Acuna Helps RoughRiders Claim Win over Missions

Round Rock (12-6, 56-36, T1st, -- GB) lost to Reno, 2-1. The Express got on the board first, as 2B Justin Foscue (0-for-3, BB, R) reached on a walk and advanced to third after 1B Blaine Crim’s (1-for-3) single. Crim is hitting .359 (14-39) in July with 2 2B, 5 HR, and 8 RBI across 12 games. RF Elier Hernandez (1-for-4, RBI) drove home Foscue and tallied his team-leading 64th RBI this season. RHP Seth Nordlin (5.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R-ER, 0 BB, 3 SO) threw 5.0 scoreless innings, his 2nd time going 5.0+ in a start this season. Both the Aces long balls came off RHP Spencer Howard (L, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R-ER, 5 SO), as they jumped ahead and grabbed the victory. RHP Marc Church (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 2 BB, 1 SO) made his 4th straight scoreless app.: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R-ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.

Frisco (9-9, 40-46, T3rd, 3.0 GB) beat San Antonio, 10-3, its first game with 10+ runs since 7/3. a 5-R 2nd inning put the game out of reach early, as C Liam Hicks (2- for-3, BB, 2B, RBI) and SS Luisangel Acuña (2-for-5, 2 RBI) notched RBI singles. The Missions rallied for a trio of runs to cut the deficit to just two off RHP Ryan Garcia (3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO) who has struggled this month. However, CF Evan Carter (2-for-4, BB, HR, 2 RBI) and DH Aaron Zavala (1-for-4, BB, HR, RBI) each belted home runs in the 6th frame to seal their 2nd victory in their last 3 games. RHP Grant Wolfram (W, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R-ER, 3 SO) earned his team-leading 6th win (6-0) of ’23 , while RHP Aidan Anderson (3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R-ER, 4 SO) struck out 4 batters in his 24th app. this season.

Hickory (15-4, 42-38, 1st, +4.0 GA) had its game Thursday night vs. Rome postponed due to rain. The teams will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 4 p.m. central. 1B Abimelec Ortiz has slashed .331/.399/.690/1.089 (76-233) , ranking among all affiliated minor league batters (min. 200 PA) with 13 doubles, 4 triples, 22 home runs (2nd), and 66 RBI (2nd) along with both slugging pct. (1st) and OPS (4th). RHP Jackson Kelly (3-2, 2.52) has scoreless app. in 9 of his last 10 outings out of the bullpen: 1.08 ERA, 16.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R-ER, 6 BB, 28 SO.

Down East (10-11, 47-35, 2nd, 2.0 GB) fell to Salem, 8-3, as C Ian Moller (2-for-3, BB, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) drove in all 3 of the Woodies’ runs. Moller reached in 3 of 4 PA, tallying an RBI double in the 3rd frame to even the contest, and a go-ahead 2-R homer in the 5th frame to take a 3-1 lead. RHP Aidan Curry (4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) didn’t allow an earned run, despite the Red Sox scoring on an error. 1B Zion Bannister (1-for-2, 2 BB) and 2B Erick Alvarez (1-for-2) combined for Down East’s other 2 hits in the game. In his first app. in Single-A, LHP Bryan Magdaleno (L, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R-ER, 2 BB, 3 SO) shouldered the loss after allowing a pair of runs in his lone inning.

The ACL Rangers (13-18, 5th, 8.0 GB) lost to the ACL Royals, 6-3. SS Sebastain Walcott (1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI) is in the midst of a 14-G hit streak, including 7 multi-hit efforts over that span. The 17-year-old is 26-for-67 (.388) with 12 XBH and 14 RBI through 16 games this season. RF Marcos Torres (1-for-5, 3B, RBI) drove in the Rangers other run in the contest with an RBI triple. RHP Biembenido Brito (4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R-ER, 1 BB, 6 SO) struck out 6 batters, one shy of his season-high (7/6 vs. Reds – 7 SO).