Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 9, 2018

Oklahoma City 4, Fresno 2

W- Jason Richman (1-0)
L- Trent Thornton (4-4)
S- Joe Broussard (4)

Fresno home runs: Tyler White (12, solo in 1st), A.J. Reed (13, solo in 6th)

The Dodgers got two in the 7th to take the lead and one more in the 9th for insurance as they evened up the series

The two solo home runs you see above represented all the scoring that Fresno did on Saturday. A.J. Reed finished 3-4, while Tyler White and J.D. Davis both went 2-4.

Trent Thornton went seven innings, allowing three runs on eight hits (two-run homer), walking one, and striking out five. Buddy Boshers pitched the last two innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out one.

Rogelio Armenteros will face Guillermo Moscoso in game three of this series. First pitch is at 5:05 Pacific.

San Antonio 9, Corpus Christi 4

W- Cal Quantrill (5-3)
L- Yoanys Quiala (5-5)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks fell behind 7-0 after the 4th. They attempted to rally back but the Missions salted this one away with a couple of insurance runs in the top of the 9th.

Randy César hit a one-out double in the 6th to extend his hitting streak to 31 games. He advanced to third on a Ryne Birk single and scored Corpus Christi's first run when Birk was forced out at second. Stephen Wrenn, who hit into that force out, stole second and scored on a Jamie Ritchie single. Ritchie came home on a single from Alex De Goti. Wrenn led off the 8th with a double and Ritchie took his place at second after smacking a double of his own. Ritchie went 3-4 on the night. Josh Rojas finished 2-5.

Yoanys Quiala went three innings and allowed five runs on five hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out three. Erasmo Pinales was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in his two innings. Chris Nunn was the only Corpus pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing as he allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out three in three innings. Kit Scheetz allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and struck out one in the 9th.

Jorge Alcala will make his first Texas League start in game two of this series. He'll take on former Astros draft pick Jacob Nix at 6:05.

Buies Creek 6, Down East 1

W- Brandon Bielak (5-3)
L- Steven Bruce (1-2)

BC home runs: Jake Adams 2 (2, 10 season; 2-run in 5th, 2-run in 8th)

Jake Adams opened up his account in the Carolina League and spurred the Carolina Stros to a series win in the latest iteration of the Lone Star Series in North Carolina.

Both of Adams' hits in this game left the yard and both of them resulted in two runs. He opened the scoring in the 5th with his first two-run blast. Ronnie Dawson ripped an RBI double in the 6th and scored on a Troy Sieber single. Adams launched his second two-run homer of the evening in the 8th inning to bring in the last two Buies Creek runs. He and Luis Payano both finished 2-4; Dawson scored three times.

Brandon Bielak allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout innings. The Wood Ducks spoiled the shutout with a homer off Adam Bleday in the bottom of the 8th, which was the only hit that he allowed in his 2.1 innings of work. Bleday also walked one and struck out four. Robert Corniel struck out one over 1.2 perfect innings to secure the win.

The Carolina Stros will look for the sweep at 4:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Peoria 5

W- Patrick Sandoval (6-1)
L- Alex Fagalde (1-2)
S- Willy Collado (1)

QC home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (2, 2-run in 5th), Cody Bohanek (3, 2-run in 8th)

The Banditos were on their way to a shutout win... until the Chiefs woke up and made the result of this game a little less certain. Fortunately, Quad Cities found a way to put out the fire and secured the win.

Patrick Sandoval allowed just three hits and struck out seven over five shutout innings. César Rosado cruised through two innings but the wheels fell off for him in the 8th inning. In 2.1 innings, Rosado allowed five runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked two, and struck out three. Willy Collado did allow one of the two runners he inherited from Rosado to score on a sac fly, but he prevented Peoria from inflicting any further damage. He went 1.2 innings, walking one and striking out two.

Bryan de la Cruz led off the 4th with a single and he scored the first run of the evening on an Adrian Tovalin double. Tovalin eventually scored on a single from Cody Bohanek. De La Cruz whacked a two-run homer in the 5th. Jonathan Lacroix singled with one out in the 8th, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on a single from Mike Papierski, which prompted Peoria to make a pitching change. Bryan Dobzanski came on for the Chiefs and Bohanek greeted him with a two-run home run.

Everyone in the Quad Cities lineup recorded a hit; de la Cruz had three, while Bohanek finished with two.

Peter Solomon will take on Evan Guillory in game three of this series. First pitch is at 2:00.

DSL Braves 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Lisandro Santos (1-0)
L- Diosmerky Taveras (1-1)

DSL home runs: None.

