Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

PCL Championship Series: Sacramento 4, Round Rock 2

Sacramento leads series 2-0.

W- Dan Winkler
L- Brendan McCurry
S- Enderson Franco

RR home runs: Ronnie Dawson (2, solo in 7th)

Well, the E-Train is up against it now. Sacramento scored three in the bottom of the 6th to take control after Round Rock had tied it in the top half.

Brandon Bielak allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work. Brendan McCurry got the 6th and struck out the side... but he also allowed three runs on four hits, one of which was a solo homer. Riley Ferrell got the last two innings and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three.

Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 6th and Ronnie Dawson launched a solo homer in the 7th; he's homered in both games of this series.

After a day off, the series will resume in Round Rock on Friday. Rogelio Armenteros is listed as the starter for game three and he'll face Carlos Navas.

Mills Cup: Wilmington 5, Fayetteville 4

Series tied 1-1.

W- Andrew Beckwith
L- Riley Cabral
S- Tad Ratliff

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Manea (1, solo in 2nd)

The Blue Rocks scored three in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead and even up the series.

Austin Hansen and Leovanny Rodriguez both threw three innings and they both allowed a run on two hits. Hansen's run was earned because it came on a solo homer and he also walked five while striking out six. Leovanny's run came on an RBI single and was unearned; he also walked one.

Riley Cabral came on for the 7th. He got two outs via the strikeout and the Blue Rocks' three runs in the inning were all unearned; one of them was an inherited runner that was charged to him. Wilmington got a two-run single with two outs off of him, because of course they did. Jacob Billingsley got the final out of the 7th, but not before he allowed the go-ahead RBI single. He got the 8th and overall, he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings.

Chandler Taylor lashed an RBI double in the 1st to open the scoring. Scott Manea whacked a solo homer in the 2nd, Ruben Castro grounded into a force out to score Taylor in the 4th, and Taylor tripled to lead off the 6th and scored on Michael Papierski's single. Taylor and Cal Stevenson finished with two hits apiece.

The Mills Cup Series now heads south to Fayetteville. Nivaldo Rodriguez will get the call for game three and he'll take on Kris Bubic at 6:00 Eastern.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Scott Manea, C, and Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

Manea: 1-3, solo HR (1)

Taylor: 2-2, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, and Riley Ferrell, RHP, Round Rock

Bielak: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Ferrell: 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 29, 2019

Let's play two in Lowell!

Round Rock 6, San Antonio 1

W- Brandon Bielak (11-4)
L- Trey Supak (1-2)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (34, solo in 2nd)

The Express took three of four from the Missions, giving them a three-game lead heading into the final series of the regular season.

Brandon Bielak allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out six over six shutout innings. Josh James walked one and struck out three in two innings and the Missions spoiled the shutout with a solo homer off Cionel Pérez in the 9th. Cionel allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out one.

Kyle Tucker got things started by launching a homer to lead off the 2nd. They loaded the bases with one out in the 4th and got three runs out of it: Ronnie Dawson got plunked to bring in Nick Tanielu and then Chas McCormick hit a sac fly and Myles Straw legged out an RBI bunt single. Taylor Jones ripped an RBI double in the 8th and he wound up scoring on a wild pitch. Straw, Tucker, and Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.

Round Rock will wrap up the 2019 regular season with four games in Omaha. Rogelio Armenteros will start game one and he'll take on Jake Kalish at 7:05.

Arkansas 8, Corpus Christi 6

W- Austin Adams (1-1)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (3-7)
S- Sam Delaplane (4)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (21, 2-run in 3rd), Jake Adams (21, 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.

Colton Shaver opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and then he launched a two-run homer in the 3rd. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 5th but got picked off after Shaver drew a walk. Jake Adams had to settle for a two-run home run instead. Unfortunately, the Travs finished on a 5-0 run, scoring in each of the last four innings.

Shaver reached in all four of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with a couple of walks and scoring twice. Adams also finished with two hits on the night.

