Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 15, 2019

Corpus Christi sweep!

Round Rock 5, Oklahoma City 3

W- Kent Emanuel (7-1)
L- Rob Zastryzny (3-5)
S- Brendan McCurry (6)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (14, 2-run in 4th)

After Round Rock scored three in the 4th, OKC responded with three in the top of the 5th to tie the game. The Express regained control with a pair in the bottom of the 5th and kept the Dodgers at bay the rest of the way.

Kent Emanuel went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out four. The bullpen finished things off with 3.1 scoreless; Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings. Brad Peacock worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out one, and Brendan McCurry finished things off by striking out the side in order in the 9th.

Round Rock's three in the 4th came on an RBI single from Kyle Tucker and a two-run blast from Nick Tanielu. Myles Straw put the E-Train back in front in the 5th with an RBI triple and he scored the final run of the evening on Drew Ferguson's sac fly. Tanielu and Straw both finished with two hits on the night.

Ryan Hartman goes up against Logan Bawcom in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 1

W- Tyler Ivey (4-0)
L- Collin Wiles (0-3)
S- Enoli Paredes (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks swept the Roughriders out of the Coastal Bend region behind a pair of solid mound performances.

Tyler Ivey pitched 5.1 innings and allowed three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out five. Enoli Paredes shut it down over the final 3.2 innings as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out six.

Corpus Christi's two runs came in the 3rd inning as they were able to take advantage of a bases-loaded situation with one out. Colton Shaver lined into a force out that resulted in Jacob Meyers scoring the first run of the night and Jake Adams hit an RBI single.

The Hooks will now begin their final series against a South Division team in 2019 as they start a three-game set with Midland tonight at 7:15. Forrest Whitley will face James Naile in game one.

Down East 11, Fayetteville 1

W- Cole Uvila (5-3)
L- Shawn Dubin (4-5)
S- Jefferson Medina (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (12, solo in 9th)

The Woodpeckers were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as they got hammered.

Miguelangel Sierra spoiled the shutout with his homer in the 9th, so... there's that.

When the pitching staff surrenders eleven runs in nine innings and no one had a clean outing, it was definitely a rough night at the office.

Fayetteville will start a three-game series in Frederick at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Beloit 2

W- Matt Ruppenthal (4-6)
L- Chase Cohen (5-10)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos came alive after stretch time as they scored three in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead.

Quad Cities loaded the bases to lead off the 7th and they capitalized by taking the lead. Wilyer Abreu put them on the board with an RBI single. Grae Kessinger walked in Alex Holderbach to tie the game and Oscar Campos put the Banditos in front with a sac fly. Campos finished 3-3 on the night while Abreu went 2-4 with a stolen base.

José Alberto Rivera threw four innings and allowed two runs on an RBI triple and a sac fly, walked three, and struck out five. Matt Ruppenthal tagged in to throw five scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out seven.

R.J. Freure will get the start in the finale and he'll go up against Angello Infante at 6:35.

Tri-City 4, Aberdeen 3

W- Edgardo Sandoval (1-3)
L- Ryan Conroy (4-4)
S- Shea Barry (2)

TC home runs: Nate Perry (9, solo in 1st)

The ValleyCats held off a late charge from the Ironbirds to get even in this series.

Nate Perry whacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 2nd and in the 3rd, Joe Perez ripped an RBI double and came around to score on a single from Juan Paulino. Santana finished 3-3 on the night while Perry and Perez finished 2-4; the two of them also scored twice, which meant that they scored all of Tri-City's runs.

Angel Macuare walked one and struck out three over two scoreless innings. Edgardo Sandoval tagged in for 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck out four. Shea Barry got the last 1.2 innings and he walked one and struck out three to get the save.

Jairo Lopez will take on Kevin Magee in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 4, GCL Astros 2

W- Adrian Aybar (1-2)
L- Franny Cobos (3-1)
S- Jace Beck (1)

GCL home runs: Nerio Rodriguez (2, 2-run in 8th)

Nerio Rodriguez went 3-4 and smacked a two-run homer in the 8th; it's the second straight game in which he's homered. Rainier Rivas went 2-4; he's played in five games and he's recorded two hits in four of them.

