Top pick Wyatt Langford made his professional debut last night in the complex league. Here’s video of the first hit and second. He played left field and doubled twice in five trips to the plate. Also active and 1-4 with a walk was 9th-round OF Quincy Scott. Rehabbing Zak Kent allowed seven runs in 2.2 innings. Scott Engler, getting a much later start to his Tommy John rehab than I’d expected, surrendered two runs in 0.2 innings. The Rangers won 19-15 in 10 innings.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 3, at El Paso (SDP) 8
Round Rock: 5 hits, 0 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 12 hits, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 14-11, 2.5 GB, 58-41 overall
SP Glenn Otto: 4 IP, 6 H (2 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 58 P / 36 S, 4.50 ERA
Danny Duffy allowed two runs in 1.1 innings in his first AAA appearance. He walked two, and 16 of his 31 pitches were balls. Chihuahua Matt Waldron, often a punching bag when facing the Express, limited damage to two runs in five innings.
AA: Frisco 10, at Wichita (MIN) 7
Frisco: 15 hits, 4 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 14-11, 1 GB, 45-48 overall
SP Noah Bremer: 4 IP, 3 H (2 HR), 4 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 65 P / 39 S, 9.53 ERA
RP Grant Wolfram: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 2.45 ERA
SS Luisangel Acuna: 2-6, 2B, SB (42), .315/.377/.452
2B Thomas Saggese: 3-5, SB (8), .310/.377/.512
1B Josh Hatcher: 2-4, HBP, .308/.337/.513
RF Kellen Strahm: 3-5, 2B, .228/.333/.316
Frisco had its second nine-run inning and third double-digit run total in four days. Wichita has the league’s worst record and has allowed nearly as many runs as Amarillo despite what appears to be a neutral home park. Last year, Frisco defeated Wichita in the Texas League championship.
Not that pitcher wins matter at all, but Grant Wolfram is 7-0 in Frisco and has five wins in his last eight appearances. He’s thrown a total of 10.1 innings in those wins.
Hi-A: Hickory 2, Hudson Valley (NYY) 11
Hickory: 4 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 7 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 18-9, 2.5 G up, 45-43 overall
SP Emiliano Teodo: 2.2 IP, 5 H (2 HR), 7 R, 5 BB, 4 SO, 67 P / 33 S, 5.35 ERA
RP Jacob Maton: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 5.79 ERA
Emiliano Teodo had a sub-50% strike rate allowed two homers.
Lo-A: Down East 9, at Fayetteville (HOU) 6
Down East: 10 hits, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 13-15, 4.5 GB, 50-39 overall
SP Joseph Montalvo: 4 IP, 3 H (1 HR), 4 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 SO, 76 P / 48 S, 2.60 ERA
RP CJ Widger: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1.23 ERA
LF Jojo Blackmon: 2-4, HR (6), BB, SB (17), .184/.283/.332
C Ian Moller: 1-4, HR (6), BB, .172/.314/.300
3B Gleider Figuereo: 2-5, 2B, .226/.317/.350
CF Anthony Gutierrez: 1-2, 2 BB, SB (18), .248/.320/.316
1B Griffin Cheney: 1-3, BB, HBP, .192/.306/.375
Down East scored its most runs in July. Jojo Blackmon had a line of .160/.258/.303 at the end of June but is the club’s best hitter in July (.271/.375/.438). Also hitting well is Anthony Gutierrez (.270/.361/.381).
Today’s Starters
AAA: Dugger
AA: Acker
Hi-A: Kindreich
Lo-A: TBA (Porter’s turn)