Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for August 16-18, 2019

Let's take a look at the weekend that was in the Houston Astros minor league system.

Round Rock

Friday: W 13-3 vs. Oklahoma City

The E-Train rumbled to the win on Friday on the strength of five home runs. Jack Mayfield hit three of them and all of his were two-run homers. He now has 24 home runs on the year. Alex De Goti (14) and Taylor Jones (20) also homered for Round Rock.

Ryan Hartman was the beneficiary of the generous run support and he turned in a solid outing himself, allowing two runs on five hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out six in six innings of work.

Saturday: W 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City

Mayfield (25) and Nick Tanielu (15) homered for Round Rock early on and those two solo shots held up in the end. Brandon Bielak allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out nine in six innings of work. Dean Deetz struck out four over two perfect innings and Riley Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.

Sunday: L 14-11 vs. Oklahoma City

Oh boy, here we go again. Felipe Paulino was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings.

Lorenzo Quintana went 3-5 and all of his hits resulted in runs. He smacked two RBI doubles and launched a solo homer, his 15th of the season.

Corpus Christi

Friday: L 8-0 vs. Midland

No comment.

Saturday: W 3-2 vs. Midland

The Hooks struck out a franchise-record 19 batters in this one. Bryan Abreu allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings. Cristian Javier tagged in for four innings and he also allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out ten. Andre Scrubb got the final two outs of the game, walking one and striking out one. Javier has now allowed a mere 46 hits in 102.2 innings this season.

Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI triple in the 1st and he wound up scoring on Bryan de la Cruz's sac fly. J.J. Matijevic ripped an RBI double in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie.

Sunday: L 7-6 (10 innings) vs. Midland

Corpus erased a 5-0 deficit... only to see the RockHounds score in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to snatch this game right back.

De La Cruz finished 3-6 and put the Hooks in front with a solo shot in the 8th inning. He now has six home runs on the year. Both of Jake Adams' hits in this game were doubles; one of them drove in a run. Chad Donato pitched decently in his 4.2 innings despite giving up the two late runs; he allowed three hits and struck out seven.

Fayetteville

Friday: W 5-2 @ Frederick

Chandler Taylor went deep for the Woodpeckers, giving him ten homers on the year. He also added an RBI single in a three-run 7th that gave Fayetteville the lead for good. David Hensley and Ruben Castro both finished 2-3 out of the bottom two spots in the order.

Cody Deason allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six in six innings and Austin Hansen finished it off by allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out three in the final three innings.

Saturday: W 9-4 @ Frederick

Fayetteville put up a touchdown in the opening inning and Frederick could only respond with a field goal. All of Fayetteville's runs in this game scored via the home run.

Corey Julks got things started with a three-run homer in the 1st and then Enmanuel Valdez clubbed a grand slam. Scott Manea whacked two solo homers. Manea now has 11 homers this year, while Julks sent out his fourth of the season and Valdez his eighth. Jeremy Peña and Ross Adolph both finished 3-5.

Jojanse Torres allowed two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win. He's now 10-0 on the season.

Sunday: L 5-3 @ Frederick

The Woodpeckers got out to a quick start... but were kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Miguelangel Sierra's bases-clearing double in the 1st represented their only scoring play on Sunday. Riley Cabral struck out three over 2.2 perfect frames.

Quad Cities

Friday: L 8-3 vs. Beloit

The Snappers jumped out to an 8-1 lead and left the Banditos in the dust. Austin Dennis scored two of Quad Cities' three runs in this one. Ramiro Rodriguez went 3-4 with a triple.

Saturday: W 4-1 vs. Cedar Rapids

C.J. Stubbs broke a 1-1 tie by launching his first Midwest League homer, a three-run blast in the 5th inning. The younger Stubbs now has six home runs as a pro. José Bravo allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in five innings. In his Quad Cities debut, Valente Bellozo allowed two hits and struck out five over the final four innings.

Sunday: W 5-4 vs. Cedar Rapids

The Banditos withstood a charge from the Kernels to escape with the win. The catchers had a nice day at the plate: Alex Holderbach finished 2-3 and whacked a solo homer, his 6th of the season. Oscar Campos also finished with two hits; one of them was an RBI single that came in a three-run 5th inning. One batter later, Stubbs, who also had two hits on the day, ripped a two-run double. Brett Daniels got the win as he allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out nine in seven innings.

Tri-City

Friday: Game vs. Aberdeen canceled

As this was the final regular-season meeting between the ValleyCats and Ironbirds, this game will not be made up.

Saturday: L 2-1 @ Brooklyn

This game was actually suspended due to fog and was completed on Sunday. Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout frames. Luis Santana scored the lone Tri-City run on a double play in the 6th. Korey Lee finished 3-4.

Sunday: L 5-3 (8 innings) @ Brooklyn

The ValleyCats managed to tie the game in the 6th... only to walk off with the loss on Sunday. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 5th. Luis Guerrero drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th and Joe Perez scored on a wild pitch. Hunter Brown allowed a run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out three in two innings.

GCL Astros

Friday: W 5-4 vs. GCL Cardinals

Cionel Pérez struck out the side in each of his two innings and also allowed a run on three hits. Jayson Schroeder allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three over three scoreless innings to get the win.

Rolando Espinosa smacked a two-run triple.

Sunday: W 5-2 @ GCL Marlins

Colin Barber finished 2-4 with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Julio Robaina got the win as he allowed just one hit and struck out six over five scoreless innings of relief. Heitor Tokar finished things off by striking out three in two perfect innings.

DSL Astros

Friday: W 8-4 vs. DSL Red Sox 1

The Dominican 'Stros got a pair of four-run innings on Friday and got the win. Ayendy Ortiz ripped a two-run double in the 1st and added an RBI single in the 5th. Ortiz and Sebastian Grullón both finished with two hits apiece. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in 2.1 innings to earn the save.

Saturday: W 6-5 @ DSL Red Sox 1

Roilan Machandy hit a two-run single in the 7th and stole two bases. He has 14 stolen bases in his first 21 games as a pro. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 with an RBI single and also stole home. Danny Subero pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two.