Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 19, 2018

Fresno 8, Sacramento 7 in 10 innings

W- Brendan McCury (4-4)
L- Derek Law (1-1)

Fresno home runs: Antonio Nuñez (1, 2-run in 5th), D.J. Fisher (8, grand slam in 8th)

The Tacos walked off with the victory to earn the split in this series. They trailed by four runs in two separate instances and erased both of these deficits each time.

Tony Nuñez put Fresno on the board with his two-run blast in the 5th. Fresno loaded the bases with one out in the 6th thanks to three walks, but all they got out of that was one run when Jamie Ritchie drew a walk. They didn't let another one of those opportunities slip by in the 8th because D.J. Fisher unloaded on a Josh Osich pitch and brought everyone in with a grand slam that put Fresno up 7-6. The Rivercats tied the game with a run in the 9th but Fresno kept them off the board in the 10th.

Yordan Alvarez was scheduled to start the bottom of the 10th in scoring position before Jake Marisnick came in to run for him. Jake moved to third on a sac bunt and then Ritchie walked and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Nuñez was next and he won the game with a sac fly. Fisher and Alvarez had two hits apiece.

Mike Hauschild went 5.2 innings and allowed six runs (five earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out six. Reymin Guduan was the first man out of the Tacos bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing three hits and striking out one. Ken Giles struck out two in a 1-2-3 8th, and Brendan McCurry allowed a run on two hits and struck out two in two innings.

The Grizzlies will begin a three-game series in Albuquerque tonight at 6:35 Mountain. Brock Dykxhoorn will take on Peter Lambert in the opener. These two teams will also finish up a suspended game that they started on June 3; they'll do that on Saturday before playing the regularly scheduled contest.

Midland 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Jesús Luzardo (7-3)
L- Hector Perez (0-1, 3-4 season)
S- Kyle Finnegan (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks' bats went missing somewhere between San Angelo and Midland. Either that, or Jesús Luzardo rendered them useless.

Alex De Goti's RBI single in the 7th constituted the lone Corpus scoring play in this game; no one in the lineup had an extra-base hit.

Hector Perez lost his first Texas League start as he allowed three runs on six hits, walked four, and struck out six in 4.2 innings of work. Justin Ferrell got the last out of the 5th. Brett Adcock had a strong Texas League debut as he walked one and struck out four over three no-hit innings.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00.

Salem 4, Buies Creek 1

W- Darwinzon Hernandez (7-5)
L- Cristian Javier (3-2, 5-4 season)
S- Harrison Cooney (1)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros offense was held in check once again by the Red Sox.

Cristian Javier went five innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Ryan Scott in the 2nd inning. Javier allowed four other hits, walked three, and struck out three. Jose Luis Hernandez threw the last four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out five.

Bryan de la Cruz drove in Buies Creek's only run with a base hit in the opening frame. Carlos Canelón went 3-4.

Tyler Ivey will start the finale and he'll go up against Daniel Gonzalez at 6:00 Eastern.

South Bend 5, Quad Cities 2

W- Garrett Kelly (1-1)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-3)
S- Brian Glowicki (15)

QC home runs: Alfredo Angarita (1, solo in 3rd)

César Rosado befuddled the Cubs all night, but unfortunately, the Cubs turned the tables on Leovanny Rodriguez. The Banditos had their chances to add some more runs but they went 0-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded a dozen.

Rosado did not allow a hit in his five innings; he walked two and struck out five. Leovanny went four innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out five.

Both Quad Cities runs came in the 3rd inning: Alfredo Angarita launched a homer to start the inning and Chandler Taylor ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Jonathan Lacroix went 2-4 with a double out of the #9 spot in the order.

Jairo Solís will face Brendon Little in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City 7, Brooklyn 3

W- R.J. Freure (2-0)
L- Mac Lozer (0-2)
S- Tim Hardy (4)

TC home runs: Gilberto Celestino (4, 2-run in 7th)

The ValleyCats avoided the sweep thanks to a four-run 7th that swung the momentum of this game in their favor.

Cody Deason got the start and allowed a run on four hits and walked one in two innings. The one run that Austin Hansen allowed in his three innings came on a homer. Hansen allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out two. R.J. Freure and Tim Hardy threw two innings apiece. Freure allowed an unearned run on an error, walked one, and struck out three, while Hardy allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless outing to get the save.

Alex McKenna put Tri-City on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd and an error in the 4th inning allowed Austin Dennis to score. Ramiro Rodriguez kept the 7th inning alive with a base hit and one batter later, Gilberto Celestino swatted a home run. McKenna got plunked and Enmanuel Valdez followed with a single. McKenna then stole third and scored on a Luis Encarnación single; an error on the play allowed Valdez to score as well. McKenna capped off the evening with another RBI single in the 8th inning.

Tri-City ran wild on the bases in this game as they finished 6-6 in stolen base attempts. McKenna swiped two (4). Celestino (14), Dennis (5), Michael Wielansky (2), and Carlos Machado (1) were also successful in their theft attempts. Celestino went 3-4 on the night and McKenna finished 2-4.

The ValleyCats will be spending this weekend in the Forgotten Borough. That would be Staten Island. Game one of this series starts at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 0

W- Brian Pirela (4-0)
L- Jose Alberto Rivera (1-1)
S- Edgar Escobar (4)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros were kept off the board on Thursday.

All they got were four singles from Yeuris Ramirez, Nathan Perry, Freudis Nova, and Yorbin Ceuta.

Matt Ramsey worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 1st, striking out two. Jose A. Rivera allowed a run on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out four in four innings. Manny Ramirez allowed a run, a hit, walked two, and struck out two in his three innings. Bryan Solano got two outs in the 9th and Jervic Chavez got the final out of the 9th.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Marlins 1 in 8 innings

W- Fabricio Reina (3-3)
L- Delvis Alegre (1-1)
S- Jherson Pereira (1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called after the 8th due to rain. The Academy busted this one open with a pair of runs in the 7th and the 8th.

