What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 23, 2019

It was apparently extra innings night down on the farm on Thursday.

San Antonio 11, Round Rock 6

W- Jake Petricka (1-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (13, 2-run in 5th), Jack Mayfield (10, solo in 8th)

Kyle Tucker has bounced back nicely from his rough start. Unfortunately, Forrest Whitley remains mired in his.

Whitley only lasted two innings and he allowed seven runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out one. Akeem Bostick took over for 6.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits (two-run homer) and striking out five. Ronel Blanco recorded the final out of the 9th.

Jack Mayfield singled to lead off the 5th and one batter later, Tucker smacked a two-run homer to put Round Rock on the board. Drew Ferguson singled and Jamie Ritchie doubled in between two outs and Derek Fisher kept the inning alive with an RBI infield single that scored Ferguson. Ritchie wound up coming home on a wild pitch. Mayfield led off the 8th with a homer. Tucker followed with a single and he eventually scored on a groundout from Ferguson.

Kyle Tucker finished 3-3 on the evening and Mayfield went 2-4.

The Express and Missions will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 5, Frisco 4 (11 innings)

W- Carlos Sanabria (2-0, 4-0 season)
L- Locke St. John (2-1)

CC home runs: Chas McCormick (4, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks, doing business as the Blue Ghosts this weekend, opened up this latest edition of the Lone Star Series in the Texas League by walking off with a victory.

Ronnie Dawson put Corpus on the board by ripping an RBI double and eventually scoring on a wild pitch in the 7th inning. After Frisco took the lead in the top of the 8th, the Blue Ghosts managed to push across the tying run in the bottom half of the 8th when Stephen Wrenn scored on another wild pitch. Neither team scored in the 9th or the 10th, so let's fast forward to the 11th.

The Roughriders scored in the top of the 11th to take the lead. Seth Beer led off the bottom of the 11th at second but Lorenzo Quintana entered the game to pinch-run for him. Granden Goetzman went down on strikes and Quintana advanced to third on Dawson's groundout. That left it all to Chas McCormick, who launched a 3-2 pitch from Locke St. John into the South Texas night to send everyone home happy. McCormick finished 2-3 on the night and Abraham Toro went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Brandon Bailey pitched six innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Justin Ferrell tagged in for two innings and the one hit he allowed was a two-run homer to Juremi Profar that put Frisco in front. Ferrell also walked two and fanned two. Colin McKee was next and he went 2.1 innings, allowing an unearned run that was an inherited runner that was charged to him and striking out five. Carlos Sanabria got the last two outs of the 11th, one via strikeout, and also allowed an RBI single that saw the run get charged to McKee.

Carson LaRue will take on Edgar Arredondo in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Winston-Salem 4, Fayetteville 3 (10 innings)

W- Zach Lewis (3-2)
L- Nick Hernandez (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (8, solo in 6th)

For the second consecutive game, the Woodpeckers walked off with a 4-3 loss. This is the sixth time this season that they've walked off with a loss and the second time that they've walked off with a loss in back-to-back games.

Fayetteville got a pair of RBI doubles in the 1st from Jake Adams and Colton Shaver to open the scoring. Adams later whacked a solo homer in the 6th inning. He, Shaver, and Jonathan Arauz all finished with two hits on the night.

The one run that J.P. France allowed in his five innings of work came on a solo homer. France allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out two. Jojanse Torres went 3.1 innings in his Carolina League debut and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out six. Winston-Salem scored the winning run off Nick Hernandez with a one-out infield single in the 10th, which was the only hit that he allowed. Hernandez, who also got the last two outs of the 9th, walked two and struck out two.

Chad Donato will start the first game of a weekend + Monday series in Lynchburg at 6:30 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Kane County 3 (10 innings)

W- Humberto Castellanos (3-0)
L- Chester Pimentel (2-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos busted out for four runs in the first extra frame to take this game and the series.

José Bravo turned in a quality start as he allowed two runs on a homer, two other hits, and struck out five in six innings of work. Devin Conn and Humberto Castellanos both pitched two innings apiece out of the bullpen. Conn walked two and struck out five while Castellanos allowed an unearned run and fanned two.

Trey Dawson singled to lead off the 5th, moved to third on an error that allowed Ramiro Rodríguez to reach, and scored Quad Cities' first run of the game when Michael Wielansky struck out and reached base on a wild pitch. An errant pickoff throw later in the inning allowed Rodríguez to score. Let's fast-forward to the 10th.

Alex Holderbach led off the inning on the bases; he moved to third on Rodríguez's base hit and scored the go-ahead run on Wielansky's single. Ross Adolph went down on strikes but Austin Dennis ripped an RBI double to bring in Rodríguez. Marty Costes capped things off with a two-run triple. Costes went 2-5 and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit in the game.

The River Bandits will finally get another chance to play in their own ballpark as they begin a four-game series with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:35. R.J. Freure will take on Scotty Sunitsch in game one.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.