International League Check-In 5/20-5/26

The International League has completed their ninth week of their season.

Standings Entering the Week

East:

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees) 29-15
Syracuse Mets (Mets) 27-16
Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) 24-21
Norfolk Tides (Orioles) 23-22
Worcester Red Sox (Red Sox) 22-23
Rochester Red Wings (Nationals) 21-20
Charlotte Knights (White Sox) 19-25
Durham Bulls (Rays) 18-27
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) 18-27
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Phillies) 16-26

West:

Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) 28-14
Louisville Bats (Reds) 25-20
Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) 25-20
Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) 24-21
Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 22-23
Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 21-24
Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) 20-22
Iowa Cubs (Cubs) 20-25
St. Paul Saints (Twins) 18-25
Columbus Clippers (Guardians) 18-26

Matchups:

St. Paul Saints @ Buffalo Bisons
Syracuse Mets @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Norfolk Tides @ Worcester Red Sox
Toledo Mud Hens @ Louisville Bats
Memphis Redbirds @ Durham Bulls
Charlotte Knights @ Nashville Sounds
Rochester Red Wings @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp @ Gwinnett Stripers
Columbus Clippers @ Omaha Storm Chasers
Indianapolis Indians @ Iowa Cubs

The Top Prospects

1.) SS – Jackson Holliday – Norfolk Tides

Holliday last week went 5-22 with a double, a home run, four RBI, six runs scored, seven walks, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .268 with a .877 OPS; he has five home runs, 20 RBI, and 29 runs scored.

7.) 3B/SS – Junior Caminero – Durham Bulls

Caminero last week went 2-21 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, and two walks. This season he is hitting .269 with a .831 OPS; he has eight home runs, 24 RBI, and 19 runs scored.

9.) OF – James Wood – Rochester Red Wings

Wood last week went 4-10 with a double, two home runs, four RBI, three runs scored, and four walks. This season he hit .355 with a 1.061 OPS; he has nine home runs, 31 RBI, and 39 runs scored.

14.) SS – Colson Montgomery – Charlotte Knights

Montgomery last week went 4-23 with a double, three RBI, one run scored, and three walks. This season he is hitting .220 with a .724 OPS; he had six home runs, 20 RBI, and 22 runs scored.

16.) OF – Pete Crow-Armstrong – Iowa Cubs

Last week he went 12-27 with four doubles three home runs, seven RBI, ten runs scored, three walks, and five stolen bases. This season he is hitting .264 with a .838 OPS; he has five home runs, 14 RBI, and 22 runs scored.

24.) LHP – Ricky Tiedemann – Buffalo Bisons

Tiedemann is on the 7-day injured list. This season in three starts he is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA, a 2.00 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in eight innings.

27.) RHP – Cade Horton – Iowa Cubs

Horton got the ball on Wednesday going five innings giving up two runs on four hits; he walked one and struck out six. This season he is 2-1 with a 4.05 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts in 33.1 innings.

30.) 3B/1B – Coby Mayo – Norfolk Tides

Mayo is currently on the 7-day injured list.

33.) OF – Heston Kjerstad – Norfolk Tides

Kjerstad went 11-21 with five doubles, one home run, five RBI, six runs scored, and five walks. This season he is hitting .352 with a 1.166 OPS; he has 13 home runs, 44 RBI, and 36 runs scored.

37.) C – Jeferson Quero – Nashville Sounds

Quero is out for the 2024 season.

44.) RHP – Mick Abel – Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Abel got the ball on Friday going 4.1 innings giving up six runs on six hits; he walked four and struck three suffering the loss. He is now 1-4 on the year with a 6.21 ERA, a 1.75 WHIP, and 35 strikeouts in 37.2 innings

46.) 3B/1B – Tyler Black – Nashville Sounds

Black last week went 2-16 with a triple, two runs scored, five walks, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .280 with a .862 OPS; he has six home runs, 24 RBI, and 24 runs scored.

50.) OF – Drew Gilbert – Syracuse Mets

Gilbert is currently on the 7-day injured list.

51.) OF – Owen Caissie – Iowa Cubs

Caissie played in one game going 2-5 with a run scored, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .288 with a .848 OPS; he has three home runs, 24 RBI, and 22 runs scored.

57.) 3B/2B – Curtis Mead – Durham Bulls

Mead last week went 5-23 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base. He is hitting .246 with a .668 OPS; he has one home run, two RBI, and seven runs scored.

