Astros Minor League Recaps

Thursday's Games

New Orleans over Oklahoma City 11-0
Starter Jake Buchanan allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out eight in seven innings. Two of Buchanan's runs came across in the eighth when Jose Valdez came in and things got a bit out of control with six runs scoring in the inning, giving New Orleans a 9-0 lead. The two additional runs scored off Valdez and Rhiner Cruz in the ninth were just salt in the wound. Oklahoma City was held to three hits in the shutout, all singles.

Corpus Christi over Frisco 5-2
R.J. Alaniz (6.1IP 6H 2R 2BB 4SO) got the start and the win. Andrew Robinson (1.1IP 2H 1SO) inherited a one out, bases loaded jam in the seventh and got a strikeout and ground out to end the threat. Jorge de Leon cruised to his fourth save with a perfect one and a third innings. The Hooks scored one in the third, three in the sixth on a two RBI double from Michael Burgess (2x4) and a Raoul Torrez RBI single, and added on a final run in the seventh on a Kike Hernandez solo homer. Rene Garcia went three-for-four with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run scored.

Inland Empire over Lancaster 7-1
The Lancaster crew showed signs of wear and tear on day number 22 of 26 straight games without a day off. Only three of the seven runs charged to Tommy Shirley (6IP 9H 4R/2ER 6SO HR) and Cameron Lamb (1.1IP 2H 3R/1ER) were earned runs, thanks to three errors in the game. T.J. Geith allowed one of Lamb's runs to score, but no more in his one and a third innings. Despite getting 10 hits in the game, the 'Hawks only managed one run on a Telvin Nash second inning home run as they went one-for-nine with RISP. Matt Duffy was four-for-four and Tyler Heineman went two-for-four.

Bowling Green over Quad Cities 4-3 in 12 innings
Vincent Velasquez got the start and allowed three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings before giving way to Mitch Lambson (3IP 1H 1BB 4SO). Juan Minaya (4H 1R 1BB 4SO) pitched the final four and was charged with the loss in extras. The River Bandits scored one in the first and didn't get on the board again until the eighth inning when back-to-back doubles from Jesse Wierzbicki (2x6 R) and Rio Ruiz (2x5 BB) plated two. Jordan Scott was two-for-five and scored a run, and Carlos Correa was one-for-four with two walks and scored a run.

Tri-City over Mahoning Valley 4-1 in 8 innings (Game 1)
Starter Adrian Houser was charged with one unearned run on one hit and two walks over five and a third innings. He struck out four. Charles Basford pitched two-thirds innings and allowed that Houser run to score, giving him a blown save. Richard Rodriguez put up two perfect innings and was rewarded with the win as Tri-City broke the 1-1 tie in a big way, scoring three runs in the top of the eighth. Tony Kemp drove in two of those three with an RBI double and then scored the third on a wild pitch. Ryan Dineen drove in Ronnie Mitchell in the fifth with an RBI single.

Tri-City over Mahoning Valley 1-0 in 7 innings (Game 2)
Tanner Bushue got the start and the win, pitching six scoreless and allowing only two hits while striking out five. Andrew Walter followed with a perfect seventh for the save. The 'Cats only managed three hits, but made them count as James Ramsay (2x3) drove in D'Andre Toney with a single in the sixth inning.

Greeneville over Princeton 4-1
Frederick Tiburcio (6IP 2H 1R/0ER 3BB 5SO) and Jordan Mills (3IP 1BB 3SO) combined to limit Princeton to two hits at home. Greeneville scored two in the first on a Brian Holbertson RBI double and an Ariel Ovando RBI single. The Astros put up another pair in the ninth, helped in large part by two errors and a wild pitch.

GCL Tigers over GCL Astros 7-5
Agapito Barrios got the start and the loss allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over two and a third innings and was followed by Zach Dando (1.2IP 0H 2R/1ER 3BB) and Jorge Perez (1IP 3H 3R). Joe Musgrove was the only Astros pitcher who didn't allow a run. He pitched three innings and gave up two hits and a walk while striking out four. The Astros only managed six hits. However, two of them were home runs from Alex Gonzalez and Luis Reynoso (2RBI) and one was an RBI triple from Jacob Nottingham. Tyler White was one-for-three with a walk, RBI and a run.

DSL Astros at DSL Dodgers postponed

Player of the Day: Catcher Rene Garcia doesn't get as much attention as Carlos Perez, Max Stassi, Tyler Heineman and others, but he is quietly going about having a very good season at the plate, hitting .296/.348/.421 in 57 games. His career caught stealing is 36%, but he has eclipsed that with a 46% mark so far this season.

Pitcher of the Day: Tanner Bushue's two-hit performance from Thursday earns him the WTHB nod. In five appearances, he is 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA and a miniscule 0.706 WHIP.