AAA: Round Rock 1, Reno (ARI) 2
Round Rock: 2 hits, 6 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 12-6, tied for first, 56-36 overall
SP Seth Nordlin: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 72 P / 48 S, 4.15 ERA
Spencer Howard struck out five, walked none, and allowed only two hits in three innings, but both hits were souvenirs. Marc Church threw fewer than half his pitches for strikes but escaped a self-induced bases-loaded pickle in the 9th. Blaine Crim and Elier Hernandez singled back-to-back in the 2nd, accounting for the team’s only hits.
AA: Frisco 10, San Antonio (SDG) 3
Frisco: 10 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 4 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 9-9, 3 GB, 40-46 overall
SP Ryan Garcia: 3.1 IP, 4 H (2 HR), 3 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, 78 P / 48 S, 6.82 ERA
RP Aidan Anderson: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 4.26 ERA
DH Aaron Zavala: 1-4, HR (4), BB, .215/.366/.316
SS Luisangel Acuna: 2-5, SB (37), .305/.368/.434
CF Evan Carter: 2-4, HR (10), BB, .302/.414/.472
C Liam Hicks: 2-3, BB, .235/.371/.402
Evan Carter hit his tenth homer. The slightly younger Jackson Merrill, San Diego’s best prospect, hit his first AA homer.
The bullpen has been scary at times, but Aidan Anderson, Grant Wolfram, and Matt Bush combined for 5.2 scoreless innings, and Wolfram also stranded three bequeathed runners.
Hi-A: wet
Two today.
Lo-A: Down East 3, Salem (BOS) 8
Down East: 4 hits, 8 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 10-11, 2 GB, 47-35 overall
SP Aidan Curry: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 61 P / 36 S, 2.41 ERA
C Ian Moller: 2-3, 2B, HR (5), BB, HBP, .178/.313/.305
I’d mentioned Ian Moller’s quiet July yesterday, and he had his best game of the month. I only use my powers for good. Aidan Curry allowed a run for the first time in four outings but was generally up to par. Not so the bullpen, which surrendered seven runs, two by 22-year-old Bryan Magdaleno in his low-A debut.
Today’s Starters
AAA: King
AA: Krauth
Hi-A: Corniell
Lo-A: TBA
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Texas called up Willie Calhoun to replace an injured Nomar Mazara. He would bat .275/.325/.391 in 22 games before heading back to AAA for a couple of weeks.