There's something about the 2nd inning for the Academy. I think this is like the third time in the last five or six days that they've lost because the other team had a big 2nd inning.

Diosmerky Taveras, Christian Mejias, and Jairo Lopez all pitched three innings. Taveras got the start and allowed three runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out two. Mejias walked one and struck out four, while Lopez allowed a hit and struck out five.

Junior Marte ripped an RBI double in the 4th to bring in the DSL team's only run. Jose Alvarez finished 3-3 on the day.

The Academy has Sunday off.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Christian Mejias, LHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, BB, 4 K
Jairo Lopez, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, 5 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Adams, 1B, Buies Creek

2-4, 2 2-R HR (2, 10 season)

Adam Bleday's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Buies Creek Astros pitchers: W 6-1 @ Down East

9 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Brandon Bielak: W (5-3), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

Adam Bleday: 2.1 IP, H (solo HR), ER, BB, 4 K

Robert Corniel: 1.2 IP, K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Bryan de la Cruz, RF, and Cody Bohanek, IF, Quad Cities

De La Cruz: 3-5, 2-R HR (2), 2 R

Bohanek: 2-4, 2-R HR (3), 3 RBI

Patrick Sandoval, LHP, Quad Cities

W (6-1), 5 IP, 3 H, 7 K

Jamie Ritchie, C, Corpus Christi

3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, May 27, 2018

El Paso 2, Fresno 0

W- Eric Yardley (2-0)
L- Trent Thornton (3-3)
S- Luis Castillo (3)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies were held in check on Sunday.

Trent Thornton turned in a solid outing, but unfortunately for him, he did not receive any kind of run support. Thornton went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out eight. Buddy Boshers struck out one in a 1-2-3 7th, and Matt Ramsey allowed two hits and struck out one over two scoreless innings.

Cody Bohanek went 2-4 out of the #9 spot in the order. Fresno drew six walks and only struck out twice on offense, but they couldn't get much of anything going.

Rogelio Armenteros will take on Jesse Scholtens in game four of this series. First pitch is at 4:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 6, Tulsa 3

W- Alex Winkelman (2-2)
L- Mitchell White (0-2)
S- Erasmo Pinales (2)

CC home runs: Taylor Jones (8, solo in 1st), Randy César (6, solo in 6th)

Both teams had innings in which they scored either one run or two runs. Corpus had two pairs of these innings while Tulsa had just one.

The one run that Alex Winkelman allowed in his five innings came on a solo homer hit by D.J. Peters in the 1st. He allowed one other hit, walked four and struck out seven. Chris Nunn allowed two hits and struck out four over two scoreless innings. Ralph Garza Jr. was next out of the bullpen and in 1.1 innings, he had an unearned run charged to him and struck out two. It got a little challenging in the 9th as Erasmo Pinales allowed a run of his own on three hits, along with one of Garza's runs, but he was able to get the last two outs of the game, one via strikeout.

Both teams got a run in the 1st inning via the home run; Taylor Jones demolished a Mitchell White offering to put Corpus Christi on the board. Ryne Birk walked to lead off the 2nd. He then stole second and scored on a Stephen Wrenn double. Jamie Ritchie joined Wrenn on the bases by drawing a walk, and then they proceeded to advance a base by stealing them. Aníbal Sierra brought Wrenn in with a groundout. Randy César extended his hitting streak to 20 games by launching a solo home run in the 6th inning. The Hooks got a couple of runs in the 7th on a pair of RBI singles from Alex De Goti and Myles Straw. Jones, Ritchie, and De Goti all finished with two hits on the evening. César is the second player in the system to have a 20-game hitting streak; Tony Kemp had a 20-game hitting streak from April 23 to May 14.

The Hooks have today off. They'll begin a three-game series in Springfield tomorrow evening.

Buies Creek 1, Lynchburg 0

W- Brandon Bielak (4-3)
L- Justin Garza (2-2)
S- Hector Perez (1)

BC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and it belonged to Buies Creek.

J.J. Matijevic singled to lead off the 2nd and scored the only run of the day on a double from Chas McCormick, which was the only extra-base hit from either side.

Brandon Bielak allowed two hits and struck out six over five shutout frames and Hector Perez completed the shutout by not allowing a hit over the final four innings. Perez walked two and struck out three during his stint on the mound.

Carson LaRue will start the series finale. He'll face Sam Hentges at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Peoria 3

W- Parker Mushinski (2-0)
L- Alvaro Seijas (1-3)

QC home runs: Mike Papierski (2, 2-run in 1st), Colton Shaver (5, 2-run in 8th)

The Banditos got out to a fast start and had to withstand a bit of a run from the Chiefs, but a three-run 8th inning gave them the breathing room they needed.

Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and on the ensuing error, Bryan de la Cruz was able to score another run. It took a little while, but Julks managed to come home when Mike Papierski smacked a home run. Roman Garcia added an RBI single in the 3rd inning. Papierski led off the 8th with a single and one batter later, Colton Shaver launched a homer. After Garcia went down for the first out of the inning, Jonathan Lacroix walked. He moved to third on a Jake Meyers double and scored the final run of the night on a single from de la Cruz.

Meyers went 3-5 and hit two doubles. Julks, de la Cruz, Papierski, Shaver, and Lacroix all finished with two hits.

Parker Mushinski went five innings and allowed three runs on eight hits, walked two, and struck out three. The bullpen shut it down over the last four innings. Adam Bleday walked one and struck out four in three innings, and Carlos Sanabria worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Leovanny Rodriguez will start the series finale for Quad Cities. He'll face Zach Prendergast at 5:15.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Buies Creek Astros pitchers: W 1-0 vs. Lynchburg

9 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Brandon Bielak: W (4-3), 5 IP, 2 H, 6 K

Hector Perez: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 BB, 3 K

Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno

L (3-3), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Alex Winkelman, LHP, and Chris Nunn, LHP, Corpus Christi

Winkelman: W (2-2), 5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Nunn: 2 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Taylor Jones, 1B, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (8)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Adam Bleday, LHP, Quad Cities

3 IP, BB, 4 K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Mike Papierski, C, and Colton Shaver, 1B, Quad Cities

Papierski: 2-2, 2-R HR (2), 3 R, BB

Shaver: 2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (5)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Let's play two in Cedar Rapids!

Fresno was off

The Grizzlies will start a four-game series in El Paso tonight at 6:35 Mountain. Josh James will take on Chris Huffman.

Corpus Christi 6, San Antonio 5 in 10 innings

W- Justin Ferrell (1-1, 2-1 season)
L- Gerardo Reyes (0-1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks scored two runs in three separate innings; when they did it for the third time, they ended up walking off with a victory.

Their first two runs came in the 1st on a Carmen Benedetti RBI single and an RBI double from Randy César. Ryne Birk smacked an RBI triple in the 4th and trotted home on a Nick Tanielu single. Taylor Jones Myles Straw started the bottom of the 10th at second base and scored the tying run on an RBI single from César. Birk flew out for the second out, but Nick Tanielu singled to keep things going. Lorenzo Quintana got plunked to load the bases, and Alex De Goti won it by.... getting plunked. Probably not how he expected to drive in a winning run, but it all counts the same.

César went 4-5 and extended his hitting streak to nine games. Tanielu finished 3-5 with a stolen base, his first of the season. Benedetti and Taylor Jones both went 2-5.

Framber Valdez went seven innings and the three runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Ty France in the 6th. He allowed four other hits, walked one, and struck out eight. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out one in two innings of work, and Justin Ferrell allowed an RBI single in the top of the 10th.

Ryan Hartman will take on Lake Bachar in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Winston-Salem 2, Buies Creek 1

W- Tanner Banks (1-2)
L- Brandon Bielak (3-3)
S- Matt Foster (2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros had more hits, but the Dash had more in the column that counts. Buies Creek went 1-12 with runners in scoring position.

Their one run came on an Alfredo Angarita RBI double in the 8th inning. Osvaldo Duarte went 3-4 with a double while Carlos Canelón hit two doubles in three at-bats.

Brandon Bielak didn't turn in a bad outing, but he didn't get any run support. In five innings, Bielak allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five. Hector Perez has been roughed up in May, but hopefully this outing is a sign of better days to come. He allowed a hit and struck out five over four scoreless innings of work.

Gabriel Valdez will face Dylan Cease in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Quad Cities 6, Cedar Rapids 2

W- Cristian Javier (2-1)
L- Tyler Watson (2-2)
S- Adam Bleday (1)

QC home runs: Cody Bohanek (2, 2-run in 2nd), Colton Shaver (3, solo in 7th)

The Banditos busted out with five runs in the 2nd inning to take the first game of the twinbill.

Cristian Javier went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out ten. It's the second time in his career that he's recorded double-digit strikeouts; he struck out ten on August 26 last season. Adam Bleday pitched the last two innings and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three.

