Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 15, 2015

A tie? Really?

Let's play 2 in San Antonio!

Fresno 6, Sacramento 3

W- Dan Straily (5-5)
L- Matt Cain (0-1)
S- Kevin Chapman (6)

Fresno home runs: Matt Duffy (6, solo in 3rd)

The Grizzlies doubled up the RiverCats, now the AAA affiliate of their former bosses, the Giants, by knocking around a rehabbing Matt Cain.

Dan Straily was fantastic as he allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7 over 7 shutout innings. Jason Stoffel pitched the 8th and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Kevin Chapman shut it down, working around a hit and a walk to do so. He struck out 1.

In the 2nd inning, L.J. Hoes and Alex Presley successfully executed a double steal, and on the ensuing error, Hoes scored the first run of the game. Matt Duffy hit a solo shot with 2 outs in the 3rd. He finished 2-4 and scored 2 runs. Presley added an RBI single. The Grizz got 2 in the 4th on RBI singles from Jon Singleton and Hoes. Singleton struck out in the 6th, but Jonathan Villar stole home as part of a double steal with Matt Duffy. Hoes finished 3-5. Tony Kemp went 2-4 with a double, a run scored, and stole 3 bases (4, 19 season).

Asher Wojciechowski will take on a rehabbing Jake Peavy in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Game 1: Corpus Christi 5, San Antonio 3

W- Kyle Westwood (5-2)
L- Elliot Morris (2-5)
S- Travis Ballew (3)

CC home runs: Leo Heras (2, 3-run in 4th)

The Hooks took game 1 as Leo Heras' 3-run shot proved to be the difference.

Kyle Westwood went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits and walked 1. Chris Cotton got the final 2 outs of the 6th, and Travis Ballew worked around 2 hits in the 7th to finish it off, striking out 1.

Chan-Jong Moon put the Hooks on the board by scoring on an error in the 3rd. Andrew Aplin later added an RBI single. Heras put Corpus in the lead with his 2nd homer of the year. Moon finished 2-3 with 2 steals.


Game 2: Corpus Christi 15, San Antonio 3

W- Mark Appel (4-1)
L- Casey Kelly (1-4)

CC home runs: Jon Kemmer (7, solo in 3rd), Conrad Gregor (3, 2-run in 7th)

The Hooks swept the twinbill by bludgeoning the Missions in game 2, scoring in all but 1 inning.

Mark Appel had a nice outing; the only two snags he encountered were solo homers. He allowed 4 other hits, walked 2, and struck out 6 in 6.1 innings. Juan Minaya ran into some difficulty closing it out, but he had a 13-run cushion to work with. He allowed a run on 3 hits.

Like he did in game 1, Chan-Jong Moon scored the first Hooks run by coming home on a fielder's choice in the 1st. Later in the inning, Conrad Gregor added a 2-run single, and that's when the floodgates opened. Teoscar Hernandez hit an RBI single and Tyler White smacked a 2-run double in the 2nd. Jon Kemmer struck in the 3rd as he whacked his 7th homer of the year. Teoscar scored on a double play in the 4th. Leo Heras added a 2-run double and White added an RBI single to his ledger in the 5th. White struck again with a 2-run single in the 7th, and Gregor capped it off with a 2-run homer, his 3rd of the year. Heras (2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R) and Gregor (HR, 4 RBI, R) both went 4-5. White finished 3-5 and drove in 5. Teoscar, Kemmer, and Moon finished with 2 hits apiece; Teoscar scored 4 runs.

In the series finale, Chris Devenski will take on Justin Hancock. First pitch is at 7:05.

Visalia 14, Lancaster 11

W- J.R. Bradley (1-2)
L- Bryan Radziewski (0-2, 1-2 season)
S- Nick Sarianides (11)

Lancaster home runs: Jack Mayfield (7, 2-run in 5th), James Ramsay (5, 2-run in 5th), Brett Phillips (13, solo in 7th)

Brett Maverick Phillips whacked his 13th homer of the year to tie this game at 11 in the 7th, but the Rawhide had the final say in this game as they broke the tie in the 8th and scored 2 more in the 9th. The JetHawks fought back from a 10-4 deficit, but they just couldn't find a way to get ahead.