Brett Adcock pitched four innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two solo homers), walked one, and struck out four. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he went two innings, allowing two runs on three hits and walking one. Tommy DeJuneas allowed a run in the 6th and failed to get an out in the 7th; he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out two. Justin Ferrell was next; he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Carlos Sanabria struck out the only man he faced for the final out of the 9th.

Corpus will conclude its season with a four-game series against Tulsa starting tonight at 6:15. Bryan Abreu gets the start in game one and he'll face Josiah Gray.

Fayetteville 5, Carolina 0

W- Cody Deason (9-6)
L- Nelson Hernandez (11-10)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

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— 🐦 Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) August 30, 2019

Three Fayetteville pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Woodpeckers clinched a Carolina League playoff berth in their first season as the Woodpeckers; they are the defending Carolina League champions, which they won as the Buies Creek Astros.

Austin Hansen allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 3.2 innings, allowing two hits and striking out five. Humberto Castellanos walked one and struck out one in the 9th to complete the shutout.

David Hensley opened the scoring by hitting a sac fly that eventually turned into a double play. He and Cal Stevenson both ripped two-run doubles in the 5th inning. Stevenson finished 3-5 on the night.

Fayetteville will conclude the regular season with a five-game set against their divisional-round opponents, the Down East Wood Ducks. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Cedar Rapids 2

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (6-3)
L- Tyler Palm (3-10)
S- Felipe Tejada (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored three in the 1st and that was all for them on offense. Fortunately, those three runs held up in the end and they came out on top in their penultimate road game of the 2019 regular season.

Oscar Campos and Freúdis Nova hit RBI singles and Alex Holderbach drove in the third run with a groundout. Alex McKenna finished 2-4 on the evening.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers, one other hit, and struck out seven in six innings. Felipe Tejada finished things off with three scoreless, allowing a hit, walking three, and striking out four.

Matt Ruppenthal will take on Andrew Cabezas in Quad Cities' road finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City

The ValleyCats split a doubleheader with Lowell, taking game one by a final of 6-3 and losing the second game 7-2.

Game 1: W 6-3

W- Edgardo Sandoval (2-3)
L- Ryan Fernandez (3-1)

TC home runs: None.

Tri-City erupted for five runs in the 6th to take control of this game.

Kyle Serrano allowed an unearned run on a bases-loaded walk, a hit, issued another walk, and struck out one in the 1st. Edgardo Sandoval went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out eight.

Nate Perry opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. All five of the ValleyCats' runs in that big 6th came with two outs. Luis Santana hit an RBI single and then Korey Lee and Perry drew bases-loaded walks. Joe Perez capped things off with a two-run single. Lee finished 2-2 in game one with a triple and scored twice.

Game 2: L 7-2

W- Yasel Santana (3-4)
L- Manny Ramirez (0-3)

TC home runs: Korey Lee (3, 2-run in 4th)

The Spinners went off for five in the opening inning to cruise to the win in the second game of the twinbill.

Lee's two-run shot in the 4th represented the ValleyCats' only scoring play of this game.

Yeremi Ceballos allowed a solo homer and struck out six in three innings of relief; he was the third pitcher to appear for the ValleyCats in game two.

Juan Pablo Lopez will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-0 @ Carolina

9 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 14 K

Austin Hansen: 4.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K

Cody Deason: W (9-6), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: IP, BB, K

Cal Stevenson's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Cal Stevenson, OF, and David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

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

Hensley: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-2 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 4 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (6-3), 6 IP, 3 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Felipe Tejada: Save (1), 3 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K

Korey Lee, C, Tri-City

2-2, 3B, RBI, 2 R in game one of doubleheader

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

Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City

W (2-3), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 8 K in game one of doubleheader

Yeremi Ceballos, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 6 K in game two of doubleheader

Colton Shaver, 3B/C, and Jake Adams, 1B, Corpus Christi

Shaver: 2-2, 2-R HR (21), 3 RBI, 2 R

Adams: 2-4, 2-R HR (21)

Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (34), 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, and Josh James, RHP, Round Rock

Bielak: W (11-4), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K

James: 2 IP, BB, 3 K in rehab appearance

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, July 7, 2019

Round Rock 11, Oklahoma City 2

W- Brandon Bielak (6-3)
L- Dennis Santana (2-7)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (16, 3-run in 4th)

The E-Train went off with eight in the 4th as they avoided the sweep in Oklahoma.

