Astros Farm Report: 1/13/20

After a long (and much needed) hiatus, WTHB is back to catch you up on the off-season Astros minor league happenings ...

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

Here are the offseason roster moves for the Astros minor league players.

1/9: RHP Peyton Battenfield (Tri-City) and OF Cal Stevenson (Fayetteville) traded to the Rays for RHP Austin Pruitt
Notes: Battenfield was drafted by Houston in the 9th round in 2019 out of Oklahoma State University and had an excellent first pro season. Here is my interview with him from July.  Cal Stevenson came to the Astros, along with Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini, as a part of the 7/31/19 trade with the Blue Jays that sent Derek Fisher to Toronto. Here's hoping that his family didn't invest a lot in Astros gear after the trade.
1/9: RHP Dean Deetz designated for assignment
12/12: RHP Brandon Bailey (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: RHP Yohan Ramirez (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Mariners in the Rule 5 Draft
12/12: SS Jonathan Arauz (Corpus Christi) claimed by the Red Sox in the Rule 5 Draft
12/5: CF Jake Marisnick (Houston) traded to the Mets for LHP Blake Taylor and OF Kenedy Corona (assigned to Tri-City) - see below for more
11/20: RHP Cristian Javier (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: 1B Taylor Jones (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez (Fayetteville) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/20: RHP Enoli Paredes (Corpus Christi) added to the 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 Draft
11/4: LHP Kent Emanuel (Round Rock) added to the 40-man roster (Emanuel was due to become a MiLB FA)
11/4: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
11/4: RHP Erasmo Pinales (Corpus Christi) elected minor league free agency
10/16: RHP Chanderson Perez signed (18 year old Dominican)

RULE 5 DRAFT NOTES

A little about the players taken in the Rule 5 Draft.

RHP Brandon Bailey (Baltimore): Bailey had a very solid season with the AA Corpus Christi Hooks in 2019 (3.30 ERA/1.219 WHIP in 22 games/17 starts). Bailey came to the Astros in the November 2017 trade with Oakland that sent Ramon Laureano to that team. Bailey allowed 41 walks while striking out 103 in 92.2 innings of work. He has solid command and is expected to take on a swing man/middle relief role. In my opinion, Bailey showed enough polish and pitch development in 2019 that he is the most likely of the three taken to stick with his new team.

RHP Yohan Ramirez (Seattle): Ramirez is a real wild card (in more than one meaning of the word wild). Ramirez has an electric arm with a fastball that touches the upper 90's and a plus curveball, but his control is still very much a work in progress. In 106 innings pitched between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi in 2019 (3.99 ERA/1.302 WHIP), Ramirez allowed 74 walks while striking out 158. There was also the matter of 17 wild pitches and 15 hit batters. He is the ultimate high risk, high reward pick up. It will be difficult for him to stick with a team without showing a lot of progress on control and command, but if he is able to harness his talent, watch out! Ramirez is, in my opinion, the least likely of the three to stick.

SS Jonathan Arauz (Boston): Arauz falls somewhere in between the other two in his ability to stick with a new team (again, in my opinion). Arauz's bat has lagged his solid defense over his career, but he mostly held his own in 2019 between High A Fayetteville and AA Corpus Christi, hitting a combined .249/.319/.388 with 22 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs in 115 games. Arauz will be helped by the expansion of the MLB rosters to 26 and could conceivably earn his keep as a utility infielder, helping him to stick on the roster until his bat catches up to the major league level.

FEATURED PLAYERS

This week, let's look at the two players who came to the Astros from the Mets in the December Marisnick trade.

LHP Blake Taylor: Taylor was drafted by the Pirates in the second round in 2013 and was traded to the Mets a year later. Tommy John surgery and recovery sidelined him from late 2015 to late 2016. For the next two years, Taylor was a starter who failed to break through, but a move to the bullpen in 2019 suited him and he put together the most successful season of his career to date (2.16 ERA/1.095 WHIP in 40 appearances, converting 10 of 11 save opportunities). He spent approximately half of the season at High A, half at AA (1.85 ERA/0.949 WHIP) and finished the season by facing and retiring one batter at AAA. Taylor built on his 2019 success with seven appearances in the Arizona Fall League (2.00 ERA/0.778 WHIP). Taylor becomes one of only seven lefty pitchers in the Astros system who finished the 2019 season at AA or higher. Baseball America describes him as having a "mid-90's fastball and a high spin rate on his breaking ball." He turned 24 in August.

OF Kenedy Carona: Corona, a 19-year old Venezuelan (20 in March), has only one professional season under his belt at this point, but it was a very successful season in which he progressed from the DSL to the GCL to four games at short season A to end the year. In 63 games, he hit .301/.398/.470 with 14 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 29 RBI. He also snagged 19 bases (five caught stealing) and walked (29 times) almost as much as he struck out (36 times). He can play all the outfield positions and his defensive numbers stack up nicely against most of his outfield competition in the system. Baseball America describes Corona as athletic with "the ability to play the outfield with some polish at a young age."

