What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, April 26, 2019

New Orleans 5, Round Rock 2

W- Kyle Keller (1-0)
L- Rogelio Armenteros (1-2)
S- R.J. Alvarez (3)

RR home runs: None.

Round Rock's bats were held in check on Friday as they could only push across one run in each of the final two innings.

Jack Mayfield ripped an RBI double in the 8th and Alex De Goti did the same in the 9th inning. De Goti, hitting in the leadoff spot for the first time this season, finished 3-4. Derek Fisher went 2-3 and scored on Mayfield's double.

Rogelio Armenteros pitched 4.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out seven. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Express bullpen and he threw 2.2 innings, allowing two hits and striking out three. Dean Deetz was only able to get one out in the 8th via strikeout; he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits and walked one. Tanner Duncan pitched the final 1.2 innings, allowing a hit and striking out one.

Brady Rodgers faces Dustin Beggs in game four of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Tulsa 6, Corpus Christi 3

W- Justin De Fratus (1-1)
L- Bryan Abreu (0-1, 1-1 season)
S- Layne Somsen (1)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (4, solo in 4th), Granden Goetzman (4, solo in 4th)

The Drillers decided to ruin Bryan Abreu's Texas League debut.

José Hernández-Urquidy went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits while striking out seven. Abreu went three innings in his Texas League debut and was greeted rather rudely in the 6th as the Drillers got four runs off of him in the 6th, three of which came on a home run. Fortunately, Abreu managed to pull himself together and ended up allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out five. Brendan Feldmann worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Both teams scored two runs in the 4th; Corpus Christi got theirs in the form of back-to-back solo home runs from Abraham Toro and Granden Goetzman. Osvaldo Duarte went 2-4 and smacked an RBI triple in the 5th. Goetzman and Aníbal Sierra also finished with two hits on the night.

Carson LaRue will get the start in game two. He'll take on J.D. Martin at 7:15.

Down East 1, Fayetteville 0

W- Michael Matuella (1-0)
L- Willy Collado (0-1, 1-1 season)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and unfortunately, it did not belong to the Woodpeckers.

Fayetteville could only get a double from Jacob Meyers and singles from Bryan de la Cruz and Jonathan Arauz. Arauz (2) and Corey Julks (4) both stole a base.

The Woodpeckers' pitchers did their job; they didn't get any run support, however. Cristian Javier went 4.1 innings and allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out eight. Willy Collado pitched three innings and allowed the one run, which was unearned (due to an error) and an inherited runner that was charged to him. Collado also allowed a single, walked two, and struck out six. Tommy DeJuneas got the last two outs of the 8th inning, but in between, the error occurred and the run scored.

Parker Mushinski will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Clinton 6 in 12 innings

W- Devin Conn (1-0)
L- Tyler Mitzel (1-1)

QC home runs: Alex Holderbach (1, walk-off 2-run in 12th)

The first game at Modern Woodmen Park in 2019 was a walk-off extra-innings victory for the Banditos.

Cody Deason pitched 3.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out eight. Matt Ruppenthal was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and turned in 4.1 dominant innings, allowing just one walk and striking out six. Humberto Castellanos was next; he went three innings and allowed three runs (one earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits (solo homer) and struck out five. The homer that he allowed tied the game in the 9th. Devin Conn allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two in the 12th.

A Clinton error in the 1st allowed Enmanuel Valdez and Scott Schreiber to score the first two runs of the evening. Schreiber scored again on an RBI single from Austin Dennis in the 3rd inning. That was the River Bandits' last scoring play until extra innings; in the meantime, the LumberKings scored four unanswered runs and took the lead in the top of the 11th.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th, Jeremy Peña was able to beat a potential double play, which allowed Ross Adolph to score the tying run. Clinton scored twice in the top of the 12th to regain the lead, but the Banditos found the answer. Valdez started the bottom of the 12th in scoring position. Schreiber struck out, but David Hensley came through with an RBI single to cut the deficit to one run. One batter later, Alex Holderbach sent the first crowd at Modern Woodmen Park home happy by launching a two-run home run.

Marty Costes went 3-5 with a stolen base (3) from the leadoff spot. Schreiber (2B, 2 R, SB) and Holderbach (2B, walk-off 2-R HR) both finished with two hits on the night.

There was a doubleheader scheduled for today, but it's been moved to Sunday. Instead, Quad Cities and Clinton will play one game at 5:00. Luis Garcia will take on Chris Vallimont.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.