Month: June 2026

Corey Seager is active for tomorrow’s game. Per local media, Wyatt Langford will also be activated. OF Alejandro Osuna and IF Cody Freeman have been optioned. 

Reliever Josh Sborz is back from three days in the wilderness on a new minor deal. 

Box Scores

AAA: Round Rock 9, at Oklahoma City (LAD) 5
Round Rock: 12 hits, 8 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 25-34, 9 GB

SP Josh Stephan: 5 IP, 7 H (1 HR), 3 R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 86 P / 59 S, 5.79 ERA
RP Dustin Saenz: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA
RP Gavin Collyer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.08 ERA
2B Cameron Cauley: 2-4, BB, .257/.370/.374
CF Jarred Kelenic: 3-4, 2B, BB
1B Blaine Crim: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, .296/.394/.667
RF Gilberto Celestino: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, 3 SB (7), .250/.347/.327

Round Rock had a month-long stretch averaging a meager 3.8 runs scored per game, and not coincidentally, a 9-17 record. Since then, the Express have averaged 7.5 over the last 14 and won nine. 

Gavin Collyer handled the 8th with just eight pitches including six strikes. 

The 27-year-old Saenz was Washington’ fourth-round pick in 2021 out of TAMU, signed by Texas after being released by the Nats in the spring. He’d pitched sparingly for Frisco in May. 


AA: Frisco 8, Springfield (STL) 7
Frisco: 12 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 27-24, tied for 1st

SP Blake Townsend: 4 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 3 R, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 62 P / 44 S, 4.46 ERA
RP Wilian Bormie: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.85 ERA
2B Frainyer Chavez: 4-5, 2B, .291/.385/.474
SS Corey Seager: 0-3
DH Wyatt Langford: 1-3, HR
3B Rafe Perich: 1-4, HR (2), BB, .158/.238/.474

Rafe Perich timed a looping 0-1 curve perfectly for a walk-off homer. Perich was also named player of the month in the South Atlantic League, which is now in his rearview mirror. 


Hi-A: Hub City 1, at Winston-Salem (CHW) 2
Hub City: 8 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 8 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 25-27, 13 GB

SP J’Briell Easley: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 46 P / 28 S, 4.01 ERA
RP Brock Porter: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 SO, 1.74 ERA

On Tuesday, Hub City carried a no-hitter into the 6th, allowed two hits total, and lost.

Last night, Hub City carried a no-hitter into the 7th, allowed two hits total, and lost. 

Entering with a one-run lead, Joey Danielson surrendered a game-ending two-run double following two walks. Hub City has walked 17 batters over the past two night. 

Brock Porter continues to be effective, after a fashion, walking or plunking 21% of opposing batters but extremely hard to hit. Last night, he was aided by a line-out double play, an outfield assist, and a sac bunt by a guy with a 1.000 OPS. 


Lo-A: Hickory 3, Kannapolis (CHW) 8
Hickory: 10 hits, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 9 hits, 5 walks, 13 strikeouts
Record: 29-22, tied for 1st

SP Moises Morales: 4.1 IP, 3 H (1 HR), 4 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 6 SO, 69 P / 42 S, 5.04 ERA
RP JD McReynolds: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 4.86 ERA
SS Yolfran Castillo: 2-4, SB (23), .301/.392/.420
C Josh Springer: 3-4, 2B, .300/.377/.350

Like Louis Marinaro, McReynolds started white-hot, went through a rough patch and has been better lately. 

Today’s Starters
AAA: TBD
AA: Santos
Hi-A: Perry
Lo-A: Lafalaise

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Minor League Baseball floated the possibility of playoffs, which were omitted from the makeshift post-covid 2021 schedules. MiLB would eventually institute simple best-of-fives between the top two teams (irrespective of division) in AA and the A levels, while AAA would adopt a convoluted “Final Stretch” consisting of ten additional regular season games and an AAA-wide champ for those ten games in addition individual league champs for the originally scheduled 120 games. Blessedly, this was a one-time event. 

Box Scores

AAA: Round Rock 3, at Oklahoma City (LAD) 2
Round Rock: 9 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 6 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 24-34, 10 GB

SP David Davalillo: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SO, 80 P / 41 S, 6.62 ERA
RP Emiliano Teodo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 4.50 ERA
RP Alexis Diaz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.15 ERA
2B John Taylor: 2-4, HR (1), SB (1)
SS Keyber Rodriguez: 2-4, HR (1)

Davalillo allowed only one run, but his control troubles continued unabated. Davalillo threw eight splitters and four curves*, resulting in a total of zero swings, one called strike and 11 balls. The cutter wasn’t much better: eight balls, two calls, two fouls. Opponents reserved their hacks for his sinker and four-seamer, and all but one ball in play came against some type of fastball. 

