Minor league action on 8/20/26 featured a mixed bag of pitching lines and a handful of loud swings across the Rangers’ system.
At Hickory, starter Evan Siary worked seven innings and gave up two runs while striking out three. The offense backed him with plenty of damage, led by Paulino Santana’s homer and Pablo Guerrero’s homer and two walks.
Josh Springer also went deep and finished 2 for 3 with a walk. Yolfran Castillo added a double and a walk, Dewar Tovar collected a hit, and Jeremy Owens and Seong-Jun Kim each chipped in a hit.
Hub City got two shutout innings from starter Case Matter, who struck out one. But Kamdyn Perry ran into trouble in relief, allowing five runs over three innings while walking three, hitting two batters and striking out one. Offensively, Evan Morrison went 2 for 4 with a double, and Chandler Pollard added a double.
In Frisco, rehabbing Jack Leiter gave up five runs in three innings, including a homer, while walking two and striking out five. Joey Danielson allowed one run in an inning and struck out one.
Dylan MacLean worked four innings, allowing two runs while striking out three and walking three, and Eric Loomis threw a shutout inning with three strikeouts. The RoughRiders got homers from Yeison Morrobel and Arturo Disla, who finished 2 for 4 with a double.
Round Rock saw David Davalillo start and allow two runs, including a homer, over 5.2 innings with two strikeouts and one walk. Ben Peoples was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning, walking one and allowing a homer.
Ryan Lobus surrendered a homer to former Ranger Dustin Harris in one inning, while walking one and striking out two. Michel Otanez added a scoreless inning with one strikeout and one walk.
At the plate for Round Rock, Alejandro Osuna turned in a 3 for 5 night with two doubles and a stolen base. Cam Cauley had a hit, a walk and a stolen base, Logan O’Hoppe collected two hits, and Aaron Zavala finished 2 for 4 with a homer.
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