Cleveland Guardians Prospect Report 6/8/25

Chase DeLauter has best day at the plate since coming back, Ralphy Velazquez continues to heat up

SCOREBOARD

Toledo Mud Hens 11, Columbus Clippers 9 - Statcast
Akron RubberDucks vs Chesapeake Baysox - Postponed (Rain)
Lake County Captains 6, West Michigan Whitecaps 4
Lynchburg Hillcats 6, Salem Red Sox 5

HIGHLIGHTS

Chase DeLauter (RF, Columbus): 3-for-5, R, 2B, 3 RBIs - The 23-year-old drove in a run on all three of his hits in his best day at the plate since returning to the lineup in Columbus. This is the first multi-hit performance for DeLauter since being activated from the injured list on May 22. The James Madison product had the hardest hit ball of the game (108.0 mph) with his double and the third-hardest hit (105.0 mph) with his third inning single.

Kody Huff (C, Columbus): 2-for-5, 2 2Bs, 4 RBIs, E2T, PB - The Clippers backstop drove in a team-high four runs, the most in any game of his professional career. A bases loaded double in the bottom of the third cleared the bases for three of those four runs batted in and brought Columbus back to within one at 10-9 with an RBI double in the eighth where the game’s tying run was thrown out at home. All four of Huff’s RBIs also came with two outs.

Jonah Advincula (CF, Lake County): 3-for-5, 3 R, 3B, HR, RBI - Advincula has now reached base safely three times in each of his last four games with three hits in this one as well as three others and a three-walk performance on Friday. On Sunday, he was just a double shy of hitting for the cycle with his third triple and fourth homerun of the year. All three times he reached base, he came around to score and was half of the team’s runs.

Welbyn Francisca (DH, Lynchburg): 3-for-5, R, RBI - The 19-year-old led the way for Lynchburg with three hits, including the go-ahead single that capped off a three-run top of the ninth to rally to beat the Red Sox. He was also involved in the three-run top of the first after he singled and later scored via a sacrifice fly by Robert Lopez. Give him back-to-back three-hit games and he is now hitting .360 in the month of June with hits in each of his last five games and four doubles.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Petey Halpin (CF, Columbus): 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, OF assist - Halpin reached base three times in the loss and saved a run when he aided in throwing out a runner at the plate. He now has five assists from center field this year and six overall.

Kyle Datres (1B, Columbus): 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI, 2 DPs - Datres slugged his first Triple-A homerun on Sunday afternoon in the bottom of the seventh to draw the Clippers closer while trailing by four at the time.

Brayan Rocchio (SS, Columbus): 1-for-3, R, 2 BBs, SB, E6F - Rocchio remained consistent by reaching base three times in the game, but unfortunately suffered his seventh error in 24 games with the Clippers.

Ralphy Velasquez (LF, Lake County): 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, GIDP - Velasquez drove in the team’s first run with an RBI single in the first and his single in the fifth game the Captains the lead at 4-3. This is his fourth multi-hit game out of the last seven played.

Maick Collado (1B, Lake County): 2-for-4, RBI, CS - Collado joined Advincula and Velasquez with a multi-hit game, his first since May 16. His seventh inning hit drove in the sixth run of the game for Lake County.

Christian Knapczyk (2B, Lake County): 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SF - Three quality at-bats for Knapczyk saw him record a single, walk and drove in a run in the second inning on a sacrifice fly. He is just 2-for-29 (.069 BA) in the month of June but hopefully will turn the corner in the next series.

Jack Jasiak (RP, Lake County): S (3), 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BBs, K, HBP - Jasiak entered the game with the bases loaded and zero outs and escaped with just one inherited run scoring on a hit batsman. He recorded a groundball out at home himself with a pair of popouts and then retired the side in order in the ninth for his third save.

Conner Whittaker (RP, Lynchburg): W (6-1), 3.0 IP, H, 0 R, BB, 0 Ks - Whittaker pitched to contact en route to his sixth pitching win of the season. He got through three shutout innings with just 33 pitches (18 strikes) and allowed just one hit and one flyball into the outfield. The rest of the contact made was on the infield either with groundballs or pop ups.

Ryan Cesarini (CF, Lynchburg): 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBIs - Cesarini’s ninth inning single tied the game at five and drove in two runs. It is his first game with multiple hits since all the way back on May 1 and was also his first game in the leadoff spot in the Hillcats batting order.