Mustangs in the Pros (2021)
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Mustangs in the Pros (2021) Updated: July 30, 2021 Bobby Ay, Visalia Rawhide (California League, Lo-A), Arizona Diamondbacks G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 13 23.0 18 20 16 13 32 2 2 6.00 (0 saves) Bobby Ay, Hillsboro Hops (Northwest League, Hi-A), Arizona Diamondbacks G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 44.142237004.15 (0 saves) NOTE: A ninth-round draft pick, Ay signed in late June 2019 for $100,000. He made his professional debut July 13, 2019, against Orem and pitched one scoreless inning as the starter, retiring the side in order. After allowing seven runs over 4 2/3 innings in his first two appearances on the mound in 2021, Ay gave up just one earned run and one hit with six strikeouts over four innings against Stockton on May 22 and tossed one scoreless inning against Fresno on June 6 and another scoreless frame versus Rancho Cucamonga on June 19. He earned wins versus Fresno on June 22 and 25 and allowed just two earned runs in his last seven outings (10 2/3 innings), lowering his ERA from 9.45 to 6.00, before being promoted to Hillsboro of the Hi-A Northwest League last week. Ay has allowed one earned run in two of his four stints on the mound at Hillsboro. Bradlee Beesley, South Bend Cubs (Hi-A Central West Division, Hi-A), Chicago Cubs G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 29 107 13 26 7 1 2 11 32 12 15 .243 .319 .383 NOTE: Beesley signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs in July 2020. He made his professional debut May 28 against Fort Wayne and went 1-for-3. In his fourth game June 3 versus Lansing, Beesley went 3-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs, and he hit a two-run home run, also against Lansing, on June 5. He has five multiple-hit games and went 9-for-27 (.333) in an eight-game stretch from June 12-22, lifting his average 48 points. Beesley has not played since July 8 and is currently on the seven-day injury list. Taylor Dollard, Modesto Nuts (California League, Lo-A), Seattle Mariners G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 7 37.2 40 15 14 10 59 3 2 3.35 (0 saves) Taylor Dollard, Everett AquaSox (Northwest League, Hi-A), Seattle Mariners G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 5 30.1 32 19 18 6 28 5 0 5.34 (0 saves) NOTE: Dollard was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round (137th overall selection) of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft and signed for $406,000. In his professional debut May 7 against Stockton, Dollard struck out 10 over four scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, then allowed one run and five hits with eight strikeouts over five innings against Rancho Cucamonga on May 14 for his first professional win. He struck out 11 over 4 2/3 innings versus Inland Empire on May 21, struck out 10 versus Visalia on May 28 and picked up his second win June 4 against San Jose, striking out five. Win No. 3 was a 13-3 triumph over Fresno on June 11 as Dollard allowed two earned runs and eight hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. He also had a no-decision in a 2-1 victory over San Jose on June 18 as Dollard allowed one run and six hits over seven innings with eight strikeouts. The next day, Dollard was elevated to the High-A Everett AquaSox and has earned victo- ries in each of his five starts so far. In his first start June 27, he struck out nine with no walks over seven innings in a 9-3 win over Tri-City. He also earned the victory in his second start July 4 against Vancouver, striking out five over six innings, and in his third start against Eugene, striking out two while allowing four runs and eight hits over six innings. Start No. 4 was against Tri-City on July 18 and Dollard earned the win despite giving up seven runs and 10 hits over five innings (six strikeouts). His fifth win was against Vancouver on July 25 as he allowed just one run and four hits over 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Dollard has struck out 28 with just six walks over 30 1/3 innings at Everett. Elijah Greene, Inland Empire 66ers (California League, Lo-A), Los Angeles Angels G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 55 189 32 53 12 3 1 41 50 6 19 .280 .409 .392 Elijah Greene, Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A South, North Division, AA), Los Angeles Angels G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 46100001300.000 .143 .000 NOTE: Greene signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in July 2020. Playing for the Inland Empire 66ers, Greene had a six-game hitting streak snapped May 14 and has six multiple-hit games, including three singles against Modesto on May 20. Greene started the month of June 0-for-13 before going 2-for-3 with a double versus Visalia on June 13. After going 12-for-18 (.667) in his last five games at Inland Empire, including 9-for-11 (.818) in three straight gamnes with three doubles and five RBIs, lifting his average 52 points to .268, Greene was promoted to Double-A Rocket City in Madison, Alabama, on July 8 and, after going 0-for-6 in four games, was sent back to Inland Empire on July 19. He has 15 multiple-hit games this season and has gone 11-for-32 (.344) over his last nine games (July 20-29) with two dou- bles, a pair of triples, his first home run of the season — a solo shot against Lake Elsinore on July 21 — and five RBIs, lifting his average 12 points. Mitch Haniger, Seattle Mariners (American League, Majors) G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB RBI Avg. OBP SLG 98 387 70 100 18 1 25 28 101 0 62 .258 .314 .504 NOTE: Haniger missed the second half of the 2019 season and all of 2020 after rupturing a testicle and undergoing sur- gery. He opened the 2021 season with a five-game hitting streak and had an eight-game hitting streak snapped April 17 by Houston. Haniger was hitting .351 14 games into the season with four doubles and four home runs. He homered twice against the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 11 and against Detroit on June 10 and has 22 multiple-hit games so far this season. Haniger went 11-for-27 during a six-game hitting streak from June 25 through July 1 with five two-hit games during the run, lifting his average 14 points. He hit his second career grand slam against the Los Angeles Angels on July 9, snapping a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning and had a nine-game hitting streak from July 8-21, going 13-for-34 (.382) with a double, five home runs and 12 RBIs. He went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs against Oakland on July 24. Spencer Howard, Philadelphia Phillies (National League, Majors) G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 11 28.1 25 19 18 17 31 0 2 5.72 (0 saves) Spencer Howard, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A East — Northeast Division, AAA), Philadelphia Phillies G IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA 6 21.2 13 33928101.25 (0 saves) NOTE: Howard became the 19th former Cal Poly baseball player to play in the Major Leagues on August 9, 2020, making his Major League debut against the Atlanta Braves. In the second game of a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park, Howard pitched the first 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs -- a two-run home run by Freddie Freeman, a solo shot by Ronald Acuna and an RBI double by Travis d'Arnaud -- on seven hits. He walked one batter and struck out four. He was placed on the injured list with shoulder stiffness on Sept. 13 and missed the final two weeks of the regular season. Howard opened the 2021 season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, allowing just one run in three relief appearances (9.0 innings), then made four relief appearances and five starts on the mound for the Phillies, lowering his ERA from 8.31 to 5.82 in his last six appearances. He was sent back to Lehigh Valley on June 29 and allowed just two earned runs with 15 strikeouts in three starts (12.2 innings), earning the victory with five scoreless innings against Buffalo on July 3, and returned to the Phillies three weeks later. He tossed three scoreless innings against the New York Yankees on June 21 but left his last start against Washington on July 26 with two outs in the top of the fourth with a calloused-over blister on his right middle finger. Howard has yet to allow an earned run in the first and sec- ond innings of a start with the Phillies this season, but has a 10.80 ERA in innings three and four combined. On July 30, Howard, who made seven starts and four relief appearances with the Phillies, was traded to the Texas Rangers for starter Kyle Gibson and reliever Ian Kennedy.