Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 27, 2019

What would Tuesday have in store for Corpus Christi's and Fayetteville's playoff aspirations?

Round Rock 4, San Antonio 3

W- Kent Emanuel (8-2)
L- Thomas Jankins (10-5)
S- Cy Sneed (1)

RR home runs: None.

Well, things got a bit too close for comfort at the end as the Missions very nearly erased a 4-0 deficit in the top of the 9th. The Express held on, however, and they increased their lead over San Antonio to three games.

Kent Emanuel turned in an absolute gem as he allowed just one hit and struck out six over eight shutout innings. Ronel Blanco got one out in the 9th with a strikeout but he made a mess of things, allowing three runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on three hits and walking one. Cy Sneed managed to get the final two outs of the game but he also allowed two of Blanco's runners to score on a sac fly and a single. Fortunately, he pulled himself together and got that last out by striking out Nate Orf.

Round Rock opened the scoring with three in the 3rd as Chas McCormick hit a two-run single and he eventually scored on Jack Mayfield's single. Mayfield hit another RBI single in the 5th. He and Taylor Jones both finished 2-4 on the night.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in game three and he'll face Aaron Wilkerson at 7:05.

Arkansas 3, Corpus Christi 2

W- Ian McKinney (1-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (5-4)
S- Wyatt Mills (8)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks were kept off the board for eight innings before they came to life in the final inning. Unfortunately, their comeback bid fell short. With Midland and Frisco winning, their elimination number is now down to three.

Chuckie Robinson smashed a two-run triple with two outs in the 9th but unfortunately, he was left at third to end the game after Aníbal Sierra struck out. Robinson went 2-4 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Enoli Paredes went 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him), a two-run single, walked three, and struck out three. The bullpen turned in 6.2 scoreless innings, although Colin McKee allowed the runner that he inherited from Paredes to score. McKee allowed an RBI single, walked one, and struck out five in 2.2 innings. Andre Scrubb and Carlos Sanabria both threw two scoreless innings; Scrubb allowed three hits and struck out one and Sanabria allowed a hit and struck out three.

Forrest Whitley will face Ljay Newsome in game three. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville 10, Carolina 1

W- Shawn Dubin (6-5)
L- Wuilder Rodriguez (0-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Chandler Taylor (13, 2-run in 3rd)

The Woodpeckers dominated the Mudcats in all facets of the game as they won their fourth in a row. They're currently a half-game ahead of Down East, who already won the first half, and 3.5 ahead of third-place Myrtle Beach.

Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Cal Stevenson, who still managed to draw a walk and score a run. Seven of the nine players in Fayetteville's lineup drove in a run, including Chandler Taylor, who launched a two-run homer for the second straight game. Scott Manea hit an RBI single in the 2nd and added an RBI double to his ledger in the 4th. Ross Adolph also drove in two with a double in a four-run 4th. Scott Schreiber also ripped an RBI double in the 4th. Jeremy Peña hit an RBI single in the 8th. Taylor scored another run in the 9th on a Michael Papierski groundout and Miguelangel Sierra capped off the evening with an RBI double.

David Hensley led the way in the hits department, finishing 3-5 and scoring a couple of runs. Peña, Manea, Sierra, and Schreiber all finished with two hits on the night.

Shawn Dubin turned in seven dominant innings in which he allowed just three hits, walked one, and struck out ten. The Mudcats spoiled the shutout in the 8th with a solo homer off César Rosado, who struck out two in the inning. Humberto Castellanos worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Nivaldo Rodriguez will take the mound for game three of this series. He'll face Scott Sunitsch at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 3, Quad Cities 2

W- Kenny Hernandez (7-3)
L- Valente Bellozo (6-1)
S- Kai-Wei Lin (6)

QC home runs: None.

The Cougars scored all three of their runs in the final two innings to snatch this game from the Banditos' grasp.

José Alberto Rivera allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high nine over five shutout innings. Valente Bellozo suffered his first loss of the season after the Cougars came back on him; he allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out two in four innings of work.

Trey Dawson's two-run double in the 4th represented Quad Cities' only scoring play of the night. Wilyer Abreu went 2-4 with a double and scored one of the runs on Dawson's double.

Quad Cities will hit the road for the final time in the 2019 regular season as they begin a three-game series in Cedar Rapids at 6:35. Brett Daniels will start game one and he will be opposed by former Rice Owl Matt Canterino.

