AAA: Round Rock 7, Albuquerque (COL) 3
Round Rock: 14 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 4 hits, 3 walks, 10 strikeouts
Record: 44-38, 4.5 GB
SP Taylor Hearn: 5 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 1 R, 2 BB, 9 SO, 76 P / 48 S, 4.50 ERA
RP Jonathan Hernandez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 4.38 ERA
C Sam Huff: 3-4, 2 HR, (13), .270/.355/.607
DH Josh Sale: 2-4, .274/.384/.524
LF Nick Solak: 2-4, 2 2B, .256/.349/.432
Sam Huff knocked a majestic homer to dead center and rope to right. Best HR/PA rates in system (min. 5 HR):
Huff: 13 HR, 1 per 10.6 PA
Trey Hair: 13 HR, 1 per 15.8 PA
Scott Kapers: 7 HR, 1 per 16.0 PA
JoJo Blackmon: 5 HR, 1 per 17.0 PA
Josh Sale: 6 HR, 1 per 17.2 PA
AA: Frisco 10, at San Antonio (SDG) 7 (12)
Frisco: 15 hits, 11 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 12 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts
Record: 6-4, 2 GB, 42-37 overall
SP Zak Kent: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 39 P / 24 S, 5.77 ERA
RF Kellen Strahm: 1-5, 2 BB, SB (1), .267/.397/.361
1B Blaine Crim: 3-4, 2B, 2 BB, .268/.334/.457
DH JP Martinez: 2-4, 2 BB, .291/.412/.485
CF Josh Stowers: 4-6, 2B, SB (16), .235/.346/.352
Blaine Crim’s power has largely dissipated over the last six weeks, but he is reaching base more frequently lately.
Zak Kent seems to have resolved his early problems with walks and few swinging strikes, although he’s been still been hit hard in some of his recent starts. Last night, his second following a brief IL stint, was among his better ones.
High-A: Hickory 0, at Bowling Green (TAM) 7
Hickory: 4 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 7 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 5-8, 4 GB, 43-36 overall
SP Nick Krauth: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 SO, 59 P / 36 S, 5.69 ERA
RP Spencer Mraz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 4.32 ERA
DH Aaron Zavala: 1-2, 2 BB, .273/.429/.422
Hickory’s offense misread the calendar and took an early All-Star break during the Bowling Green series.
Aaron Zavala had his 17th multi-walk game. He’s batting .302/.450/.523 over the last month.
Low-A: Down East 4, at Fayetteville (HOU) 7 (completion of Thursday)
Down East: 6 hits, 6 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 6-6, 4.5 GB, 39-39 overall
SP Ryan Garcia: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 39 P / 21 S, 1.76 ERA
RP Josh Gessner: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 2.30 ERA
RP Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.09 ERA
LF Daniel Mateo: 2-4, 2B, HBP, 3 SB (28), .271/.323/.383
2B Cam Cauley: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, SB (20), .184/.299/.219
With two on and two out in the 7th, the floodgates opened in the form of a walk and four hits (including a bases-loaded triple), washing away Juan Mejia and Down East’s 4-1 lead.
Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa’s 38% strikeout rate ranks sixth in the league among those with at least 20 innings. The leader is Atlanta’s Royber Salinas, who fanned a ridiculous 52 of 93 batters (55%) before moving up to high-A. The leader in strikeouts per nine innings is Milwaukee’s Jakob Brutoski at 19.3, but his walk/HBP is so extreme (34%!) that he’s only eighth in SO percentage. He’s a good example of why I prefer percentage over SO/9.
The regularly scheduled contest was rained out and will be played in August.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Ragans
AA: Brennan
Hi-A: TBD (Kindreich)
Lo-A: TBD (Bratt)
Five Years Ago Yesterday
“C.D. Pelham since the end of May: 16.2 IP, 6 BB, 19 SO, 1.62 ERA, .143/.246/.286 opposing line. The wild version of Pelham is ‘intriguing.’ The controlled version is a prospect.”