Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, August 31, 2014

Iowa 11, Oklahoma City 8

W- Marcos Mateo (3-0)
L- Anthony Bass (0-2)

OKC home runs: Joe Sclafani (2, 3 season; solo in 2nd), Ruben Sosa (1, 5 season; 2-run in 5th)

What a kick to the dong. The Cubs scored 6 in the bottom of the 8th to erase the RedHawks' 8-5 lead, and coupled with Omaha's victory, OKC was eliminated from playoff contention.

Matt Duffy opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. One batter later, Ronald Torreyes laid down a sac bunt, and an error resulted in Preston Tucker scoring. Domingo Santana added a 2-run single. Sclafani sent one out in the 4th, his 3rd home run of the season, and Sosa smacked his 5th homer in the 5th, a 2-run shot that gave OKC a 7-4 lead. Sclafani finished 3-5 and added an RBI triple in the 8th.

Asher Wojciechowski went 5 innings and allowed 4 runs, all in the 3rd, on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. Jason Stoffel was the first man out; he allowed a run on 4 hits and struck out 1 over 2 innings. Unfortunately, the wheels fell off in the 8th. Anthony Bass only got 1 out and allowed 4 runs (3 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him) on 3 hits (solo homer). Pat Urckfitz allowed a 3-run homer to Ryan Kalish and did not record an out. He allowed 2 runs, one of which was an inherited runner that was charged to him. Jorge De Leon finally got the last 2 outs of the inning, but he allowed a single that allowed one of Urckfitz's runners to score.

In the final game of the 2014 season, Alex White will take on Dae-Eun Rhee at 12:05.

San Antonio 7, Corpus Christi 1

W- John Hussey (5-5)
L- Darin Downs (0-1)

CC home runs: Telvin Nash (22, solo in 2nd)

Well, that home run you see above constituted the Hooks' offense.

Darin Downs allowed a run on a double play, a single, and walked 2 as he got 2 outs in the 1st. Mark Appel tagged in and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits (2-run homer), walked 3, and struck out 4. Travis Ballew allowed 2 runs on 4 hits in 1.2 innings, and David Rollins allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 1 over 2 innings.

In the season finale, Jordan Jankowski will take on Bryce Morrow at 4:10.

Inland Empire 9, Lancaster 5

W- Chris O'Grady (4-4)
L- Kent Emanuel (9-5, 9-7 season)

Lancaster home runs: Ronnie Mitchell (3, 16 season; solo in 4th), Brett Phillips (4, 17 season; solo in 7th)

The JetHawks' hopes of taking both halves in the California League South were dashed with this loss.

In the 3rd, an error on a force out attempt resulted in Chan-Jong Moon and Brett Phillips scoring the first 2 JetHawks runs. Mitchell led off the 4th with his 16th homer of the year, and then Danry Vásquez added an RBI single. Phillips sent out his 17th to lead off the 7th. He also added a stolen base (5, 23 season). Moon finished 3-4, while Catfish Elkins went 2-3 with a double.

Kent Emanuel went 4.1 innings and allowed 6 runs on 11 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Zach Morton allowed a run on 4 hits in 2.2 innings, and Pat Christensen pitched the final 2 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 3 hits, walking 3, and striking out 2.

Vince Velasquez will be on the mound in the final game of the regular season. He'll face Ray Hanson at 7:00.

Quad Cities 9, Burlington 4

W- Troy Scribner (1-2, 10-3 season)
L- Daniel Hurtado (2-4)
S- Keegan Yuhl (2)

QC home runs: J.D. Davis 2 (7, 12 season; solo in 2nd, 3-run in 6th), Chase McDonald (16, solo in 4th)

The Banditos did their part by winning, but the team they were chasing, Wisconsin, also won, which knocked them out of the playoff chase.

J.D. Davis kicked things off by sending out his first homer of the day in the 2nd inning. Chase McDonald followed suit in the 4th. Davis was back at it again as he delivered a haymaker in the form of a 3-run homer in the 6th inning. After the Bees scored 3 in the 7th to cut the Quad Cities lead to 6-4, the Bandits responded with a pair in the final 2 innings. Ryan Bottger hit an RBI double in the 8th, and he later scored on a sac fly from McDonald. Bobby Boyd ripped an RBI triple in the top of the 9th, and he scored on a sac fly from Dayne Parker.

Chris Lee allowed 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2 over 4 scoreless. Troy Scribner tagged in for 3 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits (solo and 2-run homers), walked 3, and struck out 2. Keegan Yuhl allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 4 over the final 2 innings.

Michael Feliz takes the hill in the season finale. First pitch is at 2.

Tri-City 4, Vermont 1

W- Randall Fant (2-3)
L- A.J. Burke (6-4)
S- Derick Velazquez (4)

TC home runs: Terrell Joyce (11, solo in 5th)

The ValleyCats scored the game's final 4 runs as they took the first of 2 in this season-ending series.

Alex Hernandez hit an RBI single in the 3rd, which tied the game at 1. Terrell Joyce's 11th homer of the year led off the 5th and put Tri-City on top, and in the 8th, Nick Tanielu had an RBI double, and Jose Solano added an RBI infield single. Kristian Trompiz went 2-4 with 2 doubles and a run scored.

Randall Fant allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Francis Ramirez tagged in for 2 innings and allowed a hit and struck out 2. Aaron Vaughn threw a 1-2-3 8th, and Derick Velazquez allowed 2 hits and struck out 1 in the bottom of the 9th.

Austin Chrismon will take on Jerad Grundy in the season finale. First pitch is at 4:05.