What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Sorry, this is going out a bit later than usual since I'm wallowing over the Rockets' loss last night.

The A teams are currently traveling in different trajectories...

Round Rock 9, Omaha 7

W- Dean Deetz (2-0)
L- Scott Blewett (2-3)
S- Kent Emanuel (1)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (14, 2-run in 6th)

The Express used a four-run 6th inning to take control and got a crucial insurance run in the 9th to secure the victory.

It was essentially a bullpen night for the Express as no pitcher went more than three innings. Cionel Pérez went two innings to start off and he allowed four runs on five hits (two-run homer) and walked three. Dean Deetz was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four in three innings of work. Reymin Guduan and Kent Emanuel followed with two innings apiece; Guduan allowed two runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out one. Emanuel was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, struck out one, and earned the save.

Not the best night for the pitching staff, but fortunately, the offense was able to pick them up.

Round Rock scored first thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Derek Fisher and Kyle Tucker in the 1st. Fisher added another RBI single to his ledger in the 4th and Nick Tanielu chipped in with an RBI single of his own in the 5th.

Garrett Stubbs walked to lead off the 6th; he moved to third on an Alex De Goti double and scored on Fisher's sac fly, which prompted the Storm Chasers to make a pitching change. Jack Mayfield greeted the new pitcher, Ben Lively, with an RBI single that put the Express in front. One batter later, Yordan Alvarez clubbed a two-run homer. De Goti finished 4-5 and he capped off the evening with an RBI single in the 9th. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit except for Stubbs, who still managed to draw three walks on the night and also stole a base, his second. De Goti also recorded his second stolen base of the year.

Rogelio Armenteros faces Josh Staumont in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks will start a four-game series with Amarillo at 6:15.

Carolina 10, Fayetteville 7

W- Matt Hardy (5-0)
L- Shawn Dubin (0-2, 1-2 season)
S- Clayton Andrews (3)

Fayetteville home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (3, 2-run in 4th), Jake Adams (5, 2-run in 7th)

The Mudcats used an early onslaught to send the Woodpeckers to their fifth straight defeat.

Jake Adams opened the scoring when he lashed a two-run double in the 1st. Seth Beer had an RBI single in the 3rd and Bryan de la Cruz launched a two-run homer in the 4th inning. Adams whacked a two-run homer of his own in the 7th. He, de la Cruz, and Michael Papierski all finished with two hits on the day. De La Cruz's homer was his third of the season, which ties a career high that he set in 2016 when he also hit three homers for Greeneville. (He also played 16 games for Tri-City that season but didn't hit any home runs during that time.)

Shawn Dubin went 1.2 innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits, walked two, and struck out three. Jacob Billingsley was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and the one run he allowed was an inherited runner that was charged to him. He also allowed a double, walked one, and struck out five. Tommy DeJuneas recorded three outs: he got the last two of the 5th and the first out of the 6th, all via the strikeout. He allowed two runs on three hits and walked one.

Nick Hernandez struck out one over 1.2 perfect innings. This was his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery during the 2017-18 offseason; he last pitched on September 3, 2017, for Corpus Christi. And finally, Leovanny Rodríguez allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 8th.

The Woodpeckers will look to avoid getting swept for a second consecutive series as Enoli Paredes goes up against Matt Smith at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Lansing 0

W- Jojanse Torres (2-0)
L- Juan De Paula (3-3)

QC home runs: Jeremy Peña (2, 2-run in 1st)

Make it nine straight wins for the River Bandits as they shut the Lugnuts out for the second consecutive night to earn the sweep.

Nivaldo Rodríguez went four innings and allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out six. Jojanse Torres was the first man out of the Banditos' bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out six in three innings. Devin Conn and Riley Cabral completed the shutout with one scoreless inning apiece. Conn walked one and fanned one in the 8th and Cabral allowed a hit and struck out one in the 9th.

Jonathan Lacroix drew a one-out walk in the 1st and one batter later, Jeremy Peña smacked a two-run home run to open the scoring. César Salazar and Carlos Machado singled to lead off the 4th and they both came home on Trey Dawson's double. Dawson came around to score on Michael Wielansky's single and he also scored the final run of the evening on an error that allowed Ross Adolph to reach in the 5th. He (Dawson: 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Wielansky (RBI single), Machado (2B, R), and Austin Dennis (2B, SB) all had two hits on the night.

Well... the River Bandits are getting the rest of this week off. Their next series, which was supposed to be with the Great Lakes Loons, has been canceled because no one could agree on the venue. And apparently, the only acceptable solution for the Dodgers was if the series was moved to Great Lakes, which would essentially force the Banditos to hit the road with very little notice whatsoever. That's a real trash move, Dodgers.

Series canceled, @QCRiverBandits get an unexpected break https://t.co/6TcMKoooHZ via @qctimes
— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) May 9, 2019

Quad Cities returns to action next Monday when they start a 12-game roadtrip with a doubleheader in Cedar Rapids.

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All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.