A.J. Reed put the JetHawks on the board with an RBI single in the 1st. Mott Hyde cleared the bases with a double in the 2nd inning. The JetHawks took flight in the 5th as they scored 6 runs to tie the game at 10.

4 of those 6 runs came on 2-run homers from Jack Mayfield and James Ramsay. Alfredo Gonzalez also hit an RBI single, and Hyde brought him home with another RBI double. Phillips, who finished 3-6, re-tied the game in the 7th with his blast. Mayfield, Gonzalez, Hyde, and Ramsay had 2 hits apiece.

Evan Grills got 1 out and allowed a 3-run homer to Daniel Palka in the 1st. He left with an apparent injury. Tyler Brunnemann was the first man out; he went 2.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (4 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him) on 3 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 4. Andrew Walter allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 in the 4th inning. Bryan Radziewski allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (2-run homer), walked 2, and struck out 1 in 3 innings. Reymin Guduan went 2 innings and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2.

In game 2 of this series, Adrian Houser takes on John Omahen at 6:30 Pacific.

Quad Cities 3, Great Lakes 3

QC home runs: Jake Nottingham (9, 2-run in 1st)

Yes, really.

This game made it past the 5th and was eventually called in the 6th. Because this was the final regular-season meeting between the River Bandits and Loons, this game is official.

Jake Nottingham whacked his 9th homer of the year, a 2-run shot that put the Banditos up 2-1 in the 1st. Ramon Laureano added a sac fly in the 4th. Sean McMullen finished 2-3 with a double and a run scored.

Akeem Bostick pitched 6 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits (solo homer) and struck out 7.

The River Bandits are in Clinton for their penultimate series of the 1st half. In game 1, Brandon McNitt will take on Jeffeson Medina. First pitch is at 6:30.

DSL Astros Blue 5, DSL Indians 4

W- Cristian Javier (2-0)
L- Alejandro Izaguirre (1-1)
S- Dariel Aquino (2)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team got a run in the 8th to just edge the Indians.

Oscar Campos opened up the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Later in the inning, Andy Piñeda added an RBI double. Angel De Leon added an RBI single in the 5th. Andy Piñeda stole 2nd (10) in the 6th inning, and on the ensuing error, Campos scored another run. After the Indians tied the game at 4 in the 7th, Juan Piñeda hit an RBI double in the top of the 8th to put the Blue team back in front. Orlando Marquez finished 3-5 with 2 doubles and a run scored. Campos (2B, RBI, 2 R), Andy Piñeda (2B, RBI, SB), and Cristopher Luciano (2B, 3B, R) finished with 2 hits apiece.

Hector Perez went 3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. Jorge Alcala was the first man out; he allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 over 3 scoreless. Cristian Javier allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 in the 7th. Dariel Aquino got the 2-inning save, allowing 2 hits and striking out 4 in the process.

The Blue team is currently in a game at the Royals complex.

DSL Astros Orange 7, DSL Angels 1

W- Bryan Abreu (1-1)
L- Alexis Peralta (0-1)
S- Cesar Rosado (1)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team stormed out of the gates with a 4-run 1st and never looked back.

All 4 of those runs in the 1st came on errors. Miguelangel Sierra opened up the scoring as Oliver Toribio reached on a force out attempt, and then Marcos Almonte came home on another error. Toribio later scored on another miscue that allowed Angel Tejeda to reach, and an errant pickoff throw brought Ronny Rafael home. Tejeda smacked an RBI triple in the 3rd, then stole home in the 6th as part of a double steal. Later in the 6th, Sierra ripped an RBI double. Sierra (2B, RBI, R), Tejeda (3B, RBI, R), and Randy Vasquez (2 2B) finished with 2 hits apiece.

Bryan Abreu allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 in 5 innings. Cesar Rosado finished it off with 4 scoreless, allowing 2 hits, walking 3, and striking out 4.

The Orange team is currently taking on the Rangers 1.