Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Oklahoma City 13, Albuquerque 6

W- Ross Seaton (1-1)
L- Zach Lee (7-12)

OKC home runs: None.

The RedHawks won the series, and with Omaha's loss last night, took the lead in the PCL American Northern division. A 6-run 3rd and 4-run 4th gave them an 11-4 lead and they were up by as much as 13-4.

Matt Duffy opened the scoring with an RBI double in the 1st. In that 6-run 3rd, OKC got RBI singles from Preston Tucker, Duffy, Domingo Santana (an error after Santana's single allowed a 2nd run to score), Carlos Perez, and Max Stassi. Ronald Torreyes scored on a botched force out attempt in the 4th, and then Domingo added an RBI double to his ledger. Andrew Aplin had a sac fly, and Perez hit his 2nd RBI single of the evening. Jio Mier had an RBI single in the 7th, and Domingo drove in the final RedHawks run of the evening with a sac fly in the 8th. Duffy led the charge with 3 hits, while Domingo, Tucker, Aplin, and Perez had 2 hits apiece.

Alex White pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 hits (2 solo homers), walked 5, and struck out 3. Ross Seaton tagged in for 3.2 innings, allowing 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out 2. Paul Clemens allowed a hit and struck out 2 in a scoreless 8th, and David Martinez allowed 2 runs on 3 hits (solo homer) and struck out 1 in the 9th.

In their final home game of the season, the RedHawks will look for the sweep. Rudy Owens will face Jeff Bennett at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 1, Frisco 0

W- Mark Appel (1-2, 3-7 season)
L- Joe Ortiz (0-2)
S- Tyson Perez (11, 12 season)

CC home runs: None.

Where are all the naysayers now? Mark Appel delivered the most brilliant start of his career to date, and Tyson Perez tightroped out of a massive jam in the 9th to close it out.

Appel pitched 8+ innings and allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 10. He was pulled after allowing a double to Hanser Alberto to begin the 9th. Tyson Perez got Teodoro Martinez to ground out for the 1st out. But, he uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Alberto to advance to 3rd. Perez then walked Jake Skole to put runners on the corners. Perez struck out Jorge Alfaro for the 2nd out, but Skole stole 2nd in the process. Nick Williams was given an express pass to 1st base to load 'em up, but Tyson Perez kept his cool and struck out Trever Adams to end it, making sure that Appel wouldn't leave his best start without a much-deserved victory.

The only run in this game came courtesy of Colin Moran's RBI single in the bottom of the 8th. Brandon Meredith and Carlos Perdomo had 2 hits apiece; Perdomo scored that 1 run.

In game 2 of this series, Jordan Jankowski will take on Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez. First pitch is at 7:10.

Lancaster 12, High Desert 5

W- Chris Cotton (1-0, 2-3 season)
L- Oliver Garcia (2-1)

Lancaster home runs: Tyler White 2 (7, 14 season; 2-run in 6th, 2-run in 9th)

The JetHawks trailed 5-3 entering the 6th, but they swamped the Mavericks by finishing the game on a 9-0 run.

Tyler White started off his big night with a baby step... he opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st. He then added an RBI double and scored on a single from Jobduan Morales in the 3rd. He hit a foul ball that could've ended the top of the 6th, but it was dropped by High Desert 1B Zach Shank. White made Shank pay dearly for that as his 2-run homer tied the game at 5 and brought the JetHawks to life. Chan-Jong Moon hit an RBI single in the 7th. Then in the 8th, Jack Mayfield had a 2-run double. In the 9th, Rio Ruiz smacked a 2-run double, and one batter later, White capped off the evening with his 2nd 2-run homer. He finished 4-5 and scored 4 runs. Rio, Mayfield, and Moon had 2 hits apiece. Moon also stole his 10th base with Lancaster, giving him 35 on the year.

