Dodgers minor league news

Kyle Garlick has 3 hits, HR in Quakes win; Mitch Hansen heats up in Arizona

By Eric Stephen@ericstephen Aug 22, 2015, 10:35pm PDT

Kyle Garlick has four home runs in nine games with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga.

Strong offensive performances highlighted Saturday for the Dodgers' minor league affiliates.

Player of the day

Kyle Garlick homered and had three hits in the Quakes' win at Visalia. The 28th-round pick in this year's draft has hit since day one as a pro, and sense joining Class-A Rancho Cucamonga is 15-for-34 (.441) with four home runs in nine games.

Garlick is hitting .411 (39-for-95) over his last 25 games, between Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

Eric Surkamp struck out seven and allowed one run in six innings in OKC's 5-2 win over the Reno Aces (Diamondbacks). O`Koyea Dickson was 2-for-3, and Andy Wilkins had an RBI double.

Jose Tabata entered the game late and added a two-run home run in the seventh inning for some breathing room. Since joining the Dodgers organization, Tabata is hitting .319/.373/.511 with three doubles and two home runs in 51 plate appearances over 17 games.

Double-A Tulsa

A five-run third inning proved to be too much for the Drillers in a 7-4 loss to the Midland RockHounds (Athletics). Eric Stults, fresh off the disabled list, allowed seven runs in six innings to take the loss. Yadir Drake went 3-for-5, and Lars Anderson went 2-for-4 with a double, with each driving in a run.

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Class-A Rancho Cucamonga

In addition to Garlick's offensive production, the Quakes also got a home run from Devan Ahart, who was 3-for-5 in a 7-2 win over the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks). Scott Barlow struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run for the win.

Low Class-A Great Lakes

J.D. Underwood allowed three runs on five hits in the eighth inning, turning a 2-0 Loons lead into a 3-2 loss to the Dayton Dragons (Reds). Logan Landon, the Dodgers' 10th-round pick this year, was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Grant Holmes was limited to two innings, striking out four with one walk. Holmes has thrown 96⅓ innings in 22 starts in 2015. The 2014 first-round pick threw 48⅓ innings as a professional last year, after throwing 40 innings during his senior season in high school.

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Rookie-level Ogden

Matt Jones was 3-for-5 and homered twice in the Raptors' 5-4 win over the Orem Owls (Angels).

"The first one they shifted pull on me, so I was like, ‘Well, here comes a fastball away’ and it happened right there and I put a pretty good swing on it," Jones told reporters after the game, per the team. "The ball jumps out of this yard, so it felt pretty good."

Jordan Paroubeck was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk and two runs scored in the win. Michael Medina, in his first game since July 23, missing 24 games with a hamstring injury, was 1-for-4 with a double as the designated hitter.

Ogden has won 12 times in its last 15 games.

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Rookie-level Ariona

Right fielder Mitch Hansen reached base four times in the AZL Dodgers' 9-8 loss to the AZL Angels. Hansen, the Dodgers' second-round pick in 2015, had a slow start in the Arizona League but was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks on Saturday, and in his last 14 games is hitting .333/.385/.500 with four doubles, two triples and 12 runs scored

Transactions

Triple-A: It was promotion Saturday, with Chris Anderson and Jharel Cotton getting promoted from Double-A Tulsa, along with reliever Juan Jaime as well. Ramon Troncoso and Randy Fontanez were both placed on the seven-day disabled list, and pitcher Grant Dayton was sent to Tulsa.

Double-A: Stults and Jairo Heredia were activated from the DL.

Class-A: Speed camp pinch runner Edwin Drexler was sent to rookie Arizona League on a rehab assignment.