Dodgers pitching was at the forefront in the minors on Thursday. Hyun-il Choi made his season debut with three scoreless innings for Great Lakes. Kyle Hurt pitched four scoreless innings for Tulsa, and Ben Casparius followed with four scoreless innings in his Double-A debut. Plus a look at hard-to-hit Quakes right-hander Joel Ibarra.
Tuesday in the Dodgers minors, Emmet Sheehan struck out nine in four scoreless innings in Double-A, Maddux Bruns struck out five in four scoreless innings in High-A, and Eddys Leonard had three hits, including two doubles and the walk-off winner for Tulsa.
Dodgers pitcher Nick Frasso won the Texas League pitche of the month for April after a 1.23 ERA for Double-A Tulsa. Also on Thursday, Yon Castro had another strong start for High-A Great Lakes, and two Dodgers affiliates got rained out.