Worth noting from the Texas Rangers' minor league system on Monday:

TRIPLE-A ROUND ROCK (56-64): 1B Ronald Guzman had two hits in a 9-4 loss at Oklahoma City (Los Angeles Dodgers). Guzman is hitting .387 in his last nine games.

DOUBLE-A FRISCO (20-30, 51-69): Did not play. LHP Yohander Mendez has worked a career-high 123 1/3 innings. It is the third consecutive season in which Mendez has established a personal best for innings.

HIGH-A DOWN EAST (25-26, 49-71): RHP Kyle Cody allowed one hit in 6 2/3 innings and matched a career-high with 11 strikeouts in a no-decision during a 3-2 loss in 12 innings at Carolina (Milwaukee). Cody had had five games with double-figure strikeouts this season in the Carolina and South Atlantic leagues.

LOW-A HICKORY (30-20, 57-63): Did not play. The club has won 16 of its last 22 games to take the second-half lead in the South Atlantic League by two games.

SHORT-SEASON A SPOKANE (10-9, 26-31): RHP Tyler Phillips allowed five base-runners in a career-high eight innings for a 2-1 win at Eugene (Chicago Cubs). In his last five starts, Phillips is 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 30 strikeouts with three walks in 29 innings.

ROOKIE ARIZONA (8-4, 21-18): Did not play. 1B-OF Tyreque Reed (.350) and 2B Justin Jacobs (.323) rank among the top 10 in the Arizona League for average.