Emmet Sheehan came out firing on Wednesday, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, a massive turnaround from his recent struggles at the Major League level. The right-hander absolutely carved up the Isotopes, helping secure a 6-0 shutout win for the Comets, and honestly, it felt like the kind of dominant outing he needed after that tough demotion. His final line was legit: 5.2 IP, just 3 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, and a sweet 8 strikeouts. Talk about locking in!
Comets Are Crushing It, But Sheehan’s The Story
While the entire Dodgers minor league system had a monster Wednesday, winning all four of their games by a combined 19 runs, Sheehan’s performance was player of the day material. He can’t control when he’s getting that call back up to the big club, but he sure as heck can control how he prepares, and this outing was a masterclass in preparation. That Comets bullpen backed him up too, with Ben Casparius grabbing one of two holds. The offense was doing its thing, scoring one run in each of the first three innings before Ryan Ward absolutely obliterated a three-run bomb in the eighth. That’s his 15th Triple-A dinger this season, folks! And shoutout to James Tibbs III, who got the game’s opening RBI in the first, pushing his season total to an insane 84 RBIs. Dude is having an outstanding year.
Drillers and Loons Also Bring the Heat
Over in Double-A, the Tulsa Drillers pulled off an 8-7 thriller against the Travelers. Can you believe it? Between the fifth and sixth innings alone, these teams combined for 12 runs! The Drillers took an initial comeback effort, then flipped the script again to seal the win thanks to clutch RBI singles from Mike Sirota and Logan Wagner. Wagner’s knock was the go-ahead shot, a real gut punch for the Travelers. This win wasn’t just any win either, it was milestone number 70 for the Drillers in just 110 games, putting them in first place in their division. Taylor Young was all over the basepaths, leading the team with three hits and two runs scored. And after a rough start from Adam Serwinowski and relievers Evan Shaw and Christin Suarez, Cam Day came in and just shut it down with two scoreless frames for the save.
Then you got High-A Great Lakes Loons just blowing out the Cubs. Eduardo Guerrero had himself a crazy five-RBI day, including a rare bases-loaded three-run single. Five RBIs and not even a run scored for him, how wild is that? And Eduardo Quintero was a machine at the plate, reaching safely in all four of his appearances with a pair of hits.
What a day for the Dodgers’ farm system, right? Sheehan’s outing is huge, showing everyone he’s fighting to get back. You gotta believe the big league club is watching these guys, especially with how the Drillers are playing, racking up wins like that. It’s all about keeping that momentum going, pushing for more big moments from these future stars!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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