Minor league action on 6/30/26 featured a handful of standout performances across the board, with home runs, big strikeout totals and a grand slam headlining the day.
In Hickory’s game, Aneudis Mejia worked a scoreless inning and struck out one. The offense did plenty of damage behind him.
Paulino Santana went 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk, while Yolfran Castillo reached base twice on walks and also swiped a bag. Dewar Tovar added a home run of his own, Sebastian Baquera collected two hits, and Daniel Flames drew two walks.
Hub City, meanwhile, got a rough outing from starter Enrique Segura, who gave up seven runs over four innings while allowing a pair of home runs and issuing three walks. Offensively, Yeison Morrobel did most of the lifting, finishing 4 for 6 with a homer. Gleider Figuereo chipped in a double, two walks and a stolen base, Maxton Martin homered and walked, Eduardo Mejia went 2 for 4 with a walk, and Hector Osorio recorded two hits.
Frisco had one of the day’s biggest pitching performances in Aidan Curry, who struck out 11 over 5.2 innings while allowing two runs, including a homer, and walking two. Josh Trentadue also worked briefly, facing two batters and allowing one walk while striking out one. At the plate, Dylan Dreiling tripled, Malcolm Moore went 2 for 3 with a walk, Keith Jones II was 2 for 3 with a homer and a walk, Arturo Disla doubled, and Ian Moller added a hit.
For Round Rock, Wilian Bormie struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings. Josh Sborz surrendered a two-run homer in one inning of work, walking one and striking out one. Offensively, Aaron Zavala had a hit, John Taylor went 2 for 4 with a walk and a grand slam, and Josh Smith did not play.
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