Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 11, 2019

Round Rock 6, Iowa 4

W- Brendan McCurry (2-1)
L- Dillon Maples (0-4)
S- Felipe Paulino (4)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (9, 3-run in 1st)

The E-Train emerged victorious to start the second half by scoring two in the 8th to break a 4-4 tie.

Both teams scored three in the 1st; Derek Fisher launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the inning to respond to the Cubs' opening salvo. Josh Rojas ripped an RBI double in the 4th and then he and Garrett Stubbs drew bases-loaded walks in the 8th. Rojas and Stubbs both finished 2-3 on the night; they both doubled, scored a run, and stole a base.

Akeem Bostick went two innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked three, and struck out three. The bullpen picked him up and finished the game with seven scoreless innings. Kent Emanuel took over for five and allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out five. Brendan McCurry and Felipe Paulino pitched an inning apiece. McCurry struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th and Paulino allowed a hit and struck out one in the 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros will take on Adbert Alzolay in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Midland 5

W- Carson LaRue (2-5)
L- Kyle Friedrichs (3-5)
S- Carlos Sanabria (5)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (20, solo in 6th)

The Hooks fought off a rain delay and a late rally from the RockHounds to take the first game of this new series out in West Texas.

Carson LaRue allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work. Chad Donato tagged in for three innings and he allowed three runs on five hits (two-run homer) and struck out one. Carlos Sanabria walked one and struck out one in the 9th to earn the save.

Corpus stormed out of the gate with four in the 1st: Bryan de la Cruz tripled to lead off the game and he scored the first run of the night on Abraham Toro's groundout. Granden Goetzman followed with an RBI single and Stephen Wrenn cranked a two-run triple. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 4th and reached the 20-homer plateau when he led off the 6th by sending one out. Beer, Goetzman, Wrenn, De La Cruz, and J.J. Matijevic all finished with two hits on the night.

J.B. Bukauskas will go up against Brian Howard in game two. First pitch is at 7:00.

Winston-Salem 8, Fayetteville 5 (7.5 innings)

W- Konnor Pilkington (2-5)
L- Cody Deason (5-4)
S- Jake Elliott (2)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain. The Dash took control of this one on the strength of a four-run 4th inning.

Cody Deason pitched four innings in his Fayetteville debut and he allowed five runs (four earned) on three hits, walked three, and struck out four. Leovanny Rodríguez and Joey Gonzalez pitched two innings apiece; Leovanny allowed a run on two hits and struck out one, while Gonzalez allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Jeremy Peña ripped an RBI double in the 3rd to put the Woodpeckers on the board. He hit another one in the 5th and he scored on a single from Corey Julks. Michael Papierski hit an RBI single in the 6th and Jake Adams hit a sac fly in the 7th. Peña finished 3-4 on the evening and Julks had two hits.

Jojanse Torres will start the third and final game of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 1, West Michigan 0

W- Brett Daniels (5-4)
L- Robbie Welhaf (2-4)
S- Devin Conn (4)

QC home runs: None.

A first-inning run for Quad Cities held up in the end.

Brett Daniels allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out two over seven shutout frames. Devin Conn completed the shutout by striking out five over two perfect innings.

Grae Kessinger finished 2-4 and he scored the only run of the evening on a single from César Salazar in the 1st inning.

R.J. Freure takes on Chance Kirby in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Tri-City 4, State College 3

W- Franny Cobos (1-0)
L- Jeremy Randolph (0-2)
S- Garrett Gayle (1)

TC home runs: Nathan Perry (4, solo in 1st), A.J. Lee (2, 2-run in 5th)

The Spikes scored one in the top of the 6th to tie, but the ValleyCats regained control by scoring in the bottom half of the inning. Tri-City won this game despite issuing 12 walks.

Nathan Perry launched a solo homer to open the scoring in the 1st inning. A.J. Lee smacked a two-run homer in the 5th and C.J. Stubbs scored on an error that also allowed Wilyer Abreu to reach in the 6th. Joe Perez went 2-4 on the night.

