Astros Minor League Recaps

Thursday's Games

Nashville over Oklahoma City 5-2
Starter Asher Wojciechowski allowed four runs (three via the long ball) on five hits and four walks while striking out five in five and two-thirds innings. Eric Berger allowed the final run across in his one and a third innings and was followed by a scoreless frame from Kevin Chapman. The RedHawks only managed to scatter a few singles over the first seven innings and didn't get a run across until a Carlos Perez RBI single in the eighth and a Jimmy Paredes solo home run in the ninth. Brandon Laird was two-for-three with a double and Marwin Gonzalez went two-for-three as well. Jonathan Villar went two-for-four but struck out twice. And speaking of strikeouts, both Jon Singleton and George Springer were bupkes-for-four with three strikeouts each, so let's all just take a deep breath, have a little patience, temper our expectations and let them adjust to the AAA level before asking that they be promoted to Houston.

Springfield over Corpus Christi 6-5
Kyle Hallock worked around four free passes, allowing only one run on one hit in his AA debut, with that one run coming across on reliever Andrew Robinson's watch. Robinson pitched one and two-thirds scoreless and was followed by a scoreless inning from Jorge de Leon. Pat Urckfitz had a rare hiccup in his relief outing, allowing four runs on five hits while recording only two outs. The final run was charged to Carlos Quevedo. After the bullpen turned a 4-1 lead into a 6-4 deficit, the Hooks came back with one in the bottom of the ninth, but ultimately fell short. Jonathan Meyer went two-for-four with two doubles, a walk, an RBI and a run scored; Max Stassi was three-for-five; and Zach Johnson was two-for-five with a double, RBI and run. Michael Burgess hit a two-run home run in the sixth, his 11th of the season.

Rancho Cucamonga over Lancaster 12-6
Brady Rodgers (2.1IP 6H 4R HR), T.J. Geith (1.2IP 3H 2R 1BB 1SO) and Chris Devenski (2IP 4H 6R/5ER 2BB) all struggled in this one. Cameron Lamb (2IP 1H 2SO) was the only JetHawks pitcher to emerge unscathed. Andrew Aplin was three-for-three with a walk, two RBI and two runs scored; M.P. Cokinos was three-for-five with a double and a run; and Joe Sclafani drove in three runs via a two-run home run and a sac fly.

Peoria over Quad Cities 5-4
Jamaine Cotton took the loss as he allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks in three and two-thirds innings. Mitch Lambson (1.1IP 1H 2SO) and Colton Cain (3IP 2H 2SO) took it the rest of the way with scoreless outings. Carlos Correa was two-for-four. A solo home run from Roberto Pena, an RBI triple from Teoscar Hernandez and an RBI double from Terrell Joyce accounted for most of the scoring. Jesse Wierzbicki doubled as well.

Tri-City over Lowell 9-4
Evan Grills (5IP 4H 3R 1BB 2SO HR) and Kevin Comer (4IP 1H 1R 1BB 2SO) split the duties in this one. James Ramsay (3x5 HR 2RBI) got things started with a solo home run in the first. The 'Cats then added on a four-spot in the third with Tony Kemp making things happen on the base paths and RBI singles from Ramsay, Dan Gulbransen (3x5 RBI 3R) and Ronnie Mitchell (3x4 2B BB 3RBI SB). Two more came across in the fourth on a Ryan Dineen double and the final two came in the eighth on a Michael Martinez RBI single and a Mitchell RBI double. Conrad Gregor was two-for-three with two walks and three runs scored.

Greeneville over Kingsport 8-0
Jandel Gustave (6IP 3BB 7SO) and Sebastian Kessay (1IP 2SO) combined for seven no-hit innings. J.D. Osborne took the no-hitter two outs further before allowing one single in the eighth and one in the ninth. Greeneville got all the runs they needed in the first inning on a Juan Santana (1x4 2RBI) sac fly driving in Tanner Mathis, but the Astros went on to score another in the seventh on a Mathis sac fly before putting up a big six-run eighth inning. Edwin Gomez (2x5 2B R) and Alfredo Gonzalez (3x4 2B 2RBI 2R) both had good nights at the plate. Darwin Rivera hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot in the eighth.

GCL Yankees2 over GCL Astros 5-4
Agapito Barrios got the start and allowed two runs on four hits over five innings while striking out six, and was followed by a scoreless inning from Jorge Perez. Kevin Ferguson allowed one run on one hit in the seventh before giving way to a scoreless frame from Juan Santos. Erick Gonzalez was charged with a blown save and a loss as he gave up two runs on two hits in the ninth. Jason Martin went three-for-five with an RBI and scored two runs; Alex Gonzalez was two-for-five with a double, stolen base and run; Tyler White was one-for-three with a walk and two RBI; and Javaris Reynolds went two-for-four with two stolen bases and scored a run.

DSL Rays at DSL Astros - Results not posted

Player of the Day: Ronnie Mitchell not only had a great evening at the plate, he is having a terrific start to his professional career, hitting .357/.419/.607 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, and nine RBI over his first nine games.

Pitcher of the Day: Jandel Gustave gets the nod for his six no-hit innings. Astros Scouting Director Mike Elias reported that Gustave was hitting 99 on the radar gun.