MINOR LEAGUE REPORT MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016

ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (AAA) 34-27 2nd Place 4.0 GB Yesterday: W, 10-7 at Iowa Pitcher of Record: W - Carlos Fisher (5-3, 3.38) Round Rock completed the 4-game sweep of Iowa with its 10-7 win Sunday afternoon...LF Delino DeShields (2-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, SB) led the Express offense with his 4th multi-hit game in 5 contests, and his 1st HR with Round Rock...he’s hitting .450 (9-for-20) with 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB/4 SO during his 5-game hit streak to raise his average from .257 to .298...1B Brett Nicholas (1-for-4, HR, RBI) added his 4th HR of the year...his .336 average would rank 9th in the PCL if he qualified...RHP Richelson Pena (3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 87 pitches/52 strikes) made his 1st start at Triple-A. Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Kyle Lohse (2-2, 5.86) vs. New Orleans, 7:05 CT Probable Rotation: 6/14: Martinez vs. New Orleans; 6/15: Gonzalez vs. New Orleans; 6/16: Roth vs. New Orleans

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS (AA) 34-25 2nd Place/1st Half 4.0 GB Yesterday: PPD (Rain) vs. Midland Pitcher of Record: N/A Frisco was postponed on Sunday, and will play a doubleheader on Monday against Midland. Today’s Probable Starter: G1: LHP Victor Payano (4-4, 3.94) vs. Midland, 7:05 CT; G2: TBA vs. Midland Probable Rotation: 6/14: Griffin vs. Midland; 6/15: Garrett vs. Corpus Christi; 6/16: Mendez vs. Corpus Christi

HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS California League (A+) 40-23 1st Place/1st Half 1.0 GA Yesterday: W, 6-3 at Inland Empire Pitcher of Record: W - Collin Wiles (2-3, 5.25) A 4-run 5th inning lifted High Desert past Inland Empire, 6-3, to the 4-game sweep of the 66ers...1B Juremi Profar (1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB) is hitting .314 (11-for-42) with 7 XBH (4 2B, 3B, 2 HR) and 4 BB in 10 June games after having just 10 XBH in 39 games in April and May...3B Josh Morgan (2-for-4, 2B, BB) has hits in 11 of 12, and is hitting .386 (17-for-44) in June to raise his average to .274 after hitting .244 through May...SS Michael De Leon (1-for-5, 2 RBI) is hitting .417 (10-for-24) during his current 6-game hit streak with 3 2B and 7 RBI to raise his average from .259 to .277...he had just 14 RBI in his previous 53 games...RHP Collin Wiles (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 81 pitches/48 strikes) earned his 2nd win of the year. Today’s Probable Starter: RHP David Ledbetter (2-5, 5.07) vs. Lake Elsinore, 9:05 CT Probable Rotation: 6/14: Wiper vs. Lake Elsinore; 6/15: Davis vs. Lake Elsinore; 6/16: Quintana vs. Stockton

HICKORY CRAWDADS (A) 37-25 2nd Place/1st Half 2.5 GB Yesterday: W, 8-1 at Kannapolis Pitcher of Record: W - Pedro Payano (2-2, 1.50) Hickory took down Kannapolis, 8-1, to complete the 4-game sweep of the Intimidators...RHP Pedro Payano (5.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R-ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 85 pitches/55 strikes) earned his 2nd win of the season (last 4/27 vs. GBO) and ranks 2nd in the South Atlantic League and 8th in the entire minors in ERA (1.50) and 8th in the SAL in SO (63)...RHP Omarlin Lopez tossed 3.0 shutout innings with 4 SO...Lopez has not allowed an ER in 9 games since 5/12 vs. Rome (0 ER/22.2 IP)...3B Ti’Quan Forbes (2-for-4, 2 RBI) extended his hit streak to 7 games, and is hitting .310 (9-for-29) during the stretch. Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Jonathan Hernandez (6-4, 3.58) at Greenville, 6:05 CT Probable Rotation: 6/14: Swanson at Greenville; 6/15: Tate at Greenville; 6/16: Fairbanks vs. Delmarva

SPOKANE INDIANS Northwest League (S-A) Opening Day is June 17 Yesterday: Pitcher of Record:

