What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, July 15, 2019

Memphis 8, Round Rock 6

W- Ryan Helsley (2-3)
L- José Urquidy (5-4)
S- Hunter Cervenka (2)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (11, 2-run in 2nd)

The difference in this game was a three-run 5th inning by the Redbirds that put them back in front.

Not the greatest night at the office for José Urquidy as he allowed four home runs in five innings. The Redbirds were a grand slam away from hitting for the home run cycle off of him. Ralph Garza Jr. and Dean Deetz picked Urquidy up with four scoreless innings of relief. Garza allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out one in three innings, while Deetz walked one and struck out two in the 9th.

Nick Tanielu whacked a two-run homer in the 2nd to put the Express on the board. The E-Train scored four in the 3rd thanks to an RBI single from Taylor Jones, an RBI ground-rule double from Drew Ferguson, and a two-run double from Kyle Tucker. Jones and Derek Fisher had two hits apiece.

Aledmys Díaz and Carlos Correa both began their rehab assignments. Aledmys got the start at second base and went 1-4 with a run scored. Correa started at shortstop and finished 0-3 with a strikeout.

Game two of this series starts at 7:05.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks are back home and they'll start a three-game series with Northwest Arkansas at 6:15. Chad Donato will take on Jackson Kowar.

Potomac 3, Fayetteville 0

W- Tim Cate (2-2)
L- Austin Hansen (6-3)
S- Frankie Bartow (3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers got blanked as they dropped this series to the P-Nats.

All they got on offense were singles from Jake Adams, Jacob Meyers, and Corey Julks. Meyers and Julks also stole a base.

Austin Hansen didn't pitch terribly but he didn't get any run support. He allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Nivaldo Rodríguez tagged in for three innings and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out three. Joey Gonzalez got three groundouts in a 1-2-3 9th.

Fayetteville has Tuesday off as they get set to embark on a roadtrip. Their first stop is Lynchburg for three against the Hillcats starting Wednesday.

Quad Cities 4, South Bend 3 (10 innings)

W- Layne Henderson (2-3)
L- Eugenio Palma (2-2)
S- Riley Cabral (6)

QC home runs: Ramiro Rodríguez (3, solo in 8th)

The Banditos tied this game in the 8th and scored two in the 10th to take the lead and held off a Cubs rally to take the game and the series.

Felipe Tejada had a fine afternoon as he allowed two runs on four hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out seven in seven innings of work. Layne Henderson allowed a run on a sac fly in the 10th and walked two in 2.2 innings and Riley Cabral got a groundout to end the game.

Carlos Machado put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI single in the 7th inning and Ramiro Rodríguez tied the game when he smacked a solo homer in the 8th. Austin Dennis started the 10th in scoring position; he moved to third on a single from Alex McKenna and scored the go-ahead run on Oscar Campos' base hit. McKenna ended up scoring a crucial insurance run on an error. McKenna, Campos, and David Hensley all went 2-5 on the day.

The River Bandits will have Tuesday off. They'll begin a nine-game homestand that begins with three against the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday.

Connecticut 14, Tri-City 10

W- Kory Behenna (2-1)
L- Derek West (0-1)

TC home runs: Zach Biermann (3, 3-run in 1st), Nathan Perry (5, 3-run in 3rd), Juan Paulino (1, solo in 4th), Korey Lee (2, solo in 9th)

The ValleyCats hit four homers... and lost. Lancaster came to Connecticut apparently as both teams combined to score 18 runs in the first three innings. Unfortunately, 12 of those runs belonged to the Tigers.

Zach Biermann whacked a three-run homer in the 1st to open the scoring. After the Tigers hit back with a touchdown in the 2nd inning, Nathan Perry launched another three-run shot in the top of the 3rd to cut the deficit to one. Unfortunately, Connecticut responded with five runs in the bottom of the 3rd. Juan Paulino led off the 4th with a homer. E.P. Reese hit an RBI single in the 8th and they had the bases loaded with one out in the 9th following a Korey Lee solo blast, but all they got out of that situation was a sac fly from Bryan Arias. Biermann finished 3-4 on the night. Luis Guerrero went 2-5 and scored twice.

Kyle Serrano pitched 1.1 innings and had an inherited runner charged to him. He also allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three. Derek West and Miguel Figueroa bore the brunt of the Tigers' assault. Peyton Battenfield restored some order as he allowed a run on two hits, walked three, and struck out two in three innings. Cole McDonald allowed a run on a groundout, a triple, walked one, and struck out three in the final two innings.

Tri-City will also have Tuesday off. They'll have a quick pit stop at home in the form of a three-game series against Lowell starting Wednesday before they hit the road again.

GCL Astros 7, GCL Nationals 3

W- Julio Robaina (1-2)
L- Pedro Gonzalez (0-2)

GCL home runs: Yimmi Cortabarria (1, solo in 4th)

The Palm Beach 'Stros took control with three runs in the bottom of the 6th.

Alex Palmer struck out two over two perfect innings. Julio Robaina was the first man out of the GCL squad's bullpen and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five in four innings. Jervic Chavez went two innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out two. Daniel Bello allowed a hit and struck out two in the 9th.

Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 2nd to put the Palm Beach 'Stros on the board. José Álvarez ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and Cortabarria whacked a solo homer in the 4th. Cortabarria hit another RBI single in the 6th, Yorbin Ceuta followed with a sac fly, and Colin Barber scored on a wild pitch. Barber scored the last run of the day on another wild pitch. Cortabarria finished 3-4 on the afternoon and all of his hits resulted in runs. Barber went 2-3, and Álvarez reached base in all three of his plate appearances; in addition to the double, he scored twice and drew three walks.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will face the Mets at noon Eastern.

DSL Red Sox1 6, DSL Astros 2

W- Gabriel Jackson (1-3)
L- Daniel Pacheco (1-2)
S- Isaac Pinales (2)

DSL home runs: None.

Both teams had two innings in which they scored a run... but the Red Sox had a four-run 3rd inning on their ledger.

Cristian Gonzalez tripled to lead off the 1st and scored the first run of the day on an Andrés Monzón groundout. Monzón scored when Carlos Hurtado grounded into a double play in the 4th inning.

Daniel Pacheco pitched three innings and allowed five runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out one. Fabricio Reina was the first man out of the Dominican 'Stros bullpen and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out five over four scoreless. Cristofer Mezquita got the last two innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

These two teams will take on each other at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fabricio Reina, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K