Manny Ramirez pitched 3.2 innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked seven, and struck out three. Franny Cobos was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs (one earned), a hit, walked four, and struck out two. Garrett Gayle turned in three scoreless, allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out four. Luis Guerrero provided an assist from the outfield in the 9th; Gayle allowed a leadoff double to Andrew Warner; Warner tried to score the tying run on a single and Guerrero nailed him at the plate. Guerrero was making his Tri-City debut and he was carrying a ten-game hitting streak from the Gulf Coast League. That streak came to an end, but he helped contribute to a ValleyCats win with his effort on defense. Also, he's from the Bronx, so he's getting to play a little closer to home now.

Kyle Serrano gets the start as the ValleyCats look to sweep the series. He'll go against Enmanuel Solano at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 6, GCL Astros 2

W- Brailin Gonzalez (1-0)
L- Kevin Holcomb (0-1)
S- Adrian Aybar (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Mets scored twice in the 6th and the 7th to pull away from the Palm Beach 'Stros.

The Astros' two runs came in the 8th as Yimmi Cortabarria scored on a wild pitch and José Álvarez hit a sac fly.

Tyler Ivey walked one and struck out three over two scoreless innings in his second rehab appearance. Kevin Holcomb and Elián Rodríguez followed with two innings apiece. Holcomb allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out two. Rodríguez allowed four runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three. Heitor Tokar allowed a solo homer in the 9th.

The Astros are down the road to take on the Cardinals.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Braves 1

W- Reimy Beltre (2-0)
L- Roddery Muñoz (0-2)
S- Ronny Garcia (2)

DSL home runs: Jesús Liranzo (3, solo in 5th)

The Dominican 'Stros broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the bottom of the 6th.

Jesús Liranzo opened the scoring by smacking a solo homer in the 5th. Yohander Martinez ripped an RBI triple in the 6th and he trotted home on Carlos Hurtado's double. All of the Astros' runs came on these three extra-base hits.

Jaime Melendez and Reimy Beltre started things off with four innings apiece. Melendez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out five in a scoreless outing, while Beltre allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Ronny Garcia worked around a hit in the 9th to earn the save.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jaime Melendez, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: W (2-0), 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 1-0 @ West Michigan

9 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K

Brett Daniels: W (5-4), 7 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K

Devin Conn: Save (4), 2 IP, 5 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

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

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tyler Ivey, RHP, GCL Astros

2 IP, BB, 3 K in rehab appearance

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

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

Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Beer: 2-4, solo HR (20), 2 RBI, 2 R

Wrenn: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI

Garrett Gayle, RHP, Tri-City

Save (1), 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 K

A.J. Lee, IF, Tri-City

1-3, 2-R HR (2), SB (10)

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Garrett Stubbs, C, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB (25)

Stubbs: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, SB (6)

Fisher: 1-2, 3-R HR (9)

Felipe Paulino's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Round Rock Express bullpen

7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K

Kent Emanuel: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

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

Felipe Paulino: Save (4), IP, H, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Round Rock was off

Akeem Bostick will start the first game of a new series with Reno at 7:05.

Arkansas 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Darren McCaughan (5-3)
L- Carson LaRue (1-3)
S- Wyatt Mills (3)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (4, 13 season; solo in 4th)

Carson LaRue went the distance... and had to take a loss.

LaRue allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. Seth Beer went 2-4 and his solo homer in the 4th represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play.

J.B. Bukauskas gets the start in game two of this series and he'll face Nabil Crismatt at 7:10.

Fayetteville 5, Myrtle Beach 1

W- Luis Garcia (2-0, 6-0 season)
L- Erick Leal (0-1)
S- Willy Collado (3)

Fayetteville home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (2, 5 season; grand slam in 1st)

The Woodpeckers only scored in one inning but it was enough to give them the victory.

Fayetteville parlayed a bases-loaded situation to lead off the 1st into their five runs. Jake Adams opened the scoring with a sac fly. Chandler Taylor drew a walk to re-load the bases and two batters later, Enmanuel Valdez launched a grand slam. Michael Papierski went 2-3 and was the only person on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Luis Garcia started things off in dominant fashion, allowing just one hit, walking one, and striking out six in five shutout innings of work. Jojanse Torres was the first man out of the Woodpeckers bullpen and he allowed an unearned run thanks to an error; he also allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out five in three innings.