Franny Cobos and Fabricio Reina threw three innings apiece; Cobos allowed three hits and struck out two in a scoreless appearance while Reina allowed an unearned run on three hits and walked three. Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out two over two scoreless innings.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI double in the opening frame and struck again with another RBI double in the 3rd. Yefri Carrillo hit a two-run single in the 7th. The Academy got two more in the 8th as Junior Marte scored on an error and Victor Mascai hit a sac fly. Mascai finished 3-3 with a double and scored twice. Toro and Jose Alvarez had two hits apiece; Alvarez also scored two runs on the day.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ricardo Toro, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Victor Mascai: OF/1B, DSL Astros: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Derek Fisher, OF, and Antonio Nuñez, SS, Fresno

Fisher: 2-5, grand slam (8)

Nuñez: 1-3, 2-R HR (1), 3 RBI 2 R; walk-off sacrifice fly in 10th

César Rosado, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 2 BB, 5 K

Brett Adcock, LHP, Corpus Christi

3 IP, BB, 4 K in Texas League debut

Gilberto Celestino's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Alex McKenna's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Gilberto Celestino, OF, and Alex McKenna, OF, Tri-City

Celestino: 3-4, 2-R HR (4), SB (14)

McKenna: 2-4, 2 RBI, R, 2 SB (4)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, July 16, 2018

Sacramento 4, Fresno 3

W- Tyler Beede (4-8)
L- Reymin Guduan (3-3)
S- Pierce Johnson (2)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies got nipped by a run in the 8th. They were also not very satisfied with home plate umpire Clay Park as their feud was re-ignited.

Clay Park rings up Derek Fisher on a pitch eight inches outside, and Fisher gets tossed. Third ejection of a Fresno batter by Park this season. Rogelio Armenteros has taken long pauses tonight in protest of the strike zone as well.

— Paul Braverman (@PaulBraverman) July 17, 2018

D.J. Fisher and Nick Tanielu made their displeasure known about Park's strike zone; Park was clearly not receptive to their criticism and tossed them both from the game. Fisher's night ended in the 3rd and Tanielu joined him in the 6th. Rogelio Armenteros was also not pleased and let Park know about it in a more subtle fashion.

Armenteros turned in a bare minimum quality start, allowing nine hits and striking otu six. Reymin Guduan allowed the go-ahead run on four hits and struck out one in 1.2 innings, and Riley Ferrell retired all four Rivercats he faced, striking out two.

All three Fresno runs came in the 4th as J.D. Davis smacked a two-run double; he came around to score on a Tony Nuñez single. Nuñez went 3-4 with a stolen base (7); Jamie Ritchie finished 2-4 with a double and scored a run on Davis' two-bagger.

Josh James takes on Daniel Camarena in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Frisco 5, Corpus Christi 3

W- Justin Topa (1-2)
L- Akeem Bostick (1-3)
S- Cole Wiper (1)

CC home runs: None.

A three-run homer from Destin Hood in the 6th condemned the Hooks to a defeat on Monday night.

Corpus got on the board in the first as Andy Piñeda and Chas McCormick both scored on wild pitches. Piñeda scored again in the 8th when Carmen Benedetti drew a bases-loaded walk.

Piñeda and McCormick both finished with two hits and a stolen base on the night. For Piñeda, that is is his first theft of the season, while McCormick now has 13 on the year.

Akeem Bostick went six innings and allowed five runs on seven hits (three-run homer), walked three, and struck out four. Alex Winkelman allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over three scoreless innings.

Jorge Alcala will get the nod for game three. He'll face Ariel Jurado at 7:05.

Winston-Salem 12, Buies Creek 10 in 10 innings

W- Daniel Gonzalez (1-0)
L- Colin McKee (1-1, 4-2 season)

BC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (7, solo in 5th)

The Carolina Stros saw an 8-2 lead vanish and they eventually walked off with the loss after the Dash hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th.

Jake Meyers and Osvaldo Duarte had big nights at the plate for Buies Creek as they, along with Bryan de la Cruz, finished with three hits in the contest. Meyers doubled to lead off the game and Duarte opened the scoring by bringing him in with a single. Meyers drove in a run with a sac fly in the 2nd inning. The Carolina Stros scored twice in the 4th as Chuckie Robinson hit an RBI single and Meyers added an RBI double to his ledger.

Duarte led off the 5th with a homer and then Jake Adams smacked a two-run double in the 7th. An error on the play allowed Adams to advance to third and he came home on Robinson's second RBI base hit of the evening. J.J. Matijevic hit a two-run single in the first extra frame that briefly gave Buies Creek the lead. Adams and Robinson had two hits apiece in this game.

Abdiel Saldaña went 4.1 innings and allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him. He also allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Jesús Balaguer got the final two outs of the 5th and he technically turned in a scoreless outing, but Saldaña's two baserunners scored on his watch. Balaguer allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one. Patrick Sandoval and Colin McKee had to bear the brunt of the Winston-Salem assault in this one...

Buies Creek has Tuesday off as they head back to Campbell. The Salem Red Sox are in town for three starting Wednesday.

Bowling Green 6, Quad Cities 5

W- Orlando Romero (3-0)
L- Tanner Duncan (2-2)

QC home runs: Chandler Taylor (3, solo in 6th)

Both teams scored in three separate innings; the difference was the Hot Rods scoring two runs in three innings, while Quad Cities scored two runs in two separate innings and only one run in another. The Banditos pitchers were all over the place as they issued ten walks on the day.

Chad Donato and Enoli Paredes both pitched three innings on the afternoon. Donato hit his first speed bump of the year as he allowed four runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked five, and struck out five. Paredes didn't allow a hit, but he walked three, struck out five, and allowed two of the three runners he inherited from Donato to score. Tanner Duncan allowed two of everything in his two innings. He also struck out... two.

Marty Costes doubled to lead off the 2nd and scored the first run of the day on an error that also allowed David Hensley to reach. Hensley smacked a two-run double in the 4th. Chandler Taylor led off the 6th with a homer and Mike Papierski added an RBI single later in the frame. Seth Beer finished 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Quad Cities has Tuesday off as they make their way back home. They'll start a three-game series with the South Bend Cubs on Wednesday.

Tri-City 2, State College 1

W- Nivaldo Rodriguez (1-1)
L- Kevin Hamann (0-1)
S- Tim Hardy (3)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats are heading out of Penn State with a sweep thanks to a run in the 9th that broke a 1-1 tie.

Carlos Hiraldo and Nivaldo Rodriguez both threw four innings for Tri-City; Hiraldo allowed the Spikes' only run on four hits, walked one, and struck out three. Nivaldo turned in a scoreless outing, allowing three hits and striking out two. Tim Hardy worked around a couple of walks in the 9th to close it out, striking out two.

Ramiro Rodriguez walked to lead off the 5th and advanced to third thanks to an errant pickoff attempt. Carlos Machado brought him in with a sac fly. Michael Wielansky singled with one out in the 9th and he wound up scoring the winning run on a base hit from Oscar Campos. Tri-City did not record an extra-base hit in this game.

