Blake Rutherford (Pulaski 2016), pictured above, Jarred Kelenic (Kingsport 2018), Ronaldo Hernandez (Princeton 2017), Christian Pache (Danville 2016), and Ryan Noda (Bluefield 2017).
Blake Rutherford (Pulaski 2016), pictured above, Jarred Kelenic (Kingsport 2018), Ronaldo Hernandez (Princeton 2017), Christian Pache (Danville 2016), and Ryan Noda (Bluefield 2017).
Chicago OF Blake Rutherford , Double-A Birmingham: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI -- Coming off a season in which he hit a career-best seven home runs, the White Sox's No. 9 prospect connected for the first time in 2019 as the Barons clipped Jacksonville, 7-3, in the Southern League. With two on in the second inning and facing Marlins ninth-ranked prospectJorge Guzman , Rutherford launched a 1-0 missile over the right-field wall for a 3-0 lead. A former first-round pick of the Yankees, Rutherford ended a three-game hitless streak to help Felix Paulino pick up his second victory of the season.
Seattle OF Jarred Kelenic , Class A West Virginia: 3-for-6, 2 R, 1 RBI -- The Mariners' second-ranked prospect continued his hot start, extending his hit streak to seven games as the Power topped Asheville, 12-7. Kelenic has multiple hits in three games during his streak, including a four-hit effort Tuesday. Against the Tourists, the 6-foot-1 center fielder had two singles and a double and raised his average to .357. Selected in the first round by the Mets in the 2018 Draft, Kelenic began his career with an 11-game hit streak for Gulf Coast League Mets. He was promoted to Kingsport in the Appalachian League on July 9 and ended the season with hits in the final 10 games.
Tampa C Ronaldo Hernandez , Class A Advanced Charlotte: 1-for-4, HR, 2 R -- After hitting 21 home runs last season with Class A Bowling Green, the Rays' No. 6 prospect circled the bases for the first time in the Florida State League as the Stone Crabs doubled up Fort Myers, 6-3. Hernandez walked in his first plate appearance and scored Charlotte's first run on a force out. In the sixth, his home run over the left-field wall pushed the Stone Crabs' lead to 3-0. In the seventh, Garrett Whitley , Tampa's 27th-ranked farmhand who missed last season with a shoulder injury, hit his first home run since 2017. Paul Campbell (1-2) picked up the win after allowing only one hit and one walk with five K's over 6 2/3 innings.
Atlanta RF Cristian Pache , Double-A Mississippi: 1-for-3, HR, 2 R -- For the second consecutive game, Atlanta's fourth-ranked prospect homered as the Braves topped Chattanooga, 5-3. It marks the second time Pache has hit a home run in back-to-back games, a feat he achieved last July 10-11 with the Class A Advanced Fire Frogs in the Florida State League. On Thursday night, with one out in the first inning, Pache walked and scored the Braves' first run on a double by Luis Valenzuela . With one out in the ninth, the Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, product stroked the first pitch he saw over the left-field wall to bookend Mississippi's scoring.
Toronto RF Ryan Noda , Class A Advanced Dunedin: 4-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R -- Playing first base, the Blue Jays' No. 24 prospect posted his first career four-hit game as Dunedin clipped Lakeland, 6-2, in Florida State League play. Noda singled in the second inning and scored on a home run by Riley Adams . The 6-foot-3 lefty led off the fourth with a single and scored on a two-run triple by Kevin Vicuña , Toronto's 25th-ranked farmhand. A 15th-round pick by the Blue Jays in the 2017 Draft, Noda stroked a two-out RBI double -- and also stole third -- in the fifth. A one-out single in the eighth capped his night.
