Dodgers minor league news

Justin Turner begins rehab assignment with Rancho Cucamonga

By Eric Stephen@ericstephen Jul 13, 2014, 11:49pm PDT

Dodgers infielder Justin Turner was 1-for-2 with two walks as designated hitter for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday night in his first game of a minor league rehabilitation assignment. Here is a look at the rest of Sunday's minor league action.

Player of the day

Chris O`Brien, catcher for the Lookouts, delivered a two-run double in the ninth inning to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 walk-off with for Double-A Chattanooga, breaking a 3-for-26 slump for O'Brien.

Triple-A Albuquerque

Eighth-inning home runs by Jamie Romak and Brian Cavazos-Galvez lifted the Isotopes to a 6-5 road win over the Las Vegas 51s (Mets) in their last game before the Triple-A All-Star break. Cavazos-Galvez's shot was the first pinch-hit home run by Albuquerque on the season and was the go-ahead blow. Joc Pederson was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, and is 7-for-17 (.412) with two doubles, a triple and six walks in five games since his return from the disabled list.

Double-A Chattanooga

O'Brien's walk-off double gave the Lookouts a 5-4 win over the Huntsville Stars (Brewers). Chattanooga trailed 4-2 entering the ninth inning, but singles by Bobby Coyle, O`Koyea Dickson and pinch hitter Daniel Mayora cut the deficit to 4-3, setting up O'Brien's heroics. Andres Santiago allowed one unearned run in six innings with four strikeouts in a no-decision.

Advanced Class-A Rancho Cucamonga

Chris Anderson struck out six in four innings, but he also allowed five runs in the Quakes' 6-2 loss to the Lancaster JetHawks (Astros). Anderson allowed a three-run home run in the first inning and a two-run shot in the fourth. The Quakes managed just five hits, all singles, one of which was by Turner, who also walked twice.

Class-A Great Lakes

The Loons fell 9-7 to the Lake County Captains (Indians). Spencer Navin reached base four times and scored three runs, and Alex Santana was 2-for-4 with a double and drove in three runs in the loss.

Rookie-level Ogden

The Raptors were completely shut down 12-0 by the Billings Mustangs (Reds), and shutout on just three hits by Tyler Mahle. Right fielder Devan Ahart, the Dodgers' 16th-round pick in the 2014 draft, had two of the three hits for Ogden, and he was picked off one of the times he reached base.

Rookie-level AZL Dodgers

Dodgers second-round pick Alex Verdugo was 2-for-4 with a walk, a steal and two RBI but the AZL Dodgers lost 5-4 on the road to the AZL A's. Verdugo has an eight-game hitting streak.

Minor league transactions

Rancho Cucamonga placed Corey Seager and Julio Urias on the temporary inactive list so they could participate in the Futures Game, and activated right-handed pitcher Luis Meza from the disabled list and added catcher Pratt Maynard from extended spring training ... Seager will be promoted to the Lookouts, but it won't be official until later in the week. ... Great Lakes placed right-handed pitcher Greg Harris on the seven-day disabled list and activated right-hander Kyle Hooper from the DL.

Coming up

Scott Barlow starts for the Loons against Lake County at 4 p.m. PT ... Raydel Sanchez starts for the Lookouts against Hunstville at 4:05 p.m. ... Jose De Leon starts for the Raptors at Billings at 6:05 p.m. ... Lindsey Caughel starts for the Quakes against Lancaster at 7:05 p.m., and Scott Elbert will pitch in relief.