In a game where wins truly mattered, Davalillo might shelve a non-functional pitch (or two) in an effort to get more strikes and outs. Here, he’s usually going to keep trying everything, especially when his fastballs aren’t go-to pitches. Davalillo paints his picture with his breakers and offspeeds. The fastballs are the frame, if you will. 



Emiliano Teodo was effective if not as flashy as usual of late. He’s pitched in three consecutive games interrupted by yesterday’s travel. Given the justifiable delicacy with which he’s been handled over the years, this is really something. 

John Taylor and Keyber Rodriguez were Round Rock’s power sources, not a sentence I ever expected to type. K-Rod was hitless in three AAA games prior to last night, while Taylor has extended his mashing at Frisco to AAA without pause. 

* Statcast classified all 12 as splitters, but it’s wrong.


AA: Frisco 6, Springfield (STL) 7
Frisco: 8 hits, 8 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 4 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 26-24, 1 GB

SP Aidan Curry: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 72 P / 49 S, 15.95 ERA
RP Eric Loomis: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.64 ERA
RP Austin Roberts: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 4.24 ERA
2B Frainyer Chavez: 3-4, 2B, BB, .277/.376/.461
SS Corey Seager: 1-2
LF Wyatt Langford: 1-2, 2 BB, SB
CF Dylan Dreiling: 1-3, 2 BB, .291/.392/.457

Whatever else happens in their careers, Springfield’s players can say they beat a team with two Major Leaguers. With Seager and Langford replaced, Frisco scored three in the 9th and had the tying and winning runs in scoring position with one out, but Keith Jones and Arturo Disla both struck out. 


Hi-A: Hub City 1, at Winston-Salem (CHW) 2
Hub City: 5 hits, 2 walks, 12 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 9 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 25-26, 12 GB

SP Enrique Segura: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 6 BB, 3 SO, 73 P / 35 S, 7.62 ERA
RP Luke Savage: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 9.90 ERA
LF Yeison Morrobel: 3-4, .289/.353/.446
RF Chandler Pollard: 1-2, 2B, BB, SB (9), .236/.323/.355

Hub City carried a no-hitter into the 6th. The Burgers threw 49 strikes and 48 balls preceding the hit. I haven’t written about Max Martin (0-4, 3 K) lately. He’s struggled to build on last year’s breakout, following a power-heavy but low-OBP April with a rough May (.218/.284/.310). Martin has never been a high-contact hitter, but in 2026 the whiffs have increased his strikeout rate to 28%, and he’s hitting fewer liners and outfield flies. Martin just turned 21 and isn’t a Rule 5 concern until 2027. 


Lo-A: Hickory 6, Kannapolis (CHW) 3
Hickory: 11 hits, 9 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 5 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 29-21, tied for first

SP Alejandro Chiquillo: 3 IP, 5 H (1 HR), 3 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 5 SO, 68 P / 40 S, 2.08 ERA
RP Louis Marinaro: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 3.93 ERA
RP Michael Trausch: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.08 ERA
RP Geury Rodriguez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0.52 ERA
LF Paulino Santana: 2-3, 2 BB, .264/.413/.410
CF Hector Osorio: 1-3, HR (11), 2 BB, .295/.429/.561
C Josh Springer: 1-3, 2B, BB, HBP, .284/.366/.328

Hickory played at home for the first time in 25 days. A visiting clubhouse fire forced cancellation of a couple of games and relocation of a homestand to high-A Winston-Salem. Hector Osorio leads the Carolina League all by himself with 11 homers. Undrafted Louis Marinaro had hit best night of the season. Since appearing eight times in April, he’s only been popping up for a single outing of one or two innings each week. 

Dominican Summer League
It commenced Monday. I don’t cover the games but will try to check on notable prospects occasionally. One reason I don’t provide daily recaps is games like this. The Rangers and Angels entered the 9th tied at nine and the Rangers scored nine runs in the top half to seemingly secure a victory, but the Angels scored ten in the bottom half, all with two out. The teams combined for 23 walks ad 14 errors. 

Here’s a better DSL highlight: recently signed Elian Rosario going deep twice.

Today’s Starters
AAA: TBD
AA: Townsend
Hi-A: Easley
Lo-A: Morales

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Hickory’s Cole Ragans fanned 11 in six nearly perfect inning marred only by a solo homer. “Pitchers have overcome multiple Tommy John surgeries to reach the Majors (Pete Fairbanks, for example), but under [Ragans’] circumstances, I was uncomfortable thinking of him as a prospect or even thinking about him at all, other than simply hoping that he could stay healthy. Now, after beginning the previous start with 13 consecutive outs and facing one over the minimum last night, Ragans is transitioning from feel-good story to legitimate prospect.”