The ValleyCats are back in the Capital District and they will start a three-game series with the Brooklyn Cyclones at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 3, GCL Marlins 2 in 10 innings

W- Fredy Medina (1-0)
L- Cason Sherrod (1-2)

GCL home runs: Ronaldo Urdaneta (1, 2-run in 8th)

Ronaldo Urdaneta launched a game-tying two-run homer in the 8th and the Palm Beach Stros walked off with the win in the first extra frame. Hector Martinez started the 10th in scoring position and scored the winning run when Cason Sherrod went full aggy (apologies to any Aggies reading this). Juan Ramirez laid down a sacrifice bunt and Sherrod threw the ball away after fielding it, which allowed Martinez to come home.

Matt Ramsey allowed a double in the 1st which ended up becoming an unearned run due to an error. Ramsey also struck out one in his two innings. Jose Bravo allowed two hits and struck out one over three scoreless innings of work. Javier Navas allowed a run on a sac fly that turned into an inning-ending double play, a single, and walked one in the 6th. Fredy Medina allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out six in four scoreless innings.

DSL Astros 2, DSL Red Sox1 1 in 7 innings

W- Ricardo León (2-1)
L- Miguel Suero (2-1)
S- Diosmerky Taveras (2)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called with one out in the top of the 8th due to rain.

Abraham Castillo hit a two-run single in the 1st inning for the Academy. Jairo Lopez allowed three hits and struck out one over four scoreless innings. Ricardo León didn't allow a hit and also struck out two in his 2.2 innings, but he allowed a run and also issued five walks. Ronny Garcia got the final out of the 6th. Diosmerky Taveras got the first out of the 7th and walked the bases loaded before play was halted.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fredy Medina, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K

Jake Meyers' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Meyers, OF, and Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Buies Creek

Meyers: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (2, 15 season)

Duarte: 3-6, solo HR (7), 2 RBI, SB (19)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP, Tri-City

W (1-1), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 K

Andy Piñeda, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2 R, SB (1)

Alex Winkelman, LHP, Corpus Christi

3 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Fresno

3-4, RBI, SB (7)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Fresno 13, Tacoma 9

W- Brendan Feldmann (1-0)
L- Josh Smith (0-2)

Fresno home runs: None.

Tacoma led 4-3 after the first two innings and then rattled off five more runs to extend their lead to 9-3 heading into the bottom of the 6th. The Grizzlies mounted a forceful response by nearly erasing the deficit in the bottom of the 6th with five runs and seized control with five more runs after stretch time.

Both teams scored a run in the 1st; Fresno's came when Tony Kemp scored on a wild pitch. Tony Nuñez ripped an RBI double in the 2nd and scored on an infield single from Kemp. This would be their last scoring play until the 6th; in the meantime, Tacoma built up their lead.

Fresno scored 5 in the 6th on an RBI single from Jack Mayfield, a 2-run single from Alejandro Garcia, and a 2-run double from Drew Ferguson, which made it a one-run game. Tyler White reached on an error to lead off the 7th and scored the tying run on an error that allowed Garcia to reach. One batter later, Nuñez put the Grizzlies in front with a 2-run single. Kemp followed with an RBI double and Kyle Tucker completed the comeback by drawing a bases-loaded walk.

Everyone in the Grizzlies' lineup recorded at least one hit. Kemp (2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) and Tim Federowicz (2 R) both finished with three, while Nuñez and Mayfield both had two hits and two runs scored.

Trent Thornton went 4.1 innings and allowed 5 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Buddy Boshers got the final two outs of the 5th, but not before he allowed a two-run homer to Cam Perkins, which was the only hit that he surrendered in his outing. One of the runs was charged to Thornton. Boshers also issued three walks. Brendan Feldmann and Brendan McCurry both pitched two innings with varying results; Feldmann allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and struck out 2, while McCurry allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout in a scoreless appearance.

The rubber game has Cy Sneed facing Erasmo Ramirez. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks will welcome the two Arkansas clubs to Whataburger Field for their first homestand of the season. First up is three with Northwest Arkansas beginning at 7:05. Framber Valdez is scheduled to face Zach Lovvorn.

Lynchburg 7, Buies Creek 3

W- Sam Hentges (1-0)
L- Jorge Alcala (0-2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as they fell behind 7-0 after the 3rd inning.

Jorge Alcala's command and control deserted him as he failed to get out of the 2nd inning; he allowed 3 runs, 2 hits, and walked 5 in 1.2 innings. He walked the last three hitters he faced; two of them came with the bases loaded. Carlos Sierra was the first man out of the Buies Creek bullpen and he at least got Alcala out of the inning without having any further damage inflicted on his line. Unfortunately, Sierra didn't fare much better. He allowed 4 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4 in 3 innings. Justin Ferrell restored some semblance of order to this game by allowing a hit, walking 1, and striking out 1 over 3.1 scoreless.

Buies Creek scored their three runs in the 4th inning thanks to RBI singles from Abraham Toro and Kristian Trompiz; Toro ended up scoring on an error that allowed Chas McCormick to reach. Toro and Josh Rojas both finished 2-4 on the evening.

Brandon Bielak will start Buies Creek's home opener against Salem at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 5, Quad Cities 2

W- Matt Peacock (1-0)
L- Adam Bleday (0-1)
S- Anfernee Benitez (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos got a couple of runs in the opening frame... but that was it.

Those two runs came courtesy of RBI singles from Jonathan Arauz and Adrian Tovalin. All five Quad Cities hits in this game were singles.

César Rosado allowed an RBI single, walked 2, and struck out 4 in 5 innings of work. Adam Bleday was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and allowed 3 runs (2 inherited runners charged to him) on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2 in 1.1 innings. Robert Corniel allowed two of the three runners he inherited from Bleday to score and allowed another run of his own on a single, walked 5, and struck out 1 in 1.2 innings. Cole Watts worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out 2.

Patrick Sandoval makes his second start of the season. He'll take on Mack Lemieux at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Tony Kemp, UTIL, and Antonio Nuñez, IF, Fresno

Kemp: 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (3)

Nuñez: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

César Rosado, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Justin Ferrell, RHP, Buies Creek

3.1 IP, H, BB, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, August 19, 2017

Could Team Orange get their doubleheader in without any weather issues?

Reno 4, Fresno 1

W- Kaleb Fleck (2-2)
L- Trent Thornton (6-4, 7-6 season)
S- Erik Davis (3)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Aces struck first in a crucial series featuring the top two teams in the PCL's Pacific Northern division.

