AAA: Round Rock 5, at Las Vegas (OAK) 3
Round Rock: 10 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 3 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 40-36, 7 GB
SP Kolby Allard: 5 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 2 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, 78 P / 52 S, 4.21 ERA
RP AJ Alexy: 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 6.82 ERA
CF Ezequiel Duran: 3-3, HR (2), HBP
Ezequiel Duran’s second homer in as many days wasn’t an affront to physics like his 87 MPH shot from Thursday. Between Texas and Round Rock, Duran was hitless in 21 at-bats before Thursday’s homer; he’s 4-5 with two homers since.
Instead of his usual start, AJ Alexy tossed two innings on four days rest. Alexy was hittable but threw plenty of strikes.
AA: Frisco 5, Corpus Christi (HOU) 0
Frisco: 12 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 3 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 2-2, 1 GB, 38-35 overall
SP Owen White: 5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 68 P / 46 S, 1.69 ERA
RP Seth Nordlin: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 3.33 ERA
SS Jonathan Ornelas: 3-5, .335/.373/.458
1B Blaine Crim: 2-3, BB, .269/.336/.475
Owen White no-hit Corpus Christi for 5.1 innings in his second AA start. Unfortunately, he appeared to catch his plant foot and then land awkwardly on his next step, prompting an immediate visit from the trainer and his departure. He walked off without assistance. Local media describe the injury as a sprained ankle, but not serious.
Quiet in July, Blaine Crim reached safely three times for the first time in nearly a month.
High-A: Hickory 1, Greensboro (PIT) 2
Hickory: 6 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Record: 3-4, 2 GB, 41-32 overall
SP Nick Krauth: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 78 P / 53 S, 5.15 ERA
RP Yohanse Morel: 2 IP, 3 SO, 7.45 ERA
3B Cody Freeman: 1-4, HR (9), .250/.337/.410
The league’s best offense has been subdued lately, if not silent. Hickory placed only three runners in scoring position after Cody Freeman’s 2nd-inning homer.
Low-A: Down East 3, Kannapolis (CHW) 9
Down East: 5 hits, 5 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 4-3, 2 GB, 37-36 overall
SP Josh Stephan: 5 IP, 7 H (2 HR), 6 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 72 P / 52 S, 3.84 ERA
C Ian Moller: 1-3, 2 BB, .154/.306/.256
RF Jose Rodriguez: 2-4, 2B, .207/.285/.283
Josh Stephan suffered his worst outing in two months. Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa and Dylan MacLean threw scoreless innings. AHT maintains the highest swinging strike rate in the system (20.2%) aside from Marc Church (22.3%).
Texas promoted C/1B Liam Hicks to Down East. The 23-year-old 2021 9th-rounder had overwhelmed rookie-league pitchers (.478/.561/.652). Hicks drew a walk as the DH.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Hearn
AA: Brennan
Hi-A: Kindreich
Lo-A: TBD (Mitch Bratt’s turn)