Sunday, July 14, 2019

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2019

Uh... things didn't go well on the farm on Saturday.

Friday: Round Rock 5, Iowa 2

W- Rogelio Armenteros (4-6)
L- Adbert Alzolay (2-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (5)

RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (5, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train kept the Cubs in check to take this one.

Rogelio Armenteros allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. followed with two perfect innings, striking out one. Dean Deetz got two outs in the 9th, one via strikeout, but the I-Cubs spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer against him. Deetz also walked three. Felipe Paulino came on with two men on base but he was able to get the final out without incident.

Chas McCormick opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Josh Rojas stole home in the 3rd as part of a double steal. Garrett Stubbs hit an RBI single in the 5th and launched a two-run homer in the 7th. Rojas, Stubbs, and Nick Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.

Saturday: Iowa 11, Round Rock 5

W- Tyson Miller (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-5)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (17, 3-run in 8th)

The Cubs blew this game open with an eight-run 5th.

Jamie Ritchie ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the 5th and Taylor Jones launched a three-run shot in the 8th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Ryan Hartman, Justin Ferrell, and Kit Scheetz bore the brunt of Iowa's early assault. Reymin Guduan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless 8th and Alex De Goti threw a 1-2-3 9th.

Brandon Bielak takes on Alec Mills in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05.

Friday: Corpus Christi 5, Midland 2

W- J.B. Bukauskas (1-4)
L- Brian Howard (7-6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks doubled up the Hounds in the hit column to take game two of this series.

J.B. Bukauskas got in the win column for the first time this season as he allowed a run on two hits, walked four, and struck out six in six innings. Tommy DeJuneas worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out one. Erasmo Pinales got the last two innings and he allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out two.

Lorenzo Quintana's flare for an RBI single opened the scoring in the 1st. Chuckie Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 3rd. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 7th. Corpus put up the only crooked number of the night in the 8th when Ronnie Dawson hit into a fielder's choice and an error on the play allowed him to advance to third and also allowed J.J. Matijevic to score. Dawson wound up coming in on a sac fly from Robinson. Both of Robinson's hits on Friday were doubles and he was the only person in this game to finish with more than one hit.

Saturday: Midland 7, Corpus Christi 6 (11 innings)

W- Trey Cochran-Gill (3-3)
L- Colin McKee (2-2)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the 11th... only to see the RockHounds walk off with the win with a pair in the bottom of the 11th.

Stephen Wrenn opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st inning and Granden Goetzman ripped a two-run double in the 2nd. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 5th. This was Corpus Christi's last scoring play until the 11th, when Goetzman hit an RBI single that put them in front. Goetzman finished 3-5 on the night and Abraham Toro had two hits and scored twice.

Bryan Abreu went 4.2 innings and he allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out three. Willy Collado allowed a hit and got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Cristian Javier restored some semblance of order to this game as he remained unhittable as usual. He allowed one hit and fanned six over three scoreless. Riley Ferrell walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 9th. Colin McKee pitched 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on the game-tying sac fly and the walk-off single, walked one, and struck out one.

Brett Adcock will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Daulton Jeffries at 2:00.

Friday: Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 0 (7 innings)

W- Jojanse Torres (6-0)
L- Zach Lewis (5-4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called with two outs in the 7th inning due to rain.

Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked four, and struck out three over five shutout innings. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and allowed a double, walked one, and struck out two.

Jeremy Peña scored the first run of this game when Jake Adams grounded into a force out. Peña ripped a two-run double in the 2nd and Ross Adolph smacked an RBI triple in the 4th. Peña went 2-3 and his other hit was a triple.

Saturday: Potomac 8, Fayetteville 1

W- Kyle Johnston (9-8)
L- J.P. France (3-6)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Well... this new series didn't start off the way the Woodpeckers expected. The Nationals peppered them to oblivion in this game as they had 13 singles and one solo home run.

Enmanuel Valdez scored Fayetteville's only run in the 3rd when Scott Schreiber grounded out. Ross Adolph finished 2-4.

J.P. France got roughed up in his three innings as he allowed six runs on nine hits (eight singles and a solo homer), walked three, and struck out one. Humberto Castellanos allowed a run on two hits and struck out three in two innings, and Luis Garcia allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out five over the final four innings.

Brett Conine takes on Nick Raquet in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Friday: Quad Cities 6, West Michigan 2

W- R.J. Freure (5-4)
L- Chance Kirby (3-5)
S- Matt Ruppenthal (2)

QC home runs: None.

Three two-run innings > one two-run inning.

Carlos Machado tied the game with a two-run single in the 5th and Quad Cities took the lead in the 6th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Trey Dawson and Alex Holderbach. Oscar Campos provided some insurance by smacking a two-run double in the 9th. Holderbach finished 3-4, while Machado and David Hensley both went 2-4.