Miguelangel Sierra and Jake Adams reached on errors to start that big 2nd inning and Bryan de la Cruz opened the scoring with an RBI single to score Sierra. Adams and de la Cruz advanced on a Corey Julks groundout and Mike Papierski brought them in with a single. One batter later, Cody Bohanek smacked a two-run home run to extend the Quad Cities lead to 5-0. Colton Shaver capped off the first game with a solo blast in the 7th. Papierski and Jake Meyers both finished with two hits in the afternoon session.

Game 2: Quad Cities 8, Cedar Rapids 4

W- Carlos Sanabria (1-0)
L- Randy Dobnak (3-2)

QC home runs: Jake Meyers (4, 3-run in 2nd)

Once again, Quad Cities rattled off five runs in the 2nd inning to spur themselves to a sweep of the doubleheader.

All five of their runs in the 2nd came with two outs. Jake Adams ripped a one-out double and scored on an error following a Corey Julks single. Colton Shaver legged out an infield single and Jonathan Lacroix followed with an RBI single to bring Julks in, and Jake Meyers landed a haymaker in the form of a three-run homer. Bryan De La Cruz hit an RBI single in the 3rd inning and the Banditos got two more in the 5th on a pair of RBI singles from Adams and Shaver.

Shaver finished 3-4 in the nightcap. Miguelangel Sierra, Adams, and de la Cruz had two hits apiece.

Luis Garcia went four innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Shane Carrier in the 1st. He allowed two other hits, walked three, and struck out three. Enoli Paredes tagged in for 1.2 innings and allowed two runs (one earned), a hit, walked four, and struck out two. Carlos Sanabria struck out two over 1.1 perfect frames to get the win.

Parker Mushinski will start the series finale against Bailey Ober. First pitch is at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Adam Bleday's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-2 @ Cedar Rapids in game 1 of doubleheader

Cristian Javier: W (2-1), 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Adam Bleday: Save (1), 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Buies Creek Astros pitchers: L 2-1 vs. Winston-Salem

Brandon Bielak: L (3-3), 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 K

Hector Perez: 4 IP, H, 5 K

Randy César, 3B, and Nick Tanielu, IF, Corpus Christi

César: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Tanielu: 3-5, RBI, SB (1)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, May 5, 2018

Sacramento 5, Fresno 2

W- Jose Valdez (1-2)
L- Brendan McCurry (0-2)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies got stung in the 9th as Sacramento broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the inning.

Both of Fresno's runs came in the 6th on an A.J. Reed single and a J.D. Davis double. Both of Davis's hits were doubles.

The one run that David Paulino allowed in his five innings of work came on a solo homer hit by Kyle Jensen. Paulino allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out six. Reymin Guduan was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and allowed an unearned run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, a double, walked two, and struck out three in 1.1 innings. Matt Ramsey allowed a hit and struck out four in 1.2 innings. Brendan McCurry retired the first two men he faced via a popout and a strikeout in the 9th, but well... the last inning can sometimes be the toughest. He then walked the next man he faced, plunked the guy after that, and Orlando Calixte homered to put the River Cats in front.

What can you do besides dusting yourself off and trying again? Trent Thornton will face Matt Gage at 1:05 Pacific.

San Antonio 9, Corpus Christi 8

W- Matt Strahm (1-0)
L- Sean Stutzman (2-2)

CC home runs: Taylor Jones (5, solo in 2nd)

That's a serious kick to the gonads. The Missions, doing business as the Flying Chanclas de San Antonio on Saturday night, scored six in the bottom of the 9th to walk off with a win and capped off that rally with a grand slam that won it.

Josh James threw 1.2 innings and allowed one hit, which was a two-run home run hit by Kyle Overstreet. James had to battle his command and his control as well as he also issued four walks while striking out four; he needed 49 pitches to get five outs and left the bases loaded for Ralph Garza, who got James out of the 2nd and went on to throw 3.1 innings, allowing a run on three hits, walking one, and striking out one. Framber Valdez was next and he allowed five runs (four earned, three inherited runners charged to him), two hits, walked five, and struck out four in three innings. The last two walks that Framber issued came with the bases loaded and cut the Corpus lead to 8-5. Sean Stutzman got the first out of the 9th but wound up serving up the walk-off grand slam to Overstreet.

Taylor Jones got things started when he smacked a solo home run to lead off the 2nd inning. The next batter, Josh Rojas, drew a walk, stole second, and scored on Randy César's triple. César came in on a Nick Tanielu sac fly. Myles Straw walked to start the 3rd, stole second, and Jones brought him in with a single. Yordan Alvarez ripped an RBI double in the 5th inning and Jones once again came through by sending Alvarez home with a double of his own. Things got a bit interesting in the 9th as Alex De Goti stole third and then he ended up getting awarded home as well because San Antonio 3B Ty France interfered with him.

