Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Oklahoma City was off

The RedHawks will host Omaha for 4 beginning tonight at 7:05. Mike Foltynewicz will take on Clayton Mortensen at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 7, Springfield 4

W- Brady Rodgers (3-9)
L- Ryan Sherriff (2-2)
S- Tyson Perez (2, 3 season)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks started off the post-All-Star Game portion of their schedule with a victory, as they responded to a 3-run Springfield 5th by finishing the game on a 7-1 run.

David Rollins started off with 4 shutout innings; he allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. Travis Ballew came on to start the 5th, but he only got 1 out while allowing 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 3 hits and walking 3. Brady Rodgers pitched 3.1 innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Tyson Perez got the 4-out save, although it looked a little hairy at times. The first man he faced, Breyvic Valera, hit a single that loaded the bases. However, Perez averted disaster by striking out David Popkins to end the 8th. He opened the 9th with 2 groundouts, but then all of a sudden, he allowed 2 singles. Nothing came of that, as he got Jonathan Rodriguez to ground into a force out to end the game.

A double steal got the Hooks on the board in the 6th; Andrew Aplin stole home, while Leo Heras took 2nd and advanced to 3rd on an error. René Garcia then brought Heras home with a single.

Tony Kemp got his first hit as a member of the Hooks when he led off the 7th with a ground-rule double. One batter later, he scored on an RBI triple from Ruben Sosa. Heras and Delino DeShields followed that up with RBI singles. Sosa added an RBI single in the 8th, and Heras drew a bases-loaded walk. They both had 2 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 steals (Heras 10, Sosa 11, 27 season). The Hooks went 7-7 on steals, with Andrew Aplin swiping 2 (11) and DeShields (26) stealing one.

In game 2 of this series, Jordan Jankowski will take on Mike Mayers. First pitch is at 7:10.

Stockton 10, Lancaster 2

W- Jonathan Joseph (3-3)
L- Kent Emanuel (3-2, 3-4 season)

Lancaster home runs: Conrad Gregor (6, 7 season; solo in 4th)

The JetHawks were swept as they were just swamped in this game.

Jobduan Morales hit a sac fly in the 4th, and Conrad Gregor extended his hitting streak to 13 games with his blast to lead off the 4th. Chan-Jong Moon went 2-4 at the top of the order.

Kent Emanuel was shelled in 5.1 innings, as he allowed 9 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 10 hits (2 solos and a 2-run homer), walked 3, and struck out 4. Pat Christensen pitched the final 3.2 innings and the only ding on his line was a 9th-inning solo homer to Renato Nuñez, who had taken Emanuel deep earlier in the game. Christensen allowed 2 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

The JetHawks will try to snap out of this slump as Lake Elsinore arrives at The Hangar for 4 beginning tonight at 8:30. Josh Hader will face Colin Rea in the opener.

Quad Cities 4, Clinton 3 in 12 innings

W- Frederick Tiburcio (1-1)
L- Paul Fry (1-2)

QC home runs: Chase McDonald (4, 2-run in 6th)

The River Bandits fell behind 3-0, but scored the game's final 4 runs as they earned a series win on the road.

McDonald's homer got the Bandits on the board and brought them to within 1. Brett Booth tied the game with a 1-out RBI double. Marc Wik, who was just promoted from Tri-City, came on to pinch-run for Tyler White in the 10th, then stayed in the game at 3B, which he was playing for the first time as a pro. He doubled with 2 outs in the 12th, advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch, and scored the eventual game-winner on a single from Brett Phillips. Phillips finished 3-5 with a run scored and 2 steals (14). Thomas Lindauer went 2-4 with a double.

Jandel Gustave pitched 5 innings and allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. The bullpen picked him up and threw 7 scoreless. Tyler Brunnemann allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 over 3 scoreless, and Frederick Tiburcio allowed a hit, walked 1, and fanned 6 in 4 scoreless frames for the victory.

The Banditos will look for the sweep as Michael Feliz will take on Lars Huijer in the finale. First pitch is at 6:30.

Lowell 8, Tri-City 4

W- German Taveras (2-1)
L- Luis Ordosgoitti (1-1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats had a 4-run 2nd, but that was the only inning in which they scored. They ended up being on the wrong side of an 8-0 run to finish the game.

The 4 TC runs in the 2nd came in the form of an RBI single from Jamie Ritchie and a bases-clearing double from Alex Hernandez. Ritchie added a stolen base (2), while Hernandez, Ariel Ovando, and Mott Hyde had 2 hits apiece.

