August 17, 2017
Almonte covered six scoreless innings and yielded one hit and one walk while striking out three batters in his start Wednesday with High-A Visalia.
ANALYSIS
Only 47 of Almonte's 73 pitches went for strikes, but the 21-year-old was able to keep opposing hitters off balance well enough to earn his first win since July 26. Almonte has fared well this season in the hitter-friendly California League, compiling a 3.63 ERA and 147 strikeouts over 126.1 innings.