The Astros' upper minors clubs are doing battle with the Padres' upper-level farm clubs this weekend.
Fresno 9, El Paso 5
W- Trent Thornton (3-2. 4-4 season)
L- Matt Magill (3-4)
Fresno home runs: Tyler White 2 (7; solo in 1st, solo in 6th), Colin Moran 2 (11; solo in 2nd, 2-run in 5th), A.J. Reed (10, solo in 2nd), Max Stassi (5, solo in 4th)
The Grizzlies battered the Chihuahuas with 6 homers. They suddenly forgot how to play defense in the 7th, but at least they had a 9-run cushion to work with and they managed to right the ship to come away with the win.
Fresno got on the board first courtesy of a Tyler White solo homer in the 1st. Colin Moran and A.J. Reed launched back-to-back homers to start the 2nd. Max Stassi led off the 4th with a homer, and two batters later, Alejandro Garcia ripped a... double to drive in Reid Brignac. Moran whacked a 2-run homer in the 5th, and White smacked his 2nd solo homer of the night in the 6th. White finished 3-5 on the evening, while Moran, Reed, and Brignac all had 2 hits.
Trent Thornton allowed 4 hits and struck out 4 over 6 shutout innings. Brendan McCurry got a double play in the 6th to erase an error, but getting that last out proved to be an adventure. He allowed 5 runs (1 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him) on 4 hits. To be fair though, the defense didn't exactly do him any favors because they committed two errors while he was on the mound. Reymin Guduan struck out Christian Villanueva to get the elusive final out of the 6th, but not before an error allowed the two runners he inherited from McCurry to score. Guduan struck out 3 in his 1.1 innings; 2 of those came in a 1-2-3 8th. Jordan Jankowski struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.
Mike Hauschild starts the series finale and he'll go up against Henderson native Tyrell Jenkins at 6:05 Mountain.
San Antonio 3, Corpus Christi 1
W- T.J. Weir (2-1)
L- Andrew Thome (3-4, 3-5 season)
CC home runs: None.
The Missions got 2 off Andrew Thome in the 8th to nip the Hooks.
Trent Woodward went 2-4 and opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Jason Martin, who was thrown out trying to score another run on the play, also finished 2-4.
Kyle Smith threw 5 perfect frames in his previous start and kept his momentum going on Saturday night with 6 strong innings, allowing an unearned run on 3 hits, walking 1, and striking out a season-high 8 batters. Andrew Thome threw a 1-2-3 7th, but the Missions got to him in the 8th with a pair of RBI singles. Thome allowed 4 hits and struck out 5 in his 2 innings.
Alex Winkelman faces Michael Kelly in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 2:05.
Wilmington 8, Buies Creek 7
W- Jacob Bodner (3-0)
L- Ralph Garza Jr. (1-2)
BC home runs: None.
The Carolina Stros managed to shake off a 1st-inning grand slam, but the Blue Rocks got a run in each of their final 3 innings to snatch the win.
Buies Creek got on the board in the 2nd as Dex McCall ripped an RBI double and Spencer Johnson scored on an Anibal Sierra groundout. They took the lead with 4 in the 4th.
Stephen Wrenn reached on an error and made it to 2nd to start the inning. McCall walked to join him on the bases. Sierra went down on strikes for the first out, but Myles Straw legged out an infield single to load the bases for Alex De Goti, who walked Wrenn home. Jake Rogers followed with an RBI single. Straw looked to be dead to rights at home... the problem was, Wilmington catcher Chase Vallot dropped the ball. De Goti scored on a sac fly from Anthony Hermelyn. Straw hit an RBI infield single in the 5th.
Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit. Hermelyn went 3-5, while Straw (RBI, R, SB), Randy César, and Stephen Wrenn (2 R) all turned in 2-hit games.
Hector Perez went 3.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits (grand slam), walked 5, and struck out 1. Sebastian Kessay got Perez out of a bases-loaded predicament to end the 4th without incident. Kessay ended up going 3.1 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and fanned 3. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in the 8th.
Buies Creek and Wilmington will wrap up their series at 1:35 Eastern as Franklin Perez faces Scott Blewett.
Quad Cities 13, Beloit 5
W- Erasmo Pinales (2-1)
L- Jhenderson Hurtado (0-1)
QC home runs: Marcos Almonte (7, solo in 3rd), Carmen Benedetti (2, 3-run in 8th)
The Banditos went on a 12-1 run over the remainder of the game after falling behind 4-1 after the first two innings.
