AAA: Round Rock 7, Tacoma (SEA) 4
Round Rock: 10 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Record: 4-2, 1 GB, 38-43 overall
SP Cory Abbott: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 1 SO, 58 P / 34 S, 8.60 ERA
RP Peyton Gray: 2 IP, 1 H (0- HR), 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.48 ERA
RP Craig Kimbrel: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA
RP Codi Heuer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.81 ERA
RF Dustin Harris: 3-5, 2 HR, (5), .243/.335/.365
LF Trevor Hauver: 2-4, 2B, .276/.378/.442
The Express scored 58 runs across the six games and would have won five instead of four if not for that unsustainable nine-run lead on Friday.
Dustin Harris hit five homers in June, four more than his output in April and May combined. I haven’t had a chance to delve into the Statcast data, but the exit velocities ought to be better. He’s 26 in a few days, not old but not a kid, and given his other skills, better exit velocities are the difference between his current up-and-down role and fourth-outfielderdom.
AA: Frisco 7, Tulsa (LAD) 8
Frisco: 9 hits, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 5 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 2-4, 1 GB, 40-34 overall
SP Trey Supak: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 8 SO, 91 P / 62 S, 4.17 ERA
SS Sebastian Walcott: 1-4, BB, .247/.349/.395
LF Aaron Zavala: 1-3, 2 BB, SB (4), .253/.389/.396
Sebastian Walcott will play in the Futures Game. Some others prospects had a shot, but I wouldn’t say anyone was cheated out of a spot.
Hi-A: Hub City 5, Aberdeen (BAL) 4
Hub City: 9 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 5 hits, 2 walks, 12 strikeouts
Record: 4-5, 2 GB, 35-39 overall
SP Jose Gonzalez: 5 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 3 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 68 P / 49 S, 3.14 ERA
RP Adonis Villavicencio: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 4.23 ERA
RP Eric Loomis: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 2.31 ERA
1B Quincy Scott: 2-3, HR (4), SB (8), .209/.315/.320
SS John Taylor: 2-3, BB, SB (1)
Hub City seems to have been on the wrong side of several comebacks in recent weeks, but yesterday they scored three in the 9th. After a one-out Quincy Scott two-run homer to tie the game, newcomer John Taylor singled, stole second, advanced to third on a fly and scored on a wild pitch.
So, in his first three games of affiliated ball, John Taylor has been involved in two game-ending plays at the plate. Credit Texas’s front office and scouts for thinking outside the box. I’d have never considered Duran Duran’s 65-year-old bassist capable of the rookie league, much less high-A.
Eric Loomis has consecutive two-inning five-K performances. He’s fanned 40 of 96 batters in high-A.
Lo-A: Hickory 3, at Salem (BOS) 0 (7)
Hickory: 7 hits, 2 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 1 hit, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts
Record: 6-2, tied for 1st, 39-34 overall
SP David Hagaman: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 39 P / 24 S, 0.00 ERA
RP Brock Porter: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.56 ERA
RP Jesus Gamez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.75 ERA
Delayed by rain in his full-season debut, David Hagaman re-read the team policy memo (“First pitcher to allow a hit buys everyone dinner”) and tossed three innings without a fair knock. Brock Porter had one of his longer and better days. Hickory needed only 85 pitches (about 12 per inning).
Lo-A: Hickory 8, at Salem (BOS) 0 (7)
Hickory: 10 hits, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 0 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 7-2, , 40-34 overall
SP Caden Scarborough: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO, 46 P / 35 S, 4.23 ERA
RP Aneuris Mejia: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 6.69 ERA
RP William Privette: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 3.29 ERA
SS Devin Fitz-Gerald: 1-1, 3 BB, SB (3), .250/.447/.286
CF Yeremi Cabrera: 2-4, HR (3), SB (22), .239/.356/.315
C Ben Hartl: 2-3, 2B, .215/.352/.264
Younger yet more pro-seasoned than Hagaman, Caden Scarborough lasted four innings without a hit, and the Crawdads again let the opposition know they were in over their heads. Hickory is good, not great, at preventing runs on the whole, but they’re nearly best in hits allowed and seem to at least float the idea of a no-hitter with amazing frequency. Equally amazing is Scarborough’s 13 walks in 44 innings. Admittedly, my knowledge and first-hand observations were limited entering the season, but my strong impression was that he was very much a work in progress, and I was expecting a fairly messy walk rate.
Recently promoted Devin Fitz-Gerald has a Rickey-Henderson-at-age-42 line, which is fine, I’m not complaining.