AAA: Round Rock 6, at Albuquerque (COL) 10
Round Rock: 11 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 13 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 24-22, 9.5 GB
SP Robert Dugger: 5.1 IP, 7 H (2 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 94 P / 59 S, 4.50 ERA
RP Grant Anderson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.19 ERA
SS Davis Wendzel: 3-5, 2 2B, .235/.350/.426
Following Grant Wolfram, yesterday was Taylor Hearn’s turn on Albuquerque’s Mound of Doom (0.2 IP, 7 runners, 6 runs). Even so, opponents aren’t hitting him too badly (.232/.361/.275), but that .361 OBP stands out. Hearn has walked or hit 14 batters in 18.1 innings.
Again DHing, rehabbing Mitch Garver homered, singled, and walked. LF Travis Jankowski was 0-3 with a walk. Incidentally, Brad Miller hasn’t started a game since May 9.
AA: Frisco 2, at Arkansas (SEA) 6
Frisco: 5 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 4 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 18-22, 3.5 GB
SP Ryan Garcia: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, 90 P / 52 S, 6.91 ERA
1B Dustin Harris: 0-2, SB (16), .217/.358/.399
Eight strikeouts aren’t quite a career-high for Ryan Garcia, but his 90 pitches and 16 swinging strikes are.
Dustin Harris is nine shy of 2021’s 25 steals. He’s only been caught once. Luisangel Acuna is 18-for-18.
Hi-A: Hickory 4, Asheville (HOU) 2
Hickory: 8 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 6 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 15-24, 8 GB
SP Dane Acker: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 48 P / 29 S, 0.00 ERA
RP Emiliano Teodo: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA
SS Max Acosta: 3-4, .297/.353/.445
3B Keyber Rodriguez: 2-4, HR (1), .276/.325/.353
Part of the Elvis Andrus trade, Acker returned from Tommy John surgery late last year but was delayed again this season.
Also back is Emiliano Teodo, whose forearm tightness fortunately turned out to be just that. Teodo was on the Opening Day roster but IL’ed soon after.
Lo-A: Down East 5, at Carolina (MIL) 4
Down East: 11 hits, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 23-17, 1.5 G up
SP Joseph Montalvo: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 80 P / 52 S, 2.08 ERA
C Ian Moller: 2-4, 2B, .217/.342/.337
DH Yosy Galan: 1-3, 2B, BB, .234/.336/.430
LF Jojo Blackmon: 2-4, 2B, .170/.284/.330
Josh Norris of Baseball America has some video of Joseph Montalvo, who in his last two starts has avoided the walks that plagued his early outings. Down East has allowed the league’s fewest runs.
Yeison Morrobel and Danyer Cueva singled twice.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Marvel
AA: White
Hi-A: Stephan
Lo-A: TBD
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Sam Huff was 2-5 with a homer for Down East.