Miami Marlins June 23rd Minor League Report

The Miami Marlins topped the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field on Saturday afternoon. Their feeder system was busy too.

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Dylan Lee was promoted from the Jupiter Hammerheads to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.

Sean Guenther was sent from Jupiter down the street to the GCL Marlins for a rehab assignment.

The GCL Marlins activated C Luis Arcaya from the seven-day DL.

Triple-A Pacific Coast League

New Orleans Baby Cakes 1, Memphis Redbirds 2

With 9,062 at AutoZone Park, the Memphis Redbirds handed the Baby Cakes a 2-1 loss. Sandy Alcantara (5-3, 3.71) lasted six innings, allowed six hits, and struck out six. He walked four and allowed two earned runs, earning a 50 GameScore and getting 67-of-106 over the plate.

The Redbirds outhit the Cakes, 10-to-8. Eric Campbell went two-for-three with a walk, and is now hitting .332 for the season. The Redbirds scored single runs in the fourth and in the fifth. New Orleans struck back for one in the ninth on a Tomas Telis RBI-single.

Double-A Southern League

Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 3, Mississippi Braves 4

The Mississippi Braves hosted the Jumbo Shrimp with 2,423 on hand at Trustmark Park. Jeff Brigham started and struck out nine over six shutout three-hit innings. He walked one batter, earned a 77 GameScore, and put 52-of-75 over the plate. Kyle Keller (1-3, 4.76) earned the loss.

#Marlins right-hander Jeff Brigham lowers his ERA to 0.43 in his fourth start for @JaxShrimp. https://t.co/MB58kW1iyj pic.twitter.com/Uterlrxl6q
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June 24, 2018

The M-Braves outhit the Shrimp, 10-to-7. No Jacksonville player had a multiple hit game, and only Isan Diaz finished with a multi-base hit, a double. The game was scoreless until the eighth inning. The Shrimp scored on a Monte Harrison RBI-single and a Diaz two-RBI-double. The Braves tied it with three in the bottom of the inning. Alay Lago scored a walkoff RBI-single with one out, scoring Connor Lien.

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High-A Florida State League

Jupiter Hammerheads 0, Tampa Tarpons 5

At George M. Steinbrenner Field with 736 on hand, the hosting Tarpons defeated the Hammerheads, 5-0. Jorge Guzman (0-4, 2.33) lost, striking out four over six innings. He allowed one run on three hits and two walks.

Tampa was outhit 8-to-5. Anfernee Seymour led Jupiter’s offense with a single and a double.

Middle-A South Atlantic League

Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, Hagerstown Suns 4

Jhonny Santos went deep for the fifth time this season, with a three-run shot in the final inning to give the Hoppers a 5-4, come from behind victory.

Greensboro got on the board first when Thomas Jones crossed the plate on a Seth Romero wild pitch. They added a run on a Garvis Lara second inning RBI-double. The Suns got on the board in the fifth on an Armond Upshaw RBI-single. They took the lead in the sixth on an Omar Meregildo RBI-groundout and an Alejandro Flores two-RBI-triple.

Edward Cabrera struck out five in as many innings, earning no decision. He allowed three runs on four hits and three walks. Gabriel Castellanos (1-0, 4.50) blew a save but earned the victory over two relief innings. The Hoppers outhit the Suns 6-5 in what was supposed to be the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader. The second game was cancelled due to rain. Jones finished with a pair of singles to pace Greensboro’s offense.

Rookie Gulf Coast League

GCL Marlins 3, GCL Nationals 0 (5)

In a rain-shortened five-inning contest at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the GCL Marlins blanked the GCL Nationals.

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Catcher Keegan Fish hit a single and a double, and Milton Smith hit two singles in the win. The Marlins outhit the Nats 7-to-1. Josh Roberson started, and allowed the only Nationals hit in 1 2/3 innings of work. Jared Crescentini (1-0, 0.00) was credited with the win by collecting the final out of the second inning. Sean Guenther struck out two in two perfect innings. Steven Farnworth earned a save, striking out one in a perfect inning of work.

The Marlins scored a first inning run when Daniel Paulino crossed the plate on a Harrison DiNicola double play ball. It turned out to be the game-winner, but Paulino was not credited with an RBI on the play. The Marlins added two in the third on a Walner Espinal two-RBI-double.

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