Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández has played in three games in his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he’s hit a two-run home run in all three games.
Hernández played six innings in left field in Reno on Friday night, and has played 18 total innings at the position this week. He’s been out since May 29 with a left hamstring strain, and could return as early as next week when the Dodgers are playing the A’s in West Sacramento, which would be right at the month mark that doctors expected him to miss.
Player of the day
Tulsa left-hander Adam Serwinowski allowed only a single and two walks in his seven scoreless innings, with six strikeouts. Seven innings matched a season and career high for Serwinowski, also done on May 22 this year at Wichita.
Over his last seven starts, Serwinowski has a 1.58 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 12 walks in 40 innings.
Triple-A Oklahoma City
The Comets scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) on the road.
The bottom of the order keyed the comeback. Hyeseong Kim, batting seventh, singled twice and scored twice. Next up was catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, who had a double and two singles. Noah Miller, batting ninth as the designated hitter, tripled, doubled, and scored twice.
Miller’s two-run double tied things in the eighth before RBI singles by James Tibbs III and Ryan Fitzgerald provided the lead.
Double-A Tulsa
After Serwinowski, Roque Gutierrez pitched two scoreless innings to save the Drillers’ shutout win over the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros).
Jake Gelof homered. Second baseman Sean McLain had two hits, scored a run, and drove in another.
High-A Great Lakes
Down 4-3 early, the Loons scored the final six runs to beat the Lansing Lugnuts (A’s). First baseman Jose Hernández homered twice in the win.
Third baseman Logan Wagner homered, doubled, and drove in three runs. Since returning from the injured list last week, Wagner has a hit in all four games, with two home runs
Robby Porco helped pave the way for the comeback with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief with five strikeouts
Class-A Ontario
Hyun-Seok Jang had his best start of the season in the Tower Buzzers’ win over the Visalia Oaks (D-backs). Jang struck out a career-high 10 batters in five scoreless innings, one start after striking out a then-career-high nine in 4 2/3 innings.
Mairo Martinus has been a solid constant for Ontario this season, hitting .309/.360/.506 with 33 extra-base hits, including two doubles, two singles, and three runs scored on Friday, his second straight four-hit affair. Martinus this season has started right field and center field this season, plus all four infield positions. Friday was his seventh start at third base.
Shortstop Joendry Vargas doubled and singled on Friday, and first baseman Oswaldo Osorio homered.
Kendall George played seven innings in center field in his second game back since injuring his knee with Tulsa on May 25.
Transactions
Triple-A: River Ryan, who was originally slated to start Thursday this week, was instead scratched and placed on the injured list Friday. It’s his hamstring again, per Fabian Ardaya and Katie Woo at The Athletic, the same injury that sidelined Ryan for a month this April and May. Right-hander Keynan Middleton was activated off the development list.
Friday scores
Saturday schedule
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4:05 p.m. PT: Great Lakes (Brooks Auger) at Lansing (Mitch Myers)
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5 p.m.: Tulsa (Payton Martin) vs. Corpus Christi (Trey Dombroski)
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6:35 p.m.: Oklahoma City (Jackson Ferris) at Reno (Kohl Drake)
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6:35 p.m.: Ontario (TBA) at Visalia (Jesus Escobar)
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