What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 19, 2018

Fresno 8, Sacramento 7 in 10 innings

W- Brendan McCury (4-4)
L- Derek Law (1-1)

Fresno home runs: Antonio Nuñez (1, 2-run in 5th), D.J. Fisher (8, grand slam in 8th)

The Tacos walked off with the victory to earn the split in this series. They trailed by four runs in two separate instances and erased both of these deficits each time.

Tony Nuñez put Fresno on the board with his two-run blast in the 5th. Fresno loaded the bases with one out in the 6th thanks to three walks, but all they got out of that was one run when Jamie Ritchie drew a walk. They didn't let another one of those opportunities slip by in the 8th because D.J. Fisher unloaded on a Josh Osich pitch and brought everyone in with a grand slam that put Fresno up 7-6. The Rivercats tied the game with a run in the 9th but Fresno kept them off the board in the 10th.

Yordan Alvarez was scheduled to start the bottom of the 10th in scoring position before Jake Marisnick came in to run for him. Jake moved to third on a sac bunt and then Ritchie walked and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Nuñez was next and he won the game with a sac fly. Fisher and Alvarez had two hits apiece.

Mike Hauschild went 5.2 innings and allowed six runs (five earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out six. Reymin Guduan was the first man out of the Tacos bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing three hits and striking out one. Ken Giles struck out two in a 1-2-3 8th, and Brendan McCurry allowed a run on two hits and struck out two in two innings.

The Grizzlies will begin a three-game series in Albuquerque tonight at 6:35 Mountain. Brock Dykxhoorn will take on Peter Lambert in the opener. These two teams will also finish up a suspended game that they started on June 3; they'll do that on Saturday before playing the regularly scheduled contest.

Midland 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Jesús Luzardo (7-3)
L- Hector Perez (0-1, 3-4 season)
S- Kyle Finnegan (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks' bats went missing somewhere between San Angelo and Midland. Either that, or Jesús Luzardo rendered them useless.

Alex De Goti's RBI single in the 7th constituted the lone Corpus scoring play in this game; no one in the lineup had an extra-base hit.

Hector Perez lost his first Texas League start as he allowed three runs on six hits, walked four, and struck out six in 4.2 innings of work. Justin Ferrell got the last out of the 5th. Brett Adcock had a strong Texas League debut as he walked one and struck out four over three no-hit innings.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00.

Salem 4, Buies Creek 1

W- Darwinzon Hernandez (7-5)
L- Cristian Javier (3-2, 5-4 season)
S- Harrison Cooney (1)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros offense was held in check once again by the Red Sox.

Cristian Javier went five innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Ryan Scott in the 2nd inning. Javier allowed four other hits, walked three, and struck out three. Jose Luis Hernandez threw the last four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out five.

Bryan de la Cruz drove in Buies Creek's only run with a base hit in the opening frame. Carlos Canelón went 3-4.

Tyler Ivey will start the finale and he'll go up against Daniel Gonzalez at 6:00 Eastern.

South Bend 5, Quad Cities 2

W- Garrett Kelly (1-1)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-3)
S- Brian Glowicki (15)

QC home runs: Alfredo Angarita (1, solo in 3rd)

César Rosado befuddled the Cubs all night, but unfortunately, the Cubs turned the tables on Leovanny Rodriguez. The Banditos had their chances to add some more runs but they went 0-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded a dozen.

Rosado did not allow a hit in his five innings; he walked two and struck out five. Leovanny went four innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out five.

Both Quad Cities runs came in the 3rd inning: Alfredo Angarita launched a homer to start the inning and Chandler Taylor ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Jonathan Lacroix went 2-4 with a double out of the #9 spot in the order.

Jairo Solís will face Brendon Little in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City 7, Brooklyn 3

W- R.J. Freure (2-0)
L- Mac Lozer (0-2)
S- Tim Hardy (4)

TC home runs: Gilberto Celestino (4, 2-run in 7th)

The ValleyCats avoided the sweep thanks to a four-run 7th that swung the momentum of this game in their favor.

Cody Deason got the start and allowed a run on four hits and walked one in two innings. The one run that Austin Hansen allowed in his three innings came on a homer. Hansen allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out two. R.J. Freure and Tim Hardy threw two innings apiece. Freure allowed an unearned run on an error, walked one, and struck out three, while Hardy allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless outing to get the save.

Alex McKenna put Tri-City on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd and an error in the 4th inning allowed Austin Dennis to score. Ramiro Rodriguez kept the 7th inning alive with a base hit and one batter later, Gilberto Celestino swatted a home run. McKenna got plunked and Enmanuel Valdez followed with a single. McKenna then stole third and scored on a Luis Encarnación single; an error on the play allowed Valdez to score as well. McKenna capped off the evening with another RBI single in the 8th inning.

Tri-City ran wild on the bases in this game as they finished 6-6 in stolen base attempts. McKenna swiped two (4). Celestino (14), Dennis (5), Michael Wielansky (2), and Carlos Machado (1) were also successful in their theft attempts. Celestino went 3-4 on the night and McKenna finished 2-4.

The ValleyCats will be spending this weekend in the Forgotten Borough. That would be Staten Island. Game one of this series starts at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 0

W- Brian Pirela (4-0)
L- Jose Alberto Rivera (1-1)
S- Edgar Escobar (4)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros were kept off the board on Thursday.

All they got were four singles from Yeuris Ramirez, Nathan Perry, Freudis Nova, and Yorbin Ceuta.

Matt Ramsey worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 1st, striking out two. Jose A. Rivera allowed a run on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out four in four innings. Manny Ramirez allowed a run, a hit, walked two, and struck out two in his three innings. Bryan Solano got two outs in the 9th and Jervic Chavez got the final out of the 9th.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Marlins 1 in 8 innings

W- Fabricio Reina (3-3)
L- Delvis Alegre (1-1)
S- Jherson Pereira (1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called after the 8th due to rain. The Academy busted this one open with a pair of runs in the 7th and the 8th.

Franny Cobos and Fabricio Reina threw three innings apiece; Cobos allowed three hits and struck out two in a scoreless appearance while Reina allowed an unearned run on three hits and walked three. Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out two over two scoreless innings.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI double in the opening frame and struck again with another RBI double in the 3rd. Yefri Carrillo hit a two-run single in the 7th. The Academy got two more in the 8th as Junior Marte scored on an error and Victor Mascai hit a sac fly. Mascai finished 3-3 with a double and scored twice. Toro and Jose Alvarez had two hits apiece; Alvarez also scored two runs on the day.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ricardo Toro, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Victor Mascai: OF/1B, DSL Astros: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R