Trent Thornton took the loss despite a solid outing; he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 8 in 6 innings of work. Jacob Dorris and Kevin Comer both pitched an inning out of the bullpen; Dorris allowed a 2-run homer to Evan Marzilli and struck out 1 in the 7th, while Comer allowed a hit and fanned 1 in a scoreless 8th inning.

Tony Kemp went 2-5 and scored the only Fresno run on a Preston Tucker groundout in the 3rd. Colin Walsh had the only other hit for the Grizzlies.

Kent Emanuel faces Matt Koch at 1:05 Pacific.

Springfield 12, Corpus Christi 5

W- Corey Littrell (1-2)
L- Josh James (4-6)

CC home runs: Ryne Birk (4, 12 season; solo in 4th)

The Cardinals stormed out of the gate with 5 in the 1st and left Corpus in the dust.

Josh James failed to get out of the 1st inning, and I think I'll leave it at that. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and went 3.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, walking 2, and striking out 1. Alex Winkelman was next, and he allowed 5 runs (4 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5 in 3.2 innings. Ralph Garza Jr. got the final out of the 8th, but not before he issued a bases-loaded walk that allowed one of the runners he inherited from Winkelman to score.

Corpus scored twice in the 2nd as Ramon Laureano hit an RBI single and Jason Martin stole home. Ryne Birk led off the 4th inning with a homer, and then Tony Nuñez followed with a double and moved to 3rd on an error. He scored on a Laureano triple. Laureano trotted home on a Kyle Tucker double. He (3B, 2 RBI, R, SB) and Nuñez (2B, 2 R) both finished with 3 hits on the night. Birk and Jamie Ritchie had 2 hits apiece.

The Hooks and Cardinals will wrap up the series at 2:10 as Akeem Bostick takes on Austin Gomber.

Down East 5, Buies Creek 1

W- Brett Martin (2-8)
L- Jorge Alcala (4-5, 6-5 season)

BC home runs: Randy César (2, 5 season; solo in 6th)

Jorge Alcala was knocked around by the Wood Ducks once again; he gave up 4 runs in his previous outing, which also came against Down East. This time around, he allowed 5.

Alcala allowed 7 hits (solo homer), walked 1, and struck out 2. Matt Bower stopped the bleeding with 4 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 7.

Randy César homered to start the 6th, which was Buies Creek's only scoring play. Yordan Alvarez doubled twice; he now has 4 consecutive 2-hit games.

Carson LaRue goes up against Kyle Cody in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Wisconsin 8, Quad Cities 5

W- Daniel Brown (5-3)
L- Dustin Hunt (0-7)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos managed to tie the game at 2 with a run in the top of the 7th, but the Rattlers quickly regained control with a run of their own in the bottom of the 7th and then they blew this game open with 5 in the 8th.

Daz Cameron smacked a triple with one out in the 2nd inning and scored the first run of the game when Josh Rojas grounded out. Luis Payano drew a one-out walk in the 7th and scored what was the tying run when Kristian Trompiz ripped a double. As mentioned above, Wisconsin quickly untied the game and seized all the momentum. Quad Cities did pull 3 runs back in the top of the 9th as Payano scored on a Ronnie Dawson double and a couple of errors allowed Dawson and Chuckie Robinson to score. Wander Franco finished 2-4, while Payano scored twice.

Nathan Thompson went 5 innings and the two runs he allowed both came on solo homers. He allowed two other hits and struck out a career-high 8 batters during his time on the mound. The Timber Rattlers ran roughshod on Dustin Hunt in his 2.2 innings; he allowed 6 runs on 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Devon Carr recorded the final out of the 8th inning.

Kit Scheetz gets the start in game 3. He'll take on Victor Diaz at 1:05.

Tri-City 4, Brooklyn 1

W- Matt Ruppenthal (2-1)
L- Luis De Los Santos (0-5)

TC home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (1, 2 season; solo in 1st)

The ValleyCats got themselves back above the .500 mark with a win to start this series.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4 over 4 scoreless innings. Diogenes Almengo went 2 innings and allowed the only Brooklyn run on 2 hits and walked 2. Matt Ruppenthal pitched the final 3 innings, allowing 4 hits while striking out 3.

Bryan de la Cruz led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer that opened the scoring. Adrian Tovalin hit a 2-run single in the 3rd. De La Cruz, who finished 2-4, scored the first run of the game... and he scored the last run of the game when he came home on a single from Miguelangel Sierra in the 7th inning.

Alex House goes up against Jose Geraldo at 5:00 Eastern.

Pulaski 11, Greeneville 3

W- Gilmael Troya (4-2)
L- Maikel Sepulveda (0-1, 4-4 season)

Greeneville home runs: Roman Garcia (7, 2-run in 4th)

The Appy Astros had a rough day in the field and on the mound.

Roman Garcia was one of the few bright spots on offense as he whacked a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. Frankeny Fernandez went 2-4 and ripped an RBI double in the 8th. Oscar Campos also went 2-4 with a double.

Maikel Sepulveda went 3 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, walking 1, and striking out 2. Noel Pinto was the first man out of the Greeneville bullpen and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in the 4th. Francisco Villegas came out for the 5th, but he only got two outs in the inning, one via strikeout. On the other hand, he allowed 5 runs, all unearned, a grand slam, and walked 4. Willy Collado stopped the bleeding by allowing 2 hits and striking out 5 over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Greeneville starts a 3-game series with Bristol at 6:00 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 4, GCL Astros 0

W- Nelson Galindez (2-2)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-2, 1-7 season)

GCL home runs: None.

How does a team win a game where they have more errors than runs scored? By holding their opponent to zero runs.

All the Palm Beach Stros got on offense were singles from Juan Piñeda, Jose Carrillo, and Ramiro Rodriguez.

Freylin Garcia pitched alright, although he had to take a loss. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work. Saul Martinez allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and walked 2 in 2 innings, and Chauncey Nuñez walked 1 and struck out 1 in a scoreless 8th.

DSL Astros Blue 4, DSL Rays1 2

W- Angel Ortega (3-2)
L- Jeremy Galan (3-1)
S- Christopher Javier (4)

Blue home runs: None.

Team Blue snatched the win in this game by scoring twice in each of the final two innings.

Ronaldo Urdaneta put the Blue team in the board and in front with a 2-run single in the 8th. Rhandall Sanchez ripped a double to lead off the 9th and Wilyer Abreu joined him on the bases after getting plunked. Sanchez ended up scoring on a wild pitch and Abreu scored on a Leonardo Gonzalez groundout.