Brandon Bielak turned in six solid innings of one-run ball. He allowed four hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out eight. Colin McKee, Felipe Paulino, and Kent Emanuel all threw one inning to close it out. McKee allowed a solo homer and struck out one in the 7th, Paulino got two fly ball outs and a pop out in a 1-2-3 8th, and Emanuel finished things off by getting three groundouts in a 1-2-3 9th.

Alex De Goti opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 3rd inning. The real fun started one inning later.

Taylor Jones led off the 4th with an infield single. Drew Ferguson flew out, but Chas McCormick singled and Nick Tanielu walked to load the bases for Garrett Stubbs... who popped out in foul territory. It all fell to Jamie Ritchie, who came through with a two-run single and then an error on the play allowed Tanielu to score. Ritchie advanced to third on the play and he scored on a Josh Rojas single. Rojas stole second and then Alex De Goti joined him on the bases by drawing a walk. Jack Mayfield brought Rojas home with a double and in his second plate appearance of the inning, Jones clubbed a three-run home run. Rojas walked to lead off the 8th; he advanced on a balk and scored the final run of the day on a double from Jones.

Rojas finished 2-5 with a stolen base and scored three times. Ritchie also had two hits on the afternoon and Jones finished a triple shy of the cycle, driving in four.

The start of this week is the Triple-A All-Star break. The 2019 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday in El Paso and pits the best of the Pacific Coast League against their counterparts from the International League. Kyle Tucker will represent the Express on the PCL team.

Corpus Christi 6, Midland 2

W- Riley Ferrell (1-0)
L- John Gorman (4-5)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana 2 (10; solo in 8th, walk-off grand slam in 9th), Ronnie Dawson (14, solo in 8th)

The Hooks scored all six of their runs in the final two innings to stun the Hounds in walk-off fashion and taking the series in the process.

Brandon Bailey started things off by allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out four in three innings. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he threw two innings, walking one and striking out one. Bryan Abreu pitched three innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out two. And finally, Riley Ferrell worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Corpus tied the game in the 8th on a pair of solo homers from Lorenzo Quintana and Ronnie Dawson and won it in the 9th when Quintana launched a walk-off grand slam. Dawson and Quintana finished with two hits on the evening, along with Bryan de la Cruz, Granden Goetzman, and Stephen Wrenn.

The Hooks will make a return trip to Frisco on Monday for another edition of the Lone Star Series in the Texas League. Cristian Javier will start the opener and he'll take on Ronald Herrera at 7:05.

Potomac 4, Fayetteville 3

W- Jhonatan Germán (1-1)
L- Humberto Castellanos (3-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Ross Adolph (7, solo in 7th)

The Nationals scored in more innings than the Woodpeckers. They also walked off with the victory.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. Jonathan Arauz added a sac fly in the 3rd and Ross Adolph connected on his first Carolina League home run in the 7th. Taylor finished 2-4 on the night.

Luis Garcia went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out seven. Humberto Castellanos allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, one of which was the walk-off solo homer. He also struck out three.

Shawn Dubin starts game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 5, Quad Cities 2

W- Kai-wei Teng (3-0)
L- José Bravo (3-3)
S- Moisés Gomez (6)

QC home runs: None.

Cedar Rapids took control of this game by scoring twice in the 6th inning.

Carlos Machado grounded into a force out in the 3rd and an error on the play allowed César Salazar to score. Freúdis Nova drove in a run with a groundout in the 8th. Oscar Campos finished 2-4.

José Bravo allowed three runs on five hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out six in 5.2 innings of work. Hunter Martin and Devin Conn pitched 1.2 innings apiece; Martin had an inherited runner charged to him and allowed a hit, and walked three. Conn allowed a run on a sac fly, a single, walked three, and struck out two.

