AAA: Round Rock 0, @ Tacoma (SEA) 8
Round Rock: 8 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 6 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 34-39, eliminated, 71-76 overall
SP Avery Weems: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO, 32 P / 19 S, 8.31 ERA
RP Aidan Anderson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.28 ERA
RP Reid Birlingmair: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 9.00 ERA
1B Blaine Crim: 2-4, BB, .277/.370/.469
LF Kellen Strahm: 1-3, BB, .263/.377/.368
PH Ben Hartl: 1-1
Owen White allowed three runs (two earned) in 1.1 innings. In relief, he finished with a 4.13 ERA, an opposing line of .239/.343/.370, a 14% BB/HBP rate and 25% K rate. He allowed only one extra-base hit, a double, in his last eight outings. During that time, however, was a single appearance with the Rangers with two doubles and a homer.
Trevor Hauver was IL’ed, so his season ends with a line of .247/.360/.425 and 11 homers in 104 games. A mid-game removal Friday ended his on-base streak at 26, during which he batted .396/.513/.740. I haven’t delved deeply into the statcast data, but a partial explanation for the improvement is a decrease in strikeout rate from 33% outside that streak to 21% within it. For some, fewer strikeouts don’t necessarily translate directly into more hits, but not Hauver. On the whole, he’s posted some very impressive contact against breaking pitches, but fastball production has lagged and includes a high proportion of strikeouts.
Hauver’s absence earned Frisco 1B/OF Josh Hatcher a red-eye to Tacoma, where he walked in four trips to the plate. His one ball in play was a groundout at 103.7 MPH.
The final game of the minor league season begins at 3:35 CDT.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Sampson