Guardians Farm Report: Martinez Hits Two Of the Captains Four Home Runs In Win

Almost a clean sweep the Cleveland Guardians minor league affiliates on Sunday with Columbus, Akron and Lake County coming away victorious.

Triple-A Columbus Clippers

Columbus 5 Toledo 4 (12 Innings)

With Columbus trailing 3-to-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning Alex Call would get a leadoff walk then an RBI double by Bobby Bradley to cut the score to 3-to-2. Jose Fermin would come into pinch run for Bradley and move to third on a groundout by David Fry. With one out Fermin would come into score and tie the game at 3-to-3 on a sacrifice fly by Mitchell Tolman.

The game would move into extra innings with the Mud Hens pushing a run across in the top of the 10th inning taking a 4-to-3 lead. Heading to the bottom of the 10th Tyler Freeman would come through with his third hit of the game driving home the game tying run from third base run with two outs making it 4-to-4.

#Guardians 23yr old INF prospect Tyler Freeman with three base hits today including a big RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning with two outs that tied the game at 4-to-4 for Columbus.

@tyler_freeman34 @CLBClippers #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/dUZ0KOMbO6
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 5, 2022

Both teams would fail to score in the 11th inning. Onto the 12th still tied at 4-to-4. Clippers reliever Jake Jewell would hold the Mud Hens scoreless in the top of the inning bringing Columbus to bat. With one out and runners on the corners Trenton Brooks would step up and drive a single to right field and give the Clippers their second straight walk-off win!

Trenton Brooks with the walk-off base knock in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Columbus a 5-to-4 win over Toledo! Clippers improve to 33-21 on the season @CLBClippers #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/hd98TprFrJ
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 5, 2022

With the win the Clippers stay hot improving their record to 33-21 on the year.

Top Performers:

Tyler Freeman 3-5 RBI
Bobby Bradley 2-5 2B RBI
Alex Call 1-3 2R 2B BB
Trenton Brooks 1-3 RBI BB
Tobias Myers 5.0(IP) 4H 0R 0ER 2BB 1SO
Anthony Castro 1.2(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 2SO
Jake Jewell 2.0(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 0BB 2SO (W)

Double-A Akron RubberDucks

Akron 4 Richmond 3

RubberDucks would strike first blood platting two runs in the first inning on a two-run double by George Valera who stayed scorching hot. Valera now has 23 RBI's over his last 16 games hitting .379 during that span.

Just another multi-hit, multi-RBI game for #Guardians 21yr old OF prospect George Valera today for Akron! Valera has been red-hot over his last 16 games!

Today: 2-3 2B 2RBI BB

Last 16: 25-66 14R 6(2B) 6HR 23RBI 6BB 2SB .379 AVG .431 OBP@GV13__ @AkronRubberDuck #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/neGNvZc0F4
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 5, 2022

Richmond would tie the game in the top of the second inning off Akron starter Jaime Arias. The tie would not last long as Victor Nova would drive home Chris Roller who had walked earlier in the inning on a base hit making it 3-to-2 Ducks in the bottom of the second.

Akron would plate an insurance run in the fourth inning on a RBI double off the bat of Daniel Schneeman. The run would prove to be the game winner as Richmond would tack on one more run in the fifth inning but that was it falling by a final of 4-to-3.

The Akron bullpen trio of Jared Janczak, Manuel Alvarez and Nic Enright would through four and a third scoreless innings of relief striking out seven batters with Janczak picking up the win and Enright earning his 10th save.

Akron improves to 29-22 on the season with the win.

Top Performers:

George Valera 2-3 2B 2RBI BB
Bo Naylor 1-2 R 2BB SB
Daniel Schneemann 1-4 2B RBI
Brayan Rocchio 1-4 R 2B
Victor Nova 1-3 RBI
Jared Janczak 1.1(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 3SO (W)
Nic Enright 2.1(IP) 1H 0R 0ER 1BB 3SO (SV)

High-A Lake County Captains

Lake County 9 West Michigan 2

The Captains had their power stroke working on Sunday hitting four home runs in the game in a 9-to-2 route over West Michigan.

Lake County infielder Gabriel Rodriguez would start the home run barrage hitting a solo shot in the second inning tying the game up at 1-to-1. The HR for Rodriguez was his third of the season.

Next up in the home run parade was Angel Martinez who would put the Captains up 2-to-1 in the third inning with a solo shot of his own. For Martinez it was his second big fly of the year.

Moving to the fifth inning Lake County would load the bases for a red-hot Alexfri Planez who would hi the teams third home run of the day a grand slam to left field breaking the game wide open putting the Captains up 6-to-1. The grand slam for Planez who recently returned from a wrist injury was his second home run of the season.

#Guardians 20yr old OF prospect Alexfri Planez remains hot at the plate including a Grand Slam in the 5th inning today for Lake County! He has 6 XBH over his last 8 games.

Today: 2-4 R 2B HR 4RBI

Last 8: 11-33 3R 5(2B) 1HR 5RBI .333 AVG

🎥 @tNichols80 @ajplanez33 #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/5TpRDy7PiZ
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 5, 2022

The final home run would come in the 7th inning by Angel Martinez again as he would hit another solo shot for his second long ball of the game and third on the year.

Captains right-handed pitcher Lenny Torres who was piggybacking with starter Tommy Mace would look outstanding throwing four scoreless frames allowing no-hits while striking out one. Hopefully this will get Torres going who had been struggling ever since his first start of the season.

With the win Lake County improves to 26-24 on the year.

Top Performers:

Angel Martinez 3-5 3R 2B 2HR 3RBI
Alexfri Planez 2-4 R 2B HR 4RBI
Gabriel Rodriguez 2-4 R HR RBI
Micael Ramirez 2-4 R RBI
Ray Delgado 1-2 R 2BB
Lenny Torres 4.0(IP) 0H 0R 0ER 1BB 1SO

Low-A Lynchburg Hillcats

Carolina 6 Lynchburg 3

Trailing 3-to-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning the Hillcats would tie the game up first on a solo home run by the recently promoted Junior Sanquintin and then on a RBI base knock by Yordys Valdes.

#Guardians 20yr old switch hitting INF prospect Junior Sanquintin hits his 1st HR with Lynchburg and his 1st HR on the 2022 season!@LynHillcats #ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/djawbkiTl8
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) June 5, 2022

Unfortunately for Lynchburg that would be the only three runs they would score off Carolina. The Hillcats bullpen which has been very strong all year would relinquish three runs over the final two innings of the game handing the Mudcats a 6-to-3 win in the series finale.

With the loss Lynchburg still holds onto first place in the division but only by a half game now over Carolina. The Hillcats record now stands at 28-22 on the year.