Mejia, Plutko among among top prospect performers Tuesday

Justin Williams tied his career high for homers in a season and set a career high for RBIs in a game. Not bad for a day’s work.

Williams, the Rays’ No. 13 prospect, went 3-for-4 with five RBIs Tuesday as he led Double-A Montgomery to a 10-5 win over Pensacola.

The right fielder got off to a fast start, hitting a two-run homer — his seventh of the season — out to right in the second inning.

Williams also drove in runs with base hits in the fourth and seventh.

The 20-year-old outfielder has only been at Double-A since July 17, but seems to be adjusting well. Williams has hits in four of his past six games and has collected 13 RBIs.

Williams wasn’t the only Biscuit to have a good game. No. 69 overall prospect Willy Adames (Rays’ No. 3) drove in three runs and went 2-for-4 with a homer.

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Tuesday

• No. 45 overall prospect Jeff Hoffman (Rockies’ No. 4) needed just 76 pitches to collect seven strikeouts and twirl a gem for Triple-A Albuquerque. The right-hander gave up three hits and one unearned run in five innings in the Isotopes’ 8-4 win.

• No. 50 overall prospect Gary Sanchez (Yankees’ No. 4) put together a pair of multi-hit games in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s doubleheader sweep of Buffalo. The catcher hit a pair of doubles in the first game and finished the day a combined 4-for-7 and drove in a run. Sanchez has at least two hits in four of his past six games.

• No. 64 overall prospect Ian Happ collected his first RBIs since July 8 as the Cubs’ No. 2 prospect hit a pair of doubles for Double-A Tennessee. Happ finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs in a 13-9 win.

• No. 85 overall prospect Reese McGuire (Pirates’ No. 5) recorded his fifth career four-hit game (his first since 2014) as part of a big game for Double-A Altoona. McGuire drove in a run and finished 4-for-5 with his second triple of the …

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