Jared Karros struck out six in five strong innings in his first game since getting promoted to High-A Great Lakes, backed by another home run by Dalton Rushing, the Dodgers’ top prospect. In Double-A Tulsa, Yusniel Díaz homered again, continuing his red-hot August.
The Dodgers’ four full-time affiliates split their games on Friday with Great Lakes and Rancho Cucamonga winning while Oklahoma City and Tulsa lost their games.
Player of the day
Dalton Rushing’s.
Dodgers minor league pitcher Jared Karros pitched a career-long six scoreless innings for Rancho Cucamonga. Elsewhere, Diego Cartaya is on a home run spree for Tulsa.
Saturday in the Dodgers minor leagues saw Yeiner Fernandez collect four hits for Great Lakes, Michael Busch started left field for Oklahoma City for the first time in 2023, and Kyle Hurt struck out seven in only three innings in Triple-A. Also, Tyler Cyr began a rehab assignment in Arizona.