Kyle Manzardo homers again and ACL Guardians kick off season with 7-run 9th inning comeback
Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Sunday, May 5, 2024
Columbus Clippers 1, Toledo Mud Hens 3
Box Score · Clippers fall to 12-19
It was a rough day at the office for the Columbus offense, but on the bright side, the one run came from a solo shot from Kyle Manzardo, his org-leading ninth home run of the season.
For the 4th time in his past 7 games, Kyle Manzardo has lift off for the @CLBClippers
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 4, 2024
MLB's No. 53 prospect (@CleGuardians) ups his Triple-A OPS to 1.035 across 29 games: pic.twitter.com/bEkqpODZZA
No one else on the Clippers had an extra base hit or reached base safely more than once.
Starting pitcher Connor Gillispie gave up three runs on six hits in five innings while striking out four and walking three.
A rehabbing Eli Morgan and Sam Hentges both tossed a scoreless inning of relief, with Morgan striking out the side. Anthony Banda struck out four batters in a perfect two innings.
Akron RubberDucks 9, Richmond Flying Squirrels 4
Box Score · RubberDucks improve to 17-9
Akron had several players stand out offensively as the RubberDucks ran away with a victory against Richmond.
Joe Naranjo reached base safely four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks. Dayan Frias and Alexfri Planez both reached base safely three times, going 1-for-3 with two walks. Christian Cairo walked three times.
#Guardians 22yr old (1B) prospect Joe Naranjo reached base 4x tonight (2-3 2R RBI 2BB) for Akron this RBI base hit in the 8th inning in his team's win over Richmond. Naranjo has now reached base in five straight games.
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) May 5, 2024
During streak:
7-15 6R 1(2B) 1HR 6RBI 4BB .467 AVG .550… pic.twitter.com/LQgODALTMu
Milan Tolentino went 2-for-5 with a triple while Micael Ramirez went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in.
Starting pitcher Jaime Arias allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings while striking out eight and walking one.
Jack Leftwitch struck out five in two scoreless innings of relief while Erik Sabrowski and Andrew Walters both struck out a pair in a scoreless inning pitched each.
Lake County Captains 10, Fort Wayne TinCaps 1
Box Score · Captains improve to 15-11
Lake County ran away with this one, led by leadoff hitter Guy Lipscomb, who reached base safely five times, going 4-for-4 with a double and a walk.
#Guardians 23yr old OF prospect Guy Lipscomb reached base 5x tonight (4-4 R 2B 2RBI BB) for Lake County in their 10-to-1 win over Fort Wayne. Lipscomb is now hitting .340 on the season with a .892 OPS. He is currently riding a four game hit streak.
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) May 5, 2024
During streak:
8-14 3R 1(2B)… pic.twitter.com/Js2BNvC2o6
Several players reached base safely multiple times. Alex Mooney went 2-for-5 with a double, Angel Zarate went 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, CJ Kayfus went 1-for-4 with a walk, Tyresse Turner went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and Zac Facia went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and four runs batted in.
Starting pitcher Jake Miller gave up one run on five hits in five innings, striking out six and walking none. Zach Jacobs and Magnus Ellerts both pitched two scoreless innings of relief, adding seven more strikeouts to the total.
Lynchburg Hillcats 6, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 5
Box Score · Hillcats improve to 14-12
Jaison Chourio had a monster game for Lynchburg, going 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs batted in, including the walk-off winner on a single in the bottom of the ninth inning.
18-year-old Jaison Chourio delivers the walk-off at Single-A!
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 5, 2024
The @CleGuardians fifth-ranked prospect caps a three-hit, three-RBI night in style for the @LynHillcats: pic.twitter.com/IXAwQih3u6
Leadoff hitter Tommy Hawke went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Luis Durango went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base. Wuilfredo Antunez walked twice while Robert Lopez went 1-for-3 with a walk.
Starting pitcher Alonzo Richardson struggled, allowing four runs on five hits and five walks in 3 2⁄3 innings while striking out just one.
Jack Jasiak chipped in 2 1⁄3 innings of scoreless relief. Matt Jachec gave up an unearned run in two innings and Abel Brito earned the win by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
ACL Guardians 11, ACL Mariners 10
Box Score · Guardians improve to 1-0
The ACL Guardians kicked off the summer season with a wild victory, scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally back from a 10-4 deficit and defeat the ACL Mariners.
Leading the way was Jeffrey Mercedes, who went 3-for-5 with a double. Yerlin Luis went 2-for-5 with a stolen base. Fran Alduey went 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk. Christopher Espinola went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk while Heribert Silva went 1-for-2 with a triple and three runs batted in. Yaikel Mijares went 1-for-4 with a walk.
The big blow was a three-run home run from Jose Pirela in the top of the ninth inning.
Both teams had four errors, but the ACL Guardians’ errors led to a whopping seven unearned runs.
Starting pitcher Jogly Garcia allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts in 4 1⁄3 innings. Tommy Ventimiglia, an 18th round pick out of Longwood High School by the Guardians in 2021, tossed the lone scoreless inning, earning the win with a strikeout in the ninth frame.