2019-2020 FALL AND WINTER BALL

All of the regular seasons are complete except for the Australian Baseball League (where Chuckie Robinson has been playing as recently as over this past weekend). In addition, a few Astros minor leaguers have been playing in the postseason in their respective leagues. Their most recent postseason stats are shown below.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

1B J.J. Matijevic: 27 G | .255/.315/.412
SS Jeremy Pena: 24 G | .183/.248/.290
C Colton Shaver: 18 G | .175/.294/.333
RHP Cody Deason: 6 G | 8.0 IP | 6.75 ERA/2.13 WHIP
RHP Carlos Sanabria: 8 G | 9.0 IP | 9.00 ERA/1.89 WHIP
LHP Blake Taylor: 7 G | 9.0 IP | 2.00 ERA/0.78 WHIP
RHP Jojanse Torres: 7 G | 8.0 IP | 3.38 ERA/1.50 WHIP
RHP Forrest Whitley: 6 G | 25.0 IP | 2.88 ERA/1.24 WHIP

AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

C Chuckie Robinson: 21 G | .227/.301/.440

DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE

OF Bryan de la Cruz: 10 G | .294/.278/.471
RHP Rogelio Armenteros: 5 G | 19.0 IP | 2.37 ERA/1.16 WHIP
RHP Ronel Blanco: 1 G | 0.2 IP | 27.00 ERA/3.00 WHIP
RHP Willy Collado: 3 G | 2.1 IP | 0.00 ERA/0.43 WHIP
RHP Francis Martes: 3 G | 5.2 IP | 7.94 ERA/1.41 WHIP
RHP Leovanny Rodriguez: 16 G | 16.1 IP | 2.76 ERA/0.86 WHIP
(Postseason: 4 G | 3.0 IP | 0.00 ERA/1.33 WHIP)
RHP Cesar Rosado: 1 G | 0.1 IP | 27.00 ERA/3.00 WHIP
LHP Framber Valdez: 5 G | 23.2 IP | 2.28 ERA/1.14 WHIP

MEXICAN WINTER LEAGUE

C Lorenzo Quintana: 42 G | .278/.339/.405
C Cesar Salazar: 15 G | .222/.276/.370
RHP Jose Bravo: 6 G | 20.0 IP | 5.85 ERA/1.75 WHIP
RHP Humberto Castellanos: 13 G | 9.1 IP | 5.79 ERA/1.82 WHIP
RHP Lupe Chavez: 7 G | 17.1 IP | 4.67 ERA/1.38 WHIP
RHP Ralph Garza: 13 G | 15.0 IP | 2.40 ERA/1.00 WHIP
LHP Juan Pablo Lopez: 15 G | 13.2 IP | 0.66 ERA/1.24 WHIP

PUERTO RICAN WINTER LEAGUE

C Ruben Castro: 11 G | .000/.333/.000
LHP Jonathan Bermudez: 4 G | 3.2 IP | 0.00 ERA/2.00 WHIP
(Postseason: 3 G | 2.1 IP | 3.86 ERA/1.29 WHIP)
RHP Layne Henderson: 11 G | 7.2 IP | 3 saves | 7.04 ERA/2.48 WHIP
RHP Felipe Tejada: 9 G | 6.0 IP | 1.50 ERA/1.33 WHIP
(Postseason: 1 G | 1.0 IP | 0.00 ERA/0.00 WHIP)

2019 FINAL SEASON STANDINGS

AAA ROUND ROCK (Pacific Coast League/American Southern Division)
Division Winner
Won over Iowa in Semifinals 3-2
Lost to Sacramento in LCS 0-3

1st 84-56 .600 -.-GB L1

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

4th 66-73 .475 7.0GB L3

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)
2nd half Division Winner
Won over Down East in the Semifinals 3-2
Lost to Wilmington in LCS 2-3

3rd 72-67 .518 15.0GB W2

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner
Lost to Cedar Rapids in MWL Quarterfinals 1-2

2nd 79-57 .581 0.5GB W1

SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
4th 32-42 .432 9.0GB W3

ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
4th 25-26 .490 3.5GB W1

ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
2nd 38-31 .551 2.5GB W2

INTERVIEWS

The following links are to the interviews I conducted during the 2019 season. Here is a full list of links to all of the interviews I've done since December 2011.

Colin McKee
Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier
Cesar Salazar
Brett Daniels
Felipe Tejada
AJ Lee
Peyton Battenfield
Franny Cobos and Juan Pablo Lopez
Austin Hansen
Jake Adams
Nivaldo Rodriguez and Enmanuel Valdez
Colton Shaver
Brett Conine
Bryan Abreu and Ronel Blanco
Granden Goetzman
Osvaldo Duarte and Jose Urquidy
Stephen Wrenn

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Montana 2009

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Astros 2, Rangers 0 on the farm for a second straight night.

Round Rock was off

The Express will start a four-game series with Oklahoma City at 7:05. Kent Emanuel will face Rob Zastryzny in game one.

Corpus Christi 7, Frisco 3

W- Brandon Bailey (4-3)
L- Blake Bass (7-3)
S- Colin McKee (7)

CC home runs: Jake Adams (19, solo in 5th)

The Hooks used a five-run 3rd to propel them to the victory.

Corpus got their five in the 3rd without an extra-base hit. Stephen Wrenn, Colton Shaver, and Jake Adams all hit RBI singles and Chuckie Robinson hit a two-run single; Robinson was thrown out at second to end the inning but the damage was done. Wrenn grounded into a force out in the 4th and an error on the play allowed Osvaldo Duarte to score. Adams clubbed a solo shot in the 5th. He finished 3-3 on the night and has homered in four straight games. Shaver and Robinson both finished 2-4.

