Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 14, 2014

Oklahoma City 7, Fresno 3

W- Luis Cruz (1-0, 8-6 season)
L- Mike Kickham (7-8)

OKC home runs: None.

The RedHawks used a 6-1 run over the second third of the game (that's the 4th-6th innings) to take control of this one.

Andrew Aplin put OKC on the board and tied the game at 2 with a 2-run single in the 4th. Ronald Torreyes finished 2-4 and added a 2-run single of his own in the 5th. One inning later, Ruben Sosa smacked an RBI double. He finished 2-3 and ended up stealing home (4, 38 season) as part of a double steal with Joe Sclafani later on in the 6th. Sclafani, who went 2-3, hit an RBI single in the 7th and had 2 stolen bases (6, 8 season). Jesus Guzman began his rehab; he went 0-1 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.

Luis Cruz went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits (solo homer), walked 1, and struck out 5. Paul Clemens got the final 2 outs of the 6th, allowing a hit and striking out 1. Tommy Shirley allowed a hit and struck out 1 in a scoreless 7th, and Anthony Bass threw 2 perfect innings, striking out 1.

In the series finale, Asher Wojciechowski will face Chris Heston at 9:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 2

W- Chris Devenski (4-3, 9-8 season)
L- Tim Melville (1-10)
S- Tyson Perez (10, 11 season)

CC home runs: Carlos Perdomo (2, 3 season; 2-run in 2nd)

The Hooks took the series behind 6 solid innings from Chris Devenski, who is enjoying a great bounceback season.

Devenski allowed 2 runs on 5 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 6 in those 6 innings. R.J. Alaniz tagged in for 2 scoreless and allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Tyson Perez finished it off by striking out the side in order in the 9th.

Colin Moran opened the scoring with an RBI groundout in the 1st. Carlos Perdomo's 3rd homer of the year came after 2 flyouts followed a Conrad Gregor leadoff walk in the 2nd. Gregor led off the 4th with a triple and scored on a Tyler Heineman RBI single. Teoscar Hernandez went 2-3.

The Arkansas Travelers will be the Hooks' guests this weekend. Game 1 of this series has Mark Appel taking on Tyler DeLoach. First pitch is at 7:10.

Lancaster 12, High Desert 0

W- Vince Velasquez (6-2)
L- Jake Zokan (2-2)

Lancaster home runs: Austin "Catfish" Elkins (2, 2-run in 3rd), Tanner Mathis (2, solo in 3rd), Brett Phillips (2, 15 season; solo in 3rd)

The JetHawks jumped out to a 10-0 lead after 3 innings and were basically in cruise control the rest of the way because Vince Velasquez completely locked down the Mavericks offense.

Velasquez allowed 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out a career-high 11 over 6 shutout innings. Tyler Brunnemann was the first man out; he allowed a hit and fanned 2 over 2 scoreless, and Andrew Walter struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th. Walter was making his Lancaster debut.

Everyone in the lineup:

- had a hit except for Tyler White, who went 0-3, but drew 2 walks and scored a run. Those 2 walks were the only free passes that the JetHawks received.
- In fact, every JetHawk that had a hit in this game had multi-hit games.
- scored a run except for Jack Mayfield, who went 2-5 with an RBI single in the 2nd.
- had an RBI except for White and Rio Ruiz, who was 2-5 with a double and 2 runs scored.

Mathis, who finished a double shy of the cycle, kicked things off with a 2-run triple in the 2nd. One batter later, Phillips brought him home with a double, and Mayfield added an RBI single. In the 3rd, Jon Kemmer had an RBI double. He advanced to 3rd on the throw from the outfield and scored on a Jobduan Morales groundout. Elkins, Mathis, and Phillips then hit back-to-back-to-back blasts. Kemmer hit an RBI single in the 6th, and Morales added a sac fly. Phillips was a single shy of the cycle.

The JetHawks are on the road this weekend. They have 4 with Bakersfield beginning at 9:15. In the opener, Zach Morton will face Mike Dennhardt.

Kane County 4, Quad Cities 1

W- Jasvir Rakkar (1-0)
L- Troy Scribner (0-2, 9-3 season)

QC home runs: None.

For the 2nd time this month, the River Bandits were swept out of Kane County. This latest loss came in rather painful fashion.

Troy Scribner allowed a 3-run homer to Trey Martin with 1 out in the 8th inning, which gave the Cougars a 3-1 lead. He allowed 4 other hits and struck out 10 in 7.1 innings. Jordan Mills got the final 2 outs of the 8th, but not before he allowed a run on a double. He walked 1 and struck out 1.

J.D. Davis broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the 6th inning. James Ramsay stole 2 bases, giving him 28 on the year. Bobby Boyd stole his 1st base in the Midwest League; he has 14 on the season.

