Road To Arlington: Rangers Farm Report (9/7)

Triple-A: Oklahoma City 5 @ Memphis 3

On the last day of the minor league season, RHP Brian Corey (7-9; 5.34) came within one out of getting his first complete game of the season, but a two out error in the 9th and a pitch count of 112, gave RHP Josh Rupe the opportunity to get a one out save. Corey went 8.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and a walk before Joaquin Arias’ fielding blunder forced him from the game.

LF Casey Benjamin (.231/.349/.341) finished the season strong, going 4-5 with a homer, three RBI, and his third stolen base of the season. The bottom four hitters for Oklahoma City — CF Greg Golson, 3B Travis Metcalf, RF Jared Bolden, and 2B Adam Fox — all singled once in four trips to the plate. C Max Ramirez (.234/.323/.336) walked, singled, and stole a base.

Double-A: @Midland 3, Frisco 0

Save for one inning, LHP Martin Perez (1-3; 5.57) made a very successful final start of the year, going six innings and surrendering three runs on five hits while not walking a batter. But Perez gave up a pair of singles and a triple to lead off the 2nd inning which led to all three Midland runs. In his other five innings of work, Perez shut the RockHounds out on two hits and two Ks.

1B Chad Tracy (.279/.333/.488) slugged a pair of singles to account for half of Frisco’s hit total, with RF Guilder Rodriguez also singling and LF Dustin Majewski doubling. DH Jonathan Greene’s (.172/.258/.397) rough first stint at double-A didn’t end well, with Greene earning a Golden Sombrero.

Advanced-A: @Bakersfield 3, Rancho Cucamonga 2

LHP Tim Murphy (10-10; 6.80) pieced together his second straight strong start, going seven innings and allowing two runs on six hits and two walks. LHP Richard Bleier and RHP Tyler Tufts each followed with a scoreless inning of relief.

The offense wasted little time in getting Murphy run support. 2B Matt Lawson (.293/.350/.418) tripled to lead off the 1st and SS Davis Stoneburner (.273/.333/.404) followed with a two-run homer. 1B Ian Gac (.238/.295/.468) provided the other run with a 2nd inning solo homer.

Low-A: @Kannapolis 4, Hickory 1

RHP Jacob Brigham (2-11; 5.52) picked up his 11th loss despite not allowing an earned run in 4.1 innings. Two unearned runs came across on Brigham’s ledger, who also surrendered three hits and four walks while fanning four. RHP Carlos Pimentel (5-4; 2.93) allowed a lone hit in 2.2 innigs of relief, but LHP Yoon-Hee Nam (9-1; 3.77) gave up two runs — one earned — in one inning.

2B Andres James, 3B Matt West, and 1B Ed Koncel all doubled, with Koncel scoring Hickory’s only run on a passed ball in the 6th. The Crawdad’s only other hit came from SS Leury Garcia, who was 1-3. CF Aja Barto became the second Ranger minor leaguer of the day to go 0-4 with 4 Ks.