Brock Burke (Princeton 2015) and Ronaldo Hernandez (Princeton 2017) had great games Monday.
Brock Burke (Princeton 2015) and Ronaldo Hernandez (Princeton 2017) had great games Monday.
Rangers LHP Brock Burke , Double-A Frisco: 4 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K -- Texas' No. 9 prospect was less than impressive in his return from the injured list during his last start, but he rebounded in a big way only to leave again due to injury during the RoughRiders' 4-0 win. Burke tossed three perfect innings and struck out eight of 16 batters before issuing a four-pitch walk with two outs in the fifth. The southpaw was pulled from the game mid-at-bat -- one out shy of being eligible for his first win of the year -- with a blister on his pitching hand. It's the same malady that cost him a week on the IL earlier this month.
Rays C Ronaldo Hernandez , Class A Advanced Charlotte: 3-for-5 -- After vaulting to the upper half of Tampa's prospect list with a breakout 2018, the 21-year-old has found the going a bit tougher in the Florida State League. Hernandez entered Monday hitting .157/.185/.235 with two extra-base hits through 13 contests, but he broke out with his first three-hit effort of the season. The No. 6 Rays prospect singled three times to give him consecutive multi-hit games -- he enjoyed a two-hit, four-RBI performance on Saturday.
