Round Rock 11, San Antonio 4
W- Brady Rodgers (3-0)
L- Brad Kuntz (0-2)
RR home runs: Taylor Jones (7, 3-run in 2nd), Nick Tanielu (3, solo in 3rd), Kyle Tucker (7, solo in 8th)
The Express rumbled out of the gates and cruised to the victory. Keston Hiura proved to be a nuisance for the Express pitchers as he drove in all four of San Antonio's runs, but they scored plenty of runs to absorb his big night.
Brady Rodgers pitched seven innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked two, and struck out three. Dean Deetz and Tanner Duncan both pitched an inning and they both allowed two hits, and one of those two his was a home run hit by Keston Hiura. Deetz got tagged in the 8th; he also walked one, and struck out the side. Duncan allowed a two-run homer to Hiura and struck out one in the 9th.
Round Rock parlayed a bases-loaded situation with one out in the opening inning into four runs as Taylor Jones drew a walk to open the scoring, and then they got RBI singles from Kyle Tucker and Jack Mayfield with a sac fly from Nick Tanielu sandwiched in between. Jones whacked a three-run homer in the 2nd inning. The Express scored twice in the 3rd as Tanielu launched a homer to begin the inning and Jamie Ritchie hit a sac fly. Tucker smacked a solo homer in the 8th for the Express' final run.
Little Tuck finished 4-5 on the evening as he has finally gotten over the Mendoza Line. Looks like he's getting over his rough start to the season. Yordan Alvarez finished 3-4 and scored twice. Somewhat shockingly, he did not drive in a run in this game. Alex De Goti went 3-6 with a double and scored a run from the leadoff spot. And finally, in his Triple-A debut, Stephen Wrenn finished 2-5 with a run scored.
Before these two teams play their regularly scheduled game, they'll have to finish up Friday's game that was suspended due to rain. That game will resume at 1:30. A seven-inning contest will follow once that game is completed. Cy Sneed gets the start in that one.
Corpus Christi 9, Tulsa 7
W- Ronel Blanco (3-0)
L- Dustin May (2-2)
CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (4, solo in 6th)
The Hooks busted out for six runs in the 4th and withstood a late Tulsa charge to earn the win.
Bryan Abreu went three innings and allowed three runs on two hits, both of which were home runs that came in the 3rd inning. Gavin Lux hit a solo homer off of him and then D.J. Peters took him deep for a two-run shot later in the frame. Abreu allowed four hits and struck out two. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits while striking out three in 2.1 innings.
Kit Scheetz was the only Hooks pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Carlos Sanabria got the last two innings and he allowed a three-run homer to Chris Parmelee in the 8th. He shook that off and threw a scoreless 9th to close out the game. Sanabria allowed three hits, including the homer, walked one, and struck out two.
Ronnie Dawson hit a one-out single in the 3rd inning and then proceeded to steal second base. Osvaldo Duarte joined him on the bases after reaching on an error. They both scored on an error that allowed Granden Goetzman to reach. All six Hooks runs in the 4th came with two outs.
Chuckie Robinson kept the inning alive with a double and then Aníbal Sierra got hit by a pitch and Dawson walked to load the bases for Duarte, who got plunked to bring Robinson in. Sierra scored on an Abraham Toro infield single and Dawson came in when Goetzman drew a walk. Josh Rojas then decided that he'd bring in everyone at once and he did so with a triple. Duarte got his revenge by clubbing a solo homer in the 6th. Rojas, Toro (RBI, R), and Dawson (2B, 2 SB) all finished with two hits on the evening.
Carson LaRue will face Yordy Cabrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.
Down East 5, Fayetteville 4
W- Michael Matuella (2-0)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (0-1)
S- Peter Fairbanks (2)
Fayetteville home runs: Jacob Meyers (2, solo in 5th), Seth Beer (6, solo in 7th)
The Woodpeckers have dropped all five games against the Wood Ducks this season and in all five of them, the Wood Ducks have managed to score the deciding run(s) in the 8th inning or later. In this game, they scored twice in the... you guessed it, 8th inning to take the lead. Such a dumb sport.
J.P. France turned in a bare minimum quality start, allowing three hits (two-run homer), walking four, and striking out three. Tommy DeJuneas pitched 1.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out two. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 8th, and Jacob Billingsley walked one and struck out the side in the 9th inning.
Corey Julks put Fayetteville on the board when he ripped an RBI double in the 4th inning. The Jacobs struck in the 5th as Jacob Meyers launched a solo homer and Jake Adams hit an RBI single to tie the game at 3. Seth Beer put the Woodpeckers in front when he smacked a solo homer in the 7th. Beer, Adams, and Colton Shaver all finished with two hits on the night.
Chad Donato gets the start as the Woodpeckers look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Josh Advocate at 2:00 Eastern.
Quad Cities 10, Fort Wayne 3
W- Cody Deason (1-1)
L- Angel Acevedo (0-4)
S- R.J. Freure (2)
QC home runs: César Salazar (2, solo in 2nd), Ross Adolph (2, 2-run in 2nd)
The Banditos pounded out 15 hits as they rolled to the win in Northeast Indiana.
Cody Deason pitched five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked one, and struck out six. R.J. Freure shut it down as he allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out seven over the final four innings.
Jonathan Lacroix opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. César Salazar kept the 2nd inning alive when he smacked a solo homer with two outs in the inning. Austin Dennis drew a walk and then Ross Adolph launched a homer, his first since Opening Day. Scott Schreiber scored on a heady play in the 3rd when he dashed home on a David Hensley strikeout that got away from the catcher. Schreiber ripped an RBI double in the 5th and came around to score on Lacroix's base hit. Dennis hit an RBI single in the 6th and in the 7th, Lacroix hit another RBI single and scored the final run of the night on a balk.
Schreiber (2 2B, RBI, 3 R) and Lacroix (3 RBI, R) both finished with three hits and a stolen base; they both have five stolen bases on the year. The bottom four in the order left their mark on this game; Salazar (2B, solo HR, 2 R), Dennis (2 SB), Adolph (2-R HR), and Trey Dawson (2B) all had two hits.
Brett Daniels takes on Casey Weathers in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.
Saturday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Big nights for these River Bandits!
Ross Adolph's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Scott Schreiber, 1B: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, SB (5)
Jonathan Lacroix, OF: 3-4, 3 RBI, R, SB (5)
César Salazar, C: 2-5, 2B, solo HR (2), 2 R
Austin Dennis, OF: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, R, 2 SB (4)
Ross Adolph: 2-4, 2-R HR (2)
R.J. Freure, RHP, Quad Cities
Save (2), 4 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Brady Rodgers, RHP, Round Rock
W (3-0), 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Kyle Tucker, OF, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock
Tucker: 4-5, solo HR (7), 2 RBI
Jones: 3-R HR (7), 4 RBI, 2 R
Ronnie Dawson, OF, Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Josh Rojas (lying on belly), UTIL, and Abraham Toro, 3B/1B, Corpus Christi
Dawson: 2-4, 2B, 2 SB (5)
Duarte: solo HR (4), 2 RBI, 3 R, SB (5)
Toro: 2-4, RBI, R
Rojas: 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI
Seth Beer, 1B/DH, Fayetteville
2-5, 2B, solo HR (6), 2 R
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