At the one-third point of the season, the system has a 102-81 record and has outscored opponents by half a run per game.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 7, at Albuquerque (COL) 8
Round Rock: 8 hits, 3 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 5 walks, 10 strikeouts
Record: 29-19, 1 G up
SP Kolby Allard: 5 IP, 7 H (2 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 69 P / 45 S, 4.96 ERA
RF Leody Taveras: 2-4, HR (6), .299/.330/.500
1B Zach Reks: 4-4, 2B, 2 HR (2), .337/.427/.629
Trainer Carlos Olivas was a common sight, tending to both Spencer Patton (hip or thereabouts) and Dan Winkler (thumb) during the last four innings. Patton left immediately after hurting himself throwing a pitch, while Winkler stayed in but was replaced after a hit-by-pitch and walk. In the former case, the loaded bases would clear before Yerry Rodriguez could record the final out of the 6th. Conversely, Daniel Robert stranded all three of Winkler’s runners in the 8th but surrendered a single and game-ending double in the 9th.
Reks batted .500 with four homers in the series.
AA: Frisco 9, San Antonio (SDG) 7
Frisco: 15 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 25-20, 2 G up
SP Avery Weems: 1 IP, 2 H (1 HR), 1 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 8 P / 5 S, 7.67 ERA
RP Justin Slaten: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 6 SO, 4.97 ERA
2B Justin Foscue: 2-4, HR (3), BB, .288/.400/.519
1B Blaine Crim: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, .314/.384/.572
3B Ezequiel Duran: 4-5, 2 2B, .311/.357/.575
LF Dustin Harris: 1-5, HR (8), .345/.382/.470
CF JP Martinez: 2-4, HR (8), SB (14), .311/.423/.563
The top six in the order reached 16 times and collected seven extra-base hits. Foscue has among the organization’s lowest swinging strike rates (7%) and strikeout rates (16%), a continuation of his time at Mississippi State, where he drew 67 walks against just 57 strikeouts.
Nobody in pro ball exceeds Ezequiel Duran’s 21 doubles. There might be something in the water: three of the top four and six of the top 14 in doubles in all of MiLB are from the Texas League.
High-A: Hickory 9, Winston-Salem (CHW) 3
Hickory: 10 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts
Record: 27-18, 0.5 GB
SP Mason Englert: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 89 P / 63 S, 3.60 ERA
RF Jayce Easley: 1-5, HR (2), .255/.352/.447
SS Luisangel Acuna: 2-3, HR (4), BB, SB (7), .306/.414/.633
LF Trevor Hauver: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, .252/.426/.430
2B Thomas Saggese: 2-4, 2 2B, .264/.313/.392
Yesterday I suggested a 3/4/5 line from Luisangel Acuna wasn’t a reasonable expectation going forward. Not exactly bulletin board material, but in any case he homered again to boost his slugging percentage to .633. Fine by me.
Jayce Easley has doubled last year’s homer total.
Low-A: Down East 5, Fayetteville (HOU) 1
Down East: 7 hits, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 0 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 21-24, 5 GB
SP Winston Santos: 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 10 SO, 80 P / 63 S, 3.75 ERA
RP Jose Corniell: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 8.20 ERA
SS Cam Cauley: 2-3, BB, 2 SB (8), .167/.242/.183
2B Maximo Acosta: 2-4, .250/.346/.348
1B Tucker Mitchell: 1-4, HR (2), .179/.319/.321
LF Yosy Galan: 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 SB (7), .252/.352/.459
Down East took five of six and allowed only 2.9 runs per game against Houston’s affiliate. Victor Santos is the first Wood Duck starter to reach double-digit strikeouts.
Marcus Smith managed to steal three bases without a hit (0-3, walk, reached on fielder’s choice), tying him with Maximo Acosta for the team lead. Yosy Galan is batting .100/.229/.233 with a 40% strikeout rate in nine games since I touted him two weeks ago.
Today’s Starters
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Five Years Ago Yesterday
Round Rock outhomered Nashville 4-0 but lost, and I wrote about Tyson Ross’s rehab start because this is the life I’ve chosen.