AAA: Round Rock 9, @ Oklahoma City (LAD) 10
Round Rock: 10 hits, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 15 hits, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 31-30, 8.5 GB
SP Peter Solomon: 2.2 IP, 8 H (1 HR), 9 R, 4 BB, 2 SO, 84 P / 45 S, 9.15 ERA
RP Antoine Kelly: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 10.32 ERA
RP Brock Burke: 1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.38 ERA
CF Dustin Harris: 2-5, .254/.349/.386
1B Blaine Crim: 1-3, 2B, BB, .228/.331/.376
SS Jose Barrero: 2-4, 2 HR (6), .175/.246/.388
The Express trailed 10-1 after three but plated eight more through the 6th, after which both sides fell quiet. Antoine Kelly had most of his velocity in the tank, although he used it to pull off an unasked-for Wilmer Font impression by dealing 23 fastballs in 24 pitches. The one slider was missed. Maybe throw two next time.
In El Paso, the Chihuahuas trailed 15-1 in the middle of the 4th but won 17-16. Ex-Ranger Tyler Ferguson walked home the tying run for El Paso in the 7th and surrendered a two-run double that placed the Chihuahuas ahead for good. Catchers Yohel Pozo (another ex-Ranger) and Chander Seagle were ejected in the middle of the 8th.
AA: Frisco 1, @ Corpus Christi (HOU) 4
Frisco: 4 hits, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Record: 36-20, 4 G up
SP Dane Acker: 5 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, HBP, 4 SO, 83 P / 54 S, 3.00 ERA
RP Reid Birlingmair: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.86 ERA
1B Abi Ortiz: 1-3, BB, .179/.251/.304
Errors contributed to three of Corpus Christi’s four runs. Abi Ortiz broke a 23-at-bat hitless streak. Unfortunately, he peaked in the season’s first week and has been trending downward since. Plenty of baseball to be played, though. Ortiz hit 36 homers amongst the two lower levels and Arizona Fall League last year.
Hi-A: Hickory 12, Greenville (BOS) 1
Hickory: 9 hits, 5 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 4 hits, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 25-31, 7 GB
SP Winston Santos: 6 IP, 3 H (1 HR), 1 R, 0 BB, 8 SO, 80 P / 60 S, 2.24 ERA
RP Michael Brewer: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
RP Skylar Hales: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 SO, 5.16 ERA
LF Alejandro Osuna: 2-3, 2 HR (7), BB, .277/.336/.496
SS Sebastian Walcott: 1-5, HR (5), .203/.322/.349
C Ian Moller: 1-3, 2B, BB, .207/.322/.281
Winston Santos had no carryover from last week’s first sub-par start of the season. Sebastian Walcott went oppo for his fifth homer in 50 games. Alejandro Osuna leads the team in homers despite missing April. Remarkably given the offensive woes for much of the season, Hickory stands alone in fourth place in the six-team southern division.
Lo-A: Down East 11, @ Salem (BOS) 7
Down East: 14 hits, 4 walks, 14 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 30-25, 4.5 GB
SP Alejandro Rosario: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 SO, 82 P / 57 S, 1.73 ERA
SS Echedry Vargas: 3-5, 2B, .265/.290/.360
3B Gleider Figuereo: 1-3, 2 BB, .241/.354/.476
1B Beycker Barroso: 2-5, HR (2), SB (2), .385/.485/.692
C Julian Brock: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, .244/.314/.343
2B Chandler Pollard: 2-5, 2B, SB (21), .244/.296/.285
LF Tommy Specht: 1-5, HR (1), .165/.255/.220
Alejandro Rosario allowed three runs for the firs time this season but declined to walk a batter for the third time in a row.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Scherzer
AA: Teodo
Hi-A: Curry
Lo-A: Bormie
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Down East improved to 45-18 and clinched the first-half division title with a 5-0 victory over Frederick. Often control-averse Reid Anderson threw six walk-free innings, and Sam Huff, Yonny Hernandez, and Yohel Pozo led the offense.