What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, April 13, 2019

Memphis 9, Round Rock 4

W- Harold Arauz (1-0)
L- Brendan McCurry (1-1)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (6, solo in 5th)

The Express got buried by an eight-run 5th inning.

Cionel Pérez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in two innings of work. Brendan McCurry took the loss in 2.1 innings of relief; he allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on six hits, walked one, and struck out three. Kent Emanuel was next; he went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, walked one, and struck out three. Dean Deetz worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Jack Mayfield put Round Rock on the board with a two-run single in the 3rd. Garrett Stubbs, who scored one of the runs on Mayfield's base hit, added an RBI single of his own in the 4th, and Yordan Alvarez got one of the eight Memphis runs back with a solo shot in the 5th. Mayfield and Stubbs had two hits apiece in this game.

Today, the Express and Redbirds will transform into the Round Rock Chupacabras and the Memphis Música as part of MILB's Copa de la Diversión program. Rogelio Armenteros goes up against Austin Gomber at 1:05.

Amarillo 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- Tyler Higgins (1-1)
L- J.B. Bukauskas (0-2)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (1, solo in 1st)

The Sod Poodles scored twice in the 8th inning to edge out the Hooks, who have now dropped six straight.

Abraham Toro clubbed a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. This was Corpus Christi's only scoring play until the 7th; they ended up scoring three runs in the inning as Josh Rojas cleared the bases with a triple. J.J. Matijevic finished 3-4 with a double and stole his first base of the season. Granden Goetzman finished 2-4 and scored a run.

Brandon Bielak went five innings and allowed two runs on four hits while striking out five. J.B. Bukauskas pitched the last three innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked four, and struck out four.

Gabriel Valdez will get a shot to stop the Hooks' slide. He'll take on Reggie Lawson at 1:05.

Fayetteville 6, Myrtle Beach 4

W- César Rosado (1-0)
L- Javier Assad (0-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Corey Julks (1, solo in 4th)

The Woodpeckers had a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th and then had to hang on for dear life. Fortunately, the cushion was comfortable enough for them to be able to escape with the win.

Corey Julks finished 2-5 and opened the scoring by smacking a home run to lead off the 4th inning. In the 5th, Julks reached on an error that resulted in Michael Papierski coming in to score; he was credited with an RBI on the play. Jonathan Arauz scored on a wild pitch in the 7th. Fayetteville scored three in the 8th thanks to an RBI single from Scott Manea and a couple of RBI doubles from Colton Shaver and Arauz, who finished 3-4 and had two doubles on the evening.

Peter Solomon allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out three in three innings of work. César Rosado was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen; he went 2.2 innings and also walked three and struck out three. Joey Gonzalez walked two and struck out three in his 2019 debut. Tommy DeJuneas got the final out of the game with a strikeout, but the Pelicans decided to mount a bit of an uprising as they scored four runs (three earned runs) on three hits against him.

Cristian Javier takes on Erling Moreno in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Wisconsin 1

W- Brett Conine (1-1)
L- Reese Olson (0-1)
S- Matt Ruppenthal (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos got three in the 3rd inning and held the Timber Rattlers to just three hits on Saturday.

Brett Conine allowed a run on a solo homer, three hits, and struck out six in six innings. Matt Ruppenthal shut it down as he walked one and fanned six in the final three innings.

Jeremy Peña scored the first run of the evening on an error that allowed Scott Schreiber to reach in the 1st inning. Austin Dennis tripled to lead off the 3rd and scored on Trey Dawson's infield single. Enmanuel Valdez followed with a double and Peña struck with a two-run single. Schreiber drew a bases-loaded walk in the 5th and scored the final run of the evening on a double from Jonathan Lacroix. Valdez (2 2B, 2 R), Peña (2 RBI, R, SB), and Schreiber (R, SB) all finished with two hits on the night.

Mark Moclair gets the start as Quad Cities looks for the sweep. He'll face Justin Bullock at 1:05.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.