Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 9, 2014

New Orleans 4, Oklahoma City 3

W- Donnie Joseph (2-1)
L- Jorge De Leon (2-1)
S- Arquimedes Caminero (2)

OKC home runs: Marc Krauss (5, 9 season; 2-run in 1st)

The RedHawks were nipped by 2 Zephyrs runs in the top of the 8th.

Marc Krauss opened up the scoring with his 2-run shot in the 1st. Ronald Torreyes went 3-3 and scored 2 of the 3 OKC runs. Domingo Santana went 2-4 with an RBI single in the 3rd. Preston Tucker also finished 2-4.

Alex White got the start and went 3 innings, and the only ding on his line was a 2-run homer to Matt Angle in the 3rd. White allowed 2 other hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Richard Rodriguez, in his first OKC appearance since May 7, allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 2 over 3 scoreless. Jorge De Leon couldn't hold the lead, as New Orleans got 2 off of him in the 8th. He went 3 and allowed 3 hits and struck out 3.

In the series finale, Asher Wojciechowski will take on Elih Villanueva. First pitch is at 7:05.

Frisco 4, Corpus Christi 3

W- Will Lamb (2-1)
L- David Rollins (2-3)
S- Francisco Mendoza (6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks tied the game at 3 with 2 in the 7th, only to see Frisco go ahead once again by getting one back in the bottom of the inning. They outhit the Roughriders 10-6, but... they lost in the column that matters.

Jonathan Meyer put Corpus on the board first in the 1st with an RBI single. In the 7th, Ruben Sosa put them up with a 2-run double, but that lead would be short-lived. Delino DeShields went 0-2, but drew 2 walks and stole 2 bases (34). Leo Heras went 2-4 with a double and a steal (15). Sosa finished 2-5. René Garcia was 3-3 with a double and a run scored.

Mike Hauschild went 5 and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. David Rollins allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 in 3 innings.

In game 2, Jordan Jankowski will take on Alex Claudio at 7:05.

Lancaster 15, Rancho Cucamonga 12

W- Jamaine Cotton (1-1)
L- Kurt Spomer (2-2)

Lancaster home runs: Conrad Gregor (8, 9 season; grand slam in 3rd), Chan-Jong Moon (3, 5 season; 3-run in 7th), Dan Gulbransen (5, 3-run in 8th)

The Lancaster Effect in full effect. The JetHawks rallied from an 8-0 deficit by finishing the game on a 15-4 run that included a 10-2 spurt between the 7th and 8th innings.

Gregor's slam put Lancaster on the board in the 3rd. In the 4th, Teoscar Hernandez grounded into a force out that scored Tanner Mathis.

Chan-Jong Moon's 3-run shot in the 7th breathed new life into the JetHawks as they were able to complete the comeback. Later in the inning, Teoscar added an RBI double. After Rio Ruiz doubled to lead off the 8th, Gregor got plunked. They both advanced a base on a passed ball. Jobduan Morales was the first casualty of the inning, but Gulbransen sent one into the Antelope Valley night to tie the game at 12. Jack Mayfield walked, then Mathis singled. Moon, who finished 5-6 with 3 runs scored, put the JetHawks on top with an RBI single. Danry Vásquez went 3-4 with 2 runs scored, 2 walks, and added an RBI single of his own, following Moon's. One batter later, Teoscar added a sac fly to his ledger. Rio added a 2nd double when he came up again in the 8th. Mayfield finished 3-4 with 2 runs scored.

Brian Holmes got mauled in his 2.2 innings, as he gave up 8 runs on 8 hits (3-run homer), walked 3, and struck out 2. Pat Christensen allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 3.2 innings. Jamaine Cotton went 2.2 and allowed 2 runs, a hit, and walked 2.

In the rubber game of this series, Mark Appel will face Dan Tobik. First pitch is at 8:30.

Quad Cities 3, Kane County 1

W- Blaine Sims (1-0, 2-0 season)
L- Daury Torrez (9-4)
S- Andrew Walter (8)

QC home runs: None.

The River Bandits were outhit 11-6, but they had more in the column that counts.

Quad Cities got a pair in the 2nd on a pair of RBI singles from Brian Holberton and Brett Booth. Marc Wik added a sac fly in the 4th. Holberton was the only River Bandit with a multi-hit game, going 2-4.

In his River Bandits debut, Blaine Sims allowed a run on 8 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3 in 5.2 innings. Tyler Brunnemann followed up with 2.1 scoreless, allowing 3 hits and striking out 2. Andrew Walter finished it off by striking out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

In the rubber game, Kevin Comer will take on Juan Carlos Paniagua. First pitch is at 7:00.

Tri-City 6, Jamestown 5

W- Austin Chrismon (3-2)
L- Jose Regalado (1-2)
S- Ryan Thompson (2)

TC home runs: None.

In their first game against a team from outside their division, the ValleyCats took control with a 4-run 6th that gave them a 5-2 lead. It got rather hairy in the 9th as the Jammers were able to make it a 1-run game.