Tri-City 4, Staten Island 0

W- Brayan De Paula (1-2)
L- Wellington Diaz (3-5)

TC home runs: Juan Paulino (2, 2-run in 1st), Preston Pavlica (3, solo in 3rd)

The ValleyCats earned a split as four pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout.

Angel Macuare started things off by allowing a hit, walking three, and striking out five in the first two innings. Brayan De Paula tagged in for three and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two. Blair Henley and Cole McDonald completed the shutout with two innings apiece; Henley struck out three and McDonald walked one and struck out three. Henley's lone baserunner reached because he plunked him.

Nate Perry opened the scoring in the 1st by ripping an RBI double and Juan Paulino followed by smacking a two-run homer. Preston Pavlica drove in the final run of the game, which was himself, by leading off the 3rd with a homer.

Tri-City will conclude the road portion of its schedule with three in Lowell starting tonight at 7:05 Eastern. Kyle Serrano will take on Noah Song in game one.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 2 H, BB, career-high 9 K

Shawn Dubin, LHP, Fayetteville

W (6-5), 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 10 K

Scott Manea, C, Chandler Taylor, OF, and Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Fayetteville

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

Taylor: 1-4, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

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

Brayan De Paula not pictured.

Tri-City ValleyCats pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Staten Island

9 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 13 K

Angel Macuare: 2 IP, H, 3 BB, 5 K

Brayan De Paula: W (1-2), 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Blair Henley: 2 IP, BB, 3 K

Cole McDonald: 2 IP, 3 K

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

W (8-2), 8 IP, H, 6 K

Jack Mayfield, IF, Round Rock

2-4, 2 RBI

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.2 IP, 5 H, BB, 9 K

Colin McKee: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 5 K; allowed one inherited runner to score

Andre Scrubb: 2 IP, 3 H, K

Carlos Sanabria: 2 IP, H, 3 K

Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Happy Blogiversary!

Tri-City sweep!

Round Rock 20, El Paso 12

W- Brendan McCurry (3-1)
L- Robbie Erlin (0-1)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker 2 (30; 2-run in 1st, 2-run in 6th), Alex De Goti 2 (13; solo in 2nd, 3-run in 5th)

32 runs, 38 hits, eight home runs... just another night in Triple-A.

Everyone in Round Rock's lineup recorded at least one hit. Alex De Goti hit for the cycle; he and Kyle Tucker launched two home runs. The E-Train scored in every inning.

José Urquidy didn't have much fun on the mound but fortunately, the offense and the bullpen picked him up. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Express bullpen and he walked three and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Brad Peacock threw a 1-2-3 7th inning and Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a solo homer and struck out three over the final two innings.

Kent Emanuel will take on Jerry Keel in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Mountain.

Frisco 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Tyler Phillips (5-8)
L- Brett Adcock (1-8)
S- DeMarcus Evans (4)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (12, solo in 1st)

The Hooks were held to just two hits as they dropped this series in the Metroplex.

Osvaldo Duarte scored both of Corpus Christi's runs in this game; he whacked a solo homer in the 1st and scored on an error that allowed Colton Shaver to reach in the 6th inning.

Brett Adcock went 1.2 innings and allowed five runs on four hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he struck out four in 2.1 innings; one of his strikeout victims struck out on a ball in the dirt and managed to reach base safely. Colin McKee and Andre Scrubb pitched two scoreless innings apiece; McKee walked two and struck out two and Scrubb walked one and struck out three.

Brandon Bailey gets the start for Corpus in the opener of a four-game series in Midland. He'll face Kyle Friedrichs at 7:00.

Fayetteville 13, Wilmington 5

W- Luis Garcia (8-4)
L- Jonathan Bowlan (5-3)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (10, 2-run in 2nd)

The Woodpeckers blew this game wide open with nine runs in the 8th. Wilmington responded with three runs in the 9th but the 11-run cushion proved to be comfortable enough.

Luis Garcia turned in a fine outing as he allowed just two hits, walked three, and struck out ten over six shutout innings; the ten punchouts tie a career-high. Joey Gonzalez went two innings and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out three. Riley Cabral got the 9th and allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run homer, walked one, and struck out the side.

Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring in the 2nd by whacking a two-run homer. Fayetteville got two more in the 3rd on a pair of RBI singles from Michael Papierski and Scott Manea. The real fun began in the 8th.

