Tuesday's top prospect performers

April 10th, 2019

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

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

Blue Jays: Alejandro Kirk, C (No. 28) -- 2-for-3, solo HR (1), 2 BB (Class A Lansing)
After drawing walks in his first two trips to the plate, Kirk homered to right field in the fifth inning and added a single in the subsequent frame. It was the second multihit performance in five games this season for the 20-year-old backstop.
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Orioles: Robert Neustrom, OF (No. 30) -- 3-for-5, HR (2), 3 RBIs, SB (Class A Delmarva)
With the Shorebirds down to their final out, the 2018 fifth-rounder delivered a game-tying three-run homer before Delmarva pulled away in the 10th to beat Kannapolis, 8-5. Neustrom is 7-for-14 with two homers and six RBIs in his last three games after going 0-for-4 in his season debut.
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Rays: Taylor Walls, SS (No. 19) -- 1-for-2, HR (1), 3 RBIs, 2 BB, 3 SB (Class A Adv Charlotte)
One day removed from going 1-for-4 in his season debut, Walls homered, reached base three times and swiped three bags as he accounted for all of Charlotte's offense in a 3-2 win over Bradenton. He's coming off of a first full season in which he hit .304 with 40 extra-base hits (6 HR) and 31 steals over 120 games at Class A Bowling Green.
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Red Sox: Mike Shawaryn, RHP (No. 13) -- 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K (Triple-A Pawtucket)
Shawaryn, 24, recorded the win while fanning seven for the second time in as many starts for Pawtucket. He pitched around traffic in multiple frames but induced a key ground-ball double play in the second inning and was bailed out by Sandy Leon throwing out attempted basestealers in the first and fourth innings.
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Yankees: Thairo Estrada, SS (No. 19) -- 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R, BB (Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
After an 0-for-9 start to his season, Estrada tallied his first two hits and reached base three times to lead the RailRiders past Lehigh Valley, 5-1.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

Indians: James Karinchak, RHP (No. 30) -- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (Double-A Akron)
The 23-year-old reliever has now struck out the side in each of his two appearances after piling up 81 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings (15.0 K/9) last season across three levels.
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Royals: Austin Cox, LHP (No. 22) -- 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K (Class A Lexington)
Making his full-season debut, the 2018 fifth-rounder didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning but ultimately took the loss, with West Virginia blanking Lexington, 4-0. Four of the southpaw's five strikeouts were swinging.
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Tigers: Casey Mize, RHP (No. 1, MLB No. 17) -- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP (Class A Adv Lakeland); Daz Cameron, OF (No. 5) -- 3-for-4, HR (1), 2B, 3 RBIs, 2 R, 1 BB (Triple-A Toledo)
A hit batter with two outs in the second inning by Mize resulted in the Clearwater's only run, but the 2018 No. 1 overall Draft pick retired 10 of the final 12 batters to complete a career-high six innings and earn the win. He generated five groundouts to go along with his seven strikeouts while throwing 50 of 73 pitches for strikes. Cameron, meanwhile, went deep while reaching base four times in his first multihit game of the season in the International League.
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Twins: Luis Rijo, RHP (No. 30) -- 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 6 K (Class A Cedar Rapids)
Rijo, 20, allowed two baserunners over the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth, when he hit two batters after a leadoff error and then surrendered a two-run double followed by an RBI single before completing the frame. He did, however, strike out six in the outing.
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White Sox: Dylan Cease, RHP (No. 3, MLB No. 21) -- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (Triple-A Charlotte)
After giving up three hits in the first two innings, Cease retired the side in order in each of the next three frames as Charlotte blanked Norfolk, 4-0, in seven innings. Throwing 73 pitches (47 strikes), the 23-year-old righty recorded five swinging strikeouts and four ground-ball outs.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

A’s: Lazaro Armenteros, OF (No. 4) -- 2-for-3, solo HR (1), 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (Class A Adv Stockton)
After going 2-for-16 with 10 strikeouts over his first four games in the California League, Armenteros bounced back to do a little of everything on Tuesday, though it wasn't enough to keep Stockton from falling to San Jose, 4-3.
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Angels: Luis Madero, RHP (No. 22) -- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K (Class A Adv Inland Empire)
Madero, 21, tossed four scoreless innings while allowing just two hits for a second straight start for Inland Empire. He's posted 11 strikeouts against five walks between the two outings.
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Astros: Forrest Whitley, RHP (No. 1, MLB No. 7) -- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 K (Triple-A Round Rock)
Making both his season and Triple-A debut, MLB Pipeline's top-ranked pitching prospect allowed a run in the second inning and a solo shot in the third but was otherwise sharp, completing five innings with seven strikeouts on 65 pitches (44 strikes) in a losing effort.
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Mariners: Logan Gilbert, RHP (No. 6) -- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K (Class A West Virginia)
In the follow-up to his impressive pro debut (4 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K), the 2018 first-rounder carried a no-hit bid into the fourth inning and allowed just one baserunner over five frames. He struck out the side in the fourth inning and recorded multiple strikeouts in three of five innings. He's racked up 14 strikeouts and allowed just three hits in nine scoreless innings to begin his career.
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Rangers: Sam Huff, C/1B (No. 21) -- Game 1:1-for-3, solo HR (2); Game 2: 1-for-3 (Class A Hickory)
Huff hit his second homer of the year in the opener of Hickory's doubleheader against Greensboro and went 1-for-3 in the nightcap. The 21-year-old has hit safely in all six games to open the season.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