Bryan Solano allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout frames. Angel Ortega went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 5, and struck out 4. Christopher Javier came on with 2 runners on in the bottom of the 9th, but he induced a force out to end it.

Game 1: DSL Rays2 2, DSL Astros Orange 1

W- Emilio Alfonzo (5-0)
L- Jesus Bernaez (2-5)
S- Rodolfo Sanchez (4)

Orange home runs: None.

Team Orange almost stole game 1, but they left two runners on scoring position to end it.

Sean Mendoza's RBI single in the bottom of the 7th was their only hit.

Jesús Bernaez went 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. An error following a force out in the 2nd inning resulted in the run. Miguel Matos allowed an unearned run, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 3 innings. Another error in the 5th resulted in the other Rays run.

Game 2: DSL Rays2 4, DSL Astros Orange 2 in 8 innings

W- Dauris Lopez (2-4)
L- Luis De Paula (2-1)
S- Ender Cespedes (2)

Orange home runs: None.

Team Orange actually got no-hit in game 2, but they somehow managed to push a couple of runs across.

Deury Carrasco walked with 2 outs in the 1st and scored by stealing his way around the bases. Euclides Chavez scored on an error that allowed Carrasco to reach in the 8th. Carrasco now has 29 stolen bases on the season.

Elian Rodriguez allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 5, and struck out 2 in 3.1 innings. Ronny Garcia got the last two outs of the 4th, one via strikeout. Fabricio Reina and Luis De Paula threw 2 innings apiece; Reina allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 3, while De Paula allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Bryan Solano, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 K

Ramon Laureano, OF, and Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

Laureano: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, R, SB (24)

Nuñez: 3-3, 2B, 2 R

Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno

L (6-4, 7-6 season), 6 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 8 K

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

4 IP, 2 H, 7 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Bryan De La Cruz, OF, Tri-City

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

Nathan Thompson, LHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 4 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 8 K (career-high)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Willy Collado, RHP, Greeneville

3.1 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The Astros took on the Rays... in the Dominican Republic.

Fresno 10, Albuquerque 9

W- Reymin Guduan (4-3)
L- Carlos Estevez (0-2)
S- Jordan Jankowski (6)

Fresno home runs: Colin Moran (13, 2-run in 1st)

The Grizzlies withstood a 5-run 3rd from the Isotopes and managed to take an 8-6 lead. That lead was unfortunately short-lived, but they scored a pair in the 8th to regain control.

Colin Moran opened the scoring with a 2-run shot in the opening inning. Jon Kemmer ripped an RBI double in the 4th to get a run back following Albuquerque's 3rd-inning outburst. In the 5th, D.J. Fisher ripped an RBI double and Moran brought him in with a single. Tony Kemp added a 2-run single in the 6th. White walked, and they both advanced a base on a balk. Fisher hit a single to bring Kemp home, but White was thrown out at home to end the inning. He got his revenge in the 8th with a 2-run double that turned out to be the game-winning hit.

Kemp (2 RBI, 2 R, SB) and Moran (2-R HR, 3 RBI) both finished with 3 hits on the night. White (2 2B, 2 RBI, R), Fisher (2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB), and Teoscar Hernandez (2 R) posted 2-hit games. Fisher now has 13 thefts on the season, while Kemp has 11.

Casey Coleman went 6 innings and allowed 6 runs on 8 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Ashur Tolliver was the first man out of Fresno's bullpen, but he failed to record an out in the 7th. He allowed 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 2 hits and walked 1. As a result, Reymin Guduan took ownership of the 7th. He was greeted with an RBI single but got himself together to throw 2 innings. Guduan also allowed a single in the 8th. Jordan Jankowski got a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th inning and got the save.

David Martinez gets the start in game 2 of this series. He'll take on Ryan Carpenter at 7:05 Mountain.

San Antonio 8, Corpus Christi 4

W- Enyel De Los Santos (3-3)
L- Josh James (3-3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks were swept out of San Antonio. The Missions blew them away on Tuesday with a 7-run 3rd inning.

Tony Nuñez finished 3-4 and opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. This would be Corpus Christi's only scoring play until the 7th; in the meantime, the Missions went off and took an 8-1 lead. In the 7th, Drew Ferguson hit an RBI single. He and Nuñez (who singled) both scored on an error that also allowed Jamie Ritchie to reach safely.

Josh James pitched 2.1 innings and allowed 6 runs (2 inherited runners charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Riley Ferrell was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and threw 2.2 innings, allowing a run of his own on 4 hits and fanning 3. Sean Stutzman allowed an RBI single in the 6th, which was the only hit that he allowed in his 2 innings of work. Stutzman also walked 2 and struck out 3. Andrew Thome worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out 1.

The Hooks are now in Midland, where they'll start a 4-game series tonight at 6:30. Brock Dykxhoorn faces Joel Seddon to start it off.

Buies Creek 5, Potomac 1

W- Yoanys Quiala (5-1)
L- Luis Reyes (5-6)
S- Sebastian Kessay (2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros got a career night from their starting pitcher to get on the board in this series.

Yoanys Quiala turned in the best start of his career on Tuesday as he allowed just 4 hits while striking out 6 over 8 shutout innings. Andrew Walter got 1 out in the 9th via strikeout and had an inherited runner (unearned) charged to him when Sebastian Kessay issued a bases-loaded walk that spoiled the shutout. Kessay got the last two outs of the game without further incident, striking out Edwin Lora to finish it.

Rodrigo Ayarza put Buies Creek on the board first with an RBI double in the 1st. He'd come around to score on a Randy César single. César hit another RBI single in the 5th. Spencer Johnson doubled to lead off the 8th and scored on a Pat Porter RBI infield single. Myles Straw walked to start the 9th and came home on Ayarza's second RBI double of the evening.

Straw (2B, 2 R), Ayarza (2 2B, 2 RBI, R), Johnson (2B, R), and César (2 RBI) all had 2 hits on the evening; for Straw, it's the 6th consecutive game in which he had 2 hits.

Buies Creek and Potomac will wrap up their series at 7:05 Eastern as Jorge Alcala faces Grant Borne.

Cedar Rapids 10, Quad Cities 5

W- Sean Poppen (5-1)
L- Carson LaRue (7-2)
S- Hector Lujan (5)

QC home runs: Yordan Alvarez (6, 2-run in 3rd)

Both teams put up crooked numbers in all of the innings in which they scored. The problem here is that the Kernels posted more crooked numbered innings.