Cal Stevenson and Papierski walked to lead off the inning and then Fayetteville got three consecutive RBI singles from Ross Adolph, Chandler Taylor, and Manea. Sierra added an RBI double to his ledger and then David Hensley and Scott Schreiber followed with RBI singles. Hensley and Schreiber both advanced on a passed ball and Stevenson drew another walk to load the bases for Papierski, who hit an RBI single. Schreiber scored when Adolph beat a double play attempt and Stevenson capped off the inning by scoring on a wild pitch.

Stevenson was the only player in the Woodpeckers' lineup to go hitless, but he did score twice in the 8th. In fact, everyone in the lineup scored a run. Manea finished 3-4 on the night while Sierra and Schreiber both finished 2-4 with two runs scored.

J.P. France will go up against Kris Bubic in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Clinton 3

W- Luis de Paula (1-1)
L- Josh Roberson (1-3)
S- Lupe Chavez (2)

QC home runs: Wilyer Abreu (2, 3-run in 2nd)

The Banditos, doing business as the Quad Cities Treasure Hunters on Tuesday, staved off a comeback attempt from the LumberKings to take the opener of this series.

Wilyer Abreu launched a three-run homer in the 2nd to open the scoring and Oscar Campos ripped an RBI double in the 4th. Campos finished 2-3 on the night.

Felipe Tejada walked one and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Luis de Paula was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two scoreless innings. Lupe Chavez got the last four innings and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out six.

The Banditos and LumberKings will continue their series at 6:35 as Jonathan Bermúdez takes on Remey Reed.

Tri-City 3, Lowell 2

W- Shea Barry (2-1)
L- Kris Jackson (2-3)

TC home runs: None.

The Spinners scored twice in the 8th to take the lead... only for the ValleyCats to walk off with the win in the bottom of the 9th. That's now six straight victories for Tri-City.

Peyton Battenfield and Derek West started things off with three scoreless innings apiece. Battenfield allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out three; West also allowed a hit and walked one and also struck out five. Hunter Brown tagged in for two innings and he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three. Shea Barry allowed a hit in a scoreless 9th.

Yeuris Ramirez reached on an error in the 7th which allowed C.J. Stubbs to score the game's first run. Nate Perry drew a walk with one out in the 9th and Juan Ramirez came on to pinch-run for him. Juan advanced to second on a wild pitch and Stubbs joined him on the bases after drawing a walk. Luis Santana grounded into a force out and just narrowly beat a game-ending double play. Yeuris tied the game with an RBI single and Santana scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

Tri-City will now start a new series with Hudson Valley and they'll kick it off with a doubleheader starting at 5:05 Eastern. This is to make up a game that was originally scheduled for July 6.

DSL Royals1 6, DSL Astros 0

W- Dario Peralta (2-2)
L- Danny Subero (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

Tough afternoon for the Dominican 'Stros as the Royals put the clamps on them.

The only hits they mustered up were singles from Omar Díaz, Ricardo Balogh, and Ayendy Ortiz.

Danny Subero pitched 1.1 innings and allowed three runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out one. Luis Vega was the first man out of the DSLStros' bullpen and he allowed a hit and struck out three over 2.1 scoreless innings. Miguel Padilla allowed an RBI triple, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings. Fabricio Reina got the last four innings and he allowed two unearned runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out one.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Round Rock Express: W 20-12 @ El Paso

20 R, 23 H, E

Bullpen: 4.1 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 3 BB, 5 K

The Express scored in all nine innings of Tuesday's game.

Kyle Tucker: 3-4, 2 HR (30), 5 RBI, 4 R

Alex De Goti: 5-6, 2 HR (13), 6 RBI, 3 R; hit for the cycle

Nick Tanielu: 3-6, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R

Drew Ferguson: 3-5, 3B, 4 R

Brendan McCurry: W (3-1), 1.1 IP, 3 BB, 2 K

Brad Peacock: IP; one groundball out, two fly ball outs

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 3 K

Luis Garcia, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 10 K

Scott Manea, C, and Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Fayetteville

Manea: 3-4, 2 RBI, R

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

Peyton Battenfield, RHP, and Derek West, RHP, Tri-City

Battenfield: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K

West: 3 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Andre Scrubb's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.1 IP, 3 BB, 9 K

Carlos Sanabria: 2.1 IP, 4 K

Colin McKee: 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K

Andre Scrubb: 2 IP, BB, 3 K

Felipe Tejada, RHP, and Luis de Paula, RHP, Quad Cities

Tejada: 3 IP, BB, 3 K

De Paula: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Well, this isn't going to be fun.

