Thursday, October 23, 2014

Astros Fall and Winter League Recaps

I forget to post one day... and you don't get to hear about Leo Heras' 2-homer night south of the border.

Results for Tuesday, October 21, 2014

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Salt River 5, Peoria 0

W- Vince Velasquez (1-1)
L- Aaron Northcraft (1-2)

Salt River HRs by Astros players: None.

4 Salt River pitchers combined to throw a 2-hitter, and Vince Velasquez led them off as he allowed a hit and struck out 2 over 4 innings. Rio Ruiz got the start at 3B and went 1-2 with a couple of walks and scored a run. 

LIDOM

Águilas 10, Estrellas 6

W- Johan Yan (1-0)
L- Esmerling Vasquez (0-1)

Águilas HRs by Astros players: None.

Águilas seized momentum by putting up a 5-spot in the 7th to take a 7-4 lead, and added 3 more to push it to 10-4. Jonathan Villar was 1-5 with 2 runs scored; that 1 hit was an RBI single in the 8th. René Garcia, who scored on the play, was 1-4. 

Toros 5, Licey 3

W- Raul Valdes (1-1)
L- Kastuki Matayoshi (0-1)
S- Edwar Cabrera (1)

Toros HRs by Astros players; None.
Licey HRs by Astros players: None.

The Bulls of the East scored 5 unanswered runs before Licey could answer.

Teoscar Hernandez went 2-4 with a double and a run scored in the 8th. For Licey, Domingo Santana was 1-4 with 2 strikeouts, and Ruben Sosa flied out as a pinch-hitter in the 8th.

LIGA VENEZOLANA DE BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL

Caracas 4, Magallanes 3

W- Loiger Padron (2-0)
L- Jose Mijares (0-2)
S- Jesus Pirela (5)

Caracas HRs by Astros players: None.

Danry Vásquez went 1-3 with an RBI single in the 8th for Caracas, while David Martinez got the start for Magallanes. He went 5 innings and allowed a solo homer to Henry Rodriguez in the 1st, 2 other hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work.

LIGA PARALELA

Tampa Bay 7, Caracas 3

W- Alberto Casanas (1-0)
L- Andres Mendoza (0-1)

Caracas HRs by Astros players: None.

Jonathan Matute was 1-2 with an RBI single in the 4th, and Nestor Tejada struck out as a pinch-hitter in the 9th.

LIGA MEXICANA DEL PACÍFICO

Jalisco 6, Navojoa 4

W- Orlando Lara (2-0)
L- Mario Gonzalez (0-1)
S- Brian Broderick (4)

Jalisco HRs by Astros players: Leo Heras 2 (3; solo in 1st, solo in 5th)

Leo Heras had a big night for los Charros (the Horsemen) as his 2 solo shots were key. All 3 of his hits went for extra bases and resulted in an RBI; he had an RBI double in the 3rd sandwiched in between his homers. Japhet Amador went 1-4. 

Mexicali 4, Culiacán 2

W- Francisco Rodriguez (1-1)
L- Oscar Villarreal (0-1)
S- Anthony Slama (2)

Gonzalo Sañudo was the first reliever in for Culiacán; he allowed a hit and struck out 2 in a scoreless 6th inning.

Results for Wednesday, October 22, 2014

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Salt River 9, Surprise 2

W- Jayson Aquino (2-0)
L- Nick Howard (1-1)

Salt River HRs by Astros players: None.

The Rafters used a pair of 4-run innings to sink the Saguaros. 

Andrew Aplin went 0-4 with a walk and a run scored, while Joe Sclafani came through with a 2-hit day. His first was a 2-run single in the 2nd that put Salt River up 4-0, and he plated the final Rafter run of the afternoon with an RBI double in the 8th.

Mitch Lambson threw a scoreless 6th despite walking 2. 

The Rafters and Saguaros will play again at Salt River Fields; they'll be the late game. First pitch is at 6:35 Mountain.

LIDOM

Águilas 2, Escogido 1

W- Johan Yan (2-0)
L- Merrill Kelly (0-1)
S- Matt Ramsey (1)

Águilas HRs by Astros players: None.

Águilas' 2 in the 4th held up, despite a choppy 9th inning. Jonathan Villar went 1-4 with a double and scored 1 of the 2 runs. 

These two teams will play again on Friday at 7:30 Atlantic. Águilas has today off. 

Gigantes 4, Toros 1 in 10 innings

W- Jhonny Nuñez (1-0)
L- Frank Garces (0-1)
S- Ramon Ramirez (2)

Toros HRs by Astros players: None.

Teoscar Hernandez went 0-3 with a walk and a strikeout, but he scored the lone Toros run on a Tyler Moore groundout in the 5th. 

Gigantes will take on Escogido tonight in the lone game on the LIDOM slate. Toros have the day off, but they'll hit the road to face Gigantes again tomorrow night in San Francisco de Macoris. 

Estrellas 11, Licey 1

W- Radhames Liz (1-0)
L- Mitch Atkins (0-2)

Licey HRs by Astros players: None.

Ruben Sosa served as the DH in this game, which was all Estrellas. He led off the bottom of the 6th with a triple and scored Licey's only run on a groundout from Elmer Reyes.

Both teams have the day off and will play each other again on Friday. Estrellas will be the host that night.

LIGA MEXICANA DEL PACÍFICO

Navojoa 6, Jalisco 1

W- Eddie Gamboa (1-0)
L- Juan Delgadillo (0-3)

Jalisco HRs by Astros players: None.

Navojoa rattled off a pair of 3-run innings, and their pitchers shackled the Jalisco offense in the south of Sonora.

Leo Heras went 1-3, and Japhet Amador finished 2-4. 

Both of these teams will conclude their series tonight at 7:30 Mountain.

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