Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, July 31, 2015

How did the Astros system fare on the final day of July?

Reno 5, Fresno 4

W- Evan Marshall (3-2)
L- Jordan Jankowski (5-3)
S- Enrique Burgos (2)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies took a 4-3 lead in the 7th.... only to see the Aces retake the lead in the bottom of the 7th.

Alex Presley opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. He led off the 4th with a single, advanced to 2nd on a Tony Kemp single, and scored on a Joe Sclafani single. Presley's 3rd single of the game drove in another run in the 7th, and Matt Duffy followed with an RBI single of his own. Jonathan Villar scored 2 runs and for the 2nd consecutive game, he stole 2 bases (19).

Dan Straily had a bare minimum quality start, allowing 7 hits (solo homer), walking 1, and striking out 6. Jordan Jankowski and Tyson Perez both pitched the 7th, and neither of them recorded an out. Jankowski allowed 2 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him), an RBI triple, and walked 1. Perez walked 3. Luis Cruz came on and struck out the 3 batters he faced in the 7th. He then proceeded to throw a scoreless 8th.

The Grizzlies are back home to begin the month. They'll begin a 4-game set with Albuquerque tonight at 7:05 Pacific. Mark Appel will be on the mound to take on a rehabbing Christian Bergman.

Midland 4, Corpus Christi 0

W- Sean Manaea (1-0)
L- Kyle Westwood (7-4)

CC home runs: None.

One night after the Hooks won 4-0, the Rockhounds returned the favor with a 4-0 win of their own.

Danry Vásquez had 2 of the 3 Hooks hits. The other hit was an A.J. Reed single.

Kyle Westwood went 5.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 10 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Aaron West was the first man out; he allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 1.2 innings. Reymin Guduan struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 8th inning.

Edison Frias will make his Texas League debut tonight. He'll face Chris Jensen at 7:00.

High Desert 7, Lancaster 4

W- David Perez (1-0)
L- Kevin Comer (1-4, 6-5 season)
S- Anyelo Leclerc (3)

Lancaster home runs: J.D. Davis (16, 2-run in 7th)

The JetHawks opened the scoring, but suddenly, they found themselves behind the 8-ball as the Mavericks scored 7 unanswered runs.

Ronnie Mitchell put Lancaster on the board with an RBI double in the 1st inning. They'd have to wait until the 7th to score again. D.J. Fisher ripped an RBI single, and J.D. Davis whacked a 2-run homer. Fisher finished 2-4, scored 2 runs, and stole 3 bases (16, 24 season).

Kevin Comer went 4.1 innings and allowed 7 runs on 8 hits (grand slam), walked 2, and struck out 5. Troy Scribner tagged in for 3.2 innings and all he did was strike out 6.

Austin Chrismon will be on the mound tonight. He'll face off against David Ledbetter at 7:05 Pacific.

Quad Cities 7, Wisconsin 1

W- Elieser Hernandez (1-1, 1-2 season)
L- Angel Ventura (5-5)

QC home runs: Kristian Trompiz (5, 2-run in 2nd)

Elieser Hernandez was electric as he shackled the Rattlers.

He allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8 over 6.2 shutout innings. They spoiled the shutout with an unearned run in the 8th off of Jorge Perez, who allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Zach Davis worked around a walk to finish off the game.

Jose Fernandez kicked things off with an RBI triple in the 2nd inning. He ended up scoring on an error that allowed Trent Woodward to reach, and then Kristian Trompiz went deep to put the Banditos up 4-0. Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 5th. He finished 3-4 and added a 2-run double to his ledger in the 7th.

In game 2 of this series, Josh James will face David Carver. First pitch is at 6:00.

Mahoning Valley 6, Tri-City 1

W- Brock Hartson (3-0)
L- Junior Garcia (0-1, 3-1 season)

TC home runs: None.

The Scrappers turned the tables with a 4-run 5th inning.

The only Tri-City run came on an RBI single from Aaron Mizell in the 3rd inning.

Junior Garcia allowed 4 unearned runs on 7 hits and struck out 2 in 5 innings. Harold Arauz tagged in for 3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 4. David Schmidt worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless 9th.

Zac Person will get the start in game 2 of this series. He'll face Shao-Ching Chiang at 7:00 Eastern.

Greeneville 4, Kingsport 3 in 10 innings

W- Devonte German (3-1)
L- Seth Davis (0-1)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros tied the game in the 8th and walked off with the win in the first extra frame.

They got 2 runs in the 4th thanks to RBI singles from Brauly Mejia and Justin Garcia. Hector Roa delivered the game-tying RBI single in the 8th, and Mejia got the winner with an RBI single in the 10th. He finished 2-5, as did Ford Stainback and Myles Straw. Stainback hit a double and scored 2 runs, while Straw hit a double, scored a run, and stole 3 bases (8).

Erasmo Pinales allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 4 hits and struck out 5 in 4 innings. Cris Santamaria worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th. Devonte German came on and threw 5 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking 1, and striking out 5.

Game 2 of this series has Moreno Polanco making his Appalachian League debut. He'll take on Harol Gonzalez at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Phillies 17, GCL Astros 2

W- Will Stewart (1-0)
L- Carlos Hiraldo (2-1)

GCL home runs: None.

Uh... pass.

Joan Mauricio went 2-3, and one of those hits was a triple.

Carlos Hiraldo allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and struck out 1 in 4 innings. Starlyn Taveras was the only GCL Astros pitcher to not allow a run; he struck out 1 over 1.1 perfect innings.

DSL Indians 9, DSL Astros Blue 2

W- Leomar Pareda (2-1)
L- Jorge Guzman (0-3)
S- Gregori Vasquez (1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team was up against it early because they were down 5-0 after the 1st inning.

Angel Tejeda and Cristopher Luciano hit RBI singles in the 4th and the 5th, respectively. Tejeda finished 3-4 with a triple.

Cristofer Melendez was the 2nd reliever for the Blue team and allowed 2 hits while striking out 1 over 2 scoreless innings. Jorge Alcala struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

DSL Astros Orange 4, DSL Angels 0


W- Cesar Rosado (3-2)
L- Anderson Montilla (1-3)

Orange home runs: Randy Vasquez (4, solo in 9th)

The Orange team got a combined 3-hitter from Bryan Abreu and Cesar Rosado and blanked the Angels.

Abreu allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 6 over 5 shutout innings, and Rosado allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 in the final 4 innings.

Carlos Machado finished 2-4 and broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the 7th, and Nicolas Miranda added a sac fly. Randy Vasquez began the 9th with his 4th homer of the year, and Jose Hernandez drove in the final run of the day with an RBI single.