San Antonio 10, Round Rock 2

W- Thomas Jankins (7-2)
L- Akeem Bostick (4-4)

RR home runs: None.

The Missions scored three in both the 7th and the 8th innings to turn what had been a 4-2 game into a laugher.

Round Rock's only two runs of this one came on a pair of RBI singles from A.J. Reed and Taylor Jones in the 2nd.

Akeem Bostick went five innings and allowed four runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five. Joe Smith, Kit Scheetz, and Brendan McCurry all worked one inning. Smith worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 6th. Scheetz and McCurry... didn't fare as well. I think I'll leave it at that.

José Urquidy takes on Corbin Burnes in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Texas League All-Star Game

The South beat the North 5-1 in Tulsa.

Abraham Toro got the start at third and he played the entire game, going 0-4 and scoring twice.

Bryan Abreu struck out one in a 1-2-3 3rd and got the victory. Carlos Sanabria allowed a hit and struck out one a scoreless 4th and Colin McKee allowed a hit and fanned two in the 5th inning.

Corpus Christi returns to action Thursday in Amarillo.

Salem 3, Fayetteville 2 (10 innings)

W- Rio Gomez (1-0)
L- César Rosado (2-3)

Fayetteville home runs: J.J. Matijevic (2, 4 season; solo in 2nd), Michael Papierski (6, solo in 7th)

The Red Sox tied it in the 8th and walked off with the win in the 10th.

Fayetteville's two runs came courtesy of the two solo home runs you see above. They only had two other hits: a double from Ruben Castro and a Jacob Meyers single. Meyers also stole a base, giving him eight on the year.

Jojanse Torres allowed four hits, one of which was a solo home run, walked two, and struck out six in 5.2 innings of work. Jacob Billingsley allowed two hits and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless, and César Rosado allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and struck out three in two innings. The winning run scored to lead off the bottom of the 10th.

Luis Garcia will go against Daniel Gonzalez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Burlington 9, Quad Cities 0 (5 innings)

W- Kyle Tyler (3-0)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (2-2)

QC home runs: None.

This game was called after the top of the 5th due to rain.

Tonight’s game has been called with a 9-0 victory for Burlington. But....we got some good views pic.twitter.com/yqwfhjXOFO

— Burlington Bees (@BurlingtonBees) June 26, 2019

Austin Dennis finished 2-3 while Ross Adolph and Jonathan Lacroix also singled in this abbreviated game.

The Bees were all over Matt Ruppenthal to start the game as they got seven runs before recording an out. Layne Henderson went three innings and allowed two runs on five hits and struck out seven. One of the hits was a grand slam that resulted in three runs being charged to Ruppenthal. Hunter Martin threw a 1-2-3 4th.

José Alberto Rivera takes on Hector Yan at 6:30.

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 6:05 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 3, GCL Astros 2

W- Karlo Seijas (1-0)
L- Kevin Dickey (0-1)
S- Thony Amoroso (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros got back into this game in the 8th but their rally fell short.

They scored twice in the 8th on an RBI groundout from José Mendoza and an RBI single from Ronaldo Urdaneta.

Kevin Dickey went two innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out one. Elián Rodríguez allowed a hit, walked four, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. Jairo Lopez was next and he allowed two unearned runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Chandler Casey struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will take on the Mets at noon Eastern.

DSL Braves 8, DSL Astros 2

W- Lisandro Santos (1-0)
L- José Nodal (1-2)

DSL home runs: Tomás Ramírez (1, solo in 3rd)

The Braves got the jump on the Dominican 'Stros early and they put this one away late.

Tomás Ramírez hit his first career home run, a solo shot, in the 3rd inning. Carlos Quintero grounded into a force out that scored Ricardo Toro in the 4th. Yohander Martinez went 2-3 with a double. Martinez, a shortstop from Venezuela, has started his career off nicely as he's hitting .362/.507/.431 in his first 18 games.