Franny Cobos threw five innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out three.

DSL Astros 7, DSL Braves 6 (11 innings)

W- Miguel Padilla (4-1)
L- Royber Salinas (2-3)

DSL home runs: None.

Things escalated in the 11th as the Dominican 'Stros broke a 3-3 tie with four in the top half and then had to fend off the Braves, who responded by scoring three in the bottom half.

Miguel Palma smacked a two-run triple in the 6th. Yohander Martinez went 2-4 with an RBI single and scored three runs.

Bryan Martinez was the first man out of the bullpen and he went 4.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits and struck out two.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martinez, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, RBI, 3 R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Frisco

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

Tyler Ivey: W (4-0), 5.1 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Enoli Paredes: Save (1), 3.2 IP, H, BB, 6 K

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

Save (6), IP, 3 K

Nick Tanielu, OF, and Myles Straw, UTIL, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-3, 2-R HR (14)
Straw: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

Nerio Rodriguez not pictured.

Franny Cobos, RHP, and Nerio Rodriguez, C, GCL Astros

Cobos: L (3-1), 5 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 3 K

Rodriguez: 3-4, 2B, 2-R HR (2)

Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

3-3, RBI

Matt Ruppenthal, RHP, Quad Cities

W (4-6), 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 7 K

Nate Perry, C, Luis Santana, IF, and Joe Perez, 3B, Tri-City

Perry: 2-4, solo HR (9), 2 R

Santana: 3-3, 2B, RBI

Perez: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 25, 2019

Omaha 2, Round Rock 1

W- Arnaldo Hernandez (3-7)
L- Carson LaRue (2-7)
S- Andrés Machado (2)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (12, solo in 8th)

The Express had the tying run on base in the bottom of the 9th but couldn't push it across.

Derek Fisher launched a solo homer in the 8th for Round Rock's only run. Taylor Jones finished 2-3.

Carson LaRue pitched 6.1 innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out two. Brendan McCurry struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings and Reymin Guduan worked around a couple of hits in the 9th to strike out the side.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in the opener of a three-game series in Iowa. He'll take on Colin Rea at 7:08.

Corpus Christi 9, Northwest Arkansas 2

W- Bryan Abreu (6-2)
L- Conner Greene (3-9)
S- Cristian Javier (3)

CC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (4, 3-run in 1st), Lorenzo Quintana (12, solo in 3rd)

The Hooks started things off with a five-run 1st inning and Cristian Javier... continued to do Cristian Javier things.

Bryan Abreu pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out six. Javier got the last four innings and he walked two and struck out nine without allowing a run or a hit.

Granden Goetzman hit an RBI groundout to open the scoring in the 1st. Seth Beer scored on an error that allowed Lorenzo Quintana to reach and then Stephen Wrenn launched a three-run homer. Beer scored another run in the 3rd when J.J. Matijevic hit a sac fly and then Lorenzo Quintana smacked a solo homer. Osvaldo Duarte scored on an error in the 4th and Quintana capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th. Quintana finished 3-5 on the night, while Matijevic and Wrenn had two hits apiece.

Brett Adcock will go against Ofreidy Gomez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Lynchburg 7, Fayetteville 4

W- Hector Hernandez (3-2)
L- Luis Garcia (7-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

It was not a banner night for the Woodpeckers on defense as they were charged with five errors in this game. They also loaded the bases three times but each time they could only get one run on a bases-loaded walk.

Luis Garcia went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked four, and struck out six. Humberto Castellanos allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 2.1 innings. Brett Conine got the last three innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five.

Ross Adolph opened the scoring by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the 1st inning. Michael Papierski walked in a run in the 3rd and another one in the 7th and Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 8th. Adolph drew four walks in this game. Adams went 2-2 and walked three times.

Fayetteville welcomes the Carolina Mudcats to SEGRA for a three-game series starting at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Peoria 0

W- Brett Daniels (5-5)
L- Michael Brettell (3-7)
S- Garrett Gayle (3)

QC home runs: Grae Kessinger (1, solo in 5th)

Both teams had six hits but the Banditos had all the runs.

Brett Daniels allowed six hits, walked one, and struck out four over seven shutout frames and Garrett Gayle walked one and struck out two over the final two innings to get the save.

