Dodgers right-hander Kyle Hurt was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City after 110 strikeouts in 65 innings in Double-A. He’ll join Michael Busch, who hit his sixth home run in nine games on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers acquired Pat Valaika in the minor league trade with the Mariners. Veteran reliever Ken Giles made his organizational debut with a scoreless inning in Arizona. Jared Karros and Luis Yanel Diaz won weekly awards, and Jose Ramos came up big for Tulsa.
Dodgers minor league outfielder Chris Newell homered twice and doubled, driving in five runs in his High-A debut for Great Lakes, part of a team-record 20 runs, which also included three doubles from catcher Daulton Rushing.