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Road To Arlington: Rangers Farm Report (9/5)

Triple-A: @Memphis 5, Oklahoma City 3

RHP Kris Benson (4-5; 5.24) was the sacrificial lamb last night, needing 120 pitches to get the eight inning complete game. Benson allowed five runs on twelve hits and two walks while striking out five batters.

LF Jared Bolden, in his second game up from Hickory, got his first hits in triple-A by singling twice in four trips. CF Greg Golson (.260/.302/.344) was 1-4 with a double, the RedHawks’ only extra base hit, while 1B Royce Huffman (.296/.380/.413) got a single, walk, and RBI. He also stole his fifth base of the season.

Double-A: @Frisco 4, Corpus Christi 1

RHP Omar Poveda (11-5; 4.07) was the second Ranger minor leaguer to throw a complete game, but his went a little better than Benson’s. Poveda surrendered only five hits, and the one run that came home was unearned. He didn’t walk a batter, struck out seven Hooks, and only needed 106 pitches to get 27 outs.

1B Chad Tracy (.276/.332/.489) was a perfect 1-1 with two walks, doubling and driving in a run on a sacrafice fly. 2B Marcus Lemon (.269/.333/.342) was 3-4 with a triple from the leadoff spot. LF Guilder Rodriguez, 3B Jonathan Greene, DH Johnny Whittleman, and SS Renny Osuna all got a hit, with Osuna driving in a run with a 1st inning double.

Advanced-A: @Bakersfield 15, Rancho Cucamonga 9

In a typically high-scoring Cal League game, RHP Ryan Tatusko (7-6; 4.64) got roughed up for six runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks. LHP Ryan Falcon (2-2; 2.44) allowed a two-run blast in 1.1 innings and RHP Justin Miller (1-1; 2.35) gave up a run on a hit and a walk in one frame.

The offense exploded for 15 runs on 15 hits, with the top six hitters combining for all the runs batted in and five of the top six getting multiple hits. DH Mauro Gomez (.284/.333/.534) was the star of the night, going 4-5 with a double, a triple, and a pair of homers to go with five RBI. 1B Ian Gac (.240/.298/.466) doubled twice, homered, and walked in five trips while driving in three runs, and LF Mike Bianucci (.226/.286/.473) had a three-run homer of his own to go with a walk.

Low-A: Hickory 2 @ Kannapolis 1  F/10

RHP Wilfredo Boscan (6-8; 3.59) was strong despite failing to fan a single Kannapolis hitter in six innings. Boscan gave up a lone run on four hits was outdueled by the Intimidator’s Stephen Sauer, who shut out Hickory for six innings. RHP Jorge Quintero (3-0; 1.38) got the win with three scoreless frames, allowing two hits and a walk.

The Crawdads managed just five hits, all singles, and got their first run across on a wild pitch in the 8th. LF Michael Hollander (.247/.313/.323) and CF Aja Barto (.174/.208/.196) picked up four of Hickory’s hits, each going 2-4 but neither scoring or driving in a run. 3B Matt West (.231/.336/.332) got the lone RBI, going 1-4 with a single and a walk.

Short-season: @Spokane 3, Yakima 0

RHP Braden Tullis (4-3; 3.04) started the shutout for Spokane, going five scoreless frames of four hit, one walk baseball. LHP Joseph Ortiz (2-0; 2.95) and RHP Kyle Ocampo (2-2; 5.02) completed it with a pair of shutout innings each.

DH Tomas Telis (.417/.417/.750) had a breakout night for Spokane, doubling and homering for his first extra base hits as a member of the Northwest League. 3B Edward Martinez (.225/.275/.255) went 2-3 with a double and a walk. 1B Michael Ortiz, 2B Daniel Lima, and C Billy O’Conner all had 1-3 nights.