Grae Kessinger hit his first home run as a pro in the 5th inning and Ramiro Rodríguez hit a two-run single in the 6th inning. Carlos Machado went 2-3 and scored on Rodríguez's single.

José Bravo faces Logan Gragg in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Brooklyn 9, Tri-City 4

W- Matt Cleveland (3-2)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-2)

TC home runs: None.

The Cyclones blew the ValleyCats away by jumping out to a 9-0 lead after the first two innings.

C.J. Stubbs put Tri-City on the board with an RBI groundout in the 4th inning. A.J. Lee hit an RBI groundout in the 6th and Nate Perry ripped an RBI double. Perry scored on a passed ball in the 9th.

Edgardo Sandoval and Danny Cody had to bear the brunt of Brooklyn's early assault. Cole McDonald restored order as he walked one and struck out four over four scoreless innings. Peyton Plumlee worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th.

The ValleyCats will start a three-game series with Connecticut at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 2, GCL Nationals 1

W- Alex Palmer (2-0)
L- Abrahan Hiraldo (0-2)
S- Jervic Chavez (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored in more innings than their complex mates.

Franklin Pinto finished 3-3 and he was involved in both scoring plays; he hit an RBI single in the 2nd and scored on José Mendoza's RBI single in the 5th. Mendoza finished 2-3 on the afternoon.

Alfredi Jimenez allowed two hits and struck out three over two scoreless innings. Alex Palmer and Julio Robaina followed with three innings apiece; Palmer allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three, while Robaina allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing. Jervic Chavez worked around a couple of walks in the 9th to close out the game; he struck out two.

The GCL squad will head to St. Lucie to take on the Mets at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Rays1 4

W- Miguel Padilla (1-0)
L- Endry Manrique (1-1)
S- Cristofer Mezquita (3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros busted this one open with six in the 4th.

Yohander Martinez stole second in the 1st inning and an error on the play allowed Andrés Monzón to score the first run of the day. Junior Marte hit a bunt single in the 2nd and another error allowed Freddy Guilamo to score. They loaded the bases to lead off the 4th and it all went downhill from there. Ricardo Balogh, Marte, and Roilan Machandy all drew bases-loaded walks. Monzón hit a two-run single and Machandy scored when Martinez grounded into a double play. Marte finished 2-2 on the day.

José Nodal pitched three innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked four, and struck out two. Miguel Padilla walked one and fanned two over two scoreless. Danny Subero allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three in 3.2 innings and Cristofer Mezquita got the final out of the game.

Thursday's stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Junior Marte, IF, DSL Astros: 2-2, RBI, R, 2 BB

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

Save (3), 4 IP, 2 BB, 9 K

Lorenzo Quintana, C, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Quintana: 3-5, solo HR (12), 2 RBI, 2 R

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

Round Rock Express bullpen

2.2 IP, 2 H, 6 K

Brendan McCurry: 1.2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Reymin Guduan: IP, 2 H, 3 K

Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

2-2, RBI, R, 3 BB

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Peoria

9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Brett Daniels: W (5-5), 7 IP, 6 H, BB, 4 K

Garrett Gayle: Save (3), 2 IP, BB, 2 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Franklin Pinto, OF, GCL Astros

3-3, RBI, R

Cole McDonald, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The rain made its presence felt...

Round Rock 11, Memphis 8

W- Kent Emanuel (4-1)
L- Jesús Cruz (2-6)
S- Brendan McCurry (5)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas 2 (17; solo in 4th, 2-run in 7th), Alex De Goti (9, 3-run in 2nd)

The E-Train roared back from an early 7-0 deficit by finishing this game on an 11-1 run.

Akeem Bostick got bombed but the bullpen responded with 7.1 innings of one-run ball. Kent Emanuel pitched six innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry got a four-out save, striking out two.

After Memphis scored twice in the top of the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead, the Express rattled off five in the bottom half to get back in the game. Alex De Goti whacked a three-run homer and then Jamie Ritchie ripped an RBI double and scored on Carlos Correa's base hit.

