AAA: Round Rock 16, Albuquerque (COL) 5
Round Rock: 18 hits, 6 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 8 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 22-22, , 59-59 overall
SP Tim Brennan: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 0 SO, 56 P / 31 S, 5.83 ERA
RP Marc Church: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 4.05 ERA
RP Owen White: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 5.64 ERA
1B Blaine Crim: 1-6, HR (12), .268/.368/.428
DH Sam Huff: 2-4, HR (10), 2 BB, .239/.305/.403
RF Trevor Hauver: 3-5, 2 2B, .207/.315/.346
SS Jonathan Ornelas: 2-4, HBP, .247/.321/.326
LF Kellen Strahm: 3-4, 3B, BB, .259/.359/.333
3B Jax Biggers: 3-3, 2B, BB, .272/.395/.382
There you go, Round Rock. The PCL run average per game is 5.78. Adjusted for park, Albuquerque is 6.23. The ‘Topes were allowing 7.55 runs per game entering last night. And for a second straight night, the Express offense said “how can we make this even worse?”
Albuquerque is on pace to allow 1,144 runs, which would be 89 more than any other PCL team from 1958 to present, as best as I can tell. PCL teams do play 150 games now compared to the old schedules of 144 or 140, but the ‘Topes would also lead in runs per game allowed (currently 7.6).
Yesterday was Trevor Hauver’s first three-hit game in AAA. Part of the Joey Gallo trade, Hauver has maintained a decent walk rate but is striking out nearly a third of the time. Owen White has an opposing line of .189/.286/.432 in ten relief innings. His walk and K rates are fine, but three homers have blunted his effectiveness. He missed ten bats yesterday, a higher number than in several of his earlier starts.
AA: Frisco 8, Springfield (STL) 12
Frisco: 13 hits, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 17 hits, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 24-21, 2 GB, 68-46 overall
SP Emiliano Teodo: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 SO, 68 P / 39 S, 1.75 ERA
CF Alejandro Osuna: 2-5, 2B, .299/.386/.500
2B Max Acosta: 2-5, HR (5), .264/.317/.373
RF Abi Ortiz: 3-5, .225/.303/.364
Emiliano Teodo’s night began with two doubles, after which he didn’t allow another hit, although control was an issue. Rehabbing Jake Latz surrendered five straight runners after his first out and couldn’t complete the innings. Skylar Hales (0.2 IP, 1 R), Nick Krauth (3.1 IP, 3 R), and Damian Mendoza (0.2 IP, 2 R) could only temper the onslaught.
Hi-A: Hickory 2, @ Hudson Valley (NYY) 1
Hickory: 7 hits, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 2 walks, 15 strikeouts
Record: 25-23, 6.5 GB, 53-61 overall
SP David Davalillo: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 10 SO, 80 P / 63 S, 2.19 ERA
RP Brayan Magdaleno: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
SS Cam Cauley: 2-3, 3B, BB, SB (21), .229/.286/.403
1B Arturo Disla: 2-3, BB, .264/.355/.566
RF Anthony Gutierrez: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 SB (37), .241/.317/.315
David Davalillo completed the first four innings on just 29 pitches. In the 6th, he escaped a bases-loaded one-out jam, and after consecutive doubles brought the Renegades to within a run, he struck out what would be his final two batters of the night.
In the 4th, Arturo Disla singled and reached second on an error. He then scampered to third on a mishandled return throw from the catcher, allowing him to score on Yeison Morrobel’s fly to center.
Lo-A: Down East 3, @ Lynchburg (CLE) 4
Down East: 7 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 7 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 22-21, 4.5 GB, 57-51 overall
SP Willian Bormie: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 7 SO, 88 P / 49 S, 3.46 ERA
RP Joey Danielson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA
LF Antonis Macias: 2-4, 2B
DH Julian Brock: 1-3, 2B, BB, SB (7), .252/.328/.386
17th-round righty Joey Danielson had a successful pro debut. Out of a low slot, the former NDSU closer offered a snappy slider, straightforward fastball, and a couple of pitches that looked to me like hard changes.
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Poor Hickory catcher Matt Whatley took a questionable strike three in the 9th, said some magic words to the plate ump, and then walked into a pole while yelling at the ump from the dugout. Kole Enright then hit what would have been a game-tying homer had Whatley walked (to first base, not into a pole) but instead only brought the Crawdads to within a run, and they wouldn’t erase that margin. Hickory had a 33-22 second-half record, 74-47 overall, but at that point trailed by two games for a postseason spot.