A fine night for the starting pitchers.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 7, @ Sugar Land (HOU) 3
Round Rock: 10 hits, 5 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Record: 8-11, 5 GB
SP Adrian Sampson: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 82 P / 61 S, 5.66 ERA
3B Dustin Harris: 2-5, 2 SB (7), .281/.319/.438
RF Sandro Fabian: 2-4, 3B, BB, .353/.400/.569
Now in the dual role of establishing his depth bona fides and saving management from having to call up me or Walter Johnson to pitch (probably Johnson), Adrian Sampson delivered seven innings on just 82 pitches. Newcomer Jimmy Robbins tossed a scoreless 8th.
Regarding Owen White’s promotion, he’s pitching better than his 7.30 ERA and better than during 2023, but under ordinary circumstances, I really doubt he’d be getting the call.
AA: Frisco 4, @ Arkansas (SEA) 0
Frisco: 7 hits, 5 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 1 hit, 5 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 8-5, tied for first
SP Dane Acker: 4.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 85 P / 51 S, 0.68 ERA
RP Robby Ahlstrom: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 2.25 ERA
CF Kellen Strahm: 2-4, BB, .260/.356/.300
LF Geisel Cepeda: 2-3, BB, SB (1), .129/.206/.129
Frisco carried a no-hitter into the 7th. An honest liner from Hogan Windish broke it up. A preceding walk and later steal put the tying run at the plate and two in scoring position with one out, but Robby Ahlstrom fanned the next two. Dane Acker has yet to allow an extra-base hit and has strike out 37% of his opponents. I don’t know that he’s quite that good, but he’s certainly aiming toward a promotion to AAA and 40 spot. And, under the circumstances, who knows what else.
Hi-A: Hickory 5, @ Greensboro (PIT) 3
Hickory: 6 hits, 8 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 6 walks, 17 strikeouts
Record: 5-9, 3 GB
SP Winston Santos: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 SO, 86 P / 59 S, 0.57 ERA
RP Yohanse Morel: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 5.63 ERA
SS Sebastian Walcott: 2-5, 2B, .136/.224/.227
3B Marco Soto: 1-2, 2 BB
What if Winston Santos just kept getting better until he opened new realms of math and physics with more strikeouts than batters faced? Maybe we’ll find out. Santos fanned a personal-best 12, including a stretch of nine in ten batters interrupted by a walk. He, too, has yet to allow an extra-base hit, and 40% of opponents have walked back to the dugout.
20-year-old Marco Soto was a late March acquisition from Philly in exchange for catcher Jose Godoy, himself an offseason acquisition to bolster AAA. Soto hadn’t played in full-season ball until very recently.
Lo-A: Down East 9, Delmarva (BAL) 1
Down East: 9 hits, 6 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 3 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 8-5, 3 GB
SP Alejandro Rosario: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 SO, 52 P / 35 S, 0.00 ERA
RP Wilian Bormie: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 2.53 ERA
3B Gleider Figuereo: 2-5, 2B, .250/.421/.523
DH Julian Brock: 1-4, BB, .234/.308/.298
1B Arturo Disla: 1-4, 2B, BB, .278/.447/.361
C Jesus Lopez: 1-4, BB, .216/.310/.351
In his pro debut, 22-year-old Alejandro Rosario shut down the Shorebirds for four innings. Rosario posted some college numbers that might have you wondering about his fifth-round selection: a 7+ ERA in his sophomore and junior years, 22 homers and 90 BB/HBP in 134 innings. The Rangers think they can get more out of mid-90s sinker that has touched 100 (from what I’ve read) plus a slider and change.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Wiles
AA: Teodo
Hi-A: Curry
Lo-A: TBA (maybe Trentadue / Curtis)
Five Years Ago Yesterday
No report because of multiple rainouts.