J.D. Davis scored the first TC run of the evening on an error in the 3rd. They opened the 6th with a double from Jamie Ritchie, who scored on a Mott Hyde double. One batter later, Bobby Boyd laid down a sac bunt, and the ensuing error allowed Hyde to score. D.J. Fisher got plunked, and then two batters later, A.J. Reed ripped a 2-run double. Hyde, who went 2-3, singled in the 7th, advanced to 3rd on a Boyd single, and scored on a balk. Boyd (2 steals [5], R), Fisher (2 steals [3], R), Nick Tanielu, and Ritchie (2B, R, SB [4]) all had 2 hits.

Austin Chrismon went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and fanned 2. Brandon McNitt allowed a solo homer to Jordan Luplow in the 6th. He pitched 3 innings and allowed 1 other hit and struck out 3. Ryan Thompson served up a 2-run homer to Chase Simpson in the bottom of the 9th, which cut the Tri-City lead to 6-5. However, he pulled himself together and closed it out. Thompson struck out 1 in the inning.

Joe Musgrove will get the start in the middle game of this series; he'll face Frank Duncan at 6:05.

Greeneville 8, Johnson City 2

W- Agapito Barrios (1-0)
L- Steven Farinaro (1-3)

Greeneville home runs: Trent Woodward 2 (2, 2-run in 3rd, solo in 8th)

Big night for Trent Woodward as his bat powered the Appy Astros to victory. He also got support in the form of Sean McMullen; they both drove in 3, representing all of Greeneville's RBIs. After the Cardinals scored 2 in the top of the 1st, the Astros rattled off 8 unanswered to take the series opener.

McMullen put Greeneville on the board with an RBI groundout in the 1st. The Appy Astros put up 4 in the 3rd as Juan Santana reached on an error that scored Ramon Laureano. McMullen then added an RBI double to his line, and Woodward brought him home with his first pro home run. Jason Martin hit a 1-out triple in the 5th, and McMullen brought him home with a single. Woodward went deep for a 2nd time to lead off the 8th, and after that, Jake Nottingham walked. He would score on an error following a Bryan Muniz double.

Martin finished 2-5 with 2 runs scored and a steal (5). After a bit of a slow start, he has really kicked it into gear. He's on a 5-game hitting streak, and his 6 triples lead the Appy League; no one else has more than 2. Laureano and McMullen also had 2 hits. Woodward, playing 1B, finished 3-4.

Agapito Barrios had a solid night as he went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and struck out 2. Devonte German tagged in to throw 3 scoreless; he allowed 3 hits and struck out 2. Aaron Greenwood worked around a walk to finish it off, striking out 2 in the 9th.

In the middle game of this series, Josh James will take on Ian McKinney. First pitch is at 6:00.

GCL Tigers 5, GCL Astros 3 in 7 innings

W- Anthony Castro (2-1)
L- Joselo Pinales (0-2, 1-4 season)
S- Daryl Norris (1)

GCL home runs: None.

This game was called due to lightning.

Osvaldo Duarte put the Kissimmee Stros on the board with a sac fly in the 3rd. They got a pair in the 5th as an error on an Alex Melendez sac bunt allowed Marlon Avea to score. Dex McCall added an RBI single later on in the inning.

Cristhopher Santamaria pitched 4 innings and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and struck out 3. Joselo Pinales pitched the final 2.2 innings before the game was called and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2.

The Astros will host the Tigers in Kissimmee at 11:00 A.M.

DSL Astros Blue 9, DSL Royals 5

W- Salvador Montaño (5-1)
L- Ofreidy Gomez (0-4)
S- Josue Uribe (3)

Blue home runs: None.

A 6-run 3rd turned the tide early and in the Blue team's favor. This came in response to a 2-run 2nd from the Royals.

Joan Mauricio opened the scoring with a bases-loaded walk in the 1st. In the 3rd, Mauricio added an RBI single to his ledger as he fired the opening salvo. Carlos Canelon then proceeded to draw a bases-loaded walk. Jose Benjamin followed that up with a sac fly, and then Andy Piñeda joined in with an RBI single. Rodrigo Ayarza finished is off with a 2-run single, although he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.

Ayarza hit a sac fly in the 5th, and Benjamin brought home the Blue team's final run of the morning with an RBI triple in the 7th. Mauricio, Piñeda, and Angel De Leon all had 2 hits apiece.

Salvador Montaño went 5 and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Yan De La Cruz allowed 3 runs (2 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 1+ innings. He pitched the 6th and the 7th, failing to retire the 3 batters that he faced in the 7th. Josue Uribe threw 3 scoreless and allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2.

The Blue team is at home, where they'll be taking on the Rays later this morning.

DSL Rangers2 6, DSL Astros Orange 5

W- Daniel Mavo (4-2)
L- Jose Ramos (0-1)

Orange home runs: None.

Oh, your affiliates may have won this day, Rangers, but.... the Astros aren't in last place, are they?

The Orange team put up 3 in the 7th and 2 more in the 8th to tie the game at 5, only to see the Rangers 2 walk off with a win.

The 3 runs in the 7th came on an RBI single from Wilson Amador and a 2-run single from Frankeny Fernandez. Felix Lucas brought them to within 1 with an RBI double in the 8th, and an error allowed him to score the tying run.

Adonis Peña went 4.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. Antonio Almonte tagged in for 3.1 innings and allowed a run, a hit, walked 3, and struck out 1. Jose Ramos got 2 outs in the 9th, but he also allowed the winning run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

The Orange team is currently at the Phillies complex for a game.


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