Josh Rojas led off the 4th with a homer. Aledmys Díaz reached on an error and he scored on a double from Correa. Taylor Jones and De Goti drew walks to load the bases for Chas McCormick, who came through with an RBI single to put Round Rock in front. Ritchie smacked another RBI double in the 7th and he scored when Rojas absolutely crushed a ball to left-center for a two-run homer.

For Rojas, this is his first multi-homer game with Round Rock and fourth on the season. He, McCormick, and Ritchie all had two hits on the evening. Correa finished 3-4 with a couple of runs driven in and a run scored, while Aledmys went 0-4 with a walk and a run scored.

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

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 0

W- Enoli Paredes (5-3)
L- Brady Singer (2-2)
S- Willy Collado (6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks offense took advantage of some shambolic defense from the Naturals while Enoli Paredes and Willy Collado shackled their offense.

Paredes allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out nine over six shutout innings and Collado completed the shutout by striking out four over the final three innings.

With the bases loaded in the 4th, Colton Shaver hit a grounder to third that should have ended the inning. Instead, an error allowed everyone to come home. Chuckie Robinson scored the final run of the night in the 7th on an error after Osvaldo Duarte hit into a fielder's choice. No one on either side finished with a multi-hit game.

J.B. Bukauskas takes on Gerson Garabito in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville and Lynchburg was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern. Tyler Ivey is listed as the starter for the first game and he'll take on Justin Garza.

Quad Cities 9, Dayton 3

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (3-2)
L- Jhon De Jesus (2-9)

QC home runs: Austin Dennis (2, 2-run in 2nd)

The Banditos stormed out of the gate and got the cushion they needed to make a Dayton rally look a little less menacing.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out eight over five shutout innings. R.J. Freure tagged in for three innings and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out two. Hunter Martin walked two and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

The Banditos loaded the bases to lead off the 1st and they ended up getting three runs out of it as César Salazar hit a sac fly and Grae Kessinger followed with a two-run single. Austin Dennis smacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. Salazar ripped a two-run double in the 5th and came around to score on a Jonathan Lacroix single. Lacroix scored Quad Cities' final run of the night on a single from Dennis. Salazar, Dennis, and Kessinger all had two hits on the night.

Brett Daniels gets the start in game two. He'll go against Lyon Richardson at 6:35.

Tri-City and Lowell was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 9, GCL Astros 4

W- Francis Ventura (1-0)
L- Jairo Lopez (1-1)
S- Anthony Trompiz (1)

GCL home runs: Victor Mascai (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Cardinals came alive as they scored all nine of their runs in the final four innings.

Victor Mascai launched a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and the Palm Beach 'Stros got a couple of sac flies from Franklin Pinto and Yorbin Ceuta in the 7th. Ceuta, Sean Mendoza, José Mendoza, and Tyler Krabbe all finished with two hits on the day.

Kevin Dickey walked one and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Everyone else... gave up runs.

DSL Dodgers Bautista 11, DSL Astros 0 (7 innings)

W- Edgardo Henriquez (1-1)
L- Carlos Calderón (3-1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain and it was probably for the best.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, BB, 3 K

Enoli Paredes' photo taken by Bryan Green.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 13 K

Enoli Paredes: W (5-3), 6 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 9 K

Willy Collado: Save (6), 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Jonathan Bermúdez, LHP, Quad Cities

W (3-3), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K

Austin Dennis, UTIL, and César Salazar, C, Quad Cities

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

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

Josh Rojas, UTIL, and Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-5, 2 HR (17), 3 RBI

Ritchie: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Was there something going on?

Round Rock Express bullpen

7.1 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Kent Emanuel: W (4-1), 6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Brendan McCurry: Save (5), 1.1 IP, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, May 17, 2019

Nashville 9, Round Rock 3

W- Tim Dillard (2-2)
L- Cy Sneed (1-5)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (7, solo in 9th)

The Sounds jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and that deficit proved to be too much for Round Rock to overcome.

Derek Fisher finished 3-5 and scored two of the three Express runs in this game. He scored on Yordan Alvarez's RBI single in the 3rd and then smacked a solo homer in the 9th inning. Myles Straw preceded Yordan's RBI single with an RBI base hit of his own. Alvarez and Alex De Goti both finished with two hits apiece.

