Apologies for no report yesterday. My real job was too much of an intrusion. I’ve covered the last two days below.
Box Scores
Wed. AAA: Round Rock 5, Salt Lake (LAA) 4
Round Rock: 9 hits, 4 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 7 walks, 11 strikeouts
SP David Davalillo: 4 IP, 3 H (2 HR), 4 R, 4 BB, 4 SO, 83 P / 48 S, 8.10 ERA
RP Josh Sborz: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 7.43 ERA
RP Emiliano Teodo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5.01 ERA
CF Cameron Cauley: 1-5, 2B, .241/.352/.364
3B Jonah Bride: 1-2, HR (5), 2 BB, .264/.389/.399
For a third straight start, Davalillo had trouble finding the zone to an extent virtually unprecedented in his career. He’s walked or hit 27% of opposing batters in AAA. Last night, the sweeper was especially unwieldy, consistently spiraling well beneath the zone to be ignored by hitters. I can’t imagine this is anything particular to AAA, as he’s handled prior in-season promotions with aplomb.
Emiliano Teodo has been getting and succeeding in late/close situations lately. He topped at 100.5 late night, making me even more skeptical of last week’s 103 MPH sinkers in El Paso, but what matters is that his slider finally has some help.
Thu. AAA: Round Rock 16, Salt Lake (LAA) 11
Round Rock: 17 hits, 7 walks, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 4 walks, 10 strikeouts
Record: 22-32, 11 GB
SP Josh Stephan: 6 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 3 R, 1 BB, 7 SO, 85 P / 58 S, 5.82 ERA
3B Cody Freeman: 3-5, BB
1B Blaine Crim: 5-5, 2B, 3B, HR (1), BB
LF Trevor Hauver: 2-4, BB, .242/.390/.306
Blaine Crim hit for the cycle (plus an extra single and walk) in his second game back with the Express. The triple was a fly to the fence that LF Christian Moore never spotted in the twilight, and the ball landed before Moore budged from his spot. The homer came off an 8th-inning 54 MPH lob from a catcher. None of that matters. Just enjoy it. Here’s video.
Cody Freeman switched from injury rehab to optional assignment and is staying in Round Rock. 
AA: wet x 2
They’ll make up one tonight and the other next month in Frisco. Righty Leandro Lopez was placed on the IL. 
Wed. Hi-A: Hub City 5, at Greensboro (PIT) 6
Hub City: 6 hits, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 8 walks, 11 strikeouts
SP J’Briell Easley: 3 IP, 3 H (2 HR), 2 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 55 P / 30 S, 4.57 ERA
RP Joey Danielson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.49 ERA
LF Paxton Kling: 0-2, BB, HBP, 2 SB (11), .250/.399/.399
C Ben Hartl: 1-3, HR (2), BB, .204/.322/.327
I note below that Malcolm Moore is hitting well outside of Asheville, but the same doesn’t apply to Paxton Kling, unfortunately. Outside of western NC, where he hit four homers and two doubles in five games, Kling is batting .242/.398/.305, drawing walks at a terrific rate but with only eight extra bases on hits in 36 games.
Thu. Hi-A: Hub City 9, at Greensboro (PIT) 2
Hub City: 10 hits, 8 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 25-22, 9 GB
SP Kamdyn Perry: 4.1 IP, 4 H (2 HR), 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 73 P / 48 S, 4.15 ERA
RP Cole Roland: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
RP Case Matter: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
3B Rafe Perich: 2-5, HR (11), .303/.394/.606
C Malcolm Moore: 2-4, BB, .328/.418/.599
Moore’s non-Asheville line improved to .286/.385/.473, and he’s hitting .370/.452/.704 since the conclusion of that loopy series. (The Tourists, incidentally have fallen to 9-38, losing eight more in a row after taking just one of six against Hub City.) 
Wed. Lo-A: Hickory 4, at Salem (BOS) 2
Hickory: 7 hits, 7 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
SP Moises Morales: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 SO, 49 P / 36 S, 4.69 ERA
RP Owen Proksch: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.75 ERA
RP Frank Martinez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.41 ERA
CF Hector Osorio: 1-3, 2 BB
Owen Proksch finally condescended to allowing a Carolina League hitter to cross the plate with him on the mound. Between a two-run double from Devin Fitzgerald in a one-off high-A appearance on the 10th and last night, Proksch retired 25 of 26 batters, 15 via strikeout, and the only blemish was a hit batter.
Thu. Lo-A: Hickory 7, at Salem (BOS) 3
Hickory: 11 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 4 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 27-19, 1 G up
SP Jesus Lafalaise: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 SO, 80 P / 51 S, 5.50 ERA
LF Paulino Santana: 1-5, HR (4), .265/.405/.422
RF Hector Osorio: 2-5, HR (10), .302/.427/.568
CF Marcos Torres: 1-3, HR (7), BB, SB (19), .244/.333/.476
Osorio is the second Ranger to reach ten homers, and he’s tied for the league lead in that category plus is seventh in OBP and fourth in homers. Osorio was an on-base machine in Hickory last year (.251/.393/.339) but hadn’t displayed much power until this season. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do at the next level.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Bergner
AA: Santos / Pence
Hi-A: TBD
Lo-A: Deakins
Five Years Ago Yesterday (And The Day Before)
Frisco’s Cole Winn no-hit Midland for six innings. High-A Hickory’s Cody Bradford shut out the Dash for six innings on two hits and no walks. Low-A Down East’s TK Roby fanned nine in four innings and teammate Dustin Harris hit his first homer, a walk-off.
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