Felipe Tejada will get the start as the Banditos look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Austin Schulfer at 6:35.

Brooklyn 6, Tri-City 2

W- Dan Goggin (1-0)
L- Jayson Schroeder (0-4)
S- Matt Mullenbach (1)

TC home runs: None.

It all unraveled on the ValleyCats when the Cyclones scored four in the 6th.

Blair Henley allowed two hits and struck out three over three scoreless innings in his New York-Penn League debut. Jayson Schroeder was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits, walked three, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. Shea Barry inherited two runners from Schroeder and he stranded them both. Barry went 2.1 innings and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three. Garrett Gayle allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in the 9th.

A.J. Lee singled in the 1st, advanced to second on a balk, moved to third on Nathan Perry's groundout, and scored the first run of the night on another balk. Luis Santana ripped a double in the 2nd and scored on a triple from Bryan Arias. A.J. Lee finished 2-3 and stole a base, his ninth of the season.

Angel Macuare will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 6, GCL Cardinals 3

W- Jairo Lopez (1-0)
L- Luis Ortiz (0-3)
S- Christian Mejías (1)

GCL home runs: Adonis Giron (1, solo in 4th)

After an 0-6 start, the Palm Beach 'Stros have clawed their way to .500.

They fell behind 3-0 after the first half-inning but got right back into it with two runs in the bottom of the 1st. Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single and he scored when Yeuris Ramírez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Adonis Giron led off the 4th with a homer to tie the game at 3 and Cortabarria put the GCL squad in front by ripping an RBI double. In the 5th, Rolando Espinosa hit an RBI single and he scored when Gerry Castillo grounded into a force out. Giron and Cortabarria both finished 2-4 on the day.

Jairo Lopez shook off that tough 1st to go five innings. He allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. The bullpen closed it out with four scoreless. Kevin Dickey allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out two in 2.2 innings and Christian Mejías walked one and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Lorenzo Quintana, C, Corpus Christi

2-2, 2 HR (10), 5 RBI; walk-off grand slam in 9th

Josh Rojas, UTIL, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

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

Jones: 3-4, 2B, 3-R HR (16), 4 RBI, 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, Round Rock

W (6-3), 6 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 8 K

Blair Henley not pictured.

This is Shea Barry's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Blair Henley, RHP, and Shea Barry, RHP, Tri-City

Henley: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 K

Barry: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 3 K; stranded two inherited runners

Luis Garcia, RHP, Fayetteville

5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Adonis Giron not pictured.

This is Yimmi Cortabarria's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Yimmi Cortabarria, OF, and Adonis Giron, OF, GCL Astros
Cortabarria: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Giron: 2-4, solo HR (1)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 24, 2019

Round Rock 6, Iowa 4

W- Brandon Bielak (1-3, 4-3 season)
L- Trevor Clifton (2-7)
S- Felipe Paulino (1)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas (5, 13 season; grand slam in 6th)

A one-man show on offense was good enough for the E-Train as they took this five-game series from the Cubs.

Both teams put up five zeroes apiece until Josh Rojas clubbed a grand slam in the 6th inning to break the 0-0 tie. He added an RBI single in the 8th and Drew Ferguson drove in Round Rock's final run with an RBI single in the 9th. Rojas, Ferguson, and Taylor Jones finished with two hits on the afternoon; Rojas has now homered in four consecutive games.

Brandon Bielak was outstanding as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out nine over seven shutout innings. The bullpen was a bit shaky but they were able to close it out. Kent Emanuel got two outs in the 8th, both via strikeout, but he also allowed three runs on three hits and walked two. Felipe Paulino got Round Rock out of the 8th with the lead and ended up pitching the 9th to get the save. He allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out one.

The E-Train is heading back down to Texas as they'll start a four-game set in San Antonio at 7:05.

Texas League All-Star Break

The 2019 Texas League All-Star Game will take place tonight in Tulsa. Bryan Abreu, Carlos Sanabria, Colin McKee, and Abraham Toro will represent Corpus Christi.