Braves: William Contreras, C (No. 9) -- 2-for-3, solo HR (1), BB (Class A Adv Florida)
The younger brother of Cubs catcher Willson Contreras connected on a solo shot in his second multihit game of the season as Florida fell to Jupiter, 5-2.
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Marlins: Victor Victor Mesa, OF (No. 2, MLB No. 97) -- 3-for-5, RBI, SB; Braxton Garrett, LHP (No. 7) -- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K (Class A Adv Jupiter)
After a 1-for-17 start to his career, the 22-year-old Cuban outfielder broke out with three singles and also swiped his second bag of the season in Jupiter's win over Florida. Garrett, meanwhile, took the mound for the first time in 684 days after much of his 2017-18 campaigns were wiped out by Tommy John surgery. The 21-year-old lefty didn't disappoint, striking out seven and permitting two hits in four innings, with a solo home run as the only blemish in his performance.
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Mets: Desmond Lindsay, OF (No. 11) -- 4-for-5, 2B, R, 2 RBIs (Class A Adv St. Lucie)
Lindsay, 22, matched his career high with four hits -- or a quarter of St. Lucie's total hits in its 9-8 win over Tampa. It was Lindsay's second career four-hit game and first since July 20, 2017.
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Phillies: Alec Bohm, 3B (No. 1, MLB No. 58) -- 2-for-4, R, BB (Class A Lakewood)
Make it back-to-back multihit games for the 2018 first-rounder after he started the season 1-for-13. He posted nine multihit efforts in 40 games last summer in his pro debut, hitting .252/.335/.324 overall across three levels.
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Nationals: Luis Garcia, INF (No. 3, MLB No. 74) -- 3-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB (Double-A Harrisburg)
The youngest everyday player in Double-A to open 2019, the 18-year-old Garcia recorded three hits and reached base four times out of the leadoff spot to help lead Harrisburg over Hartford, 7-3. He's collected five hits in his past two games after a 2-for-15 start.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

Brewers: Lucas Erceg, 3B (No. 8) -- 2-for-3, 2 HR (2), 3 RBIs, 3 R, BB; Adrian Houser, RHP (No. 15) -- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K (Triple-A San Antonio)
Erceg went deep in the fifth (two-run) and seventh innings (solo) in his first career multi-homer performance, and he scored his third run in the ninth on Maurcio Dubon's walk-off single. Houser paced the Missions by recording his second scoreless outing in as many starts. The 26-year-old righty has given up four hits, walked one and struck out 12 in 11 innings between the two outings.
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Cubs: Brailyn Marquez, LHP (No. 3) -- 3 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K (Class A South Bend)
Behind a fastball that was hitting 97-98 mph, the 20-year-old lefty kept Great Lakes out of the hit column for 3 1/3 frames, though he did hit a pair of batters along the way. He departed the outing after a two-out walk in the fourth inning, finishing with 59 pitches (37 strikes).
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Cardinals: Dylan Carlson, OF (No. 6) -- 1-for-3, solo HR (2), BB (Double-A Springfield)
The 20-year-old switch-hitter went deep from the right side of the plate against a rehabbing Clayton Kershaw before finishing 1-for-3. Carlson has tallied at least one hit and one RBI in five of his first six games for the Cardinals.
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Pirates: Will Craig, 1B (No. 15) -- 2-for-5, HR (3), 2 RBIs (Triple-A Indianapolis)
Craig's two-run homer in the first inning off Kyle Funkhouser was his third in five games this season. In 2018, the 24-year-old erupted to hit 20 homers and 30 doubles while driving in 102 runs over 132 games at Double-A Altoona.
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Reds: Jonathan India, 3B (No. 4, MLB No. 52) -- 3-for-5, HR (1), 2 RBIs, SB (Class A Adv Daytona)
Last year's No. 5 overall Draft pick was just 2-for-21 in his first five games before breaking out on Tuesday with a three-hit performance that included a seventh-inning solo homer and an RBI single in the eighth.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

D-backs: Jake McCarthy, OF (No. 8) -- 2-for-4, 2 3B, 3 RBIs (Class A Adv Visalia)
McCarthy, whom Arizona took with the No. 39 pick in last year's Draft, hit two-out triples in both the third and fourth innings but was stranded on base each time in Visalia's 8-5 win over Rancho Cucamonga.
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Dodgers: Omar Estevez, 2B (No. 20) -- 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, BB (Double-A Tulsa)
The 21-year-old extended his season-opening hitting streak to six games and has now hit in 31 straight contests dating back to Aug. 7 of last season at Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga.

Giants: Heliot Ramos, OF (No. 2, MLB No. 90) -- 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBIs (Class A Adv San Jose)
Ramos' two-run home run in the sixth inning proved the difference as San Jose edged Stockton, 4-3. The 19-year-old outfielder went deep 11 times in 124 games at Class A Augusta last year in his first full season.
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Padres: Buddy Reed, OF (No. 17) -- 2-for-5, 3 RBIs, SB (Double-A Amarillo)
After hitting his first 2019 homer on Monday, Reed delivered a two-run single in the second inning and plated another with his second RBI knock in the third. He has five RBIs in the past two contests.
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Rockies: Terrin Vavra, SS (No. 14) -- Game 1: 3-for-3, HR (1), 2B, 6 RBIs, 2 R, 2 BB; Game 2: 1-for-4, RBI, SB (Class A Asheville)
The 2018 third-rounder reached base in all five of his plate appearances, tallying three hits and two walks in Asheville's 17-1 rout of Charleston in the first game of a double-dip. He extended the Tourists’ early lead with a two-run double in the second inning and then connected on a grand slam two frames later for his first home run of the season. He drove in one more run in the nightcap, tying a bow on his seven-RBI day.  
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