Carson LaRue pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Dustin Hunt was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 4.1 innings. Cedar Rapids' 2 runs in the 9th came on a homer from Jermaine Palacios off of Lucas Williams, who allowed a triple, a single, and walked 2.

Daz Cameron doubled to lead off the 3rd, stole 3rd (14) and scored on the ensuing error. Two batters later, Yordan Alvarez launched a 2-run homer. In the 8th, Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI infield single and Daz added a sac fly. Chuckie Robinson went 2-5 with a double and scored a run.

Cionel Perez starts game 2 of this series. He'll take on Domenick Carlini at 6:35.

DSL Rays1 7, DSL Astros Blue 0

W- Wilson Garcia (2-0)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team did not put up any resistance against the Rays 1.

Angel Tejeda and Freddy Chirino both singled. That was all she wrote on offense.

Freylin Garcia allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4 in 4 innings. Fabricio Reina got the first out of the 5th with a strikeout. That, unfortunately, was as good as it got for him as he allowed 4 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 3 hits and walked 2. Christopher Javier walked 1 and struck out 2 in 2.2 innings. Gustavo Almonte got 2 outs in the 8th and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Bryan Solano was the last man out of the Blue team bullpen, and in 1.1 innings, he allowed a hit and fanned 2.

These two teams play again at 10:30 AM Eastern.

DSL Rays2 9, DSL Astros Orange 8

W- Rodolfo Sanchez (1-0)
L- Miguel Matos (0-1)
S- Jose Roca (1)

Orange home runs: Ramiro Rodriguez (1, solo in 3rd)

The Rays 2 went on a 9-0 run after the Orange team stormed out to a 6-0 lead. Team Orange cut the deficit to one run, but that was as close as they could get.

An error in the 1st inning allowed Hector Martinez and Deury Carrasco to score the first two runs of the day. Samir Caraballo scored another run in the opening frame when Jose Carrillo beat a double play bid. In the 3rd, Ramiro Rodriguez smacked solo homer, Leonardo Gonzalez hit an RBI single, and Luis Barajas scored on an error. Gonzalez hit another RBI single in the 8th and scored on Martinez's groundout. Carrasco went 3-5 with a triple.

Cristofer Melendez went 3.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Fredy Medina struck out 2 in 1.1 perfect innings, and Miguel Matos allowed 4 runs on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 3 in 3 innings.

These two teams play again at 10:30 AM Eastern.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Freylin Garcia, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: L (0-1), 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Yoanys Quiala, RHP, Buies Creek

W (5-1), 8 IP, 4 H, 6 K

Rodrigo Ayarza, UTIL, Buies Creek

2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

3-4, RBI, R

Colin Moran, 3B, Derek Fisher, OF, Tony Kemp, UTIL, and Tyler White, IF, Fresno

Moran: 3-5, 2-R HR (13), 3 RBI

Fisher: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (13)

Kemp: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (11)
White: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R; go-ahead 2-RBI 2B in 8th

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, May 19, 2017

Welcome to the Carolina League, Jorge Alcala!

Fresno 10, Memphis 2

W- Kevin Comer (1-0)
L- Luke Weaver (3-1)

Fresno home runs: D.J. Fisher (10, solo in 7th)

Memphis starter Luke Weaver allowed just one run in his four starts prior to this contest. The Grizzlies tagged him for 6 runs in the first two frames; 4 of those runs were earned. Fresno scored 4 more in the 7th for good measure as they took game 1 from the Redbirds.

Mike Hauschild went 4.1 innings and allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, walked 5, and struck out 3. The bullpen picked him up and finished this one off with 4.2 scoreless innings.

Kevin Comer was first; he got Hauschild out of a bases-loaded predicament in the 5th and went on to throw 1.2 perfect frames, striking out 2. Reymin Guduan followed with 2 innings, allowing 3 hits, walking 1, and striking out 3. Aaron West worked around a hit to finish the game, striking out 1 in the 9th.

D.J. Fisher and Teoscar Hernandez hit one-out singles in the 1st inning to bring up Colin Moran, who put the Grizz on the board with an RBI single. Teoscar wound up scoring on a wild pitch, and Tyler White, who was at the plate at the time, wound up ripping an RBI double. Reid Brignac and Andrew Aplin led off the 2nd with singles; Brignac eventually scored on a Tony Kemp groundout. Fisher reached on a fielder's choice and Teoscar singled and advanced to 2nd on the play. They both scored on an error that allowed Moran to reach; he ended up moving to 3rd on another error on the play.

Fisher led off the 7th with a homer. The Grizzlies then got an RBI single from A.J. Reed, an RBI double from Juan Centeno, and a run-scoring groundout from Brignac. Centeno extended his hitting streak to 16 games with that two-bagger. Fisher (solo HR, 3 R), Teoscar (RBI, 2 R), Moran (RBI, 2 R), Reed (2B, RBI, R), and Andrew Aplin all finished with two hits on the evening. Fisher is the first man in the system to hit 10 home runs this year.

Francis Martes will go up against Marco Gonzales in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 1 in 10 innings

W- Josh James (3-1)
L- Joe Filomeno (0-2)
S- Andrew Thome (2, 3 season)

CC home runs: Jon Singleton (8, solo in 2nd), Antonio Nuñez (2, solo in 10th)

Nine innings wasn't enough to decide the outcome of this game, but the Hooks only needed one extra inning to do just that.

The two solo shots you see above were the Hooks' only scoring plays of the game. Tony Nuñez entered this season with zero career home runs; he now has two after sending one out in the first extra frame to put Corpus in front. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 with a stolen base (9); he is now on a 16-game hitting streak. He appeared as a pinch-runner on May 11 but did not have a plate appearance, so his streak is technically still active.

Rogelio Armenteros issued a walk and struck out 5 in 5 shutout innings. Josh James tagged in for 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on a wild pitch, 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Andrew Thome earned the save with a 1-2-3 10th; he got two groundball outs and struck out Drew Vettleson to end the game.

Cy Sneed gets the call in game 2. He'll face Ariel Jurado at 7:05.

Buies Creek 7, Down East 1

W- Jorge Alcala (1-0, 3-0 season)
L- Wes Benjamin (2-4)
S- Sebastian Kessay (1)

BC home runs: Spencer Johnson (1, 4 season; 3-run in 5th), Ryne Birk (3, 2-run in 7th)

Make it 2-0 for the Astros system over the Rangers on Friday night.

