Rodgers, Blair among top prospect performers Tuesday

Rockies No. 1 prospect Brendan Rodgers continued what has been a solid start to his first full season by slugging a pair of two-run home runs on Tuesday in Class A Asheville’s 11-9 loss to Lexington.

The multi-homer performance was the first of Rodgers’ young career and extended his hitting streak to seven games. Through 12 games, the No. 10 overall prospect is hitting .298/.377/.574 with nine runs scored and nine RBIs.

Rodgers battled foot, hamstring and hip injuries last summer after the Rockies selected him third overall in the Draft, but he still managed to post a solid .273/.340/.420 batting line during his time in the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Fully healthy for 2016, the 19-year-old shortstop is already showing the power potential that made him such a highly touted amateur prospect and, ultimately, a Top 3 overall Draft pick.

With four home runs to his name this season, Rodgers has already surpassed his total from 2015, when he hit three long balls in 37 games for Rookie-level Grand Junction.

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Tuesday

• No. 26 overall prospect Gleyber Torres (Cubs’ No. 1) connected on his first home run of the season as Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach fell to Winston-Salem, 6-5.

• No. 29 overall prospect Aaron Judge (Yankees’ No. 2) hit his second homer of the year, a three-run shot in the third inning, and drove in four runs as Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre blanked Buffalo, 7-0. The 23-year-old outfielder has collected hits in five straight games for the RailRiders, and he’s hit safely in 10 of his first 11 games to begin the season.

• No. 54 overall prospect Aaron Blair (Braves’ No. 4 prospect) struck out 10 hitters (all swinging strikeouts) in …

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