Today was Opening Day of the minor league season, though only Triple-A Indianapolis has games this weekend. The rest of the teams start on Thursday for Altoona and Friday for Bradenton and Greensboro. Indianapolis plays at 1:35 PM on Saturday.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Just leaving this up here today so you’ll see where you can find the Prospect Watch from the previous day throughout the season.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz (NR)
- Final Line: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO
Notable Performances:
- Travis Swaggerty 1-for-5, 2B
- Nick Gonzales 2-for-5, 2B
- Endy Rodriguez 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
- Cal Mitchell 1-for-3, BB
- Malcom Nunez 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Game Recap:
Luis Ortiz started the opener off a bit rusty, throwing 20 pitches in the first. He walked two batters, but he didn’t allow any runs. He gave up one walk and a double after the first, on his way to 3.2 scoreless innings. Ortiz threw 58 pitches, with 35 going for strikes. John O’Reilly helped him out by stranding an inherited runner at third base to finish the fourth. Robert Stephenson pitched the fifth inning and allowed one run on two hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. Cody Bolton took over in the sixth. He gave up two runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Angel Perdomo helped him out by stranding two inherited runners.
Colin Selby had a rough eighth inning, though he only allowed one run, thanks to Yerry De Los Santos working out of a bases loaded jam. Selby allowed one hit and three walks, while recording two outs. De Los Santos ran into a lot of trouble trying to get the save in the ninth. He gave up four runs before being pulled with one out. Cam Alldred stranded two runs, as Indianapolis lost 8-6. Their relievers allowed all eight runs, but they also stranded all eight inherited runners.
Endy Rodriguez homered in his first at-bat of the season. It went skyrocketing downhill for the top prospect after that point, going 0-for-4 at the plate, while committing an error and giving up five steals in five attempts. Travis Swaggerty doubled and scored a run in his first at-bat, but that was all he ended up with for the night. Indianapolis scored five of their six runs in the first inning. Nick Gonzales had a single and double in his first Triple-A game. Mark Mathias had three hits and a run. Malcom Nunez drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Tucupita Marcano had a two-run double with two outs in the first inning. Miguel Andujar went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
