Snell among top prospect performers Sunday

The Phillies’ Triple-A prospect contingent was out in full force on Sunday in Lehigh Valley’s 11-3 rout of Charlotte.

Jake Thompson, the Phillies’ No. 2 prospect and No. 59 on the Top 100, bounced back from his worst start of the season on May 31 with one of his better performances as he held the Knights to just three hits over six scoreless innings. The 22-year-old right-hander struck out three batters and walked a pair while throwing 60 of his 93 pitches for strikes.

The IronPigs supported Thompson’s strong start by hitting five home runs, three of which came from Phillies Top 30 prospects. Leading the offensive outburst was No. 50 overall prospect Nick Williams (Phillies’ No. 3), who hit his seventh home run, tripled and tallied four RBIs while going 2-for-5. It was the 22-year-old outfielder’s second homer in three games and third in his past six, and he’s hitting .366 with 13 runs scored and nine RBIs in his last 10 contests.

Andrew Knapp (No. 9) also hit his seventh home run — a solo shot with two outs in the fourth inning, while Darnell Sweeney (No. 23) went deep for the third time.

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Sunday

• No. 12 overall prospect Blake Snell (Rays’ No. 1) tossed six scoreless innings to pace Triple-A Durham in a 9-0 shutout of Gwinnett. The 23-year-old lefty scattered five hits, walked three and matched his season high with nine strikeouts, giving him three nine-strikeout performances in his last five starts. Snell has struck out 77 hitters against 27 walks and owns a 3.14 ERA in 57 1/3 innings for the Bulls.

• No. 16 overall prospect Austin Meadows hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, but it wasn’t enough to keep Double-A Altoona from falling to Binghamton, 4-3. The Pirates’ No. 2 prospect is hitting .434 with two homers, six triples and four doubles during his streak.

• No. 91 overall prospect Jorge Polanco hit his second Triple-A home run as part of a 2-for-4 performance at the plate in Rochester’s 8-6 win over Louisville. TheTwins’ No. 5 prospect has swung at hot bat since returning to the Minors on May 23, hitting .353 (18-for-51) with seven extra-base hits over his last 13 games.

• No. 100 overall prospect Matt Chapman (A’s No. 4) connected on his Texas League-leading 14th home run for Double-A Midland in its loss to Tulsa. The 23-year-old third baseman had gone 2-for-34 after hitting a …

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