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A bit short again tonight. However, there are less than three days to go until the Trade Deadline. I will be blogging over at Dodgers Nation all through deadline day. The day began with the notification that James Outman is getting promoted to the Dodgers. We have full coverage in our article here. Later in the day the transaction logs showed that Austin Drury was released. That one really stings. Also, Zach McKinstry was traded to the Cubs for veteran reliever, Chris Martin.
Here are the highlights of the day.
When the @Dodgers call, you answer ☎️@james_outman is headin' to the Show! pic.twitter.com/STGIaaAYtH
— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) July 30, 2022
Wishing nothing but the best to @ZachCMU as he continues his career with the Cubs!
It's been a pleasure having you in OKC for parts of the last 3 seasons. pic.twitter.com/Tc1h3iW7Bt
— Oklahoma City Baseball Club (@okc_baseball) July 30, 2022
Cameron Gibbens is back. He was great in 2021 and is coming back from some injuries.
Watching 6'8 Australian, Cameron Gibbens, put up a zero tonight was easily the highlight of tonight's action for me. Gibbens has fought injury all year and, as you'll see in the video, released a lot of frustration with his good work tonight. Well done @CameronGibbens #dodgers pic.twitter.com/Iw8EuuSage
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
Jorbit Vivas is starting to get hot.
Jorbit Vivas had 2 hits in the Loon's 2-1 loss tonight. Vivas has hits in 4 of his last 5 games and has 6 total bases and 4 runs scored during that stretch.#dodgers pic.twitter.com/Gmts1jy0Bh
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
Gus Varland looked great.
Gus Varland was on point tonight for Tulsa with the 98 mph fastball and the good slider. Check it out for yourself. #dodgers pic.twitter.com/vkU57f2lpt
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
Devin Mann stays hot.
Who da man? He da MANN!@devinmann444 crushes his 10th home run of the season, Drillers ⬇️ 7-2 in the 7th. pic.twitter.com/tSPofIRrNI
— Tulsa Drillers (@TulsaDrillers) July 31, 2022
Peter Heubeck has really hit his stride.
Here's Dodgers 2021 3rd rounder Peter Heubeck from today's outing, he tossed a pair of scoreless innings, striking out three. His stats from his last five outings:
8.2 IP
1 hit
0 runs
3 BBs
11 Ks pic.twitter.com/UWllposbAR— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) July 31, 2022
Carlos Duran struck out 9 in 3 innings.
Carlos Duran showed both the growing pains and the significant upside in his outing for Great Lakes today. In his 3 2/3 innings, he gave up a solo shot, walked 3, and allowed a second run on a wild pitch, but he also struck out a whopping 9⬇️ pic.twitter.com/3jGt4uPHNX
— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) July 31, 2022
Lael Lockhart dominated on the mound.
Lael Lockhart had another strong outing in relief for Great Lakes, raising his K:BB ratio to 4.1, highest among pitchers in the Dodger system (min 50 IP). Tonight's line:
4.1 IP
1 hit
0 runs
1 BB
5 Ks⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KDwRulGnnP— Josh Thomas (@jokeylocomotive) July 31, 2022
Luis Rodriguez hit a bomb.
Luis Rodriguez hit one of the most impressive home runs I've seen all year, and I watch a lot of baseball games. Check it out for yourself! #dodgers pic.twitter.com/leS4bbpZDD
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
Yunior Garcia keeps hitting.
Yunior Garcia had another multi-hit game for the Quakes. That marks his 7th multi-hit game of this month and he has more than 2 hits in a game on 3 different occasions. #dodgers pic.twitter.com/X4h5VQb9mJ
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
Christian Suarez is fun to watch.
Check out the slider from Christian Suarez! Suarez went 2 scoreless tonight for the Quakes! #dodgers pic.twitter.com/aPgLeeZaAD
— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) July 31, 2022
