Six Dodger affiliates win on Thursday and Rob Segedin is named as the Oklahoma City representative to the Pacific Coast League All-Star game on July 13th at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte.
Player of the day
Right-handed pitcher Jose De Leon matched his longest outing of the season on Thursday in Oklahoma City's 7-3 win. De Leon pitched five innings, allowed a run and four hits while striking out six.
De Leon has only pitched 23⅓ innings in 2016 as the calendar now turns to July.
Triple-A Oklahoma City
The Dodgers got solid pitching and some pop in their 7-3 win over the Sounds. Player of the day Jose De Leon picked up his first win of the season. Grant Dayton and Jacob Rhame each pitched two innings to finish the game.
Catcher Jack Murphy went 4-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Micah Johnson, Corey Brown and Zach Walters each had two hits.
In the seventh inning, Corey Brown and O'Koyea Dickson each hit their ninth home runs of the season and they did back-to-back.
Double-A Tulsa
The Drillers got back to into action after their All-Star break with a 6-2 loss to the Missions (Padres). Right-handed pitcher Tim Shibuya took the loss. Shibuya pitched four innings, allowed five runs (three earned), and gave up six hits.
Gus Schlosser and Michael Johnson pitched the final four innings and allowed one run.
The Drillers did not do much at the plate, Jordan Tarsovich had two hits, including a double.
Class-A Rancho Cucamonga
The Quakes led 4-0 going to the eighth but then the Ports scored four runs to tie the game. Edwin Rios led off the bottom of the eighth with his second home run of the game. That proved to be the difference as the Quakes won 5-4.
Tommy Bergjans pitched six scoreless innings, allowed just one hit and one walk, and struck out five. Bubby Rossman allowed all four runs in the fateful eighth. Jeff Mahm blew the save but then got the win.
22-year old Rios was 3-for-4 with two home runs, Matt Beaty was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run. Mike Ahmed also had two hits.
Class-A Great Lakes
The Loons led 6-0 and then had to hang on in the ninth when the Lugnuts (Blue Jays) scored four runs and had the bases loaded when the Loons recorded the third out and get the 7-6 win.
Michael Boyle picked up the win for his six scoreless inning effort. Boyle gave up three hits, three walks and struck out eight.
Logan Landon hit two solo home runs. Ariel Sandoval hit his 11th home run of the season.
Rookie - Ogden
Buoyed by a six-run second inning, the Raptors beat the Owlz (Angels) 8-4. Jairo Pacheco pitched five innings for the win though Pacheco gave up four runs, six hits and walked three. Three pitchers, Tony Gonsolin, Austin French, and Corey Copping combined to pitch four scoreless innings.
Luke Raley and Ibandel Isabel each had three hits. Brock Carpenter, Gerald Pitre and Moises Perez had two hits each.
Rookie - Arizona
The AZL Dodgers defeated the AZL Diamondbacks 11-1 on Thursday evening. Left-handed specialist Randy Choate made his fourth appearance and pitched a scoreless inning, striking out two.
Caleb Ferguson pitched four innings, allowed no runs, two hits and struck out nine.
Catcher Kelbert Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a triple, walk and three RBI. The 17-year old catcher played in the Dominican Summer League in 2015. The Venezuelan-born Ruiz hit .300 with a .726 OPS in 2015.
Cody Thomas, Gavin Lux, Christian Santana, and Shaker Albert each had two hits.
Dominican Summer League - Dodgers1 and Dodgers2
Dodgers1 beat the Mariners 4-1 and Dodgers2 lost to the Phillies 3-2. Outfielder Starling Heredia was 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Transactions
Triple-A: Oklahoma City placed outfielder Alex Hassan on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 29, 2016; outfielder Andrew Toles assigned to Oklahoma City from Tulsa. Double-A: Catcher Shawn Zarraga assigned to Tulsa from Oklahoma City; right-handed pitcher Chris Anderson assigned to Tulsa from Rancho Cucamonga; Tulsa placed catcher Tyler Ogle on the 7-day disabled list. Class-A: Right-handed pitcher Kyle Hooper assigned to Rancho Cucamonga from Tulsa. Rookie: 2016 8th round draft pick right-handed pitcher Andre Scrubb, 2016 22nd round draft pick right-handed pitcher Jeff Paschke, and 28th round draft pick right-handed pitcher Jake Perkins assigned to AZL Dodgers.
Thursday Scores
Rancho Cucamonga 5, Stockton 4
AZL Dodgers 11, AZL Diamondbacks 1
Friday Schedule
4:05 p.m. PT - Bowling Green (Rays) (Blake Bivens) at Great Lakes (Victor Gonzalez)
5:05 p.m. - Oklahoma City (Jharel Cotton) at Nashville (TBD)
5:05 p.m. - Tulsa (Lisalverto Bonilla) at San Antonio (Seth Simmons)
6:00 p.m. - Orem (Ty Barkell) at Ogden (Gregor Mora)
7:00 p.m. - AZL Brewers at AZL Dodgers
7:05 p.m. - Stockton (Zack Erwin) at Rancho Cucamonga (Grant Holmes)