Rangers farm recap: Cam Cauley's Three Homers Lead RoughRiders
It was a night to remember for Cameron Cauley. Here's a look at the games played on August 19 across the Texas Rangers' minor league system.
DSL Rangers Blue
The DSL Rangers Blue were shut out by the DSL Marlins, 8-0, dropping their record to 15-41 on the season.
Outfielder Emil Martinez accounted for half of the team's four hits, going 2-for-4. The team did have a couple of notable defensive plays, with outfield assists from Ruben Tiamo (at home) and Rosnel Alarcon (at first).
DSL Rangers Red
The DSL Rangers Red improved to 37-17 with a 9-1 win over the DSL Angels. Seong-Jun Kim, the two-way player, played shortstop and went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases. In his debut, he pitched and served as the designated hitter.
Hickory Crawdads
The Crawdads' offense rallied to tie the game at 5-5 in the bottom of the fifth after falling behind 5-2. Pablo Guerrero hit his seventh home run of the season. At the plate, Paxton Kling went 2-for-5 with a run, Yolfran Castillo went 2-for-5 with a run, and Guerrero finished 2-for-4 with his home run.
RHP Brock Porter worked two innings out of the bullpen. In his first inning, he threw 28 pitches (16 for strikes), allowing one hit and one walk, but struck out the side.
He came back for the ninth, where he hit a batter, induced a pop-out, and walked Welbyn Francisca before getting a line-out and a ground-out to finish his outing.
His final line was 2 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, and 3 SO on 44 pitches (24 strikes).
Hub City Spartanburgers
The Spartanburgers won 6-1 against the Greenville Drive, improving their record to 56-58. Dylan Dreiling batted leadoff, finishing 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.
The heart of the order, the 4-5-6 hitters (Malcolm Moore, John Taylor, and Casey Cook), combined for an excellent night, going 7-for-12 with three RBIs. One of Taylor's hits was a triple. Cook finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two stolen bases, giving him 27 for the season. Newly-promoted Maxton Martin, the Texas Rangers' No. 29 prospect, went 1-for-2 with a walk in his debut.
On the mound, LHP Dylan MacLean earned his fourth win after pitching five innings and allowing just one run on three hits while striking out three. He threw 68 pitches, with 49 for strikes.
RHP Case Matter made his debut for the Spartanburgers, pitching one inning with one strikeout on 12 pitches (7 strikes).
RHP Mailon Felix pitched two innings, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts on 30 pitches (19 strikes), and LHP Thomas Ireland needed only seven pitches to close out the ninth.
Frisco RoughRiders
In a 7-4 win against the Hooks, Cameron Cauley stole the show, blasting three home runs for the first time in his professional career. The performance was the fifth time in RoughRiders history a player has hit three home runs in a single game.
The win moves the RoughRiders to 60-54 on the season, 6.5 games behind the first-place Sod Poodles.
LHP Josh Trentadue started for Frisco, pitching three innings and allowing two runs on four hits, three walks, and two strikeouts on 76 pitches (47 strikes). The bullpen took over from there.
RHP Florencio Serrano pitched two innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit, one walk, and three strikeouts. He earned the win despite leaving two runners on base.
RHP Ryan Lobus got the final out of the fifth and finished with a line of 2 IP, 2 H, and 2 SO on 27 pitches (19 strikes). His ERA now sits at 3.88.
Emiliano Teodo pitched a scoreless inning, allowing one walk and striking out two on 19 pitches (13 strikes).
Gerardo Carrillo earned his fifth save of the season.
Round Rock Express
The Express dropped their game 11-4 against the Saints, moving their record to 58-61 on the season. RHP Ben Anderson (7.16) was tagged with the loss after a difficult outing. He allowed six runs in the first two innings and three more in the fifth. His final line was 5 IP, 9 R (8 ER), 11 H, 2 BB on 80 pitches (45 strikes).
Omar Narváez singled in the second inning to score Trevor Hauver. In the third, Michael Helman hit his second home run of the season. The Express' final runs came in the ninth on a two-run double by Alan Trejo.