Combined with the previous week’s start, Frisco’s Cole Winn stretched a hitless streak to 30 batters while shutting down Amarillo for six innings. 

Transactions
Texas released relievers Josh Sborz and Ryan Brasier at their behest. 

The Rangers were exceptionally patient with Sborz. He’s always been erratic, his roster spot often in jeopardy over the years. The Dodgers designated him for assignment in 2021, and Texas optioned him the maximum five times the following year. He was out of options when activated from the IL in April 2023. As his term on rehab assignment dwindled last summer, I thought he was going to be designated again, but Texas was able to reboot his IL placement. Even a minor league deal over the winter was no sure thing, nor was lasting in the organization this point. 

Unfortunately, Sborz’s velocity still lags, and he rarely looked MLB-worthy this spring. The peak version of Sborz was thrilling, though, and the best stretch of his career occurred during the 2023 postseason. We’ll always have this:



Brasier had been solid if not electrifying for Round Rock, and he can probably still assist an MLB pen. Both could possibly return to the Rangers on new deals. 

Trade Reviews
Let’s catch up of how some traded Texas prospects are faring in 2026:

MacKenzie Gore trade

IF Devin Fitz-Gerald – He’s not playing much shortstop but is hitting well enough to make his position irrelevant: .291/.400/.582 with 12 homers and 14 other extra-base hits in 46 games in high-A as a 20-year-old. Hard to follow his progress without wincing (not that I wish him ill, certainly). 

1B Abimelec Ortiz — .266/.368/.532 with ten homers for AAA Rochester. He didn’t make the case in March and started slow in April, but he’s been in “see ball kill ball” mode recently. Washington’s busiest DH of late has been Jose Tena, hitting  a modest .219/.276/.377. Abi’s call might be coming. 

OF Yeremi Cabrera – Repeating low-A, Cabera batted a ridiculous .333/.465/.649 with seven homers and 18 steals. Now in high-A, where I expect he would have begun 2026 if still a Ranger, he’s leveled off to .236/.323/.309 in 16 games. 

OF Gavin Fien – Texas’s top 2025 pick is no longer an infielder and hitting .164/.282/.254 with a 33% K rate for low-A Fredericksburg. He had wrist surgery last fall and missed time this April due to that same wrist, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not driving the ball at full force right now. 

RHP Alejandro Rosario – TBD.

Summary: Gore’s had his moments, for better and worse. The eventual grade for this trade depends not just on his performance but whether Texas reaches the playoffs with his assistance. The Nats are doing cartwheels, I imagine. 

Carter Baumler trade

RHP Jaiker Garcia – Recall that Baumler was selected by the Pirates and then traded to Texas in last falls’ Rule 5 draft. For low-A Bradenton, Garcia has a homer-heavy 5.68 ERA in 12.2 innings with 12 strikeouts. His fastball has ranged from 91 to 96 plus a cutter, change, slider and curve. 

Summary: Hard to get worked up about this one yet. 

Merrill Kelly trade

LHP Kohl Drake – I saw Drake’s home AAA debut in Round Rock last summer. He allowed only one hit but didn’t quite look his usual self and was missing a putaway pitch. 2026 to date appears to be an exaggerated and maybe concerning version of that type of performance. Drake has an 8.10 ERA in 43 AAA innings, and it’s not just Reno. He’s lost a full two ticks across his entire repertoire. His K rate has sunk to 18%, and in 11 starts, he’s posted double-digit whiffs only twice. 

RHP Mitch Bratt – Bratt has a 2.68 ERA and a respectable 25% strikeout rate in 40 AAA innings, despite a modest whiff rate. Instead, he’s thriving with calls, a bunch of fouls and weak contact. That in itself doesn’t scream “get him to Phoenix,” but he’s accomplishing this in one of baseball’s toughest environments for pitchers. 

RHP David Hagaman – As a 23-year-old in high-A, Hagaman has a 4.29 ERA in 21 IP with a good K rate but poor control (17 walks). So, he’s just like 80% of minor league pitchers. 

Summary: Given that a deadline deal is intended to put a team into the playoffs or foster a deeper run, it’s easy to deem this failure from Texas’s perspective. And… yeah. I wrote the first sentence with the intention of adding a rejoinder, but what else is there to say? This trade just didn’t work out. 

