Down on the farm
Tracking the Big Island’s minor league baseball players (statistics through Saturday)
Kean Wong
Rays, Triple A
Durham (N.C.) Bulls
78 games
Pos.: 2B, 3B, OF
Avg: .320 (99-309)
OBP: .387
OPS: .869
HRs: 9
RBI: 42
SB: 5
Errors: 5
The skinny: The ’13 Waiakea grad saw an 8-game hit streak end Friday, but he went 2 for 6 Saturday and hit his third home run – a three- run shot – in his past five games.
Jodd Carter
Indians, Advanced A
Lynchburg (Va.) Hillcats
88 games
Pos.: Outfield
Avg: .247 (76-308)
OBP: .332
OPS: .732
HRs: 9
RBI: 44
SB: 11
Errors: 2
The skinny: After lifting his avg. with a 6-game hit streak, the ’14 Hilo grad had a quiet week, collecting two hits total in his past six games, including going 0 for 3 on Saturday.
Kodi Medeiros
Brewers, Double A
Biloxi (Miss.) Shuckers
Pos.: LHP
Games: 19 (14 starts)
W-L: 7-4
ERA: 3.20
Innings: 98.1
Hits: 87
Ks: 103
Walks: 44
The skinny: For the 4rd time in 6 starts Thursday, the ’14 Waiakea grad
went 5 IPs and yielded an earned run or less. He struck out 7 and has cut his ERA by a run the past 2 months.
Quintin Torres-Costa
Brewers, Triple A
Colo. Springs Sky Sox
Pos.: LHP
Games: 8 (0 starts)
W-L: 1-0
ERA: 3.68
Innings: 7.1
Hits: 5
Ks: 5
Walks: 3
The skinny: The ’12 Waiakea grad pitched a scoreless 8th inning Monday, yielded two runs Tuesday, then pitched a scoreless fifth Saturday with a strikeout.
Micah Bello
Brewers Rookie League
20 games
Pos.: CF
Avg: .317 (23-79)
OBP: .371
OPS: .814
HRs: 1
RBI: 13
SB: 8
Errors: 2
The skinny: The ’18 Hilo grad hit his first home run Friday, after coming up with only three hits combined in his previous five games.