José Nodal and Danny Subero started things off by throwing three innings apiece. Nodal allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out six. Subero allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out one. Cristofer Mezquita threw two innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out three. Luis Vega allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Tomás Ramírez, OF, DSL Astros: 1-4, solo HR (1); 1st career home run

Texas League All-Star pitchers

Bryan Abreu: W, IP, K

Carlos Sanabria: IP, H, K

Colin McKee: IP, H, 2 K

Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

 2-5, RBI

Jojanse Torres, RHP, Fayetteville

5.2 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 13, 2019

Let's play two in Beloit!

Round Rock 10, Reno 8

W- Justin Ferrell (1-0, 2-2 season)
L- Matt Koch (1-3)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (9, 2-run in 6th), Taylor Jones (13, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train staved off a late comeback attempt from the Aces to escape with this game.

Round Rock took control of this game in the 2nd as Nick Tanielu hit a two-run single and Alex De Goti smacked a two-run triple. Chas McCormick added another run with a sac fly in the 4th and Tanielu struck again in the 6th as he whacked a two-run home run. Taylor Jones clubbed a two-run homer in the 7th. Oscar Campos got a chance to hit after subbing in for Max Stassi in the 8th and he ripped an RBI double. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; Tanielu (2-R HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) and Kyle Tucker (3B, 2 R, SB) had two.

Kent Emanuel allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out six in 4.1 innings of work. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two. Ronel Blanco got the last out of the 7th and the first out of the 8th, allowing a two-run homer and walking three. He issued two walks in the 7th; one came with the bases loaded and resulted in a run being charged to Ferrell. Reymin Guduan pitched the final 1.2 innings and he allowed three runs, an RBI double, walked four, and struck out one.

José Urquidy gets the start as Round Rock looks for the sweep. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Arkansas 2

W- Carlos Sanabria (4-1, 6-1 season)
L- Justin Dunn (4-3)
S- Bryan Abreu (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Travs scored twice in the opening inning. The Hooks pulled even in the 4th and got a couple more runs to come out on top.

Yohan Ramirez pitched four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out seven. The bullpen closed things out with five scoreless innings. Carlos Sanabria worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out one. Sanabria successfully bridged the gap to Bryan Abreu, who walked two and struck out four over the last four innings.

Abraham Toro walked and Seth Beer doubled to lead off the 4th inning. Granden Goetzman brought Toro in with a sac fly to put Corpus on the board. Beer, who advanced to third on the sac fly, came home on a single from Ramiro Rodríguez. Ronnie Dawson walked to lead off the 5th and two batters later, Toro joined him on the bases after drawing another walk. With Goetzman at the plate, they successfully pulled off a double steal and Dawson ended up scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Javier Bermúdez drew a walk to lead off the 7th; he proceeded to steal second and scored the final run of the evening on a sac fly from Toro. Rodríguez and Osvaldo Duarte both finished with two hits on the night.

Corpus will spend this Father's Day weekend in Springfield, Missouri, as they get set to start a three-game series with the Cardinals. Cristian Javier will start game one; first pitch is at 7:10.

Potomac 7, Fayetteville 1

W- Kyle Johnston (6-7)
L- Chad Donato (3-7)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The P-Nats scored five runs from the 5th to the 7th innings to run away with this game.

Miguelangel Sierra drove in the Woodpeckers' lone run by smacking an RBI ground-rule double in the 3rd inning. Chandler Taylor, who scored on Sierra's double, went 2-3 and both of his hits were doubles.

Chad Donato went 6.1 innings and he allowed six runs (five earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on eight hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out three. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and the one hit he allowed was a three-run home run; two runs were charged to Donato. Duncan walked one and struck out three. Leovanny Rodríguez worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Austin Hansen will get the start in game two of this series. He'll take on Carson Teel at 7:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Beloit 2, Quad Cities 0

W- Rafael Kelly (1-0)
L- Cody Deason (3-3)
S- Eric Mariñez (10)

QC home runs: None.

The Snappers got a couple of solo shots in order to take the first game of the doubleheader.

Cody Deason pitched decently, but the aforementioned homers saddled him with the loss. In 5.2 innings, Deason allowed four hits (including the home runs), walked one, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 6th.

Wilyer Abreu, Ross Adolph, and Ruben Castro all singled. That was all for Quad Cities in game one in terms of offense.

