Jake Faria pitching for the Missions on Aug. 3 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderJake Faria was one of the pitchers who joined the San Antonio Missions after the July 31 MLB trade deadline.
Faria appeared for the Missions at Wolff Stadium on Aug. 3. He pitched one inning and retired the three batters he faced.
Two days later, Faria was called up by the Milwaukee Brewers. Tuesday night he made his first appearance for the Brewers, pitching two scoreless innings in a road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed two hits and struck out one batter with no walks.
Before the trade, he was in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He appeared in seven games for the Rays this season, all in relief, and had a 2.70 ERA. He also pitched in 23 games for Triple-A Durham and had a 4.07 ERA.
Faria is a 26-year-old, 6-foot-4 right-hander.
Jake Faria pitching for the Missions on Aug. 3 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderJake Faria pitching for the Missions on Aug. 3 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Missions outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. hits a fifth-inning home run against Fresno on Monday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThis has been a tough season for the San Antonio Missions’ opening day outfielders.
Troy Stokes Jr., Corey Ray and Tyrone Taylor have all missed time with injuries.
Stokes has not been in the lineup in 41 Missions games this season.
The good news for the Missions is that the three outfielders are back together and Stokes is building momentum offensively.
Stokes, who plays mostly left field, was batting .174 on June 8. His average is now up to .238. He is hitting .419 in his last 10 games with 7 RBIs in that stretch. He hit his eighth home run of the season in Monday’s 9-8 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies.
The 23-year-old from Baltimore was picked in the fourth round of the 2014 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2017 he hit 20 home runs in 135 games between Class A and Double-A.
Last year Stokes hit 19 home runs in 129 games in Double-A Biloxi, where he also won a Gold Glove.
Tyler Saladino singled and eventually scored the winning run in the eighth inning Monday afternoon at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe San Antonio Missions hit four home runs including three in one inning to beat the Fresno Grizzlies 9-8 on Monday afternoon at Wolff Stadium.
The Missions trailed 6-0 early in the game but narrowed the gap when Tyrone Taylor hit a three-run shot in the third inning, his eighth homer of the season.
The Missions took an 8-6 lead with four runs in the fifth inning. Troy Stokes Jr. hit a solo home run, his eighth of the season. Jacob Nottingham hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the season. Jake Hager hit a solo home run, his eighth of the season.
The Grizzlies scored single runs in the top of the seventh and eighth innings to tie it 8-8.
The Missions took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth. Tyler Saladino led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor. Saladino scored the winning run when David Freitas singled to right and Grizzlies right fielder Jose Marmolejos mis-handled the ball, allowing Saladino to advance two bases.
Missions reliever Angel Perdomo (3-0) pitched the seventh and eighth innings to earn the win. Ray Black pitched the ninth inning to earn his second save withthe Missions.
NOTES
Monday’s game was Saladino’s first action in a Missions uniform since being called up by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 28.
Missions pitcher Jimmy Nelson had his second strong appearance in a row in relief. He threw 1 2/3 innings with no runs, one hit, one walk and four strikeouts
Black, who came to the Brewers organization from the San Francisco Giants in a deal at the MLB trade deadline, hit 101 MPH on the stadium radar.
The Missions’ David Freitas hits a first-inning home run on Sunday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderAfter going scoreless in the first nine innings of their last two games, the San Antonio Missions’ bats came alive Sunday night.
The Missions came up a run short despite 16 hits including a home run by David Freitas.
The Fresno Grizzlies lashed out 14 hits including four home runs to beat the Missions 11-10 at Wolff Stadium.
Freitas hit his ninth home run of the season in the first inning. He finished with three hits, including a double, and scored three times.
Troy Stokes Jr. had three hits and Tyrone Taylor, Cory Spangenberg, Lucas Erceg and Jake Hager had two hits each for the Missions.
The Missions’ Hernan Perez connects with the ball for the winning hit in the 12th inning Saturday night at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderFor the second straight night the San Antonio Missions didn’t score through nine innings.
And for the second staight night the Missions came through in extra innings for the victory.
The Missions scored once in the 10th inning and twice in the 12th to beat the Fresno Grizzlies 3-2 on Saturday at Wolff Stadium.
Cory Spangenberg singled and drove in Blake Allemand to tie the game 2-2 with two outs in the bottom of the 12th. David Freitas walked to put runners on first and second.
Hernan Perez singled to left to score Spangenberg and win the game.
Missions starting pitcher Zack Brown went six scoreless innings and gave up four hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. Relievers Ray Black and Jake Faria both pitched one scoreless inning each.
The Missions’ Deolis Guerra (3-0) pitched the 11th and 12th innings to earn the win.
The Missions’ Blake Allemand celebrates after driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderTrey Supak got the San Antonio Missions started on a shutout in his first game at Wolff Stadium.
It still took a timely hit from Blake Allemand in the bottom of the 10th inning for the Missions to edge the Fresno Grizzlies 1-0 on Friday.
After nine scoreless innings of regulation and the Grizzlies coming up empty in the top of the 10th, the Missions only needed one run in the bottom of the 10th to finish the game.
In keeping with the extra-innings rules, the last batter from the previous inning started the 10th as a runner on second base. That was Jacob Nottingham. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Hager.
That brought up former Boerne Champion star Allemand, a switch-hitter. Batting as a left-hander, Allemand hit the ball into left field to score Nottingham.
Supak was 11-4 in Double-A Biloxi this season. He picked up a win on the road in his debut with the Missions on July 27.