The River Bandits return home for a weekend series against Burlington. Blaine Sims will start game 1; first pitch is at 7:00.

Tri-City 6, Hudson Valley 0

W- Randall Fant (1-2)
L- Trevor Dunlap (0-2)

TC home runs: Mott Hyde (2, solo in 7th), Terrell Joyce (10, 3-run in 8th)

The ValleyCats took 4 of 6 from the Renegades as 3 pitchers combined on a 1-hitter.

Francis Ramirez started it off with 5 strikeouts over 4 perfect innings. Randall Fant lost the no-no when Casey Gillaspie led off the 7th with a single. Fant walked 2 and struck out 4 over 4 innings, and Derick Velazquez struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Alfredo Gonzalez put TC on the board with an RBI single in the 7th. He got caught stealing 2nd though. No matter... Mott Hyde added to the lead with his 2nd homer of the year. In the 8th, Ricky Gingras hit an RBI single, and one batter later, Joyce hammered the final 3 nails into Hudson Valley's coffin with his 10th home run. Alex Hernandez and Ariel Ovando had 2 hits apiece.

In their final series before the NYPL All-Star break, the ValleyCats will head to Staten Island. Austin Chrismon will face Jordan Montgomery at 6:00.

Elizabethton 5, Greeneville 3

W- Michael Cederoth (5-2)
L- Austin Nicely (2-6)
S- Dereck Rodriguez (5)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros are trending the wrong way at the worst possible time. They've dropped 4 straight.

Luis Reynoso put Greeneville on the board with an RBI groundout in the 5th. One batter later, Jeffry Santos hit an RBI single. Edwin Medina walked to lead off the 6th then stole his way to 3rd. He would score on an RBI single from Yonathan Mejia. Mejia and Jake Nottingham had 2 hits apiece. Medina's 2 steals give him 26 on the year.

Austin Nicely went 2.1 innings and allowed 5 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits and walked 3. Aaron Greenwood allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 over 2.2 scoreless. Juan Carlos Santos pitched 2 innings and allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 4, and Eric Peterson allowed a hit in a scoreless 8th.

The Appy Astros will look to avoid the sweep as Elieser Hernandez will face Sam Gibbons at 6:00.

GCL Yankees2 7, GCL Astros 6 in 10 innings

W- Mike Noteware (3-0)
L- Alejandro Solarte (2-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Kissimmee Stros dropped a 2nd consecutive extra-inning game. They blew a 4-0 lead by allowing 5 runs in the 7th.

Jorge Martinez grounded into a force out in the 2nd that allowed Connor Goedert to score the game's first run. Goedert scored again on a Joan Mauricio groundout in the 4th. Marlon Avea had a 2-run single in the 7th. Frankeny Fernandez went 2-3, scoring on a wild pitch in the 8th and adding a sac fly in the 9th. He also stole a base (3, 33 season). Randy Cesar went 2-5.

Junior Garcia allowed 3 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4 over 3.2 scoreless. Kyle Gehrs allowed a hit, but was able to get the final out of the 4th. Justin Ferrell bore the brunt of that 7th inning as he allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits (solo and 3-run homers), walked 2, and struck out 2. Christian Perdomo walked 2 in a scoreless 7th, Travis Ballew gave up a run on 2 hits and struck out 1 in the 8th, and Alejandro Solarte allowed the game-winning run on 3 hits in 1.2 innings.

The GCLstros are back home in Kissimmee, where they'll take on the Pirates at 11:00 A.M.

DSL Astros Blue 6, DSL Royals 2

W- Moreno Polanco (2-2)
L- Junior Reyes (3-2)

Blue home runs: Bryan De La Cruz (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Blue team put up 3 2-run innings, 2 of which were in reponse to the 2 1-run innings from the Royals.

Bryan De La Cruz's first career homer put the Blue team on top in the 2nd. He finished 2-4 with 2 runs scored. Wander Franco hit an RBI double in the 3rd and scored on a sac fly from Cristopher Luciano. In the 8th, Andy Piñeda hit an RBI single, and De La Cruz scored on a passed ball.

Moreno Polanco went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits, walked 4, and struck out 3. Gabriel Valdez allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3 over 3 scoreless, and Joel Belboder struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

The Blue team just began a game with the Rays.

DSL Cubs5, DSL Astros Orange 4

W- Andri Rondon (3-2)
L- Carlos Sanabria (2-2)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team walked off with a loss.

Juan Fuentes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 5th. Later in the inning, Anardo Peralta scored as Reiny Beltre grounded into a double play. Beltre, who went 2-5 with 2 doubles, scored on an error in the 7th after hitting the first double. His other double drove in a run in the 9th and tied the game at 4.

Adonis Peña went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Carlos Sanabria allowed the winning run with 2 outs in the 9th. He went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

The Orange team is at the Pirates complex for a game that just started.