Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 27, 2015

In a rare off night for the farm, only the A affiliates won their games on Thursday. Certainly wasn't an off night for them...

Omaha 5, Fresno 1

W- Casey Coleman (5-3)
L- Mike Hauschild (6-4, 11-5 season)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies were up against it early as the Storm Chasers got 4 in the 2nd inning.

Their only run came in the 5th inning as Tyler White hit an RBI single that scored Max Stassi. Preston Tucker finished 2-4.

Mike Hauschild went 4.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Kevin Chapman was the first man out; he allowed 3 hits and struck out 1 in 1.2 innings. Joe Thatcher and James Hoyt both pitched a scoreless inning; Thatcher walked 2 and fanned 1 in the 7th, and Hoyt struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 8th.

In game 2 of this series, Luis Cruz will face Chris Dwyer. First pitch is at 7:05.

Midland 10, Corpus Christi 1

W- Dillon Overton (4-2)
L- Kyle Westwood (9-7)

CC home runs: None.

Rough sailing for the Hooks. I'll just leave it at that.

Their only scoring play was a Conrad Gregor sac fly in the 6th inning. Danry Vásquez and Jack Mayfield had 2 hits apiece.

Kyle Westwood allowed 6 runs (2 earned) on 10 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 4 innings. Aaron West allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 1 over 2 scoreless innings. Reymin Guduan got 2 outs in the 7th, but he also allowed 4 runs on 5 hits. He walked 1 and fanned 1. Tyler Brunnemann walked 1 in 1.1 innings.

Tonight is the finale of this series, and Francis Martes will make his first start in the Texas League. He will take on Parker Frazier at 7:00.

Lancaster 7, Rancho Cucamonga 2

W- David Paulino (1-1, 5-3 season)
L- Scott Barlow (7-3)

Lancaster home runs: None.

The JetHawks took the series behind an outstanding start from David Paulino, who combined with Kevin Comer to hold the Quakes to 3 hits.

Paulino allowed a run on 2 hits and struck out a career-high 9 in 7 innings, and Comer allowed a run on a sac fly, a single, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 2 innings.

Lancaster took control of this game with 2 runs in the 4th inning. In that 4th inning, Mott Hyde hit a sac fly, and Jamie Ritchie hit an RBI single. J.D. Davis hit an RBI single of his own in the 5th and came around to score on a Ronnie Mitchell triple. Alex Bregman ripped an RBI double in the 7th, and in the 8th, James Ramsay smacked a 2-run double. Ramsay, Bregman, and Ritchie all had 2-hit nights; Ritchie reached base in all 4 of his plate appearances as he also walked twice.

The JetHawks are back at The Hangar as they'll be hosting Lake Elsinore for the weekend. In game 1, Christian Powell will take on Matt Shepherd. First pitch is at 6:30 Pacific.

Quad Cities 8, Peoria 6

W- Jacob Dorris (1-0)
L- Dewin Perez (2-6)
S- Zach Davis (1)

QC home runs: Bryan Muñiz (2, 4 season; 2-run in 4th)

The Banditos saw a significant chunk of their 8-1 lead vanish, but they pulled themselves together in order to secure the victory.

Thomas Eshelman made his 2nd start for Quad Cities and allowed a run on 4 hits and struck out 3 in 3 innings. Jacob Dorris got the win in his first Midwest League appearance as he allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 over 2 scoreless innings. Elieser Hernandez had a tough outing as he allowed 5 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 2.2 innings. Zach Davis got the final 4 outs of the game; he allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and fanned 2.

Jason Martin put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI groundout in the 3rd, and Ramon Laureano smacked an RBI ground-rule double. The Banditos busted this one open with 4 in the 4th as Kristian Trompiz hit an RBI single, Ryan Bottger added a sac fly, and Bryan Muñiz whacked a 2-run homer. Drew Ferguson added a 2-run single in the 6th inning. Muñiz, Laureano, and Trompiz all finished with 2 hits on the evening.

Rogelio Armenteros makes his Quad Cities debut tonight. He'll face Jack Flaherty at 7:00.

Vermont 6, Tri-City 5

W- Ryan Gorton (1-1)
L- Zac Grotz (4-3, 5-3 season)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats scored 2 in the top of the 9th to tie.... only to see the Lake Monsters walk off with a win in the bottom of the inning.

Alex Winkelman went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Adam Whitt was the first man out; he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and fanned 2 in 3 innings. David Schmidt was next; he allowed a run and walked 3 in 1.1 innings, and Zac Grotz allowed the winning run on 3 hits in the 9th. He got 1 out in the inning.

Dex McCall opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Brooks Marlow ripped an RBI double in the 5th, and Johnny Sewald scored on an error as Vermont was trying to double him off of 3rd base following an Aaron Mizell lineout. Bobby Wernes hit a 2-run single in the 9th that tied the game at 5. Marlow finished 3-4, while Sewald was 2-4 with 2 runs scored.

In game 2 of this series, Jose Luis Hernandez will take on Dustin Driver. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Burlington 5, Greeneville 2

W- Igol Feliz (3-6)
L- Albert Abreu (2-3)
S- Jacob Bodner (4)

Greeneville home runs: None.

Both teams scored in 2 innings, but Burlington put up crooked numbers in their 2 innings.

Ford Stainback put Greeneville on the board with a sac fly in the 5th, and Daz Cameron had an RBI single in the 8th. Daz also stole a base (8, 21 season).

Albert Abreu allowed 2 unearned runs on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 in 4 innings. Dylan James pitched a 1-2-3 5th. Salvador Montaño went 2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3, and Starlyng Sanchez struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 8th.

In game 2 of this series, Diogenes Almengo will take on Ashe Russell. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Yankees2 6, GCL Astros 4

W- Brandon Stenhouse (3-2)
L- Junior Garcia (1-3)
S- Claudio Custodio (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Kissimmee Stros got a pair of 2-run innings, but it wasn't enough as the Yankees scored the game's final 3 runs.

Jake Bowey hit an RBI single in the 3rd and scored when Connor MacDonald grounded into a force out later in the inning. Bowey hit another RBI single in the 4th, and an error resulted in Marcos Almonte scoring another run. He, Bryan De La Cruz, and Nestor Tejada all had 2 hits in this game. Tejada tripled and scored 2 runs.

Carlos Sanabria went 4.2 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2.

DSL Rangers1 5, DSL Astros Blue 1

W- Johan Juan
L- Yonatan Quintin

Blue home runs: None.

The big inning doomed the Blue team as the Rangers 1 tied the series. The Rangers got 4 runs (all unearned) off of Yonatan Quintin in the 8th. The series is tied 1-1, but the Rangers are leading 7-2 in the 8th inning of the 3rd and deciding game.

Edgar Lorenzo hit an RBI single in the 7th for the Blue team's only run.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed a solo homer to Willy Diaz, which was the only run he allowed in 4 innings. Rodriguez allowed 3 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Hansel Paulino allowed 3 hits and walked 1 in 3 innings.