Brandon Bailey shined in his five innings as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out nine in a scoreless outing. Brett Conine threw a scoreless 6th in his Texas League debut. Frisco loaded the bases on him to start the 7th but he emerged from the inning with just one run allowed. Conine allowed the one run on three hits and walked two. Andre Scrubb got the 8th but only got two outs; he allowed two runs on five hits and struck out one. Colin McKee got the four-out save as he inherited a bases-loaded situation from Scrubb and got him out of there without incurring any further damage. McKee allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Tyler Ivey will get the start for Corpus as they look to sweep Frisco out of South Texas. He'll face Collin Wiles at 6:15.

Fayetteville 8, Down East 2

W- Luis Garcia (9-4)
L- Reid Anderson (6-7)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (10, 2-run in 4th), Scott Manea (9, solo in 6th)

The two Scotts homered, Luis Garcia dominated, and the Woodpeckers made it two out of two over the Wood Ducks in this series.

Garcia allowed a run on three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out a career-high 13 in six innings of work. J.P. France tagged in for two innings and allowed a run on a solo homer, two other hits, walked one, and struck out two. Tanner Duncan worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Garcia's 13 strikeouts also set a new Fayetteville franchise record and the 16 strikeouts recorded by Wednesday's trio of pitchers gave the Woodpeckers' pitching staff the Carolina League's single-season record for strikeouts.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. After the Wood Ducks tied the game in the 3rd, Scott Schreiber put Fayetteville back in front by launching a two-run homer in the 4th. Scott Manea sent one out for a solo homer in the 6th. The Woodpeckers finished off the Wood Ducks with four in the 8th as Taylor added another RBI single to his ledger, Enmanuel Valdez hit a two-run single with the bases loaded, and Schreiber capped off the night with an RBI single. Taylor, Valdez, and Schreiber all finished 2-4 on the night. Manea and Ross Adolph scored two runs apiece.

Shawn Dubin gets the start as the Woodpeckers look for the sweep. He'll take on Scott Engler at 7:00 Eastern.

Beloit 6, Quad Cities 2

W- Reid Birlingmair (6-6)
L- Jonathan Bermúdez (4-3)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (3, 2-run in 4th)

The Banditos managed to get to within a run of the Snappers, but Beloit managed to pull away.

Oscar Campos smacked a two-run homer in the 4th to put Quad Cities on the board; that was also their first hit of the game.

Jonathan Bermúdez labored through five innings as he allowed four runs on ten hits, walked two, and struck out six. Luis de Paula was the first man out of the Banditos' bullpen; he went three innings and allowed a two-run single, walked three, and struck out two. Layne Henderson struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

José Alberto Rivera gets the start in game two and he'll go against Chase Cohen at 6:35.

Aberdeen 5, Tri-City 4

W- Malachi Emond (3-2)
L- Blair Henley (1-1)
S- Kade Strowd (2)

TC home runs: None.

A three-run homer in the 8th turned this game in Aberdeen's favor.

Manny Ramirez started things off by allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four over four scoreless. Danny Cody was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and struck out two in two innings. Blair Henley pitched 2.2 innings and he allowed six hits, which included that go-ahead three-run blast, and struck out five. Michael Horrell recorded the final out of the 9th with a strikeout.

Three of Tri-City's four runs in this game scored on groundouts. Korey Lee opened up the scoring with one in the 1st inning. Matt Barefoot ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and then Luis Guerrero and Lee followed with RBI groundouts. Nate Perry finished 2-4; Bryan Arias scored twice.

Angel Macuare will face Ryan Conroy in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 8, GCL Astros 5 (11 innings)

W- Michael Cuevas (1-0)
L- Jervic Chavez (2-2)

GCL home runs: Nerio Rodriguez (2, 2-run in 1st), Dexter Jordan (1, solo in 7th)

The Nationals broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the 11th by scoring three runs.

Nerio Rodriguez smacked a two-run homer in the 1st to open the scoring. The Palm Beach 'Stros got two more in the 6th as Yefri Carrillo scored on a wild pitch and Rainier Rivas hit an RBI single. Dexter Jordan hit the first home run of his pro career, a solo shot, in the 7th inning. Rivas finished 2-5 on the day.

Chandler Casey and Fredy Medina started things off with one inning apiece; Casey threw a 1-2-3 1st inning and Medina allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 2nd. Elián Rodriguez and Whit Drennan followed with two innings apiece. Rodriguez allowed four unearned runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out three, while Drennan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless outing. Kevin Dickey was next and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings and Jervic Chavez allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and struck out four in 2.2 innings.

DSL Braves 7, DSL Astros 6

W- Ronaldo Alesandro (3-1)
L- Ronny Garcia (3-3)

DSL home runs: Freddy Guilamo (1, 2-run in 2nd), Ayendy Ortiz (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Braves nipped the Dominican 'Stros with a run in the 9th to break a 6-6 tie.

