The Missions’ Blake Allemand celebrates his fourth-inning home run against the Express. – photo by Joe AlexanderSan Antonio native Blake Blake Allemand hit his first Triple-A home run Sunday.
His three-run shot in the fourth inning helped the San Antonio Missions rally to beat the Round Rock Express 10-9 Sunday at Wolff Stadium. The game was a continuation of the game that was suspended due to weather on Friday night.
The game picked up Sunday in the fourth inning with Round Rock leading 6-1. Blake Allemand’s homer was the big hit of the bottom of the fourth as the Missions scored five runs to tie it 6-6.
It was Blake Allemand’s fifth game with the Missions since being called up from Double-A Biloxi. He finished the game with four RBIs.
Blake Allemand played at Texas A&M and hit five home runs his senior season. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the fifth round in the 2015 draft. He played in high school at Boerne Champion.
Keston Hiura hit home runs in the eighth and ninth innings against the Express. – photo by Joe AlexanderKeston Hiura hit two late home runs for the San Antonio Missions on Saturday at Wolff Stadium.
The Round Rock Express dominated the rest of the game to beat the Missions 11-4.
The Express scored four runs in the first inning and three in the second and it never got close after that. Round Rock had 15 hits including home runs by Kyle Tucker, Nick Tanielu and Taylor Jones.
Hiura hit a solo home run in the eighth inning and two-run shot in the ninth, giving him 10 for the season.
Round Rock starting pitcher Brady Rodgers (3-0) got the win and pitched six innings. He allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks.
Nate Orf is congratulated by Missions third base coach Ned Yost IV after hitting a leadoff home run. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe opener of the San Antonio Missions’ eight-game homestand didn’t last long.
The Missions and Round Rock Express were in the middle of the fourth inning Friday night at Wolff Stadium when the game was suspended due to weather. The Express led 6-1.
The Missions’ Nate Orf hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning. That came after the Express scored six runs in the top of the first inning.
The game will continue on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Wolff Stadium as the first game of a doubleheader.
The Missions’ Josh Fields pitching against the Nashville Sounds on April 13 at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe Milwaukee Brewers announced on Tuesday that San Antonio Missions pitcher Josh Fields exercised the release clause in his contract and was granted his release.
Fields pitched in eight games this season for the Missions, all in relief. He had an 8.22 ERA.
The Milwaukee Brewers announced on Tuesday that left-handed pitcher Angel Perdomo was transferred to the San Antonio Missions.
Perdomo pitched in seven games in relief this season for the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers. He has a 2-0 record and 1.17 ERA. This will be his first time in Triple-A.
Missions manager Rick Sweet with San Antonio players Keston Hiura (left) and Mauricio Dubon (center) on Saturday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderSan Antonio Missions manager Rick Sweet is in his fifth season as the Triple-A manager in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
This is the first season for Sweet as well as for Triple-A baseball in San Antonio.
Saturday saw Sweet handling the duties of third base coach as well as managing on a Flying Chanclas uniform night. The Missions played the Oklahoma City Dodgers.
Sweet’s nine-year major league playing career included stints with the San Diego Padres, New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.
David Freitas, like all the Missions’ catchers, also plays first base. – photo by Joe AlexanderAmong the oddities on the roster of the Triple-A San Antonio Missions:
There is currently only one active player on the roster listed as an outfielder and there are four players listed as catchers.
Tyrone Taylor was the Missions’ only active outfielder on Sunday. And he didn’t start in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the Oklahoma City Dodgers at Wolff Stadium.
Corey Ray and Troy Stokes Jr. are listed on the roster as outfielders, but are both currently on the injured list. Ray was the Missions’ main center fielder to start the season. Taylor played primarily in right, but had been playing center with Ray out.
Sunday’s starting outfielders on Sunday were Jake Hager in left, Cory Spangenberg in center and Nate Orf in right. All three are listed on the roster as infielders.
Spangenberg has seen action all over the field this season. He has played first base, third base, shortstop, left field and now center field.
While the Missions are short on players listed as outfielders, they have four active players listed as catchers: Skyler Ewing, David Freitas, Tuffy Gosewisch and Jacob Nottingham. All four got into the game on Sunday. All four have also gotten work as first basemen this season.
Twice during Sunday’s game, three of them batted in a row and the other was coaching first base. The Missions use a player as a first base coach, so that part of the equation wasn’t unusual.
Freitas was the No. 7 batter in the order on Sunday and played first base. Nottingham was No. 8 in the order and played catcher.
In the fifth inning, after Freitas and Nottingham batted, Gosewisch went to the plate as a pinch-hitter. Ewing was coaching first base.
In the seventh inning, after Freitas and Nottingham batted, Ewing went to the plate as a pinch-hitter. Gosewisch was coaching first base.
Oklahoma City’s Matt Beaty (right) is greated at the plate after hitting a third-inning home run. – photo by Joe AlexanderOklahoma City’s Matt Beaty hit a three-run homer in the third inning and the Dodgers beat the San Antonio Missions 4-1 Sunday at Wolff Stadium.
The meeting was the finale of a five-game series and snapped the Missions’ six-game win streak.
Dodgers starting pitcher Daniel Corcino (2-1) pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win. Missions starter Thomas Jankins (1-1) pitched five innings, gave up the homer to Beaty, and took the loss.
Relief pitcher Miguel Sanchez got the win as three Missions pitchers combined for a shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderThe San Antonio Missions shut out the Oklahoma City Dodgers for the second time in the last three games with a 6-0 victory Saturday at Wolff Stadium.
It was the sixth straight win for the Missions, including the first four games of the current series.
Missions reliever Miguel Sanchez (1-2) entered the game in the fifth inning and pitched 2 1/3 innings to earn the win.
Missions starter Corbin Burnes went 4 2/3 innings, leaving the game one out short of having a chance for the win. He allowed three hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. Jon Olczak pitched the last two innings.
San Antonio left fielder Cory Spangenberg hit his second home run of the season in the fourth inning.
Mauricio Dubon, Keston Hiura and David Freitas had three hits each for the Missions. Spangenberg, Nate Orf and Jacob Nottingham had two hits each as the Missions finished with 15 hits.
Oklahoma City Dodgers infielder Edwin Rios playing against the San Antonio Missions on Thursday at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderEdwin Rios is one of those baseball players trying to make it to the majors by working at his skills at multiple positions.
Rios, an infielder with the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, played a game at both first base and third base in Thursday’s doubleheader against the San Antonio Missions at Wolff Stadium. Rios played first base in the first game. He walked and scored a run in the second inning. He played third base in the second game.
The 25-year-old from Puerto Rico hit .304 with 10 home runs last season in 88 games with Oklahoma City.
Baseball America lists Rios as one of the top 30 prospects in the Dodgers’ organization. He is listed as a third baseball, hitting left-handed and throwing right-handed.
OKC continues a five-game series with the Missions on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
