A busy day and night of offense was led by a grand performance from a Giant slugger, a monstrous clout by an Angel in Salt Lake and sustained excellence across a doubleheader by a 19-year-old Pirate. Of course, it wouldn't be a complete day of Minor League action without a milestone, and a Dodgers right-hander led the charge in a seven-inning no-hitter at High-A.
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Bryce Eldridge, 1B, Sacramento (SF No. 1/MLB No. 20)
Eldridge didn't have to wait long to tally his first Triple-A long ball for Sacramento, and he did it in grand fashion. The 6-foot-7, 240-pound slugger clocked his second grand slam as a pro at nearly 110 mph to highlight a five-RBI night in his second game for the River Cats. Eldridge was promoted after slashing .280/.350/.512 with seven homers and 20 RBIs in 34 games for Double-A Richmond. Full story | Gameday
Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, Bradenton (PIT No. 2/MLB No. 35)
Griffin's meteoric ascent during his pro debut continues to reach new heights for Single-A Bradenton. The ninth overall pick in last year's Draft had himself quite a doubleheader, going 5-for-8 with four RBIs, two runs scored and a walk, giving him four multihit performances in five games. Griffin's month-long tear has vaulted the 19-year-old to the top of Florida State League leaderboard in average (.330), total bases (105), hits (65) and runs (44). Game 1 Gameday | Game 2 Gameday
Justin Crawford, OF, Lehigh Valley (PHI No. 3/MLB No. 54)
Crawford's torrid May has bled into June after his third three-hit effort in five games. The 21-year-old doubled and singled twice, drove in three runs, scored two times and stole his 23rd base for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Crawford, who is slashing .349/.418/.448 in 52 games, has hit safely in 23 of 27 games dating back to May 1, batting .406 with a .975 OPS in that span. Gameday
Christian Moore, 2B, Salt Lake (LAA No. 1/MLB No. 57)
Moore's strong run since his promotion to Triple-A continued with a three-hit night, highlighted by a 450 foot homer to center field. Last year's eighth overall pick has been an offensive force for Salt Lake, slashing .333/.414/.467 with 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored in 15 games. Gameday
Carter Jensen, C, Northwest Arkansas (KC No. 3/MLB No. 85)
Jensen's dramatic turnaround continued for Double-A Northwest Arkansas as he extended his hitting streak to nine games while driving in a career-high six runs. The lefty-swinging backstop fell a homer shy of the cycle and added a sacrifice fly, giving him as many RBIs in nine innings as he had in his previous 13 games. Jensen is batting .447 (17-for-38) during his hitting streak, which has raised his average 35 points to .282 and his OPS to .750. Gameday
Brady House, 3B, Rochester (WSH No. 3/MLB No. 92)
In the midst of arguably his best season as a pro, House showed no signs of slowing down, slugging his 12th homer as part of a three-hit night for Triple-A Rochester. House's big night pushed his hitting streak to seven games, during which he's gone 12-for-34 (.358) to push his slash line to .296/.351/.527 with 27 extra-base hits and 36 RBIs in 57 games. Gameday
Orelvis Martinez, 2B/3B, Buffalo (TOR No. 3)
Another day, another roundtripper for Martinez, who went deep for a third consecutive game to punctuate another three-hit night for Triple-A Buffalo. The 23-year-old has gone 8-for-14 with four homers, five RBIs and five runs scored during his home run streak. After a slow start, Martinez is up to 20 extra-base hits, including nine jacks, across 49 games. Gameday
Cole Carrigg, OF/SS, Hartford (COL No. 2)
Carrigg filled up the box score from the top of the lineup for Double-A Hartford, hammering his ninth homer and equaling a career high with his eighth four-hit game as a pro. The 23-year-old also tallied his eighth assist of the year to nab a runner at the plate. Carrigg has hit safely in 12 of 15 games, batting 19-for-57 (.333) in that span. Gameday
Eriq Swan, RHP, Great Lakes (LAD No. 17)
Swan came through with his best performance as a pro, twirling six hitless frames to spearhead High-A Great Lakes' seven-inning no-hitter. The 23-year-old matched a personal best with seven strikeouts during his 84-pitch performance. Drafted out of Middle Tennessee State in 2023, Swan has a 3.26 ERA and 31 punchouts across 19 1/3 innings in his past five starts. Gameday