Leovanny Rodríguez got the first out of the 9th with a strikeout, but he also walked the bases loaded and Willy Collado was summoned to try and extricate him from this predicament. Collado did so successfully as he struck out both Pelicans he faced to secure the win.

The Woodpeckers are looking for the sweep. Brett Conine will take on Alex Lange at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 10, Beloit 9

W- Felipe Tejada (2-0)
L- Chase Cohen (4-6)

QC home runs: None.

Against all odds brought by the horrible hand that Mother Nature dealt us, your Quad Cities River Bandits are FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS 💪🏻🔥 #QuadGoals pic.twitter.com/rWIrEAAUsW

— Quad Cities River Bandits (@QCRiverBandits) June 12, 2019

The Banditos basically spent the entire first half of their schedule on the road due to the persistent threat of flooding in the Quad Cities, which rendered Modern Woodmen Park virtually inaccessible. Nevertheless, they found a way to win baseball games. This one got a bit too close for comfort but they managed to hang on.

Everyone in the lineup recorded at least one hit and the Banditos pounded out 20 on the evening. Lotta pepper, though... 17 singles and three doubles. Wilyer Abreu, after going 0-17 to start the season, went 4-5 tonight. He's 6-9 in his last two games so he raised his average from .000 all the way up to .231.

José Alberto Rivera pitched three innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, walked three, and struck out one. Felipe Tejada was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he went four innings, allowing two runs on two hits, walking two, and striking out three. Riley Cabral got the last two innings and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Cody Deason gets the start in game two of this series. He'll go against Reid Birlingmair at 6:30.

DSL Red Sox1 9, DSL Astros 1

W- Beiker Piñeda (1-0)
L- Misael Tamarez (0-2)
S- Carlos Velez (1)

DSL home runs: None.

Both teams scored in the first and then the Sox used a couple of big innings to bury the Dominican 'Stros.

Misael Tamarez went 3.1 innings and allowed four runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, walked three, and struck out seven. Edinson Batista went three innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked one, and struck out four. Cristofer Mezquita got the last two outs of the 7th but also allowed two singles, one of which resulted in two runs being charged to Batista. Luis Vega threw two scoreless in his pro debut, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out three.

Miguel Palma's sac fly in the 1st was the DSL Astros' only scoring play of the day. Yohander Martinez went 2-3.

These two teams will play again at the Red Sox complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Vega, RHP, DSL Astros: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

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

Ross Adolph, OF, Jeremy Peña, SS, and Ruben Castro, C, Quad Cities

Adolph: 2-4, RBI, 3 R

Peña: 2-3, 2 RBI, R

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

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

L (1-3), CG (8 IP), 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 5 K

Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (4, 13 season)

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Fayetteville

1-3, Grand Slam (2, 5 season)

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-1 vs. Myrtle Beach

9 IP, 3 H, unearned run, 8 BB, 14 K

Luis Garcia: W (2-0, 6-0 season), 5 IP, H, BB, 6 K

Jojanse Torres: 3 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 5 K

Leovanny Rodríguez: 0.1 IP, 3 BB, K

Willy Collado: Save (3), 0.2 IP, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The Lone Star Series in the Minor Leagues fires up again.

Round Rock 11, Nashville 2

W- Brady Rodgers (1-0)
L- Wes Benjamin (0-2)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (7, grand slam in 1st), Alex De Goti (3, solo in 4th)

The Express began their tour of Tennessee where Yordan Alvarez continued his rampage in the Music City.

Brady Rodgers allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out four in seven innings of work. Tanner Duncan walked one and struck out two over the final two innings.

Alvarez clubbed a grand slam in the 1st to open the scoring. Alex De Goti led off the 4th with a homer. In the 5th, Jamie Ritchie scored on a wild pitch and De Goti scored on a double play. Alvarez drove in another run on a groundout in the 8th, and Round Rock capped things off with three more runs in the 9th on a Myles Straw RBI double, a Derek Fisher RBI single, and a Taylor Jones sac fly. Straw finished 3-6 and scored three runs, while De Goti went 4-5 and also scored three times.

