Per the Rangers, Neil Leibman is leaving his organization roles with the Ranger effective immediately. He had been chairman of the Rangers Ownership Committee and the Rangers Sports Media and Entertainment Company, the parent organization for both Rangers Sports Network and REV Entertainment.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 9, at Sacramento (SFO) 10
Round Rock: 13 hits, 6 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 12 hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Record: 23-16, 4 GB, 54-60 overall
SP Marco Gonzales: 5 IP, 4 H (1 HR), 1 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 64 P / 43 S, 7.70 ERA
RP Adam Macko: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 0 SO, 15.43 ERA
RP Emiliano Teodo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 SO, 3.61 ERA
CF Jarred Kelenic: 2-4, BB, SB (10), .373/.447/.655
2B John Taylor: 3-4, HR (7), BB, .261/.391/.456
DH Logan O’Hoppe: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, .258/.378/.419
Adam Macko’s second AAA outing was undesirable. Several centered fastballs were bopped them firmly for hits. Still, he received a curiously quick pull, getting a leisurely coach visit after 14 pitches while Joe Ross warmed in earnest followed by a managerial visit four pitches later.
Logan O’Hoppe has DHed or caught every game since joining the Express.
His power has waxed and waned, but Jonah Bride has been an on-base machine with the Express, never reaching at below a .368 rate in any month.
Marco Gonzales returned to the organization. His two best AAA starts have been his most recent, and he managed to avoid much permanent damage in his two outings with Texas.
Round Rock split the series and picked up a game on Sugar Land. The teams will meet in Round Rock this week. With six weeks to play, this doesn’t reach the level of make-or-break, but a decisive victory by either side would greatly change the outlook. Round Rock has a very favorable remaining schedule: four weeks out of six at home, road trips to the league’s two worst teams.
AA: Frisco 4, at Midland (ATH) 5
Frisco: 9 hits, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 20-19, 1 GB, 59-48 overall
SP Blake Townsend: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 86 P / 54 S, 5.00 ERA
3B Rafe Perich: 2-4, 2B, BB, .285/.357/.514
C Malcolm Moore: 1-3, 2B, BB, HBP, .211/.305/.407
RF Keith Jones II: 2-3, 2 2B, HBP, SB (14), .231/.341/.401
Since the All-Star break, both Rafe Perich (.213/.272/.307) and Malcolm Moore (.192/.309/.340) have been fairly quiet. The switch-hitting Perich also has a pronounced platoon split: .165/.241/.266 vs. lefties, .329/.417/.650 against righties, although the difference is less in AA. 
Hi-A: Hub City 2, at Bowling Green (TAM) 11
Hub City: 6 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 14 hits, 4 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 15-26, 5.5 GB, 49-58 overall
SP Enrique Segura: 2.1 IP, 7 H (2 HR), 5 R, 1 BB, 4 SO, 63 P / 39 S, 7.28 ERA
2B Casey Cook: 1-3, HR (5), BB, .200/.341/.443
I’d hoped Bowling Green would forget they were Bowling Green for one more day, but alas. Still, the Burgers took four of six and are the only team to win a series in Kentucky this season.
I listed Hub City as 10.5 games back yesterday and 5.5 today. Here’s the current standings:
1. Bowling Green*: 27-15
2. Greenville: 21-21, 6 GB
6. Hub City: 15-26, 11.5 GB
The asterisk means Bowling Green won the first half, so the second-half title will be someone else. Until today, I hadn’t bothered to alter the games-back calculation because Hub City has been mired in last for several weeks. They’re still in last but only 5.5 back of Greenville, and they host the Drive this week, so I’ll use that calculation henceforth. 
Lo-A: Hickory 7, Augusta (ATL) 2
Hickory: 11 hits, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 6 walks, 9 strikeouts
Record: 30-11, 7.5 G up, 64-41 overall
SP Jesus Lafalaise: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 1 HBP, 4 SO, 79 P / 45 S, 4.39 ERA
RP Josh Sanders: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.72 ERA
DH Pablo Guerrero: 2-4, 2B, .318/.439/.545
1B Kaden Carpenter: 2-4, HR (2), SB (2), .258/.351/.484
With two on and two out against new reliever Styven Paez, Hickory reeled off four straight hits to blow open a close game,
Augusta, Kannapolis and Charleston (the first-half winner) are all 7.5 games back. Hickory visits Kannapolis this week while Augusta hosts Charleston.
Five Years Ago Yesterday
Round Rock’s Charles Leblanc hit a grand slam and played shortstop for the first time all season (because Yonny Hernandez had been called up). Texas lost him in the minor phase of 2021’s Rule 5, and I recall being caught off guard by Baseball America’s effusive assessment (“the greatest offensive upside” of any position player taken without MLB experience.) A revamped swing had resulted in a power spike, but a 35% K rate had me wondering if he’d be swamped in MLB, plus he wasn’t ever going to play short at the highest level. BA eventually won that argument, as he reached the Majors with Miami and batted .263/.320/.404 (despite a 32% K rate).
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