After the Braves scored two runs in the top of the 2nd, the Astros got a pair of two-run homers from Freddy Guilamo and Ayendy Ortiz. For the two of them, it was their first home runs as pros. Guilamo scored on a sac fly from Andrés Monzón in the 4th and Omar Díaz scored another run when he stole home as part of a double steal with Ortiz. Guilamo and Díaz scored two runs apiece.

Jeremy Molero went four innings and allowed two runs on two hits, walked one, and struck out five. Daniel Bello and Cristofer Mezquita both pitched two innings; Bello allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out three, while Mezquita allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five. Ronny Garcia allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, and walked one in the 9th.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 5 K
Rainier Rivas, OF, GCL Astros: 2-5, RBI single

Cristofer Mezquita, LHP, DSL Astros: 2 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Luis Garcia, RHP, Scott Schreiber, OF/1B, Enmanuel Valdez, IF, and Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

Garcia: W (9-4), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, career-high 13 K

Schreiber: 2-4, 2-R HR (10), 3 RBI

Valdez: 2-4, 2 RBI, R

Taylor: 2-4, 2 RBI, R

Jake Adams, 1B/DH, Corpus Christi

3-3, solo HR (19), 2 RBI, 2 R; HR in four consecutive games

Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (4-3), 5 IP, H, BB, 9 K

Manny Ramirez, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, July 1, 2019

Let's finish up one game in Clinton and then play another!

Round Rock 5, Omaha 0

W- Framber Valdez (1-0)
L- Zach Lovvorn (3-8)

RR home runs: None.

The Express scored in just one inning but it was more than enough for them to get the victory.

All five of their runs came in the 6th as they capitalized on a bases-loaded situation. Taylor Jones scored the first run of the night on a wild pitch. After Josh Rojas hit into a fielder's choice and Drew Ferguson walked to re-load the bases, Kyle Tucker came through with a two-run single and then Ferguson scored on an errant pickoff throw. Tucker scored the final run of the night on another wild pitch. He and Jack Mayfield had two hits apiece.

Framber Valdez allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out ten over 6.2 shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. finished off the shutout by allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out two over the final 2.1 innings.

Brady Rodgers will be on the mound for game four and he'll take on Eric Skoglund at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 3, Frisco 1

W- Brandon Bailey (3-2)
L- Yoel Espinal (2-4)
S- Willy Collado (2, 5 season)

CC home runs: None.

A fine night on the mound for the Hooks as Brandon Bailey and Willy Collado combined to hold the Roughriders to just three hits.

Bailey allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Collado took over for the final four innings, allowing a hit and striking out two.

Ronnie Dawson put Corpus on the board by ripping an RBI double in the 3rd and Chuckie Robinson hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the 5th to put them in front. Dawson also stole a base, his tenth of the year.

Bryan Abreu takes on Ronald Herrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Salem 9, Fayetteville 3

W- Jhonathan Díaz (4-6)
L- Chad Donato (3-9)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (5, 8 season; 3-run in 8th)

The Carolina Sox administered a beatdown to the Woodpeckers.

Scott Schreiber's three-run blast in the 8th represented Fayetteville's lone scoring play.

Chad Donato went 5.1 innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on nine hits (two solo homers) and struck out six. Leovanny Rodríguez came on for 2.2 innings and he allowed three runs on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three. Yeremi Ceballos struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Luis Garcia takes on Enmanuel De Jesus in game two. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

From Sunday: Quad Cities 2, Clinton 0

W- Joey Gonzalez (3-1, 3-2 season)
L- Raul Brito (2-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were finally able to unlock the LumberKings pitchers and they scored the only two runs of this game after play resumed.

Quad Cities got a pair of runs in the 8th on RBI singles from Michael Wielansky and Freúdis Nova. Neither team recorded an extra-base hit in this game.

Brett Daniels allowed three hits, walked five, and struck out seven over 5.2 shutout innings. Layne Henderson got the final out of the 6th with a groundball and then struck out the first two men he faced in the 7th. Joey Gonzalez completed the shutout with 2.1 innings, walking one in the process.

Now, on to the regularly scheduled contest.

Quad Cities 7, Clinton 3

W- Matt Ruppenthal (3-2)
L- Albert Guerrero (3-3)
S- José Bravo (1, 2 season)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos got off to a quick start and put the LumberKings away with three in the 7th. They pounded out 15 hits in this one.

Matt Ruppenthal went five innings and allowed an RBI single, walked four, and struck out six. José Bravo got the last four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (solo homer) and struck out four.

Freúdis Nova opened the scoring by ripping an RBI double in the 1st and he wound up scoring on an errant throw down to third after he stole the base. He doubled again in the 3rd and scored on Oscar Campos' infield single. Nova hit his third double of the game in the 7th and came home on a single from Jonathan Lacroix. Alex McKenna lashed a two-run double later in the 7th. Freúdis, McKenna, and César Salazar all finished with three hits on the evening while Lacroix and Carlos Machado had two hits apiece.

The River Bandits will head to Wisconsin for a quick two-game series. José Alberto Rivera will take on Reese Olson in game one, which will start at 6:35.

Staten Island 9, Tri-City 0

W- Wellington Díaz (1-1)
L- Jayson Schroeder (0-2, 0-3 season)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were handed a beatdown to start the week.

Korey Lee went 2-4.

