Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Friday, July 4, 2025
Columbus Clippers 3, Toledo Mud Hens 1
Box Score · Clippers improve to 40-41
Chase DeLauter’s hitting streak ended, but his on-base streak remains intact after going 0-for-3 with a walk on Wednesday.
C.J. Kayfus also kept his on-base streak alive, but he got picked off and injured his ankle in the ensuing rundown. Hopefully it’s not serious, but it didn’t look good as he slid directly into the leg of the player at first base and rolled over his own ankle pretty heavily.
CJ Kayfus was removed from the game tonight for the Clippers after an apparent injury while sliding back into first during a rundown. It appears he and the player covering 1B knocked shins. Hopefully we know more soon. pic.twitter.com/WsIDmgXwFz
— Matt (@BelowAverageOPS) July 4, 2025
Petey Halpin led the way offensively, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Jhonkensy Noel also went 1-for-3 with a walk and Dom Nunez, Christian Cairo and Milan Tolentino all doubled.
Starting pitcher Aaron Davenport had one of his best performances since being promoted to Triple-A, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in 6.0 innings.
The bullpen was sensational the rest of the way as Franco Aleman, Nic Enright and Luis Frias pitched 3.0 perfect innings with four strikeouts to lock down the victory.
Akron RubberDucks 7, Erie SeaWolves 3
Box Score · RubberDucks improve to 50-27
Wait, catchers are allowed to contribute on offense? Cooper Ingle pretty much single-handedly carried the Akron offense in this game. He went 4-for-5 with two home runs and two doubles, amassing a whopping 12 total bases. It was an impressive showing for the top catching prospect in the system.
Now you have two homers for Cooper Ingle and a double.
Didnt miss a beatpic.twitter.com/evIncbR2Nd
— Justin L. (jlbaseball on bluesky) (@JL_Baseball) July 4, 2025
The RubberDucks had five other players secure multi-hit games. Angel Genao went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk while Jorge Burgos went 2-for-5 with a home run. Dayan Frias went 2-for-5 with a double and Jake Fox and Alex Mooney both had two hits with a double on the day.
Starting pitcher Rorik Maltrud tossed 2.0 scoreless innings and Steven Perez followed with 3.0 scoreless frames to earn the win.
Lake County Captains 9 Dayton Dragons 8
Box Score · Captains improve to 41-37
Tommy Hawke has returned from whatever ailment prevented him from playing for a week. He went 2-for-5 as the leadoff hitter for Lake County on Wednesday and stole his first base at High-A, which is a good sign.
Christian Knapczyk had a three-run double while Wuilfredo Antunez blasted his 13th home run while stealing two bases, Jose Devers his his ninth bomb and Jacob Cozart walked three times and slugged his third home run.
Starting pitcher Matt WIlkinson had a strong performance, striking out nine batters and walking three while allowing two runs on six hits in 5.1 innings to earn the win.
Lynchburg Hillcats 7, Salem Red Sox 1
Box Score · Hillcats improve to 47-31
Four Hillcats players had multi-hit games. Leading the way was Alberto Mendez, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double. Carlos Gutierrez went 2-for-3 while Ryan Mitchell went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases. Robert Lopez doubled and Luis Mijares went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and Welbyn Francisca went 2-for-4.
Starting pitcher Jacob Zibin had a strong showing, tossing 3.0 shutout innings with three strikeouts and no walks while allowing just one hit. Rafe Schlesinger followed with 5.0 strong innings of piggy-back relief, allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks.
ACL Guardians 8, ACL Rangers 5 (F/11)
Dauri Fernandez continues to impress, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Yelferth Castillo went 2-for-5
Starting pitcher Manuel Osorio allowed one run in 5.0 innings.