Astros Minor League Recaps, Week 2: Sugar Land

Results for Week 2: May 13-18

The Sugar Land Skeeters, fresh off a 5-1 series win in Albuquerque, were in Round Rock for the second leg of their inaugural road trip as an affiliated Minor League Baseball club.

Sugar Land and Round Rock played two at Dell Diamond on Monday.

Again, as a reminder, I will not be doing recaps this week.

Game 1 (Thursday, May 13): Sugar Land 10, Round Rock 4

W- Seth Martinez (2-0)
L- Jason Bahr (0-1)

SL home runs: Jake Meyers (4, 2-run in 2nd), Jose Siri (3, grand slam in 2nd)

It was the Jose Siri Show on Thursday as he cleared the bases with a double in the 1st and then proceeded to clear them again in the 2nd, this time by hitting the ball over the fence. That is what we call a grand slam. Before Siri's slam, Jake Meyers whacked a two-run homer. Garrett Stubbs capped off the night with an RBI single in the 9th.

Seth Martinez was the first man out of the Sugar Land bullpen and he got the win with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, walking one and striking out four. Well, he did inherit a bases-loaded situation from Austin Hansen and one run ended up scoring. Ralph Garza Jr. was the third reliever to appear and he also threw 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out three.

Game 2 (Friday, May 14): Sugar Land 5, Round Rock 1

W- Brett Conine (2-0)
L- Drew Anderson (1-1)

SL home runs: C.J. Hinojosa (1, solo in 2nd), Miguelangel Sierra (1, solo in 2nd)

Another multi-hit night for Jose Siri, who also drove in two and stole two bases. C.J. Hinojosa and Miguelangel Sierra went deep in the 2nd. Siri, Ronnie Dawson, and Bryan De La Cruz all had two hits on the night.

Brett Conine allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out four over five shutout innings.

Game 3 (Saturday, May 15): Round Rock 6, Sugar Land 5

W- Spencer Patton (1-0)
L- Jojanse Torres (0-1)

S- Joe Barlow (2)

SL home runs: Alex De Goti (2, 2-run in 3rd)

The Express snatched this game from the Skeeters thanks to a four-run 8th inning that gave them the lead.

Alex De Goti whacked a two-run homer in the 3rd and lashed an RBI triple in the 6th inning. Garrett Stubbs went 3-4 with an RBI double in the 7th. Colin McKee worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out two.

Game 4 (Monday, May 17): Round Rock 6, Sugar Land 4

W- DeMarcus Evans (1-0)|
L- Framber Valdez (0-1)
S- Spencer Patton (1)

SL home runs: None.

Giving up five runs in the first inning... not ideal..

Framber Valdez made his first rehab start and gave up all five of those runs. Fortunately, I guess, only one of those runs was earned. Framber allowed seven hits and struck out three in three innings. Nivaldo Rodriguez also threw three innings and allowed an RBI single, walked two, and fanned four.

Bryan De La Cruz went 2-4 and scored twice.

Game 5 (Monday, May 17): Round Rock 5, Sugar Land 4

W- Luis Ortiz (1-0)
L- Shawn Dubin (1-1)

SL home runs: Jose Siri (4, grand slam in 6th)

Jose Siri put up all four Sugar Land runs with one swing of the bat and gave them the lead... and then the Express walked it off to sweep the twinbill. Okay, cool.

Game 6 (Tuesday, May 18): Round Rock 8, Sugar Land 5

W- James Jones (1-0)
L- Jake Odorizzi (0-1)

S- Joe Barlow (3)

SL home runs: Bryan De La Cruz 2 (2; solo in 1st, solo in 3rd)

De La Cruz led off the game with a homer and launched another solo shot in the 3rd inning. C.J. Hinojosa has a two-run double in the 6th.

Jake Odorizzi also made his first rehab start and like Framber, he had a couple of good innings and a rough one. He allowed four runs, all in the 2nd, on five hits (3-run homer), walked one, and struck out four in his three innings of work.

Well, on Thursday, weather permitting of course, the Skeeters will play their first home game as an affiliated minor league baseball team.

See you guys next week.