Prospect Report: Brendan Donovan Continues To Shine In St. Louis
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Brendan Donovan, 3B, Cardinals – Donovan figures to eventually slow down. He just hasn’t shown any signs of it happening yet. The 25-year-old rookie went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored to help the Cardinals erase a five-run deficit and pick up a 7-5 win over the Pirates on Monday. Donovan got the comeback started with a two-run double in the sixth to give the Cardinals their first runs of the game, continuing his knack of coming up big for the Cardinals. He is now batting .310 with an .855 OPS in 41 games while playing six different positions for the Cardinals, establishing himself as a dark horse in the NL Rookie of the Year race.
Ezequiel Duran, 3B, Rangers – Duran continues to provide a shot in the arm for the Rangers since being called up earlier this month. The 23-year-old third baseman went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the Rangers’ 5-3 win over the Astros, including hitting the game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning to fuel a comeback victory. Duran is now 12-for-36 (.333) to start his big league career and has multiple hits in five of his first nine career games.
Alek Thomas, OF, D-backs – Thomas began his major league career on a hot streak before hitting the inevitable adjustment period and cooling down. Now, the 22-year-old center fielder is beginning to trend back up. Thomas went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in the D-backs’ 5-4 loss to the Reds on Monday, his third consecutive multi-hit game. He is riding a six-game hit streak overall and is 9 for 19 (.474) with more walks (five) than strikeouts (four) in that span.
Michael Harris, OF, Braves – Harris hit his first career home run in the Braves’ 9-5 win over the Nationals, launching a solo shot off reliever Kyle Finnegan in the eighth inning to cap the Braves’ scoring. Harris took a 1-2 changeup off the outer half of the plate and drove it the other way into the Braves bullpen in left-center field, one of five homers Atlanta hit in the game.
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | NOTES |
| ARI | MAJ | #3 | Alek Thomas, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.274 | SB (5), |
| ARI | MAJ | #4 | Geraldo Perdomo, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.217 | |
| ARI | MAJ | #15 | Jake McCarthy, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.314 | |
| ARI | R | #29 | Jose Fernandez, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.077 | |
| ARI | R | #37 | Alberto Ciprian, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | BB (3), |
| ATL | MAJ | #1 | Michael Harris, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.302 | HR (6), |
| BAL | MAJ | #1 | Adley Rutschman, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.243 | |
| BAL | MAJ | #7 | Kyle Stowers, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.254 | 2B (17), |
| BOS | R | #20 | Miguel Bleis, OF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.214 | 2B (2), HR (1), SB (1), |
| CHC | R | #2 | Cristian Hernandez, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.235 | |
| CHC | R | #25 | Moises Ballesteros, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.385 | 2B (3), |
| CHC | MAJ | #29 | Christopher Morel, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.290 | |
| CHC | R | #38 | Ismael Mena, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.125 | BB (3), |
| CIN | MAJ | #22 | T.J. Friedl, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.209 | |
| CIN | R | #23 | Ariel Almonte, OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.357 | BB (3), |
| CIN | R | #27 | Carlos Jorge, SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.474 | 2B (2), HR (2), SB (2), |
| CIN | R | #29 | Leonardo Balcazar, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.421 | CS (1), |
| CIN | R | #36 | Malvin Valdez, OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.231 | 2 BB (4), SB (2), |
| CWS | MAJ | #7 | Jake Burger, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 | |
| DET | MAJ | #2 | Spencer Torkelson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.181 | |
| DET | MAJ | #17 | Kody Clemens, 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.266 | BB (12), |
| DET | R | #23 | Jose De La Cruz, OF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.254 | HR (7), |
| DET | R | #24 | Adinso Reyes, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.300 | E (3), |
| DET | R | #27 | Abel Bastidas, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.294 | 3B (1), BB (3), |
| HOU | MAJ | #2 | Jeremy Pena, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.277 | 2B (8), BB (12), |
| KC | MAJ | #1 | Bobby Witt, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.244 | |
| KC | MAJ | #3 | M.J. Melendez, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.223 | E (6), |
| KC | MAJ | #30 | Emmanuel Rivera, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.246 | 2B (9), |
| LAA | R | #8 | Denzer Guzman, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.571 | 2 2B (2), BB (1), |
| LAD | R | #21 | Rayne Doncon, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.263 | 2B (1), |
| MIA | R | #19 | Jordan McCants, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.167 | 2B (1), BB (5), |
| MIA | R | #28 | Ronald Hernandez, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.067 | 3 BB (3), |
| MIL | R | #26 | Gregory Barrios, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.304 | BB (2), SB (1), |
| MIL | R | #27 | Daniel Guilarte, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | |
| MIL | R | #36 | Luis Medina, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.273 | |