On Friday night, Supak pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Danny Coulombe was the first pitcher out of the Missions’ bullpen and he got the final out of the seventh inning.
Jimmy Nelson pitched in relief for the Missions for the second night in a row. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning and struck out the side.
Angel Perdomo (2-0) pitched the ninth and 10th innings to earn the win and finish the combined shutout. He allowed one hit, struck out five batters and walked one.
Missions outfielders Troy Stokes Jr. (8), Corey Ray (1) and Tyrone Taylor (15) stand for the National Anthem before Thursday’s game at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe San Antonio Missions’ outfielders have been bogged down by injuries this season.
Corey Ray, Tyrone Taylor and Troy Stokes Jr. – the opening day starters – have all spent time on the injured list.
Ray was back in centerfield on Thursday night at Wolff Stadium. Ray went hitless in a 3-2 loss to the Sacramento River Cats, but looked solid on defense.
Here is a look at Ray’s recent transactions this season from milb.com:
– August 1, 2019 CF Corey Ray assigned to San Antonio Missions from Biloxi Shuckers.
– July 11, 2019 CF Corey Ray assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from San Antonio Missions.
– July 3, 2019 San Antonio Missions sent CF Corey Ray on a rehab assignment to AZL Brewers Gold.
– May 23, 2019 San Antonio Missions placed CF Corey Ray on the 7-day injured list.
– May 7, 2019 San Antonio Missions activated CF Corey Ray from the temporarily inactive list.
– May 4, 2019 San Antonio Missions placed CF Corey Ray on the temporarily inactive list.
– May 3, 2019 San Antonio Missions activated CF Corey Ray from the 7-day injured list.
– April 17, 2019 San Antonio Missions placed CF Corey Ray on the 7-day injured list.
Ray has played in 42 games so far this season – 26 for the Missions, 11 at Double-A Biloxi and 5 in the Arizona League.
Burch Smith did not allow a run in 5 1/3 innings on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderSan Antonio Missions pitcher Burch Smith had a perfect game working through five innings on Thursday at Wolff Stadium.
Smith left the game one out into the sixth inning. After getting the first out in the sixth, he gave up a groundball single and a walk.
The 6-foot-4 right-hander struck out four batters. He got a no-decision after leaving the game with a 2-0 lead but lowered his ERA to 2.34.
The Sacramento River Cats rallied for one run in the seventh inning and two in the eighth to beat the Missions 3-2.
The first Missions reliever, Miguel Sanchez, finished the sixth inning and pitched the seventh. He allowed one run on three hits.
Missions reliever Jimmy Nelson, who has been working his way back from a shoulder injury, entered the game at the beginning of the eighth inning. He recorded one out while giving up two runs on two hits and two walks with one strikeout. Nelson (3-1) took the loss.
Devin Williams was the Missions’ final pitcher of the night. Williams made his first appearance at Wolff Stadium and third career appearance in Triple-A after being called up from Double-A on July 26. He recorded five outs without allowing a base runner. He struck out three batters. The 6-foot-3 right-hander was throwing his fastball in the high 90s and hit 100 on the outfield radar at least once.
Missions relief pitcher Devin Williams made his first appearance at Wolff Stadium on Thursday. He was a recent call-up from Double-A. – photo by Joe AlexanderMissions relief pitcher Jimmy Nelson gave up two runs in the eighth inning on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Former San Antonio Missions shortstop Mauricio Dubon playing for the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium in his first game after being traded. – photo by Joe AlexanderAs the San Antonio Missions took batting practice at Wolff Stadium, Mauricio Dubon walked out on the field and joined his friends and teammates.
Except they weren’t teammates anymore.
Dubon, the Missions’ regular shortstop, was part of a trade-deadline deal between the Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants.
As a coincidence of scheduling, the trade only sent Dubon from one side of Wolff Stadium to the other. The Missions, the Triple-A farm club of the Brewers, are in the middle of a series against the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A farm club of the Giants.
Dubon batted second and played shortstop for the Missions on Tuesday against the River Cats. He batted second and played shortstop for the River Cats on Wednesday against the Missions.
Dubon didn’t have a notable night at the plate in his Sacramento debut. He was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat and went 0-for-3. But he had a slick defensive play catching a looping line drive late and the River Cats beat the Missions 5-2.
In the trade that sent Dubon to the Giants organization, the Brewers acquired veteran left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz and right-handed pitcher Ray Black.
Missions shortstop Mauricio Dubon playing at Wolff Stadium this season. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe Major League Baseball trade deadline hit the San Antonio Missions on Wednesday afternoon.
With less than an hour remaining before the 3 p.m. (Central) deadline, it was reported that Missions shortstop and Milwaukee Brewers prospect Mauricio Dubon was part of a deal between the Brewers and San Francisco Giants.
Dubon played 98 games for the Missions this season, batting .297 and hitting 16 home runs.
The 25-year-old from Honduras made a brief appearance with the Brewers this season, becoming the first native of Honduras to play in the majors.
Dubon was originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2013.
In Tuesday’s deadline trade, Dubon went to the Giants in exchange for pitchers Drew Pomeranz and Ray Black. The Brewers badly needed pitching for the stretch run. Dubon is likely to have more opportunity to play in the majors with the Giants as a middle infielder than he was with the Brewers.
Jake Hager is slotted to start for the Missions tonight against the Sacramento River Cats at Wolff Stadium.
