What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, May 24, 2019

Round Rock 4, San Antonio 3

W- Ralph Garza Jr. (4-1)
L- Taylor Williams (1-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (2, 4 season)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (14, 2-run in 3rd), A.J. Reed (4, solo in 6th)

The Express, doing business as the Round Rock Chupacabras, withstood a big night from San Antonio outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. as they took the series from their I-35 rivals.

Yordan Alvarez scored the first run of the night when Taylor Jones grounded into a double play in the 2nd inning. Kyle Tucker launched a two-run homer in the 3rd and A.J. Reed broke a 3-3 tie with a solo shot in the 6th. Jack Mayfield finished 2-4.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out five. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and the one hit he allowed in his three innings was a two-run homer hit by Stokes, who drove in all three of San Antonio's runs in this game. Ronel Blanco escaped a bases-loaded predicament to get the save; he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one in the 9th.

The Express will head to Nashville to play six games. One of them is a game that began on April 18 but was suspended due to the weather. Cionel Pérez will start game one and he'll face Ronald Herrera at 6:35.

Frisco 7, Corpus Christi 2

W- Edgar Arredondo (4-2)
L- Carson LaRue (1-2)

CC home runs: None.

The Roughriders pulled away on Friday night... Corpus had ten hits but only had two runs to show for it.

Abraham Toro went 2-3 and opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Josh Rojas finished 3-5 and ripped an RBI double in the 2nd.

Carson LaRue allowed six runs on ten hits, walked one, and struck out two in five innings. Layne Henderson and Hunter Martin both threw two innings out of the bullpen. Henderson allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one in a scoreless outing and Martin allowed a run on two hits and struck out one.

J.B. Bukauskas will take on Jonathan Hernandez in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Lynchburg 5, Fayetteville 4

W- Dakody Clemmer (2-0)
L- Tanner Duncan (0-2, 1-2 season)

Fayetteville home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (1, 4 season; solo in 4th)

The Woodpeckers tied the game with a run in the 9th... only to walk off with a loss yet again. That makes it three straight games ending in walk-off losses and seven in this fashion on the year.

Chad Donato went 4.1 innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on seven hits, walked three, and struck out two. Tommy DeJuneas was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in 2.2 innings. Tanner Duncan pitched a scoreless 8th, but the Hillcats got the first three men on base in the 9th and scored the winning run against him. In 1+ inning, Duncan allowed the winning run on three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Jacob Meyers scored the first run of the night on an errant pickoff throw in the 1st inning. Alfredo Angarita hit a sac fly to bring in Enmanuel Valdez in the 2nd and then Valdez smacked his first Carolina League home run in the 4th. Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI single in the 9th that tied the game at 4. Michael Papierski finished 3-4 on the night.

Yohan Ramirez will face Jean Carlos Mejía in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 12, Wisconsin 3

W- R.J. Freure (3-1)
L- Scotty Sunitsch (2-5)

QC home runs: Jeremy Peña (4, 2-run in 5th)

Fun game. Everyone in the lineup had a hit and scored a run. Well... Alex Holderbach didn't score, but he did have a hit. Hopefully, the Banditos can finally settle in at home without the threat of flooding.

The one hit that R.J. Freure allowed in his five innings was a two-run homer hit by Connor McVey. Freure walked three and struck out six. Matt Ruppenthal struck out four over three perfect innings. Felipe Tejada allowed a run on a sac fly, two hits, and he also recorded a strikeout in the 9th.

Ross Adolph scored the first run of the game when Austin Dennis hit into a fielder's choice in the 3rd. Jeremy Peña scored another run on Marty Costes' groundout. In the 5th, Peña whacked a two-run homer and Quad Cities also got a pair of RBI singles from Trey Dawson and Michael Wielansky. Peña added a sac fly to his ledger in the 6th and Adolph smacked an RBI triple in the 7th. The Banditos capped things off in the 8th as Alex Holderbach hit a sac fly, Dawson ripped an RBI double, and Wielansky added another RBI single. Peña, Dawson, Wielansky, and Adolph all finished with two hits on the evening.

Cody Deason faces Adam Hill in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.