Zyhir Hope hits grand slam in Great Lakes win

After the Independence Day Massacre, the Dodgers minor league affiliates bounced back, sweeping games at all four affiliates on Saturday.

Player of the day

Zyhir Hope, a week before he’ll play in the Futures Game in Atlanta, hit a grand slam for Great Lakes on Saturday.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

The Comets defeated the Las Vegas Aviators (Athletics) 8-6. The Aviators scored the first five runs of the game against Comets starter Matt Sauer. The Comets came back with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, the key hits being a two-run single by Justin Dean, and a run scoring single by Alex Freeland.

The game turned in the top of the sixth, when Garrett McDaniels got out of a bases loaded jam by inducing an inning ending double play. The Comets turned that positive momentum into the lead with a four run burst in the bottom of the inning. Dean drove in a run with a bases loaded single, then James Outman cleared the bases with a double, giving the Comets a two-run lead.

Double-A Tulsa

A double by Chris Newell in the ninth inning tied the score, and three batters later a double by Yeiner Fernandez scored the winning run , as the Drillers defeated the Wichita Wind Surge (Twins) 3-2. Drillers starter Patrick Copen pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits, striking out three, and walking two. Newell had three hits, including two doubles, and either scored or drove in all three Driller’s runs.

High-A Great Lakes

Hope hit a grand slam home run, and Eriq Swan pitched five innings of two-run ball, as the Loons beat the West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers) 7-3. Swan surrendered three hits, two walks, and had eight strikeouts. Brooks Auger relieved Swan and completed the game, giving up one run, and earning a four-inning save.

Mike Sirota was removed from the game for a pinch-runner after stealing a base in the sixth inning, walking off the field with a team trainer.

Low-A Rancho Cucamonga

After the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks) sent the game into extra innings with single runs in the sixth, eighth, and ninth innings, the Quakes put an end to it with an eight-run 10th inning, resulting in a final score of 13-7. After two were out in the tenth, eight consecutive Quakes reached base. For the game, the Quakes got twelve hits and thirteen walks on their way to thirteen runs. Eduardo Quintero and Mairoshendrick Martinus drove in three runs each, Jose Meza got three hits, and Elijah Hainline and Quintero each scored three runs.

Saturday scores

• Oklahoma City 8, Las Vegas 6
• Tulsa 3, Wichita 2
• Great Lakes 7, West Michigan 3
• Rancho Cucamonga 13, Visalia 7

Sunday schedule

• West Michigan (Andrew Sears) at Great Lakes (Christian Romero), 10:05 AM PST
• Tulsa (Roque Gutierrez) at Wichita (John Klein), 11:05 AM PST
• Rancho Cucamonga (Sterling Patick) at Visalia (Erick Reynoso), 2 PM PST
• Las Vegas (Kade Morris) at Oklahoma City (Bobby Miller), 4:05 PM PST