Astros Minor League Recaps

Monday's Games

Fresno over Oklahoma City 10-3
Asher Wojciechowski had a rare hiccup in his outing on Monday, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on ten hits while striking out four in his five innings of work. Six of those runs scored via the long ball as Wojo gave up three home runs. According to the game story, Wojo had only given up one home run in the previous 134.2 innings pitched. Phillip Humber allowed two more runs across in his two innings and Alex Sogard pitched a scoreless final frame. Fernando Martinez (3x4) drove in two of the three RedHawks runs with a solo home run in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth. A Jake Elmore RBI sac fly accounted for the other 'Hawks run. Brandon Laird was two-for-four with a double and a run scored; Che-Hsuan Lin and Carlos Perez doubled as well.

Midland over Corpus Christi 19-11
It would simply be easier to show you this than to try to explain what happened with the pitching staff.

Pat Urckfitz is the only pitcher that was totally unscathed in the run column and even he walked three batters (one intentional). Errors from Erik Castro, Max Stassi, Matt Heidenreich and Kiké Hernandez compounded the pitchers' woes. Home runs were the order of the day for the Hooks offense. A two-run homer from Zach Johnson in the second, a three-run home run from Michael Burgess (2x4 2R) in the fourth, and another two-run shot by Erik Castro (3x4 2B HR 3RBI BB 3R) in the fifth helped fuel the offense. Jonathan Meyer (2x4 2B BB R) had a good game as well.

Rancho Cucamonga over Lancaster over Lancaster 10-6
After winning five in a row (the last four while I was in Lancaster), the 'Hawks have dropped five of the last six. Do I need to come back out there to get you guys winning again? Don't make me turn this blog around. In the immortal words of Cher:



I say that with all love. Now, back to the matter at hand. Tyson Perez got roughed up to the tune of seven runs in only two innings pitched before giving way to two scoreless innings from T.J. Geith. David Rollins (3H 2BB 4SO) allowed two runs (one earned) in his three innings and then Michael Dimock gave up one unearned run on a walk, wild pitch and sac fly in the eighth. He then settled in to retire the side in order in the ninth in his Lancaster debut. Facing a 7-0 deficit before they came to bat in the second inning, the 'Hawks did make a valiant effort to come back but the hill proved to be a little too steep. Telvin Nash drove in three with a two-run bomb in the fourth and an RBI single in the seventh. Chris Epps hit a phantom home run in the eighth that landed him at third base and got Rodney Linares ejected from the game; the official scorer listed it as a double and an error. Epps (2x3 2-2B 2BB 2R) then scored on a Joe Sclafani (2x3 BB) sac fly. Preston Tucker was three-for-three with a walk, a sac fly RBI and scored a run.

Beloit over Quad Cities 4-1
Mike Hauschild pitched a beauty, five innings of no hit ball with two walks and five strikeouts. Unfortunately, Colton Cain, Mitch Lambson and Cameron Lamb allowed four runs (three earned) over the final four innings while Beloit didn't allow another hit after a Teoscar Hernandez lead-off single in the first inning. Hernandez stole second, advanced to third on an error and scored on a Rio Ruiz sac fly and that was the extent of the Quad Cities scoring.

Player of the Day: Erik Castro lacked a triple to hit for the cycle. Despite the Hooks loss, he is my man of the day.

Pitcher of the Day: Mike Hauschild earns the honors by allowing no hits in his five innings. He has only allowed one earned run in his last three outings.