AZL RANGERS Arizona League (R) Opening Day is June 21 Yesterday: Pitcher of Record:

TRANSACTIONS • Lewis Brinson placed on 7-day DL (Frisco) • Jose Monegro transferred from Extended Spring to Frisco • Pedro Ciriaco reinstated off 7-Day DL (Round Rock) Iowa Cubs (29-31) 7, Round Rock Express (34-27) 10 June 12, 2016

123456789RHE Round Rock 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 10 11 1 Iowa 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 11 1

Round Rock AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Iowa AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG DeShields, LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .298 Andreoli, CF 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .212 Cantwell, C 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .294 Contreras, DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .351 Nicholas, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .336 Zagunis, RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .294 Ruggiano, DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .207 Vogelbach, 1B 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 .313 Adams, T, RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .417 Murton, LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .311 Bernier, SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .245 Candelario, 3B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .267 Jones, J, CF 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .248 Watkins, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 Ciriaco, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .271 Freitas, C 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .300 Garcia, E, 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .207 Kawasaki, SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 .236 Pena, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rucinski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Leclerc, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Concepcion, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Faulkner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mejia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisher, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beeler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards Jr., P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3510 11 10 3 8 14 .272 Patton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 6 7 8 22 .275

BATTING BATTING 2B : Ruggiano (5, Rucinski); Ciriaco (4, Rucinski); DeShields (8, 2B : Murton (7, Faulkner); Candelario (3, Faulkner). Rucinski); Garcia, E (1, Edwards Jr.). 3B : Contreras (3, Pena, R). HR : Nicholas (4, 5th inning off Rucinski, 0 on, 2 out); DeShields HR : Andreoli (7, 1st inning off Pena, R, 0 on, 0 out); Vogelbach (1, 8th inning off Edwards Jr., 1 on, 1 out). (10, 3rd inning off Pena, R, 1 on, 0 out). TB : Jones, J; Nicholas 4; Ruggiano 2; DeShields 6; Bernier 2; TB : Contreras 3; Zagunis 2; Candelario 2; Murton 2; Andreoli 5; Ciriaco 2; Adams, T; Garcia, E 3. Vogelbach 6; Freitas. RBI : Bernier (16); Jones, J (14); DeShields 3 (9); Cantwell (9); RBI : Andreoli (27); Vogelbach 2 (42); Contreras (41); Nicholas (26); Garcia, E 3 (5). Candelario 2 (2). 2-out RBI : Nicholas. 2-out RBI : Contreras. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Garcia, E; Nicholas Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Candelario; 2. Contreras; Zagunis; Freitas; Kawasaki; Murton. SF : Bernier; Cantwell. Team RISP : 2-for-14. Team RISP : 4-for-9. Team LOB : 11. Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING BASERUNNING SB : Freitas (2, 2nd base off Pena, R/Cantwell). SB : Jones, J (8, 2nd base off Rucinski/Freitas); DeShields (6, 3rd base off Rucinski/Freitas). FIELDING CS : Bernier (1, 2nd base by Rucinski/Freitas). E: Rucinski (2, pickoff).

FIELDING E: Garcia, E (1, throw).

Round Rock IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Iowa IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pena, R 3.26 5 4 3 2 2 7.71 Rucinski 4.2 6 5 4 1 4 1 5.50 Leclerc 2.10 0 0 3 4 0 1.74 Concepcion 0.23 2 2 2 0 0 3.29 Faulkner (BS, 3) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 9.49 Mejia 0.20 0 0 0 1 0 5.93 Fisher, C (W, 5-3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.38 Beeler 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 Carter (S, 1) 1.01 0 0 0 0 0 6.62 Edwards Jr. (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 1 4.63 Totals 9.011 7 6 7 8 2 4.38 Patton 1.00 0 0 0 2 0 1.17 Totals 9.0 11 10 9 3 8 2 4.70