Phil Maton trade

RHP Skylar Hales – Hales was fraying well before his trade to St. Louis. In Frisco, he reeled off eight consecutive scoreless outings with 13 strikeouts, but he also allowed multiple runs in three straight outings. In 2026, Hales has a 7.74 ERA in 47 AAA innings for St. Louis, his fastball has tapered off to around 94, and his decent K rate is heavily dependent on calls rather than whiffs.  

RHP Mason Molina – He’s handled AA well, posting a 3.18 ERA with 21 walks and 51 strikeouts in 39.2 IP. His control is problematic for a starting role, and his stuff seems a touch light for relief, but there’s a chance he just keeps on trucking and gets to don a Cards jersey someday. Molina is listed as the starter against Frisco tomorrow. 

Summary: Again, a deadline deal that didn’t pay off. In this case, though, I had concerns about Hales, and I don’t see how we can’t be frustrated if Molina manages to pay off for the Cards. I had and have no issues with this trade.

Danny Coulombe trade

RHP Garrett Horn – Apparently delayed by injury, Horn made two outings for Minnesota’s rookie squad before joining high-A Cedar Rapids. He threw a 93-95 four-seamer and 81-88 slider at the complex. In high-A, he’s allowed a run, walked three and fanned seven in six innings. 

Summary: I think my Maton comment applies. 

Enrique Segura trade

RHP Daniel Robert – Robert pitched 10 modestly successful innings for the Phils in 2025. He suffered a cardiac event late last year that likely would have been fatal if not for rapid response from training staff. Another event this spring was caught by an implant, but he’s since had another procedure and won’t attempt a return in 2026. 

Summary: Segura is a longshot and isn’t having a good season for Hub City, but he’s the type of player that comes back in a deal for a DFA’ed reliever. Health issues aside, Robert was unlikely to be an improvement on who Texas used in the bullpen last year.

Mason Molina trade

RHP Grant Anderson – Texas designated him for assignment and traded him to Milwaukee in January 2025. A slightly higher slot (but still very side-armed) and a couple of extra inches of vertical break have transformed his fastball from a dud to a monster. He has a 3.06 ERA in 94 innings for the Brew Crew across two seasons. 

Summary: Another DFA deal. Obviously, this didn’t work out. Good on Anderson, and good on the Brewers for getting the most out of him. For my part, I was never expecting Anderson to pitch this well, and I thought Molina was a better-than-average return. 

Robert Garcia trade

1B Nathaniel Lowe – Lowe posted a 93 OPS+ last year. No telling what he would have done as a Ranger, but assuming similar performance, I expect Texas would have foregone arbitration. He’s rebounded with the Reds.

Summary: Garcia’s been pretty good at times, frustrating at others, spotty in higher-leverage situations. He’s still a Ranger, still potentially helpful, while Lowe ended up being a moderately expensive flop as a National. I guess the question is whether the Rangers got all they could for Lowe, or whether they should have traded him at all. Lowe’s trade did free up some cash that apparently wasn’t available otherwise. 

Jake Burger trade

IF Max Acosta – He performed well enough to reach the Majors last year but hasn’t returned, and he’s been on the IL for three weeks following a slow AAA start. 

IF Echedry Vargas – A favorite of mine in Surprise in 2024, Vargas advanced to high-A to begin 2025 but batted .201/.255/.322 and was shipped back to low-A this season. He’s hitting a better .289/.347/.367 but isn’t within screaming distance of his value when traded. 

LHP Bryan Mendoza – Mendoza hasn’t advanced beyond high-A where he’d been promoted toward the end of the 2024 season prior to the trade. He has a 7.67 ERA in 29 innings. 

Summary: Burger has been a subpar regular, and I’ve openly wondered about his future even in the short term, but every so often he provides some hope. Barring unforeseen change, Miami appears to be stuck with an up-and-down utility IF and a couple of non-prospects. Texas traded those three at peak value for an everyday player, so I see this as good business by the Rangers even with Burger’s shortcomings.

Late word has 26-year-old lefty Robbie Ahlstrom joining the Rangers for his MLB debut. I’ll be honest: My first thought, despite his fine stats, was “really, Ahlstrom?” As it turns out, I am almost certainly unwittingly biased against him, because in reviewing the game logs I find I’ve seen all of his run-allowing outings in person but barely any of the appearances that led to his promotion. Ahlstrom has an opposing line of .185/.241/.269 with a 2.76 ERA, eight walks (7% rate) and 33 strikeouts (28%) in 29.1 innings. In 2026, Ahlstrom is averaging 95 with a four-seamer and sinker plus a slider (85), change (87) and infrequent curve (78). By my count, a slider has concluded nearly one-half of his strikeouts. He’s better-than-average at getting batters to chase but below average in generating misses. 

