The minor league action from the last day of April J’Briell Easley started for Hickory, allowing four runs in five innings, striking out three. Brock Porter walked four and struck out three while allowing a run in 1.2 IP.
The Saturday minor league action Brock Porter threw two shutout innings for Hickory, striking out three. Maxton Martin and Wady Mendez each had a hit. Hickory box score Hub City starter D.J.
The Rangers affiliates all won on Wednesday. Huzzah! Hickory starter Thomas Ireland went five shutout innings, striking out two and walking one. Brock Porter struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
Five games for the minor league affiliates on Saturday Brock Porter threw two shutout innings for Hickory, striking out one and hitting a batter. Kai Wynyard struck out four and walked one in 2.1 scoreless innings.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
Who is the #12 prospect in the Rangers farm system right now? Congratulations to Brock Porter, who was voted the #11 prospect in the LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, receiving a little over 20% of the vote.
Who is the #8 prospect in the Rangers farm system right now? Congratulations to Brock Porter, who won the voting to be named the #7 prospect in the LSB Midseason Community Prospect Rankings with a little under half of the vote.
The Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox have reportedly "engaged in recent discussions" regarding star pitcher Dylan Cease, according to Ken Rosenthal of The…