Flying Chanclas manager Phil Wellman, who is known to lose his temper every now and then, went ballistic and ended up getting tossed. France wasn't too pleased either and he wound up joining his skipper in getting the heave-ho right as he was getting set to appear at the plate in the bottom of the 9th.

Straw, who was at the plate when all of this went down, eventually worked a walk and scored on an error following an Alvarez double. Both of Yordan's hits were doubles. César (3B, RBI, R) and De Goti (2B, 2 R) also finished with two hits on the night. Jones went 3-5 and is now hitting an even .400 on the year.

Again... what can you do besides dusting yourself off and trying again?

Ryan Hartman will get the start in game 2 of this series. He'll take on Jesse Scholtens at 2:05.

Winston-Salem 6, Buies Creek 2

W- Bernardo Flores (2-2)
L- Ronel Blanco (2-1)
S- Jose Ruiz (2)

BC home runs: Abraham Toro (5, 2-run in 1st)

Both teams scored two runs in all of the innings in which they scored. Unfortunately, Buies Creek only had one such inning while Winston-Salem had three such instances.

The three pitchers who appeared for the Carolina Stros allowed two runs apiece during their time on the mound. Brandon Bielak threw 2.2 innings and allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four. The two runs that were charged to Ronel Blanco came on a home run hit by Alex Call in the 6th. Blanco went 3.1 innings and allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out three. Colin McKee also had two runs charged to him by way of a home run; this one came off the bat of Blake Rutherford. McKee allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out five in two innings.

Abraham Toro's two-run blast in the 1st inning was Buies Creek's only scoring play. Chas McCormick, who hit a double right before Toro's homer, extended his hitting streak to 11 games.

Hector Perez will get the start as Buies Creek and Winston-Salem wrap up their series this afternoon. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 9, Lansing 2

W- Parker Mushinski (1-0)
L- Yennsy Diaz (3-1)

QC home runs: J.J. Matijevic (3, solo in 1st), Jonathan Arauz (4, 3-run in 3rd)

The Banditos got off to another fast start, but this time, they didn't have to hang on for dear life. Jonathan Arauz continues to terrorize the Lugnuts.

Lansing starter Yennsy Diaz entered this game with a 0.31 ERA. He had allowed just one run in his first 28.2 innings this season. By the time the Banditos were through knocking him around for three innings, his ERA ballooned to 2.56.

J.J. Matijevic was activated from the DL and he wasted little time in getting the rout started as he launched a home run to lead off the game. Arauz followed by drawing a walk. He moved to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a Mike Papierski flyout, and scored on a Bryan de la Cruz sac fly.

Jake Meyers walked to lead off the 3rd and advanced to third on a Matijevic single. One batter later, Arauz whacked a three-run home run. Meyers ripped a two-run triple in the 4th and scored on an Arauz sac fly. Arauz struck one last time when he ripped an RBI double in the 8th inning. He reached in all four of his plate appearances, and he and Matijevic both finished with three hits on the evening. Jake Adams went 2-5, and Bryan de la Cruz extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the 3rd.

Parker Mushinski allowed a run on three hits, walked three, and struck out eight in 5.1 innings of work. Adam Bleday tagged in for 2.2 innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Cole Watts allowed a couple of hits in the 9th but finished the game without any further incidents.

Patrick Sandoval will face Graham Spraker in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

J.J. Matijevic's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jonathan Arauz, SS, and J.J. Matijevic, LF, Quad Cities

Arauz: 3-3, 3-R HR (4), 5 RBI, BB, 2 R

Matijevic: 3-4, 2B, solo HR (3), 3 R; first game since being activated from DL

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Parker Mushinski, LHP, and Adam Bleday, LHP, Quad Cities

Mushinski: W (1-0), 5.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Bleday: 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 7 K

The Twin Towers

Taylor Jones, 1B, and Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, Corpus Christi

Jones: 3-5, solo HR (5), 3 RBI

Alvarez: 2-5, 2 2B, RBI, R

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Corpus Christi

3.1 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, K

David Paulino, RHP, Fresno

5 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 6 K

J.D. Davis, 3B/1B/LF, Fresno

2-4, 2 2B, RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, April 21, 2018

Let's play two in Burlington!

Fresno 7, Reno 2

W- Mike Hauschild (2-1)
L- Taylor Clarke (1-3)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies took the opener of their series with the Aces behind a solid night on the mound and when Reno cut their lead to one run, they got some timely offense to secure the victory.

