach Ehrhard and Ryan Ward got things going with consecutive one-out singles, then James Tibbs III brought home the game’s only run on a sacrifice fly. Paul Gervase and Seth Halvorsen slammed the door with scoreless innings to lock up the W. Over in High-A, the Great Lakes Loons were just piling on, scoring in five different innings to beat the South Bend Cubs. Catcher Gio Cueto had himself a day with a single and a two-run homer. Eduardo Quintero was a menace on the bases, singling twice, walking twice, scoring a run, and swiping his 40th bag of the season! Joseilyn Gonzalez grabbed the win out of the bullpen with 3 2/3 scoreless innings and five strikeouts. Down in Class-A, Blake Treinen, who’s been rehabbing, threw a scoreless sixth inning with two strikeouts for the Ontario Tower Buzzers.
The Travelers proving they’re a force, even if it’s in Double-A, is something to keep an eye on. Our future is looking bright!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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