Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 30, 2015

How did the Astros organization do on this final day of June?

Fresno 10, El Paso 5

W- Brady Rodgers (6-4)
L- James Needy (6-5)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizz jumped out to an 8-0 lead and that margin proved to be strong enough to withstand a late charge from the Chihuahuas.

Fresno pounded out 18 hits in this one; everyone who appeared in the game for the Grizzlies, including Joe Sclafani, who came on as a pinch-hitter for L.J. Hoes, recorded a hit. Tyler Heineman grounded into a force out in the 2nd that brought Jonathan Villar home with the first run of the game. L.J. Hoes smacked an RBI triple in the 4th and eventually scored on a Nolan Fontana single.

The Grizzlies really blew this game open in the 6th as they put up 5 runs, capitalizing on a bases-loaded, no out situation. Heineman added an RBI single to his ledger. Andrew Aplin followed with a soft liner for a 2-run single. Tony Kemp added a sac fly, and Matt Duffy capped off the scoring in the frame with an RBI single. They added 2 more in the 8th as Alex Presley hit an RBI double, and Joe Sclafani drove in Fresno's final run of the night with an RBI single.

Fontana led the way with 3 hits. 6 others, including Kemp, Heineman, and Aplin, posted 2 hits each.

Brady Rodgers went 6.2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits (2-run homer) and struck out 3. Mitch Lambson struck out 2 over 1.1 perfect innings, and Tyson Perez was able to close out the game despite allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and walking 1 in the 9th.

Mike Hauschild will be on the mound for game 2 of this series. He'll take on Chris Smith at 7:05 Mountain.

Texas League All-Star Game

Jayne will have an in-depth post coming out later this morning.

The Corpus Christi Hooks return to action on Thursday as they are in Tulsa.

Inland Empire 9, Lancaster 8

W- Michael Smith (6-0)
L- Reymin Guduan (0-3)
S- Geoff Broussard (4)

Lancaster home runs: Chase McDonald (12, solo in 9th)

The JetHawks erased a 7-0 deficit.... but couldn't take the lead. The 66ers ended up scoring 2 in the top of the 9th to break a 7-7 tie. Chase McDonald homered in the 9th to make it a 1-run game, but their 2nd comeback bid petered out.

J.D. Davis put Lancaster on the board with a 2-run single in the 3rd inning. James Ramsay scored on a wild pitch in the 5th and scored again in the 6th, along with Mott Hyde, as D.J. Fisher whacked a 2-run triple. Ramsay hit an RBI single in the 8th that tied the game at 7 at that point. McDonald ripped his 12th home run of the season in the 9th inning to make it a 1-run game. In his California League debut, Jake Nottingham went 1-4 with a walk.

Troy Scribner got roughed up in his 6 innings as he allowed 7 runs on 9 hits (solo homer), walked 5, and struck out 5. Andrew Walter worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out 1. Reymin Guduan could not preserve the tie as he allowed Inland Empire's 2 runs in the 9th. He allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 2 innings.

In the JetHawks' first game of July, Kevin Comer will take on Harrison Cooney at 6:30 Pacific.

Monday: Quad Cities 2, Beloit 1 in 12 innings

W- Jordan Mills (1-2)
L- Jerad Grundy (0-2)

QC home runs: None.

This game was suspended on Monday because of rain, but once things got going, the Banditos managed to walk off with the win. Alex Hernandez scored on a balk in the 3rd before play was halted.

Alex Bregman scored the winning run on a Ryan Bottger single in the bottom of the 12th inning. Nick Tanielu finished 3-6, while Ramon Laureano went 2-5.

Michael Freeman came on after play resumed and threw 2.2 near-perfect innings; he hit a batter and struck out 1. Riley Ferrell made his pro debut and allowed a run on 2 hits and struck out 1 in the 7th inning. Angel Heredia pitched 4 scoreless innings and walked 2 while striking out 5. Jordan Mills pitched a 1-2-3 12th inning.

