Let's play two in Lowell!
Round Rock 6, San Antonio 1
W- Brandon Bielak (11-4)
L- Trey Supak (1-2)
RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (34, solo in 2nd)
The Express took three of four from the Missions, giving them a three-game lead heading into the final series of the regular season.
Brandon Bielak allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out six over six shutout innings. Josh James walked one and struck out three in two innings and the Missions spoiled the shutout with a solo homer off Cionel Pérez in the 9th. Cionel allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out one.
Kyle Tucker got things started by launching a homer to lead off the 2nd. They loaded the bases with one out in the 4th and got three runs out of it: Ronnie Dawson got plunked to bring in Nick Tanielu and then Chas McCormick hit a sac fly and Myles Straw legged out an RBI bunt single. Taylor Jones ripped an RBI double in the 8th and he wound up scoring on a wild pitch. Straw, Tucker, and Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.
Round Rock will wrap up the 2019 regular season with four games in Omaha. Rogelio Armenteros will start game one and he'll take on Jake Kalish at 7:05.
Arkansas 8, Corpus Christi 6
W- Austin Adams (1-1)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (3-7)
S- Sam Delaplane (4)
CC home runs: Colton Shaver (21, 2-run in 3rd), Jake Adams (21, 2-run in 5th)
The Hooks were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.
Colton Shaver opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and then he launched a two-run homer in the 3rd. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 5th but got picked off after Shaver drew a walk. Jake Adams had to settle for a two-run home run instead. Unfortunately, the Travs finished on a 5-0 run, scoring in each of the last four innings.
Shaver reached in all four of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with a couple of walks and scoring twice. Adams also finished with two hits on the night.
Brett Adcock pitched four innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two solo homers), walked one, and struck out four. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he went two innings, allowing two runs on three hits and walking one. Tommy DeJuneas allowed a run in the 6th and failed to get an out in the 7th; he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out two. Justin Ferrell was next; he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Carlos Sanabria struck out the only man he faced for the final out of the 9th.
Corpus will conclude its season with a four-game series against Tulsa starting tonight at 6:15. Bryan Abreu gets the start in game one and he'll face Josiah Gray.
Fayetteville 5, Carolina 0
W- Cody Deason (9-6)
L- Nelson Hernandez (11-10)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
Three Fayetteville pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Woodpeckers clinched a Carolina League playoff berth in their first season as the Woodpeckers; they are the defending Carolina League champions, which they won as the Buies Creek Astros.Fly On. pic.twitter.com/2VAeRDsTjm— 🐦 Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) August 30, 2019
Austin Hansen allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 3.2 innings, allowing two hits and striking out five. Humberto Castellanos walked one and struck out one in the 9th to complete the shutout.
David Hensley opened the scoring by hitting a sac fly that eventually turned into a double play. He and Cal Stevenson both ripped two-run doubles in the 5th inning. Stevenson finished 3-5 on the night.
Fayetteville will conclude the regular season with a five-game set against their divisional-round opponents, the Down East Wood Ducks. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.
Quad Cities 3, Cedar Rapids 2
W- Jonathan Bermúdez (6-3)
L- Tyler Palm (3-10)
S- Felipe Tejada (1)
QC home runs: None.
The Banditos scored three in the 1st and that was all for them on offense. Fortunately, those three runs held up in the end and they came out on top in their penultimate road game of the 2019 regular season.
Oscar Campos and Freúdis Nova hit RBI singles and Alex Holderbach drove in the third run with a groundout. Alex McKenna finished 2-4 on the evening.
Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers, one other hit, and struck out seven in six innings. Felipe Tejada finished things off with three scoreless, allowing a hit, walking three, and striking out four.
Matt Ruppenthal will take on Andrew Cabezas in Quad Cities' road finale. First pitch is at 6:35.
Tri-City
The ValleyCats split a doubleheader with Lowell, taking game one by a final of 6-3 and losing the second game 7-2.
Game 1: W 6-3
W- Edgardo Sandoval (2-3)
L- Ryan Fernandez (3-1)
TC home runs: None.
Tri-City erupted for five runs in the 6th to take control of this game.
Kyle Serrano allowed an unearned run on a bases-loaded walk, a hit, issued another walk, and struck out one in the 1st. Edgardo Sandoval went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out eight.
Nate Perry opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. All five of the ValleyCats' runs in that big 6th came with two outs. Luis Santana hit an RBI single and then Korey Lee and Perry drew bases-loaded walks. Joe Perez capped things off with a two-run single. Lee finished 2-2 in game one with a triple and scored twice.
Game 2: L 7-2
W- Yasel Santana (3-4)
L- Manny Ramirez (0-3)
TC home runs: Korey Lee (3, 2-run in 4th)
The Spinners went off for five in the opening inning to cruise to the win in the second game of the twinbill.
Lee's two-run shot in the 4th represented the ValleyCats' only scoring play of this game.
Yeremi Ceballos allowed a solo homer and struck out six in three innings of relief; he was the third pitcher to appear for the ValleyCats in game two.
Juan Pablo Lopez will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.
Thursday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-0 @ Carolina
9 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 14 K
Austin Hansen: 4.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K
Cody Deason: W (9-6), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 K
Humberto Castellanos: IP, BB, K
Cal Stevenson's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Cal Stevenson, OF, and David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville
Stevenson: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Hensley: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-2 @ Cedar Rapids
9 IP, 4 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
Jonathan Bermúdez: W (6-3), 6 IP, 3 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K
Felipe Tejada: Save (1), 3 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K
Korey Lee, C, Tri-City
2-2, 3B, RBI, 2 R in game one of doubleheader
1-2, 2-R HR (3) in game two of doubleheader
Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City
W (2-3), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 8 K in game one of doubleheader
Yeremi Ceballos, RHP, Tri-City
3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 6 K in game two of doubleheader
Colton Shaver, 3B/C, and Jake Adams, 1B, Corpus Christi
Shaver: 2-2, 2-R HR (21), 3 RBI, 2 R
Adams: 2-4, 2-R HR (21)
Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock
2-4, solo HR (34), 2 R
Brandon Bielak, RHP, and Josh James, RHP, Round Rock
Bielak: W (11-4), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
James: 2 IP, BB, 3 K in rehab appearance
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