Carlos Sanabria went 3 innings and allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (3-run homer), walked 2, and struck out 5. Erasmo Pinales stopped the bleeding with 4 scoreless, allowing just 1 hit, walking 1, and striking out 4. Abdiel Saldaña allowed a run on 3 hits and struck out 3 over the final 2 innings.
Ronnie Dawson opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st. Marcos Almonte led off the 3rd with a solo homer, then three walks loaded the bases for Taylor Jones, who got plunked to bring in another run. Daz Cameron followed with a 2-run double.
Daz added another RBI double to his ledger in the 5th inning. Carmen Benedetti launched a 3-run homer in the 8th, and Quad Cities tacked on 4 more in the 9th for good measure. Yordan Alvarez got plunked with the bases loaded. Chuckie Robinson reached on a fielder's choice that scored Almonte; an error on the play also allowed Benedetti to score. Alvarez scored the final run of the evening when Osvaldo Duarte beat out a double play attempt.
Almonte went 4-6, scored 4 times, and stole a base (7). Daz finished 3-4 with a couple of doubles, a run scored, and a stolen base (13). Benedetti, Duarte, and Jonathan Arauz each had 2 hits. Jones didn't score a run, while Arauz didn't drive in a run.
Forrest Whitley starts game 3 of this series. He'll face Mitchell Jordan at 2:00.
DSL Marlins 5, DSL Astros Blue 4
W- Elkin Alcala (1-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (0-1)
Blue home runs: None.
The Marlins scored 5 in the top of the 9th to stun the Blue team.
Ronaldo Marrero allowed 2 hits and struck out 5 over 5 shutout innings. Marrero is converting to a pitcher with the Astros after starting his career at 2B with the Phillies, who originally signed him in 2013.
Denilson Lugo pitched 3 scoreless innings, but the 9th proved to be a nightmare as he allowed 4 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1 in 3.2 innings. Ronny Garcia got the final out of the 9th, but he also allowed what turned out to be the game-winning run and 2 hits.
Yorbin Ceuta opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. Alfredo Angarita ripped an RBI triple in the 5th and scored on an error that also allowed Ceuta to reach safely; Ceuta was credited with an RBI. César Cortez hit an RBI groundout in the 7th. Ronaldo Urdaneta went 3-4 with a double, 2 stolen bases (4), and scored 3 of the Blue team's 4 runs on the day.
The Blue team will take on the Marlins again on Monday.
DSL Cubs1 4, DSL Astros Orange 3
W- Edward Vasquez (1-0)
L- Angel Ortega (1-1)
Orange home runs: None.
The 9th inning proved to be unkind to both DSL teams on Saturday. The Orange team ended up walking off with a loss.
All 3 of Team Orange's runs came in the 2nd: Ramiro Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch strikeout and Jose Barajas ripped a 2-run double.
Jesus Bernaez went 3 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Asael Uribe was the first man out of the Orange team's bullpen and threw 4 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking 4, and fanning 5. The one hit that Angel Ortega allowed was costly because it was a walk-off homer. Ortega also allowed an unearned run and walked 1 in his 1.2 innings.
These two teams play again on Monday.
Saturday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Ronaldo Marrero, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 5 IP, 2 H, 5 K
Ronaldo Urdaneta, IF, DSL Astros Blue: 3-4, 2B, 3 R, 2 SB (4)
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All photos above taken by Rich Guill
Marcos Almonte, UTIL, Daz Cameron, OF, and Carmen Benedetti, OF, Quad Cities
Almonte: 4-6, solo HR (7), 4 R, SB (7)
Cameron: 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R, SB (13)
Benedetti: 2-5, 3-R HR (2), 2 R
Erasmo Pinales, RHP, Quad Cities
W (2-1), 4 IP, H, BB, 4 K
Kyle Smith, RHP, Corpus Christi
6 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 8 K
Myles Straw, OF, Buies Creek
2-4, RBI, R, SB (15)
Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno
W (3-2, 4-4 season), 6 IP, 4 H, 4 K
Tyler White, IF, and Colin Moran, IF, Fresno
White: 3-5, 2 solo HRs (7)
Moran: 2-4, 2 HR (11), 3 RBI
Almonte: 4-6, solo HR (7), 4 R, SB (7)
Cameron: 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R, SB (13)
Benedetti: 2-5, 3-R HR (2), 2 R
Erasmo Pinales, RHP, Quad Cities
W (2-1), 4 IP, H, BB, 4 K
6 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 8 K
2-4, RBI, R, SB (15)
W (3-2, 4-4 season), 6 IP, 4 H, 4 K
White: 3-5, 2 solo HRs (7)
Moran: 2-4, 2 HR (11), 3 RBI
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