Jesus Tillero, Sterling Patick shine on mound in Dodgers minors
Pitching lines stood out, but Emil Morales also had 4 hits for Ontario in blowout victory
West Covina, CA - April 12: Starting pitcher Sterling Patick #9 of South Hills throws to the plate against Walnut in the third inning of a prep baseball game at South Hills High School in West Covina on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) | MediaNews Group via Getty Images After a low-scoring first game in High-A, the other three Dodgers affiliates all engaged in high-scoring affairs on the first day of all four affiliates playing in 2026. Players of the day For a second straight night, a Dodgers affiliate got a strong opening day start from a player drafted on the third day in 2023.
One day after 17th-rounder Luke Fox shined for Double-A Tulsa, 18th-rounder Sterling Patick struck out seven in five scoreless frames for High-A Great Lakes. Patick allowed lone singles in the first and fourth innings and walked nobody. Fort Wayne did not put a runner in scoring position off the left-hander until a two-out double in the fifth inning, but Patick got out of his only real jam with a lineout to right field to end his night.
He turns 21 in June. Jesus Tillero didn’t start, but he struck out eight in five scoreless innings, allowing only two singles in Class-A Ontario’s blowout win. An international signing out of Venezuela in 2023 , the right-hander did well in his first taste of Class-A last year, posting a 3.
09 ERA with Rancho Cucamonga, but with a 12. 9-percent walk rate. On Friday night he walked nobody and retired 15 of his 17 batters faced.
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