Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, September 1, 2015

One affiliate punched its playoff ticket on the first day of September.

Albuquerque 3, Fresno 2

W- Aaron Laffey (5-3)
L- Mike Hauschild (6-5, 11-6 season)
S- Tommy Kahnle (5)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies couldn't get much of anything going on offense. They did have an opportunity in the 7th, but they stranded runners on 2nd and 3rd to end the inning.

L.J. Hoes went 2-3 and scored on a wild pitch in the 2nd, and Tyler White hit an RBI groundout in the 8th.

Mike Hauschild had a bare minimum quality start (all 3 Albuquerque runs came in the 1st), allowing 8 hits, walking 1, and striking out 8. Kevin Chapman, Juan Minaya, and James Hoyt all pitched a scoreless inning. Chapman struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 7th, Minaya allowed a hit and struck out 2 in the 8th, and Hoyt struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

In game 3 of this series, Luis Cruz will face Eddie Butler. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 10, Frisco 2

W- Kyle Westwood (10-7)
L- Jose Leclerc (6-7)

CC home runs: A.J. Reed (11, 34 season; solo in 7th)

The Hooks buried the Roughriders early and cruised to the win.

George Springer doubled and scored a run in 4 at-bats as his rehab continues. Here's hoping that he's good to go by the weekend.

Colin Moran kicked things off with an RBI single in the 1st, and then Corpus opened the floodgates in the 2nd inning.

Moran added another RBI single to his ledger, and an error on the play resulted in Danry Vásquez scoring another run. Moran, who went to 3rd on the error, scored on a wild pitch. A.J. Reed, who was at the plate at the time, drew a walk and came all the way around to score on a triple from Jon Kemmer. Jack Mayfield brought him home with a double, and Conrad Gregor finished the scoring in the inning with an RBI single. In the 6th, Alfredo Gonzalez hit an RBI single, and Chan-Jong Moon ripped an RBI double. Reed capped off the scoring with his Minor League-leading 34th home run, a solo shot in the 7th. Moon finished 3-5, while Moran, Kemmer, Gregor, and Gonzalez all had 2-hit nights.

Kyle Westwood allowed 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 over 7 shutout innings. In his AA debut, Albert Minnis allowed a 2-run homer to J.T. Wise in the 8th, which were the only 2 runs he surrendered in his 2 innings. Minnis allowed 2 other hits and walked 1.

Francis Martes will make his 2nd start with the Hooks tonight. He'll go up against Chad Bell at 7:05.

Bakersfield 2, Lancaster 0

W- Brett Ash (8-8)
L- Troy Scribner (2-6)
S- Emilio Pagan (7)

Lancaster home runs: None.

The JetHawks outhit the Blaze 9-4, but they were unable to scratch a run across.

James Ramsay finished 4-4, while Alex Bregman and D.J. Fisher both went 2-4. Ronnie Mitchell had a double, as did Fisher. Bregman extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

Troy Scribner and Michael Freeman both went 3 innings. Scribner allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. Freeman allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 3. Kevin Comer struck out 4 over 2 perfect innings.

Enrique Chavez will make his first start for the JetHawks tonight at 7:15 Pacific. He'll face Scott DeCecco.

Burlington 7, Quad Cities 4

W- Justin Anderson (9-9)
L- Elieser Hernandez (2-3, 2-4 season)
S- Jordan Piche (8)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as they couldn't overcome a 5-0 deficit after 2 innings.

Kristian Trompiz tripled with 1 out in the 5th and scored on a Luis Reynoso sac fly. Drew Ferguson cleared the bases with a double in the 6th inning. Trompiz, Ferguson, and Bryan Muñiz had 2 hits apiece.

Elieser Hernandez went 5 innings and allowed 7 runs (4 earned) on 7 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 6. Eric Peterson allowed 3 hits and struck out 4 over the final 3 innings.

The River Bandits are back home and they'll begin a 3-game series with Kane County tonight at 7:00. Rogelio Armenteros will face Jared Miller.

Tri-City 5, Brooklyn 4

W- Scott Weathersby (3-1)
L- Corey Taylor (1-1)
S- Yeyfry Del Rosario (1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats withstood a 4-run 4th inning from the Cyclones and swept them out of The Joe. At 39-30, they lead Lowell by 4.5 games in the NYPL Stedler Division with 6 games remaining.

Aaron Mizell opened the scoring with an RBI groundout in the 1st. Bobby Wernes and Dex McCall followed by hitting RBI singles. In the 3rd, McCall reached on an error that allowed Alex Melendez to score. Brooklyn tied the game at 4 with 4 in the 4th, and it remained that way until the 8th inning. Brooks Marlow led off the inning with a single, advanced to 2nd on a sac bunt, made his way to 3rd on a walk/wild pitch, and scored the go-ahead run on an RBI single from Johnny Sewald, who finished 3-4 with a steal (29). Melendez went 2-4 with 2 runs scored.

Alex Winkelman went 4 innings and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. Adam Whitt was the first man out; he allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 in a scoreless 5th. Scott Weathersby tagged in and all he did was strike out 5 over 3 perfect innings. Yeyfry Del Rosario shut the door by striking out the side in order in the 9th.

Harold Arauz will be on the mound for Tri-City tonight as they begin their final road series of the regular season on Staten Island. He'll face Domingo Acevedo at 7:00 Eastern.

Greeneville 2, Princeton 0

W- Salvador Montaño (2-3)
L- Spencer Moran (3-1)
S- Albert Abreu (1)

Greeneville home runs: None.

On the final day of the Appalachian League season, the Appy Astros clinched a playoff berth by virtue of finishing 2nd in their division.

Salvador Montaño and Albert Abreu joined forces to keep the Rays off the scoreboard. Montaño allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and fanned 1 in 5 innings, and Abreu allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 over 4 innings to get the save.

Rodrigo Ayarza opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. Greeneville put this game out to pasture with 4 in the 8th inning. Kyle Tucker hit an RBI single and scored on an RBI double from Connor Goedert, who came home on an RBI single hit by Randy Cesar. Cesar advanced to 3rd on a couple of wild pitches and scored on Ayarza's 2nd RBI single of the evening. Ayarza finished 3-4, while Cesar and Goedert had 2 hits apiece.

The Appalachian League playoffs begin tomorrow at Pioneer Park. Greeneville will have a best-of-3 with Kingsport.