Recap of Yesterday’s (8/19) Games in the Marlins Organization Minor League
DSL MARLINS (DSL): a phenomenal showing from the Dominican Summer League Marlins who saw RH SP Albert Ortiz (3.48 ERA/1.13 WHIP) throw a scoreless 4 (final line: 4 IP- 2 H/2 BB/7 K) followed by similar performances by LHP Luis Porfirio (ERA 4.18/1.44 WHIP, final line: 2.2 IP- 2 H/0 ER/4 BB/3 K) and Japanese RHP Raisei Nakamura (4.82 ERA/1.29 WHIP, final line: 2.1 IP- 0 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K). Offensively, SS Diwarys Encarnacion showed out once again with 2 hits, 1 RBI, and 0 K. RF David Shirley (4 AB- 1 H/3 RBI/0 BB/2 K) went yard in the 3rd with a 2 run homer and C Adrian Bello (5 AB- 1 H/3 RBI/0 BB/1 K) followed suit with a 2 run homer of his own in the 6th. This bout also saw multi-walk games from CF Luis Cova (3 AB- 1 H/0 RBI/2 BB/1 K), 2B/SS Steven Herrera (2 AB- 1 H/0 RBI/2 BB/2 K), and 1B Jayden Felicia (2 AB- 0 H/0 RBI/2 BB/0 K).
Final Score: MRL 8 – RNB 0
DSL MIAMI (DSL): the other Marlins affiliate ball club in Boca Chica saw some good offensive fight as well from RF Jose Castro (4 AB- 1 H/2 RBI/1 BB/1 K)- who has now homered two days in a row with his grand slam on 8/18 and a 2 run homer on 8/19 in the 6th- and 2B Rafael Castillo (3AB- 1 H/2 RBI/0 BB/2 K) who took it to left field in the 4th. Some other honorable mentions on the hitting side include rising star C Alexander Requena who hit an RBI double and LF Jesus Perez with an RBI single and a sac fly. Pitching, on the other hand, saw some significant struggles from everyone starting with RH SP Pedro Montero (3.00 ERA/1.14 WHIP, final line: 2.2 IP- 7 H/4 ER/ 0BB/ 4K) who let off a knock in the 1st, gave up 4 runs in the 3rd, then passed the baton to RHP Derek Cueto (3.79 ERA/1.21 WHIP, final line: 2.1 IP- 3 H/3 ER/ 3 BB/O K) who, despite throwing a clean 4th with 1 BB and 0 H, came into the 5th to let off 2 BB and a wild pitch, ultimately resulting in 1 ER. In the 6th, he lead off by allowing a hit, then a steal, and finally an RBI double before being pulled from the game and replaced with RHP Luis Gomez (2.50 ERA/1.11 WHIP, final line: 2.1 IP- 3 H/2 ER/0 BB/2 K) who quickly allowed a single and subsequent 2-out stolen base which created the opportunity for a single from the next batter to score. Gomez followed up with a clean 7th then lead off extras by giving up an RBI double and subsequent out before being pulled in favor of RHP Ricardo Arredondo (5.40 ERA/1.80 WHIP, final line: .2 IP- 0 H/0 ER/ 1 BB/0 K) who lead off with a balk, then allowed a runner to score off of a fielder’s choice before closing out the inning. A scoreless bottom of the 8th from DSL Miami ended the game.
Final Score: MIA 8 – RCK 10
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (Single-A): the Hammerheads were put to the test in a heavy offensive game that saw big standouts from 2B Drew Faurot (5 AB- 2 H/4 RBI/1 BB/2 K) who produced 3 runs on a ground-out, an RBI double, and a walk in a 2-hit game as well as C Carlos Sanchez (5 AB- 3 H/1 RBI/0 BB/2 K) who produced 1 run with an RBI single in a 3-hit game- other offensive contributions courtesy of CF Esmil Valencia with a run-producing sacrifice fly and walk, 3B Andrew Salas with a force-out and ground-out that both scored, SS Carter Johnson with an RBI triple, 1B Chris Arroyo with an RBI double, and both INF Abraham Ramirez and OF Andrew Valor with 2-hit games. Defensively, Johnson struggled with 2 fielding errors in the 1st that produced a run, but otherwise, the Hammerheads saw no issues on that front. Pitching was at times tenuous with RH SP Aiden May (1.93 ERA/1.13 WHIP) issuing 3 walks and 2 ER (final line: 2.2 IP- 2H/2 ER/3 BB/4 K), RHP Samuel Carpio (4.98 ERA/1.87 WHIP) issuing 4 walks in a row that produced 1 ER (final line: 2.1 IP- 1 H/1 ER/4 BB/0 K), and RHP Jake Faherty (6.07 ERA/1.62 WHIP) responsible for 3 walks that created the conditions for am unearned run (final line: 1 IP- 0H/0 ER/0 BB/4 K), but this game was the stage for 3 professional pitching debuts. The first debut was from 2025 9th-round draft pick, LHP Kaiden Wilson (13.50 ERA/6.00 WHIP) who, after getting a lead-off out, struggled with a walk followed by a stolen base and 3 subsequent walks that produced a run. Wilson followed up this jam with another out before getting pulled from the game (final line: .2 IP- 0 H/1 ER/4 BB/0 K) and replaced by 17th-round pick, RHP Xavier Cardenas III (0.00 ERA/2.25 WHIP) who got out of the jam Wilson left behind in the 6th then worked himself out of his own primarily-walk induced jam in the 7th without giving up any runs (final line: 1.1 IP- 1 H/0 ER/2 BB/1 K). Cardenas was then replaced by 19th-round pick, RHP Peyton Fosher (0.00 ERA/0.50 WHIP) who gave the best performance of this game with a clean 8th and a swift recovery from a lead-off double in the 9th that he escaped from without any further damage (final line: 2 IP- 1 H/0 ER/0 BB/4 K).
