Happy Birthday to ~
RHP Brandon Culbreth (22)
Drafted by Houston in the 8th round in 2011 out of high school in North Carolina, Culbreth is currently playing on Team Rehab in Kissimmee. I met Culbreth at Spring Training and he was sporting a tell-tale TJ surgery scar. In four games (one start) during the 2013 season, he was 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA and a 1.500 WHIP.
Quad Cities Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis (47)
Chimelis was drafted by Oakland in the 11th round in 1988 and spent time in the Oakland, San Francisco and New York Mets organizations as well as playing in the Mexican League and Independent League baseball. Chimelis has been a hitting coach in the Astros organization for Tri-City (2006-2010), Lexington (2011), Corpus Christi (2012) and is now in his second season as hitting coach for Quad Cities.
One former Astro celebrates the day as well ~
C Jack Hiatt (72)
Hiatt came to Houston from the Cubs organization in December of 1970. He played in Houston from 1971 until he went to the Angels in July of 1972. In 79 games, he hit .266/.393/.347.
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
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Sunday, July 27, 2014
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Astros Minor League Recaps
Wednesday's Games
Here is the latest update on the playoff picture.
Nashville over Oklahoma City 6-1
Asher Wojciechowski (4.2IP 6H 3R 2BB 4SO) got the start and the loss. Three more runs scored against Hector Ambriz and Wade LeBlanc in their outings while Rhiner Cruz pitched a scoreless ninth. The only RedHawks run scored in the fourth as Brandon Laird came home on a wild pitch. Of the six hits collected by Oklahoma City, a Jose Martinez double was the only extra-base hit. George Springer had a well-deserved night off. He is still at 37/43 in his quest to join the 40/40 club.
Frisco over Corpus Christi 10-6
Kyle Hallock allowed two runs via the long ball in the first and another three run homer in the second without recording an out and his night was done. Carlos Quevedo tossed five hitless innings, walking three and striking out four. Matt Heidenreich came into the game in the seventh and allowed five runs, including a walk-off grand slam in the ninth. Ouch. The Hooks scored three in the first on back-to-back home runs from Kike Hernandez (1x4 2RBI) and Erik Castro (2x4 2R); and Ronald Torreyes singled in one in the second. The final two runs came in the third on a Domingo Santana two-run home run in his first game since coming off the DL. Matt Duffy and Drew Muren both doubled in the game. Mike Foltynewicz was originally scheduled to start last night. It was later announced that he would pitch one inning. I haven't seen any information as to why he was scratched completely.
Lancaster over Lake Elsinore 4-3
Lancaster cruised to their 80th win of the season, something that hasn't been achieved by a JetHawks team since 2007. I can't help but notice that during the current homestand (in which the 'Hawks have won 5 of 6), the pitching has been quite good. They are averaging 2.5 runs allowed over those six games, a very nice accomplishment at the extremely hitter-friendly Hangar.
Mike Hauschild got the start and allowed two runs on nine hits over six innings. He got 11 groundouts to one flyout. He was followed by two scoreless innings from Michael Dimock (who has only allowed one run in his last seven appearances). Kenny Long allowed one unearned run (Sclafani throwing error) in the ninth. Long has only allowed one earned run in his last seven appearances as well. Travis Ballew (two runs allowed in his last seven) got the final two outs to earn his 21st save of the season. Carlos Perdomo (2x4 2R) and M.P. Cokinos (3x3 2B BB 2RBI) each singled in a run in the first, and Joe Sclafani drove in one in the fourth. A Cokinos RBI double in the eighth accounted for the final 'Hawks run. Jesse Wierzbicki also doubled in the game. Delino DeShields swiped his 48th and 49th bags of the season.
Quad Cities over Wisconsin 4-2
Chris Devenski (6IP 4H 1R 1BB 2SO) put up a solid start and came away with the win. Richard Rodriguez allowed the second Wisconsin run to score in the seventh, but Mitch Lambson and Andrew Walter were perfect in the final two frames. Quad Cities got started late, but got on the board with a three-spot in the sixth as Danry Vasquez tripled in two runs and was brought home on a Rio Ruiz single. Tony Kemp scored from second on a force attempt and throwing error in the eighth for the final Bandits run. Jordan Scott went two-for-four in the game.
Brooklyn over Tri-City 1-0
It was a pitchers' duel in Brooklyn as the two teams combined to allow only five hits and one walk on the night. Unfortunately, the 'Cats were on the wrong side of the duel and a Chan Moon single in the sixth and a Ronnie Mitchell walk in the ninth was all the action that Tri-City saw. Kyle Westwood pitched a brilliant six innings himself, allowing only one unearned run on four hits with one strikeout and was followed by two no-hit innings from Troy Scribner. Scribner struck out three.
