Sunday's top prospect performers

Here's a look at Sunday's top Minor League performers from each team's Top 30 Prospects list:

Orioles: Adley Rutschman, C (MLB No. 2), Double-A Bowie
DL Hall, LHP (MLB No. 57), Double-A Bowie
Hudson Haskin, (No. 14), Low-A Delmarva
Sunday was a good day to be an Orioles prospect, with three standout performances across two levels of Baltimore’s system.

Rutschman recorded his first three-hit day at the plate this season, and launched a game-tying, three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to catapult Bowie to a 5-4 victory over Richmond. The switch-hitting catcher collected two singles, two runs, three RBIs and a walk to round out a 3-for-4 line. The blast was Rutschman’s fourth longball of the season, and upped his slash line to .246/.432/.475 in 81 plate appearances.

Hall was the starter in Bowie's 13th win of the season. The lefty tossed four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, walked two and allowed two hits. Sunday’s start marked Hall’s third start of the year with more than four innings pitched and no runs allowed, with an ERA of 2.81 in 16.0 innings. Hall has recorded 31 strikeouts to eight walks so far, good for a dominant K/9 of 17.44.

Haskin pushed his hitting streak to nine games with his third three-hit performance in 15 games this season. He posted a final line of 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, a single, four RBIs and two runs scored in Delmarva’s 13-3 shellacking of Carolina. The 2020 second-rounder has been raking to start the year, posting a slash line of .355/.444/.500 with an OPS of .944 in his first 15 professional games. Orioles prospect stats »

Royals: Bobby Witt Jr., SS (MLB No. 7), Double-A Northwest Arkansas
MJ Melendez, C (No. 14), Double-A Northwest Arkansas
The Royals top prospect is starting to get comfortable in the box, and it has shown in his recent performance. Witt Jr. clobbered a 450-foot dinger down the left field line as a part of a 2-for-5 day at the plate, tacking on his first double of the season and an RBI in Northwest Arkansas’ 12-5 win over Springfield. Witt Jr. has now recorded a hit in five straight games, and has three consecutive multihit performances. The power hitting shortstop has raised his batting average 57 points (from .178 to .235) with his recent hot streak.

Melendez has been the main driver of the recent power surge in Northwest Arkansas. The catcher went 2-for-3 with two solo homers and two walks in the Naturals’ victory on Sunday. The 2017 second rounder has hit three homers in his last three games and six on the year. Melendez raised his slash line to .271/.393/.667 with an OPS of 1.060. Royals prospect stats »

Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B (MLB No. 9), Triple-A Indianpolis
In his second game back on a rehab stint for a left wrist injury suffered in Pittsburgh’s second game of the season, Hayes reminded baseball fans why he is regarded as one of the best young bats in the league. In a 5-4 loss, Hayes went 2-for-4 at the plate with a homer and a double, as well as two RBIs and two runs scored. The powerful third baseman smacked an opposite field, line drive-homer on an 0-2 pitch in the eighth inning for his first MiLB dinger since 2019. Hayes holds a career OPS+ of 201 in 102 MLB plate appearances, and figures to slot into a premier spot in Pittsburgh’s lineup once he returns from his rehab assignment. Pirates prospect stats »

Red Sox: Triston Casas, 1B, (MLB No. 34), Double-A Portland
Casas continues to scald the ball, homering for the fourth time and driving in three runs during his third consecutive multi-hit game. The 21-year-old singled and put the game away with a three-run homer in the ninth inning. Batting .182 heading into Portland's game on May 12, Casas has gone 18-for-45 (.400) with six extra-base hits and 14 RBIs in 11 games since to bring his slash line up to .328/.400/.552. Red Sox prospect stats »

Mets: Francisco Álvarez, C (MLB No. 38), Low-A St. Lucie
Álvarez's torrid start to the season continued Sunday with another multi-hit performance. The 19-year-old picked up his sixth mult-hit effort of the season and connected on his second home run. The three-run blast was Álvarez's second roundtripper of the season and first since May 7. The Venezuela-born backstop is batting .417/.567/.646 with seven extra-base hits, 12 runs and 12 RBIs. Álvarez has driven in seven runs in his last five contests and has reached safely in 13 of 15 games, collecting 15 walks and fanning just seven times. Mets prospect stats »

Mariners: Taylor Trammell, OF (MLB No. 84), Triple-A Tacoma
Austin Shenton, 3B (No. 19), High-A Everett

Trammell has done exactly what he and the Mariners hoped he would after he was returned to the Minors. The 23-year-old hit a solo homer, doubled and finished with four hits for the second time since joining Tacoma. Trammell has hit safely in all 10 games since his return on May 13, collecting six multi-hit performances while batting .512/.511/.977 with 10 extra-base hits -- including five homers -- and 16 RBIs in 43 at-bats.

Shenton extended his hitting streak to seven games with a homer, two doubles en route to a career-high five RBIs. Despite a .258 average, the 23-year-old had 10 extra-base hits and 12 RBIs through his first 17 games. Shelton has also displayed a strong eye at the plate, evidenced by 13 walks in 81 plate appearances. Shelton has consecutive multi-hit games after collecting two through his first 15 contests. Mariners prospect stats »

Tigers: Gage Workman, 3B (No. 12), Low-A Lakeland
The 12th-ranked Tigers prospect added an exclamation point on a 12-run ninth inning for the Flying Tigers as he nailed down a cycle with a double down the line in left in his second at-bat of the frame with two outs. Workman singled earlier in the inning after tripling to right in the third and launching a solo blast to right in the sixth. The 21-year-old recorded four hits for the first time in his professional career and has 11 extra-base hits, 13 runs scored and 11 RBIs over 17 games this season. Tigers prospect stats »

Braves: Tucker Davidson, LHP (No. 8), Triple-A Gwinnett
Davidson tossed six dominant innings but took a loss as Gwinnett failed to score and dropped a 1-0 pitchers duel to Nashville. The lefty struck out nine, walked one and allowed just one hit, a first inning home run to Keston Hiura which turned out to be the difference in the contest. Sunday’s outing was Davidson’s third start at Triple-A, and his first since his start in Atlanta against the Mets on May 18. The 25-year-old has been unhittable in his 20 MiLB innings, striking out 23 while yielding four walks with an ERA of 0.90. Davidson has allowed two earned runs in Triple-A, and both have come off solo home runs. The 2016 first-rounder has held opponents to a batting average of .119 and posted a WHIP of 0.60 to start the year. Braves prospect stats »

Angels: Packy Naughton, LHP (No. 22), Triple-A Salt Lake
The 25-year-old took a no-hit bid into the eighth in what was the longest outing of his career. Naughton yielded one hit and a walk while fanning eight over 7 ⅔ scoreless frames. The 22nd-ranked Angels prospect recovered from a leadoff walk to Buddy Reed by retiring 18 in a row. A fielding error at third base allowed Pete Kozma to reach to lead off the seventh, but Naughton recovered to escape the frame without any further damage on nine pitches. The southpaw opened the eighth with back-to-back punchouts, but a double by Cody Thomas ended the no-no bid and Naughton’s afternoon. He tossed 102 pitches -- 66 for strikes. Angels prospect stats »