Down on the farm, July 22

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.