Danville over Greeneville 5-2
Enderson Franco (5IP 4H 3R/2ER 2BB SO HR) took the loss and was followed by Ryan Connolly who allowed another two runs (one earned) to score in his two innings. Gerardo Ramirez and Chris Munnelly each pitched a scoreless frame. Tanner Mathis (3x4) doubled and later scored in the first for one run, but the Astros didn't see the run column again until the eighth when Thomas Lindauer reached on a error, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a Mathis single and scored on a Brett Phillips sac fly.
GCL Astros over GCL Yankees2 5-0
Gerardo Juarez (3IP 1H 3BB 6SO) in only his second appearance for the GCL Astros after his promotion from the Dominican Summer League combined with Erick Gonzalez (4IP 1H 4SO) and Brandon Culbreth (1H 1BB 3SO) to shutout the Yankees squad on three hits. It was Culbreth's first appearance since July 18th. The Astros were held to one hit through the first five, but a Luis Reynoso (2x4 2R) triple followed by a Yonathan Mejia (2x3 2B BB R) single got them on the board in the sixth. They put up another four runs in the eighth on five hits, including a two-RBI single from Jacob Nottingham.
Player of the Day: M.P. Cokinos had what was for him a bit of a slump in July in which he hit .264/.328/.446. He has heated up considerably in August and has hit .429/.442/.524 in his last 10 games. That's just what I want to see ... Cokinos coming in to the playoffs next week with a hot bat.
Pitcher of the Day: The GCL crew of Gerardo Juarez, Erick Gonzalez and Brandon Culbreth deserve the honors for their three-hit shutout, which also brought a three-game losing streak to an end. Honorable mention goes to Carlos Quevedo for a terrific long relief outing for the Hooks.
Here is the latest update on the playoff picture.
Nashville over Oklahoma City 6-1
Asher Wojciechowski (4.2IP 6H 3R 2BB 4SO) got the start and the loss. Three more runs scored against Hector Ambriz and Wade LeBlanc in their outings while Rhiner Cruz pitched a scoreless ninth. The only RedHawks run scored in the fourth as Brandon Laird came home on a wild pitch. Of the six hits collected by Oklahoma City, a Jose Martinez double was the only extra-base hit. George Springer had a well-deserved night off. He is still at 37/43 in his quest to join the 40/40 club.
Frisco over Corpus Christi 10-6
Kyle Hallock allowed two runs via the long ball in the first and another three run homer in the second without recording an out and his night was done. Carlos Quevedo tossed five hitless innings, walking three and striking out four. Matt Heidenreich came into the game in the seventh and allowed five runs, including a walk-off grand slam in the ninth. Ouch. The Hooks scored three in the first on back-to-back home runs from Kike Hernandez (1x4 2RBI) and Erik Castro (2x4 2R); and Ronald Torreyes singled in one in the second. The final two runs came in the third on a Domingo Santana two-run home run in his first game since coming off the DL. Matt Duffy and Drew Muren both doubled in the game. Mike Foltynewicz was originally scheduled to start last night. It was later announced that he would pitch one inning. I haven't seen any information as to why he was scratched completely.
Lancaster over Lake Elsinore 4-3
Lancaster cruised to their 80th win of the season, something that hasn't been achieved by a JetHawks team since 2007. I can't help but notice that during the current homestand (in which the 'Hawks have won 5 of 6), the pitching has been quite good. They are averaging 2.5 runs allowed over those six games, a very nice accomplishment at the extremely hitter-friendly Hangar.
Mike Hauschild got the start and allowed two runs on nine hits over six innings. He got 11 groundouts to one flyout. He was followed by two scoreless innings from Michael Dimock (who has only allowed one run in his last seven appearances). Kenny Long allowed one unearned run (Sclafani throwing error) in the ninth. Long has only allowed one earned run in his last seven appearances as well. Travis Ballew (two runs allowed in his last seven) got the final two outs to earn his 21st save of the season. Carlos Perdomo (2x4 2R) and M.P. Cokinos (3x3 2B BB 2RBI) each singled in a run in the first, and Joe Sclafani drove in one in the fourth. A Cokinos RBI double in the eighth accounted for the final 'Hawks run. Jesse Wierzbicki also doubled in the game. Delino DeShields swiped his 48th and 49th bags of the season.