It... was not Jayson Schroeder's finest hour. Miguel Figueroa was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed a solo homer, walked three, and struck out three in 2.2 innings. Christian Mejías took over for four innings and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out seven. Michael Horrell worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out one.

Valente Bellozo takes the mound for game two. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 9, GCL Astros 1

W- Noah Nuñez (1-0)
L- Kyle Serrano (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros are still searching for their first win as the Mets went off for seven in the 2nd inning.

Rolando Espinosa scored their only run on a wild pitch in the 9th. Franklin Pinto was 2-2.

Kyle Serrano and Kevin Holcomb were roughed up in the first two innings. Heitor Tokar allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five over 4.1 innings, and Elián Rodríguez allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in three innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will try for that first win again at noon Eastern when they take on the Cardinals.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Dodgers Bautista 0

W- Juan De Los Santos (1-0)
L- Rafael Tua (1-4)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros went off in the middle innings to blow this one open.

Meanwhile, four pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Danny Subero allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out one in three innings. Juan De Los Santos got a groundout and a couple of fly ball outs in a 1-2-3 4th. José Nodal allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in three innings, and Luis Vega completed the shutout by striking out three over two perfect innings.

Freddy Guilamo finished 3-4 and hit an RBI single in the 4th inning. At the bottom of the order, Andrés Monzón went 2-4 with a two-run triple, scored two runs, and stole a base (10). Omar Díaz was 2-5 and hit an RBI single out of the leadoff spot.

The Dominican 'Stros will have to complete a suspended game with the Marlins before moving on to the regularly scheduled game.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros pitchers: W 8-0 @ DSL Dodgers Bautista
9 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 7 K
Danny Subero: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, K
Juan De Los Santos: W (1-0), IP
José Nodal: 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K
Luis Vega: 2 IP, 3 K

Andrés Monzón, OF, DSL Astros: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (10)
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R

Heitor Tokar, RHP, GCL Astros: 4.1 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Omaha

9 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 12 K

Framber Valdez: W (1-0), 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 10 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

2-3, 2 RBI, R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 3-1 @ Frisco

9 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Brandon Bailey: W (3-2), 5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Willy Collado: Save (2, 5 season), 4 IP, H, 2 K

José Bravo not pictured.

Layne Henderson, Joey Gonzalez, and Matt Ruppenthal's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-0 and W 7-3 @ Clinton

Brett Daniels: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 7 K

Layne Henderson: IP, 2 K

Joey Gonzalez: W (3-1, 3-2 season), 2.1 IP, BB

Matt Ruppenthal: W (3-2), 5 IP, H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K

José Bravo: Save (1, 2 season), 4 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 4 K

Freúdis Nova's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Stats from regularly scheduled game.

Freúdis Nova, SS, and Alex McKenna, OF, Quad Cities

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

McKenna: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Fayetteville sweep!

Round Rock 9, Reno 8

W- Ralph Garza Jr. (5-1)
L- Anthony Vasquez (3-4)

RR home runs: None.

The Express chipped away at an early 6-0 deficit, pulled even with three runs in the bottom of the 8th, and walked off with the victory in the bottom of the 9th.

Akeem Bostick went four innings and allowed seven runs on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked four, and struck out four. The bullpen picked him up with five innings of one-run ball to close things out. Kit Scheetz was first and he allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out four in 2.2 innings. Ralph Garza Jr. struck out two over 2.1 perfect innings to earn the win.

Drew Ferguson put the Express on the board with an RBI double in the 4th and he came around to score on a base hit from Nick Tanielu. Kyle Tucker added another run with a single in the 5th and they got a pair in the 6th thanks to an A.J. Reed sac fly and a double from Aníbal Sierra. The E-Train turned a bases-loaded situation in the 8th into the three runs that tied the game. Sierra drove in a run with a groundout, but he became the second out. However, Jamie Ritchie followed with a two-run single to tie the game.

Taylor Jones kept the bottom of the 9th alive by drawing a walk and Ferguson joined him on the bases with a walk of his own. Tanielu sent everyone home happy with an RBI single. He finished 4-5 with a triple on the night. Ferguson went 3-4 with a double and scored three runs.

Rogelio Armenteros gets the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Arkansas 2, Corpus Christi 1 (10 innings)

W- Sam Delaplane (1-0)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (0-1, 1-3 season)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks missed a chance to take control of this game and eventually walked off with the loss in the first extra frame.

J.B. Bukauskas pitched six innings and the one run he allowed came on a solo homer. He allowed three other hits, walked two, and struck out ten. Brandon Bailey tagged in for 2.2 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out six. Tommy DeJuneas got the last out of the 9th with a strikeout but the leadoff man hit the walk-off RBI single against him in the 10th.

Ronnie Dawson singled in the 6th and scored Corpus Christi's only run of the night on a wild pitch. Bryan de la Cruz finished 2-3 with a double.

Yohan Ramirez will make his first Texas League start in 2019 in the series finale. He'll face Justin Dunn at 7:10.

Fayetteville 1, Myrtle Beach 0

W- Brett Conine (2-1, 5-3 season)
L- Alex Lange (1-9)
S- Jacob Billingsley (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (3, 6 season; solo in 2nd)

There was only one scoring play in this game and it belonged to the Woodpeckers as they swept the Pelicans out of the Sandhills.

