Astros Minor League Recaps

Wednesday's Games

Oklahoma City over Round Rock 4-2
Oklahoma City's magic number to win the division (and a playoff berth) is now at six as they increased their lead over second place Round Rock to seven games. Ross Seaton (7H 4SO HR) was charged with two runs over his five and two-thirds innings, with one of those coming across on Eric Berger's (1.2IP 1H 3SO) watch as he allowed one of two inherited runners to score. Jose Cisnero and Jorge de Leon provided scoreless relief the rest of the way. Rene Garcia (3x4) drove in one and Che-Hsuan Lin drove in two in the second with RBI singles. The final run came across in the sixth on a Jimmy Paredes home run, his eighth of the season. George Springer was 0-fer with two walks so he is still at 36/39 in his quest to join the 40/40 club.

Corpus Christi over Midland 3-1
Luis Cruz (6IP 2H 1R 2BB 5SO) threw five and a third no-hit innings in his AA debut, before allowing back-to-back doubles in the sixth to score Midlands only run. Andrew Robinson (2IP 1H 3SO) and Jonas Dufek (1IP 2H 1SO) tossed the final three scoreless innings. The Hooks got on the board in the first as Erik Castro doubled in Preston Tucker (2x3 2-2B BB R) who also doubled in the inning. In the second Raoul Torrez doubled and was driven in by a Drew Muren (2x3 2B 3B 2RBI) triple. And in the fourth Muren doubled in Matt Duffy who also doubled in the frame. Out of nine Corpus Christi hits, seven of them were for extra bases.

Lake Elsinore over Lancaster 4-3
Aaron West allowed three runs on eight hits in his five innings of work. He struck out five. Kenny Long and Gera Sanchez kept the next three and a third scoreless. With one out in the ninth, Blair Walters gave up a double and then a single that was misplayed by LF Dan Gulbransen, and Lake Elsinore got the walk-off win. The 'Hawks got two in the second, one on a Brandon Meredith RBI single and the other as Tyler Heineman (2x4 R) scored from third on a double play. In the fifth, Joe Sclafani singled, stole second and then scored from second on a M.P. Cokinos (3x4 RBI R) single. Brandon Meredith also swiped a bag.

Cedar Rapids over Quad Cities 6-1
With the loss, third place Clinton has gained on Quad Cities and is only two and a half games behind them in the second half, as the teams battle for a playoff berth. Daniel Minor (3.2IP 5H 3BB 2SO) allowed the first three runs (including a two-run homer) and Juan Minaya (2.1IP 4H 2BB SO) gave up the final three. Richard Rodriguez allowed only one hit and one walk over the final three innings. The only Bandits run scored in the fifth as Jordan Scott (1x4 SB) came home on a wild pitch. The QC crew was 0-for-8 with RISP. Rio Ruiz was two-for-four with a double and Jobduan Morales went two-for-two after entering the game in the seventh.

Tri-City over Vermont 3-2 in 14 innings
It may have taken 14 innings, but it was worth it as Tri-City took advantage of a Lowell loss to increase their lead to one and a half games over the second place team. Michael Feliz pitched the first six innings and allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out three. J.D. Osborne pitched the seventh and gave up the second Vermont run which tied things up in the seventh where it remained until the top of the 14th. Tyler Brunnemann, Krishawn Holley and Zach Dando each pitched two scoreless and Gonzalo Sanudo got the save, pitching the bottom of the 14th. James Ramsay singled in one of Tri-City's runs in the second and the other came on a Tyler White home run in the seventh. With two outs in the 14th, Ronnie Mitchell doubled home White for what proved to be the winning run. D'Andre Toney also doubled in the game.

Greeneville - Off Day
The entire Appy League had the day off so their playoff picture has not changed.

GCL Yankees1 over GCL Astros 7-6
The GCL Astros have now been officially eliminated from playoff contention and need to win 6 of their scheduled final 7 games to get to .500. Reymin Guduan (3.2IP 3H 3R 1BB 5SO HR), Juan Santos (3.2IP 3H 1R 1BB 3SO) and Erick Gonzalez (1IP 4H 3R/2ER) combined in this one with Gonzalez taking the loss. The Astros didn't get on the board until the fifth when Jose Fernandez (2x4 2R) hit a two-run homer. Another scored in the sixth on a Yonathan Mejia RBI single, one in the eighth on a Pedro Coa single and the final two in the ninth on Mesac Laguna's first home run of the season.

DSL Astros over DSL Athletics 3-2
Starlyng Sanchez gave up one run in his five innings and Victor Mesa allowed the only other run in the seventh. Yonquelys Martinez, Junior Garcia and Angel Heredia combined for scoreless relief with only one hit among them. The Astros scored two in the second on a Jean Carlos Cortorreal single and a Luis Payano sac fly. They did not hit the run column again until the top of the ninth when Arturo Michelena (2x5 2B RBI R) doubled in a run and Randy Cesar (3x4 BB) singled in a run, both coming with two outs. Brauly Mejia was two-for-four with a walk.

Player of the Day: Drew Muren has been on a tear as of late. Not only did he double and triple in last night's game, he is also hitting .378/.410/.595 over the last 10 games. Nicely done, sir.

Pitcher of the Day: Nothing like throwing five and a third no-hit innings in your first game after getting promoted. Luis Cruz is very deserving of the honors.