What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, August 4, 2018

Let's play two in Buies Creek and Troy!

Fresno 9, Memphis 3

W- Trent Thornton (8-7)
L- Kevin Herget (8-8)

Fresno home runs: Yordan Alvarez (5, 17 season; grand slam in 3rd)

The second leg of Fresno's tour of Tennessee started off on a much more pleasant note.

Trent Thornton allowed two runs on seven hits, walked one, and struck out one in seven innings. Matt Ramsey and Reymin Guduan pitched one inning apiece; Ramsey allowed a solo homer and struck out one in the 8th, while Guduan issued a walk and struck out two in a scoreless 9th.

Jack Mayfield doubled to start the 2nd inning and he ended up scoring the first run of the evening when Nick Tanielu took his spot at second base. Yordan Alvarez busted this game open with his grand slam in the 3rd inning. Fresno tacked on three more in the 4th as D.J. Fisher drove in a run with a base hit and Kyle Tucker brought two more in with his single. Tanielu led off the 8th with a double and scored the last Fresno run on a single from Garrett Stubbs.

Fisher (2B, RBI, 2 R, SB), Tucker (2 RBI, R), Tanielu (2 2B, RBI, R), and Alex De Goti (2B, R) all finished with two hits on the night. De Goti had a nice showing to begin his second stint with the Grizzlies; he got into five games for them at the end of last season.

Josh James will face Connor Jones in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:05.

Frisco 5, Corpus Christi 3

W- Ryne Slack (2-3)
L- Framber Valdez (4-5)
S- Tyler Davis (3)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (1, 11 season; solo in 1st), Carlos Correa (1, solo in 4th)

The Hooks scored in more innings, but the Roughriders put up the only crooked number in this game.

Ronnie Dawson wasted little time in getting things started when he smacked a home run to begin the game. Carlos Correa launched an absolute bomb in the 4th, and Lorenzo Quintana hit an RBI single in the 7th inning. Dawson finished 3-4; the homer was his first in the Texas League. He was the only person in the Corpus lineup to finish with more than one hit in this game.

Brett Adcock went five innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out five. Framber Valdez threw a scoreless 6th after tagging in but the wheels fell off for him in the 7th. Framber ultimately went 1.2 innings and allowed four runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out four. Justin Ferrell got the last out of the 7th and pitched a scoreless 8th; he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.1 innings.

The Hooks will look to avoid the sweep as they'll send Corbin Martin out for the series finale. He'll face Yohander Mendez at 7:05.

Game 1: Buies Creek 6, Lynchburg 2

W- Colin McKee (2-1, 5-2 season)
L- Tanner Tully (3-10)

BC home runs: Jake Adams (5, 13 season; solo in 2nd), Cody Bohanek (1, 5 season; 2-run in 5th), Carlos Canelón (3, solo in 5th)

The Carolina Stros smacked three home runs as they took the first game of the twinbill.

Jake Adams went 3-3 and scored three runs. He opened up the scoring with his solo blast in the 2nd inning. Cody Bohanek launched a two-run homer in the 5th and one batter later, Carlos Canelón made it back-to-back homers with his solo shot. Corey Julks added another run with an RBI single. Canelón finished 2-3 and capped off the scoring in game one with an RBI single in the 6th inning.

Tyler Ivey allowed two runs on two hits, walked four, and struck out four in 4.1 innings of work. Both of the runs were inherited runners that scored. Colin McKee pitched the last 2.2 innings and he technically turned in a scoreless outing, although both of Ivey's runners scored on his watch. He allowed a hit and struck out three.

Game 2: Lynchburg 7, Buies Creek 1

W- Jared Robinson (3-3)
L- Cristian Javier (3-4, 5-6 season)

BC home runs: None.

The Hillcats administered a beatdown in game two.

Cristian Javier went through his roughest outing of the year as he allowed seven runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (three-run homer), walked four, and struck out three in 4.1 innings. Carlos Sanabria allowed a hit, walked two, and fanned two in 1.2 innings, and Tommy DeJuneas struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th.

J.J. Matijevic went 2-3 with a double and scored the lone Buies Creek run when Bryan de la Cruz grounded out in the 4th inning.

Carson LaRue will face Eli Morgan in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Peoria 2 in 10 innings

W- Humberto Castellanos (2-2)
L- Thomas St. Clair (2-3)
S- Willy Collado (5)

QC home runs: Chandler Taylor (5, solo in 9th)

It took nine innings, but the Banditos offense woke up and stole this game from right under the Chiefs.

Chandler Taylor's solo blast in the 9th inning tied the game at 1. Marty Costes started the 10th in scoring position and scored the go-ahead run on Ruben Castro's base hit. Castro advanced when Taylor drew a walk and scored on an error that allowed Alfredo Angarita to reach. Castro went 2-5, while Jonathan Lacroix finished 3-5 with a double.

César Rosado allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out six over seven innings. Humberto Castellanos tagged in for two scoreless innings and allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three. Willy Collado allowed an unearned run on a groundout, a hit, and struck out one in the 10th.

Leovanny Rodriguez will face Paul Balestrieri in game three of this series. First pitch is at 2:00.

Game 1: Tri-City 6, Lowell 3

W- Nivaldo Rodriguez (2-1)
L- Taylor Ahearn (2-3)

TC home runs: Jeremy Peña (1, 2-run in 4th)

The ValleyCats' early offensive outburst in game one spurred them to a win.

Nivaldo Rodriguez turned in a solid outing as he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two. Riley Cabral allowed two unearned runs, a double, walked one, and struck out one in the 7th.

Alex Holderbach opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 2nd inning. Later in the frame, César Salazar drove in two with a single. Andy Piñeda led off the 3rd with a double; he stole third and scored on a sac fly from Enmanuel Valdez. Jeremy Peña launched a two-run homer in the 4th, which was his first home run as a pro. Carlos Machado went 2-3 with a double and scored a run and Austin Dennis finished 3-3 with a couple of stolen bases and also scored a run.

Game 2: Lowell 2, Tri-City 1 in 8 innings

W- Andrew Politi (1-1)
L- Tim Hardy (2-2)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were nipped by a run in the 8th inning in game two.

Austin Dennis doubled in the 5th and Michael Wielansky brought him in with a base hit.

Mark Moclair started things off in game two by walking two and striking out six over three no-hit innings. Carlos Hiraldo tagged in for four innings and allowed a run on four hits and struck out seven. Tim Hardy allowed an unearned run on a single and struck out two in the 8th inning.

Tri-City will start a three-game series in Connecticut at 4:05 Eastern.

DSL Marlins 2, DSL Astros 0

W- Rafael Eysseric (2-1)
L- Heitor Tokar (0-1)
S- Geremy Galindez (9)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy got shut out on Saturday.

Franklin Pinto doubled and stole a base (11).

Jose Antonio Hernandez went four innings and allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Heitor Tokar was the first man out of the DSLstros bullpen and he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in three innings. Alex Blanco allowed a run on two hits and walked one in the 8th inning.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.