What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 30, 2019

Round Rock 7, Omaha 6

W- Brandon Bielak (2-3, 5-3 season)
L- Arnaldo Hernandez (1-6)
S- Felipe Paulino (3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (24, grand slam in 1st), A.J. Reed (12, solo in 7th)

The E-Train started off with a bang and then had to stave off a late rally to get the win on Sunday.

Brandon Bielak turned in a bare minimum quality start, allowing seven hits (two-run homer) and walking four. Kit Scheetz was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed a solo homer, walked one, and struck out two in two innings. Felipe Paulino allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run homer, and struck out one in the 9th.

Kyle Tucker put the Express on the board with a grand slam in the 1st inning. A.J. Reed hit an RBI single in the 4th and then homered to lead off the 7th inning. Alex De Goti added an RBI single later in the 7th. Reed finished 3-4 on the night.

Framber Valdez will face Zach Lovvorn in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Amarillo 11, Corpus Christi 6

W- Ronald Bolaños (2-2)
L- Carson LaRue (1-4)

CC home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (1, 5 season; solo in 1st), Osvaldo Duarte (10, solo in 5th), Abraham Toro (13, solo in 7th)

The Hooks scored first, but the Sod Poodles went off and buried them with five in the 4th to take a 9-2 lead.

Carson LaRue was roughed up in his 3.2 innings and I'll leave it at that. Carlos Sanabria got the final out of the 4th and two outs in the 5th, all via strikeout; he allowed two runs (one earned), a hit, and walked three in the process. Colin McKee walked one and struck out one in 1.1 innings, and Riley Ferrell allowed a hit and struck out two over two scoreless. Ferrell was making his first appearance since being returned to the organization from the Marlins, who selected him in the Rule 5 draft in the offseason.

Bryan de la Cruz led off the game with a homer and Ronnie Dawson scored on a wild pitch later in the 1st. Osvaldo Duarte led off the 5th with a homer and Abraham Toro launched a solo shot in the 7th. De La Cruz went 3-5 on the evening and also smacked a two-run double in the 8th.

The Hooks will start a three-game series in Frisco at 7:05. Brandon Bailey will face Edgar Arredondo.

Fayetteville 8, Myrtle Beach 4

W- Jojanse Torres (1-0, 4-0 season)
L- Brian Glowicki (0-1)
S- Jacob Billingsley (2)

Fayetteville home runs: Jonathan Arauz (6, solo in 2nd), Jake Adams (12, grand slam in 7th)

One swing of the bat swung the momentum of this game in Fayetteville's favor.

J.P. France went five innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four. Jojanse Torres and Jacob Billingsley pitched two innings apiece with varying results. Torres didn't have his best stuff as he allowed three runs on three hits (two-run homer) and walked three. Billingsley struck out three in a perfect outing to earn the save.

The Woodpeckers got on the board first in the 1st thanks to a pair of sac flies from Corey Julks and Jake Adams. Jonathan Arauz led off the 2nd with a homer.

Chandler Taylor thought that he had a grand slam in the 5th and apparently the ball looked to have landed in fair territory, but it was ruled foul, he struck out, he wasn't happy, and his night ended early after he was... ordered to leave the game.

Fayetteville got their slam in the 7th when Adams sent one out onto the berm in left field. Scott Manea capped off the evening with a sac fly in the 8th.

I don't have pun for this one, just watch this video of @Jakeadams23 hitting our 9⃣th grand slam this season.

Because it's awesome. pic.twitter.com/sxUG8G63qv
— 🐦 Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) July 1, 2019

Miguelangel Sierra and Jeremy Peña finished with two hits apiece on the evening.

The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Salem at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Clinton was suspended

Due to rain. Currently, it's a 0-0 ballgame with two outs in the bottom of the 7th.

Brett Daniels allowed three hits, walked five, and struck out seven over 5.2 shutout innings. Layne Henderson got the final out of the 6th with a groundball and then struck out the first two men he faced in the 7th.

Alex McKenna's single is currently Quad Cities' only hit in this game.

This game will be completed today at 5:00 and then the regularly scheduled game, which will last nine innings, will follow. Matt Ruppenthal was originally slated to face Albert Guerrero in the regularly scheduled game.

Tri-City 5, Aberdeen 3

W- Hansel Paulino (2-1)
L- Ryan Conroy (1-2)
S- Julio Robaina (1, 2 season)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats pounded out a season-high 14 hits to take the series.

Grae Kessinger opened the scoring with an RBI double in the 3rd and he came around to score on Zach Biermann's double. Aberdeen took the lead with a two-run double in the top of the 5th but Tri-City took control with a pair of runs in the bottom of the 5th on an Andrés Santana RBI infield single and a double from Kessinger. Luis Santana singled in the 6th and an error on the play allowed A.J. Lee to score. A.J. Lee finished 3-3, stealing a base and scoring three times. Luis Santana went 3-4, while Andrés Santana and Kessinger had two hits apiece.

Cole McDonald, Manny Ramirez, Hansel Paulino all pitched two innings. McDonald, in his Tri-City debut, allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three. Ramirez allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walked three, and struck out two. Paulino struck out four in a perfect outing, and Julio Robaina allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out four over the final three innings to earn the save.

Jayson Schroeder will start the first of a three-game series in Staten Island. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.