The Hooks return to action Thursday in Amarillo.

Fayetteville 3, Salem 2 (7 innings)

W- J.P. France (2-5)
L- Enmanuel De Jesus (4-6)
S- Tanner Duncan (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called due to rain. One scoring play turned out to be enough for the Woodpeckers, who have won five straight to open the second half.

Corey Julks finished 2-3 and his bases-clearing triple in the 3rd constituted all of the runs for Fayetteville in this one.

J.P. France went five innings and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits, walked three, and struck out three. Tanner Duncan got the last two innings and allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Jojanse Torres will take on Dylan Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The Banditos will start a four-game series with Burlington, with the first two games taking place in Burlington. Matt Ruppenthal will take on Kyle Tyler at 6:30.

Tri-City was off

Christian Mejías will take on Kelvin Sanchez in the first of a three-game series in Lowell. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Marlins 8, GCL Astros 6

W- Leudy Martinez (1-0)
L- Daniel Bello (0-1)
S- Jesús Sanchez (1)

GCL home runs: Yorbin Ceuta (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Palm Beach Stros dropped their first game of 2019 a five-run 7th inning from the Marlins sent them to their doom.

Yorbin Ceuta drove in the GCL squad's first two runs of the year by launching a home run in the 2nd inning. Sean Mendoza walked to lead off the 3rd, advanced to third on a Ronaldo Urdaneta single, and stole home. Yefri Carrillo scored when José Álvarez grounded into a double play in the 6th. Álvarez ripped an RBI triple in the 8th and he wound up scoring on a wild pitch. He and Urdaneta both finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Cole McDonald pitched two perfect innings in his pro debut, striking out two. Heitor Tokar was the first man out of the Palm Beach 'Stros pen and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out two. Daniel Bello pitched three innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked three, and struck out two. Danny Cody got the last 2.1 innings, allowing a hit and striking out two. The one hit was a two-run single that resulted in both of Bello's runners scoring.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will take on their complex mates, the Nationals, at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros 10, DSL Athletics 2

W- Carlos Calderón (1-0)
L- Stiven Montilla (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros allowed two runs... while pitching a no-hitter.

Reimy Beltre went three innings and those two runs, which were unearned, scored on a sac fly and an error. He walked four and struck out four. Carlos Calderón walked one and struck out four in four innings, and Jaime Melendez finished off the no-hitter by striking out four over two perfect innings.

Yohander Martinez stole second as part of a double steal in the 1st and he ended up scoring the first run of the day on an errant throw. Carlos Hurtado hit an RBI single in the 3rd and then Sebastian Grullón grounded into a force out that allowed Martinez to score. Hurtado scored on a wild pitch in the 5th. Freddy Guilamo followed with a two-run single and he came around to score on Martinez's base hit. Another wild pitch in the 7th allowed Andrés Monzón to score and the DSL squad got two more on a couple of groundouts from Martinez and Omar Díaz.

Martinez finished 3-4 on the afternoon while Guilamo and Hurtado had two hits apiece.

The Astros will host the Braves at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros pitchers: W 10-2 vs. DSL Athletics
9 IP, 2 unearned runs, 5 BB, 12 K
Reimy Beltre: 3 IP, 2 unearned runs, 4 BB, 4 K
Carlos Calderón: W (1-0), 4 IP, BB, 4 K
Jaime Melendez: 2 IP, 4 K

Yohander Mendez, SS, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB (10)
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R

Cole McDonald, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, 2 K
José Álvarez, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, Round Rock

W (1-3, 4-3 season), 7 IP, H, BB, 9 K

Joshua Rojas, UTIL, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-3. Grand Slam (5, 13 season), 5 RBI

Ferguson: 2-3, RBI, 2 R, SB (10)

Corey Julks, OF, Fayetteville

2-3, 3B, 3 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Oklahoma City 15, Round Rock 6

W- Louis Head (1-0)
L- Rogelio Armenteros (1-3)

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (3, grand slam in 4th), Kyle Tucker (11, solo in 5th)

The Dodgers erupted for eleven (yes, 11) runs in the 7th to foil Round Rock's bid to sweep the series.