R.J. Freure went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out seven. For the first time this season, Freure did not issue a walk. Matt Ruppenthal got the last four innings and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four.

Saturday: South Bend 4, Quad Cities 3 (10 innings)

W- Eugenio Palma (2-1)
L- Hunter Martin (1-2)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (1, solo in 4th)

The Banditos broke the tie in extra innings but it was the Cubs that walked off with the win.

In his Midwest League debut, Lupe Chavez went four innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. José Bravo tagged in for five and allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four. South Bend got a two-run homer off Hunter Martin in the bottom of the 10th to win; Martin got one out via strikeout.

Oscar Campos put Quad Cities on the board with a solo homer in the 4th. Alex Holderbach and Alex McKenna hit RBI singles in the 9th and the 10th, respectively.

José Alberto Rivera takes on Riley Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:05 Eastern.

Friday: State College 6, Tri-City 4 (10 innings)

W- Leonardo Taveras (1-0)
L- Shea Barry (1-1)
S- Junior Gonzalez (1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats scored two runs in the 9th to tie this game... only to see the Spikes regain control with two runs of their own in the first extra frame.

E.P. Reese hit a two-run single in the 3rd to open the scoring. In the 9th, Korey Lee scored on an error after Juan Paulino stole second. Tri-City loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but they had to settle for a tie as the only run they got out of that situation came when Luis Santana got plunked to bring in C.J. Stubbs.

Kyle Serrano threw a 1-2-3 1st inning. Blair Henley tagged in to throw four scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four. Jayson Schroeder was next and he allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run, walked four, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. The three runs were all unearned. Shea Barry pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Saturday: Connecticut 9, Tri-City 6

W- Xavier Javier (1-0)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The Tigers seized control of this game with seven runs in the 4th.

Cole McDonald pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Edgardo Sandoval has un-retired and has resurfaced with the ValleyCats. He was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen in this game and unfortunately had to bear the brunt of Connecticut's outburst in the 4th. Angel Macuare threw three innings and allowed an unearned run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, on two hits, walked five, and struck out two. Macuare also inherited a bases-loaded situation from Sandoval and all three runners scored. Michael Horrell pitched 1.2 innings and allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits and struck out two.

The ValleyCats opened the scoring with three in the third as an error allowed Joe Perez and Wilyer Abreu to score. Juan Ramirez was credited with one RBI on the play. Nathan Perry followed with an RBI single. In the 7th, A.J. Lee hit an RBI single and Abreu ripped an RBI double. Abreu scored the final run of the evening on a single from Bryan Arias in the 9th. Abreu finished 2-3 at the bottom of the order.

Valente Bellozo will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.

Friday: GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 2

W- Nathanael Heredia (2-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-4)
S- Hector Soto (1)

GCL home runs: None.

Well, at least Forrest Whitley is back.

Whitley, in his first appearance since May 23, went 1.2 innings and allowed three runs, two of which scored on a triple, walked three, and struck out five. Jairo Lopez came on to throw five scoreless, allowing two hits and striking out five. Christian Mejías allowed a single and a run on a wild pitch in 1.1 innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros got their two runs in the 4th on a double from Gerry Castillo, who finished 2-4 with a stolen base.

Friday: DSL Braves 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Lisandro Santos (2-1)
L- Danny Subero (0-1)
S- Ronaldo Alesandro (2)

DSL home runs: None.

Both teams had six hits but the Braves had more in the column that matters most.

Freddy Guilamo went 2-2 and his RBI double in the 7th was the Dominican 'Stros only scoring play. Miguel Palma also had two hits in this game.

Juan De Los Santos allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Danny Subero was the first man out of the Dominican 'Stros bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits and fanned three in two innings. Luis Vega worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 6th and José Nodal allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, a single, and struck out one in two innings. Nodal issued four walks overall.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Juan De Los Santos, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-2, 2B, RBI
Gerry Castillo, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (1)
Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros: 5 IP, 2 H, 5 K

J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, Corpus Christi
W (1-4), 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K

Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi
2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI

Alex Holderbach, C, and Carlos Machado, OF, Quad Cities
Holderbach: 3-4, RBI, R
Machado: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Matt Ruppenthal's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-2 @ West Michigan
9 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 11 K
R.J. Freure: W (5-4), 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 7 K
Matt Ruppenthal: Save (2), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Blair Henley, RHP, Tri-City
4 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville
2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Winston-Salem (7 innings)
6.2 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 5 K
Jojanse Torres: W (6-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Tanner Duncan: 1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Round Rock
W (4-6), 6 IP, 5 H, BB, 7 K

Garrett Stubbs, C, Round Rock
2-5, 2-R HR (5)

Saturday's Stars

Once again, all photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi
3 IP, H, 6 K

José Bravo's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities
Chavez: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Bravo: 5 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 4 K

Wilyer Abreu, OF, Tri-City
2-3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R

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