*Top Hitter of the Day*
- Mario Feliciano, C – Carolina Mudcats – Milwaukee Brewers – – 1-3, HR (14), 2R, 3RBi – Feliciano continues his breakout season with another home run, his Carolina League leading fourteenth, his fifth in his last four games and most importantly, the game winner last night over Salem. His two-run blast in the seventh inning gave the Mudcats a 7-2 lead. Yet, Carolina reliever Rodrigo Benoit gave up four runs, two earned, on three hits in two thirds of an inning in the top of the ninth, but fellow reliever Clayton Andrews bailed him out to notch his eighth save on the season and 7-6 Mudcat win.
California League:
- Luis Campusano, C – Lake Elsinore Storm – San Diego Padres – – 2-4, 2B, R, RBi – – Campusano’s nine hits over his last six games (9-23; .391) have placed him at the top of the Cal League in batting (.320).
- Lazaro Armenteros, LF – Stockton Ports – Oakland A’s – – 3-5, HR (10), 3B, 2R, 3RBi, K – The Havana, Cuba native logged his second three-hit effort over his last five games and hit his tenth homer on the year, a three-run blast in Stockton’s half of the first, tying him for second in the Cal League with Rancho Cucamonga’s Devin Mann and two behind Lancaster first baseman Luis Castro, who sits on 12.
Carolina League:
- Nolan Jones, 3B – Lynchburg Hillcats – Cleveland Indians – – 1-4, HR (5), R, 2RBi, 2K –
Florida State League:
- Ryan Noda, 1B – Dunedin Blue Jays – Toronto Blue Jays – – 1-1, HR (6), 2R, RBi, 2BB –
- Deon Stafford, C – Bradenton Marauders – Pittsburgh Pirates – – 2-3, HR (3), 3B, 2R, RBI, BB –
- Taylor Walls, SS – Charlotte Stone Crabs – Tampa Bay Rays – – 2-4, 2 2B, 2R, 2RBi, BB, 2 SB (7,8) –
- Jim Haley, 1B – Charlotte Stone Crabs – Tampa Bay Rays –– 3-4, 2B, R, 2RBi –
- Justin Toerner, RF – Palm Beach Cardinals – St. Louis Cardinals – – 3-6, HR (4), R, 6RBi, K – – The 2018 – 28th rounder out of Cal State Northridge continued his (now 2019 Florida State League) all-star season with a career high six RBi last night in what was a convincing 12-6 victory over versus Charlotte. His previous high in runs batted in was April 30 against St. Lucie (NYM) when he went 2-4, with his second homer on the year.
- Lewin Diaz, 1B – Fort Myers Miracle – Minnesota Twins – – 1-4, HR (12), R, 2RBi – – Speaking of 2019 Florida State League All-Stars, Diaz’ first inning blast versus Jupiter, his twelfth on the season, opened up scoring for Fort Myers in what would eventually become a 6-2 victory, placing the Miracle at 35-25 on the year and in first place in the FSL South Division. The 2013 international signee out of the Dominican Republic (and former UTR OAS choice from 2017) now leads the FSL in total bases (108) behind 2018 – first round draft pick out of Oregon State and teammate Trevor Larnach (103).
- Rodolfo Duran, C – Clearwater Threshers – Philadelphia Phillies – – 4-4, HR (1), 2B, R, 5RBi – – In what’s been a dreadful season for the Phillies number 19 overall prospect (Pipeline) Duran logged his fist four-hit game of the year, including his first round-tripper over the center field wall that scored fellow top 20 prospect Jhailyn Ortiz.
- Jonathan India, 3B – Daytona Tortugas – Cincinnati Reds – – 3-5, HR (8), 2R, RBi, 2K –
Midwest League:
- Griffin Conine, RF – Lansing Lugnuts – Toronto Blue Jays – – 2-3, 2B, R, 2BB, K –
- Jake Brodt, 1B – Lansing Lugnuts – Toronto Blue Jays –– 2-5, 2B, 3RBi, 2K, 2 SB (8,9) –
- Jair Camargo, C – Great Lakes Loons – Los Angeles Dodgers – – 3-5, 2B, 2R, RB, K – – When Camargo collects a hit, he collects them in bunches. The 19-year-old native of Colombia has registered a hit in all but five games, dating back to May 18, and each game but one (May 19 vs. West Michigan) he’s posted either two or three hits.
- Ulrich Bojarski, RF – West Michigan Whitecaps – Detroit Tigers – – 3-5, HR (9), 2B, 2R, 2RBi, K –
- Hector Martinez, 3B – West Michigan Whitecaps – Detroit Tigers –– 2-4, HR (1), 2R, 2RBi, K –
- Chris Betts, C – Bowling Green Hot Rods – Tampa Bay Rays – – 2-3, 2R, 3RBi, BB –
- Wander Franco, SS – Bowling Green Hot Rods – Tampa Bay Rays – – 2-4, 2R, RBi, BB, SB (12) –
South Atlantic League:
- Freddy Fermin, C – Lexington Legends – Kansas City Royals – – 2-4, HR (6), R, 3RBi –
- Keegan McGovern, DH – West Virginia Power – Seattle Mariners – – 2-4, 2B, 2RBi –