WS Game 2. Washington going home with 2-0 Series lead. Cubs choose Ross as mgr.

The Washington Nationals, the biggest WS underdog since the 2007 Colorado Rockies (who got swept by Boston) are heading home after whipping Houston 12-3 in Game 2 last night.

In winning both games at Houston, Washington beat Gerrit Cole AND Justin Verlander. Verlander has now started six WS games in his career, and is 0-5.

Stephen Strasburg gave up a 2-run HR to Alex Bregman in the first inning, but nothing after that as he pitched six innings for the win.

Five different Nationals had two hits, as they banged out 14, including 3 HR.

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The Cubs apparently have chosen ESPN broadcaster David Ross as their new manager, replacing Joe Maddon who has moved on to the Angels. Remember the surprise when the Yankees chose Aaron Boone two years ago? And Eduardo Perez (Tony’s son), an ESPN broadcaster, is still in the mix for some open managerial jobs, too.

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The Arizona Fall League ends tomorrow, Friday. The Surprise Saguaros, which has some Yankees’ prospects, are 16-11, have clinched their division and will be playing in the Championship game on Saturday.  Stats for those prospects.

1B Brandon Wagner .212-2-21  19 games
C Donny Sands .188-1-7  14 games
CF Josh Stowers .121-1-3   19 games.
P Aaron McGarity 1-0, 0.87 9 games, 10 1/3 IP  14 K
P Glenn Otto  2-1, 1.35  5 starts, 20 IP,  20 K
P Daniel Bies 0-1, 4.50 10 IP, 14 K

 

 

Prospects heading for the Arizona Fall League.

From MLB.com

Yankees (Surprise): Daniel Bies, RHP; Glenn Otto, RHP; Donny Sands, C; Josh Stowers, OF; Brandon Wagner, 1B

Acquired from the Mariners in an offshoot of the Sonny Gray trade in January, Stowers has a chance to have four average or better tools, with his arm the lone exception. Otto has had difficulty staying healthy but can reach 97 mph and devastate hitters with his curveball when he’s at 100 percent.

Minor League Report.

See the report of last night’s major league game for a couple moves done by the Yanks in releasing a couple of SWB players.

AAA: SWB (65-55) got blown out, 15-1. They only got four hits, two by LF Clint Frazier. 1B Ryan McBroom solo HR (.324-20-50).

AA: Trenton (64-55) lost 8-1, getting just five hits and making three errors. SS Kyle Holder 2 hits, solo HR.

High A: Tampa (54-64) won 4-2. 2B Oswaldo Cabrera 2 hits, RBI. DH Alexander Palma 3 for 3, 2 RBI, 2-run HR.

Junk (W, 4-6, 5.19) 6 1/3 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 2 W, 2 K.
Bies (S, 1) 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 6 K   6.75

Low A: Charleston scored in the bottom of the ninth to win 1-0. DH Josh Stowers 3 hits, inc. bunt single to get on base in the bottom of the ninth. 1B Eric Wagaman GW RBI double.

Luis Medina 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 10 K.  6.00
D. Ramos (W, 1-0, 0.00) 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 0 K.

 

Minor League Report. Sanchez on rehab.

AAA: SWB (64-51) lost 12-2. Gary Sanchez, on rehab, 1 for 3 but made an error (catcher’s interference). It must be said that Austin Romine and Kyle Higashioka have done great in his absence—the Orioles lack of pitching helping a lot in that department. SWB made four errors in the game, and one was by Clint Frazier.

Maybe the IL stint will help Sanchez regain his stroke. He was 10 for his last 85 before going on the IL.

RF Trey Amburgey 2 hits. DH Erik Kratz 2 RBI.

AA: Trenton’s game was suspended in the fifth inning. To be completed today, August 8.

High A: Tampa (52-60) lost 9-2. C Jason Lopez solo HR. Daniel Bies 4 1/3 scoreless relief innings, 5 K.

Low A: Charleston off.

 

Minor League Report. Deivi Garcia wins AAA debut. AA Trenton turns triple play.

AAA: Deivi Garcia won his AAA debut as SWB (54-40) won 6-4. 2B Tyler Wade, scorching hot lately, 2 hits (.318). LF Zach Zehner 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2-run HR. DH Ryan McBroom 2 hits.

Garcia 5 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 W, 6 K. Gave up 1 HR.

SWB pitchers combined to strike out 14.

AA: Trenton (49-41) pulled off a triple play in a 4-3 win. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the batter popped up to C Kellin Deglan, who fired to second to SS Kyle Holder to double off the runner who was on second, Holder tug out the runner running from first to complete the triple play.

1B Chris Gittens 2 hits. 3B Mandy Alvarez 2 RBI. CF Rashad Crawford 2 hits, RBI.

High A: Tampa off.

Low A: Charleston (48-47) won 3-2. LF Canaan Smith (.301) 2 hits. Daniel Bies four scoreless innings of relief.

Minor League Report.

AAA: All Star Game. The PCL beat the International League (SWB’s league), 9-3.

Here is how SWB’s representatives did:

C Kyle Higashioka started. 0 for 1 with a walk.
1B Mike Ford started. 0 for 2.
DH Ryan McBroom started. 0 for 2.
Reliever J.P. Feyereisen pitched a scoreless eighth. 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K.

