What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, May 5, 2019

Quad Cities sweep!

Game 1 (resumed from Friday): San Antonio 10, Round Rock 9

W- Michael Tonkin (3-0)
L- Ralph Garza Jr. (3-1)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (7, solo in 1st), Taylor Jones (7, 3-run in 1st)

This game was originally scheduled for Friday but was suspended due to rain. Unfortunately, the Express, doing business on Sunday as the Chupacabras, walked off with the loss after blowing a 6-1 lead.

Round Rock scored six in the opening inning thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Jack Mayfield and Yordan Alvarez. Taylor Jones landed an early haymaker when he whacked a three-run homer, and then Kyle Tucker followed up with a solo blast of his own. In the 6th inning, Alex De Goti hit a two-run single and Jamie Ritchie scored on a wild pitch. De Goti finished 2-5 from the leadoff spot. Myles Straw went 2-4 with a stolen base, his eighth of the season.

Rogelio Armenteros went three innings and the one run he allowed came on a solo homer hit by Nate Orf in the 1st inning. He allowed one other hit and struck out six. Forrest Whitley was the first man out after play resumed and let's just say that his struggles continued. He only recorded two outs in the 4th and allowed five runs on four hits (three-run homer), walked one, and struck out one. Brendan McCurry came on for three innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out four. Ralph Garza Jr. pitched two innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out one; San Antonio scored the winning run with two outs in the 9th.

Game 2 (regularly scheduled game): San Antonio 6, Round Rock 1

W- Donnie Hart (1-1)
L- Cy Sneed (0-4)

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (5, solo in 6th)

Round Rock didn't fare much better in the regularly scheduled game as the Flying Chanclas got three in the 2nd and three more in the 3rd to cruise to the victory.

Cy Sneed pitched two innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on six hits, walked two, and struck out three. He did not record an out in the 3rd inning. Kent Emanuel took ownership of the 3rd and the two runners he inherited from Sneed both scored. In three innings, Emanuel allowed a run of his own on two hits. Nick Tanielu threw a 1-2-3 6th as he got a groundout and two pop fly outs.

Alex De Goti's solo shot in the 6th inning was the Chupacabras' lone scoring play in this game.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Zack Brown at 11:05 AM.

Tulsa 9, Corpus Christi 8

W- Shea Spitzbarth (1-1)
L- Brendan Feldmann (1-2)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks fell behind 5-0 after the 1st inning and their 9th-inning rally fell just short.

Carson LaRue only recorded one out before leaving the game. He allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on two hits (solo homer) and walked four. Brendan Feldmann was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen on Sunday afternoon; he pitched 2.2 innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on four hits (solo homer) and walked one. Colin McKee and Justin Ferrell restored order to the game with scoreless outings. McKee walked one and struck out five over 2.2 innings and Ferrell walked one and struck out two in 2.1 innings of work.

Lorenzo Quintana put the Hooks on the board with a two-run single in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd, Josh Rojas and Chas McCormick hit RBI singles and Quintana tied the game at 5 by adding an RBI double to his ledger. Unfortunately, the Drillers regained control with four in the bottom of the 3rd.

Carmen Benedetti reached on an error to lead off the 9th and Aníbal Sierra ripped a double to put two men in scoring position for Ronnie Dawson, who promptly brought them in with a single. Dawson advanced to second on a wild pitch, but Osvaldo Duarte and Abraham Toro both struck out. Granden Goetzman was able to bring Dawson in with an RBI single, but he ended up getting stranded when Josh Rojas grounded out to the pitcher to end the game. Duarte finished 3-5 on the afternoon while Rojas and Quintana had two hits apiece.

Game three between the Hooks and the Drillers will also be a matinee starting at 12:05. Whoever gets the start for Corpus will take on Mitchell White.

Down East 6, Fayetteville 5

W- Alex Eubanks (2-0)
L- Chad Donato (3-3)
S- DeMarcus Evans (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Jacob Meyers (3, 2-run in 9th)

Unfortunately, not all of the firsts in Fayetteville's inaugural season can be celebrated. They suffered a first of an unsavory kind on Sunday: getting swept in a home series. Their 9th-inning rally also fell one run short.

Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 1st inning and then came around to score on Colton Shaver's double. Jacob Meyers hit a sac fly in the 7th and then smacked a two-run homer in the 9th to cut the Woodpeckers' deficit to one run. Sadly, they could not get the tying run home. Shaver, who is starting to get some playing time as a catcher, finished 2-4 and both of his hits were doubles. Alfredo Angarita reached in all of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with a couple of walks and a run scored. Meyers drove in the last three Fayetteville runs.

Chad Donato went five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits (two-run homer) and struck out six. Leovanny Rodríguez and Joey Gonzalez pitched two innings apiece; Leovanny allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and fanned two, while Gonzalez allowed an RBI single, walked one, and struck out three.

The Woodpeckers will have Monday off before they hit the road. They'll look to get back on track with a three-game series against Carolina starting Tuesday.

Quad Cities 4, Fort Wayne 3 in 11 innings

W- Luis Garcia (2-0)
L- Carlos Belen (0-3)

QC home runs: None.

With this victory, the Banditos swept this past week's roadtrip and have now won six straight.

After both teams combined to put up 12 zeroes on the board, Enmanuel Valdez finally opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 7th. He'd eventually score on César Salazar's groundout. Quad Cities was retired in order in the top of the 10th and Luis Garcia stranded runners on the corners to end the bottom of the 10th.

Trey Dawson started the top of the 11th in scoring position and he scored the go-ahead run on an error that also allowed Jonathan Lacroix to reach. Lacroix scored on Valdez's second RBI single of the day. Valdez finished 3-5 on the afternoon and also doubled and stole a base (2). Jeremy Peña went 2-4 and scored on Valdez's first RBI single.

Brett Daniels and Luis Garcia both threw five innings. Daniels allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out three in a scoreless outing, while Garcia allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and struck out six. Devin Conn allowed a run on a groundout in the 11th and got a strikeout to end the game.

With the continued flooding problems in the Quad Cities, the River Bandits will host the Lansing Lugnuts at Banks Field, on the campus of the University of Iowa. Austin Hansen will take on Cobi Johnson at 6:35.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise. Standout performances from Round Rock's suspended game on Friday will also be included here.