Prospect Roundup June 30th Games: Mason Martin and Kyle Tucker
Mason Martin (Bristol 2018) and Kyle Tucker (Greeneville Astros 2015) were standout prospects on Sunday.
Mason Martin (Bristol 2018) and Kyle Tucker (Greeneville Astros 2015) were standout prospects on Sunday.
Pirates 1B Mason Martin , Class A Greensboro: 3-for-5, 3 2B, BB, 5 RBI -- Pittsburgh's No. 28 prospect logged three doubles and drove in five runs in the Grasshoppers' 10-1 win over the BlueClaws. Martin cleared the bases with his first two-bagger to right in the second, scoring Kyle Mottice , No. 13 Ji-Hwan Bae and Connor Kaiser during a six-run inning. He knocked in Bae and Kaiser again with a double to right in the next inning, and topped off his day with a two-bagger to left in the seventh. He is hitting .263/.354/.566 with 19 doubles.
Astros OF Kyle Tucker , Triple-A Round Rock: 1-for-2, HR, 2 BB, 4 RBI, 2 R -- Houston's second-ranked prospect crushed the second grand slam of his career in the Express' 7-6 win over the Storm Chasers. He wasted no time doing so, clearing the bases in his first trip of the night to the plate with a blast to right-center field off Royals No. 25 prospectArnaldo Hernandez . Tucker drew a walk in the fourth, stole second base and scored on a single by AJ Reed , and capped his day with another walk in the eighth. TheNo. 10 overall prospect is batting .274 on the year and has belted 24 homers, second in the Pacific Coast League to Reno's Kevin Cron with 26.