Texas acquired Ahlstrom for catcher Jose Trevino in 2022. He’s been in the discussion for a 40 spot the two previous falls but, in my opinion, just as someone worthy of discussion, not a serious contender.

I wrote the following last November: “Ahlstrom had decent results in 2025, but he’s fairly established at his point. If he didn’t force his way onto the roster during the season, I don’t know why he’d be picked now. A hot spring or in-season stretch could get him over the line.” So there you go. Best wishes to him. I have plans this evening and can’t watch the game, so the Rangers need to get him in there tonight to avoid my negative influence. 

Box Scores

AAA: Round Rock 6, Salt Lake (LAA) 8
Round Rock: 7 hits, 8 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 10 hits, 8 walks, 5 strikeouts
Record: 23-34, 11 GB

SP Ryan Brasier: 1 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 3 R, 3 BB, 0 SO, 29 P / 15 S, 3.97 ERA
RP Jose Corniell: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 SO, 8.66 ERA
RP Joe Ross: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.55 ERA
RP Michel Otañez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 6.04 ERA
LF Wyatt Langford: 0-3
3B Cody Freeman: 2-5, HR (2), .333/.417/.667
C Cooper Johnson: 1-2, HR (3), 2 BB, .188/.289/.316

A Rocker-esque opening gambit did not succeed for the Express. Starter Ryan Brasier surrendered a three-run homer, and Jose Corniell wasn’t effective. To be blunt, Corniell hasn’t had much success in any inning, including the 1st. He has simultaneously lucky and unlucky yesterday, as several hard hits resulted in outs, but all four balls hit at under 70 MPH fell for singles. 

Texas has signed OF Jarred Kelenic to a minor deal. Once among the brightest prospects in baseball, Kelenic reached the Majors at the age of 21 but took a couple of years to become a decent regular, only to regress to replacement-level form the next season. He’s still just 26, but at this point, he’d just be somewhere in the mix among non-40 depth options, unless Texas can effect a rebound. He should benefit the Express offense, at least. 


AA: Frisco 2, at Arkansas (SEA) 1
Frisco: 7 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 26-23, tied for 1st

SP Dylan MacLean: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 77 P / 46 S, 4.15 ERA
RP Bryan Magdaleno: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1.77 ERA
1B Arturo Disla: 2-4, .379/.463/.603
3B Rafe Perich: 2-4, HR (1)

Five Riders combined to allow just five baserunners. Rafe Perich’s first AA hit was a homer. 


Hi-A: Hub City 3, at Greensboro (PIT) 8
Hub City: 6 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 6 walks, 14 strikeouts
Record: 25-25, 11 GB

SP D.J. McCarty: 3 IP, 6 H (4 HR), 6 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 5 SO, 76 P / 48 S, 6.61 ERA
RP Joey Danielson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0.47 ERA
1B Gleider Figuereo: 4-4, HR (9), .235/.332/.453

Figuereo had a day. Hub City lacks an obvious 1B since Arturo Disla’s departure, so Figuereo has spotted at first a few times since Arturo Disla’s departure. He’s had a pretty good season, albeit buoyed by the increase in offense at all levels below AAA. He’s logged 390 games at the A levels, and I’m wondering if/when Texas might give him a swim-or-sink Frisco assignment. 

Joey Danielson’s control is poor (18% BB+HBP rate), but he’s essentially unhittable in high-A, allowing three singles and three doubles in 19.1 innings. Recall that he graduated to Frisco last year but was assigned to Hub City to begin this season, and there he remains. 


Lo-A: Hickory 0, at Salem (BOS) 1
Hickory: 2 hits, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 0 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 28-21, tied for 1st

SP Evan Siary: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 SO, 69 P / 53 S, 3.09 ERA
RP Owen Proksch: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0.64 ERA

They needed only one hour and fifty-one minutes to play this. Three 1st-inning singles off Evan Siary would score the only run. Siary missed a season-high 14 bats. Owen Proksch has made eight appearances of exactly two innings. Six have been scoreless, and three had no baserunners. Only once did Hickory allow more than three runs last week, but the series was a 3-3 split. 

Five Years Ago Yesterday
Round Rock’s Leody Taveras hit his fifth homer in ten games following an opening ten-game stretch with zero homers and a 43% K rate. Nearly a month into the season, Frisco, Hickory and Down East led their respective division in fewest runs allowed per game, but Hickory and Down East were also two of the only three A-level offenses with a sub-.300 slugging percentage.