The Texas Rangers and the Frisco RoughRiders were in action Tuesday.
Here is what happened on the field and behind the scenes.
MLB
Texas Rangers (26-16, first in American League West)
Last Game: Rangers 7, Atlanta Braves 4
Adolis Garcia added two more RBIs to his Major League lead as the Rangers jumped out to a 6-1 lead. Home runs from Ronald Acuna Jr. and Sean Murphy helped Atlanta cut the deficit to two in the eighth, but Ezequiel Duran’s solo shot in the bottom of the eighth delivered the knockout blow.
Noteworthy: The Rangers get back to 10 games above .500 for the second time this season.
— Texas has recalled RHP Joe Barlow from Triple-A Round Rock and optioned RHP Cody Bradford to Triple-A. Bradford made his Major League debut as the starter against Atlanta in Monday’s loss.
— Dane Dunning went six innings and allowed just one run in his third start of the season. Dunning is 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA this season and has allowed just seven earned runs over his last 37.1 innings.
— Jonah Heim extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI single in the sixth inning.
Next Up: Braves (26-16) at Rangers, 7:05 p.m. CT Wednesday
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Frisco RoughRiders (14-19, fourth in Texas League South Division, eighth in AA Texas League)
Last Game: RoughRiders 3, Amarillo Sod Poodles 2
Rangers’ No.11 prospect Tekoah Roby took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before AJ Vukovich ended it with a triple, and Deyvison De Los Santos tied the game with a two-run homer. Outfielder Dustin Harris gave the RoughRiders the lead back with his fourth home run of the year in the bottom of the eighth, and Nick Starr shut down Amarillo in the final frame.
Noteworthy: Frisco first baseman Nick Tanielu went 2-3 with a home run and knocked in the game’s first two runs.
— Roby lasted six and one-third innings, striking out eight while allowing just two hits and one home run.
— The RoughRiders snapped a seven-game losing streak, avoiding their first eight-game drought since August 2018.
— Frisco has four of the Top 100 on the MLB’s updated top prospects list on its roster: Outfielder Evan Carter (No.11), pitcher Owen White (No.51), shortstop Luisangel Acuna (No.58), and pitcher Jack Leiter (No.80).
Next Up: Sod Poodles (15-19) at RoughRiders, 6:35 p.m. CT Wednesday
