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Worth noting

Alex Rios went into Saturday's game leading the league in hitting with a .328 batting average.

• Double-A Frisco has clinched a Texas League playoff spot for the eighth time in 12 seasons. They were the first-half champions in the Southern Division despite a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi on Friday. Joey Gallo hit his fourth home run in five games since being promoted from Class A Myrtle Beach.

• Catcher Robinson Chirinos has thrown out 15 of 33 attempted basestealers going into Saturday's game. That's a 45.4 percent success rate that is the best in the Major Leagues among catchers who have played in at least half of their games.

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger.
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