Nick Tanielu lashed an RBI double in the 3rd to open the scoring. Drew Ferguson, who the Giants thought couldn't stick on their roster, clubbed a grand slam in the 4th, and Kyle Tucker launched a solo homer in the 5th inning. Ferguson and Tucker had two hits apiece on the afternoon; Yordan Alvarez went 3-5 with a couple of doubles and scored a run.

Brady Rodgers went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out three. The Express made an absolute hash of things in the 7th as they also committed two errors in the inning. Rogelio Armenteros, Ralph Garza Jr., and Brendan McCurry all bore the brunt of that brutal inning in some form. We'll leave it at that. McCurry, however, had significantly fewer problems in the 8th as he got a groundout sandwiched between two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 frame. Alex De Goti (yes, that Alex De Goti) worked around a leadoff walk to throw a scoreless 9th.

The Express have today off. Tomorrow night, round three of the Lone Star Series in the PCL begins as they will start a five-game series with Nashville at 7:05.

Frisco 5, Corpus Christi 4 in 10 innings

W- Peter Fairbanks (1-0)
L- Brendan Feldmann (1-3)
S- Blake Bass (2)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks were nipped in the end as the Roughriders scored two in the first extra frame. Corpus, on the other hand, could only get one of those runs back.

Brandon Bielak went five innings and allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out two. J.B. Bukauskas tagged in for four innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer in the 6th. Fortunately, he was able to shake that off and allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out six. Frisco got to Brendan Feldmann in the 10th; he allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and struck out two in the inning.

Osvaldo Duarte tripled with one out in the 3rd and scored the first run of the night on a wild pitch. Granden Goetzman launched a solo homer in the 4th and Stephen Wrenn ripped an RBI double in the 5th. Duarte led off the 10th in scoring position and scored on another wild pitch; this time, he was aided by an errant throw down to third base. Corpus Christi left men on first and second to end the game.

Duarte and Wrenn both finished 3-4 and both finished a home run shy of the cycle. Duarte ended up scoring three of the Hooks' four runs in this game; Goetzman scored when he homered.

Bryan Abreu will get the start in the series finale and he will face Emerson Martinez at 6:15.

Fayetteville 10, Salem 8

W- Tommy DeJuneas (1-1)
L- Jhonathan Diaz (2-3)
S- Willy Collado (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Fayetteville stormed out to a 10-3 lead after the 4th inning and withstood Salem's comeback bid in order to get the win.

Bryan de la Cruz singled to lead off the 1st, but it looked like he was going to be stranded there after Jacob Meyers and Jake Adams struck out. Colton Shaver kept the inning alive by drawing a walk and then Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single. Michael Papierski drew a walk to load the bases for Scott Manea, who came through with a two-run single. Papierski ended up scoring on a wild pitch. Adams hit a sac fly in the 2nd.

After the Red Sox got on the board with three in the top of the 3rd, the Woodpeckers got those three runs back in the bottom half thanks to a two-run double from Meyers, who wound up scoring on an error following a base hit from Adams. Manea ripped an RBI double in the 4th and came home on Miguelangel Sierra's single. Everyone in the lineup scored a run except for Adams. Shaver and Papierski both went hitless but they managed to reach base and score.

Yohan Ramirez pitched four innings and allowed seven runs (five earned, two inherited runners charged to him), two hits, walked five, and struck out four. He loaded the bases in the 3rd and 5th before getting any outs and that ended up coming back to bite him. Tommy DeJuneas allowed two hits and struck out three over three technically scoreless innings, but he did allow the two runners that he inherited from Ramirez to score. Willy Collado allowed a run on two hits and struck out four over the final two innings to get the save.