Game Scores : Pena, R 30; Rucinski 37. HBP : Nicholas (by Rucinski); Jones, J (by Edwards Jr.). Pitches-strikes : Pena, R 87-52; Leclerc 41-20; Faulkner 14-9; Fisher, C 34-21; Carter 22-16; Rucinski 83-49; Concepcion 37-20; Mejia 4-4; Beeler 8-5; Edwards Jr. 19-14; Patton 12-10. Groundouts-flyouts : Pena, R 6-3; Leclerc 1-1; Faulkner 0-0; Fisher, C 3-0; Carter 2-1; Rucinski 4-5; Concepcion 2-0; Mejia 1-0; Beeler 2-1; Edwards Jr. 0-2; Patton 1-0. Batters faced : Pena, R 20; Leclerc 10; Faulkner 4; Fisher, C 7; Carter 4; Rucinski 21; Concepcion 7; Mejia 2; Beeler 3; Edwards Jr. 6; Patton 3. Inherited runners-scored : Leclerc 1-0; Fisher, C 1-0; Mejia 3-0. Umpires : HP: Alex Ortiz. 1B: Sean Ryan. 3B: Travis Eggert. Weather : 91 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind : 7 mph, L to R. First pitch : 1:12 PM. T: 3:22. Att : 8,184. Venue : Principal Park. June 12, 2016

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media High Desert Mavericks (40-23) 6, Inland Empire 66ers (20-43) 3 June 12, 2016

123456789RHE High Desert 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 6 9 2 Inland Empire 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1

High Desert AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Inland Empire AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Heineman, LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .296 Nava, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .091 Cardona, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .224 Boehm, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 Tendler, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 Fletcher, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .161 Beras, J, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Ward, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .227 Profar, 1B 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 .278 Wass, DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .217 Demeritte, 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .262 Baldoquin, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .192 Lyon, C 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .208 Houchins, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .205 Martin, DH 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 .214 Perez, A, RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .272 Morgan, 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .274 Welz, CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .231 De Leon, SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .277 Delph, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167 Wiles, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Anderson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grendell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCain, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fury, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 9 6 9 9 19 .261 Hofacket, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 8 2 5 11 12 .231

BATTING BATTING 2B : Cardona (9, Anderson); Morgan (8, Anderson); Heineman 2B : Houchins (10, Wiles). (13, Anderson). TB : Wass; Delph; Welz; Ward; Houchins 3; Fletcher; HR : Profar (5, 8th inning off Fury, 0 on, 2 out). Baldoquin. TB : Tendler; Heineman 3; Martin; De Leon; Morgan 3; Profar 4; RBI : Ward (20); Welz (15). Cardona 2. 2-out RBI : Ward. RBI : Profar 2 (21); Martin 2 (35); De Leon 2 (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Fletcher 2. 2-out RBI : De Leon 2; Profar. SAC : Perez, A. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : De Leon; Lyon 2; Team RISP : 2-for-6. Cardona 2; Martin. Team LOB : 8. SAC : Tendler. SF : Profar. BASERUNNING GIDP : Heineman. CS : Welz (1, 2nd base by Wiles/Lyon). Team RISP : 3-for-10. Team LOB : 12. FIELDING E: Boehm (3, fielding). BASERUNNING DP : (Fletcher-Boehm). SB : Demeritte (10, 2nd base off Grendell/Ward).

FIELDING E: Cardona (1, fielding); Demeritte (8, throw).

High Desert IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Inland Empire IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Wiles (W, 2-3) 5.0 6 3 3 3 4 0 5.25 Anderson (L, 2-7) 4.1 6 5 5 6 4 0 6.18 Williams, S (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.98 Grendell 1.22 0 0 2 3 0 1.93 McCain (S, 2) 3.02 0 0 1 4 0 3.14 Fury 2.01 1 1 0 1 13.51 Totals 9.08 3 3 5 11 0 3.80 Hofacket 1.00 0 0 1 1 0 2.08 Totals 9.09 6 6 9 9 1 4.76

Williams, S pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Game Scores : Wiles 44; Anderson 29. Pitches-strikes : Wiles 81-48; Williams, S 19-9; McCain 41-29; Anderson 94-53; Grendell 36-23; Fury 20-14; Hofacket 13-7. Groundouts-flyouts : Wiles 5-2; Williams, S 0-0; McCain 2-3; Anderson 4-4; Grendell 1-1; Fury 3-1; Hofacket 1-1. Batters faced : Wiles 22; Williams, S 4; McCain 12; Anderson 25; Grendell 9; Fury 7; Hofacket 4. Inherited runners-scored : McCain 1-0; Grendell 2-2. Umpires : HP: Brandon Butler. 1B: Richard Genera. Weather : 73 degrees, sunny. Wind : 2 mph, Out to RF. First pitch : 2:09 PM. T: 3:06. Att : 2,781. Venue : San Manuel Stadium. June 12, 2016

