Means among top prospect performers Monday

Luis Ortiz, baseball’s No. 69 overall prospect, made a seamless transition to Double-A as he enjoyed a stellar debut for Double-A Frisco. The Rangers’ No. 4 prospect limited San Antonio to just one run in six innings, striking out six batters against one walk in the RoughRiders’ lopsided 11-1 win.

Monday’s outing marked the third time in his last four starts that Ortiz matched his career high mark with six innings while allowing one or no earned runs. The right-hander is 4-2 with a 2.41 ERA through eight games (seven starts) with Frisco and Class A Advanced High Desert this year.

Ortiz’s teammate, Ronald Guzman, also contributed in the victory, recording his 16th multi-hit performance of the year. Guzman, the Rangers’ No. 22 prospect, went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI.

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Monday:

• Astros No. 26 prospect Teoscar Hernandez was a one-man offensive machine Monday. For the third time in four games, Hernandez collected multiple hits, going 4-for-5 with three doubles, three runs scored and a season-high four RBIs as Double-A Corpus Christi came from behind to beat Midland, 11-7, in 10 innings. His third double of the night (12th of the year), which was a career-high, drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning.

The Astros’ No. 1 prospect, Alex Bregman — the No. 18 overall prospect — also contributed a home run, his 11th of the season, for the Hooks.

• No. 62 overall prospect Braden Shipley (D-backs No. 1) tossed six scoreless innings Monday for Triple-A Reno in its 6-2 win against New Orleans. He allowed just three hits and matched his season-high with eight strikeouts. It was Shipley’s third scoreless outing in 2016.

• No. 73 overall prospect Erick Fedde turned in his best outing of the year, tossing five scoreless frames for Class A Advanced …

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