Meanwhile on the mound, Brett Conine, César Rosado, and Jacob Billingsley combined on a three-hit shutout. Conine actually allowed all three hits and struck out seven in six innings. Rosado struck out three over two perfect innings and Billingsley worked around a hit batter to finish off the game. He struck out two.

Scott Schreiber led off the 2nd with a homer and that tally held up thanks to the excellent pitching. That was the only extra-base hit by either side in this game. Miguelangel Sierra had the other two Fayetteville hits.

The Woodpeckers will take on the Potomac Nationals in a four-game series, their last series before the Carolina League All-Star break. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Beloit was postponed

Due to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for tonight with game one beginning at five. Cody Deason takes on Reid Birlingmair in the first game and R.J. Freure will go against Bryce Conley in game two.

DSL Red Sox1 8, DSL Astros 7

W- Isaac Pinales (1-0)
L- José Betances (0-1)

DSL home runs: None.

Unbelievable. The Astros scored five in the top of the 9th to take a 7-3 lead... and then the Red Sox walked off with the win after scoring five of their own in the bottom of the 9th.

Cristian Gonzalez hit an RBI single in the 4th inning to put the Dominican 'Stros on the board. Andrés Monzón hit an infield single in the 7th and an error on the play allowed Tomás Ramirez to score another run. The Astros turned a bases-loaded situation in the 9th into five runs. Yohander Martinez drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Monzón, who struck out but reached base safely. Two batters later, Gonzalez brought everyone in with a triple and he scored on a wild pitch for good measure. Gonzalez and Monzón both finished with two hits on the day.

Juan de los Santos pitched four innings and allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked two, and struck out two. José Nodal was the first man out of the DSL Astros bullpen and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings. Carlos Calderón was next and he allowed two unearned runs on two hits and walked two in 1.2 innings. José Betances couldn't close it out; he got two outs in the 9th and allowed five runs (three inherited runners charged to him), walked four, and struck out one. Marcos Eusebio issued a bases-loaded walk and the Red Sox hit a game-winning two-run double off of him.

The Astros will take on the Dodgers 1, or the Dodgers Bautista team at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Cristian Gonzalez, SS, DSL Astros: 2-4, 3B, 4 RBI, R, SB (2)

J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, and Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

Bukauskas: 6 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Bailey: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 6 K

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 1-0 vs. Myrtle Beach

9 IP, 3 H, 12 K

Brett Conine: W (2-1, 5-3 season), 6 IP, 3 H, 7 K

César Rosado: 2 IP, 3 K

Jacob Billingsley: Save (1), IP, HB, 2 K

Round Rock Express bullpen

5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Kit Scheetz: 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: W (5-1), 2.1 IP, 2 K

Nick Tanielu (left), IF, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

Tanielu: 4-5, 3B, walk-off RBI single, 2 RBI, R

Ferguson: 3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 4, 2019

The Astros' upper-level affiliates did battle with their counterparts from the A's system on Tuesday.

Las Vegas 19, Round Rock 9

W- Miguel Romero (2-0)
L- Brandon Bielak (0-1, 3-1 season)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker 2 (18; solo in 5th, solo in 7th), Yordan Alvarez (22, 3-run in 1st), Taylor Jones (11, solo in 8th)

Well... this probably wasn't the start to their roadtrip that the Express envisioned.

At least Yordan Alvarez homered. He now has 22 home runs on the season. Kyle Tucker also homered. Twice! He now has 18 home runs. Taylor Jones also hit a home run to give him 11 on the season. Alex De Goti finished 3-5, a home run shy of the cycle, and scored twice.

The pitchers got battered as they allowed all 19 runs in the first four innings. Ralph Garza Jr. brought some semblance of order as he struck out four over two perfect innings and Lorenzo Quintana worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 8th.

Akeem Bostick will face Parker Dunshee in game two. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Midland 4, Corpus Christi 2

W- Zack Erwin (3-2)
L- Carlos Sanabria (3-1, 5-1 season)
S- Kyle Finnegan (7)

CC home runs: None.

The RockHounds scored three in the top of the 8th to snatch this game from the Hooks' grasp.

Corpus got their two runs in the 3rd on a pair of RBI singles from Abraham Toro and Seth Beer. Toro finished 2-4 on the evening.

Brandon Bailey allowed four hits and struck out two over five shutout innings. Unfortunately, the bullpen made a hash of things to finish out the game. Miguel Figueroa allowed a run on two hits in the 6th. Carlos Sanabria got 1.1 innings and he allowed three unearned runs (two inherited runners charged to him), a hit, walked two, and struck out two. Colin McKee allowed a hit and struck out one in 1.2 innings.

Carson LaRue will start the series finale and he'll take on Brian Howard at 6:15.

Winston-Salem 7, Fayetteville 5

W- John Parke (3-2)
L- J.P. France (1-5)
S- José Nin (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Marty Costes (1, 3 season; 3-run in 1st)

The Woodpeckers fell behind 6-0 after one half-inning and they nearly managed to erase it before ultimately falling short. Four errors did not help their cause and as a result, they got swept.

They got three of those runs back in the bottom of the 1st when Marty Costes whacked his first Carolina League home run. Costes scored on a single from Scott Manea in the 6th. The Woodpeckers loaded the bases in the 9th but all they could get out of it was a Colton Shaver RBI walk. Costes finished 2-4 on the night.