Quad Cities over Wisconsin 4-2
Chris Devenski (6IP 4H 1R 1BB 2SO) put up a solid start and came away with the win. Richard Rodriguez allowed the second Wisconsin run to score in the seventh, but Mitch Lambson and Andrew Walter were perfect in the final two frames. Quad Cities got started late, but got on the board with a three-spot in the sixth as Danry Vasquez tripled in two runs and was brought home on a Rio Ruiz single. Tony Kemp scored from second on a force attempt and throwing error in the eighth for the final Bandits run. Jordan Scott went two-for-four in the game.
Brooklyn over Tri-City 1-0
It was a pitchers' duel in Brooklyn as the two teams combined to allow only five hits and one walk on the night. Unfortunately, the 'Cats were on the wrong side of the duel and a Chan Moon single in the sixth and a Ronnie Mitchell walk in the ninth was all the action that Tri-City saw. Kyle Westwood pitched a brilliant six innings himself, allowing only one unearned run on four hits with one strikeout and was followed by two no-hit innings from Troy Scribner. Scribner struck out three.
Danville over Greeneville 5-2
Enderson Franco (5IP 4H 3R/2ER 2BB SO HR) took the loss and was followed by Ryan Connolly who allowed another two runs (one earned) to score in his two innings. Gerardo Ramirez and Chris Munnelly each pitched a scoreless frame. Tanner Mathis (3x4) doubled and later scored in the first for one run, but the Astros didn't see the run column again until the eighth when Thomas Lindauer reached on a error, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a Mathis single and scored on a Brett Phillips sac fly.
GCL Astros over GCL Yankees2 5-0
Gerardo Juarez (3IP 1H 3BB 6SO) in only his second appearance for the GCL Astros after his promotion from the Dominican Summer League combined with Erick Gonzalez (4IP 1H 4SO) and Brandon Culbreth (1H 1BB 3SO) to shutout the Yankees squad on three hits. It was Culbreth's first appearance since July 18th. The Astros were held to one hit through the first five, but a Luis Reynoso (2x4 2R) triple followed by a Yonathan Mejia (2x3 2B BB R) single got them on the board in the sixth. They put up another four runs in the eighth on five hits, including a two-RBI single from Jacob Nottingham.
Player of the Day: M.P. Cokinos had what was for him a bit of a slump in July in which he hit .264/.328/.446. He has heated up considerably in August and has hit .429/.442/.524 in his last 10 games. That's just what I want to see ... Cokinos coming in to the playoffs next week with a hot bat.
Pitcher of the Day: The GCL crew of Gerardo Juarez, Erick Gonzalez and Brandon Culbreth deserve the honors for their three-hit shutout, which also brought a three-game losing streak to an end. Honorable mention goes to Carlos Quevedo for a terrific long relief outing for the Hooks.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Happy Birthday - 7/27
RHP Brandon Culbreth (21)
Drafted by Houston in the 8th round in 2011 out of high school in North Carolina, Culbreth is in his third season with the GCL Astros. After three appearances (one start), he is 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.636 WHIP in 7.1 innings of work.
Quad Cities Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis (46)
Chimelis was drafted by Oakland in the 11th round in 1988 and spent time in the Oakland, San Francisco and New York Mets organizations as well as playing in the Mexican League and Independent League baseball. Chimelis has been a hitting coach in the Astros organization for Tri-City (2006-2010), Lexington (2011), Corpus Christi (2012) and is now in his first season as hitting coach for Quad Cities.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
C Jack Hiatt (71)
Hiatt came to Houston from the Cubs organization in December of 1970. He played in Houston from 1971 until he went to the Angels in July of 1972. In 79 games, he hit .266/.393/.347.
Drafted by Houston in the 8th round in 2011 out of high school in North Carolina, Culbreth is in his third season with the GCL Astros. After three appearances (one start), he is 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.636 WHIP in 7.1 innings of work.
Quad Cities Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis (46)
Chimelis was drafted by Oakland in the 11th round in 1988 and spent time in the Oakland, San Francisco and New York Mets organizations as well as playing in the Mexican League and Independent League baseball. Chimelis has been a hitting coach in the Astros organization for Tri-City (2006-2010), Lexington (2011), Corpus Christi (2012) and is now in his first season as hitting coach for Quad Cities.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
C Jack Hiatt (71)
Hiatt came to Houston from the Cubs organization in December of 1970. He played in Houston from 1971 until he went to the Angels in July of 1972. In 79 games, he hit .266/.393/.347.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Astros Minor League Recaps
Monday's Games
Elizabethton Twins 7, Greeneville Astros 2
Greeneville was shutout until the seventh inning on Monday. Darwin Rivera put them on the board in the seventh with a two-run homer, scoring Bobby Borchering who singled in the previous at bat. Rivera (2X4 R 2B HR 2RBI) and Borchering (2X4 R SO) collected four of the five hits the Astros had in this game. Jordan Mills (0-1) threw the first two innings and took the loss, allowing an unearned run on two hits, walking two and striking out three. Gerardo Ramirez faced nine batters in the sixth, allowing another four runs on five hits, walking one and striking out two.
