What the Heck, Bobby?: Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Let's finish up a game and then play another one in the Dominican Republic.

Round Rock 7, Omaha 6

W- Felipe Paulino (1-0)
L- Andrés Machado (1-1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (14, walk-off 3-run in 10th)

The Storm Chasers broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the 10th but the E-Train got the last laugh by walking off with the win.

Round Rock trailed 4-0 early but they got back in the game with three runs in the 4th. Josh Rojas singled and Jack Mayfield walked to lead off the inning and Taylor Jones put the Express on the board with a single to bring in Rojas. Mayfield ended up scoring on a balk. Jones advanced to second and came home on a single from Kyle Tucker. Ferguson hit an RBI single in the 8th to tie the game.

Chas McCormick started the bottom of the 10th in scoring position. Rojas drew a walk but he was forced out at second. Jack Mayfield beat the double play attempt and Jones won the game with a three-run blast. Jones finished 2-4 on the night. The top four in the order scored all the runs; Rojas, Mayfield, and Jones all scored two runs while McCormick scored on the home run.

Brady Rodgers had a rare tough night as he only went 2.2 innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (solo and two-run homers), walked two, and struck out one. Kent Emanuel restored order to this game with 5.1 technically scoreless innings; he did allow one of Rodgers' runners to score. No matter, he kept the E-Train in the game by allowing four hits and striking out three. Joe Smith and Felipe Paulino both pitched an inning; Smith struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th while Paulino allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in the 10th.

Akeem Bostick takes on Foster Griffin in the fifth and final game of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Frisco 13, Corpus Christi 11

W- Joe Barlow (1-1)
L- Carlos Sanabria (4-2, 6-2 season)

CC home runs: J.J. Matijevic 2 (6, 8 season; 2-run in 3rd, 3-run in 7th), Aníbal Sierra (4, 5 season; solo in 2nd), Seth Beer (8, 17 season; 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks rallied to take a 10-8 lead in the 7th but the Roughriders scored five in the final two innings to take this wild affair. While the Hooks had four players score all the runs, everyone in Frisco's lineup scored at least once.

It was probably a tough night for the pitching when they issued 11 walks as a team, no one went three innings and the only person who turned in a scoreless outing was a position player.

Corpus opened the scoring in the 1st with a pair of RBI doubles from Seth Beer and Stephen Wrenn. Aníbal Sierra launched a solo homer in the 2nd. J.J. Matijevic launched a two-run homer, his first of the evening, in the 3rd. Beer clubbed a two-run shot of his own in the 5th and Matijevic struck again in the 7th by whacking a three-run home run. Osvaldo Duarte grounded into a force out that scored Matijevic in the 9th.

Abraham Toro went 4-5 with a double and scored four times. Beer and Matijevic both had three hits and scored three runs. Sierra went 2-4 and, well, he scored on his home run. Duarte stole a couple of bases, giving him 17 on the season.

Cristian Javier faces Jonathan Hernandez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Salem 11, Fayetteville 1 (7 innings)

W- Dylan Thompson (2-6)
L- Luis Garcia (3-1, 7-1 season)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Uh... no comment.

Shawn Dubin gets the start as the Woodpeckers look to avoid the sweep. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Wisconsin 2

W- José Alberto Rivera (4-3)
L- Reese Olson (2-5)
S- Hunter Martin (1)

QC home runs: None.

Both teams scored in two innings. The Timber Rattlers scored one run in each of the two innings in which they scored. Meanwhile, the Banditos scored two runs in their two scoring innings. My math may be a bit rusty but two is greater than one.

Quad Cities got two in the 4th on an RBI single from Alex McKenna and a sac fly from César Salazar and two in the 5th on a Freúdis Nova RBI double and an Austin Dennis single. Salazar and Dennis had two hits apiece; Dennis also stole a base, his 15th on the season.

José Alberto Rivera went seven innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out five. Hunter Martin got the last two innings and earned the save, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out two.

Felipe Tejada faces Scott Sunitsch at 6:35.

Tri-City 2, Staten Island 1

W- Valente Bellozo (2-0)
L- Blakely Brown (1-1)
S- Angel Macuare (1)

TC home runs: None.

After getting smacked in the series opener, the ValleyCats got even by shackling the Yankees.

Valente Bellozo started things off by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four over five shutout innings. Angel Macuare took over for the final four innings and the one hit that he allowed was a triple that eventually turned into a run on a groundout and he also struck out five.

Andrés Santana was involved in both of Tri-City's scoring plays in this game as he scored the first run of the evening when he came home on a C.J. Stubbs groundout in the 1st. He drove in another run with a groundout in the 2nd inning. Nathan Perry and Luis Santana both finished 2-4.

Guadalupe Chavez will take the mound for the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 14, GCL Cardinals 1

W- Dean Deetz (1-0, 3-0 season)
L- Luis Ortiz (0-2)

GCL home runs: Luis Guerrero (1, 3-run in 6th), Yeuris Ramirez (1, 2 season; 2-run in 6th)

The Palm Beach 'Stros got into the win column for the first time this season after going off for nine runs in the 6th.

Rolando Espinosa drove in a run with a groundout in the 3rd and an error allowed Colin Barber to score another run. Franklin Pinto ripped a two-run double in the 4th and he opened the floodgates in the 6th with a two-run triple.

Barber brought Pinto in with an infield single. Espinosa got on with another infield single and one batter later, Luis Guerrero launched the first home run of his professional baseball career. Nerio Rodríguez walked and that prompted the Cardinals to make a pitching change. Yeuris Ramírez greeted the new pitcher with a two-run homer. Javier Bermúdez and Sean Mendoza followed by drawing a walk and singling, respectively. A wild pitch and a passed ball allowed Bermúdez to score the ninth and final run of the inning. Barber smacked an RBI double in the 9th to cap things off.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will have to complete a suspended game against the Marlins before they play the regularly scheduled game tomorrow.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Marlins 1

W- Daniel Pacheco (1-1)
L- Henry Valencio (1-1)
S- Ronny Garcia (1)

DSL home runs: Miguel Palma (2, 2-run in 7th)

This game started on June 15 but was suspended due to rain.

Andrés Monzón drew a bases-loaded walk in the 4th before play was halted. He hit into a force out in the 6th and an error on the play allowed Ricardo Toro to score and another error following a single from Freddy Guilamo allowed him to score. Miguel Palma smacked a two-run homer in the 7th. Palma and Yohander Martinez both went 2-4.

Jeremy Molero allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out three in three innings. Daniel Pacheco took over for four innings and he allowed a run on five hits, walked three, and struck out four. Miguel Padilla allowed a hit and walked three in 1.1 innings and Ronny Garcia got the last two outs of the game.

DSL Marlins 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Breidy Encarnación (2-0)
L- Fabricio Reina (0-3)
S- Frank Valera (3)

DSL home runs: None.

Ayendy Ortiz scored the Dominican 'Stros only run in the regularly scheduled contest on an error in the 6th. Yohander Martinez turned in another multi-hit game, finishing 2-3.

Fabricio Reina allowed two runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out three in four innings and Edinson Batista allowed a run on three hits and fanned three in two innings.

These two teams are currently playing at the Astros' complex.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Miguel Palma, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2-R HR (2), 2 R