Astros Minor League Recaps

Monday's Games

Albuquerque over Oklahoma City 6-4
Starter Jarred Cosart (5IP 6H 3R/1ER 3BB 7SO) fell behind early thanks to a fielding error from Jon Singleton and a throwing error from Cody Clark, leading to two unearned runs in the first. Kevin Chapman (1IP 2H 2R/1ER 1BB 1SO) was similarly victimized by a Jonathan Villar throwing error as only one of his two runs allowed were earned. Jason Stoffel (2IP 2H 1R 1BB 1SO) followed before giving way to a perfect ninth from Josh Zeid (2SO). Zeid has only allowed one run in his last nine outings. The RedHawks didn't get on the board until the fifth when Brandon Laird (2x4 BB) and George Springer (1x2 2BB 2R) hit back-to-back solo home runs, followed by a Che-Hsuan Lin RBI single. In the seventh, OKC scored their final run as Jon Singleton (2x4 R) drove in George Springer with a single. Robbie Grossman was two-for-four and Jonathan Villar was one-for-four with a triple.

Tulsa over Corpus Christi 3-0
Starter Bobby Doran (5IP 6H 2R/1ER 1BB 2SO) was charged with the loss. Kenny Long gave up the third and final run of the game in the sixth, and was followed by scoreless relief from Andrew Robinson, Carlos Quevedo and Pat Urckfitz. Andrew Robinson had a perfect inning with two strikeouts; in his last eight appearances, he has a 1.54 ERA and a 1.200 WHIP. Despite the bullpen doing its best to keep the Hooks in the game, the offense only managed two singles and four walks in the game and never got a run across.

Lancaster over Bakersfield 8-5
Chris Devenski (3.2IP 8H 4R 5SO) didn't have the smoothest of starts, as three of his four runs scored via the long ball. T.J. Geith allowed one more run across before giving way to four scoreless innings from Brady Rodgers (3H 0BB 2SO). Lancaster worked from behind, with the first JetHawks' runs scoring on a Brandon Meredith (2x4) three-run home run in the fourth, but they pulled ahead with three more in the seventh and added on a couple of insurance runs in the eighth. Andrew Aplin was one-for-four with an RBI double and a walk; Carlos Perdomo doubled as well. Delino DeShields went two-for-four with an RBI single, a walk and a run scored. He was also feeling frisky on the base paths and swiped three bags on the night, bringing his season total to 23.

Quad Cities over Clinton 9-8
Colton Cain (3IP 7H 4R/2ER 2BB 1SO) got the start and was followed by Jamaine Cotton (3.1IP 8H 4R 1BB HR). Mitch Lambson rounded off things by pitching a scoreless two and two-thirds innings and giving the River Bandits the opportunity to do exactly what they did ... come back late. QC chipped away at the Clinton lead with one in the third on a Jesse Wierzbicki RBI double and one in the fourth on a Teoscar Hernandez RBI single. The Bandits got to within two as they added four more runs in the sixth and seventh, setting up a three-run ninth for the win. Brett Phillips was three-for-five with a double and two RBI; Jordan Scott was two-for-five with a double, RBI and run scored; Roberto Pena was two-for-five and scored two runs; and Austin Elkins went two-for-three with a double, two walks, an RBI and scored three times.

Tri-City at Vermont Postponed

Greeneville over Burlington 7-0 in 7 innings (Game 1)
Edison Frias (6IP 3H 5SO) and Christian Garcia (1IP 1SO) combined to shutout Burlington while the Greeneville bats got busy. Marc Wik (2x4 R), Ariel Ovando (2x3 HR 2RBI 2R) and Bobby Borchering (2x3 2-2B BB R) all had multi-hit games. Jack Mayfield was one-for-one with two walks and a two-run double.

Greeneville over Burlington 8-1 in 7 innings (Game 2)
Enderson Franco (4H 1R 1BB 3SO) allowed the only Burlington run of the day in his five innings of work before giving way to scoreless frames from Ryan Connolly and Gonzalo Sanudo. Greeneville got on the board early, scoring two runs in the first on not one but two throwing errors on the same play. But it was Greeneville's big six-run fourth inning with 11 batters coming to the plate that sealed Burlington's fate. Juan Santana (2x4 2B 2RBI 2R), Marc Wik (2x4), Bobby Borchering (2x4 HR 2RBI R), Ariel Ovando (2x4 2B R), and Angel Ibanez (3x3 BB RBI R) all had particularly good games.

GCL Phillies at GCL Astros Postponed

DSL Astros over DSL Indians 12-1
Starter Elieser Hernandez (4IP 1H 1R 4BB 5SO) gave up the sole Indians run on a solo home run as the Astros two-hit the Tribe. Scoreless relief followed from Rayderson Chevalier (3IP 1BB 2SO), Robert Corniel (1IP 1H) and Cristhopher Santamaria (1IP 1SO). The Astros got busy and banged out 15 hits, including five doubles and a Hector Roa home run, his fourth of the season.

DSL Astros
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Luis Payano	CF	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	.196
Arturo Michelena	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223
1- Jarico Reynoso	PR-LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179
Alexander Melendez	RF	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.600
Hector Roa	LF-1B	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.286
Randy Cesar	1B-3B	6	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	.213
Marlon Avea	C	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.222
Jean Estrella	2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	.268
Jean Carlos Cortorreal	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000
Kristian Trompiz	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.175
Totals		39	12	15	5	0	1	12	6	8	.228

Player of the Day: Alexander Melendez has only been with the DSL Astros for four games, but he has come out swinging. Honorable mention goes to Austin Elkins for his great night.

Pitcher of the Day: Edison Frias pitched a gem on his way to his first win of the season.