The Carolina Stros broke a 0-0 game wide open by scoring 4 runs in the 5th inning. Three of those runs came off the bat of one Spencer Johnson, who connected for his first Carolina League home run.

Before Johnson launched that 3-run homer off Wes Benjamin, Ryne Birk opened the scoring with a sac fly. Jason Martin went 3-4 with a sac fly in the 6th, and Birk capped off the scoring with a 2-run blast in the 7th. Johnson and Myles Straw both finished 2-4. After a terrible slump that saw his average drop to .218 on May 10, Birk has responded with hits in 7 of his last 8 games.

Jorge Alcala was a winner in his first Carolina League start; he went 6 innings, and the one run he allowed came on a solo homer hit by Josh Altmann in the 6th. Alcala allowed 2 other hits, walked 3, and fanned 6. Sebastian Kessay struck out 2 over 3 perfect frames to finish off the game.

Yoanys Quiala will take on Richelson Peña in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Kane County 5, Quad Cities 0

W- Jon Duplantier (4-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (0-3)
S- Jake Winston (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos are not enjoying their time in Chicago's suburbs... they were blanked for the second consecutive night.

Rodrigo Ayarza went 2-4 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game. Ayarza also extended his hitting streak to 8 games. Stephen Wrenn tripled, which was Quad Cities' only extra-base hit of the evening.

Enoli Paredes went 4.1 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 3. Ronel Blanco extracted him from a bases-loaded jam in the 5th and then got victimized by some not-good defense in the 7th; Quad Cities committed 3 errors in the bottom of the 7th which led to 4 runs, all of which were unearned. Blanco went 2.2 innings and allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Salvador Montaño threw a 1-2-3 8th.

Ryan Hartman gets the start in game 3. First pitch is at 6:30.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jorge Alcala's photo by Bryan Green

Buies Creek Astros pitchers

W 7-1 @ Down East

9 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Jorge Alcala: W (1-0, 3-0 season), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Sebastian Kessay: Save (1), 3 IP, 2 K

Always one in every crowd.... @BigJohnson_34 pic.twitter.com/sVUN2pdDIW

— QCBanditPhotog (@QCBanditPhotog) April 27, 2017

Photo by Rich Guill

Spencer Johnson, 1B, Buies Creek

2-4, 3-R HR (1, 4 season)

Ryne Birk, 2B, Buies Creek

1-3, sac fly, 2-R HR (3), 3 RBI

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers

W 2-1 (10 innings) @ Frisco

Rogelio Armenteros: 5 IP, BB, 5 K

Josh James: W (3-1), 4 IP, 5 H, unearned run, BB, K

Andrew Thome: Save (2, 3 season), IP, K

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

Go-ahead solo HR (2) in 10th

Derek Fisher, OF, Fresno

2-5, solo HR (10), 3 R

Fresno Grizzlies bullpen

W 10-2 vs. Memphis

4.2 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Kevin Comer: W (1-0), 1.2 IP, 2 K

Reymin Guduan: 2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Aaron West: IP, H, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, May 5, 2017

Fresno 5, Sacramento 1

W- Trent Thornton (1-0, 2-2 season)
L- Dan Slania (0-4)

Fresno home runs: Preston Tucker (5, 2-run in 5th)

The Grizzlies earned the split behind a strong outing from Trent Thornton, who won his first AAA start.

Thornton allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 over 6 shutout frames. Tyson Perez, Ashur Tolliver, and Jordan Jankowski each pitched an inning out of the bullpen. The RiverCats spoiled the shutout with a run off of Perez in the 7th, which came on a sac fly. Perez also allowed a single and walked 1. Tolliver retired the side in order in the 8th inning, striking out 1. Jankowski worked around a couple of singles to finish off the game, striking out 2.

D.J. Fisher singled to lead off the 2nd and scored the first run of the night on a Tyler White double. A.J. Reed clubbed a ground-rule double to lead off the 4th and scored on Juan Centeno's sac fly, and Preston Tucker launched a 2-run homer in the 5th. Fisher and White both finished 3-4; Fisher now has a 10-game hit streak. Reed and Centeno had two hits apiece.

Tonight, Fresno starts a 4-game series in Colorado Springs. Mike Hauschild will be on the mound in game 1 and he'll go up against Paolo Espino at 6:00 Mountain.

Midland 10, Corpus Christi 4

W- Kyle Friedrichs (1-3)
L- Akeem Bostick (0-1, 3-2 season)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks were swept out of Midland as the wheels fell off on their bullpen.

Kyle Smith allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3 in 5 innings of work. Akeem Bostick came out for the 6th, but he allowed 2 hits, issued a walk, and only recorded one out before a hand issue forced him out of the game. Eric Peterson came on and allowed all of Bostick's runners to score. Peterson ultimately pitched 2 innings and allowed 5 runs (4 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) of his own on 7 hits. Andrew Thome got the last two outs of the 8th; the runner that he inherited from Peterson scored on a groundout.

Jon Singleton opened the scoring with an RBI double in the 1st. In the 4th, Alejandro Garcia lashed a 2-run double, and Tony Nuñez smacked an RBI triple in the 5th. Nuñez went 2-3 and was the only player in the Corpus Christi lineup with a multi-hit outing. Garrett Stubbs only had one plate appearance and didn't complete it because he got tossed from the game in the opening frame.

Kent Emanuel will be on the mound as the Hooks begin the latest iteration of the I-37 Series against San Antonio. He'll face Brett Kennedy at 7:05.

Myrtle Beach 4, Buies Creek 2

W- Dillon Maples (4-0)
L- Elieser Hernandez (2-3)
S- Craig Brooks (2)

BC home runs: Ryne Birk (2, solo in 2nd)

The difference in this game was a 3-run 3rd inning in the Pelicans' favor.  The Astros couldn't capitalize on a bases-loaded, no out situation in the 7th inning.

Ryne Birk smacked a solo homer in the 2nd to put Buies Creek on the board first. Jason Martin scored the other run after Anthony Hermelyn grounded into a force out in the 6th inning. Myles Straw finished 2-4 with a double.

Elieser Hernandez went 5 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 4 hits (solo homer), walked 3, and struck out 6. Carlos Sierra pitched the final 3 innings and allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5; one of the two runners he inherited from Hernandez scored after he threw a wild pitch.

In game 3, Justin Ferrell will face Oscar De La Cruz. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Lake County 2

W- Cionel Perez (1-1)
L- Brady Aiken (0-5)

QC home runs: None.

