The Dodgers’ minor league pipeline kept producing Sunday, with power, pitching depth and a couple of notable Futures Game appearances all showing up across the system.
In Philadelphia, outfielders Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota handled left field for the National League in the MLB Futures Game. De Paula got the start and played the first four innings, finishing 1 for 2 with a single. Sirota went down on strikes in his lone at-bat, but his on-base streak is still very much intact at 72 straight games once play resumes on Friday.
The day’s biggest individual performance came from Great Lakes infielder Logan Wagner. Working at second base, he went deep twice and knocked in three runs.
Triple-A Oklahoma City kept rolling behind a familiar cast. Ryan Ward homered and drove in three as the Comets beat the El Paso Chihuahuas.
Zach Ehrhard added three hits, including a double, and scored twice. Jack Suwinski also turned in a three-hit day with a double, while James Tibbs III matched them with three hits of his own.
The pitching was just as clean. Oklahoma City used nine relievers, and each one delivered a scoreless inning in the 8-0 win.
At Double-A Tulsa, the Drillers dropped a 3-1 decision to Springfield after the Cardinals pushed across two runs in the seventh. Wyatt Crowell had already worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen before the trouble hit in the seventh, when he walked two and gave up a two-run double that ended up deciding the game.
Christian Zazueta also had a short outing, though he did strike out three over three innings while allowing one run. It was his only start on four days’ rest this season, after he also took the ball in Tuesday’s series opener.
High-A Great Lakes got strong relief work from Robby Porco and Justin Chambers, who combined for six strikeouts over 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
In Class-A Ontario, Jaron Elkins and Easton Shelton each homered in a 4-2 win over Inland Empire. Brady Smith started and struck out seven over three innings, giving up one run. Luis Carias then finished the job, allowing one run over the final six innings and striking out five to earn the win.
Sunday’s scores: Oklahoma City 8, El Paso 0
Springfield 3, Tulsa 1 Great Lakes 3, Dayton 1
Ontario 4, Inland Empire 2
The week ahead: Oklahoma City at Tacoma (Mariners)
Tulsa at Frisco (Rangers) Great Lakes vs.
West Michigan (Tigers) Ontario vs.
Lake Elsinore (Padres)
All four Dodgers affiliates are off for the All-Star break and won’t return until Friday night, when they’ll begin shortened three-game series. From Monday through Thursday, minor league action is limited to the Arizona Complex League and the Dominican Summer League.
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