Tony Kemp ripped an RBI double in the 2nd inning to put Fresno on the board first. They scored two more in the 3rd behind a pair of RBI singles from A.J. Reed and Garrett Stubbs. Jon Kemmer led off the 6th with a triple and scored when Kemp beat a double play attempt. The Grizzlies sealed the deal with 3 runs in the 8th inning on RBI singles from Kemp and Drew Ferguson and a sac fly from Kyle Tucker. Kemp finished 3-5 with a stolen base (6), while Stubbs and Ferguson had two hits apiece.

Mike Hauschild went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits (solo homer) and struck out 7. Brendan McCurry allowed 3 hits and fanned 3 over two scoreless innings, and James Hoyt recorded a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Francis Martes takes on Troy Scribner in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 1:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 10, Frisco 3

W- Brendan Feldmann (1-0)
L- Pedro Payano (1-1)
S- Yoanys Quiala (1)

CC home runs: Nick Tanielu (3, 2-run in 1st)

Corpus stormed out to a 7-0 lead after the first two innings and for the most part, had few complications with the Roughriders.

Myles Straw led off the game with a single, stole second, and advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw from Pedro Payano. Yordan Alvarez eventually drew a walk and they both scored when Taylor Jones smacked a double. One batter later, Nick Tanielu launched a home run to put the Hooks up 4-0 out of the gate. Straw singled again in the 2nd inning and scored on an error that allowed Alvarez to reach. Jones followed by ripping another RBI double and Randy César hit an RBI single. Jamie Ritchie ripped a two-run double in the 4th inning and Straw capped off the evening with his fifth hit of the game, an RBI triple in the 9th inning.

Alvarez was the only man in the Corpus lineup who failed to record a hit, but he managed to score twice. Jones, Tanielu, Ryne Birk, Ritchie, and Alex De Goti all turned in two-hit nights.

Akeem Bostick allowed a run on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 in 3.2 innings. Brendan Feldmann was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing 3 hits, walking 1 and striking out 3. Yoanys Quiala pitched the final 4 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

Alex Winkelman gets the start in game 3. He'll face Brett Martin at 4:05.

Carolina 3, Buies Creek 0

W- Marcos Diplán (1-1)
L- Jorge Alcala (0-3)
S- Chase Williams (3)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros were shut out and their winning streak came to a close.

Chuckie Robinson had both of Buies Creek's hits.

Jorge Alcala pitched well, but the only decision he could take was the loss. In 5 innings, he allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 6. Kit Scheetz threw 1.2 innings and the two runs he allowed came on a home run hit by former Aggie Ronnie Gideon. Scheetz allowed three other hits, walked one, and struck out four. Ronel Blanco struck out two over 1.1 perfect innings.

Abdiel Saldaña will take on La Grange's Trey Supak in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Burlington 5, Quad Cities 3

W- James Ziemba (1-0)
L- Tyler Ivey (0-2)
S- Austin Krzeminski (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored in more innings... but the Bees scored more in their one inning as they took game 1.

J.J. Matijevic doubled in the 1st and eventually scored the first run of game 1 when he stole home as part of a double steal with Jonathan Arauz. Roman Garcia reached on an error to lead off the 2nd and scored on a sac fly from Jake Meyers. Garcia hit an RBI single in the 3rd. Matijevic and Gabriel Bracamonte had two hits apiece.

Tyler Ivey cruised through four innings before the wheels fell off for him in the 5th. He threw 4+ innings and allowed 5 runs (3 inherited runners charged to him) on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. Colin McKee took ownership of the 5th and although he technically threw a scoreless inning in which he struck out the side, he also allowed a bases-clearing double that resulted in three runs being charged to Ivey. Tanner Duncan got a couple of groundouts and a flyout in a scoreless 6th.

Game 2: Quad Cities 5, Burlington 4

W- Adam Bleday (1-1)
L- Jorge Tavarez (1-1)
S- Dariel Aquino (1)

QC home runs: Jake Meyers (1, 2-run in 5th)

Quad Cities erased a 4-0 deficit to earn the split.

Jake Meyers put the Banditos on the board in game 2 with a two-run blast in the 5th inning. All three of their runs in the 7th came with two outs. Meyers singled in between those two outs and scored on a Corey Julks triple. Julks scored the tying run on a single from Jake Adams, who rumbled home with the go-ahead run on a double from Jonathan Arauz. Meyers finished 3-3, while Julks had two hits in game 2.