Game 2: Quad Cities 8, Beloit 6

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (1-0, 1-2 season)
L- Reid Birlingmair (2-3)
S- Humberto Castellanos (4)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (4, solo in 4th)

The Banditos earned the split as they erupted for six runs in the 3rd and then got a couple more runs to keep the Snappers at bay. Let's fast-forward to the 3rd. Quad Cities entered the inning trailing 4-0.

Orlando Marquez led off that huge 3rd with a double and he came in with Quad Cities' first run in game two on a single from Michael Wielansky. Ross Adolph drew a walk, but Wielansky was forced out at third. Adolph and Austin Dennis both advanced on another groundout, so they needed something to keep the inning alive. That something turned out to be a two-run single from Alex McKenna and suddenly the rally was back on. Ruben Castro walked, Freúdis Nova hit an RBI single to bring McKenna home, and David Hensley whacked a two-run double.

Adolph launched a home run to lead off the 4th and he scored the final run of the evening on a single from Jeremy Peña. McKenna, Nova, and Hensley all had two hits in game two.

R.J. Freure went 3.1 innings and allowed six runs (four earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on five hits, walked three, and struck out nine. Jonathan Bermúdez technically pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, but he inherited a bases-loaded situation from Freure and two runners scored. He allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five. Humberto Castellanos struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th to get the save.

The Banditos are back home for their final series before the Midwest League All-Star break. Wisconsin is in town for the weekend. Brett Daniels goes up against Adam Hill at 6:35.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Bautista 1

W- Reimy Beltre (1-0)
L- Rafael Tua (1-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros won this game the old-fashioned way: by scoring in more innings than the Dodgers' Bautista team.

Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over six shutout innings. Reimy Beltre got the last three innings, allowing a run on a wild pitch, a single, walking three, and striking out five.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 6th. Andrés Monzón doubled and scored when Yohander Martinez grounded into a force out in the 7th, and Omar Díaz scored on an error in the 8th. Toro finished 2-3 on the day.

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

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 3 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

5 IP, 3 BB, 5 K

Carlos Sanabria: W (4-1, 6-1 season), IP, BB, K

Bryan Abreu: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 BB, 4 K

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

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

Nick Tanielu, IF, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-4, 2-R HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 R

Jones: 1-3, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

3.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (1-0, 1-2 season), 2.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (4), IP, 2 K

Ross Adolph's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Ross Adolph, OF, and Alex McKenna, OF, Quad Cities

Adolph: 1-2, solo HR (4), 3 R, 2 BB, SB (7) in game two of doubleheader

McKenna: 2-4, 2 RBI, R in game two of doubleheader

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 2, 2019

Let's play two in Frisco!

Iowa 8, Round Rock 5

W- Pedro Strop (1-0)
L- Cy Sneed (3-6)
S- Rowan Wick (2)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (21, solo in 1st), Aníbal Sierra (1, 2 season; solo in 4th)

The Chupacabras fell victim to the homer as they served up six to the Demonios. Both of these teams transformed into their Copa de la Diversión identities for this game. This game started out well enough, but the Demonios finished the game on an 8-1 run after the 2nd inning.

Yordan Alvarez whacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. Round Rock got three in the 2nd thanks to a Nick Tanielu RBI double, an Aníbal Sierra sac fly, and a Josh Rojas RBI single. Sierra launched a homer to lead off the 4th. Drew Ferguson went 3-5 on the afternoon while Rojas had two hits and stole a base (3, 16 season).

Cy Sneed pitched five innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on eight hits (four solo homers), walked two, and struck out four. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits (solo and two-run homers), walked one, and struck out three. One of the runs on the two-run homer was charged to Sneed. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a hit over 1.1 scoreless innings.

Round Rock will have Monday off. They'll begin a three-game series in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Game 1: Corpus Christi 6, Frisco 4

W- Justin Ferrell (1-2)
L- Tyler Phillips (0-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (3, 4 season)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks got out to a fast start in game one... but so did the Roughriders. Fortunately, theirs was a bit quicker and they managed to hold on for the win.

Corpus got three in the 1st thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Abraham Toro and Seth Beer and a sac fly from Granden Goetzman. Beer struck again in the 2nd with a two-run single and Luis Santana poked a ball through the infield to score Goetzman in the 5th. Beer and Santana had two hits apiece in game one.

