Rangers prospects Leandro Lopez and Josh Stephan combined to pitch seven hitless innings and strike out 12 for Surprise of the AFL on Friday.
Lopez struck out seven over three innings, and he now has a 4.73 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings this fall. That’s pretty good for any AFL pitcher, but especially for someone like Lopez, who missed most of the season with arm problems and hasn’t pitched above A ball yet.