Daily Farm Report: Two First Rounders Make Their Professional Debut, and Randal Grichuk Homers

Memphis 6 - New Orleans 3

Notables:

• Luis Mateo (SS): 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K
• Randal Grichuk (LF): 1-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
  
• Stephen Piscotty (RF): 1-5, RBI, K
• Xavier Scruggs (1B): 2-4, R
  
• Thomas Pham (CF): 0-3, 2 R, 2 K
  
• Greg Garcia (2B): 1-4, R
• Ed Easley (C): 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
  
• Boone Whiting (SP): 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Notes:

• 5 of Boone Whiting's 12 starts have been very bad, he has been excellent in the other 7. Last night was one of the good ones, the Redbirds staked him to a 6 run lead early and he made it stand up allowing only 1 run and 1 extra base hit.
  
• After fourstick and I mentioned him slumping in the last 2 DFRs, Randal Grichuk went out and hit his 14th homer of the season.
  
• Tommy Pham has seen a lot more playing time with Oscar Taveras and Randal Grichuk riding the Memphis to St. Louis shuttle and he has taken advantage of it, hitting .315/.374/.515.
  

Springfield 2 - San Antonio 1

Notables:

• Mike O'Neill (LF): 1-4, R, BB, K, 2 SB
  
• Matt Williams (2B): 2-3, RBI, 2 BB
• Patrick Wisdom (3B): 1-4, R, K
  
• Starlin Rodriguez (CF/RF): 2-3, RBI
• David Popkins (RF): 2-3,
• Kyle Hald (SP): 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Justin Wright (RP): 2 IP, 2 K
  

Notes:

• Last night was a nice bounce back for Kyle Hald, he had given up 16 runs (12 earned) over 8 innings in his last 2 starts.
• Patrick Wisdom hasn't drawn a walk since June 25th and he has walked in less than 6% of his plate appearances, meanwhile he is striking out over 30% of the time.

Palm Beach 4 - Bradenton 1

Notables:

• Charlie Tilson (CF): 1-4, K
• Bruce Caldwell (DH): 2-4, R, K, SB
• Nick Martini (RF): 1-3, R, K
  
• Anthony Garcia (LF): 1-3, R, K, SB
  
• Mason Katz (2B): 0-2, R, BB, K
  
• Tyrell Jenkins (SP): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
  
• Samuel Tuivailala (RP): 2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K
  

Notes:

• It is good to see Tyrell Jenkins working deep into games, but the lack of strike outs since he came back is worrying. He's only struck out 5 hitters in 21 innings so far.
  
• Sam Tuivailala on the other hand is not struggling to miss bats. He's struck out 64 hitters in 37.2 innings.
  
• Bruce Caldwell has 8 extra base hits (3 doubles, 1 triple and 4 homers) in his last 10 games.
  

Peoria 2 - Burlington 1

Notables:

• Vaughn Bryan (CF): 0-4
  
• CJ McElroy (LF): 0-3, BB, K
  
• Carson Kelly (C): 1-3, BB
• Juan Herrera (SS): 1-2, R, 2 BB
  
• Steve Bean (PH): 1-1, RBI
  
• Luis Perdomo (SP): 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• Chris Perry (RP): 2 IP, 1 K

Notes:

• The Chiefs only had 3 hits and 2 walks heading into the bottom of the 9th. Steve Bean's 2 out pinch hit RBI single tied the game, and Michael Schultze followed up with an RBI walkoff single of his own.
• Chris Perry is 7th on the team in innings pitched, but leads Peoria with 80 strikeouts.

State College 3 - Jamestown 2

Notables:

• Danny Diekroeger (3B): 2-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
• Alex De Leon (DH): 0-4, K
  
• Rowan Wick (RF): 2-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, K
  
• Jake Stone (1B): 1-2, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
  
• Adam Ehrlich (C): 0-3, BB, K
  
• Austin Gomber (SP): 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K

Notes:

• Rowan Wick Dinger Watch: None
• He did, however, crack his 4th double of the season and scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
• Jake Stone's double was his 1st in the New York Penn League to go along with his 3 homers.
  

Johnson City 3 - Princeton 1

Notables:

• Oscar Mercado (SS): 2-4, 2 R
• Blake Drake (RF): 2-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
  
• Casey Grayson (1B): 2-4, RBI
• Chris Rivera (2B): 1-4, K
• Juan Perez (SP): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K

GCL Cardinals 7 - GCL Nationals 1

Notables:

• Michael Massi (SS): 2-3, 3 R, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K
• Malik Collymore (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, K, SB
  
• Michael Pritchard (1B): 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
  
• Luke Weaver: (SP): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• Jack Flaherty: (RP): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HR