Fresno 6, Round Rock 1
W- Trent Thornton (5-4)
L- Adrian Sampson (3-3)
Fresno home runs: Jack Mayfield (8, solo in 6th)
Trent Thornton was magnificent as the Grizzlies shackled the Astros' old AAA team.
Thornton had a no-hitter going for 7.2 innings. He ultimately went eight innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three. The Express spoiled the shutout by scoring a run against Buddy Boshers in the 9th. Boshers allowed three hits in the inning, but he pulled himself together to secure the win.
Garrett Stubbs singled to lead off the 3rd, advanced to third base on a double from Myles Straw, and scored the first run of the evening on a sac fly from Kyle Tucker. In the 5th, J.D. Davis drew a bases-loaded walk and A.J. Reed added a sac fly. Jack Mayfield launched a solo homer with one out in the 6th. Two batters later, Tony Nuñez drew a walk and dashed home on Straw's triple. Little Tuck followed by ripping an RBI double.
Straw finished 3-5 and a homer shy of the cycle in his AAA debut. Stubbs went 2-4 and scored twice.
Rogelio Armenteros will take on Dustin Hurlbut (snicker) in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.
Corpus Christi and Midland was canceled
Due to rain. The Hooks had been leading 9-8 in the top of the 5th. This game will not be made up as it was the final game between both teams in the first half.
I'm sure Jorge Alcala and Erasmo Pinales are happy that their lines for this game won't count towards their season stats... I'm not so sure that Josh Rojas and Yordan Alvarez are feeling the same way. Rojas was 3-3 and led off the game with a homer, while Alvarez launched two home runs in what was supposed to be his first game since coming off the disabled list.
Corpus will duke it out with San Antonio for the Texas League South Division first-half crown. Cionel Perez will take on Jerry Keel in game one. First pitch is at 4:05.
Buies Creek 4, Potomac 2
W- Gabriel Valdez (3-3)
L- Matt Crownover (3-5)
S- Ronel Blanco (4)
BC home runs: Jonathan Arauz (1, 5 season; solo in 5th)
Scoring four runs in a game doesn't seem like a lot these days, but for a team that's been shut out in two straight, it's a welcome sign for the Carolina Stros.
Gabriel Valdez turned in a career night as he allowed just one hit, walked two, and struck out six over seven shutout frames. The Nationals got their two runs off of Adam Bleday in the 8th as they tried to stage a late uprising. Bleday, who got two outs in the inning, allowed a hit and walked three. Ronel Blanco put the fire out and got the save. He walked one and struck out two over the final 1.1 innings.
Osvaldo Duarte led off the 4th with a triple and scored when Ronnie Dawson reached on a fielder's choice. Abraham Toro, who walked and reached second safely, moved to third when Jake Adams grounded into a double play and scored on a single from Corey Julks. Jonathan Arauz smacked a solo homer in the 5th inning. Toro hit an RBI single in the 8th. Duarte finished 2-4, as did Julks, who was making his Carolina League debut.
Brandon Bailey faces Sterling Sharp in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.
Quad Cities 2, Burlington 1
W- Tanner Duncan (1-1)
L- Oliver Ortega (2-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (7)
QC home runs: None.
With this victory, the Quad Cities River Bandits have won the first half of the Midwest League's Western division and the playoff berth that comes with it.
Ruben Castro went 3-4 and scored both Quad Cities runs in this game. Miguelangel Sierra brought him in with a single in the 1st and Colton Shaver ripped a double to score him in the 3rd. Shaver finished 2-4.
Jairo Solís went two innings and allowed an unearned run on a single, walked five, and struck out two. The bullpen picked him up with seven scoreless to close it out. Tanner Duncan and Willy Collado pitched three innings apiece; Duncan struck out three in a perfect outing, while Collado allowed two hits and fanned five. Carlos Sanabria worked around a hit in the 9th to earn the save, striking out two.
Yohan Ramirez will face Houston Christian and TCU alum Mitchell Traver in the Banditos' first-half finale. First pitch is at 1:15.
Vermont 6, Tri-City 2
W- Slater Lee (1-0)
L- Tim Hardy (0-1)
TC home runs: None.
The Lake Monsters scored all six of their runs in the final three innings to seize control of this game. Tri-City had their chances though... they couldn't convert. The ValleyCats went 1-12 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.
Juan Robles allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out five over 4.2 shutout innings. Vermont got to the ValleyCats bullpen. Tim Hardy went 3.1 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits, walked one, and struck out four. Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three runs on three hits, two of which left the park, in the 9th.
Gilberto Celestino scored the first run of the game on an error in the 4th and hit an RBI single in the 7th. He finished 2-3 on the night.
Tri-City will wrap up its first series of the season at 5:00 Eastern.
DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Robinson 0
W- Fabricio Reina (1-1)
L- Juan Gonzalez (0-1)
S- Ronny Garcia (1)
DSL home runs: None.
Both teams had nine hits in this game, but the Astros scored all the runs.
Yefri Carrillo tripled to lead off the game and scored on a single from Jose Alvarez. Carrillo scored again on a wild pitch in the 5th. Junior Marte singled in the 8th and scored when Rolando Espinosa grounded into a force out. Carrillo went 3-4 on the day, while Alvarez finished 2-4.
Valente Bellozo has bounced back from a rough debut to throw four scoreless in each of his last two appearances. He allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five. Fabricio Reina allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out two in 2.2 innings. Flaer Gonzalez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out one in 1.1 innings, and Ronny Garcia tightroped out of a bases-loaded jam to close it out. He allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two.
Saturday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Valente Bellozo, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K
Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 3-4, 3B, 2 R
Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno
W (5-4), 8 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K; no-hitter through 7.2 IP
Myles Straw, OF, Fresno
3-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R, SB (1, 36 season) in AAA debut
Tanner Duncan's and Willy Collado's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.
Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen: W 2-1 vs. Burlington
7 IP, 3 H, 10 K
Tanner Duncan: W (1-1), 3 IP, 3 K
Willy Collado: 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K
Carlos Sanabria: Save (7), IP, H, 2 K
Ruben Castro, C, Quad Cities
3-4, 2 R; scored both Quad Cities runs
Gabriel Valdez, RHP, Buies Creek
W (1-1), 7 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K
Photo by Bryan Green
Gilberto Celestino, OF, Tri-City
2-3, RBI, R
Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, and Josh Rojas, UTIL, Corpus Christi
Rojas, 3-3, solo HR (6, 7 season), 2 R
Alvarez: 2-4, 2 2-R HR (8) in first game since being activated from DL
Unfortunately, these stats will not count.
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