Bryan Abreu went 1.2 innings and allowed four runs on three hits and walked four. The bullpen picked him up by keeping Frisco off the board the rest of the way. Justin Ferrell was first and he allowed a hit and struck out two in 2.1 innings. Willy Collado pitched 2.2 innings in his Texas League debut, allowing two hits and walking one. Carlos Sanabria struck out the one man he faced to end game one.

Game 2: Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 1

W- Cristian Javier (1-1, 3-1 season)
L- Joe Barlow (0-1)
S- Jonathan Bermúdez (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (11, solo in 5th)

Cristian Javier shined and some clutch plays allowed the Hooks to sweep the twinbill and take the series.

Javier allowed a run on a solo homer, three other hits, walked one, and struck out nine in 5.2 innings of work. Jonathan Bermúdez came on with two outs in the 6th; he allowed a single to the first man he faced, but Chas McCormick nailed the runner trying to score to end the inning. Bermúdez went on to throw a 1-2-3 7th to secure the win, getting a groundout and two fly ball outs to end the night.

Granden Goetzman led off the 5th with a homer and he came through in the 6th with an RBI single that broke a 1-1 tie. The Hooks had a chance to tack on with the bases loaded but Goetzman's RBI base hit was all they could get. Fortunately, it was enough. Goetzman finished 2-3 in game two.

Brett Adcock will take on Matt Milburn as the Hooks return home to start a three-game series with Midland. First pitch is at 6:15.

Winston-Salem 3, Fayetteville 2

W- Codi Heuer (3-1)
L- Jacob Billingsley (0-2)
S- Will Kincanon (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers mounted a 9th-inning rally that fell just short. Three of their four losses to Winston-Salem have been by one run.

Scott Schreiber opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Miguelangel Sierra hit an RBI single in the 9th. Bryan de la Cruz followed by drawing a walk to load the bases, but Enmanuel Valdez hit into a force out to end the game. Valdez and Jacob Meyers finished with two hits apiece.

Shawn Dubin had a fine day on the mound as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven in seven innings of work. Jacob Billingsley and Tommy DeJuneas pitched an inning apiece; Billingsley allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out one in the 8th, while DeJuneas allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 9th.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will take on Konnor Pilkington in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Burlington 2, Quad Cities 1

W- José Soriano (4-5)
L- Julio Robaina (0-1)
S- Austin Krzeminski (2)

QC home runs: None.

A rough inning on defense allowed the Bees to snatch this game from under the Banditos' noses.

Jeremy Peña nearly had a grand slam in the 3rd but he had to settle for a sac fly. Carlos Machado, who scored on the play, finished 2-3. Peña also extended his hitting streak to 15 games.

Austin Hansen continues to shut down the Midwest League as he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out six over six shutout innings. His current scoreless streak now stands at 33.2 innings. That streak was in a bit of jeopardy in the 6th as the Bees put two runners in scoring position to lead off the inning. However, he pulled himself together to escape that predicament and retired the next three batters. Julio Robaina pitched the final two innings and he allowed two unearned runs on an error and a wild pitch in the 8th. Robaina walked three and struck out four.

Quad Cities has Monday off. They'll start a three-game series with Peoria at 6:35.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Santana not pictured.

Granden Goetzman, OF, Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Luis Santana, 2B, Corpus Christi

Goetzman: 1-2, 2B, sac fly in game one of doubleheader

2-3, solo HR (11), 2 RBI in game two of doubleheader

Beer: 2-4, 3 RBI in game one of doubleheader

Santana: 2-3, RBI, R in game one of doubleheader

1-3 in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers 

Bullpen: W 6-4 @ Frisco (game 1)

5.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Justin Ferrell: W (1-2) 2.1 IP, H, 2 K

Willy Collado: 2.2 IP, 2 H, BB

Carlos Sanabria: Save (3, 4 season), 0.1 IP, K

Game 2: W 2-1 @ Frisco (game 2)

Cristian Javier: W (1-1, 3-1 season), 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 9 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: Save (1), 1.1 IP, H

Austin Hansen, RHP, Quad Cities, and Shawn Dubin, RHP, Fayetteville

Hansen: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K; has not allowed a run in 33.2 innings

Dubin: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 30, 2019

Iowa 7, Round Rock 0

W- Alec Mills (2-2)
L- Cionel Pérez (0-1)

RR home runs: None.

The E-Train broke down.