Peter Solomon went 2.1 innings and allowed 4 runs on 4 hits (solo homer), walked 4, and struck out 4. Adam Bleday restored order with 3.2 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out 7. Dariel Aquino worked around a walk to close out the game, striking out 1.

Quad Cities and Burlington will play another doubleheader today, with Cristian Javier taking the mound at 2:00 for game 1. Yohan Ramirez will take on Mitchell Traver in game 2.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Myles Straw, OF, Taylor Jones, 1B, and Nick Tanielu, IF, Corpus Christi

Straw: 5-5, 3B, RBI, 2 R, SB (11)

Jones: 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R

Tanielu: 2-4, 2-R HR (3), 2 R

Tony Kemp, 2B/OF, Fresno

3-5, 3 RBI, R, SB (6)

Mike Hauschild, RHP, Fresno

W (2-1), 6 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Meyers, OF, Quad Cities

3-3, 2-R HR (1), 2 R in game 2 of doubleheader

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Adam Bleday, LHP, Quad Cities

W (1-1), 3.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 7 K in game 2 of doubleheader

Photo by Bryan Green

Jorge Alcala, RHP, Buies Creek

L (0-3), 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Let's play two in Greeneville!

El Paso 7, Fresno 5

W- Bryan Rodriguez (6-7)
L- Jordan Jankowski (1-3)
S- Adam Cimber (3)

Fresno home runs: A.J. Reed (23, solo in 3rd)

Fresno has been in a tailspin as of late; they dropped their 5th straight on Tuesday and have relinquished the division lead to Reno.

Kent Emanuel went 6 innings and allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Jordan Jankowski pitched 2 innings and allowed 2 runs on a sac fly and a wild pitch, a double, walked 4, and struck out 2. Dayan Diaz allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 in the 9th.

Jack Mayfield opened the scoring with a 2-run single in the 1st inning. Alejandro Garcia scored on a groundout in the 2nd, and A.J. Reed smacked a solo homer in the 3rd. Tony Kemp tripled to lead off the bottom of the 5th and scored on a Jon Kemmer groundout. Reed finished 2-4, making him the only player in the Fresno lineup with a multi-hit game.

Dean Deetz takes on Chad Huffman in game 3 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Tulsa 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Josh Sborz (6-7)
L- Ralph Garza Jr. (0-1, 2-3 season)
S- Corey Copping (3)

CC home runs: Colin Walsh (1, 12 season; solo in 1st)

Both teams had 5 hits, but the Drillers scored more runs, so... they won.

Colin Walsh went 2-4 and his solo homer in the 1st was the Hooks' only scoring play. Rico Noel went 2-4.

Brock Dykxhoorn went 5 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. Ralph Garza Jr. and Andrew Thome pitched 2 innings apiece; Garza walked 2 and only allowed 1 hit, but it was a 2-run homer that turned out to be the difference. Thome allowed a hit and struck out 2.

Framber Valdez starts game 2 of this series. He'll face Andrew Sopko at 7:05.

Salem 2, Buies Creek 1

W- Adam Lau (4-6)
L- Jorge Alcala (4-4, 6-4 season)

BC home runs: None.

While Buies Creek saw their chance to break a 1-1 tie in the 8th fall by the wayside after stranding a couple of runners, Salem took advantage of their opportunity in the bottom of the 8th.

Matt Bower and Jorge Alcala both allowed a run on 4 hits. Bower went 5 innings and also walked 1 and struck out 5. Alcala walked 2 (1 intentionally) and struck out 1 in his 3 innings.

The Carolina Stros' only scoring play was a Yordan Alvarez RBI single in the 3rd. They left the bases loaded to end their half of that inning. They also finished 1-10 with runners in scoring position. Randy César, Carmen Benedetti, and Rodrigo Ayarza all went 2-4, while Myles Straw drew 4 walks out of the top spot in the order.

Forrest Whitley will go up against Roniel Raudes in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Beloit 0

W- Cristian Javier (1-0, 2-0 season)
L- Seth Martinez (4-6)

QC home runs: Daz Cameron (13, 3-run in 1st)

Daz Cameron dominated at the plate and the Banditos' pitchers dominated on the mound to give Quad Cities their 8th straight victory.

Cristian Javier allowed 2 hits and struck out 7 over 5 innings of work. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and turned in 3 perfect innings, striking out 4. Robert Corniel worked around a hit and a walk to complete the shutout, striking out 1 in the 9th.

Daz opened the scoring with a 3-run blast in the 1st inning. He hit a two-out single in the 3rd, stole 2nd (24), and scored on a Josh Rojas single. After Abraham Toro-Hernandez doubled in the 5th, Daz added an RBI single to his ledger. He finished 4-4 on the night; he and Toro both scored twice.

