What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 2, 2018

Nashville 2, Fresno 1

W- Liam Hendriks (3-0)
L- Brendan McCurry (5-6)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Sounds walked off with the win by scoring a run in each of the last two innings.

Fresno had the bases loaded to start the 4th but all they got was one run when Yordan Alvarez grounded out, which allowed Kyle Tucker to score. Jack Mayfield went 2-4 with a double.

Rogelio Armenteros allowed four hits, walked four, and struck out six over five shutout innings. Dean Deetz didn't allow a hit in his two innings; he walked one and struck out four. Reymin Guduan came on for the 8th but only got one out via the strikeout. He allowed a hit and had an inherited runner charged to him when Brendan McCurry induced a pop fly that turned into a force out. McCurry allowed the winning run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Brady Rodgers will get the start as the Grizzlies look to avoid a sweep. He'll take on Frankie Montas at 7:05.

Frisco 4, Corpus Christi 1

W- Jonathan Hernandez (3-4)
L- Brock Dykxhoorn (2-1, 7-3 season)
S- Tyler Davis (2)

CC home runs: None.

Tough to win when only three guys get hits...

Brock Dykxhoorn went 4.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out three. Akeem Bostick got the last 3.2 innings and allowed an unearned run on three hits while fanning three.

Abraham Toro put Corpus on the board when he ripped an RBI double in the 2nd inning. Chas McCormick and Alex De Goti both finished with two hits on the night. Carlos Correa went 0-3 with a couple of strikeouts in the first game of his rehab assignment. Well, at least he's progessed to playing games.

Brandon Bielak will get the start in game two. First pitch is at 7:05.

Buies Creek 4, Wilmington 3

W- Enoli Paredes (1-1, 3-4 season)
L- Tyler Zuber (1-1)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros walked off with the win and got a little payback by taking this series from the Blue Rocks after dropping the series in Wilmington last weekend.

Jake Meyers drew a leadoff walk in the 6th but was caught stealing. Corey Julks got on with a single; he fared a little better in his attempt to steal second and scored Buies Creek's first run on a single from Bryan de la Cruz. De La Cruz led off the bottom of the 9th with a single. Seth Beer followed with a base hit of his own and Cody Bohanek drew a walk to load the bases. Carlos Canelón went down on strikes but Jonathan Arauz was the hero as he ripped the double that brought everyone in and sent the crowd at Campbell University home happy. Julks, de la Cruz, and Beer all went 2-4 on the evening. Julks' stolen base gives him 13 in the Carolina League and 27 on the season.

In his Carolina League debut, J.B. Bukauskas went five innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. Jose Luis Hernandez was the first man out of the Buies Creek bullpen and he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and fanned three in his three innings. Enoli Paredes allowed a hit and struck out the side in a scoreless 9th.

The Carolina Stros will begin a three-game weekend series with Lynchburg at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Clinton 2

W- Chad Donato (1-0, 4-0 season)
L- Scott Boches (2-3)
S- Bryan Abreu (3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos opened things up a bit with a three-run 4th inning. Meanwhile on the mound, Chad Donato turned in yet another nice start and Bryan Abreu continues to carve up the Midwest League.

Donato allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out six in six innings. Abreu shut things down over the last three innings; he allowed just one hit and struck out six.

Miguelangel Sierra singled to lead off the 3rd and scored the first run of the game on an errant pickoff throw that somehow made it all the way to the right-field corner. Well then. Ruben Castro singled to start the 4th, advanced on a sac bunt, and scored on Colton Shaver's single. Shaver advanced on a wild pitch and came around to score on a Mike Papierski double. Sierra followed by bringing Papierski in with a single. Sierra went 2-3 and was the only Quad Cities player to finish with a multi-hit game.

Luis Garcia will start the series finale and he'll take on Randy Bell at 6:35.

Lowell 5, Tri-City 3

W- Eduard Bazardo (5-3)
L- Alex House (0-2)
S- Kris Jackson (3)

TC home runs: Andy Piñeda (1, 3 season; solo in 6th), Trey Dawson (1, solo in 6th)

Andy Piñeda and Trey Dawson went back-to-back in the 6th to pull the ValleyCats to within a run... but the Spinners got the runs back in the 7th.

César Salazar got plunked to lead off the 7th and ended up scoring on a passed ball. Alex McKenna went 2-2 with a double, but unfortunately, he got hurt trying to get back to first base on a pickoff attempt. Michael Wielansky went 3-4 with a double and Oscar Campos finished 2-4 with a double. Piñeda also went 2-4; the homer was his third of the season, which sets a new career high for him in that statistic. He hit two in his second game with Corpus Christi back on July 1.

The one run that Alex House allowed in his two innings came on a home run. House also allowed two other hits and struck out two. Devin Conn was the first man out of the ValleyCats bullpen and threw 1.2 innings, allowing two unearned runs and walking three. Brett Conine allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out one in 3.1 innings. Luis de Paula and Jacob Billingsley both turned in scoreless innings; de Paula walked one in the 8th, while Billingsley allowed a hit and struck out the side in the 9th.

Tri-City leads Lowell by 1.5 games in the New York-Penn League's Stedler Division; in fact, all four teams are separated by just 3.5 games. Brett Daniels will take on Brian Brown in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 5, GCL Mets 3

W- Joey Gonzalez (4-1)
L- Malky Mena (2-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros saw a 3-0 lead vanish in the top of the 8th but they were able to quickly regain control with a couple of runs in the bottom of the 8th.

Francis Martes worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 1st, striking out one. Jose Alberto Rivera tagged in for four innings, allowing a hit and striking out two. Manny Ramirez cruised through two innings but hit the wall in the 8th; he allowed all three of the Mets' runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out six in 2.1 innings. Joey Gonzalez struck out two over the last 1.2 innings.

The GCL squad turned a bases-loaded situation to lead off the 5th into three runs as Juan Ramirez and Freúdis Nova had RBI singles, while Sean Mendoza drew a bases-loaded walk. Ramirez smacked a two-run double in the 8th that turned out to be the game-winning hit. Ramirez and Freúdis both finished with two hits on the afternoon.

DSL Red Sox1 3, DSL Astros 2 in 10 innings

W- Osvaldo de la Rosa (1-2)
L- Jeremy Molero (0-3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy walked off with a loss.

Their only scoring play was a two-run single in the 3rd from Yimmi Cortabarria. Victor Mascai went 3-4 and drew a walk.

Jairo Lopez and Diosmerky Taveras both threw three scoreless innings. Lopez allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four, while Taveras had the same line; he did not issue a walk, however. Ricardo León came on for the 7th but failed to record an out. He walked the bases loaded and allowed two runs (one earned), both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him. Flaer Gonzalez allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out one over three innings. Jeremy Molero got one out in the 10th and allowed the winning run on a wild pitch.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jairo Lopez, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 4 K
Diosmerky Taveras, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, 4 K