Daniel Schneemann hits three doubles, Alex Mooney and CJ Kayfus both homer in strong day for affiliates

Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Thursday, May 9, 2024

Columbus Clippers 8, Iowa Cubs 9

Box Score · Clippers fall to 14-20

The Columbus Clippers were in a position to win this one until absolute disaster struck. Clippers closer and top bullpen prospect Franco Aleman’s velocity was down, and then he shook out his hand before being removed mid-at bat with one out in the ninth inning.

With no pitchers available out of the bullpen because starting pitcher Adam Oller failed to get out of the first inning, Cleveland went with position player Lorenzo Cedrola, who proceeded to walk three batters, hit one and get one out before Iowa walked it off.

Daniel Schneemann continues to rake, going 3-for-5 with three doubles and raising his season OPS to 1.074. The Schnee will not be denied and it’s only a matter of time before he forces Cleveland’s hand.

Noel was one of three Clippers who had three-hit games. Daniel Schneemann went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base, and Jose Tena went 3-for-5 as well.

Johnathan Rodriguez went 2-for-5, George Valera went 1-for-3 with two walks, Jose Tena went 2-for-4 with a double and a hit by pitch and Micah Pries went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and three runs batted in.

Anthony Gose had the best outing of any Columbus pitcher, tossing two scoreless innings of relief. His ERA is down to 2.45 on the season. Peter Strzelecki also struck out the side in his lone inning of work.

Akron RubberDucks 9, Bowie Baysox 2

Box Score · RubberDucks improve to 18-10

Akron bounced back well after its worst loss of the season as a whopping five players had multi-hit games.

Connor Kokx went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a hit by pitch and a stolen base; Joe Lampe went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a hit by pitch, three runs scored and a stolen base, Aaron Bracho went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a sacrifice fly, Kahlil Watson went 2-for-4 with a walk and a double and Christian Cairo went 2-for-5 with a walk. Joe Naranjo also walked twice.

Starting pitcher Aaron Davenport continues his breakout campaign, tossing six strong innings while allowing just one run on four hits with six strikeouts and a walk to earn the win.

Lenny Torres Jr. added a scoreless inning, he hasn’t allowed a run in nine appearances this season. Andrew Walters closed out the victory with two innings, giving up a solo home run along the way.

Lake County Captains 9, Dayton Dragons 5

Box Score · Captains improve to 18-11

With three advanced bats (CJ Kayfus, Alex Mooney and Cooper Ingle) all absolutely tearing the cover off the ball at High-A this season, social media has dubbed the Captains “Rake County.”

Mooney and Kayfus both had monster games on Wednesday. Mooney went 3-for-5 with his sixth home run, raising his OPS to 1.034 on the season. Mooney also stole two bases.

Kayfus went 2-for-5 with his fifth home run, raising his OPS to 1.060. This is particularly impressive because he was labeled a contact-over-power first base prospect coming out of college.

Guy Lipscomb went 2-for-5 with a double, Tyresse Turner went 1-for-2 with two walks. Angel Zarate went 1-for-3 with a walk.

Starting pitcher Carter Spivey was superb, allowing one run on three hits with six strikeouts and three walks in six innings.

Alaska Abney, Allan Hernandez and Magnus Ellerts combined for three scoreless innings to close out the victory.

Lynchburg Hillcats 5, Down East Wood Ducks 2

Box Score · Hillcats improve to 17-12

The big surprise in this game was that Lynchburg only managed five runs, considering the Hillcats outhit Down East 17 to 3.

The top of the order absolutely CRUSHED, with batters 1-4 all having three-hit games. Unfortunately, there’s no video from the Down East stadium.

Esteban Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run. Ralphy Velazquez went 3-for-5, Angel Genao went 3-for-5 with a double and Jaison Chourio went 3-for-5 with two caught stealing.

Robert Lopez went 1-for-3 with a walk and Lexer Saduy went 2-for-4.

Starting pitcher Yorman Gomez was terrific, allowing one run on two hits with six strikeouts and one walk in six innings.

Undrafted prospect Robert Wegielnik earned the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, striking out a pair.