Riding Through the Farm: June 10
“Riding Through the Farm” is your weekly look at what’s going on in the Rangers organization outside of Frisco.
TEXAS RANGERS (37–23, 1st place, AL West)
The Rangers entered the week tied with the Seattle Mariners for first place in the American League West. They have emerged in sole possession of the top spot, four games ahead of the Mariners, and now have the best record in the entire American League.
Texas swept Seattle in a three-game series at home last weekend. They followed by taking three of four from the Houston Astros this week. The Rangers lead the 2016 Lone Star Series 9–1, just one win away from clinching the season series, with the next meeting coming in August in Houston.
Beginning this weekend, the Rangers hit the road for 10 games in Seattle, Oakland, and St. Louis.
Tonight: at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. CT (SP: LHP Derek Holland)
TRIPLE-A ROUND ROCK EXPRESS (31–27, 2nd, PCL American Southern Division)
The Express trail Nashville by five games in the PCL American Southern Division. However, the Pacific Coast League does not split their season into two halves, so there is no first-half division champion.
Round Rock is currently in the middle of a four-game series against the Iowa Cubs. The Express won the series opener 8–5 last night, highlighted by former Rider Hanser Alberto’s three-run double in the ninth inning.
Tonight: at Iowa, 7:08 p.m. CT (SP: RHP Chi Chi Gonzalez)
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CLASS-A ADVANCED HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (37–23, 1st, California League South Division)
The Mavericks continue to hold off Rancho Cucamonga, sitting in first place in the California League South Division. However, the Quakes are just one game behind with 10 games remaining before the All-Star break. High Desert do not play the Quakes again in the first half.
Travis Demeritte still leads the circuit with 15 home runs and 48 runs scored. Luke Tendler leads the club with a .296 batting average.
Tonight: at Inland Empire, 9:05 p.m. CT (SP: RHP Adam Quintana)
CLASS-A HICKORY CRAWDADS (34–25, 2nd, South Atlantic League Northern Division)
Despite having the third-best record in the 14-team circuit, the Crawdads are in second place in the North Division, four games behind the first-place Hagerstown Suns.
After Andy Ibanez and Chris Garia were promoted to Frisco, the Crawdads lost two of three games against Greensboro. However, the club bounced back with a 1–0 win over Kannapolis yesterday. Dillon Tate, Omarlin Lopez, and John Werner combined to shut out the Intimidators. Tate pitched the first six innings and allowed just three hits to earn his second professional win.
Tonight: at Kannapolis, 6:05 p.m. CT (SP: RHP Peter Fairbanks)
- Steve
Baseball term of the day: one-cushion shot — A line drive that caroms off the wall, like a billiard or pool ball, usually for extra bases, and that is often difficult for an outfielder to field.
(term from The Dickson Baseball Dictionary)