Tuesday: Beloit 4, Quad Cities 1

W- Daniel Gossett (3-7)
L- David Paulino (0-1, 1-1 season)

QC home runs: None.

In the regularly scheduled game, the Banditos' bats were held in check.

Ramon Laureano went 2-3 and scored the only Quad Cities run on a sac fly from Sean McMullen. McMullen did not record an at-bat as he also drew 2 walks in his 3 plate appearances.

In his Midwest League debut, David Paulino went 4 innings and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Eric Peterson pitched 2 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 2, and fanned 1. Ryan Thompson worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out 2.

In the series finale, Justin Ferrell will take on Junior Mendez. First pitch is at 7:00.

Connecticut 2, Tri-City 1

W- Sandy Baez (1-1)
L- Scott Weathersby (0-1)
S- Jordan Smith (3)

The ValleyCats were swept out of Connecticut as their bats went cold in the final 2 games of the series.

Bobby Wernes finished 2-3 and drove in Tri-City's only run of the game with an RBI single in the 2nd.

Trent Thornton allowed a run on 4 hits and struck out 6 over 4 innings. Scott Weathersby was the first man out; he allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Steve Naemark, in his ValleyCats debut, threw 1.2 perfect innings.

The ValleyCats begin the month of July at home as they host the Vermont Lake Monsters for 3 games. Game 1 features Agapito Barrios on the mound for Tri-City. He'll face Jonathan Massad at 7:00 Eastern.

Greeneville 10, Princeton 6

W- Zac Grotz (1-0)
L- Jose Alvarado (0-1)

Greeneville home runs: Randy Cesar (1, grand slam in 3rd), Connor Goedert (1, 2-run in 7th)

The Appy Astros got even thanks to a show of force from Randy Cesar and Connor Goedert.

Kevin Martir finished 3-4 and opened up the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Goedert was plunked with the bases loaded in the 3rd to drive in a run, and one batter later, Cesar delivered the big hit of the night with a grand slam. Martir added another RBI single to his ledger in the 5th. Goedert, who also had a 3-hit game, hit a 2-run homer in the 7th inning and drove in Greeneville's final run of the evening with an RBI single in the 8th.

Yhoan Acosta went 3.1 innings and allowed 5 runs (3 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 4 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 3. Juan Delis pitched an inning (2 outs in the 4th, 1 out in the 5th) and allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Cris Santamaria got the final 2 outs of the 5th inning. Zac Grotz walked 1 and struck out 1 over 2 innings, and Jacob Dorris allowed a run, walked 2, and struck out 3 over the final 2 innings.

In the series finale, Albert Abreu will take on Blake Bivens at 11:00 A.M. Eastern.

GCL Astros

They dropped 2 1-run games to the Phillies on Tuesday. The first was a 2-1 decision in a game that was from Monday, but was suspended due to rain. In the regularly scheduled game, they walked off with a 1-0 loss in 8 innings.

DSL Astros Blue 5, DSL Rays 4

W- Cristofer Melendez (1-1)
L- Francisco Peña (2-3)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team walked off with the win as they kept their stranglehold on their division. Andy Piñeda scored the winning run in the 9th thanks to an error.

Angel De Leon hit his 3rd homer of the year in the 3rd inning. 4 players recorded 2 hits, led by Wilson Amador and Andy Piñeda.

Leovanny Rodriguez, in his pro debut, allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and struck out 4 in 4 innings. Joel Belboder also went 4 innings; he allowed a run on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Cristofer Melendez worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 9th.

DSL Astros Orange 7, DSL Cardinals 5 in 10 innings

W- Jose Ramos (1-1)
L- Cristhian Lugo (2-2)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team scored the game's final 4 runs to take this one in extras.

Jose Ramos got the win as he threw 5 perfect innings, striking out 5.

Juan Fuente broke a 5-5 tie with a pinch-hit 2-run single in the 10th inning. Felix Lucas and Oliver Toribio both went 2-5.