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Texas Rangers top 30 prospect Cole Ragans saw his pitch count get a Eduardo Escobar Jersey little high in his shortest start for the Triple-A Round Rock Expre s on Tuesday. The Expre s hosted Las Vegas at Dell Diamond, and it was Ragans first start since he was named the . Ragans made his third start with the Expre s and threw 89 pitches in four innings. It was the first time in three starts that he didnt give the Expre s a quality start. Ragans gave up five hits, allowing two runs (one earned) and a walk while striking out four. Ragans ERA was at 1.59 after he left the game. In his previous start against Oklahoma City on June 22, he gave up two hits and two walks while striking out seven in six innings. He combined with Jonathan Hernndez, Spencer Patton and Josh Sborz for a shutout in victory Adam Jones Jersey over Oklahoma City.Ragans first start with the David Peralta Jersey Expre s on June 16 was a quality start, as he threw seven innings, giving up six hits, two runs and struck out eight. Scroll to ContinueFor the minor league season, which started for him at Double-A Frisco, Ragans is 6-3 with 84 strikeouts and 22 walks. Ragans, a left-hander is the Rangers , has taken the long road to get to the Rangers top minor-league affiliate. He was the (No. 30 overall) in 2016 out of North Florida Christian in Tallaha see, Fla. He pitched four games in the Arizona Fall League in 2016, and then joined the Rangers Short Cla s A league team in Spokane in 2017, where he went 3-2 in 13 games with a 3.61 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 35 walks. But Ragans Starling Marte Jersey didnt pitch again until 2021. He had two and the 2020 minor-league season was canceled due to COVID-19. In 2021, Ragans pitched for two Rangers affiliates High Cla s-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. With Hickory, Ragans threw 10 games, going 1-2 with a 3.25 ERA, 54 strikeouts and 14 walks. With the RoughRiders, he threw nine games, going 3-1 Matt Szczur Jersey with a 5.70 ERA, 33 strikeouts and 20 walks. Combined, he went 4-3 with a 4.35 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 34 walks.