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The 2022 MLB DraftThe 28th overall pick from Bradley has thrown three consecutive one-hit games from Tuesday through Thursday against the Worcester Red Sox after two hitless games from Aug. 3-4 at the Columbus Clippers. In 19 games for Triple-A Syracuse, Gilbert is slashing .214/.321/.286 with one home run and two RBI.
Clifford made back-to-back hitting appearances in Saturday and Sunday’s Double-A Binghamton games against the Somerset Patriots. In 67 games at Binghamton, Clifford is slashing .216/.349/.458 with 13 home runs and 41 RBI.
On the back foot since last Tuesday against Worcester, Acuna is on a five-game winning streak. The trend includes one home run and two multi-hit games. In six games in August, Acuna is slashing .368/.368/.737 with four RBI. For the season with Syracuse, Acuna has a .267/.314/.375 slash line and six home runs, 41 RBI and 31 stolen bases in 103 games.
Promoted to Syracuse last Monday, Sproat’s Triple-A debut wasn’t the best. He allowed six runs on seven hits (two home runs) while striking out four and walking three in 4.2 IP. Before the impact, Sproat was 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 starts for Binghamton.
The No. 32 pick in the 2023 draft has four hits in seven games for Low-A St. Lucie in August after a solo home run in Sunday’s 6-3 win over the Bradenton Marauders. In 93 games with St. Lucie, Houck is slashing .207/.305/.317 with five homers and 45 RBI.
The 11th pick in the 2022 draft is slashing .222/.314/.374 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI in 87 games for Binghamton. After back-to-back hitting games last Tuesday and Wednesday at Somerset, Parada posted an 0-for-9 streak that included two walks in three games to close out the series.
Vasil tied his season high with eight strikeouts on Saturday against Worcester. He allowed two runs on four hits while scattering eight and walking one in six innings. In 22 games (20 starts) for Syracuse this season, Vasil is 6-7 with a 5.31 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in 103.1 IP.
Three runs on five hits, while striking out four and walking five in 3.1 IP last Wednesday against Worcester add up to Hamel’s second straight rough start. Previously, on August 1 in Columbus, Hamel allowed four runs on five hits while striking out four and walking four in 4.1 IP. In 20 games for Syracuse, Hamel is 3-5 with a 6.41 ERA and 1.72 WHIP in 92.2 IP.
