AAA: Round Rock 8, @ Reno (ARI) 7
Round Rock: 13 hits, 2 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 16 hits, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 7-7, 5 GB, 44-44 overall
SP Gerson Garabito: 2.2 IP, 7 H (2 HR), 4 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 69 P / 41 S, 3.56 ERA
RP Grant Wolfram: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.53 ERA
2B Justin Foscue: 2-5, 2B, HR (3), .286/.458/.492
LF Ezequiel Duran: 2-4, 2B, SB (2), .194/.242/.258
C Sam Huff: 2-5, 2 2B, .244/.323/.445
CF Dustin Harris: 2-3, 2B, BB, .278/.362/.389
Justin Foscue hit three balls at least 100 MPH, one of which traveled 417 feet. Zeke Duran had his first noteworthy game since being optioned. Back in 2015, Rougned Odor was shipped to Round Rock after a .144/.252/.233 opening month, and after a month in AAA, he enjoyed his most fruitful period at the plate. Unfortunately, for a while that instilled the idea that any struggling batter could be not just fixed but improved in short order with the “Odor treatment.” Not to say I’m pessimistic about Duran, but the process is more complicated than batting coach Matt Lawson sprinkling magic dust on a batter, although I can’t say I’ve discussed it with him.
AA: Frisco 10, NW Arkansas (KAN) 5
Frisco: 12 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
Record: 9-5, 1.5 GB, 53-30 overall
SP Ryan Garcia: 6 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 4 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO, 90 P / 51 S, 4.14 ERA
RP Skylar Hales: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA
LF Alejandro Osuna: 1-3, BB, .368/.415/.763
SS Max Acosta: 1-3, BB, .245/.311/.344
RF Aaron Zavala: 3-4, 2 2B, .210/.323/.302
1B Abi Ortiz: 3-4, .192/.266/.314
C Cooper Johnson: 2-3, 2B, BB, .246/.350/.475
Skylar Hales has one walk and 11 strikeouts in 7.1 scoreless AA innings. Abi Ortiz isn’t hitting for power but is at least singling more lately.
Hi-A: Hickory 2, @ Bowling Green (TAM) 1 (7)
Hickory: 7 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
SP DJ McCarthy: 5.2 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 1 R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 81 P / 54 S, 3.97 ERA
3B Gleider Figuereo: 1-2, HR (3), HBP, .152/.204/.370
CF Anthony Gutierrez: 1-2, BB, SB (24), .246/.297/.323
Hi-A: Hickory 2, @ Bowling Green (TAM) 7 (7)
Hickory: 3 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 8-9, 3.5 GB, 36-47 overall
SP Kohl Drake: 4.1 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 5 R, 2 BB, 6 SO, 75 P / 48 S, 3.52 ERA
RP DJ Peters: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 7.43 ERA
SS Sebastian Walcott: 1-3, 2B, .236/.335/.404
I had a sentence to the effect of “Sebastian Walcott is in a slight lull” ready because I hadn’t mentioned him lately, but he’s hitting .296/.387/.519 this month. The “lull” was a 1-13 stretch across three games plus the two-day break. Gleider Figuereo is in a lull more aptly described as getting acclimated to better pitching. Three homers in 13 games is swell, but he’s also striking out in 37% of his high-A plate appearances. Even though he’s new to the squad, only two hitters (Walcott, Gutierrez) are younger than his 20 years and 14 days.
Lo-A: Down East 3, Salem (BOS) 5
Down East: 8 hits, 4 walks, 16 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 7-9, , 42-39 overall
SP David Davallilo: 5 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 3 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 77 P / 49 S, 1.68 ERA
SS Danyer Cueva: 2-5, 2B, .207/.242/.261
CF Marcos Torres: 1-3, BB, SB (11), .185/.290/.308
Low-A Modesto of the California League will play somewhere else next season. At issue was responsibility for $32 million in facility improvements needed to meet current requirements. The city (which owned the stadium) and Seattle Mariners (parent club and team owner) couldn’t reach an agreement on that or a lease extension, so in 2025 the club will play… well, they haven’t figured out that part yet. Bakersfield’s Sam Lynn? The former home of the High Desert Mavs in Adelanto? How about squeezing into Sacramento with the RiverCats and A’s? Modesto had hosted affiliated ball almost continuously since the 1940s.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Sampson
AA: B. Anderson
Hi-A: Bratt
Lo-A: rained out
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Assigned to the rookie squad, top 2019 pick Josh Jung homered in his first plate appearance.