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TEXAS RANGERS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT: 07/18/12 Round Rock Express (AAA) Pacific Coast League Manager: Bobby Jones 40-56 4th Place -16.0 GB Yesterday: W, 5-4 (11) at Nashville Pitcher of Record: W - Cotts (1-1) Round Rock snapped a 5-game slide, outlasting host Nashville in 11 innings on Tuesday...the Express rallied with 3 straight 2-out hits by Joey Butler, Tommy Mendonca, and Luis Hernandez to push across the go-ahead run in the 11th...RHP Greg Reynolds (6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R-ER, 3 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR, 105 pitches/70 strikes) started for the Express, but did not factor in the decision...LHP Neal Cotts whiffed a pair of batters over 1.2 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the victory...CF Julio Borbon was 2-for-4 and has hit safe- ly in 12 of his last 14 games at .345 (19-55)...RF Joey Butler also tallied a pair of hits to stretch his current hit streak to 9 games, during which he has batted .314 (11-35)...the 11th inning hits by Mendonca and Hernandez snapped 0-for-16 droughts for both batters. Today’s Probable Starter: LHP Chad Bell (2-2, 3.47) at Nashville, 7:05 CDT Probable Rotation: 7/19 - Grimm @ NAS, 7/20 - Feliz vs. OMA, 7/21- TBA vs. OMA, 7/22 - Reynolds vs. OMA Frisco RoughRiders (AA) Texas League Manager: Steve Buechele 10-14/51-43 T3rd Place/2nd Half -6.5 GB Yesterday: L, 4-12 vs. San Antonio Pitcher of Record: L- Ramirez (1-2) The RoughRiders dropped their second straight to visiting San Antonio on Tuesday night...RHP Neil Ramirez (2.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R-ER, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 51 pitches/31 strikes) started for the ‘Riders and suffered the loss...RHP Carlos Pimentel (3.2 IP) and LHP Richard Bleier (3.0 IP) combined to hold the Missions scoreless after they posted 12 runs in the first 3 frames...CF Engel Beltre tallied a game-high 3 hits, including his 8th home run of the season...LF Jared Hoying had a pair of hits, including a double...1B Mike Olt launched his 23rd home run of the season, most in the Texas League and tied for 4th-most among all minor leaguers. Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Jake Brigham (4-5, 4.67) vs. San Antonio, 7:00 Probable Rotation: 7/19 - Loux vs. SA, 7/20 - Buckel @ CC, 7/21 - Tepesch @ CC, 7/22 - Ramirez @ CC Myrtle Beach Pelicans (High-A) Carolina League Manager: Jason Wood 16-9/52-43 1st Place/2nd Half +2.0 GA Yesterday: W, 7-2 vs. Wilmington Pitcher of Record: W - Jackson (2-1) Myrtle Beach took its second straight from visiting Wilmington on Tuesday night...RHP Luke Jackson (5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R-ER, 3 BB, 12 SO, 0 HR) started for the Pelicans and earned the victory...Jackson whiffed a career-high 12 batters to become just the 15th pitcher in Pelican history to record at least 12 strikeouts in a game and the first since Joe Wieland last season...Jackson registered strikeouts against 12 of the 20 batters he faced and allowed only one ball to reach the outfield in just his 5th start with the Pelicans...Myrtle Beach pounded out 14 hits in the contest, of which 13 were singles...2B Odubel Herrera had a pair of hits, including a double and RBI...DH Tomas Telis col- lected a team-high 3 hits, along with 2 RBI. Today’s Probable Starter: RHP Wilmer Font (2-5, 4.63) vs. Wilmington, 6:05 CDT Probable Rotation: 7/19 - Hendricks vs. WIL, 7/20 - Henry @ POT, 7/21 - Rojas @ POT, 7/22 - Jackson @ POT Hickory Crawdads (Low-A) South Atlantic League Manager: Bill Richardson 15-11/51-44 T1st Place/1st Half +0.0 GA Yesterday: L, 5-8 at Delmarva Pitcher of Record: L - Martinez (5-4) Hickory dropped the finale of a series in Delmarva on Tuesday night...RHP Nick Martinez (3.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R-ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR) started for the Crawdads and suffered the loss...the Hickory bullpen held the Shorebirds scoreless on just 2 hits over the final 5 frames...C Jorge Alfaro fell a home run shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored, a double, triple, and 2 RBI...LF Chris Grayson scored 3 times. Today’s Probable Starter: : OFF DAY Probable Rotation: 7/19 - Matthews vs. LWD, 7/20 - Faulkner vs. LWD, 7/21 - Lamb vs. LWD, 7/22 - Payano vs. LWD, 7/23 - Martinez vs. DEL Spokane Indians Northwest League Manager: Tim Hulett 10-22 4th place/1st Half -9.0 GB Yesterday: W, 4-1 vs. Tri-City Pitcher of Record: W - Asher (1-1) The Indians won their second straight over visiting Tri-City on Tuesday night...RHP CJ Edwards (4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R-ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 0 HR) started for Spokane, but did not fac- tor in the decision...the earned run was the first allowed by Edwards this season, as he has combined to post a 0.31 ERA (1 ER/29.0 IP) in 6 games/5 starts between the AZL Rangers and Spokane...RHP Alec Asher whiffed 4 batters over 2.0 innings of scoreless relief work to pick up the victory...C Joe Maloney hit a go-ahead 3-run home run in the 8th inning...CF Chris Garia had a team-high 3 hits...LF Saquan Johnson had a pair of hits and swiped his first stolen base of the season. Today’s Probable Starter: : RHP Jose Valdespina (1-4, 6.65) vs. Tri-Cty, 8:30 CDT Probable Rotation: 7/19 - Sadzeck @ VAN, 7/20 - De Los Santos @ VAN, 7/21 - Brooks @ VAN, 7/22 - Edwards @ VAN AZL Rangers Arizona League Manager: Corey Ragsdale 12-9 2nd Place -1.0 GB Yesterday: OFF DAY Pitcher of Record: N/A The AZL Rangers were off Tuesday. Today’s Probable Starter: : RHP Angelo Leclerc (0-0, 4.76) at AZL Dbacks, 9:00 CDT DSL Rangers Dominican Summer League Manager: Ryley Westman 24-13 1st place +1.0 GA RECENT TRANSACTIONS 7/17 - RHP Brett Weibley begins rehab assignment with AZL Rangers...INF Jhonny Gomez placed on 7-day DL at Hickory...INF Tommy Mendonca reinstated from DL at Round Rock. Round Rock Express (40-56) 5, Nashville Sounds (42-54) 4 July 17, 2012 1234567891011RHE Round Rock 100000102015 90 Nashville 010102000004 91 Round Rock AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Nashville AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Borbon, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .301 Schafer, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 Miclat, SS 3100212.257Farris, 2B 4000002.261 Kata, DH 5111013.265Gindl, RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 Nelson, B, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .275 Green, T, 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .278 Spilborghs, LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .306 Gonzalez, A, DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .252 Butler, Jy, RF 5120022.279Patterson, C, LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .277 Mendonca, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .213 Brown, J, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Hernandez, L, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .233 Jaramillo, C 4000112.224 Sarmiento, C 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .143 Maysonet, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .215 Reynolds, G, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker, B, P 0000000.000 Ortiz, J, P 0000000.000 Hand, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClendon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Cotts, P 0000000.000 Perez, J, P 0000000.000 Totals 41 5 9 4 4 14 14 .270 Rivas, P 0000000.000 Totals 38 4 9 3 4 7 12 .258 BATTING BATTING 2B: Spilborghs (18, Baker, B). 2B: Gindl (16, Reynolds, G), Green, T (10, Reynolds, G), HR: Nelson, B (14, 7th inning off Baker, B, 0 on, 0 out). Gonzalez, A (12, Ortiz, J). TB: Nelson, B 4; Kata; Hernandez, L; Mendonca; Borbon 2; 3B: Patterson, C (4, Reynolds, G). Spilborghs 2; Butler, Jy 2. TB: Maysonet; Schafer; Patterson, C 5; Gonzalez, A 2; Green, RBI: Kata (42), Nelson, B 2 (53), Hernandez, L (40). T 2; Gindl 3. 2-out RBI: Hernandez, L. RBI: Green, T (10), Patterson, C (29), Brown, J (20). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Butler, Jy 2; Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Patterson, C 2; Farris Hernandez, L; Sarmiento. 2; Gonzalez, A; Maysonet. GIDP: Kata. SAC: Farris; Brown, J. Team RISP: 2-for-10. SF: Brown, J. Team LOB: 7. Team RISP: 3-for-11. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Borbon 2 (17, 2nd base off Baker, B/Jaramillo, 2nd base FIELDING off Perez, J/Jaramillo). E: Green, T (3, throw). DP: 2 (Brown, J, Maysonet-Farris-Brown, J). FIELDING Outfield assists: Borbon (Schafer at home). Round Rock IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Nashville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Reynolds, G 6.0 5 4 4 3 4 0 5.07 Baker, B 7.04221915.02 Ortiz, J 2.01000102.13 Hand (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23 Heilman 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 McClendon (BS, 5) 0.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4.21 Cotts (W, 1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 6.14 Perez, J 2.00002301.86 Totals 11.09444704.93 Rivas (L, 4-6) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.67 Totals 11.0 9 5 4 4 14 1 4.53 WP: Reynolds, G, Perez, J.