Brett Conine is scheduled to make his Carolina League debut tonight. He'll go up against Daniel Gonzalez at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 11, Cedar Rapids 2

W- Cody Deason (2-1)
L- Luis Rijo (0-4)
S- Luis Garcia (1)

QC home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (3, 3-run in 7th)

The Banditos busted this one open in the 5th as they parlayed a bases-loaded situation to lead off the inning into five runs. Getting nice outings from their pitchers certainly helped the cause, as well.

Cody Deason started things off by allowing an unearned run on four hits, walking three, and striking out seven in five innings of work. Luis Garcia took it home by striking out seven over the last four innings; his perfect outing was spoiled by a leadoff homer in the 9th, which was the only hit that he allowed during his time on the mound.

Enmanuel Valdez doubled with one out in the 1st; he moved to third on Jeremy Peña's base hit and scored the first run of the night on an errant pickoff throw. César Salazar hit an RBI single in the 3rd, and then the real fun started in the 5th.

Valdez and Peña led off the 5th with singles and a passed ball allowed them to advance a base. Jonathan Lacroix walked to load the bases for Scott Schreiber, who hit a sac fly to bring Valdez in. Peña scored on an error that allowed Salazar to reach; this was initially scored as a base hit. Marty Costes drew a walk to re-load the bases. Trey Dawson went down on strikes, but Michael Wielansky kept the inning alive by walking in Lacroix. The lineup turned over to Austin Dennis, who proceeded to hit a two-run single. Valdez whacked a three-run homer in the 7th and Dennis drove in Quad Cities' final run with an RBI single in the 9th.

The top three in the order, consisting of Dennis, Valdez, and Peña, combined to go 10-17 in this game. Dennis led the way with four hits, while Valdez and Peña had three apiece.

Brett Daniels will be on the mound as the Banditos look for a series win. He'll face Andrew Cabezas at 12:05.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Austin Dennis, OF, Enmanuel Valdez, IF, and Jeremy Peña, SS, Quad Cities

Dennis: 4-6, 2B, 3 RBI, R

Valdez: 3-6, 2B, 3-R HR (3), 3 R

Peña: 3-5, 2B, 2 R

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 11-2 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 14 K

Cody Deason: W (2-1), 5 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 3 BB, 7 K

Luis Garcia: Save (1), 4 IP, H (solo HR allowed), ER, 7 K

Drew Ferguson, OF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Ferguson: 2-5, 2B, grand slam (3), 4 RBI, 2 R

Tucker: 2-4, solo HR (11), 2 R

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Duarte: 3-4, 2B, 3B, 3 R

Wrenn: 3-4, 2B, 3B, RBI

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

Bielak: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Bukauskas: 4 IP, 2 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Tommy DeJuneas' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen: W 10-8 vs. Salem

5 IP, 4 H, ER, 7 K

Tommy DeJuneas: W (1-1), 3 IP, 2 H, 3 K

Willy Collado: Save (1), 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Scott Manea, C, Corey Julks, OF, and Jacob Meyers, OF, Fayetteville

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

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

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Let's play two in Oklahoma City!

Game 1: Round Rock 12, Oklahoma City 5

W- Akeem Bostick (2-0)
L- Ben Holmes (0-3)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (6, solo in 4th)

The Express fell behind 5-0 after the 1st inning but that didn't seem to faze them because they finished game one on a 12-0 run.

Akeem Bostick shook off that rough opening inning in order to go five innings and he allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out six. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out two over the final two innings.

Drew Ferguson and Jamie Ritchie walked, while Alex De Goti singled to load the bases in the 3rd. Derek Fisher followed with a two-run single and then Myles Straw, Taylor Jones, and Yordan Alvarez all hit RBI singles. Kyle Tucker drew a walk to reload the bases and Ferguson walked in Alvarez in his second plate appearance of the 3rd inning. Fisher launched a homer to lead off the 4th; one batter later, Straw legged out an infield single and scored on Alvarez's double. Tucker reached on catcher's interference and then a balk allowed him and Alvarez to advance one base. Ferguson proceeded to hit a two-run single.

