Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Fresno 5, Round Rock 3

W- Brock Dykxhoorn (2-0, 4-0 season)
L- Jeff Springs (0-1)
S- Brendan McCurry (8)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies came to Central Texas and left with a sweep.

Brock Dykxhoorn allowed two runs on four hits and struck out eight over seven solid innings of work. Buddy Boshers and Brendan McCurry both pitched an inning to finish it off. Boshers worked around a couple of hits in a scoreless 8th and McCurry allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 9th.

Fresno got things started by scoring three runs in the 4th, all with two outs. A.J. Reed and Jack Mayfield both walked to sandwich a D.J. Fisher strikeout. Garrett Stubbs also struck out, but Jon Kemmer kept the inning going by ripping an RBI double to open the scoring. Tony Nuñez followed with a two-run double. Stubbs drew a bases-loaded walk in the 5th and Reed grounded into a force out in the 9th that allowed Kyle Tucker to score. Tucker finished 3-4 with a double and scored twice. Myles Straw had a couple of base hits.

Fresno has Wednesday off as they make their way back home. They'll start a three-game series with Albuquerque on Thursday.

Corpus Christi 9, San Antonio 6

W- Justin Ferrell (3-1, 4-1 season)
L- Erik Johnson (3-3)
S- Kit Scheetz (1, 4 season)

CC home runs: Taylor Jones (12, solo in 7th)

The Hooks trailed 4-0 after the first three innings of this game, but they got the win by scoring in each of the last six innings. Not even a little rain could hold Corpus back...

Yoanys Quiala allowed six runs on ten hits, walked three, and struck out one in 4.1 innings. The bullpen picked him up with 4.2 scoreless innings of relief. Justin Ferrell turned in 2.2 perfect innings, striking out four. Kit Scheetz pitched the final two innings of this game, striking out one. He got a double play in the 9th, but he allowed a single and a double to the next two guys he faced. Fortunately, he induced a groundball out to end the threat and the game.

Corpus loaded the bases with one out in the 4th, but all they got out of that situation was an Alex De Goti sac fly. At least they got on the board... and they'd end up faring a little better on offense for rest of the night. Chas McCormick and Stephen Wrenn smacked RBI doubles in the 5th; Wrenn came home on a single from Yordan Alvarez. Aníbal Sierra ripped a two-run double in the 6th to tie the game at 6. And then... the rain hit.

Erik Johnson came on for the Missions in the 7th and Taylor Jones greeted him with a homer to give the Hooks the lead. Lorenzo Quintana scored in the 8th inning on an error after McCormick flew out and De Goti scored in the 9th thanks to another error which allowed Quintana to reach.

The Twin Towers turned in a solid evening; Alvarez finished 3-5 with his RBI base hit in the 5th and Jones finished 2-4 with the solo shot and scored twice. Quintana also went 2-4 on the evening with a double and scored three times. De Goti was the only man in the lineup without a hit, but he still found ways to contribute in the form of his sac fly and then scoring on the miscue in the 9th. Once again, Randy César kept his hitting streak alive in his final plate appearance. An infield single in the 9th extended his streak to 36 games and he is now one game away from tying the Texas League record, which was set in 1969 by Bobby Trevino of the El Paso Sun Kings.

Ryan Hartman will take on Jacob Nix as the Hooks look to sweep their I-37 rivals. First pitch is at 7:05.

Carolina League All-Star Game

The South topped the North by a final score of 7-6.

Abraham Toro started the game as the DH for the South team and then moved into the field to play third. He finished 2-4 and scored a run. Ronnie Dawson came on in the 6th to play left field and smacked an RBI ground-rule double in the bottom of the inning.

Brett Adcock worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 3rd inning, striking out one. Brandon Bielak allowed a hit, walked one in a scoreless 6th inning... and got the win.

The Buies Creek Astros will welcome the Carolina Mudcats to Campbell University to start the second half on Thursday.

Midwest League All-Star Game

The East beat the West 3-2 in ten innings.

Bryan de la Cruz replaced Demi Orimoloye in left field in the 5th inning and played the rest of the game, striking out in both of his trips to the plate.

Patrick Sandoval got the start for the West team and allowed a run on two hits. Parker Mushinski allowed a solo homer to Jared Walker in the 5th, which was one of the two hits that he allowed in the inning. Peter Solomon got two outs in the 7th; he allowed a hit and struck out one. Carlos Sanabria got a pop out and a strikeout in the 10th before getting replaced... and then the leadoff runner scored on a single to win the game for the East.

Quad Cities will start the second half of their season on Thursday.

Aberdeen 7, Tri-City 1

W- Jose Diaz (1-0)
L- Felipe Tejada (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The Ironbirds jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the third inning and the ValleyCats never really mounted a serious threat in this game.

Luis Encarnación drove in the only Tri-City run in the 6th with a sac fly. Seth Beer finished 2-3.

Felipe Tejada allowed four runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out two in three innings. Luis Garcia was the first man out of the bullpen and threw two scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out three. Riley Cabral came on for the 6th to make his debut... and he'd probably like a mulligan. He got one out via the strikeout but also allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits and walked one. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit and struck out one in 1.2 innings, and Austin Hansen struck out the side in order in the 8th.

Chad Donato will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 10, GCL Astros 0

W- Diego Cordero (1-0)
L- Manny Ramriez (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros got smacked in their second game of the year.

Wilyer Abreu went 2-4.

Manny Ramirez threw four innings and allowed seven runs (five earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on seven hits, walked one, and struck out five. Jose Alberto Rivera allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out one over three innings, and Daniel Bello struck out two over two perfect innings.

The Astros will play the Marlins at noon Eastern.

DSL Royals1 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Luis Villar (1-0)
L- Franny Cobos (0-2)

DSL Astros home runs: None.

The Royals 1 broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of runs in the 9th.

Javier Bermúdez went 2-4 with an RBI single in the 6th. Yefri Carrillo also went 2-4 and scored on that single.

Jojanse Torres worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 1st, striking out one. Jherson Pereira allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two scoreless innings. Alfredi Jimenez and Franny Cobos both threw three innings. Jimenez allowed an RBI single, walked one, and struck out seven, while Cobos allowed two runs on three hits and fanned four.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Alfredi Jimenez, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 7 K

Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP, Fresno

W (2-0, 4-0 season), 7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 8 K

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen: W 9-6 @ San Antonio

4.2 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Justin Ferrell: W (3-1, 4-1 season), 2.2 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Kit Scheetz (doing his thing): Save (1, 4 season), 2 IP, 2 H, K

Taylor Jones, 1B, Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, and Lorenzo Quintana, C, Corpus Christi

Jones: 2-4, solo HR (12), 2 R

Alvarez: 3-5, RBI

Quintana: 2-4, 2B, 3 R