Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 5, Reno (ARI) 0
Round Rock: 7 hits, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 7 hits, 0 walks, 15 strikeouts
Record: 17-13, 5 GB, 48-57 overall
SP Cody Bradford: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 SO, 56 P / 40 S, 3.00 ERA
RP Anthony Veneziano: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO, 2.08 ERA
RP Gavin Collyer: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 2.75 ERA
3B Cody Freeman: 3-4, SB (1), .349/.431/.476
LF John Taylor: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, .268/.386/.484
SS Keyber Rodriguez: 2-3, 2B, HBP, .217/.303/.399
Relying mostly on a fastball/change combo that accounted for all 15 of his swinging strikes, Cody Bradford limited the Aces to one single each inning and fanned seven of 16 batters. Since missing on two-thirds of his pitches in his first rehab outing, he’s never thrown fewer than 71% of his pitches for strikes.
Opponents swung at seven Gavin Collyer pitches, missing four and fouling off three others. As long as the Rangers are in contention, I can’t imagine him being more than an emergency call-up, but he’s worth watching in terms of securing his 40 spot and having a place to stand in the foyer if not a seat at the table come next March. He hasn’t walked anyone in three outings since returning to Round Rock.
I forgot to mention that as part of the Silseth/O’Hoppe trade, Jose Corniell was placed on the 60-day IL with his flexor tendon injury. Assuming he doesn’t return in 2026, he will have pitched a total of 97.1 innings (including 18 in the Arizona Fall League) during his three option seasons. 
AA: Frisco 4, Corpus Christi (HOU) 16
Frisco: 8 hits, 5 walks, 11 strikeouts
Opponent: 17 hits, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts
Record: 17-13, 1 G up, 56-42 overall
SP Dylan MacLean: 4.2 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 4 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 84 P / 53 S, 4.52 ERA
1B Arturo Disla: 3-5, 2B, HR (12), .311/.396/.561
LF Yeison Morrobel: 1-2, HR (2), 2 BB, .350/.409/.625
Infielders Frainyer Chavez and Max Wagner pitched in this one. Sebastian Walcott was 1-4 with a steal. 
Hi-A: Hub City 8, Rome (ATL) 11
Hub City: 14 hits, 9 walks, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 12 hits, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 10-23, 13 GB, 44-55 overall
SP Kamdyn Perry: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SO, 32 P / 17 S, 10.36 ERA
2B Casey Cook: 0-2, BB, 3 HBP, .182/.294/.409
RF Maxton Martin: 2-5, BB, .227/.298/.416
SS Luke Hanson: 2-3, 3 BB, .267/.348/.432
1B Antonis Macias: 3-5, BB, .257/.358/.370
LF Quincy Scott: 3-5, HR (8), .219/.352/.349
Kamdyn Perry walked or hit four batters in 22.1 innings at Hickory (5% rate). In 28.2 Hub City innings, that total is 35 (23% rate). Control wasn’t Perry’s forte heading into 2026, so the Hickory showing is arguably the larger outlier, but at the time it gave the appearance of an encouraging step forward. Perry has been pulled in the 1st inning in three of his last six starts, and opponents have a .533 OBP in that span.
Hub City did make a game of it after trailing 7-0 early, putting the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 9th. Luke Hanson drew a bases-loaded walk, but Antonis Macias grounded to first for the final out. 
Lo-A: Hickory 11, at Delmarva (BAL) 2
Hickory: 15 hits, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 2 hits, 4 walks, 11 strikeouts
Record: 23-9, 4.5 G up, 57-39 overall
SP Evan Siary: 5.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 SO, 85 P / 55 S, 3.21 ERA
RP Wily Villar: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 4.26 ERA
SS Yolfran Castillo: 3-5, HBP, SB (44), .286/.393/.408
CF Marco Argudin: 3-6, SB (6), .263/.409/.358
1B Pablo Guerrero: 1-4, HR (2), BB, .302/.422/.453
3B Kolby Branch: 3-5
Hickory took a no-hitter into the 6th behind one of Evan Siary’s best efforts, although he did walk three batters for the first time since the beginning of May.
2026 9th-round lefty Kaden Carpenter was assigned to Hickory.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Stephan
AA: Curry
Hi-A: Scarborough
Lo-A: McConnaughey
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Texas acquired pitchers Spencer Howard, Kevin Gowdy and Josh Gessner for pitchers Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy and… Hans Crouse. If I remember correctly, Crouse wasn’t initially announced (in media scoops, not by the Rangers themselves), and his “later” addition badly soured the outlook. Trading a prospect while 30 games under .500 was not on the bingo card. As I wrote at the time: “Losing Hans Crouse stings. I was low on him entering the season but higher now than at any time excepting his earliest days. Crouse lost his elite velocity some time ago, which I doubt the average Rangers fan knows. In 2019, he had an elbow issue that he fortunately could pitch through, but he wasn’t throwing as hard… Deeper into 2021, he’s still a different pitcher but has looked much better. The velocity has regained a tick, and he’s placing the fastball well enough: sometimes effective, sometimes effectively wild. It’s aided by a slider that has regained much of its former bite, an adequate change, and a new cutter that has quickly become a go-to. Sticking as a starter remains a concern, and the gap between his floor and ceiling remains vast, but I’m far more optimistic now than in early May.”
I also wrote: “Even if the Phils gain rotational stability in the short term, they’re going to look awfully dumb if Texas straightens out Howard. (You might have seen suggestions he could return to form away from Philly’s alleged mismanagement). Conversely, if Spencer Howard for whatever reason has stalled but Hans Crouse continues his ascent, that means the rebuilding club somehow gave up the best prospect.” Neither Texas nor three other organizations could straighten out Howard, and he’s now in Japan. Crouse quickly reached the Majors but has had a spotty if occasionally electric career; he’s still active with AAA Norfolk (Baltimore). Gowdy would top out in AAA with the Dodgers, and Gessner retired midseason while at high-A Hickory in 2024.
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