Astros Minor League Recaps

Wednesday's Games

Oklahoma City over Fresno 7-3
Ross Seaton finally got his elusive first win of the season as he hurled six innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out three. He was followed by two scoreless innings from Jason Stoffel (1H 3SO) and a perfect ninth from Eric Berger (2SO). OKC took the lead in the third with three runs and cemented it in the fifth with four runs via the long ball - a Jake Elmore (2x5 2RBI) solo shot and a Fernando Martinez three-run job. Brett Wallace (2x3 2BB RBI R) is hitting .308/.372/.573 in 29 games with the RedHawks.

Corpus over Northwest Arkansas 8-2
Jake Buchanan with his fifth win of the season allowed one unearned run (the first run of any kind he has allowed in his last six starts) on seven hits and a walk while striking out three in five innings. Josh Fields gave up one run in his latest two-inning rehab appearance and was followed by two scoreless frames from Carlos Quevedo. A Michael Burgess RBI single in the second, an Erik Castro (3x4 2RBI R) RBI single in the third and a Burgess dinger in the fourth accounted for the first three runs. The Hooks then put up a big four-run fifth, courtesy of a two-run double from Domingo Santana (1x3 2BB 3R SB), an RBI double from Castro and an RBI single from Max Stassi (2x3 2B BB). The final run came in the seventh as Santana scored on a Jonathan Meyer sac fly. George Springer was one-for-three, walked twice and scored two runs. Erik Castro is now hitting .462/.512/.744 over his last 10 games.

Lancaster - Off Day

Wisconsin over Quad Cities 12-5 in 11 innings
This one was a particularly hard loss as the River Bandits battled back from a five-run deficit to tie things up in the bottom of the ninth only to get spanked in extras. Jordan Jankowski, Mitch Lambson and Brian Holmes didn't have particularly bad outings, but the cumulative effect put the Quad Cities team in a 5-0 hole. The bullpen, however, in the form of John Neely and Richard Rodriguez got lit up in the 11th, culminating in SS Brian Blasik getting the final out of the frame.

Jordan Scott was all over the offense. In the sixth, he doubled, stole third base and scored on a throwing error. In the seventh, he walked and scored on a force out. And in the ninth, he hit an RBI single to tie the game. Austin Elkins (2x4 2B BB 2R) hit his first home run of the season. Carlos Correa (2x5 RBI) and Miles Hamblin (2x3) had good outings as well. 

Player of the Day: Michael Burgess gets the nod today as he went two-for-three with a home run and two RBI. Over his last 10 games, he is hitting .313/.371/.750 with two doubles and four home runs.

Pitcher of the Day: Who else? Jake Buchanan gets the award almost every time he pitches, but there's a reason for that. He is 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA, a 0.731 WHIP and has walked only 4 batters all season. In his last six starts, he has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.729 WHIP. Watch out Folty, you are in danger of losing your 2012 Studmuffin of the Year crown.