Brigham, Renfroe among top prospect performers Thursday

It’s been a stellar month for Marlins No. 24 prospect Jeff Brigham. Pitching for Class A Advanced Jupiter, Brigham has yet to yield an earned run in July, lowering his ERA from 5.28 to 3.87 in just four starts (21 2/3 innings).

The 24-year-old righty turned in yet another impressive performance Thursday, tossing seven scoreless innings and striking out a season-best 10 batters. Brigham limited the Dunedin Blue Jays to four hits and one walk as the Hammerheads secured a 1-0 victory at Roger Dean Stadium.

“I think the confidence is high right now; he’s attacking the hitters,” Jupiter manager Randy Ready told MiLB.com. “Throwing strikes is the name of the game and his stuff had a lot of life on it with some late movement. He pitched outstanding.”

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Thursday:

• Rangers top prospect Joey Gallo (No. 7 overall) helped propel Round Rock to a victory over Fresno with a 2-for-3 performance. Gallo homered, drew a walk and totaled three RBIs. He’s now hit 17 home runs through 66 games at Triple-A this year.

• No. 80 overall prospect Hunter Renfroe (Padres’ No. 4) stayed hot, homering for the fourth time in eight games for Triple-A El Paso. Renfroe went 2-for-4 with two runs scored as his club bested the Memphis Redbirds, 7-2. The 24-year-old outfielder is now batting .334 in the midst of his best professional season, and his 23 home runs are already a career-high.

• Braves No. 5 prospect Toukki Toussaint suffered his seventh loss as Lexington fell, 9-1, to Rome, but he established a new career high for strikeouts in just four innings of …

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