It was an incredibly satisfying day for the Dodgers minor league affiliates, going four for four with wins of every kind, from dramatic close affairs, as in the one-run victory in Ontario, to a complete blowout with a 10-run lead in Tulsa.
Blake Snell’s rehab outing was the headline of a matchup between the Tower Buzzers and the Storm, but for as important as he was in a 4-3 win for Ontario, none of it would have happened without the heroic efforts of outfielder Ching-Hsien Ko.
The Tower Buzzers first got on the board in the third inning, when Ko hit an RBI double into center field. Trailing 3-2 in the ninth, the home side needed to pull something out of the hat, and they did so in the form of a Ko solo shot, his third of the year in what has been quite a productive campaign. Ontario would go on to win that game in the 10th on a balk, and they ended the game with only a pair of extra-base hits, both coming from Ko.
A scoring outburst in the opening frame, headlined by a couple of home runs from Ryan Ward and Jack Suwinski, was sufficient for the Comets to secure their 13th win of the season by a score of 7-3. It was a game that could be split into two uneven parts, as nine of the 10 total runs were scored in the first two innings. Gervasse, McDermott, and Rosario combined to throw four scoreless innings for the Comets’ bullpen, allowing just one hit.
Although he didn’t get an RBI, James Tibbs III—to the surprise of absolutely no one—was the Comets’ most productive hitter in the game, finishing it 3 for 4 and as the only hitter to score a run multiple times.
You get a home run, he gets a home run, everyone gets a home run. That’s what it felt like as six different Driller hitters combined to hit seven long balls in a 17-7 win. The source of the two-homer game was the most unlikely one, in the form of ninth-hole hitter Chris Newell. Zyhir Hope, Josue De Paula, Zack Gelof, Griffin Lockwood-Powell, and Joe Vetrano all went yard once.
Pitching-wise, Adam Serwinowski had a particularly troublesome start, which kept this game relatively close until a seven-run outburst for the Drillers in the eighth. Unlike the Missions, who saw each of their relievers struggle, the Drillers leaned into Myles Caba’s outstanding work. The southpaw even earned the win by striking out five of the seven batters he faced in two scoreless frames.
In a similar fashion to the blowout win of the Drillers, the Loons took part in a high-scoring game with both starters struggling heavily, but their bullpen was able to stabilize things, whereas their opponent never got on a rhythm. Delivering 5.2 scoreless innings in relief, Cody Morse and Jakob Wright contained a Chiefs offense that had scored a run in four out of the first five frames.
Offensively, the Loons didn’t deliver the home run derby we saw with the Drillers—Logan Wagner was responsible for the team’s only home run in the game—but 18 hits are likely to bring damage in any form they come; Nico Perez and catcher Jesus Galiz were the two that reached base at least four times, with everybody but DH Eduardo Guerrero getting at least one hit.
If you want to read more about it, here is a breakdown of Blake Snell’s second rehab outing in his journey towards a 2026 MLB debut.
The 4-3 win had some quality pitching from both sides behind it, but each offense has plenty of reasons to lament not achieving a better output, as they combined to go 2 for 29 with runners in scoring position. Ko was not only responsible for the Tower Buzzers’ two sole extra-base hits, but he was also the only hitter in the game with multiple hits.
Because Snell only covered three innings, Ontario needed some length out of its bullpen, and that came in the form of four scoreless from Hyun-Seok Jang, who earned five of the game’s absurd 30 strikeouts, combining both squads.
The Oklahoma City Comets placed right-hander Ryder Ryan on the 7-day IL. Another right-handed pitcher, Dave Bautista, was assigned to the DSL.
10:05 a.m. PT: Tulsa (Evan Shaw) vs. San Antonio (Victor Lizarraga)
3:05 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Sean Patick) vs.Peoria (Blake Alta)
4:45 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Logan Allen) at Round Rock (TBD)
5:35 p.m. PT: Ontario (TBD) VS. Lake Elsinore (TBD)