I forgot to hit send on this at lunch, but that now allows me to tell you now that reliever Jonathan Hernandez has been recalled from AAA in place of Grant Anderson. As I’ve mentioned, Hernandez has pitched much better lately and set himself apart from the other 40-man and non-40 options in the minors. As for Anderson, last night wasn’t pretty, but on the whole he’s been pretty close to expectations, and he’s certainly the easiest to remove from the active roster. An in-form Hernandez is an upgrade, assuming he can maintain his recent improvement.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 9, Salt Lake (LAA) 7
Round Rock: 10 hits, 6 walks, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 15 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 31-18, 2 G up, 75-48 overall
SP Cody Bradford: 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 49 P / 32 S, 3.63 ERA
RP Glenn Otto: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.38 ERA
RP Marc Church: 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 2.87 ERA
CF Elier Hernandez: 1-3, 2 BB, SB (8), .304/.363/.507
1B Blaine Crim : 2-5, 2B, HR (17), .294/.394/.510
SS Jonathan Ornelas: 1-4, HR (7), .247/.360/.357
2B Dio Arias: 2-3, 2 2B, BB, .281/.350/.431
DH Jordan Procyshen: 1-3, HR (1), BB, .244/.426/.390
Blaine Crim’s two-run homer in the 8th broke a 7-7 tie. CF Jared Oliva nearly made a terrific catch, but the ball caromed out of his glove and (as best I as can tell) grazed the screening above the yellow stripe before landing back on the field. The umps conferred and confirmed the initial judgment, and Bees’ manager Keith Johnson decided that was as good a time as any to get ejected.
Cody Bradford was pulled after the first two runners reached in the 3rd. He wasn’t having a great night, but I’m pretty sure last night’s usage patterns were decided in advance.
Marc Church fanned three of seven batters, but the five balls in play were between 94 and 107 MPH.
Congrats to Jordan Procyshen on his first AAA homer. The 30-year-old has spent the last three seasons catching intermittently in Frisco and Round Rock.
AA: Frisco 9, at Midland (OAK) 6
Frisco: 8 hits, 9 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 7 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 25-24, 5 GB, 56-61 overall
SP Ryan Garcia: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 51 P / 30 S, 7.53 ERA
RP Aidan Anderson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 4.23 ERA
RP Justin Slaten: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 SO, 3.38 ERA
SS Keyber Rodriguez: 1-3, BB, HBP, SB (8), .274/.372/.425
DH Trevor Hauver: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, .258/.376/.423
LF Aaron Zavala: 1-4, 2B, BB, .200/.351/.300
Frisco plated three three times. The only starter not to reach safely was Evan Carter. Five of Frisco’s nine runs reached on walks. Ryan Garcia hasn’t reached the 3rd in his last two starts.
Hi-A: Hickory 0, Greenville (BOS) 5
Hickory: 5 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 33-18, 3.5 G up, 60-52 overall
SP Ben Anderson: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 45 P / 27 S, 0.00 ERA
RP Nick Lockhart: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 4.63 ERA
LF Wyatt Langford: 3-4, 2B, .297/.430/.531
2B Ben Blackwell: 2-3, .220/.304/.317
Ben Anderson (2019, 13th round) returned to full-season ball for the first time in 14 months. Wyatt Langford and free agent Benjamin Blackwell accounted for all of Hickory’s hits.
Lo-A: Down East 9, Fayetteville (HOU) 7
Down East: 9 hits, 5 walks, 15 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 25-27, 6 GB, 62-51 overall
SP Joseph Montalvo: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 68 P / 44 S, 2.87 ERA
RP Damian Mendoza: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 5.06 ERA
RF Quincy Scott: 2-3, BB, HBP, SB (2), .419/.486/.468
1B Miguel Villarroel: 1-3, BB, 2 SB (14), .230/.377/.333
DH Anthony Calarco: 1-2, 2 BB, SB (1), .226/.311/.226
SS Danyer Cueva: 1-3, BB, 3 SB (9), .241/.291/.344
Down East has scored some runs the past two nights with a strategy of See (a bunch of pitches and hope for some walks), Singles, and Steals. The Woodies have struck out 63 times in four games. The most in a six-game series by a Texas affiliate in a six-game series is 82 by these same Wood Ducks in early June. Despite that, Down East averaged 7.5 runs per game and won five against Delmarva.
Today’s Starters
AAA: TBA
AA: Krauth
Hi-A: Teodo
Lo-A: Porter
Five Years Ago Yesterday
The rookies clinched a wildcard with a 4-0 win, ensuring that Texas’s domestic farm clubs would not be absent from the postseason for the first time since 2006.