AA: Eastern League All-Star Game. The West beat the East (Trenton’s division) 5-0. The East only got 2 hits.

Trenton representatives:

RF Ben Ruta started, 1 for 2.
1B Chris Gittens started, 0 for 3 with a walk.
SS Hoy Jun Park, sub, 0 for 2.
Reliever Danny Alvarez pitched the 4th. 1 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 W, 3 K.
Reliever Trevor Lane pitched in the 8th. 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K.

High A: Tampa (37-50) lost Game 1 of a DH 10-8. LF Pablo Olivares 2 hits, RBI. DH Oswaldo Cabrera 3 hits, 2 RBI. 1B Mickey Gasper 3 hits, 3 RBI, 3-run HR.

Game 2: Makeup of 7/9 postponement. Game suspended in the top of the third with Tampa up 3-0. To be resumed today, 7/11.

Low A: Charleston (46-44) lost 4-3. 1B Eric Wagaman 3 hits. Daniel Bies in relief, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 6 K.

 

 

 

Minor League Report. SWB hits 5 HR.

AAA: SWB (45-31) won 10-1. DH/3B Mike Ford 3 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .325.  LF Trey Amburgey 3 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI.  1B Logan Morrison 2-run HR. .306.

Starter Dan Camarena (W, 2-3, 6.71) 7 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 W, 9 K.

AA: Trenton (43-30) scored in the bottom of the ninth to win 7-6. 2B Hoy Jun Park 2 hits, RBI. SS Kyle Holder 2 RBI. LF Ben Ruta 2 hits, RBI. 1B Chris Gittens 2 RBI (inc. GW RBI single). C Kellin Deglan 2 hits. Brady Lail 6 K in 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

High A: Tampa (31-43) lost 4-2. DH Isiah Gilliam 2 hits. LF Pablo Olivares 2 hits, RBI. Ben Heller, on rehab, “Opener”, 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K.

Low A: Charleston (40-37) won 3-1. 2B Kyle Gray 2 hits, RBI.

Harold Cortijo (W, 3-0, 2.05) 6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 W, 3 K.
Daniel Bies (S, 3) 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K.   3.23

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (39-28) won 7-3. On rehab, RF Aaron Judge 1 for 4, RBI, struck out twice. DH Giancarlo Stanton 0 for 4, 2 strikeouts.

SS Tyler Wade 2 hits. C Eric Kratz 3 hits, 4 RBI, 2 HR, a solo shot and a 3-run shot.

Four SWB pitchers combined for 15 K. J.P. Feyereisen (5-0, 2.48) with 2 scoreless IP.

AA: Trenton (37-27) won 4-3. SS Kyle Holder 3 hits, RBI. LF/RF Ben Ruta 2-run HR. 3B Mandy Alvarez a solo HR.

High A: Tampa off, Florida State League All-Star Break.

Low A: Charleston (37-33) a 2-1 win. C Anthony Seigler, last year’s first round draft pick, 2 hits, RBI. DH Canaan Smith 2 hits. 2B Kyle Gray 2 hits.

Luis Gil 5 IP, 1 R, 8 H, 2 W, 8 K.  1.81
Tanner Myatt (W, 1-1, 1.64) 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K.
Daniel Bies (S, 2) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K.  3.62

Minor League Report. Stanton HRs on Rehab.

AAA: SWB (37-25) won 4-1. 3B Breyic Valera (.429!) 4 hits. C Kyle Higashioka 2-run HR. Drew Hutchison 6 IP, 1 R.

AA: Trenton (34-25) lost 7-6 by giving up a run in the bottom of the ninth. DH Mandy Alvarez 2 hits, 3 RBI. 1B Chris Gittens a 2-run HR. SS Kyle Holder 2 hits. C Kellin Deglan 2 hits.

High A: Tampa (27-38) lost both games of a DH.

Game 1: Lost 6-1. DH Giancarlo Stanton, on rehab, 2 hits, inc. a solo HR. 2B Oswaldo Cabrera 3 hits. RF Tyler Hill 2 hits.

Game 2: Lost 7-2. Cabrera 2 hits (played SS in this one). Hill 2 hits (LF in this game).

Low A: Charleston (35-30) won 3-2. 1B Mickey Gasper 3-run HR. Daniel Bies 4 scoreless relief IP, 6 K.

Minor League Report.

AAA: SWB (18-16) lost 6-5. CF Tyler Wade 2 hits, RBI. C Ryan Lavarnway 2 RBI. 2B Breyvic Valera solo HR. DH Brad Miller solo HR. Starter David Hale 5 R in 3 IP. David Sosebee two scoreless innings of relief.

AA: Trenton (21-14) lost 5-0, getting just four hits, two by DH Chris Gittens. Starter Deivi Garcia (L, 1-2, 4.50) 5 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 W, 9 K. Matt Wivinis 2 scoreless relief innings.

High A: Tampa (17-21) lost 1-0, getting just three hits.

Miguel Yajure (L, 1-5, 3.52) 6 IP 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 W, 3 K.
Braden Bristo 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K.  1.65

Low A: Charleston (22-17) won 7-6 in 11 innings. CF Josh Stowers (.306) GW hit. DH Canaan Smith (.318) 2 hits.  Starter Daniel Bies 1 R in 6 IP.