Compiled by MLB Advanced Media (37-25) 8, Kannapolis Intimidators (23-40) 1 June 12, 2016

123456789RHE Hickory 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 11 0 Kannapolis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 2

Hickory AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Kannapolis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jenkins, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .209 Sullivan, CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .251 Altmann, LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .288 Massey, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .288 Moore, SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .217 Cruz, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 Sanchez, C 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .248 Zavala, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .257 Moorman, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .248 Lassiter, DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .304 McKay, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 Daily, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .259 Forbes, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .236 Rodriguez, A, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .244 Almonte, RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .291 Ruchim, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .133 De La Rosa, 2B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .215 Strong, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .203 Payano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez, O, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Katz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Springs, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hasler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 8 11 7 3 8 14 .246 Barrow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 10 1 2 12 17 .244

BATTING BATTING 2B : Moorman (8, Martinez, L); Altmann (7, Hasler); Almonte (3, TB : Zavala; Massey; Daily; Strong 2; Sullivan 2; Lassiter; Barrow). Rodriguez, A; Cruz. HR : Moore (3, 3rd inning off Martinez, L, 0 on, 1 out). RBI : Sullivan (16). TB : Almonte 3; Moorman 2; Jenkins; Altmann 2; De La Rosa 3; 2-out RBI : Sullivan. Forbes 2; Moore 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Daily 2; Massey 3. RBI : Moorman (16); Forbes 2 (14); De La Rosa (12); Moore GIDP : Cruz; Ruchim. (25); Altmann 2 (10). Team RISP : 1-for-6. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Almonte; Moorman; Team LOB : 10. De La Rosa. Team RISP : 3-for-10. FIELDING Team LOB : 4. E: Cruz (10, fielding); Zavala (8, throw). DP : (Zavala-Strong). BASERUNNING SB : Almonte (5, 2nd base off Martinez, L/Zavala). CS : Jenkins (6, 3rd base by Martinez, L/Zavala); De La Rosa (13, 2nd base by Martinez, L/Zavala); Sanchez (2, 2nd base by Martinez, L/Zavala); Forbes (3, 2nd base by Martinez, L/Zavala).

FIELDING DP : 2 (Forbes-De La Rosa-Moorman 2).

Hickory IPH R ERBBSOHRERA Kannapolis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Payano, P (W, 2-2) 5.0 7 1 1 2 6 0 1.50 Martinez, L (L, 1-6) 4.0 7 5 4 0 4 1 5.02 Lopez, O (H, 3) 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1.51 Katz 2.01 1 1 2 2 03.42 Springs 1.00 0 0 0 2 0 1.30 Hasler 1.02 2 2 1 1 0 2.78 Totals 9.010 1 1 2 12 0 3.14 Barrow 2.01 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Totals 9.0 11 8 7 3 8 1 3.85

Game Scores : Payano, P 53; Martinez, L 34. WP : Martinez, L; Katz. HBP : Lassiter (by Payano, P). Pitches-strikes : Payano, P 85-55; Lopez, O 37-24; Springs 14-11; Martinez, L 80-56; Katz 36-21; Hasler 19-13; Barrow 27-17. Groundouts-flyouts : Payano, P 2-0; Lopez, O 3-1; Springs 1-0; Martinez, L 2-3; Katz 3-1; Hasler 0-1; Barrow 1-3. Batters faced : Payano, P 24; Lopez, O 11; Springs 3; Martinez, L 17; Katz 9; Hasler 6; Barrow 7. Ejections : Kannapolis Intimidators Manager Cole Armstrong ejected by 1B umpire Matt Carlyon (6th) Umpires : HP: Joe Schwartz. 1B: Matt Carlyon. Weather : 93 degrees, clear. Wind : 11 mph, In from LF. First pitch : 5:06 PM. T: 2:52. Att : 1,673. Venue : Intimidators Stadium. June 12, 2016

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