Blaine Sims went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Raúl Rivera worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 6th, striking out 1. The wheels fell off for Luis Ordosgoitti, who allowed 6 runs on 6 hits (3-run homer), walked 2, and struck out 3 in 2 innings of work.

In the finale of this 2-game series, Troy Scribner will face Randy Perez at 6:05.

Greeneville 9, Danville 5

W- Aaron Greenwood (1-0)
L- Andrew Waszak (0-1)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros started off the game with a 9-0 lead, which proved to be enough of a cushion to withstand the late Danville rally.

Reymin Guduan started off with 4 scoreless, allowing 4 hits, walking 1, and striking out 4. Keegan Yuhl struck out the side in the 5th, but the Braves got to him for 2 in the 6th. He allowed 3 hits and struck out 3. Aaron Greenwood got the win in his pro debut; he threw 2 scoreless and allowed a hit while striking out 2. Krishawn Holley was tagged for 3 unearned runs on 2 hits in the 9th; he walked 1 and fanned 1.

Sean McMullen has started off his pro career with a 6-game hitting streak. He finished 3-5 and opened up the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. Jake Nottingham added a sac fly in the 3rd, and then Greeneville busted out for a 4-run 4th. Jason Martin had an RBI double, and then Juan Santana and McMullen followed with RBI singles, and Trent Woodward chipped in with a sac fly. Santana was 4-6 and also had a 2-run double in the 5th. Before that double, Ydarqui Marte scored on a passed ball. Marte was 3-5 with 2 runs scored, while Dayne Parker finished 4-5 with 2 runs scored. Martin only went 1-5, but he had a stolen base (2), drew a walk, and scored 3 runs.

In the middle game of this series, Gerardo Juarez will take on Daniel Cordero at 6:00.

GCL Astros 7, GCL Yankees2 5

W- R.J. Alaniz (1-0)
L- Alex Polanco (1-1)
S- Harold Arauz (1)

GCL home runs: None.

A 5-run 6th spurred the Kissimmee Stros on to a win as they bounced back from getting swept by the Tigers.

Brauly Mejia stole 3rd and scored the GCLstros' first run of the game on the ensuing error in the 4th inning. Mejia was 0-3 with 2 strikeouts, but he also walked twice, stole another base (2) and scored twice. Dex McCall had an RBI groundout in the 5th, and then they took control in the 6th. Richard Gonzalez and Osvaldo Duarte (with a bunt) opened with a couple of RBI singles, then Edwin Medina drew a bases-loaded walk. And finally, McCall finished the scoring with a 2-run double. Duarte went 2-5 and had a couple of steals (3, 10 season). Gonzalez also had 2 hits, as did Kristian Trompiz, who doubled and scored a run.

R.J. Alaniz went 5 innings and allowed 4 runs on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Harold Arauz pitched the final 4 innings and allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7.

These two teams will go at it again in Kissimmee at 11:00 A.M.

DSL Indians 6, DSL Astros Blue 0

W- Jose Rodriguez (1-0)
L- Jose Rosario (0-2)

Blue home runs: None.

Wander Franco (2B) and Connor MacDonald had 2 hits apiece. Marcos Almonte and Edgar Lorenzo both stole a base, which gives the two of them 5 steals on the season.

Jose Rosario went 4 innings and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Carlos Hiraldo allowed 2 unearned runs on 2 hits and walked 2 while striking out 3 in 2 innings, and Carlos Sanabria gave up an unearned run on 2 hits and struck out 3 in 3 innings.

The Blue team is at the Royals complex for a game there at 9:30 A.M.

DSL Astros Orange 3, DSL Blue Jays 0

W- Yhoan Acosta (1-1)
L- Wilfri Aleton (0-1)
S- Edgardo Sandoval (1)

Orange home runs: None.

Yhoan Acosta and Edgardo Sandoval combined on a 5-hit shutout for the Orange team. Acosta allowed 4 hits and struck out 8 over 6 innings, while Sandoval finished it off by allowing a hit and striking out 4 in the final 3 innings.

The Orange offense broke a scoreless tie with 3 runs in the 7th, as Wilson Amador was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Rodrigo Ayarza hit an RBI single, and Frankeny Fernandez had a sac fly. Fernandez also stole his 12th base of the season, while Andy Piñeda was the only player on either side to have a multi-hit game, as he finished 2-4 with a double and a stolen base (7).

The Yankees 2 will be at the Astros complex in Boca Chica; they're the Orange team's next opponents. First pitch is at 9:30 A.M.