Cionel Perez rebounded from a rough debut and came out with a win for the first time in his American baseball career.

Cionel allowed just 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7 over 5.2 shutout innings. Lake County spoiled the shutout with a pair of solo shots off Abdiel Saldaña in the 7th. Those were the only two runs that Saldaña allowed in his 2.1 innings of work; he allowed one other hit, walked 1, and struck out 3. Erasmo Pinales walked 1 and struck out the side in the 9th.

Marcos Almonte doubled to lead off the 2nd and scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch from Brady Aiken. Randy César ripped a 2-run double in the 3rd. Spencer Johnson lashed a 2-run double of his own in the 6th and scored the last Quad Cities run on a Carmen Benedetti sac fly. Almonte went 2-4 with 2 runs scored and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit.

Forrest Whitley takes the mound in game 2 of this series. He'll take on... someone else. Shane Bieber is listed as the probable starter on MiLB.com, but he was just promoted. First pitch is at 6:35.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

This is his current profile picture on Twitter.

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Cionel Perez, LHP, Quad Cities

W (1-1), 5.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K

Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno

W (1-0, 2-2 season), 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Derek Fisher, OF, Fresno

3-4, 2B, R

Currently on a 10-game hitting streak

Tyler White, IF, Fresno

3-4, 2B, RBI

Carlos Sierra, RHP, Buies Creek

3 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K; allowed one inherited runner to score

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

2-3, 2B, RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, April 29, 2017

Fresno 6, Reno 2

W- Jordan Jankowski (1-1)
L- Grant Sides (0-1)

Fresno home runs: Jon Kemmer (1, solo in 9th)

The Grizzlies took control with a 4-run 8th to break a 1-1 tie.

D.J. Fisher opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning but was caught stealing home for the final out of the frame. This was Fresno's only scoring play until the 8th; Reno scored their run in the 2nd to tie the game.

Jon Kemmer led off the 8th with a double and scored on an error after Fisher hit into a fielder's choice. Tyler White moved to third base and Fisher advanced to second on the Aces' gaffe. Colin Moran was given an intentional pass to load the bases, and Max Stassi capitalized with a 2-run single. A.J. Reed followed with an RBI single. Kemmer finished a career-best 5-5 on the night; his final hit was a solo homer to lead off the 9th. Stassi went 4-5, while White went 2-5 with 2 runs scored and a stolen base (2). Stassi had his first 4-hit game since 2014.

In his AAA debut, Trent Thornton went 6 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, all of which were doubles, and walked 1. Jordan Jankowski, Kevin Comer, and Reymin Guduan all pitched an inning to close out the game: Jankowski struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 7th. Comer worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out 2. The one run Guduan allowed in the 9th came on a homer from Christian Walker. He also allowed one other hit and struck out 1 in the inning.

In game 3 of this series, Mike Hauschild makes his first appearance since being returned by the Rangers. He'll face Eric Jokisch at 1:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 8, Frisco 2

W- Akeem Bostick (1-0, 3-1 season)
L- Ariel Jurado (1-3)
S- Kyle Smith (1)

CC home runs: Garrett Stubbs (1, solo in 6th), Mott Hyde (2, solo in 8th), Antonio Nuñez (1, solo in 8th), Drew Ferguson (2, solo in 8th)

Corpus launched four solo shots as they got on the board in this series.

Akeem Bostick was a winner in his Texas League debut; the two runs he allowed in his 5 innings of work both came on solo home runs. Bostick allowed one other hit (a single) and struck out 3. Kyle Smith allowed 2 hits and struck out 2 over the final 4 innings to get the save.

Scott Heineman led off the game with a homer, but the Hooks seized control of the game thanks to a 4-run 3rd inning. All four runs in that inning came with two outs.

Drew Ferguson kept the 3rd inning alive by drawing a walk, and then Jake Marisnick ripped a double to put runners in scoring position for Jon Singleton, who put Corpus on the board and in the lead with a 2-run double. J.D. Davis brought him in with a single, and Garrett Stubbs hit an RBI double to extend the Hooks' lead. Stubbs whacked a solo shot in the 6th. Mott Hyde, Tony Nuñez, and Drew Ferguson hit back-to-back-to-back solo home runs in the 8th inning.

Marisnick went 2-5 in his first rehab appearance; in case you missed it, he is currently on the 7-day DL for concussions. Singleton, Stubbs, Hyde, and Nuñez also finished with 2 hits; Nuñez's homer in the 8th was his first as a professional.

Kent Emanuel takes the mound for game 3 of this series. He'll go against Yohander Mendez at 2:05.

Buies Creek 3, Wilmington 0

W- Elieser Hernandez (2-2)
L- Scott Blewett (0-2)
S- Nick Hernandez (3)

BC home runs: None.

The Astros continue to get fine pitching in this series. On Saturday, three pitchers combined to throw a two-hit shutout.

Elieser Hernandez got the start and allowed just one hit, walked 2, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout innings. Hector Perez came on for his Carolina League debut and threw 3 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking 2, and fanning 6. Nick Hernandez closed it out by striking out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Jason Martin opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. Buies Creek missed a chance to blow this game open early as they couldn't convert on a bases-loaded, no out situation in the opening frame. Their other scoring play was a 2-run triple from Kyle Tucker in the 8th inning. Myles Straw was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game; he went 3-4 with two stolen bases (6) and scored a run.

The Astros will look to sweep the series on Sunday and they'll send Gabriel Valdez to the mound. He'll take on Emilio Ogando at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Clinton was postponed

Due to rain. The River Bandits and LumberKings will wrap up this series with a doubleheader starting at 1:00. Enoli Paredes will take on Brandon Miller in the first game. Ryan Hartman will start game 2 and he'll face Tim Viehoff.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Buies Creek pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Wilmington

9 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 12 K

Elieser Hernandez: W (2-2), 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Hector Perez: 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K; Carolina League debut

Nick Hernandez: Save (3), IP, 2 K

Akeem Bostick, RHP, and Kyle Smith, RHP, Corpus Christi

Bostick: W (1-0, 3-1 season), 5 IP, 3 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 3 K; Texas League debut

Smith: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 K

Garrett Stubbs, C, Corpus Christi

2-3, 2B, solo HR (1), R

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (1); first career home run

Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno

6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB; Pacific Coast League debut

Jon Kemmer, OF, Fresno

5-5, 2B, solo HR (1), 2 R, SB (1); career-high in hits (single-game)

 Max Stassi, C, Fresno

4-5, 2 RBI