Final Score: JUP 11 – CLR 7
BELOIT SKY CARP (High-A): the Carp dealt a clean game of shut-out ball against the Timber Rattlers with an incredible pitching performance from RH SP Karson Milbrandt (3.13 ERA/1.33 WHIP) who led off the game with 2 outs, gave up a single, and left the inning cleanly. He then proceeded to strike out 6 batters in a row throughout the 2nd and 3rd, had a clean no-hit inning in the 4th, then dealt a lead-off walk followed by 3 outs to finish his game with a staggering 10 strikeouts (final line: 5 IP- 1 H/0 ER/1 BB/10 K). In the 6th inning, he was replaced by 2025 6th-round draft pick, LHP Joey Volini (0.00 ERA/0.20 WHIP) who delivered 2 hitless innings for his 3rd ever professional game to maintain his impressive, nearly impeccable stats (final line: 2 IP- 0 H/0 ER/0 BB/4 K). These 2 gems were then followed by RHP Juan Reynoso’s (3.10 ERA/1.54 WHIP) High-A debut in which he delivered a single hitless inning (final line: 1 IP- 0 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K). The game was closed out by LHP Justin Storm (3.64 ERA/1.45 WHIP) who gave the most contentious, but still scoreless inning to close in which he led off with 2 singles and allowed a stolen base before recording his final out (final line: 1 IP- 2 H/0 ER/0 BB/1 K). Offensively, the star of the game was 1st-round draft pick, SS Aiva Arquette (4 AB- 2 H/2 RBI/0 BB/1 K) who managed a 2 hits including a 2 RBI double. Other offensive contributions were courtesy of 3B Echedry Vargas with an RBI single, 2nd-round pick LF Brandon Compton with an RBI triple, C Wilson Weber with a run-producing ground-out, and INF Ian Lewis with a 2-hit game.
Final Score: BEL 5 – WIS 0
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS (AA): in what materialized to be a pretty open and shut game, we saw an impressive performance from RH SP Alex Williams (4.40 ERA/1.40 WHIP) that saw him show some fortitude as he worked himself in and out of several jams throughout his scoreless 5 innings (final line: 5 IP- 5 H/0 ER/2 BB/4 K). A follow-up single inning from struggling RHP Luarbert Arias (5.66 ERA/1.89 WHIP) was led off with an out, but followed by a walk, a wild pitch that allowed a stolen base, and another walk before the final 2 outs were recorded. RHP Evan Fitterer (2.93 ERA/1.19 WHIP) replaced Arias through 2 quick, single-hit innings (final line: 2 IP- 2 H/2 ER/0 BB/2 K) then handed the baton to RHP Josh Ekness (2.68 ERA/1.09 WHIP) who led off with a walk, recorded 2 outs, and then gave up a single, but proceeded to escape the inning stranding 2 men on base to close out the game (final line: 1 IP- 1 H/0 ER/1 BB/1 K). The 3 runs for Pensacola came courtesy of C Ryan Ignoffo (2 AB- 1 H/1 RBI/0 BB/0 K) with an RBI double in the 1st and recently re-activated OF Mark Coley II (4 AB- 2 H/2 RBI/0 BB/2 K) who deliuvered a 2-hit game including a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning. The rest of the game was a shutout with the only other thing of note being the continued struggle of the centerpiece of the 2024 Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade with the New York Yankees, SS Jared Serna (4 AB- 0 H/0 RBI/0 BB/3 K) who produced a hitless game that yielded a concerning 3 strikeouts.
Final Score: PNS 3 0 – COL 0
JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP (AAA): this tight game with the Red Sox AAA affiliate was opened up in the 1st when a balk from the opposing team allowed a run to score, but proceeded to remain quiet offensively until the 5th when 3B Bennet Hostetler (3 AB- 0 H/1 RBI/O BB/1 K) made a sacrifice-fly to produce a run before recent Nick Fortes trade acquisition from the Tampa Bay Rays, CF Matthew Etzel (5 AB- 2 H/1 RBI/0 BB/1 K) delivered an RBI single in his 2-hit game, but this would be all in terms of runs scored for the Shrimp. 1B Deyvison De Los Santos and RF Victor Mesa Jr. also enjoyed 2-hit games while SS Jack Winkler struggled through a hitless game with 2 strikeouts. Though the final 3 games of the inning were defended tightly by RHP Freddy Tarnok (3.39 ERA/1.16 WHIP, final line: 2 IP- 1 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K) and RHP George Soriano (1.83 ERA/0.89 WHIP, final line: 1 IP- 1 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K) in 3 scoreless innings, LH SP Patrick Monteverde (4.58 ERA/1.28 WHIP) struggled through a contentious 5 innings that began with a lead-off home run in the 1st followed by a 2nd inning that led off with a double and a walk before sitting the next 6 batters down. The real trouble, however, began in the 4th when Monteverde allowed a single then allowed a stolen base, a walk, an RBI double, and an RBI single before retiring the subsequent 5 batters to end his outing (final line: 5 IP- 6 H/4 ER/2 BB/5 K).
Final Score: JAX 3 – WOR 4