Colorado Rockies: April 24 Minor League Report and Prospect Update

Class AA Hartford Yard Goats (6-10, Sixth in Eastern League)

Thursday (vs. Harrisburg, W 1-0)

Rising star pitcher Yency Almonte dominated Harrisburg in his third start of the campaign. Almonte pitched seven masterful innings and struck out 10. Through three starts, Almonte has now given just three earned runs. Reliever James Farris also tossed a scoreless inning, extending his hot start to one earned run over six innings.

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Friday (@ New Hampshire, W 5-4)

Don’t look now, but Ryan McMahon is on fire this season. McMahon went 4-for-5 with two doubles and now officially leads the Eastern League in slugging and RBI. Over the last 10 games, McMahon is hitting .415. Yard Goats pitcher Parker French tossed six frames of three run ball (only one was earned).

Saturday (@ New Hampsire, W 3-2)

Luis Niebla earned the W, tossing 2.1 innings of two run ball after Sam Howard tossed four scoreless. McMahon went 1-for-4, while Drew Weeks and Collin Ferguson notched two hits apiece in a low scoring win.

Sunday (@ New Hampsire, L 2-7)

Starting pitcher Ryan Castellani got roughed up in this. Unable to last a full five innings, Castellani yielded six runs as the offensive was unwilling to make this a shootout. Max White delivered a 3-for-5 performance coming up a triple shy of the cycle.

Leaders: 

BA: McMahon .391
OBP: McMahon .446
HR: McMahon 3
SB: Max White 7
W: Six with 6
SV: Three with 1
SO: Castellani 25
ERA: Howard 0.00 (4 IP)