Akeem Bostick faces Richelson Peña in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Corpus Christi 8, Frisco 6

W- Colin McKee (2-1)
L- Brock Burke (0-1)
S- Kit Scheetz (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (2, solo in 8th)

The Hooks jumped out to a 7-0 lead and had to hang on for dear life after the Roughriders scored five in the 6th inning. Fortunately, they kept their heads and secured the win.

Ronnie Dawson scored the first run of the evening when Josh Rojas hit into a fielder's choice in the 1st inning. Two batters later, J.J. Matijevic ripped a two-run double. Stephen Wrenn hit an RBI single in the 2nd. Corpus scored three more in the 3rd on a two-run double from Lorenzo Quintana, who scored on an error that allowed Dawson to reach. Granden Goetzman provided a sorely-needed insurance run when he whacked a solo homer in the 8th.

Carson LaRue allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over four scoreless innings. Brett Adcock bore the brunt of Frisco's assault in the 6th as he allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on two hits, walked three, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Colin McKee was next; he pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a run of his own (inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked three, and struck out two. Kit Scheetz allowed a hit in the 9th that allowed the runner he inherited from McKee to score but was able to shut the door.

Brandon Bailey gets the start as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Jonathan Hernandez at 6:15.

Carolina 7, Fayetteville 6

W- Nelson Hernandez (2-0)
L- Chad Donato (1-2)
S- Rodrigo Benoit (3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

A 9th-inning uprising from the Woodpeckers fell just short.

Chad Donato went 3.2 innings and allowed six runs on five hits (three-run homer), walked three, and struck out four. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the bullpen and allowed a run on a solo homer, two other hits, walked one, and struck out four in three innings. Tommy DeJuneas allowed a hit and struck out one in 1.1 innings.

Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st and Jake Adams had an RBI single in the 3rd. This was Fayetteville's last scoring play until the 9th; in the meantime, the Mudcats scored their seven runs. Seth Beer ripped a two-run double, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a base hit from Adams. Scott Manea got plunked to put Adams in scoring position, but they were stranded as Colton Shaver struck out to end the game.

Beer finished 3-5 and all three of his hits were doubles. Adams also finished with three hits on the night. Bryan de la Cruz (2B, 3B, R) and Corey Julks (2 R) both finished 2-5.

Well... finally. The 14th and final game of the Woodpeckers' season-opening roadtrip is here. Yohan Ramirez will take the mound for an 11:00 AM Eastern start.

Cedar Rapids 11, Quad Cities 2

W- Blayne Enlow (2-1)
L- Austin Hansen (1-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos' offense went MIA and the Kernels teed off on their pitchers.

César Salazar hit an RBI single in the 4th and Ross Adolph scored on an error in the 5th. Enmanuel Valdez finished 2-2, scored on Salazar's base hit, and drew a couple of walks.

Austin Hansen went three innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (three-run homer), walked four, and struck out two. Humberto Castellanos pitched four innings and allowed two runs of his own on five hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out four. Devin Conn pitched the last two innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked three, and struck out two.

Nivaldo Rodriguez takes on Jordan Balazovic in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

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

Alvarez: Grand Slam (7), 5 RBI

De Goti: 4-5, solo HR (3), 3 R

Straw: 3-6, 2B, RBI, 3 R

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 11-2 @ Nashville

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

Brady Rodgers: W (1-0), 7 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 4 K

Tanner Duncan: 2 IP, BB, 2 K

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

Seth Beer, 1B/DH, and Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

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

Adams: 3-4, 2 RBI, R

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

4 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Quad Cities

2-2, 2B, R, 2 BB

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, August 11, 2018

Sorry, I've been out of pocket these past few days because I got buried by work.

Albuquerque 10, Fresno 0

W- Brooks Pounders (1-3)
L- Trent Thornton (8-8)

Fresno home runs: None.

Yeah, I'd rather not touch this one.