J.P. France failed to get out of the first inning. He allowed five unearned runs on three hits, one of which was a grand slam, walked one, and the two outs he recorded both came via the strikeout. Tanner Duncan was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and he allowed two runs on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out three in 2.2 innings. Leovanny Rodríguez followed with three scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out two. César Rosado allowed a hit and struck out four over the final 2.2 innings.

The Woodpeckers have Wednesday off as they head up to Wilmington, Delaware, where they'll start a four-game series with the Blue Rocks on Thursday.

Peoria 12, Quad Cities 5

W- Colin Schmid (3-1)
L- José Bravo (0-1, 2-2 season)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (3, 2-run in 6th)

The Banditos got out to a quick start but the Chiefs swiftly seized control of this game. This series is being played in Peoria because the flood waters are still hanging around Modern Woodmen Park.

Quad Cities got three in the 1st on an RBI single from David Hensley and a two-run single from Michael Wielansky. Ross Adolph went 2-4 and smacked a two-run home run in the 6th inning.

José Bravo went three innings and allowed seven runs on six hits (two and three-run homers), walked two, and struck out one. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed a run on a solo homer, one other hit, walked one, and struck out four in two innings. Jayson Schroeder was next and in 1.1 innings, he allowed two runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out two. Devin Conn allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out two in 2.2 innings.

Game two of this home series in the opponent's ballpark starts at 6:35.

DSL Astros 2, DSL Rays1 0

W- Jeremy Molero (1-0)
L- Justino Dominguez (0-1)
S- Ricardo León (1)

DSL home runs: None.

There was only one scoring play in this game and it belonged to the DSL Astros.

Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 and his two-run double in the 5th was that one scoring play.

Jeremy Molero allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three over five shutout innings. Ricardo León completed the shutout with four perfect innings, striking out four.

These two teams will go at it again at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Cristian Gonzalez, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Jeremy Molero, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Ricardo León, LHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 4 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Kyle Tucker, OF, and Alex De Goti, IF, Round Rock

Tucker: 2-4, 2 solo HR (18), 3 RBI

De Goti: 3-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Ross Adolph, OF, Quad Cities

2-4, 2-R HR (3)

Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 4 H, 2 K

Marty Costes, OF, Fayetteville

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

Leovanny Rodríguez, RHP, and César Rosado, RHP, Fayetteville

Rodríguez: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 K

Rosado: 2.2 IP, H, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 23, 2019

It was apparently extra innings night down on the farm on Thursday.

San Antonio 11, Round Rock 6

W- Jake Petricka (1-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (13, 2-run in 5th), Jack Mayfield (10, solo in 8th)

Kyle Tucker has bounced back nicely from his rough start. Unfortunately, Forrest Whitley remains mired in his.

Whitley only lasted two innings and he allowed seven runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out one. Akeem Bostick took over for 6.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits (two-run homer) and striking out five. Ronel Blanco recorded the final out of the 9th.

Jack Mayfield singled to lead off the 5th and one batter later, Tucker smacked a two-run homer to put Round Rock on the board. Drew Ferguson singled and Jamie Ritchie doubled in between two outs and Derek Fisher kept the inning alive with an RBI infield single that scored Ferguson. Ritchie wound up coming home on a wild pitch. Mayfield led off the 8th with a homer. Tucker followed with a single and he eventually scored on a groundout from Ferguson.

Kyle Tucker finished 3-3 on the evening and Mayfield went 2-4.

The Express and Missions will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 5, Frisco 4 (11 innings)

W- Carlos Sanabria (2-0, 4-0 season)
L- Locke St. John (2-1)

CC home runs: Chas McCormick (4, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks, doing business as the Blue Ghosts this weekend, opened up this latest edition of the Lone Star Series in the Texas League by walking off with a victory.

Ronnie Dawson put Corpus on the board by ripping an RBI double and eventually scoring on a wild pitch in the 7th inning. After Frisco took the lead in the top of the 8th, the Blue Ghosts managed to push across the tying run in the bottom half of the 8th when Stephen Wrenn scored on another wild pitch. Neither team scored in the 9th or the 10th, so let's fast forward to the 11th.

The Roughriders scored in the top of the 11th to take the lead. Seth Beer led off the bottom of the 11th at second but Lorenzo Quintana entered the game to pinch-run for him. Granden Goetzman went down on strikes and Quintana advanced to third on Dawson's groundout. That left it all to Chas McCormick, who launched a 3-2 pitch from Locke St. John into the South Texas night to send everyone home happy. McCormick finished 2-3 on the night and Abraham Toro went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Brandon Bailey pitched six innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Justin Ferrell tagged in for two innings and the one hit he allowed was a two-run homer to Juremi Profar that put Frisco in front. Ferrell also walked two and fanned two. Colin McKee was next and he went 2.1 innings, allowing an unearned run that was an inherited runner that was charged to him and striking out five. Carlos Sanabria got the last two outs of the 11th, one via strikeout, and also allowed an RBI single that saw the run get charged to McKee.