GCL Astros 5, GCL Tigers 4
Closing pitcher Erick Gonzalez picked up his first save after working the ninth, but not before letting things get a little interesting. Gonzalez (2R 3H BB SO) allowed two runs in the inning, cutting his team’s lead to one run before recording the final out. Brandon Culbreth (1-0) pitched the first five and recorded the win with a run on four hits, a walk and seven Ks. At the plate, Tyler White went two-for-three with a double and a couple of walks.
DSL Astros 3, DSL Tigers 2
Jesus Bermejo (1X3 R HR 3RBI SO) hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to put his team ahead and the DSL Astros never looked back. Solid pitching kept them in the lead, giving up just two hits after the third inning. Geronimo Franzua started and threw for four frames, allowing two runs (1ER) on four hits, walking two and striking out six. Carlos Vasquez (1-0) pitched the next two innings and earned the win after giving up a hit, walking one and K-ing one. Hector Roa went three-for-five batting with two runs scored, a double and a strikeout. Jean Estrella went two-for-three with a walk and strikeout.
Tri-City Valley Cats 0, Connecticut Tigers 4
The Valley Cats were four-hit shut out in this game. Starter Michael Feliz (1-1) took the loss. Feliz pitched five innings and in that time he allowed two unearned runs on three hits and struck out four. D'Andre Toney went one-for-four, picking up his first double of the season and struck out once. Jon Kemmer (0X2) drew the only walk of the game for either team.
Lancaster JetHawks 6, Bakersfield Blaze 3
The JetHawks scored in pairs all the way to the win in this one. M.P. Cokinos was responsible for knocking in four of those runs. Cokinos (2X3) tallied two RBI on a double in the first to get Lancaster on the board and then one more in both the sixth and eight innings. Carlos Perdomo was busy at the plate too, hitting three-for-five with an RBI, strikeout and three runs scored. Michael Dimock (1-0) pitched an inning and two thirds, exiting before the sixth and took the win, allowing two hits and a walk in his shift. David Rollins recorded his third save after working the last four innings on the mound. Rollins gave up a run on two hits (HR), a walk and struck out seven.
Omaha Storm Chasers 3, Oklahoma City RedHawks 2
The RedHawks didn’t score outside of the third inning on Monday when Jimmy Paredes (1X4 R HR 2RBI SO) hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the year. Phillip Humber (0-3) picked up the loss after going the first seven innings. Humber allowed three runs (1ER), six hits, walked one and struck out three. Brett Wallace and Jake Elmore both hit two-for-four with a strikeout. Wallace also hit his 16th double in the game.
Player of the Day: M.P. Cokinos steals the show today. Cokinos hit two singles, a double and sac’ fly to bring four runs across the plate. Well done.
Pitcher of the Day: Brandon Culbreth gets the nod today for his first win of the season. Culbreth gave up three hits and a run in the first inning but settled down after that to only allow one more hit during his shift. Not only that, he struck out seven in five innings (six outside of the first). Nice game.
Elizabethton Twins 7, Greeneville Astros 2
Greeneville was shutout until the seventh inning on Monday. Darwin Rivera put them on the board in the seventh with a two-run homer, scoring Bobby Borchering who singled in the previous at bat. Rivera (2X4 R 2B HR 2RBI) and Borchering (2X4 R SO) collected four of the five hits the Astros had in this game. Jordan Mills (0-1) threw the first two innings and took the loss, allowing an unearned run on two hits, walking two and striking out three. Gerardo Ramirez faced nine batters in the sixth, allowing another four runs on five hits, walking one and striking out two.
GCL Astros 5, GCL Tigers 4
Closing pitcher Erick Gonzalez picked up his first save after working the ninth, but not before letting things get a little interesting. Gonzalez (2R 3H BB SO) allowed two runs in the inning, cutting his team’s lead to one run before recording the final out. Brandon Culbreth (1-0) pitched the first five and recorded the win with a run on four hits, a walk and seven Ks. At the plate, Tyler White went two-for-three with a double and a couple of walks.
