Cleveland Guardians minor league recap for Sunday, June 8, 2025
Columbus Clippers 2, Toledo Mud Hens 1
Box Score · Clippers improve to 26-33
It was a good day for the Guardians top prospects in Columbus. Chase DeLauter went 1-3 with a walk. His hit was a single that came off the bat at 104.6 MPH. He also had a lineout that came off the bat at 106.7 MPH. His slash line does not look great on the surface, but he is definitely hitting the ball well right now, he is just having some bad luck. CJ Kayfus went 2-4 with a triple that came off the bat at 106.5 MPH. He is hitting .311 with a .921 OPS in AAA. Milan Tolentino went 2-3 with a HR, and Yordys Valdes went 2-4 with a double.
Ryan Webb started the game but was replaced by Will Dion after giving up one run in the first inning. Will Dion threw 4 scoreless innings while striking out two and walking two. Franco Aleman got the save and looked fantastic as he struck out two batters and nearly touched 99 mph. He could be an option for the Guardians here soon as he looks like he is fully healthy now.
Franco Aleman certainly looks healthy. Just missed touching 99 here. pic.twitter.com/t3WYt3lyPC
— Justin L. (jlbaseball on bluesky) (@JL_Baseball) June 8, 2025
Akron RubberDucks 2, Chesapeake Baysox 4
Box Score · RubberDucks fall to 36-20
It was a tough day for the RubberDucks offense. They combined for just three hits. One of those was a HR from Guy Lipscomb.
Rodney Boone had another good start, he threw 5 scoreless innings and struck out four batters while walking two. His ERA is down to 2.31 on the season.
Lake County Captains 6, West Michigan Whitecaps 1
Box Score · Captains improve to 28-28
There were some big performances by some of the Guardians top prospects in this game. Ralphy Velazquez went 2-3 with a triple and a walk. Alfonsin Rosario went 2-5 with a huge 2 run HR. Esteban Gonzalez went 4-5, and Johnny Tincher went 2-3.
Josh Hartle continues to look like an absolute steal in that trade with the Pirates. He went 6 innings, struck out five and walked just one. His ERA is down to 3.10 on the season.
That was a VERY bat worthy flip homer by Alfonsin Rosario.
That power is very realpic.twitter.com/zJSOHN2QJ8
— Justin L. (jlbaseball on bluesky) (@JL_Baseball) June 8, 2025
Lynchburg Hillcats 10, Salem Red Sox 5
Box Score · Hillcats improve to 34-22
I hope you guys didn’t sell your Welbyn stock after the slow first month, I know I sure didn’t. He went 3-5 with two doubles tonight, and is now up to a 103 WRC+ on the season. Since the calendar flipped to May, he has hit .295 with a 126 WRC+. Tommy Hawke went 1-2 with three walks. Nick Mitchell went 2-5 with a triple and 3 RBIs. Robert Lopez went 2-4 with one RBI.
Sean Matson continues to have an awesome season as he threw 4 scoreless innings tonight and struck out five batters and had zero walks. His ERA on the season is down to 1.46
ACL Guardians 5, ACL Dodgers 6
Box Score · Guardians fall to 16-12
Dauri Fernandez continues to be one of the best hitters in the entire Arizona Complex League. He went 2-5 with an RBI tonight and he is hitting .388 with a 1.035 OPS on the season. Top international prospect Gabriel Rodriguez went 2-3 with two walks. Juneiker Caceres went 1-3 with a walk, and Yeiferth Castillo went 2-4.
Chase Mobley had a tough time finding the strike zone, as he was pulled with three walks after just 1.2 innings but was able to limit the damage with just one hit and one run given up.