What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 25, 2017

Some firsts in the system on Sunday.

Fresno was off

David Martinez will take on Ryan Carpenter at 7:05 Pacific in the first game of a 4-game set with Albuquerque.

Corpus Christi 4, Frisco 2

W- Cy Sneed (7-4)
L- Yohander Mendez (5-5)
S- Josh James (2)

CC home runs: J.D. Davis (18, 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks won their final game before the Texas League All-Star break and ended up taking the series from the Roughriders.

Yoanys Quiala, Cy Sneed, and Josh James all threw 3 innings. Quiala allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Sneed was the first man out of the bullpen and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 1. James earned the save, allowing a hit, walking 1, and striking out 4.

Kyle Tucker opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 3rd inning. J.D. Davis launched his Texas League-leading 18th homer of the year, a 2-run homer, in the 5th inning. Frisco scored a pair in the 6th to cut the Corpus lead to one run, but Dex McCall got one of the runs back by tripling and scoring on a wild pitch. McCall and Davis finished with 2 hits apiece.

The Texas League All-Star Game will take place Tuesday in Frisco. The Hooks' contingent consists of Josh James, Rogelio Armenteros, Garrett Stubbs, Jon Singleton, Drew Ferguson, J.D. Davis, and Jack Mayfield. Kyle Smith was also named a Texas League All-Star, but he's currently with Fresno.

Winston-Salem 4, Buies Creek 0

W- Tanner Banks (7-3)
L- Ryan Hartman (0-3, 3-4 season)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros were shut down on Sunday afternoon.

All they got on offense was a single from Yordan Alvarez and a double from Alex De Goti.

Ryan Hartman pitched 6 innings and allowed 4 runs on 8 hits (solo and 2-run homers) and struck out 2. Ralph Garza allowed a hit and fanned 2 over 2 scoreless.

Buies Creek is back at Campbell to start a 4-game series with Carolina. Jorge Alcala will start game 1 and he'll face Marcos Diplan 7:00 at Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 2

W- Clark Beeker (7-2)
L- Ronel Blanco (2-2, 2-3 season)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos had to settle for the split after the Kernels opened things up with 3 runs in the 4th. They were also left to lament over their missed opportunities; they went 0-12 with runners in scoring position on Sunday.

Ray Henderson put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI double in the 5th. Tyler Wolfe scored the other run on an error. Wander Franco went 2-4 with a double.

Ronel Blanco went 4.2 innings and allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (2 solo homers), walked 6, and struck out 2. Devon Carr was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and went 2.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, walking 1, and striking out 1. Dustin Hunt walked 1 and struck out 2 in 2 scoreless innings.

Cionel Perez will start the first of a 4-game series in Wisconsin at 7:05. He'll face Jordan Desguin.

Vermont 10, Tri-City 9

W- Carlos Sanchez (1-0)
L- Diogenes Almengo (0-1)
S- Branden Kelliher (1)

TC home runs: Corey Julks (1, solo in 1st), Abraham Toro-Hernandez 2 (2; 2-run in 3rd, 3-run in 5th), Kyle Davis (1, 2-run in 6th)

Tri-City smacked four homers, but a disastrous top of the 7th condemned them to defeat on Sunday.

Both teams scored a run in the 1st inning; Tri-City got theirs on Corey Julks' first pro homer. Abraham Toro-Hernandez whacked a 2-run homer in the 3rd and launched a 3-run blast in the 5th inning. In the 6th, Reid Russell scored on Julks' grounder and one batter later, Kyle Davis got a hold of one and sent it out for a 2-run homer.

Both of Toro's hits left the yard. J.J. Matijevic went 3-5 and scored a run in his pro debut. Davis (2-R HR) and Jake Adams (2 R) also finished with 2 hits on the night.

Carlos Hiraldo went 4 innings and allowed 5 runs on 8 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 3. Diogenes Almengo went 2.2 innings. He did not allow a hit and struck out 1. However, he also allowed 5 runs (3 inherited runners charged to him) and walked 8. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit and struck out 1 in 2.1 innings. Castellanos technically had a scoreless appearance, but all 3 runners he inherited from Almengo scored.

The ValleyCats will look to avoid the sweep at 7:00 Eastern.

Greeneville 11, Bristol 4

W- Hansel Paulino (1-0)
L- Argenis Romano (0-2)

Greeneville home runs: Cody Bohanek (1, solo in 6th)

The Appy Astros came alive in the late stages of the game, scoring 9 of their 11 runs in the final two frames.

The 2 runs Adam Bleday allowed in his 2 innings came on a homer hit by Edison Lantigua in the 1st inning. Bleday allowed one other hit, walked 1, and struck out 3. Tim Hardy got the first two outs of the 3rd, allowing a hit and walking 1. Jesus Balaguer threw 2.1 innings in his first game in American pro baseball, allowing a hit and fanning 3. Hansel Paulino pitched the final 4 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits (solo homer), walked 1, and struck out 2.

Brody Westmoreland put Greeneville on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd inning. Cody Bohanek launched his first pro homer to start the 6th inning.

Chas McCormick walked to start off the 8th inning. Bohanek and Westmoreland joined him on the bases after singling and reaching on an error, respectively. Two batters later, Frankeny Fernandez brought McCormick and Bohanek home with a double that tied the game at 4. Roman Garcia put the Appy Astros in front with a 2-run single.

Oscar Campos and McCormick singled to begin the 9th and they both advanced on a sac bunt from Bohanek. Westmoreland walked to load the bases, which brought up Reiny Beltre. Campos scored on a botched force out attempt and the bases remained loaded for Fernandez, who reached on an error that saw McCormick and Westmoreland score. Beltre scored on a Garcia groundout and Fernandez scored the final run of the evening on an error that allowed Gilberto Celestino to reach safely.

McCormick went 3-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and scored 3 runs. Bohanek finished 2-4 on the evening. Garcia only had one hit, but he managed to drive in 3. Fernandez had his 2-run double and also scored twice.

Noel Pinto starts game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.