Offensively, Round Rock could only muster up a double from Kyle Tucker and a pair of singles from Josh Rojas and Nick Tanielu.

Cionel Pérez pitched 4.1 innings and he allowed four runs on eight hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out five. Kent Emanuel tagged in for the final 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (solo homer) and struck out four.

Rogelio Armenteros will face Trevor Clifton in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Midland 3

W- Carlos Sanabria (3-0, 5-0 season)
L- Trey Cochran-Gill (2-2)
S- Justin Ferrell (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks scored a run in the 9th to nip the Hounds and they also avoided a sweep in the process.

Carson LaRue went four innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out seven. Jonathan Bermúdez and Carlos Sanabria followed with two innings apiece out of the bullpen. Bermúdez was first and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Sanabria allowed a run on a sac fly, a triple, and fanned four. Justin Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning to earn the save.

Osvaldo Duarte ripped an RBI double in the 5th to put Corpus on the board. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI double in the 6th and he came around to score on a single from Luis Santana.

Carlos Canelón singled to lead off the 9th and advanced to second when Duarte laid down a sacrifice bunt. Chas McCormick joined Canelón on the bases after he got plunked and they both advanced a base on Abraham Toro's groundout. Seth Beer was intentionally walked to load the bases for Granden Goetzman, but he didn't have to do anything as a wild pitch allowed Canelón to score what turned out to be the winning run. Stephen Wrenn finished 3-3 with a couple of doubles and scored a run.

J.B. Bukauskas will start the first of a three-game weekend series in Frisco. He'll go against Jonathan Hernandez at 7:05.

Fayetteville 5, Wilmington 2

W- J.P. France (1-4)
L- Marcelo Martinez (3-2)
S- Jojanse Torres (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Michael Papierski (2, 2-run in 2nd), Ramiro Rodríguez (1, 2-run in 2nd)

A pair of two-run homers and a stellar night on the mound propelled the Woodpeckers to a win.

The one hit that J.P. France allowed in his five innings was a two-run homer hit by Dennicher Carrasco. France walked one and struck out six as he earned his first win of the season. Jojanse Torres shut it down by allowing one hit and striking out nine over the final four innings.

Michael Papierski opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and Ramiro Rodríguez launched a two-run shot of his own later in the frame. Marty Costes provided some insurance with an RBI single in the 8th. Miguelangel Sierra went 2-3 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game. Jonathan Arauz hit an infield single in the 5th to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

Chad Donato will be on the mound for game three of this series and he'll take on Daniel Tillo at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Beloit 2

W- José Alberto Rivera (1-2)
L- Aiden McIntyre (1-3)
S- Devin Conn (3)

QC home runs: César Salazar (3, 2-run in 1st), Freúdis Nova (2, solo in 8th)

The Banditos avoided the sweep thanks to a quick start out of the gate.

That quick start came in the form of a three-run 1st inning as Jeremy Peña ripped an RBI double and César Salazar whacked a two-run homer. Freúdis Nova finished 2-4 and smacked a solo homer in the 8th; he also scored on Salazar's homer. Austin Dennis (SB, R) and Michael Wielansky also finished 2-4 on the evening.

Matt Ruppenthal allowed a run on three hits and struck out four, but he only lasted four innings because he issued five walks in the process. José Alberto Rivera tagged in for 4.1 innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Devin Conn came on and got the final two outs of the game, one coming via the strikeout. He definitely had to earn his save, though. Conn struck out the first man he faced, but he proceeded to throw a wild pitch, issued a walk, threw another wild pitch, and issued another walk to load the bases. Fortunately, he pulled himself together and got Max Schuemann to fly out to end the game.

Quad Cities has a big series coming up as they'll take on the team right behind them in the Midwest League's Western division: Burlington. They have a 4.5 game lead over the Bees so these next three games will present an opportunity to extend the lead. First pitch is at 6:30.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jojanse Torres' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-2 vs. Wilmington

9 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 15 K

J.P. France: W (1-4), 5 IP, H (2-R HR), 2 ER, BB, 6 K

Jojanse Torres: Save (1), 4 IP, H, BB, 9 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Freúdis Nova, IF, Quad Cities

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

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

W (1-2), 4.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

5 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K

Carlos Sanabria: W (3-0, 5-0 season), 2 IP, H, ER, 4 K

Justin Ferrell: Save (1), IP, K

Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

3-3, 2 2B, R