May Astros MiLB By the Numbers ...

Looking at the Astros MiLB teams in May by the numbers ...

Derek Fisher - July 2014

Photo by Jayne Hansen

• 98 mph: The velocity of Fresno RHP Francis Martes' final (105th) pitch of the night on 5/26
• 60: Percent of base runners caught stealing by Corpus Christi C Garrett Stubbs (53% for the season)
• 53-63: Collective record of the four Astros MiLB full season teams in May
• 50: Percent of base runners caught stealing by Quad Cities C Jake Rogers (50% for the season)
• 41: Hits by Fresno OF Derek Fisher (that's just in May!)
• 33: Strikeouts by Corpus Christi RHP Rogelio Armenteros in 27.1IP
• 32: Strikeouts by Buies Creek RHP Hector Perez in 24.1IP (2.96 ERA/1.110 WHIP)
• 32: Strikeouts by Buies Creek/Corpus Christi LHP Alex Winkelman in 25.1IP
• 31: Number of innings Quad Cities went scoreless before breaking out with a 15R/15H performance on 5/21
• 30.2: Innings pitched by Quad Cities RHP Enoli Paredes (most in the system in May) while compiling a 1.76 ERA and 0.848 WHIP and throwing 5 no-hit innings his last time out
• 28: Numbers of days into the season before the first Astros MiLB ejection (Buies Creek Manager Omar Lopez) for this ...

• 24: RBI by Fresno OF Derek Fisher
• 24: Walks by Corpus Christi 1B Jon Singleton (48 for the season through the end of May)
• 23 Games: Hit streak (for games in which he had a plate appearance) by Corpus Christi OF Drew Ferguson (from April 29th through May 26th)
• 20: Runs scored by Buies Creek (now Corpus Christi) OF Jason Martin
• 19 Games: Hit streak by Fresno C Juan Centeno from 4/16 through the end of May (which has already been extended to 21 games through 6/2; also hit safely in 2 MLB games in the middle of his Fresno streak)
• 17 Games: Hit streak by Derek Fisher (from 4/25 through 5/14)
• 14.3: Percent of inherited runners allowed to score by Fresno LHP Reymin Guduan (1 of 7)
• 12.9: Strikeouts per nine innings by Corpus Christi RHP Cy Sneed (30 in 21.0IP)
• 12: Doubles hit by Fresno 2B Tony Kemp (only collected one double in April)
• 11: Appearances out of the bullpen by Fresno RHP Kevin Comer
• 11: Strikeouts by Quad Cities LHP Brett Adcock in 6IP on 5/4 (since promoted to Buies Creek)
• 10 Games: Loss streak by Corpus Christi in early May
• 9 Games: Streak in which Quad Cities OF Carmen Benedetti drew at least one walk (5-13 to 5-26)
• 8: Times Fresno lost the series opener until finally winning one on 5/11
• 8: Home runs by Fresno OF Derek Fisher (13 through first two months of the season)
• 8: Outfield assists by Corpus Christi OF Ramon Laureano (11 for the season)
• 7: No-hit innings by Quad Cities LHP Cionel Perez on 5/22 (1 walk, 10 strikeouts)
• 7: Shut out innings by Fresno RHP David Martinez on 5/28 (after averaging 4ER per appearance in his prior 8 outings)
• 7: Stolen bases by Buies Creek (now Corpus Christi) OF Kyle Tucker and Ramon Laureano
• 7: Home runs hit by Buies Creek in one game (5/7)
• 6: Innings in which Quad Cities RHP Carlos Sanabria was perfect on 5/30
• 5: Hits by Tony Kemp in one game for Fresno on 5/14, including three doubles (Fresno SS Reid Brignac was 4-for-4 with three doubles a week later on 5/21)
• 4: Wins from Quad Cities RHP Carson LaRue (to one loss in five appearances)
• 3: Saves by Buies Creek RHP Nick Hernandez
• 3: Home runs hit by Jason Martin in one game (for Buies Creek on 5/7 in the 1st, 2nd and 4th innings)
• 2: Home runs in one game, including a Grand Slam, for Quad Cities IF/OF Marcos Almonte on 5/4; Quad Cities IF Rodrigo Ayarza (5/21), Jake Rogers for (5/24) and Quad Cities C Chuckie Robinson (5/29) are also members of the 2HR Game club
• 2: Games in a row in which Kyle Tucker hit 2 home runs in each game (5/6 and 5/7)
• 2: Pickoffs in one game by Quad Cities LHP Ryan Hartman on 5/7 (since promoted to Buies Creek)
• 1: Immaculate inning (3 strikeouts on 9 pitches) for Fresno RHP Dayan Diaz on 5/20
• 1: Moving truck hit by an A.J. Reed walk-off blast on 5/17

A.J. Reed hits a moving truck with his #walkoff homer, then gets DESTROYED by the @POWERADE jug at home plate. #Growlifornia🐻 #Astros⭐️ pic.twitter.com/mGKRLyoClp

— Fresno Grizzlies (@FresnoGrizzlies) May 17, 2017

• 1.32: ERA by Corpus Christi RHP Rogelio Armenteros in 27.1 IP (6 games/5 starts; 1.061 WHIP)
• 1.10: ERA by Fresno RHP Kevin Comer in 11 appearances (16.1 IP; 1.102 WHIP)
• 1.08: ERA by Corpus Christi RHP Kyle Smith in 25 IP (5 games/4 starts; 1.040 WHIP)
• 0.71: ERA by Buies Creek/Corpus Christi LHP Alex Winkelman in 25.1 IP (6 games/3 starts; 1.184 WHIP)
• 0.00: ERA by Buies Creek RHP Nick Hernandez in 7 appearances (7 IP)

• 1.000: WHIP by Buies Creek LHP Sebastian Kessay in 7 appearances (1.93 ERA in 14 IP) and Buies Creek LHP Howie Brey in 6 appearances (3.00 ERA in 9 IP)
• 0.943: WHIP by Quad Cities RHP Erasmo Pinales in 7 appearances (2.31 ERA in 11.2 IP)
• 0.926: WHIP by Quad Cities RHP Carson LaRue (2.33 ERA in 27 IP)
• 0.870: WHIP by Buies Creek RHP Yoanys Quiala (3.91 ERA in 23 IP)
• 0.848: WHIP by Quad Cities RHP Enoli Paredes in 30.2 IP
• 0.286: WHIP by Buies Creek RHP Nick Hernandez in 7 appearances (batters hit 0.45 against him)

• 1.088: OPS by Fresno OF Derek Fisher in 27 games
• 1.045: OPS by 1B/OF/DH Yordan Alvarez in his first 15 games with Quad Cities
• 1.037: OPS by Corpus Christi OF Drew Ferguson in 25 games
• .667: SLG by Derek Fisher in 27 games
• .550+ SLG Club for May: Jake Rogers (.595 in 23 games), Yordan Alvarez (.585 in 15 games), Jason Martin (.583 in 28 games), Kyle Tucker (.569 in 27 games), Fresno 3B Colin Moran (.563 in 18 games) and Drew Ferguson (.552 in 25 games)
• .486: OBP by Drew Ferguson in 25 games
• .400+ OBP Club for May: Carmen Benedetti (.468 in 19 games), Yordan Alvarez (.460 in 15 games), Buies Creek OF Myles Straw (.434 in 25 games), Derek Fisher (.421 in 27 games), Jon Singleton (.415 in 25 games), Fresno C Max Stassi (.413 in 19 games), Juan Centeno (.404 in 12 games) and Corpus Christi C Trent Woodward (.403 in 16 games)
• .400: BA by Juan Centeno in 12 games
• .379: BA by Drew Ferguson in 25 games
• .377: BA by Yordan Alvarez in 15 games
• .369: BA by Derek Fisher in 27 games