Carson LaRue will take on Edgar Arredondo in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Winston-Salem 4, Fayetteville 3 (10 innings)

W- Zach Lewis (3-2)
L- Nick Hernandez (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (8, solo in 6th)

For the second consecutive game, the Woodpeckers walked off with a 4-3 loss. This is the sixth time this season that they've walked off with a loss and the second time that they've walked off with a loss in back-to-back games.

Fayetteville got a pair of RBI doubles in the 1st from Jake Adams and Colton Shaver to open the scoring. Adams later whacked a solo homer in the 6th inning. He, Shaver, and Jonathan Arauz all finished with two hits on the night.

The one run that J.P. France allowed in his five innings of work came on a solo homer. France allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out two. Jojanse Torres went 3.1 innings in his Carolina League debut and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out six. Winston-Salem scored the winning run off Nick Hernandez with a one-out infield single in the 10th, which was the only hit that he allowed. Hernandez, who also got the last two outs of the 9th, walked two and struck out two.

Chad Donato will start the first game of a weekend + Monday series in Lynchburg at 6:30 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Kane County 3 (10 innings)

W- Humberto Castellanos (3-0)
L- Chester Pimentel (2-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos busted out for four runs in the first extra frame to take this game and the series.

José Bravo turned in a quality start as he allowed two runs on a homer, two other hits, and struck out five in six innings of work. Devin Conn and Humberto Castellanos both pitched two innings apiece out of the bullpen. Conn walked two and struck out five while Castellanos allowed an unearned run and fanned two.

Trey Dawson singled to lead off the 5th, moved to third on an error that allowed Ramiro Rodríguez to reach, and scored Quad Cities' first run of the game when Michael Wielansky struck out and reached base on a wild pitch. An errant pickoff throw later in the inning allowed Rodríguez to score. Let's fast-forward to the 10th.

Alex Holderbach led off the inning on the bases; he moved to third on Rodríguez's base hit and scored the go-ahead run on Wielansky's single. Ross Adolph went down on strikes but Austin Dennis ripped an RBI double to bring in Rodríguez. Marty Costes capped things off with a two-run triple. Costes went 2-5 and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit in the game.

The River Bandits will finally get another chance to play in their own ballpark as they begin a four-game series with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:35. R.J. Freure will take on Scotty Sunitsch in game one.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, Corpus Christi

2-3, walk-off 2-R HR (4)

Brandon Bailey, RHP, and Colin McKee, RHP, Corpus Christi

Bailey: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

McKee: 2.1 IP, unearned run, 5 K

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

Jake Adams, 1B, and Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

Adams: 2-4, 2B, solo HR (8), 2 RBI

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

J.P. France, RHP, Fayetteville

5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Jack Mayfield, IF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Mayfield: 2-4, solo HR (10), 2 R

Tucker: 3-3, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

Marty Costes, OF, Quad Cities

2-5, 3B, 2 RBI

José Bravo has a mugshot now but it isn't showing on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-3 (10 innings) @ Kane County

10 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 12 K

José Bravo: 6 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 5 K

Devin Conn: 2 IP, 2 BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: 2 IP, unearned run, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, April 29, 2019

Round Rock and Oklahoma City was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Akeem Bostick will face Michael Bowden tonight at 7:05.

Tulsa 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- Adam McCreery (2-1)
L- Brendan Feldmann (1-1)
S- Layne Somsen (2)

CC home runs: None.

The Drillers took this game and the series thanks to a four-run 8th inning.

Brandon Bailey allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out six over five shutout innings. The Corpus bullpen... didn't fare as well. Kit Scheetz went 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, one of which was a solo home run, walked one, and struck out three. Brendan Feldmann got the last 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out two. One of those three hits that Feldmann allowed was a go-ahead three-run home run in the 8th inning.

Ronnie Dawson scored the first run of the evening when Granden Goetzman grounded into a double play in the 1st inning. Abraham Toro ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and Chas McCormick sent a ball right back up the middle for an RBI single in the 4th. McCormick scored the Hooks' final run of the evening on an RBI single from Aníbal Sierra in the 6th inning. He and Josh Rojas both finished 2-4; Rojas stole a couple of bases, giving him ten on the season.

The Hooks will now head to Springdale, Arkansas to begin a three-game series with Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday.

Fayetteville 4, Lynchburg 0

W- Chad Donato (3-2)
L- Juan Hillman (1-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers turned in the first shutout in the brief history of SEGRA Stadium on Monday as three pitchers combined to keep the Hillcats off the scoreboard.

Chad Donato allowed four hits and struck out three over six innings. César Rosado struck out one in a 1-2-3 7th inning, and Jacob Billingsley completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out four over the final two innings.

Alfredo Angarita opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning and one batter later, Bryan de la Cruz ripped a two-run double. Corey Julks finished 2-4 with an RBI single in the 6th. Colton Shaver went 3-3 and scored a couple of runs.

Shawn Dubin takes on Justin Garza in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits are in the Cleveland area as they'll start a three-game series with Lake County at 6:30 Eastern. Austin Hansen will be on the mound for game one.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Lynchburg

9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Chad Donato: W (3-2), 6 IP, 4 H, 3 K

César Rosado: IP, K

Jacob Billingsley: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

3-3, 2B, 2 R

Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K

Josh Rojas (back turned to camera), IF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Corpus Christi

Rojas: 2-4, R, 2 SB (10)

McCormick: 2-4, 2 RBI, R