Dodgers minors: Chris Newell, Brooks Auger shine on Sunday

Three out of four Dodgers minor league affiliates won on Sunday.

Chris Newell had two singles in his last 30 at-bats before hitting two home runs to deliver a win on Saturday. Then the Tulsa outfielder hit two more home runs on Sunday, part of a three-hit day that also included a walk.

The Comets played catch-up all day, then scored twice in the ninth inning but left the tying run on second base in a loss to the Sacramento River Cats (Giants).

Austin Gathier had three hits. Noah Miller tripled and singled.

Jackson Ferris allowed three runs (two earned) in his 3 2/3 innings, and had more walks (four) than strikeouts (three) for the fourth time in 11 starts this season.

Down two runs in the ninth inning, the Drillers rallied for three runs for a road win over the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Royals). Newell hit the first of five singles in the ninth-inning rally. Elijah Hainline’s single scored the winning run.

Two games after coming off the injured list, third baseman Logan Wagner hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that provided just enough insurance for the Loons to hold for a one-run win over the Lake County Captains (Guardians).

Brooks Auger struck out a career-high nine in his four-inning start, and allowed just one run. He has 52 strikeouts against 15 walks to go with his 2.30 ERA in 31 1/3 innings, and a 39.7-percent strikeout rate.

Shortstop Emil Morales also homered for Great Lakes.

Ching-Hsien Ko hit a two-run home run in the second inning that held up in the Tower Buzzers’ win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (Angels).

Tyler Gough allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings in his start for Ontario, and Will Gagnon followed with three scoreless innings to keep the Quakes at bay.

No actual roster moves on Sunday, but pitcher Christian Zazueta is getting promoted from Great Lakes to Double-A Tulsa, per Kiley McDaniel at ESPN and Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic. Zazueta, the reigning Branch Rickey Award winner as the Dodgers minor league pitcher of the year in 2025, has a 3.88 ERA in 11 appearances this year with 66 strikeouts against only 12 walks in 48 2/3 innings. The 21-year-old’s 28.4-percent strikeout-minus-walk rate ranks fifth-best among all minor league pitchers with at least 40 innings this season.

• Oklahoma City at Reno (D-backs)
• Tulsa vs. Corpus Christi (Astros)
• Great Lakes at Lansing (A’s)
• Ontario at Visalia (D-backs)