What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, July 28, 2019

Let's play two in Beloit!

Round Rock and Carolina sweep!

Round Rock 13, Iowa 9

W- Ralph Garza Jr. (7-1)
L- Danny Hultzen (0-1)

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (9, 2-run in 1st), Kyle Tucker (27, solo in 1st), Alex De Goti (10, solo in 4th)

The E-Train earned a sweep on the road as they put up double digits in all three games.

Round Rock got a pair of home runs in the opening inning as Drew Ferguson launched a 2-run shot and Kyle Tucker sent another one out for a solo homer. In the 4th, Alex De Goti smacked a solo homer and Austin Dennis ripped an RBI double. Dennis added a sac fly to his ledger in the 6th inning and then Josh Rojas ripped an RBI double. Ferguson proceeded to bring Rojas in with a single. Jack Mayfield hit a sac fly in the 8th. After Iowa tied the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th, the Express regained control in the top of the 9th.

Chas McCormick drew a one-out walk, advanced to third on a Nick Tanielu single, and scored when De Goti laced a double. Tanielu scored on a wild pitch and then Dennis and Rojas walked to load the bases for Mayfield, who walked De Goti in. Dennis scored the final run of the evening on another wild pitch. Ferguson and Jamie Ritchie (2B, 3 R) both finished with three hits on the day, while De Goti had two hits. Everyone in the lineup scored a run; De Goti and Ritchie scored three apiece.

Rogelio Armenteros got roughed up in his two innings and let's leave it at that. Akeem Bostick tagged in for four innings and he allowed two runs on a homer, six other hits, walked one, and struck out four. Ralph Garza Jr. was next; he allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two innings. Felipe Paulino allowed a hit and walked one in a scoreless 9th.

Round Rock has Monday off as they head home; they'll start a three-game series with Fresno on Tuesday.

Springfield 6, Corpus Christi 5

W- Connor Jones (1-1)
L- Willy Collado (1-5)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (14, solo in 4th), Seth Beer (23, solo in 6th)

The Hooks fought back from an early 4-0 deficit and finally tied the game in the 8th... only to see the Cardinals walk off with the victory.

Chad Donato pitched five innings and he allowed five runs, all of which scored on home runs. He allowed seven hits, which include a pair of two-run homers and a solo home run, walked one, and struck out six. Willy Collado pitched 3.2 innings but couldn't get the out that would have sent this game into extra innings. He allowed the winning run, which was an inherited runner that scored and was charged to him on two hits and struck out three. Andre Scrubb allowed the walk-off RBI single.

Colton Shaver put Corpus on the board with a solo blast in the 4th and Seth Beer launched one in the 6th. Stephen Wrenn hit an RBI single in the 7th and Chuckie Robinson ripped a two-run double in the 8th that tied the game at 5. Wrenn finished 3-5 on the night; Shaver had two hits and scored two runs on the evening.

J.B. Bukauskas takes on Tommy Parsons in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:30.

Fayetteville 7, Carolina 2

W- Leovanny Rodriguez (6-2)
L- Matt Hardy (7-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (7, solo in 5th)

The Woodpeckers put up five in the 5th and tacked on two more in the 8th as they swept the Mudcats out of SEGRA.

Austin Hansen allowed a run on three hits, walked four, and struck out seven in four innings. Leovanny Rodriguez tagged in to throw three scoreless innings, allowing a hit and striking out one. Nivaldo Rodriguez got the last two innings and he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four.

Jeremy Peña got things started in the 5th when he launched a solo homer that put Fayetteville on the board. Jonathan Arauz and Jacob Meyers followed with singles and they both advanced on Corey Julks' groundout. Chandler Taylor drew a walk to load the bases for Ross Adolph, who walked in Arauz. Scott Manea promptly brought everyone home with a double. Arauz hit a sac fly in the 8th and an error on the play allowed Enmanuel Valdez to score an additional run. Peña, who left the game with an apparent injury, finished 2-3 on the night.

The Woodpeckers have Monday off. They'll start a three-game series in Wilmington tomorrow.

Game 1: Beloit 4, Quad Cities 1

W- Rafael Kelly (4-3)
L- José Alberto Rivera (5-4)
S- Charlie Cerny (6)

QC home runs: David Hensley (6, solo in 3rd)

The Snappers took control of game one thanks to a three-run 5th inning.

David Hensley's homer to lead off the 3rd represented Quad Cities' only scoring play in this game. Hensley finished 2-3 in game one.

José Alberto Rivera went five innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out five. Layne Henderson struck out two in a 1-2-3 6th.

Game 2: Beloit 4, Quad Cities 3 (8 innings)

W- Josh Reagan (3-1)
L- Garrett Gayle (0-1)

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities tied this game with a run in the 7th and took the lead with a run in the top of the 8th... only to see Beloit walk off with the win and the sweep of the twinbill with a pair in the bottom of the 8th.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out seven in five innings of work. Garrett Gayle pitched 2.1 innings and he allowed two hits, both of which were home runs. The first homer was a solo shot in the 6th and he also allowed the walk-off two-run homer with one out in the 8th. Gayle walked one and struck out three during his time on the mound.

Freúdis Nova smacked an RBI double in the 4th inning. Ramiro Rodriguez tied the game with a sac fly in the 7th and Freúdis added an RBI single to his ledger in the 8th. Nova finished 3-4 while Michael Wielansky had two hits.

Matt Ruppenthal will start the series finale and he'll face Reid Birlingmair at 6:30.

Connecticut 3, Tri-City 0

W- Jack O'Loughlin (2-2)
L- Christian Mejías (1-2)
S- Kory Behenna (3)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were not only kept off the run column... they were also kept off the hit column. That's right... they were no-hit.

Nathan Perry drew two walks.

Kyle Serrano struck out two in a 1-2-3 1st inning. Christian Mejías and Jairo Lopez both pitched four innings; Mejías allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two while Lopez allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in his Tri-City debut.

After getting Monday off, the ValleyCats will wrap up July and begin August with a three-game series with the Batavia Muckdogs starting on Tuesday.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.