The pitching got peppered to death in this one as 11 of Nashville's 12 hits were singles.

Cy Sneed only lasted 1.2 innings as he allowed three runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out one. Ralph Garza Jr. got Sneed out of a bases-loaded predicament unscathed, but Nashville ended up getting to him as well. In 1.1 innings, Garza allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked one, and struck out two. Forrest Whitley came on for four innings and he allowed four runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry got the last two innings and struck out two in a perfect outing.

Ryan Hartman faces Seth Maness in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:05.

Corpus Christi 1, Midland 0

W- Gabriel Valdez (2-2)
L- Daulton Jeffries (0-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (2, 3 season)

CC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and fortunately, it belonged to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Midland had plenty of chances for their own but they were thwarted with some fine defensive work.

Carmen Benedetti made a catch at the wall in the 5th and then with two outs and runners on the corners, Ronnie Dawson ended the inning by running down a ball in the gap. With runners on the corners and two outs in the 7th, Dawson made a diving stop to rob Greg Deichmann of extra bases and keep the Hounds off the board.

Tyler Ivey allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out six in four innings of work. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Carlos Sanabria completed the shutout by walking one and striking out two over the final two innings.

Granden Goetzman's sac fly in the 2nd was the only scoring play in this game. Abraham Toro, who scored that one run, finished 2-3.

Carson LaRue gets the start in game three and he'll face Matt Milburn at 7:00.

Carolina 9, Fayetteville 2

W- Dylan File (4-3)
L- J.P. France (0-4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

A couple of big early innings from the Mudcats doomed the Woodpeckers.

J.P. France pitched three innings and allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits (2-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed a run, a hit, walked one, and struck out six in 2.2 innings. The run was an inherited runner that scored off a two-run home run that Leovanny Rodríguez allowed in the 6th. Leovanny went two innings and allowed two other hits while striking out five. Jacob Billingsley struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings.

Jonathan Arauz went 2-4 and hit an RBI single in the 4th. Corey Julks had a sac fly in the 5th.

Game two of this series begins at 5:00 Eastern.

Peoria 8, Quad Cities 0

W- Collin Schmid (1-0)
L- José Alberto Rivera (0-1)

QC home runs: None.

All of the scoring in this game was done in one inning... by the Chiefs.

José Bravo allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out two over five shutout innings. José Alberto Rivera came on for his season debut but I'm sure he'd like a mulligan. Riley Cabral was called upon to pick up the mess but he bored his share of Peoria's assault in the 6th. In 1.2 innings, Cabral allowed three runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out two. Devin Conn worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 8th inning.

One night after scoring 21, all Quad Cities could muster up were singles from Austin Dennis, Alex McKenna, Marty Costes, David Hensley, and César Salazar.

R.J. Freure goes up against Kyle Leahy at 6:35.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities: 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 2 K

Nick Hernandez, RHP, and Leovanny Rodríguez, RHP, Fayetteville

Hernandez: 2.2 IP, H, ER (inherited runner that was charged to him), BB, 6 K

Rodríguez: 2 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), ER, 5 K

Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

3-5, solo HR (7), 2 R

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, 2 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 1-0 @ Midland

9 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 9 K

Tyler Ivey: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K

Gabriel Valdez: W (2-2), 3 IP, 2 H, BB, K

Carlos Sanabria: Save (2, 3 season), 2 IP, BB, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 9, 2019

Sweep!

Round Rock 8, Omaha 6

W- Brady Rodgers (4-0)
L- Josh Staumont (0-2)
S- Brendan McCurry (2)

RR home runs: Jamie Ritchie (2, solo in 2nd), Alex De Goti (6, solo in 2nd), Kyle Tucker (9, 2-run in 5th

Both teams had ten hits, but the Express had more in the column that ultimately matters.

Rogelio Armenteros and Brady Rodgers both pitched four innings in this one. Armenteros started things off and he allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. The two runs that Rodgers allowed after tagging in came on a homer hit by Samir Dueñez in the 6th. He allowed two other hits, walked three, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry worked around a hit and a walk to close out the game, striking out two.