DSL Astros 3, DSL Tigers 2
Jesus Bermejo (1X3 R HR 3RBI SO) hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to put his team ahead and the DSL Astros never looked back. Solid pitching kept them in the lead, giving up just two hits after the third inning. Geronimo Franzua started and threw for four frames, allowing two runs (1ER) on four hits, walking two and striking out six. Carlos Vasquez (1-0) pitched the next two innings and earned the win after giving up a hit, walking one and K-ing one. Hector Roa went three-for-five batting with two runs scored, a double and a strikeout. Jean Estrella went two-for-three with a walk and strikeout.
Tri-City Valley Cats 0, Connecticut Tigers 4
The Valley Cats were four-hit shut out in this game. Starter Michael Feliz (1-1) took the loss. Feliz pitched five innings and in that time he allowed two unearned runs on three hits and struck out four. D'Andre Toney went one-for-four, picking up his first double of the season and struck out once. Jon Kemmer (0X2) drew the only walk of the game for either team.
Lancaster JetHawks 6, Bakersfield Blaze 3
The JetHawks scored in pairs all the way to the win in this one. M.P. Cokinos was responsible for knocking in four of those runs. Cokinos (2X3) tallied two RBI on a double in the first to get Lancaster on the board and then one more in both the sixth and eight innings. Carlos Perdomo was busy at the plate too, hitting three-for-five with an RBI, strikeout and three runs scored. Michael Dimock (1-0) pitched an inning and two thirds, exiting before the sixth and took the win, allowing two hits and a walk in his shift. David Rollins recorded his third save after working the last four innings on the mound. Rollins gave up a run on two hits (HR), a walk and struck out seven.
Omaha Storm Chasers 3, Oklahoma City RedHawks 2
The RedHawks didn’t score outside of the third inning on Monday when Jimmy Paredes (1X4 R HR 2RBI SO) hit a two-run homer, his fourth of the year. Phillip Humber (0-3) picked up the loss after going the first seven innings. Humber allowed three runs (1ER), six hits, walked one and struck out three. Brett Wallace and Jake Elmore both hit two-for-four with a strikeout. Wallace also hit his 16th double in the game.
Player of the Day: M.P. Cokinos steals the show today. Cokinos hit two singles, a double and sac’ fly to bring four runs across the plate. Well done.
Pitcher of the Day: Brandon Culbreth gets the nod today for his first win of the season. Culbreth gave up three hits and a run in the first inning but settled down after that to only allow one more hit during his shift. Not only that, he struck out seven in five innings (six outside of the first). Nice game.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Happy Birthday - 7/27
RHP Brandon Culbreth (20)
Drafted by Houston in the 8th round in 2011 out of high school in North Carolina, Culbreth is in his second season with the GCL Astros. After seven appearances (two starts), he is 0-2 with a 6.53 ERA and a 1.838 WHIP in 20.2 innings of work. However, in his last four outings, he has a 2.38 ERA and a 0.794 WHIP.
CC Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis (45)
Chimelis was drafted by Oakland in the 11th round in 1988 and spent time in the Oakland, San Francisco and New York Mets organizations as well as playing in the Mexican League and Independent League baseball. Chimelis has been a hitting coach in the Astros organization for Tri-City (2006-2010), Lexington (2011) and is now in his first season as hitting coach for Corpus Christi.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
C Jack Hiatt (70)
Hiatt came to Houston from the Cubs organization in December of 1970. He played in Houston from 1971 until he went to the Angels in July of 1972. In 79 games, he hit .266/.393/.347.
Drafted by Houston in the 8th round in 2011 out of high school in North Carolina, Culbreth is in his second season with the GCL Astros. After seven appearances (two starts), he is 0-2 with a 6.53 ERA and a 1.838 WHIP in 20.2 innings of work. However, in his last four outings, he has a 2.38 ERA and a 0.794 WHIP.
CC Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis (45)
Chimelis was drafted by Oakland in the 11th round in 1988 and spent time in the Oakland, San Francisco and New York Mets organizations as well as playing in the Mexican League and Independent League baseball. Chimelis has been a hitting coach in the Astros organization for Tri-City (2006-2010), Lexington (2011) and is now in his first season as hitting coach for Corpus Christi.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
C Jack Hiatt (70)
Hiatt came to Houston from the Cubs organization in December of 1970. He played in Houston from 1971 until he went to the Angels in July of 1972. In 79 games, he hit .266/.393/.347.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Tweet of the Day
Glad i did good in front of moms for the first time shes seen me pitch since high school
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Link to Interview with Brandon Culbreth
Here's a link to a bonus interview with RHP Brandon Culbreth courtesy of the Grand Old Game blog. Read it to see why Brandon needs to brush up on his Spanish!
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