Dodgers’ top two prospects, Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota, go back-to-back as Double-A Tulsa pounds Wichita

Double-A Tulsa’s lineup turned into a slugfest Wednesday night as Josue De Paula and Mike Sirota, widely regarded as the Dodgers’ premier young power bats, struck in succession with back-to-back home runs during a 10-3 win over the Wichita Wind Surge. The burst came early enough to shape the tone of the game, and it reinforced what MLB Pipeline has emphasized about the Dodgers’ current farm depth: their system has produced a rare concentration of impact-caliber talent at the top.

The official MLB report framed the performance as part of a larger stretch for the tandem. Both prospects have been “tormenting pitchers” at the top of Tulsa’s order through much of the 2026 season, and Wednesday’s production followed a pattern of loud results with power and run creation. Against Wichita, they were credited with three homers in total for the night, with De Paula and Sirota providing the back-to-back damage that made the score climb quickly.

De Paula started the sequence by turning the first punch into a double. According to the MLB recap, he led off the first inning by taking a 1-0 four-seamer and driving it into right field for a double. Sirota then extended the threat by working a six-pitch walk, reaching base and continuing what the report described as his Minor League-best on-base stretch of 65 games.

The home run followed an inning later. With two outs and a runner on second, De Paula pulled a fastball over the right-field wall for his 14th homer of the year, turning a late first-inning at-bat into another high-leverage message to the opposing staff. The MLB write-up also noted his line at the time, describing an offensive profile that has continued to develop as he has faced more advanced Double-A pitching.

Sirota delivered the clearest “two-man” statement of the night when he came up one batter after De Paula’s homer. The recap said he barreled a pitch from Wichita starter Cory Lewis and launched it to right-center for his 13th homer of the season, a blast that came with runners in scoring position and pushed the advantage further. The report also referenced Sirota’s 55-grade power and the way it has shown up not only in slugging but in repeated extra-base production.

After the back-to-back homers, Tulsa kept adding offense. The MLB account credited both prospects with additional run contributions later in the game, describing De Paula’s RBI single in the fourth and Sirota’s RBI single as part of an extended hit parade. Sirota was also credited with a steady pattern of multi-hit games, with the report putting his season total at 21 such performances.

For the Dodgers, Wednesday’s result is less about one night and more about the continuity of their top-end prospects as they advance through the minors. When De Paula and Sirota can combine for back-to-back homers, walks that sustain pressure, and additional RBI hits in the same game, it suggests a system that is not only stockpiling tools, but also producing complementary roles for its best bats at the same level. As Tulsa continues its season, the key question is whether this kind of production holds against the strongest Double-A arms and the most tightly managed pitching game plans.

For now, the immediate takeaway is the image of a ready-to-hurt middle-of-the-order shape, even at Double-A. De Paula and Sirota were both identified by MLB Pipeline rankings in the recap, with De Paula listed as MLB No. 4 and Sirota as MLB No. 11, emphasizing that the organization’s top two spots in prospect hierarchy are also its most dangerous bats on a nightly basis. The next item to watch is whether either player’s output changes as pitchers adjust, particularly in environments where squads face the same lineup day after day.