Bobby Dalbec leads Sunday’s top MLB prospects

Here’s MLB Pipeline‘s roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Sunday.

Here’s MLB Pipeline‘s roundup of the top prospect performances in the Minor Leagues on Sunday.

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Bobby Dalbec is off to a hot start at Double-A since his recent promotion, going 2-for-3 with two homers in Portland’s 7-3 victory over Richmond on Sunday. The No. 6 prospect in the Red Sox organization, according to MLB Pipeline, is hitting .444 (4-for-9) with Portland after slashing .256/.372/.573 with 26 homers in 100 games for Class A Advanced Salem.

Dalbec’s first homer was a two-run shot in the third inning, and he followed that up with a 451-foot solo homer to center field in the seventh. He was on base four times in all, also drawing two walks.

Other top prospect performances Sunday:

• White Sox No. 2 prospect Michael Kopech — the No. 13 prospect overall — tossed seven strong innings for Triple-A Charlotte in its 4-2 victory over Durham. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up two runs on eight hits, walking none and striking out eight to lower his season ERA to 4.05 in 22 starts. The 22-year-old went through a rough patch earlier this season, but over his last four starts, has posted a 2.84 ERA.

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• Brendan McKay, the Rays’ No. 2 prospect and the No. 29 prospect overall, went 3-for-5 with a double and a homer in Class A Advanced Charlotte’s 14-9 loss to Dunedin. The performance upped his batting average from .205 to .229 in 22 games for Charlotte since being promoted from Class A Bowling Green earlier this season. The two-way star, who plays first base in addition to pitching, also owns a 3.56 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in seven appearances (five starts) for Charlotte.

• Angels No. 4 prospect Jahmai Jones went 2-for-5 with a double, homer and five RBIs in Double-A Mobile’s 10-1 rout of Birmingham. He’s hitting .257/.353/.406 with two homers and five steals in 25 games for Mobile. Prior to his promotion to Double-A, he slashed .235/.338/.383 with eight homers and 13 steals in 75 games for Class A Advanced Inland Empire.

• Angels No. 7 prospect Kevin Maitan turned in a 3-for-5 performance of his own, launching a solo homer during Rookie level Orem’s 16-9 loss to Ogden. It was the 18-year-old shortstop’s fourth homer of the season, and he’s slashing .252/.319/.371 in 36 games.

• A pair of Blue Jays prospects shined during Sunday’s action, with No. 26 prospect Forrest Wall going 3-for-5 with a double, triple and three RBIs in Double-A New Hampshire’s 7-6 victory over Erie; and No. 30 prospect Rowdy Tellez belting his 11th homer of the season during a 2-for-3 performance in Triple-A Buffalo’s 6-5 comeback victory over Scranton/Wilkes-barre.

In eight games for New Hampshire since coming over from the Rockies organization in the trade that sent reliever Seunghwan Oh to Colorado, Wall is hitting .333 (11-for-33) with three doubles, a triple and a homer. Tellez is slashing .272/.344/.437 in 93 games for Buffalo this season.

• Cubs No. 29 prospect Jason Vosler had a big day for Triple-A Iowa, going 4-for-4 with a double and a homer in a 9-4 victory over Las Vegas. The 24-year-old third baseman is slashing .247/.335/.406 with six homers in 37 games for Iowa since being promoted from Double-A Tennessee earlier this season.

• DJ Peters, the Dodgers’ No. 8 prospect, enjoyed a big game for Double-A Tulsa on Sunday, going 4-for-5 with a double, homer and three RBIs in a 10-6 victory over Arkansas. The 22-year-old center fielder is hitting .241 with 22 homers in 108 games for Tulsa this season.

Peters goes yard

• Right-hander Brigham Hill, the Nationals’ No. 29 prospect, threw seven scoreless frames for Class A Hagerstown, allowing four hits while walking one and striking out six to lower his ERA to 3.02 in nine Class A starts.

• Rangers No. 17 prospect Yohander Mendez turned in six strong innings in Double-A Frisco’s 5-1 win over Corpus Christi, giving up an unearned run on five hits while striking out five. It was an encouraging sign for the 23-year-old left-hander after he had surrendered 13 earned runs over 17 innings (6.88 ERA) over his previous three starts.

• Clarke Schmidt, the No. 16 overall selection in the 2017 Draft and the Yankees’ No. 7 prospect, tossed 4 1/3 scoreless frames, giving up three hits, walking none and fanning six during Class A (short season) Staten Island’s 2-1 loss to Aberdeen. The 22-year-old right-hander has a 3.09 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts) across three Minor League levels this season. Schmidt had Tommy John surgery prior to signing with the Yankees in 2017.