Zach Morton allowed 2 runs, a double, and walked 5 over 3.1 innings. Dan Minor was the first man out; he had 2 inherited runners charged to him, allowed a double, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 1.1 innings of work. Chris Cotton, in his Lancaster debut, allowed a 3-run homer to Marcus Littlewood in the 5th, which resulted in both of Minor's runners scoring. He struck out 1 over 1.1 innings. Jamaine Cotton struck out 1 over 2 perfect frames, and Gonzalo Sañudo struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th.

In game 2 of this series, Vince Velasquez gets the start. First pitch is at 9:05.

Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 1

W- Chris Mazza (4-3)
L- Michael Feliz (8-5)

QC home runs: None.

The River Bandits' elimination number is down to 3 with 6 to play. They were behind the 8-ball early with a 5-1 deficit after 3 innings and couldn't get themselves off the canvas.

Their lone run came in the 3rd as Bobby Boyd took advantage of the Kernels having their attention focused on Jose Fernandez, who they caught stealing 2nd. Boyd scampered home and scored on the play. A.J. Reed finished 2-4.

Michael Feliz allowed 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Jandel Gustave threw a scoreless 6th, allowing a hit and fanning 1. Albert Minnis struck out 1 in the 7th, and Raul Rivera pitched the final 2 innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 3.

The River Bandits host the Clinton LumberKings in their final home series of the season. In the opener, Kevin Comer will face Carlos Misell at 7.

Vermont 2, Tri-City 1

W- A.J. Burke (6-3)
L- Francis Ramirez (2-5)
S- Koby Gauna (11)

TC home runs: None.

The Cats' bats went quiet as they're suddenly in a funk. They've been held to 2 runs or less in their last 3 games, all losses.

Jamie Ritchie went 2-4 with a double and scored the only TC run in the 7th, when he came home on a Ricky Gingras double.

Francis Ramirez went 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 4 hits and struck out 3. Randall Fant allowed a run on 3 hits and struck out 3 over 3 innings, and Derick Velazquez pitched 2 perfect innings, striking out 1.

The ValleyCats will look to avoid the sweep as Austin Chrismon takes on Jerad Grundy at 6.

Bluefield 10, Greeneville 2

W- Conor Fisk (5-1)
L- Reymin Guduan (2-5)
S- Tim Mayza (1)

Unfortunately, with this loss, the Appy Astros have been eliminated from playoff contention. They were down 5-2 after 2 innings and were buried with 6 unanswered from the Blue Jays.

Their only 2 runs came in the 2nd as Richard Gonzalez and Tony Nuñez scored on a wild pitch. Cesar Carrasco finished 3-4.

Reymin Guduan went 2 innings and all 6 of his outs were strikeouts. He allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits and walked 1. Aaron Greenwood allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and struck out 3 in 2 innings. Samil De Los Santos walked 1 and struck out 2 in the 6th. Juan Delis allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1 in 1.1 innings, and Ambiorix De Leon struck out 2 over 1.2 perfect innings.

In their final series of the season, Greeneville will be in Johnson City for 3. Starters have yet to be announced. First pitch is at 6.

GCL Tigers 8, GCL Astros 7 in 11 innings

W- Gerson Moreno (1-1)
L- John Gatlin (1-3)

GCL home runs: Jorge Martinez 2 (3, 5 season; 2-run in 1st, 2-run in 6th), Randy Cesar (2, solo in 5th)

The Kissimmee Stros couldn't hold a 7-5 lead in the 9th and walked off with the loss.

Martinez went 3-5 with those 2 2-run homers and scored 3 runs. Cesar went 3-6 with his 2nd homer of the year. Dex McCall hit an RBI double in the 3rd, and Nestor Tejada added an RBI single in the 8th.

Junior Garcia went 6 and allowed 2 unearned runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Joselo Pinales got 1 out in the 7th, but allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, including a 2-run homer to Shane Zeile. Kyle Gehrs walked 1 and struck out 2 over 1.2 innings. Krishawn Holley couldn't close it out as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 in the 9th, and John Gatlin threw a scoreless 10th, but the Tigers got the winning run off of him with 1 out in the 11th. He allowed 3 hits and struck out 1.

The Kissimmee Stros are in Tampa to take on the Yankees 2. First pitch will be at 11 AM.