AAA: Round Rock 4, El Paso (SDG) 0
Round Rock: 3 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 4 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts
Record: 61-54, 5 GB
SP Dallas Keuchel: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 89 P / 61 S, 2.31 ERA
RP Tyler Duffey: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
C Matt Whatley: 1-3, HR (2), .214/.286/.381
Josh Jung doubled in four trips to the plate as the DH.
Texas signed Tyler Duffey after the Twins released him. Duffey’s 92 fastball, curve and changeup had been effective for three seasons, but in 2022 he backslid a little too much for a contending team. Not a bad reclamation project on Texas’s part, although he’s reached enough service time to become a free agent regardless of what happens down the stretch.
Texas chose Kohei Arihara over Dallas Keuchel to fortify the rotation, but Keuchel made his best case yet last night, stifling the Chihuahuas without the walks that cluttered his earlier outings.
AA: Frisco 2, at Corpus Christi (HOU) 4
Frisco: 6 hits, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 23-20, 3 GB, 59-53 overall
SP Zak Kent: 5.1 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 2 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, 90 P / 56 S, 5.00 ERA
RP Josh Smith: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 2.78 ERA
CF Kellen Strahm: 1-4, HR (7), .276/.395/.401
Corpus scored everything in the 6th on two-run homers, one off Zak Kent, the other Matt Wivinis. Kellen Strahm’s two-run knock would complete Frisco’s offensive output in the 4th.
High-A: Hickory 4, Winston-Salem (CHW) 3
Hickory: 8 hits, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 4 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 22-24, 9.5 GB, 60-52 overall
SP TK Roby: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO, 71 P / 57 S, 4.80 ERA
RP Michael Brewer: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 3.66 ERA
2B Thomas Saggese: 2-4, 2B, .306/.355/.483
RF Angel Aponte: 2-4, 2 HR (5), .263/.337/.401
SS Chris Seise: 2-3, BB, 2 SB (10), .247/.315/.399
A leadoff single quashed any hope of another no-hit bid, but Hickory kept the Dash off the board until the 8th. TK Roby’s final inning was immaculate, with five swings, two calls, and two fouls.
Low-A: Down East 14, Myrtle Beach (CHC) 2
Down East: 15 hits, 6 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 25-21, 3.5 GB, 58-54 overall
SP Gavin Collyer: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 SO, 97 P / 59 S, 4.30 ERA
DH Daniel Mateo: 4-5, 2 SB (41), .278/.323/.418
C Ian Moller: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, SB (16), .217/.376/.336
RF JoJo Blackmon: 2-4, BB
1B Abi Ortiz: 4-5, 3B, HR (9), .219/.297/.363
14 runs are a season high. The Woodies scored at will off Cubby Koen Moreno, a 2020 5th-rounder who didn’t pitch professionally until this June because of persistent elbow troubles.
Down East pulled to within 3.5 games of leading Fredericksburg, where the Ducks head next week.
Rookie: Rangers 3, Brewers 4
Record: 31-20, 3 G up
Ahead 3-1 with two outs and none on in the 9th, the Rangers surrendered two walks and three singles, the last of which ended the game. A win would have clinched the division title. As it stands, any Rangers win or Padres loss over the next three days will be enough. Assuming head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker, the Padres won the series 4-3. 10th-round 1B Josh Hatcher was 3-4 with a steal, and SS Danyer Cueva doubled and singled.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Miller
AA: Weems
Hi-A: TBD (maybe Vanasco)
Lo-A: TBD (maybe Gessner)
Five Years Ago Yesterday
I mentioned that Pedro Payano’s 125 innings were fourth in the system behind Ariel Jurado, Collin Wiles, and Yohander Mendez. Mason Englert is leading the organization in 2022 with 98.2 innings.