#triple-a

#triple-a

Allan Castro made waves in the series finale against Columbus, hitting two home runs, including a grand slam, which lifted the WooSox to a win with six RBIs.

Valdez hit .209/.294/.363 across 31 games before sustaining a season-ending dislocation of his left shoulder, which required surgery. He is healthy but no longer had much of a path to playing time on the Pittsburgh infield.

I wouldn't say definitely, Mendoza said on Thursday prior to his squad's series finale against the San Diego Padres. I think we'll have that conversation, and we'll take the best 13 guys that we feel are going to give us the best chance to win baseball games in October. But in the meantime, we got 10 more [games], and we will continue to treat it that way.

He went five innings, improving his ERA to 13 (lol) and striking out seven while allowing two runs to cross the plate. The problem, though, is that Worcester did not have two runs cross the plate all night. Their only extra-base hit was courtesy of Max Ferguson, and the WooSox also only drew one walk on the night. Their win expectancy was kept minimal for the vast majority of the night despite the thin lead Syracuse held.

Brandon Sproat, a top Mets pitching prospect, pitched six innings allowing three earned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four batters.

Brooks, 30, signed a minor league deal with the Friars in the offseason and was selected to the big league roster in the middle of June, holding a spot for about six weeks but without much playing time.

Matt Mervis, after a promising start to the season with six home runs in 13 games, struggled significantly, posting high strikeout rates and low hitting averages subsequently.

Nastrini has had well below-average control throughout his pro career. The White Sox largely moved him to the bullpen in Triple-A this year. That didn't improve his results.

Matt Gage was selected by the Giants in the 10th round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Siena College, advancing through the system but released in 2018.

Rowdy Tellez will join the Texas Rangers' active roster to replace Jake Burger, who was placed on the injured list due to a strained left quadriceps.

Cortes has turned in a terrific .321/.418/.603 slash in 299 plate appearances in Triple-A, with 16 home runs and a 13.7% strikeout rate.