58.) 2B/3B – Jace Jung – Toledo Mud Hens

Jung last week went 4-16 with two doubles, two runs scored, and a walk. This season he is hitting .274 with a .885 OPS; he has eight home runs, 31 RBI, and 26 runs scored.

62.) SS/2B – Luisangel Acuna – Syracuse Mets

Acuna last week went 11-28 with three doubles, three RBI, ten runs scored, two walks, and three stolen bases.. This season he is hitting .254 with a .654 OPS; he has two home runs, 15 RBI, and 40 runs scored.

71.) RHP – Connor Phillips – Louisville Bats

Phillips got the ball twice on Tuesday he went 4.1 innings giving up five runs on six hits; he walked five and struck out four. He is 2-2 with a 8.53 ERA, a 2.11 WHIP, and 32 strikeouts in 38 innings.

86.) SS – Orelvis Martinez – Buffalo Bisons

Martinez last week went 4-17 with two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored, and a walk. This season he is hitting .240 with a .840 OPS; he had 12 home runs, 36 RBI, and 35 runs scored.

99.) RHP – Daniel Espino – Columbus Clippers

Espino is out for the season following shoulder surgery.

HM.) LHP – Dylan Dodd – Gwinnett Stripers

Dodd got the ball on Sunday suffering the loss going five innings giving up two runs on six hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out three. This season he is 2-5 with a 4.42 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and 45 strikeouts in 55 innings.

HM.) OF – Everson Pereira – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

Pereira didn’t play last week.This season he is hitting .265 with a .858 OPS; he has ten home runs, 27 RBI, and 33 runs scored.

HM.) RHP – Richard Fitts – Worcester Red Sox

Fitts got the ball on. Thursday going five innings giving up one run on three hits; he walked three and struck out three. He is 3-1 with a 4.35 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 41.1 innings.

HM.) RHP – Max Meyer – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Meyer got the ball on Friday going three innings giving up one run on three hits; he walked three and struck out five. This season he is 0-3 with a 6.86 ERA, a 1.74 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts in 19.2 innings

HM.) OF – Tyler Gentry – Omaha Storm Chasers

Gentry last week went 5-17 with four doubles, an RBI, three runs scored, and two walks. This season he is hitting .194 with a .627 OPS: he has two home runs, 20 RBI, and 21 runs scored.

HM.) INF – Thomas Saggese – Memphis Redbirds

Saggese last week went 1-18 with a run scored, and a walk. This season he is hitting .234 with a .676 OPS; he has five home runs, 22 RBI, and 26 runs scored.

HM.) RHP – Mike Burrows – Indianapolis Indians

Burrows in on the 60-day injured list.

HM.) RHP – David Festa – St. Paul Saints

Festa got the ball on Saturday picking up the win by going five shutout innings, he allowed one hit; walked one, and struck out eight. He is now 1-1 with a 2.77 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 60 strikeouts in 39 innings.

Results

Saints Beat Bisons 4-1
Mets Beat RailRiders 4-3
Tides Beat Red Sox 5-1
Bats Beat Mud Hens 4-1
Bulls & Redbirds Split 3-3
Sounds Beat Knights 5-1
Red Wings Beat IronPigs 4-3
Jumbo Shrimp Beat Stripers 4-2
Storm Chasers Beat Clippers 5-1
Indians & Cubs Split 3-3

Standings Following The Week

East:

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Yankees) 32-19
Syracuse Mets (Mets) 31-19
Norfolk Tides (Orioles) 28-23
Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays) 27-24
Rochester Red Wings (Nationals) 25-23
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) 23-28
Worcester Red Sox (Red Sox) 23-28
Durham Bulls (Rays) 21-30
Charlotte Knights (White Sox) 20-30
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Phillies) 19-30

West:

Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals) 33-15
Louisville Bats (Reds) 29-21
Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) 27-24
Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 27-24
Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) 26-24
Indianapolis Indians (Pirates) 23-25
Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 23-28
Iowa Cubs (Cubs) 23-28
St. Paul Saints (Twins) 22-27
Columbus Clippers (Guardians) 19-31

Next Up:

Omaha Storm Chasers @ Indianapolis Indians
St. Paul Saints @ Rochester Red Wings
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders @ Toledo Mud Hens
Iowa Cubs @ Louisville Bats
Worcester Red Sox @ Charlotte Knights
Buffalo Bisons @ Syracuse Mets
Gwinnett Stripers @ Norfolk Tides
Durham Bulls @ Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Lehigh Valley IronPigs @ Columbus Clippers
Nashville Sounds @ Memphis Redbirds