Round Rock scored twice in each of the first two innings; they got their two in the 1st on an RBI ground-rule double from Derek Fisher, who wound up scoring on a sac fly from Taylor Jones. Jamie Ritchie and Alex De Goti smacked back-to-back solo homers in the 2nd. Drew Ferguson hit a little flare that resulted in an RBI single in the 3rd, Kyle Tucker whacked a two-run homer in the 5th, and Yordan Alvarez drove in Round Rock's last run of the evening with an RBI single in the 6th. Jones was the only player in the lineup without a hit, but he was still able to chip in with his sac fly. Myles Straw (2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB) and Nick Tanielu finished with two hits apiece.

Forrest Whitley will start the series finale and he'll go against Kyle Zimmer at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Amarillo 5 in 10 innings

W- Kit Scheetz (2-0)
L- Blake Rogers (1-1)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (5, solo in 5th)

The Sod Poodles took the lead in extras... only to see the Hooks walk off with the win in their half of the 10th.

Osvaldo Duarte opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 2nd inning. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 4th and Abraham Toro launched a solo homer in the 5th inning. Let's fast-forward to the 10th inning.

Duarte led off the inning in scoring position and Chas McCormick led things off at the plate by getting plunked. With Lorenzo Quintana batting, they both advanced on a wild pitch and then Quintana got drilled himself to load the bases for Toro, who won it with a two-run single. Toro finished 3-3 on the evening and was the only player in the Corpus lineup to finish with more than one hit. Stephen Wrenn hit a double and scored twice.

J.B. Bukauskas went four innings and allowed three runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out three. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on an infield single, walked three, and struck out two in 1.1 innings. Carlos Sanabria was next and his first task was to get Ferrell out of a bases-loaded predicament with one out in the 6th, which he successfully did without any further damage. Sanabria walked one and struck out three in his 2.2 innings of work. Kit Scheetz got the last two innings and he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, one of which was intentional, and struck out three.

Game two of this series will begin at 7:15.

Fayetteville 4, Carolina 2

W- Enoli Paredes (2-1)
L- Matt Smith (1-3)
S- Cristian Javier (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (4, solo in 3rd)

The Woodpeckers avoided the sweep and snapped their five-game losing streak thanks to a couple of strong outings from Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier.

Paredes allowed an unearned run on four hits, walked two, and struck out nine in five innings of work; the run scored on a double play in the 1st. Javier got the last four innings and he allowed a run on a groundout, a double, walked two, plunked a batter, and struck out eight.

Miguelangel Sierra led off the 3rd with a home run. Seth Beer put the Woodpeckers in front with a sac fly and then Colton Shaver ripped an RBI double. Beer added an RBI single to his ledger in the 4th. Beer (2 RBI), Sierra (solo HR), Bryan de la Cruz (2 R), and Jacob Meyers (R) all had two hits on the night.

The second leg of this Fayetteville roadtrip takes them up to Frederick, Maryland for a weekend series with the Keys. Parker Mushinski will get the start in game one; first pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities is off until Monday

They were supposed to start a three-game series with the Great Lakes Loons, but the Dodgers, who are the Loons' parent club, decided that playing at a neutral site with the River Bandits as the home team was just simply unacceptable. The proposed site was Augustana College, located across the river in Moline. Instead, the Dodgers countered with a totally unhelpful solution: make the River Bandits hit the road and play at Great Lakes. As a result, this entire series was canceled.

Wonder what they're gonna do with this suddenly free weekend?

Quad Cities returns to action on Monday as they kick off a 12-game roadtrip with a doubleheader in Cedar Rapids.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Abraham Toro, 3B, Corpus Christi

3-3, solo HR (5), walk-off 2-RBI single in 10th

Carlos Sanabria, RHP, Corpus Christi

2.2 IP, BB, 3 K

Enoli Paredes' photo taken by Bryan Green.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-2 @ Carolina

9 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 17 K

Enoli Paredes: W (2-1), 5 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 2 BB, 9 K

Cristian Javier: Save (1), 4 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Seth Beer, 1B/LF/DH, and Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Fayetteville

Beer: 2-4, 2 RBI

Sierra: 2-4, solo HR (4)

Kyle Tucker, OF, and Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

Tucker: 2-R HR (9)

Straw: 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB (10)

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

Save (2), IP, H, BB, 2 K

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