Astros Minor League Recaps

Thursday's Games

Oklahoma City over Tuscon 8-2
Jake Buchanan (7.2IP 7H 2R 1BB 3SO) got the start and the win and was followed by Wade LeBlanc (who allowed one of Buchanan's runners to score before getting the last out of the eighth) and Jorge de Leon with a perfect ninth. Oklahoma City scored four in the fourth on a Jon Singleton bases loaded walk, a Jimmy Paredes two-RBI triple and a Che-Hsuan Lin sac bunt scoring Paredes. George Springer (2x3) singled in a run in the fifth and drove in two in the eighth on his 14th home run for Oklahoma City (33rd of the season). Jon Singleton scored the final run in the eighth with a solo shot. Trevor Crowe went two-for-five and scored a run; and Jose Martinez was two-for-four with a double, walk and two runs.

Corpus Christi over Northwest Arkansas 6-5
Ross Seaton went six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out six and was followed with a perfect inning from Carlos Quevedo. Jonas Dufek threw the last two and got the win, despite allowing his first run since his promotion to AA. The Hooks were down 4-1 going into the eighth inning with their only score coming on a Jonathan Meyer sac fly scoring Erik Castro. Preston Tucker (3x4 2B BB RBI 2R) singled in one run in the eighth and Max Stassi (3x5) took care of the rest, doubling in two runs in the eighth and two runs in the ninth. Drew Muren was three-for-four with a double and scored twice.

Inland Empire over Lancaster 8-2
Mike Hauschild (4.2IP 6H 4R 2BB 6SO) took the loss and was followed by Tyson Perez who allowed three additional runs (two earned) in his inning of work. After scoreless outings from Michael Dimock and Kenny Long, Gera Sanchez allowed the final run to score in the eighth. The good news is that the bullpen managed to strand 10 inherited runners. The bad news is that the bullpen kept re-loading the bases with those runners. The 'Hawks only managed two runs in the sixth on a Tyler Heineman (2x4 2B 3B) RBI triple. Delino DeShields and Nolan Fontana were both two-for-four in the game and each stole a base. Brandon Meredith hit his 21st double of the season.

Clinton over Quad Cities 6-5
Lance McCullers got roughed up to the tune of five runs over four innings. He was followed by three scoreless innings from Andrew Walter in his Quad Cities debut. Juan Minaya allowed the last run across in the ninth and was charged with the loss. Quad Cities got an early lead with a two-run Bobby Borchering homer in the first, but soon fell behind. Borchering drove in two more in the fifth on a single and Teoscar Hernandez knotted things up in the seventh as he reach base on a hit by pitch and advanced base by base on three wild pitches.

Tri-City over Connecticut 3-1
Adrian Houser (4H 1BB 2SO) pitched an effective five innings, allowing only one run in the first before giving way to Andrew Thurman (2.1IP 2H 2BB 3SO) for the win and Gonzalo Sanudo (1.2IP 3SO) with a perfect outing for the save. It was Sanudo's first appearance since being promoted. Tri-City didn't hit the run column until a Mike Martinez sac fly scored James Ramsay in the seventh. Chan Moon tripled and scored on a Tyler White (3x4 RBI) single in the eighth and Martinez hit a solo shot in the ninth to round out the scoring.

Pulaski over Greeneville 5-4
Chris Lee was mostly on cruise control, allowing only two singles through five and a third innings, but was taken out with two runners on in the sixth inning in favor of Sebastian Kessay. Kessay allowed both of those runners to score, plus two more of his own and was charged with a blown save. Chris Munnelly (2.1IP 0H 1R/0ER 2BB 4SO) got the hard luck loss as the winning run scored in the bottom of the ninth on a throwing error. Three of the Astros runs came in the second inning on a Brian Holberton three-run long ball and the other courtesy of a Wallace Gonzalez RBI double in the fourth. Juan Santana also doubled in the game.

GCL Astros over GCL Yankees2 14-5
Jose Montero allowed three runs (two earned) in his five innings and was followed by three scoreless frames from Joe Musgrove. Matt Heidenreich allowed two runs on three hits in his inning of work. The Astros banged out 14 runs on 22 hits and had four three-run innings. Jean Batista (3x5 3B HR RBI 4R) hit a solo home run in the first, and Jose Solano did so in the third. Solano also doubled FOUR TIMES in the game and drove in a total of five runs. Ydarqui Marte went four-for-four with two doubles, two RBI and two runs; Pedro Coa was three-for-three with a double, two RBI and a run; and Brett Clements was two-for-two with an RBI.

DSL Astros over DSL Dodgers 5-4
Elieser Hernandez pitched five shutout innings to earn his fifth win of the season. Joselo Pinales allowed the first Dodgers run in the sixth. Victor Mesa cruised through his first two innings, but struggled to get out of the ninth, allowing three runs in the frame before Angel Heredia came in to get the final out and convert his 11th save of the season. An RBI single from Jarico Reynoso in the second, a Brauly Mejia (2x2) RBI double in the third, a Kristian Trompiz home run in the seventh (his first) and a Jean Carlos Cortorreal (2x3) RBI double in the eighth highlighted the Astros scoring. Hector Roa was two-for-four with a double and scored a run.

Player of the Day:  Five-for-five with four doubles, a home run, five RBI and four runs scored? Yeah, Jose Solano is quite definitely my player of the day with those gaudy numbers. Honorable mention goes to Max Stassi for his four RBI night.

Pitcher of the Day: Jake Buchanan gets my love today not only for a good performance, but also for getting Oklahoma City back in the win column. Elieser Hernandez gets honorable mention for his terrific performance.