AAA: Round Rock 3, @ Oklahoma City (LAD) 2
Round Rock: 8 hits, 6 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 18-19, 5 GB, 55-56 overall
SP Ryan Garcia: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 SO, 85 P / 52 S, 2.25 ERA
RP Owen White: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.79 ERA
1B Blaine Crim: 1-5, HR (11), .271/.375/.425
Sam Huff: 2-4, 2B, .235/.300/.399
LF Dustin Harris: 1-3, 2B, BB, .282/.365/.409
Even though I cover the system daily, I did a double-take at Sam Huff’s line. A .300 OBP and slugging percentage under .400 in the PCL? After a solid two months, Huff is hitting .221/.250/.359 since the beginning of June with four walks and 49 strikeouts. We’ll see if he receives any playing time in September, but given his lack of appearances to date and Texas’s trade for a different #2 catcher, his future in the organization seems pretty well determined. Huff is on his final option, and I expect a decision on his 40-man spot well before late-March 2025.
Ryan Garcia mixed and matched and avoided hard contact.
AA: Frisco 3, @ Midland (OAK) 1
Frisco: 10 hits, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 2 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 23-15, tied for first, 67-40 overall
SP Winston Santos: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 86 P / 53 S, 5.33 ERA
RP Jackson Kelley: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 4.50 ERA
SS Keyber Rodriguez: 2-5, 2B, .255/.299/.394
1B Abi Ortiz: 2-4, 2B, .206/.278/.345
No homers, no hit batters. There’s the Winston Santos we know and love. Midland has a strong offense, leading the league in slugging at .408 despite middling homer production because of a horde or doubles and triples.
Hi-A: Hickory 6, Aberdeen (BAL) 1 (7)
Hickory: 5 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
SP DJ McCarty: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 80 P / 56 S, 4.21 ERA
RP Jacob Maton: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 3.80 ERA
C Ian Moller: 1-2, HR (2), BB, .227/.359/.311
Hi-A: Hickory 1, Aberdeen (BAL) 2 (7)
Hickory: 3 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 5 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 22-19, 5 GB, 50-57 overall
SP Kohl Drake: 4.1 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 2 R, 4 BB, 7 SO, 86 P / 56 S, 2.95 ERA
RP DJ Peters: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 5.14 ERA
RP Josh Mollerus: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 5.40 ERA
CF Dylan Dreiling: 0-1, 3 BB, .200/.500/.200
Sebastian Walcott’s day at the plate wasn’t special (1-6, 2B, BB), but he commenced the doubleheader with a terrific defensive play, venturing far to his left to nab a grounder and then wheel and throw to beat the runner.
2nd-round OF Dylan Dreiling has drawn six walks in four games.
Kohl Drake nearly doubled his high-A walk total. He’d issued five (and struck out 44) in six previous starts.
Lo-A: Debby
Down East and Myrtle Beach were rained out for the fourth time in five days. Fortunately, Ducks and Pelicans are well-suited to waiting out a tropical storm.
Today’s Starters
AAA: TBD
AA: Teodo
Hi-A: Davalillo
Lo-A: TBA x 2
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Homers from Nick Solak, Andy Ibanez and Scott Heineman fueled Nashville’s 11-3 victory at Sacramento. Starter Wes Benjamin allowed three homers, but all were solos, and he lasted seven innings.