Carlos Sanabria will take on Tyler Watson in the first of a 3-game series in Cedar Rapids at 6:35.

Lowell 4, Tri-City 0

W- Dakota Smith (3-2)
L- Kit Scheetz (0-3)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats' bats went silent on Tuesday.

Gabriel Bracamonte went 3-4 with a double and Jonathan Arauz finished 2-4, so theirs had a little life, at least.

Kit Scheetz went 4.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. Luis Ramirez allowed a hit and got the last two outs of the 5th via strikeout. Juan Robles allowed 2 hits and struck out 4 in 3 innings.

Brandon Bielak starts game 2 of this series. He'll face Jake Thompson... but Thompson pitched in this game for the Spinners, so that matchup is most likely incorrect. First pitch is at 6:35 Eastern.

Game 1: Greeneville 6, Burlington 5

W- Willy Collado (2-1)
L- Luis Alcantara (0-4)

Greeneville home runs: Gilberto Celestino (4, 2-run in 6th)

The Appy Astros took game 1 by scoring two in each of the final three innings in which they batted.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and struck out 1 in the 1st inning. Francisco Villegas, Tim Hardy, and Willy Collado all followed with 2 innings each out of the Greeneville bullpen. Villegas was first and he allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Hardy allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1, and Collado allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3.

Patrick Mathis and Brody Westmoreland started the 4th inning by drawing a walk and singling, respectively. Reid Russell and Frankeny Fernandez both went down on strikes, but the two men on base successfully pulled off a double steal and they both came home on Ruben Castro's single to put the Appy Astros on the board.

Greeneville loaded the bases in the 5th inning and Russell atoned for his strikeout by ripping a 2-run double. Wilson Amador singled to lead off the 6th, then stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a balk. Gilberto Celestino launched a homer that turned out to be the difference. Celestino finished 2-4 with a stolen base (10) and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

The Appy Astros went 6-6 in stolen base attempts in game 1; Amador (16) and Mathis (2) stole 2 apiece. Westmoreland's steal was his first of the year.

Game 2: Burlington 3, Greeneville 1

W- Connor Mayes (4-0)
L- Adam Bleday (1-1)
S- Tyler Zuber (5)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros had more hits in game 2... but they also had two miscues that resulted in a couple of runs for the Royals.

Martin Figueroa went 2-3 and drove in Greeneville's lone run in game 2 with an RBI single in the 6th inning. Cody Bohanek, who scored on the play, also went 2-3. Wilson Amador stole another base; his 17 steals lead the Appalachian League.

Adam Bleday went 5 innings and allowed an unearned run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 8. Dariel Aquino pitched the final 2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3.

Greeneville will start a 3-game series in Elizabethton at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 8, GCL Mets 3

W- Javier Navas (1-0)
L- Liam McCall (0-2)

GCL home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (4, solo in 1st), César Cortez (1, 2 season; solo in 5th)

The Palm Beach Stros busted a 3-1 game open with 3 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th.

Enmanuel Valdez went 2-5 with a homer to start the 1st and an RBI double in the 5th. César Cortez led off the 5th with a homer and drove in another run with a sac fly in the 6th. Nathan Perry had an RBI double in the 2nd and a sac fly in the 5th. Wander Franco, Carlos Machado, and Vicente Sanchez all had 2 hits on the day.

Jairo Solis allowed a solo homer and struck out 4 in his 3 innings. Javier Navas went 5.1 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits (solo homer), walked 4, and struck out 6, and Saul Martinez got the last two outs of the game, one via strikeout.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Daz Cameron, OF, Quad Cities

4-4, 3-R HR (13), 4 RBI, 2 R, SB (24)

Gabriel Valdez's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Beloit

9 IP, 3 H, BB, 12 K

Cristian Javier: W (1-0, 2-0 season), 5 IP, 2 H, 7 K

Gabriel Valdez: 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Robert Corniel: IP, H, BB, K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, GCL Astros

2-5, 2B, solo HR (4), 2 RBI

Jairo Solis, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 4 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Gilberto Celestino, OF, Greeneville

2-4, 2-R HR (4), SB (10) in game 1 of doubleheader

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Adam Bleday, LHP, Greeneville

L (1-1), 5 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 3 BB, 8 K in game 2 of doubleheader

Juan Robles, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 5 K

Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 6 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Colin Walsh, IF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (1, 12 season)

A.J. Reed, 1B, Fresno

2-4, 2B, solo HR (23), 2 R