Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Let's play two in the Quad Cities!

Round Rock 13, Nashville 12 (13 innings)

W- Ronel Blanco (1-0, 4-0 season)
L- Tyler Depreta-Johnson (0-1)
S- Jamie Ritchie (1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (10, 2-run in 2nd), Drew Ferguson (6, 2-run in 13th)

Sheesh. The Express emerged victorious after things got a bit weird in extra innings.

Ryan Hartman got the start and he went 4.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on seven hits (two-run homer), walking one, and striking out three. Kit Scheetz was the first man out of the Express bullpen and he allowed a run of his own on a two-run single, walked one, and struck out four in 2.2 innings; one of the runs was charged to Hartman.

Dean Deetz got the 8th for his first appearance since coming off the IL and he got a rude welcome back as he was tagged for two runs on three hits. Deetz also walked one and struck out two. Ronel Blanco tagged in for four innings and he allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits (two-run homer) and struck out five. Jamie Ritchie got the 13th and he allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits. Things got a bit hairy but he managed to close out the game.

Taylor Jones put Round Rock on the board with a two-run homer all the way back in the 2nd inning. Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single in the 3rd and Jones added a sac fly to his ledger. Lorenzo Quintana hit a sac fly in the 4th and an RBI single in the 6th. Following his RBI single, he scored on Kyle Tucker's base hit. Tucker's RBI single was Round Rock's last scoring play in regulation; the rest of their scoring was done in extra innings.

The E-Train got a pair of RBI singles from A.J. Reed and Josh Rojas in the 11th and a sac fly from Alex De Goti in the 12th. They couldn't seem to shake the Sounds, but they finally did so in the 13th as Drew Ferguson put them back in front with a two-run homer and then Reed added some insurance with an RBI single.

Reed and De Goti had four hits apiece. Ferguson, Jones, Alvarez, and Rojas all finished with three hits; Rojas, who just came up from Corpus, jumped straight into the action after he subbed in for Nick Tanielu in the 4th inning.

Cionel Pérez gets the start as Round Rock starts a four-game series with the Iowa Cubs. He'll take on Alec Mills at 7:05.

Midland 4, Corpus Christi 2

W- Matt Milburn (2-3)
L- Brandon Bailey (0-2)
S- Zack Erwin (1)

CC home runs: None.

Corpus held Midland to four hits but they lost in the column that matters most.

Brandon Bailey went 5.1 innings and allowed four runs on four hits (solo homer), walked four, and struck out five. Layne Henderson was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he walked two and struck out one over 1.2 scoreless innings. Miguel Figueroa worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out one.

Stephen Wrenn tripled to lead off the 6th and scored the Hooks' first run on a single from Osvaldo Duarte. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 7th inning. Duarte and Wrenn had two hits apiece on the night.

Carson LaRue will get the start for the Hooks as they look to avoid a sweep. He'll face James Naile at 7:00.

Wilmington 4, Fayetteville 3

W- Jackson Kowar (4-3)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (1-2)
S- Tyler Zuber (9)

Fayetteville home runs: Colton Shaver (5, 2-run in 1st)

The Woodpeckers held the Blue Rocks to four hits, but a four-run 8th inning turned the game in Wilmington's favor.

Enoli Paredes was excellent yet again as he allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out seven over six shutout innings. He had a no-hitter going through 5.1 innings but it was broken up by a bunt single from Ricky Aracena. Of course it would be broken up by a bunt single. Aracena was caught stealing second base, so Paredes got a little justice.

Unfortunately, the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Tommy DeJuneas threw a scoreless 7th but the wheels fell off for him in the 8th. In 1.2 innings, DeJuneas allowed four runs (two earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Willy Collado technically threw 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two, but two of the three runners he inherited from DeJuneas scored on his watch on a single.

Colton Shaver launched a two-run homer in the 1st inning and Jonathan Arauz extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI single in the 6th. Shaver finished 2-4 on the night. Ramiro Rodríguez, in his Carolina League debut, finished 2-2 with a double and scored a run.

The Woodpeckers and Blue Rocks will continue their series at 7:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Beloit 8, Quad Cities 6

W- Brandon Withers (1-2)
L- Devin Conn (1-1)
S- Eric Mariñez (8)

QC home runs: None.

Well, that was unpleasant. The Snappers stole game one by scoring seven in the top of the 7th to erase a 6-1 deficit.

Quad Cities scored twice in the 4th to take the lead, thanks to an RBI groundout from Freúdis Nova and a César Salazar sac fly. They scored four more in the 5th on a two-run double from Austin Dennis and a pair of RBI singles from Jeremy Peña and Salazar. Dennis, Peña, and Salazar all finished with two hits in game one. Ross Adolph doubled, drew a couple of walks, and scored a run.

The one run that José Bravo allowed in his 5.1 innings came on a solo homer. He allowed four other hits and struck out six. Everything unraveled on Devin Conn and Humberto Castellanos. Let's leave it at that.

Game 2: Beloit 3, Quad Cities 1

W- Charlie Cerny (2-2)
L- Jayson Schroeder (0-1)
S- Michael Danielak (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos doubled up the Snappers in the hit column but they also came out on the short end in game two and so they got swept in the doubleheader.

Trey Dawson scored Quad Cities' only run in game two on a passed ball in the 4th inning. Jeremy Peña hit a single to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.

Jayson Schroeder only lasted 1.2 innings in his first start of the season; he allowed three runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out three. Joey Gonzalez and Riley Cabral pitched 2.2 scoreless innings apiece. Gonzalez allowed a hit and walked two, while Cabral walked two and struck out two.

Matt Ruppenthal will get the start as Quad Cities looks to avoid the sweep. First pitch is at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net
Round Rock Express: W 13-12 (13 innings) @ Nashville

13 H, 22 R, 2 E

Alex De Goti: 4-5, RBI, R

A.J. Reed: 4-6, 2 RBI, R

Drew Ferguson: 3-7, 2-R HR (6), 2 R

Yordan Alvarez: 3-6, RBI, 2 R

Taylor Jones: 3-5, 2-R HR (10), 3 RBI, 2 R

Josh Rojas: 3-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

2-4, 2-R HR (5)

Photo by Bryan Green

Enoli Paredes, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, H, BB, 7 K; no-hitter through 5.1 IP

José Bravo has a mugshot but it still hasn't been uploaded to MiLB.com.

Joey Gonzalez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jeremy Peña, SS, César Salazar, C, and Austin Dennis, OF

José Bravo, RHP, Joey Gonzalez, RHP, and Riley Cabral, RHP, Quad Cities

Dennis: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R in game one of doubleheader

Peña: 2-3, RBI, 2 R in game one of doubleheader

Salazar: 2-2, 2 RBI in game one of doubleheader

Bravo: 5.1 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 6 K in game one of doubleheader

Gonzalez: 2.2 IP, H, 2 BB in game two of doubleheader

Cabral: 2.2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K in game two of doubleheader

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Corpus Christi

2-4, RBI single