AAA: Round Rock 13, Salt Lake (LAA) 7
Round Rock: 15 hits, 6 walks, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 12 hits, 5 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 32-18, 2 G up, 76-48 overall
SP Chase Lee: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 26 P / 13 S, 3.28 ERA
RP Alex Speas: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 2.66 ERA
CF Elier Hernandez: 3-4, 2B, BB, .308/.367/.511
2B Justin Foscue: 2-4, 2B, BB, SB (13), .260/.383/.434
RF Sandro Fabian: 3-5, 2B, HR (21), .298/.348/.559
LF Dustin Harris: 1-4, BB, SB (12), .266/.388/.444
SS Jonathan Ornelas: 1-2, 2 BB, SB (11), .248/.363/.357
Round Rock scored multiple runs in six of eight innings. Pitching is largely responsible for the excellent record, but the offense has shined lately, averaging 7.9 runs per game during the team’s 16-1 hot streak.
Alex Speas showcased his entire being in the 9th: leadoff walk, wild pitch, half his 26 pitches outside the zone, iffy control of the fastball, also three strikeouts in which every strike came on a cutter that topped at 97 and generated calls and misses.
Daniel Robert (1.2 IP) and Scott Engler (1.1) held Salt Lake scoreless.
AA: Frisco 7, at Midland (OAK) 3
Frisco: 10 hits, 7 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 25-25, 4 GB, 56-62 overall
SP Nick Krauth: 4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 86 P / 57 S, 6.09 ERA
2B Jax Biggers: 2-4, 3B, BB, .234/.351/.389
RF Aaron Zavala: 0-1, 3 BB, .199/.356/.299
3B Frainyer Chavez: 2-3, HR (2), BB, .227/.346/.409
Frisco scored four in the 1st and rolled from there. Evan Carter singled twice. Frainyer Chavez homered. He’s spent most of 2023 in Hickory after participating in Frisco’s 2022 championship run.
Recently promoted Andy Rodriguez, Danny Duffy, and Michael Brewer threw scoreless innings.
Hi-A: Hickory 4, Greenville (BOS) 3
Hickory: 7 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 34-18, 4.5 G up, 61-52 overall
SP Emiliano Teodo: 5 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 2 R, 0 BB, 6 SO, 75 P / 50 S, 4.55 ERA
RP Jackson Kelley: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 5.63 ERA
CF Wyatt Langford: 1-2, HR (3), 2 BB, SB (5), .303/.446/.576
1B Abi Ortiz: 3-4, 2B, .296/.345/.636
Making his second professional start in center, Wyatt Langford contributed a homer and two walks.
Per eyewitness Mark Parker, Emiliano Teodo was at his best yesterday, routinely hitting triple-digit velocity and mixing in lower-90s curves. His control has been better as well, with four walks in his last 15 innings.
Lo-A: Down East 1, Fayetteville (HOU) 7
Down East: 4 hits, 3 walks, 14 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 1 walk, 14 strikeouts
Record: 25-28, 7 GB, 62-52 overall
SP Brock Porter: 4 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 8 SO, 55 P / 38 S, 2.48 ERA
RF Jojo Blackmon: 2-3, 2B, BB, SB (27), .206/.315/.354
The eight strikeouts for Brock Porter were a career best. Not a huge number, but to date Porter has never exceeded five innings or 74 pitches. Porter has a stretch of six games with zero or one earned runs allowed (one of last night’s reached on an error). Per usual, the control has wavered, but he’s allowed ten hits, just one for extra bases, in 20.2 innings.
Texas promoted 1B/OF Marcos Torres from the rookie complex to Down East. The 18-year-old batted .250/.378/.494 with 20 extra-base hits and 23 steals in Arizona. He didn’t play Saturday.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Dugger
AA: TBA
Hi-A: Gessner
Lo-A: Chi
Five Years Ago Yesterday
3.5 games out of 1st, Hickory lost a virtual must-win to Lakewood and Philly prospect Spencer Howard.