Astros Minor League Recaps

Friday's Games

Princeton Rays 1, Greeneville Astros 2
Greeneville won their eighth game in a row Friday and Tyler White knocked in every run they tallied. White (2X4 R 2B HR 2RBI) doubled in the first, bringing home Marc Wik (0X3 RBB SO) to get the Astros on the board. In the eighth, White hit a solo homer that was good for the go ahead run. Frederick Tiburcio pitched the first six innings for Greeneville, giving up a run on six hits and striking out two. The win went to Austin Chrismon (2-0), who pitched the next two frames, facing one over the minimum and K-ing one.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Yankees1 3 (11)

The Astros shut out their opponents before the eighth inning when they gave up two runs, tying the game and forcing extras. Brian Holmes, on a rehab start, pitched the first two innings and retired all he faced in order, striking out three. Erick Gonzalez (1-2) took the win, working two and one-third, giving up a run, walking one and striking out two. Yonathan Mejia (2X5 RBI) and Brett Booth (2X3 BB) both had two hits in the game. Ydarqui Marte (1X2 R HR 2RBI) hit a two run shot in the 11^th that put his team ahead for the win.

DSL Athletics 4, DSL Astros 3 (10)

Starter Harold Arauz gave up three runs on four hits (HR) and the Astros never recovered. Arauz worked the first five and a third and also walked one a struck out four.  The Astros rallied to tie it in the ninth when pinch hitter Marlon Avea (1X1 2RBI) singled, scoring Dariel Aquino (0X1 R SO) and Hector Roa (1X1 R 2B). Jean Estrella swung a very hot bat Friday, going three-for-five.

Auburn Doubledays 1, Tri-City Valley Cats 3

Tri-City didn’t score first, but once they did there was no looking back. The Valley Cats were outhit on Friday 9-5 but made the hits they did get count. Jake Rodriguez (1X3 R HR 2RBI) made his count, swatting a two-run homer in the seventh inning that brought Ryan Dineen (0X1 R BB) home. Kyle Westwood started and pitched four innings, giving up a run on seven hits (HR) while striking out two. Chris Cotton (2-1) came on in the sixth and threw through the eighth, picking up the win as he allowed a pair of hits and struck out the same.

Quad Cities River Bandits 6, Fort Wayne TinCaps 3

Mark Appel gave up three runs in his second professional appearance, but the bats and following pitching kept the River Bandits alive. Appel pitched the first four innings and in that time he allowed three runs on four hits (2HR) and struck out four. After Appel left, Daniel Minor and Jordan Jankowski kept it scoreless allowing just three hits in the rest of the game. Minor would pick up the win and Jankowski earned his third save. Carlos Correa was one of three River Bandits with multi-hit games. Correa (2X5 R 2B HR 2RBI) put Quad Cities on the board in the third when he hit a two-run long ball. Dan Gulbransen (2X4 R 2B) and Bobby Borchering (2X4 R RBI SO) were the other two players with more than one hit.

Lancaster JetHawks 3, inland Empire 66ers 6

The JetHawks were shutout nearly the entire game before scoring three in the ninth inning. Lancaster collected five hits in the game and also drew 11 walks, but stranded 14 on base. Aaron West (7-6) worked the first five innings on the mound and was charged with five runs on four hits (HR), walked five and struck out the same, taking the loss. Matt Duffy (1X4 2B BB 2SO) and Delino DeShields (1X5 R 2B 2SO) both hit doubles in the game.

Frisco RoughRiders 11, Corpus Christi Hooks 5 (7) –Game 1

Corpus Christi jumped ahead early in the first game of their double header against Frisco Friday on a Rene Garcia (2X4 R HR 3RBI) two-run homer, but would fall after allowing nine runs in the fifth and seventh innings combined. Mike Foltynewicz started on the hill and threw into the fifth (although he didn’t record an out in the fifth) and left, tallying five runs (4ER) on four hits (HR), two walks and three strikeouts. Kenny Long took the loss though, after working two outs in the fifth and allowing a run of his own on a home run, K-ing two. Max Stassi (1X3 R) hit a homer of his own in the fourth inning as Drew Muren (2X3 R RBI BB) and Jonathan Meyer (2X3 SO) followed Garcia with two hit performances.

Frisco RoughRiders 2, Corpus Christi Hooks 3 (7) –Game 2

The Hooks were outhit in the second game of their double dip 8-5 and went on to win anyway. David Martinez (11-2) earned the win after throwing the complete game. Martinez allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out five on Friday. Preston Tucker (2X3 R 2B RBI) and Domingo Santana (1X1 2B 2RBI) both hit doubles in the sixth inning, combining to knock in all three Hooks’ runs.

Oklahoma City RedHawks 4, Memphis Redbirds 1 (7) –Game 1

Brad Peacock recorded all but the last out in the first game of this doubleheader in Memphis. Peacock (6-2) allowed a run on five hits and struck out 10 while facing just three over the minimum in his shift. Josh Zeid came on to record the final out and did, earning his 11^th save in the process. George Springer (1X3 R HR 2RBI 2SO) and Jose Martinez (1X3 R HR 2RBI SO) were responsible for all of the RedHawks runs in this one, each player hitting his own two run shot.

Oklahoma City RedHawks 1, Memphis Redbirds 5 (7) –Game 2

The RedHawks dropped four runs in the first inning and couldn’t muster a comeback in the second game Friday. Eric Berger (3-3) went the first three innings and recorded the loss, allowing all five runs (2ER) on five hits, walking two and striking out one in that time. Brandon Laird (1X3 RBI) hit an RBI single in the third that scored Jonathan Villar. Villar (1X4 R 2B SO) reached base on a double two batters before and advanced to third on a steal, his 31^st steal of the season.

Player of the Day: Mr. Tyler White stands atop the stage today for single-handedly producing all of his team’s runs yesterday. 

Pitcher of the Day: Brad Peacock wrote his ticket on Friday when he pitched nearly seven quality innings and struck out 10 along the way, including all three he faced in the fifth. At one point Peacock retired 10 batters in a row. Nice game.