Daily Farm Round-Up: 6-23-15

The Chihuahuas and the Missions both earned victories due to 3-RBI games from Cody Decker and Yeison Asencio, respectively. Things did not go so well on the lower levels of the farm as both the Dust Devils and the AZL Padres lost today.
Hitting Prospect of the Day: Yeison Asencio
Pitching Prospect of the Day: Colin Rea
El Paso Chihuahuas 8, Albuquerque Isotopes 5
Abraham Almonte – CF: 1-4, 3B, BB, Run scored
Ramiro Pena – SS: 2-4, 2 2B, 2RBI, K, Run scored
Jedd Gyorko – 2B: 1-3, 2BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Alex Dickerson – LF: 1-3, 2B, BB, K, 2 Runs scored
Cody Decker – 3B: 2-5, 2B, 3RBI, 2K, Run scored
Rymer Liriano – RF: 1-3, RBI, BB, K
Jason Lane – SP: 5.2 IP, 5H, 5R, 4ER, 5BB, 2K (W, 6-4)
Notes: Cody Decker’s 3 RBI’s were the difference in this game; Decker has been hot as of late as he is hitting .300 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI’s over his last 10 games. Jedd Gyorko’s bat has really heated up in the past week; Gyorko is riding a 6 game hitting streak and he has 11 hits, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI’s over that span.
San Antonio Missions 5, Corpus Christi Hooks 2
Travis Jankowski – CF: 1-5, K, Run scored
Jose Rondon – SS: 1-4, BB, K, Run scored
Casey McElroy – 2B: 2-5, 2 2B, 2RBI, 2K, Run scored
Hunter Renfroe – RF: 1-4, BB, K
Yeison Asencio – LF: 3-5, HR(5), 3RBI, Run scored
Taylor Lindsey – 2B: 1-4, K
Colin Rea – SP: 7.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 2K (W, 2-2)
Cory Luebke – RP: 1.0 IP, 1H, 2R, 2BB, 2K, HR Allowed
Notes: Colin Rea continued to be absolutely dominant this year after logging 7 scoreless innings tonight. Rea hasn’t allowed an earned run in any of his last 3 starts, and his ERA now stands at 1.06 after 11 starts and 68 innings pitched. Rea, who was drafted in the 12th round of the 2011 draft, has easily been the best pitcher this year for the Missions. For the second straight night, Yeison Asencio had a 3-hit game. Asencio is hitting .361 over his last 10 games, and .308 over 240 AB’s with the Missions this year.
Lake Elsinore Storm: DNP
Fort Wayne TinCaps: DNP
Tri-City Dust Devils 2, Vancouver Canadians 4
Rod Boykin – CF: 0-3, BB, K
Peter Van Gansen – SS: 1-4, 2B, K
Austin Allen – C: 0-4, 3K
Carlos Belen – 3B: 0-4, 2K
Ty France – 1B: 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2BB
Mitch Morales – 2B: 1-3, 2K
Walker Lockett – SP: 5.0 IP, 6H, 2ER, 1BB, 7K, HR Allowed
Notes: Peter Van Gansen has been one of the more consistent hitters for the Dust Devils as he has hit safely in all 5 games he’s played in. Walker Lockett has been very solid in his 2 starts with the Dust Devils. In both starts Locker went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs or less; he has 11 strikeouts over his 10 innings pitched.
AZL Padres 8, AZL Dodgers 14
Benji Gonzalez – SS: 3-3, 2B, 2BB, 2 Runs scored
Josh Magee – CF: 1-4, BB, K, Run scored
Ricardo Rodriguez – C: 1-5, RBI, K, 2 Runs scored
Ronaldo Contreras – RF: 2-5, 3K, Run scored
Jhonatan Pena – LF: 1-4, HR(1), 3RBI, BB, Run scored
Carlos Sosa – 3B: 1-5, 4K, Run scored
Joe Church – SP: 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
Starling Ynfante – RP: 3.0 IP, 7H, 7R, 5ER, 2BB, 3K (L, 0-1)
Notes: After going 0-for-4 in his first rehab start, Benji Gonzalez went 3-for-3 and reached base 5 times in tonight’s game. Gonzalez only played 5 games with the Missions this year before getting injured. Jhonatan Pena has gotten off to a hot start as he has 5 hits and 6 RBI’s over the season’s first 3 games.