Alvarez smacked another RBI double in the 5th and Alex De Goti capped off the scoring in game one with an RBI double of his own in the 6th. Alvarez finished 4-5 in game one. Fisher went 3-5, while De Goti and Straw had two hits apiece.

Game 2: Round Rock 9, Oklahoma City 3

W- Ryan Hartman (3-0)
L- Justin De Fratus (0-1)

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (4, grand slam in 1st), Yordan Alvarez (12, 2-run in 2nd)

The Express scored a touchdown in the 1st to send themselves on the way to the doubleheader sweep. All of the scoring that they did in game two came in the first two innings.

As was the case in the first game, the Express cashed in big-time on a bases-loaded situation. Straw, Fisher, and Jack Mayfield all walked to lead off game two and then Alvarez opened the scoring with an RBI single. Fisher scored on an error that allowed Taylor Jones to reach and Mayfield scored on a Nick Tanielu sac fly. Ferguson walked to reload the bases for Alex De Goti, who proceeded to hit a grand slam. Alvarez whacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out five. Dean Deetz and Reymin Guduan both threw a scoreless inning; Deetz struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Guduan worked around a hit and a walk in the 7th.

Cionel Pérez will start the series finale. He'll face Michael Bowden at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 1

W- Brandon Bielak (2-0)
L- Conner Greene (2-2)
S- J.B. Bukauskas (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (7, solo in 4th)

Brandon Bielak and J.B. Bukauskas turned in solid performances on the mound as the Hooks took the opener of a new series.

Bielak allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Bukauskas finished things off with four scoreless, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out four.

Granden Goetzman clubbed a solo home run in the 4th to open the scoring. Josh Rojas followed by doubling, advancing to third on a wild pitch, and scoring on a Chas McCormick groundout. Ronnie Dawson lashed a two-run double in the 5th. Rojas finished 2-3 on the night.

José Hernández-Urquidy takes on former Aggie Jace Vines in game two later this morning. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 AM.

Lynchburg 4, Fayetteville 3

W- Robert Broom (1-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (1-1)
S- Jared Robinson (4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Fayetteville held the Hillcats to four hits in this game, but the difference here was the Hillcats putting up the only crooked number of the evening when they scored three in the 5th inning.

Enoli Paredes went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked three, and struck out four. One of the hits that he allowed was a solo homer. Tommy DeJuneas pitched 2.1 innings without allowing any runs of his own, but he couldn't extract Paredes from a bases-loaded predicament in the 5th as all three runners scored. DeJuneas allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out two. Willy Collado struck out three over two perfect frames.

The Woodpeckers loaded the bases to lead off the bottom of the 1st but could only get one run out of that situation as Michael Papierski scored on an error. Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI double in the 5th and Scott Manea hit an RBI single in the 9th. Arauz and Manea were both stranded to end the game. Jake Adams, Colton Shaver, and Jacob Meyers all finished with two hits on the evening.

Cristian Javier will face Adam Scott in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Lake County was suspended

Due to rain. This game will resume at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Currently, Quad Cities is leading 2-0 with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 1st. César Salazar is at the plate. Alex McKenna scored on a balk and Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single. R.J. Freure will start as scheduled because he hasn't thrown a pitch yet.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will start the regularly scheduled game.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise. Any standout performances from the suspended Quad Cities game will be included in the recaps of Thursday's games.

Stats are combined totals from doubleheader.

Yordan Alvarez, 1B/LF, Alex De Goti, IF, Myles Straw, OF/SS, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

Alvarez: 6-8, 2 2B, HR (12), 6 RBI, 4 R

De Goti: 4-8, 2B, grand slam (4), 5 RBI, 3 R

Straw: 4-9, RBI, 3 R

Fisher: 4-9, solo HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 R

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, BB, 2 K in game one of doubleheader

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-1 @ Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 7 H, ER, 4 BB, 8 K

Brandon Bielak: W (2-0), 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

J.B. Bukauskas: Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Cyborg that is awaiting orders to eliminate us all, or an Astros minor league pitcher?

Willy Collado, RHP, Fayetteville

2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing