Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Corpus Christi with the sweep!

Fresno 5, Sacramento 0

W- Cy Sneed (8-4)
L- Jordan Johnson (0-1)

Fresno home runs: Jon Kemmer (13, solo in 3rd)

The Grizzlies earned the split with a shutout.

Cy Sneed, Buddy Boshers, and Riley Ferrell joined forces to keep the RiverCats off the scoreboard. Sneed allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out seven over 6.1 frames. Boshers and Ferrell did not allow anyone to reach during their time on the mound. Boshers got the final two outs of the 7th and threw a 1-2-3 8th, striking out one. Ferrell recorded a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.

Myles Straw doubled to lead off the evening and scored the first run of the night on a single from J.D. Davis. Fresno got a couple more runs in the 2nd on outs as Tony Nuñez hit a sac fly and Jack Mayfield scored when Kyle Tucker hit into a force out. Jon Kemmer whacked a home run to start the 3rd inning, and Nick Tanielu capped off the evening with an RBI double in the 8th. Kemmer and Garrett Stubbs both finished with two hits on the night; Stubbs also drew a couple of walks and scored twice.

The Grizzlies kick off a five-game series with Las Vegas tonight at 6:35 Pacific. Mike Hauschild will take on Drew Gagnon in game one.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 1

W- Cionel Perez (6-1)
L- Foster Griffin (3-10)
S- Carlos Sierra (2, 4 season)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (5, 3-run in 1st)

The Cubans left their mark on this game as the Hooks concluded their tour of Arkansas with a sweep in Northwest Arkansas.

Lorenzo Quintana started things off with a bang by launching a three-run homer in the opening inning and Yordan Alvarez added another run with a base hit in the 3rd. Quintana went 2-4 and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit.

Cionel Perez went seven innings and allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out four. Carlos Sierra allowed a hit over two scoreless innings to earn the save.

Corpus will now welcome the Arkansas clubs to Whataburger Field. Jorge Alcala will take on Nathan Bannister in the first game of a three-game set with the Arkansas Travelers at 7:05.

Carolina 4, Buies Creek 2

W- Daniel Brown (3-3)
L- Tyler Ivey (0-3, 1-6 season)
S- Luke Barker (10)

BC home runs: None.

Buies Creek dropped the last two games of this series after taking the first two.

Tyler Ivey went 5.1 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (three-run homer), walked two, and struck out four. Colin McKee two hits, walked one, and struck out two ove 1.2 scoreless, and Adam Bleday struck out two in a 1-2-3 8th inning.

The Carolina Stros' two runs came on a pair of RBI doubles from Ronnie Dawson and Osvaldo Duarte in the 3rd inning. Corey Julks finished 3-4 and was a home run shy of the cycle. Duarte, who now has a nine-game hitting streak, went 2-4 with a couple of stolen bases (16).

Buies Creek will welcome Myrtle Beach to Campbell University for a five-game series starting at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Beloit was suspended


Due to power issues. This game was tied at 1 heading into the bottom of the 6th inning before the game was suspended. Quad Cities' run came in the 2nd on an RBI double from David Hensley.

Jairo Solís allowed a run on two hits, walked three, and struck out eight in five innings before play was halted.

This game will be completed as part of a doubleheader during the Banditos' next visit to Beloit, which will occur from August 8-10. Quad Cities and Beloit will have a regularly scheduled game at 6:35.

Vermont 1, Tri-City 0

W- Abdiel Mendoza (2-1)
L- Mark Moclair (0-2)
S- Clark Cota (1)

TC home runs: None.

There was one run in this game. Unfortunately, it belonged to the Lake Monsters.

Jeremy Peña had two of Tri-City's three hits on the afternoon and he also stole his first base of the season.

Mark Moclair went 1.2 innings and allowed the one run on two hits, walked two, and struck out three. Nivaldo Rodriguez was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four over 4.1 scoreless innings, and Riley Cabral threw two perfect innings.

These two teams will play another three-game series, this time in Troy. The Fourth of July game will start at 6:30 Eastern.

GCL Mets 5, GCL Astros 1

W- Ramon Guzman (3-0)
L- Jose Bravo (0-2)
S- Ronnie Taylor Jr. (1)

GCL home runs: None.

Rough day in the field for the Palm Beach Stros as they committed four errors.

Hector Martinez went 2-3 with a double and scored the GCLstros' only run of the game on a balk.

Jose Bravo allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 2.2 innings. Jonathan Bermúdez retired all four Mets he faced, striking out one. Fredy Medina and Joey Gonzalez threw two innings apiece; Medina allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out three, and Gonzalez allowed an unearned run, a hit, walked one, and also struck out three. Bryan Solano struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Dodgers Robinson 4

W- Diosmerky Taveras (2-1)
L- Stiven Gutierrez (0-1)
S- Jojanse Torres (1)

DSL home runs: None.

Both of these teams had an inning in which they scored a run and an inning in which they scored three runs. The Astros had an inning in which they scored twice and that was the difference in this game.

Victor Mascai opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. He and Franklin Pinto scored on an error that also allowed Rolando Espinosa in the 3rd. Mascai scored again in the 5th on a balk and Jeury Castillo, who was at the plate at the time, followed with a two-run double. Castillo, Pinto, and Jose Alvarez all finished with two hits on the day.

Jairo Lopez went three innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and struck out two. Diosmerky Taveras was the first man out of the Academy's bullpen and allowed a run, a hit, walked three, and struck out three. Jojanse Torres allowed a hit and struck out four over 3.2 scoreless innings.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jeury Castillo, 2B, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Jojanse Torres, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 3.2 IP, H, 4 K

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 5-0 @ Sacramento
9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 K
Cy Sneed: W (8-4), 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Buddy Boshers: 1.2 IP, K
Riley Ferrell: IP, K

Jon Kemmer, OF, and Garrett Stubbs, C, Fresno
Kemmer: 2-5, solo HR (13)
Stubbs: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-1 @ Northwest Arkansas
9 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 4 K
Cionel Perez: W (6-1), 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K
Carlos Sierra: Save (2, 4 season), 2 IP, H

Lorenzo Quintana, C, Corpus Christi
2-4, 3-R HR (5)

Corey Julks' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, and Corey Julks, OF, Buies Creek
Duarte: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 SB (16)
Julks: 3-4, R; finished home run shy of cycle

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Jairo Solís, RHP, Quad Cities
5 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K
This game still hasn't been completed, but it's not likely that he'll return to pitch in it, even if it is scheduled to be completed a month from now.

This is Nivaldo Rodriguez's mugshot on MiLB.com.
Tri-City ValleyCats bullpen
6.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
Nivaldo Rodriguez: 4.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
Riley Cabral (not pictured): 2 IP; perfect outing

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