| MIL | R | #39 | Jesus Parra, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.313 | 2B (4), |
| MIN | MAJ | #5 | Jose Miranda, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.240 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #19 | Gilberto Celestino, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.301 | |
| NYM | R | #23 | Vincent Perozo, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.120 | |
| NYY | R | #29 | Hans Montero, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.200 | 2 BB (6), CS (1), |
| OAK | R | #39 | Carlos Amaya, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.300 | 2 2B (2), BB (1), |
| PHI | MAJ | #3 | Bryson Stott, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.221 | |
| PHI | MAJ | #8 | Matt Vierling, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.241 | SB (10), |
| PHI | R | #13 | Jordan Viars, OF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.211 | BB (3), |
| PHI | MAJ | #21 | Mickey Moniak, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.293 | |
| PIT | R | #13 | Bubba Chandler, RHP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.500 | HR (1), BB (1), SB (1), |
| PIT | MAJ | #16 | Diego Castillo, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.204 | HR (3), |
| PIT | MAJ | #24 | Jack Suwinski, OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.254 | BB (15), |
| PIT | MAJ | #27 | Tucupita Marcano, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.312 | BB (22), |
| PIT | MAJ | #32 | Cal Mitchell, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.274 | |
| SD | R | #5 | James Wood, OF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.271 | BB (16), |
| SD | R | #8 | Joshua Mears, OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.198 | 3B (1), BB (15), SB (2), E (1), |
| SD | R | #11 | Victor Acosta, SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | BB (2), |
| SD | MAJ | #31 | Jose Azocar, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.247 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #1 | Julio Rodriguez, OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.261 | |
| SEA | R | #9 | Gabriel Gonzalez, OF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | 2B (1), |
| SEA | R | #18 | Starlin Aguilar, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.368 | |
| SEA | R | #22 | George Feliz, OF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.300 | 3B (1), |
| SEA | R | #31 | Luis Bolivar, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | BB (2), |
| SF | R | #23 | Diego Velasquez, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.231 | E (1), |
| SF | MAJ | #33 | Donnie Walton, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.219 | |
| SF | R | #37 | Hayden Cantrelle, 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.196 | 2 2B (8), BB (18), |
| STL | MAJ | #2 | Nolan Gorman, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.296 | |
| STL | MAJ | #9 | Juan Yepez, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.280 | |
| STL | MAJ | #13 | Brendan Donovan, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.306 | 2 2B (14), |
| STL | R | #22 | Tre Fletcher, OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | |
| TB | R | #11 | Carlos Colmenarez, SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.083 | E (1), |
| TB | R | #40 | Junior Caminero, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | BB (1), |
| TEX | MAJ | #4 | Ezequiel Duran, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.320 | 2B (26), SB (8), |
| TOR | R | #8 | Manuel Beltre, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.238 | |
| TOR | R | #8 | Manuel Beltre, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.238 | |
| TOR | R | #23 | Yhoangel Aponte, OF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 | 2B (1), |
| TOR | R | #23 | Yhoangel Aponte, OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.250 | |
| TOR | R | #29 | Luis Garcia, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.278 | BB (1), SB (1), |
| TOR | R | #29 | Luis Garcia, SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.278 | 2B (1), 3B (2), |
| TOR | R | #31 | Victor Mesia, C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.123 | BB (4), |
| TOR | R | #35 | Dasan Brown, OF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.247 | |
| WAS | MAJ | #1 | Keibert Ruiz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.266 |
| ORG | CLASS | RANK | PLAYER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | NOTES |
| BAL | MAJ | #9 | Kyle Bradish, RHP | 4.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.37 | L (3-4) |
| CIN | R | #3 | Nick Lodolo, LHP | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.63 | |
| CIN | MAJ | #30 | Reiver Sanmartin, LHP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.29 | |
| CWS | MAJ | #26 | Bennett Sousa, LHP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.55 | W (3-0) |
| DET | MAJ | #21 | Jason Foley, RHP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.63 | |
| KC | R | #27 | Zach Haake, RHP | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8.10 | |
| MIN | MAJ | #9 | Jhoan Duran, RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.67 | |
| NYY | R | #16 | Justin Lange, RHP | 1.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24.75 | L (0-1) |
| SEA | MAJ | #10 | Andres Munoz, RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.14 | |
| SEA | MAJ | #29 | Penn Murfee, RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.60 | |
| SF | MAJ | #12 | Camilo Doval, RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| STL | MAJ | #12 | Zack Thompson, LHP | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4.92 |
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