Monday, June 25, 2018

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 24, 2018

Fresno was off

The Grizzlies will start a four-game series in El Paso at 7:05 Mountain. Josh James will be on the mound for Fresno.

Frisco 9, Corpus Christi 4

W- Pedro Payano (3-6)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-1)

CC home runs: Randy César (9, solo in 6th)

The wheels fell off for the Blue Ghosts in the 5th as Frisco scored five to break a 3-3 tie. This loss snapped Corpus Christi's 10-game winning streak.

Forrest Whitley hit his first speed bump of the year as he allowed seven runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on five hits (two-run homer), walked three, and struck out six in 4.1 innings. Kit Scheetz and Dean Deetz threw 1.2 innings apiece. Scheetz could not get Whitley out of the 5th without any more damage inflicted and he also allowed a run of his own on three hits and struck out three. Deetz allowed a hit and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Carlos Sierra allowed an unearned run when he hit Josh Morgan with the bases loaded in the 9th. He also allowed a single, walked one, and struck out one.

After Whitley got tagged for a two-run homer in the opening frame, Corpus got the runs back on a pair of RBI doubles from Taylor Jones and Josh Rojas in the 2nd inning. Randy César extended the hitting streak to 41 games when he led off the 4th with a double. He moved to third on a deep flyball out from Yordan Alvarez and scored on a sac fly from Jones. César whacked a solo homer in the 6th. He and Jones finished with two hits apiece.

The 82nd edition of the Texas League All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday in Midland. Corpus Christi will be represented by Taylor Jones, Randy César, Corbin Martin, Ryan Hartman, Josh Rojas, Cionel Perez, Framber Valdez, and Alex De Goti, who was just added to the roster. Myles Straw was also selected, but he will not be taking part since he's been promoted to Fresno.

The Hooks will return to action on Thursday when they embark on their second and final tour of Arkansas in 2018.

Carolina 4, Buies Creek 3

W- Cameron Roegner (7-3)
L- Brandon Bailey (2-8)
S- Luke Barker (7)

BC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (8, solo in 7th)

The Carolina Stros allowed the Mudcats to score in just one inning. Unfortunately, that one inning was enough for the Mudcats to earn the series split.

The Brandons took the mound for Buies Creek in this one. Brandon Bailey went five innings and allowed four runs (all in the 2nd) on nine hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out five. Brandon Bielak pitched three scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out two.

Chuckie Robinson put the Carolina Stros on the board with an RBI single in the 4th inning. Ronnie Dawson ripped an RBI double in the 5th and launched a solo homer in the 7th inning. They, along with Abraham Toro and Cody Bohanek, finished with two hits on the day. Dawson also stole a base, his 23rd of the season.

Buies Creek will start a five-game in Myrtle Beach tonight at 7:05 Eastern.

Beloit 8, Quad Cities 2

W- Jared Poche (3-5)
L- Carlos Sanabria (1-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Snappers went nuts on the Banditos' bullpen on Sunday.

Alfredo Angarita ripped a two-run double in the 3rd to score the only two Quad Cities runs in this game.

Enoli Paredes threw 4.2 scoreless innings to start, allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out five. Carlos Sanabria and Willy Collado had tough days at the office. Brendan Feldmann restored some semblance of order by throwing two scoreless innings, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out one.

Quad Cities will start a three-game series with Wisconsin at 6:35. Parker Mushinski is slated to start the opener and he'll face Bowden Francis.

Tri-City 5, Staten Island 2

W- Felipe Tejada (1-1)
L- Abel Duarte (0-1)
S- Humberto Castellanos (1, 2 season)

TC home runs: Seth Beer (4, solo in 8th)


The ValleyCats' offense came alive in the late innings as they snatched a series-opening victory in the Forgotten Borough.

Jeremy Peña and Gilberto Celestino started the 7th by reaching on an error and getting plunked, respectively. One batter later, Juan Piñeda brought them both in with a double that tied the game at 2. Piñeda wound up scoring the go-ahead run when Alex Holderbach grounded into a double play. Tri-City got some insurance in the 8th as Seth Beer led it off with a homer. Two batters later, Luis Encarnación doubled. He moved to third on a Peña single and scored the final run of the evening on a sac fly from Celestino. Beer finished 2-3 and was the only person on either side to have more than one hit in this game.

Luis Garcia did not allow a hit in his three innings of work; he walked two and struck out five. Shawn Dubin was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two in 1.2 innings. Felipe Tejada was next; he allowed one of Dubin's runners to score and also allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five in 3.1 innings. Ian Hardman got two outs in the 9th but also loaded the bases on a hit and a couple of walks. Humberto Castellanos got that elusive final out with a strikeout and got Hardman out of a potentially disastrous situation.

Game two of this series is scheduled to start at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 7, GCL Astros 4

W- Diego Cordero (2-0)
L- Miguel Figueroa (0-1)
S- Perry DellaValle (1)

GCL home runs: Yeuris Ramirez (1, solo in 2nd)

The Palm Beach Stros tied the game with a run in the 6th... only to see the Cardinals retake the lead with three of their own in the 6th.

Yeuris Ramirez smacked a solo homer in the 2nd and Hector Martinez added an RBI single in the 3rd. Martinez singled with one out in the 6th and was able to scamper home on Yeuris' triple. They both finished with two hits on the day.

Jose Alberto Rivera went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked three, and struck out five. Miguel Figueroa would probably also like a mulligan on his pro debut. Joey Gonzalez and Layne Henderson, his draftmates, got knocked around in their debuts and unfortunately, Figueroa continued the trend. Angel Macuare allowed an unearned run, a hit, and struck out three in 2.1 innings.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yeuris Ramirez, IF, GCL Astros: 2-4, 3B, solo HR (1), 2 RBI

Randy César, 3B, and Taylor Jones, 1B, Corpus Christi
César: 2-4, 2B, solo HR (9); 41-game hitting streak
Jones: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Dean Deetz, RHP, Corpus Christi
1.2 IP, H, 3 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Seth Beer, LF/1B/DH, Tri-City
2-3, solo HR (4)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Luis Garcia, RHP, Tri-City
3 IP, 2 BB, 5 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Buies Creek
2-4, 2B, solo HR (8), 2 RBI, SB (23)

Brandon Bielak, RHP, Buies Creek
3 IP, 4 H, 2 K
Photo by Rich Guill
Enoli Paredes, RHP, Quad Cities
4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K 

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