What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Corpus sweep!

Round Rock 8, Nashville 2

W- Ryan Hartman (2-0)
L- Richelson Peña (1-2)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (3, 2-run in 1st)

The Express rumbled out of the gates with six runs in the opening inning and cruised to the win.

Jack Mayfield opened the scoring by ripping an RBI double and he came home on a base hit from Yordan Alvarez. Kyle Tucker ripped a double to put two men in scoring position for Nick Tanielu, who came through with a two-run single. One batter later, Taylor Jones smacked a two-run homer. Mayfield added a sac fly in the 2nd and Alvarez added another RBI single in the 8th.

Mayfield finished 3-4 and stole his first base of the season. Alvarez, Tanielu, and Jones all finished 2-4 and Myles Straw went 2-5.

Akeem Bostick went three innings and allowed two runs (both in the 1st) on four hits, walked one, and struck out five. Ryan Hartman tagged in to throw five scoreless, allowing five hits, walking two, and striking out four. Framber Valdez struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th to finish things off.

Corbin Martin will get the start as Round Rock looks for the sweep. He'll face Phillips Valdez at 6:35.

Corpus Christi 8, Frisco 0

W- Tyler Ivey (1-0)
L- Jonathan Hernández (1-1)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (3, solo in 1st), Osvaldo Duarte (2, solo in 3rd), Abraham Toro (2, 2-run in 8th)

The Hooks exacted revenge on the Roughriders by sweeping them out of Corpus Christi. They had gotten swept out of Frisco last week.

Brandon Bailey allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in four innings of work. Tyler Ivey took over the rest of the way and shackled Frisco over his five innings, allowing just two hits and striking out eight.

Ronnie Dawson wasted little time in getting the scoring started as he led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer. Osvaldo Duarte led off the 3rd with a homer. Abraham Toro grounded into a force out that scored Aníbal Sierra in the 5th and then an error in the 6th allowed Chuckie Robinson and Lorenzo Quintana to come home with two more runs. Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 7th and Toro capped off the evening by whacking a two-run homer in the 8th. Robinson and Chas McCormick had two hits apiece in this one.

Corpus will start a three-game series in Amarillo at 7:05.

Carolina 5, Fayetteville 4

W- Cody Beckman (1-0)
L- J.P. France (0-3)

Fayetteville home runs: Jonathan Arauz (1, 2-run in 5th), Miguelangel Sierra (2, solo in 5th), Bryan de la Cruz (1, solo in 8th)

The Woodpeckers held the Mudcats to just four hits in this game, but lost in the column that matters most.

All of Fayetteville's runs in this game came via the home run as Jonathan Arauz and Miguelangel Sierra went back-to-back in the 5th. Bryan de la Cruz smacked a homer to lead off the 8th, which tied the game at 4. Unfortunately, the tie would be short-lived.

Yohan Ramirez went 4.1 innings and allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him. He also allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out six. J.P. France allowed three runs on three hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out eight over the remaining 3.2 innings.

Well, the first roadtrip in the history of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers has come to a close and they finished it with a winning record. Now, they will have the opportunity to play at home for the very first time. Both of these teams will play at the brand-new Segra Stadium at 7:00 Eastern. Enoli Paredes will have the honor of being the first player to throw a pitch at this facility.

Quad Cities and Cedar Rapids was postponed

Due to the threat of severe weather in the Cedar Rapids area. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on May 13.

The Banditos are still unable to access their stadium so they will host the Kane County Cougars in Peoria. Nivaldo Rodríguez will take on Franklyn Soriano in game one; first pitch is at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.