Wednesday's top prospect performers

August 16th, 2018

Here's MLB Pipeline's roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Wednesday.
With a potential playoff berth at stake, the Atlanta Braves have been willing to tap into their deep crop of pitching prospects. After Bryse Wilson's gem for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday, the 20-year-old right-hander could soon be in the mix as well. Wilson, the Braves' No. 13 prospect, spun a gem, racking up a career-high 13 strikeouts while allowing just one hit over eight scoreless innings in the Stripers' 4-3 win against Louisville. He set a new Gwinnett single-game franchise record for strikeouts, breaking Charlie Morton's 12-K mark from 2009.

MILB Video - Title: Wilson registers 13th K - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2389678783

Wilson faced the minimum 24 batters in the outing, as he erased a fourth-inning single with a double play and then retired the final 12 batters he faced. Of his 98 pitches, 72 were strikes.
Promoted to Triple-A on Aug. 1, Wilson combined to allowed 10 earned runs in 12 innings across his first two starts for Gwinnett -- earning the win in both outings, however -- before breaking out in his third turn.
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Wilson's dominant performance was merely the latest in what's been a breakout campaign for the 2016 fourth-round pick. Making 23 starts across three levels, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound righty has compiled a 3.27 ERA with 139 strikeouts and 37 walks in 123 2/3 innings. He's allowed eight home runs, including five at the Triple-A level.
Wilson along with fellow Gwinnett hurlers , Touki Toussaint and Kyle Wright could all be options for the Braves down the stretch.
The rest of the best performances from top prospects Wednesday
No. 30 overall prospect Alex Kirilloff (Twins' No. 2) extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a perfect night at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles to help power Class A Advanced Fort Myers past Charlotte, 3-2. The 20-year-old outfielder is slashing .378/.397/.566 over 48 games in the Florida State League and owns a .353/.394/.589 line with 65 extra-base hits (17 HR, 7 3B, 41 2B) and 93 RBIs in 113 games on the season.
• On the mound for the Miracle, flame-thrower Brusdar Graterol (Twins' No. 4, No. 79 overall) carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning before completing seven innings of one-run ball to earn the win. The 19-year-old righty mixed three hits with three walks and six strikeouts on 89 pitches (56 strikes) while matching the longest outing of his career.
• No. 42 overall prospect Leody Taveras (Rangers' No. 1) fell a double short of the cycle for Class A Advanced Down East. He connected on a leadoff homer, added a run-scoring single in the second inning and then followed it with an RBI triple in his next trip to the plate before finishing 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Over 114 games in the Carolina League, the 19-year-old outfielder is hitting .242 with 24 extra-base hits and 15 steals.
• No. 63 overall prospect Peter Alonso (Mets' No. 2) connected on his 30th home run of the year, hitting an eighth-inning solo shot that put Triple-A Las Vegas ahead for good against Fresno. He's the fourth Minor Leaguer to reach the 30-homer mark this season, joining Seuly Matias, Ibandel Isabel and Bobby Dalbec.

MILB Video - Title: Watch: Alonso blasts go-ahead homer - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2391087483

• No. 71 overall prospect Adonis Medina (Phillies' No. 3) matched his career high by striking out 12 batters over seven innings for the second time in five starts for Class A Advanced Clearwater. Throwing just 87 pitches (63 strikes) in a dominant performance, the 21-year-old righty allowed one earned run on four hits and did not issue a walk. He's compiled 112 strikeouts and 31 walks over 98 1/3 innings this season and continues to show strong solid ground-ball tendencies.
Astros No. 8 prospect J.B. Bukauskas was lights-out once again for Class A Advanced Buies Creek, recording his second straight win with a career-best performance. The 2017 first-rounder allowed just one hit over career-long seven scoreless innings, walking one and striking out five and generating another seven outs on the ground.
Marlins No. 22 prospect Joe Dunand was already 1-for-2 at the plate before he added a pair of two-run homers and a double to finish with a career-high four hits and four RBIs (tied) in Double-A Jacksonville's 9-2 win over Pensacola. The 2017 second-round pick has hit 13 homers over 111 games in his first full season, including six in 45 games in Double-A after his first ever multi-homer game Wednesday.

MILB Video - Title: Dunand drives second blast - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2389966783

Orioles No. 18 prospect Zac Lowther sports a 2.11 ERA in 20 starts this season after firing seven scoreless frames of two-hit ball with eight strikeouts and two walks in a win for Class A Advanced Frederick. The 22-year-old lefty has piled up 134 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings (11.3 K/9) across two levels this season to go along with his stellar ERA.
Rays No. 20 prospect Resly Linares allowed two hits over seven scoreless innings to pace Class A Bowling Green in a combined three-hit shutout against Great Lakes. He struck out seven without issuing a walk and threw 59 of 84 pitches for strikes. The promising 20-year-old lefty has permitted one run while totaling 21 strikeouts over his last three starts (18 innings).

MILB Video - Title: Watch: Linares notches 7th K - Url: http://www.milb.com/r/video?content_id=2390036383

Royals No. 9 prospect Kris Bubic matched his career high as he struck out 10 batters for the second time in three starts for Rookie-level Idaho Falls. The No. 40 overall pick in this year's Draft, Bubic allowed two hits, walked one and hit one batter. The 20-year-old lefty out of Stanford has whiffed 37 batters in 25 professional innings.