Friday's top prospect performers

May 26th, 2018

Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Friday.
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made quick work of the opposition as he led Double-A Frisco to a 2-0 win over Arkansas on Friday night.
The Rangers' No. 19 prospect used just 86 pitches, 63 strikes, as he spun the first complete game of his career. Jurado, who has given up one earned run or fewer in four of his past five starts, gave up six hits, walked none and struck out one.
Strikeouts haven't been a big part of Jurado's season -- he's fanned just 19 in 44 innings -- but that hasn't seemed to matter as he has a 2.05 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP.
Other top prospect performances from Friday's action:
• The Blue Jays' dynamic duo of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays' No. 1, No. 2 overall) and Bo Bichette (Blue Jays' No. 2, No. 11 overall) struck again, going a combined 6-for-8 with six RBIs for Double-A New Hampshire. Additionally, the two hit back-to-back homers on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning.

MILB Video - Title: VladBo back-to-back - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2082771883

• No. 25 overall prospect Sixto Sanchez (Phillies' No. 1) notched a career-high 10 strikeouts in another solid start for Class A Advanced Clearwater. Sanchez didn't issue a walk for the first time this season and gave up one run on three hits over six innings. The right-hander has a 2.95 ERA through seven starts and has given up one earned run or fewer in three straight starts.
• No. 52 overall prospect Keston Hiura (Brewers' No. 1) hit a walk-off three-run homer as part of a 2-for-5, three-RBI game for Class A Advanced Carolina. Hiura, who was hitting .185 on April 25, has been hot recently. The 2017 first-round Draft pick has hits in eight of his past nine games, including eight multihit efforts, and he is now batting .292.

MILB Video - Title: Hiura hits walk-off - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2083266683

• No. 55 overall prospect Alex Faedo (Tigers' No. 3) struggled in the fifth, giving up a run on two hits and two walks before being lifted, but he still put together a solid outing for Class A Advanced Lakeland. Faedo, who gave up one run on five hits in 4 2/3 innings, set a season-high with seven strikeouts and has given up one run over 11 2/3 innings since being tagged for eight runs in two innings on May 11.
Astros' No. 6 prospect spun just 4 2/3 innings, but that was just enough time for him to match his career best with 10 strikeouts for Double-A Corpus Christi. The lefty, who surrendered one run on three hits, struck out at least one in each inning and has 47 strikeouts through 38 1/3 innings.
Braves' No. 18 prospect Drew Waters extended his hitting streak to seven games and pushed his average up to .281 as he went 2-for-3 with a double and a homer for Class A Rome. Waters, who has five homers this season, also matched his career high with four RBIs.
• Indians' prospects (No. 5) and Shane Bieber (No. 8) each had memorable nights. While Bieber threw a seven-inning no-hitter and extended his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 innings for Triple-A Columbus, Castro did it all for Double-A Akron. The 21-year-old shortstop hit a trio of doubles and finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs.

MILB Video - Title: Bieber fans 7 in no-hitter - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2083455383

Mets' No. 4 prospect Peter Alonso continues to torch Eastern League pitching as he hit his 13th homer of the year for Double-A Binghamton. Alonso, who is hitting .346, went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second homer in the past three days.
Nationals' No. 6 prospect turned in his second four-hit game of the season and has seven hits in his last eight at-bats after going 4-for-4 for Class A Hagerstown. Garcia also reached base via a walk, doubled and drove in two runs.
Orioles' No. 26 prospect Matthias Dietz extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 innings as he fired seven scoreless frames for Class A Delmarva. The 22-year-old right-hander threw 57 of his 74 pitches for strikes, didn't issue a walk and yielded just three hits.
• Tigers' No. 10 prospect Christin Stewart hit his International League-leading 12th homer of the season for Triple-A Toledo. Stewart hit a two-out solo blast in the first and then finished 2-for-5.