Pipeline preview: Richmond's Beede seeks fifth straight quality start

Pipeline preview: Richmond's Beede seeks fifth straight quality start

August 23rd, 2016

Here's a look at top prospects to watch in Tuesday's Minor League action:
Hitter to watch: Austin Riley (Braves' No. 13), Rome vs. Kannapolis (7 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV)
Riley homered for a second straight game for Class A Rome on Monday, his 17th of the season. With seven home runs and 18 RBIs since the beginning of August, the 19-year-old third baseman is enjoying his best month of the season in the South Atlantic League. Riley's power has been on display in the second half, during which he's connected on 14 home runs in 54 games.

Pitcher to watch: Tyler Beede (Giants' No. 2), Richmond at Erie (7:05 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV)
Beede has been on a role of late for Double-A Richmond, posting a 1.07 ERA over his last four starts. He's recorded 32 strikeouts with 14 hits allowed in that span. After struggling during his first tour of the Eastern League in 2015, Beede, 23, has been one of the circuit's top hurlers this season, ranking third both in ERA (2.91) and strikeouts (116).

Duel of the day: (White Sox No. 1) vs. Jacob Faria (Rays' No. 5), Charlotte vs. Durham (7:05 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV)
Fulmer, No. 64 on the Top 100, is set to make his second start for Triple-A Charlotte since returning from a stint with the White Sox in the Major Leagues. The 2015 first-rounder was chased from his Knights debut last week after a disastrous first inning in which he surrendered six earned runs on five hits and two walks. During his time with the White Sox, Fulmer, 22, posted an 8.49 ERA across eight relief appearances, with 10 strikeouts and seven walks in 11 2/3 innings.

Faria's most recent start was arguably his best since he was promoted to Triple-A Durham, as he yielded two runs on three hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings against Colorado Springs on Aug. 17. More importantly, the 23-year-old righty did not issue a walk for the first time in 10 starts for the Bulls. He has a 4.06 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 51 innings for Durham.

Tuesday's Top 100 prospect probables
No. 4 (Nationals' No. 1), Syracuse at Pawtucket (7:05 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV)
No. 53 (Braves' No. 3), Mississippi at Biloxi (7:40 p.m. ET on MiLB.TV)
No. 78 Forrest Whitley (Astros' No. 4), Greenville at Burlington (7 p.m. ET)
No. 88 (Yankees' No. 7), Tampa vs. Dunedin (7 p.m. ET)
More top prospect probables
(D-backs' No. 3) vs. (Giants' No. 14), Reno vs. Sacramento (Triple-A)
Nate Smith (Angels' No. 5), Salt Lake at El Paso (Triple-A)
(Rockies' No. 7) vs. Brady Rodgers (Astros' No. 23), Albuquerque vs. Fresno (Triple-A)
(A's No. 13), Nashville at Omaha (Triple-A)
(Phillies' No. 24), Lehigh Valley vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A)
(Indians' No. 30), Columbus at Indianapolis (Triple-A)
(Orioles' No. 27), Norfolk vs. Rochester (Triple-A)
Andrew Moore (Mariners' No. 10) vs. Jen-Ho Tseng (Cubs' No. 26), Jackson vs. Tennessee (Double-A)
Clay Holmes (Pirates' No. 12), Altoona at Harrisburg (Double-A)
(Rays' No. 13), Montgomery vs. Birmingham (Double-A)
Heath Fillmyer (A's No. 19), Midland at Corpus Christi (Double-A)
Eric Skoglund (Royals' No. 24), Northwest Arkansas at Springfield (Double-A)
Jalen Beeks (Red Sox's No. 29), Portland vs. New Hampshire (Double-A)
Tyler Alexander (Tigers' No. 7), Lakeland at Daytona (Class A Advanced)
(Pirates' No. 11), Bradenton at Jupiter (Class A Advanced)
Zack Littell (Mariners' No. 14), Bakersfield vs. San Jose (Class A Advanced)
Trevor Clifton (Cubs' No. 8), Myrtle Beach at Carolina (Class A Advanced)
Foster Griffin (Royals' No. 16), Wilmington at Lynchburg (Class A Advanced)
Devin Williams (Brewers' No. 18), Brevard County at Clearwater (Class A Advanced)
Oscar De La Cruz (Cubs' No. 7) vs. Sandy Baez (Tigers' No. 16), South Bend vs. West Michigan (Class A)
Justin Maese (Blue Jays' No. 11), Lansing at Dayton (Class A)
Roniel Raudes (Red Sox's No. 13), Greenville at Augusta (Class A)
Gage Hinsz (Pirates' No. 20), West Virginia vs. Lexington (Class A)
(Braves' No. 25) vs. (White Sox No. 25), Rome vs. Kannapolis (Class A)
Nick Wells (Mariners' No. 25), Clinton at Beloit (Class A)
Dylan Cease (Cubs' No. 4), Eugene vs. Everett (Class A Short Season)
Dakota Chalmers (A's No. 10), Vermont vs. Lowell (Class A Short Season)
Shane Bieber (Indians' No. 27), Mahoning Valley at Brooklyn (Class A Short Season)
Kyle Funkhouser (Tigers' No. 6), Connecticut at Hudson Valley (Class A Short Season)
Max Wotell (Reds' No. 21), Billings at Missoula (Rookie)