On the bright side, the Grizzlies did not end up getting no-hit as Garrett Stubbs doubled to lead off the bottom of the 9th.

Fresno and Albuquerque will conclude this series at 5:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 6, Springfield 2

W- Corbin Martin (7-2, 9-2 season)
L- Genesis Cabrera (0-1)
S- Alex Winkelman (4)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (3, 13 season; solo in 1st)

The Hooks got a huge night at the plate from Ronnie Dawson and Corbin Martin continues to truck along with another nice outing.

Martin allowed two runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out eight in his six innings of work. Kit Scheetz was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he turned in two no-hit innings, walking two and striking out two. Alex Winkelman worked around a hit to close out the game.

Dawson started things off with a homer to lead off the 1st inning. The Hooks got two in the 2nd inning thanks to RBI doubles from Aníbal Sierra and Dawson. Dawson singled with one out in the 4th and moved up on a base hit from Stephen Wrenn. They both advanced on a balk and Carmen Benedetti hit a sac fly to bring Dawson in. Chas McCormick led off the 8th with a walk and scored the final run of the evening when Lorenzo Quintana ripped a double. Dawson finished 4-5 on the night while Sierra and Abraham Toro both had two hits apiece.

Akeem Bostick will start the series finale and he'll take on Anthony Shew at 2:05.

Frederick 2, Buies Creek 1 in 10 innings

W- Tyler Erwin (4-3)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (0-2, 2-4 season)

BC home runs: None.

The Keys pushed their leadoff runner across in the first extra frame and walked off with a win.

Abdiel Saldaña went five innings and allowed an unearned run on four hits while striking out three. Carson LaRue did not allow a hit in four innings; he walked one and struck out three. Tommy DeJuneas got two strikeouts in the 10th but he also allowed the winning run on two hits.

Jake Meyers drove in Buies Creek's only run with a single in the 3rd inning.

Peter Solomon will face Michael Baumann in the final game of this series. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 9, Quad Cities 6

W- Jordan Balazovic (6-3)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-5)
S- Calvin Faucher (3)

QC home runs: Colton Shaver (13, solo in 6th), Mike Papierski (4, solo in 9th)

An 8-0 deficit proved to be too much for the Banditos to overcome.

Quad Cities scored two runs in each of the innings in which they scored. Miguelangel Sierra ripped a two-run double in the 5th to put them on the board. Colton Shaver led off the 6th with a homer. Jonathan Lacroix got thrown out at third trying to turn a double into a triple, but David Hensley kept things going with a base hit. He moved to third on a single from Chandler Taylor and scored on Sierra's sac fly. Mike Papierski launched a home run to start the 9th and Hensley hit an RBI single with two outs in the inning. Papierski, Hensley, Taylor, and Logan Mattix all finished with two hits on the evening.

Leovanny Rodriguez labored through four innings as he allowed five runs on nine hits (solo and two-run homers) and struck out four. Tim Hardy received a rude welcome to the Midwest League as he allowed four runs on six hits (two-run homer) while striking out three in 1.2 innings. Brendan Feldmann restored some semblance of order to this game from the Banditos' standpoint, but the damage was done. Feldmann allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out four over 2.1 scoreless innings and Humberto Castellanos escaped a bases-loaded predicament in the 9th; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one.

Edgardo Sandoval goes up against Jhoan Duran at 5:15.

Tri-City 8, Vermont 5

W- Felipe Tejada (4-3)
L- Jeferson Mejía (1-1)
S- Austin Hansen (2)

TC home runs: Oscar Campos (2, solo in 5th)

After a topsy-turvy start to this game, the ValleyCats were able to seize control.

Juan Pablo Lopez only recorded two outs in the 1st. He allowed three unearned runs on three hits and struck out one. Jacob Billingsley was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and went 2.2 innings, allowing two runs, one of which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, on six hits and struck out four. Felipe Tejada struck out six over 4.2 near-perfect innings; he allowed one of Billingsley's runners to score on a sac fly and also plunked another man. Austin Hansen walked one and struck out one in the 9th.

Trey Dawson opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and he came around to score on a single from Alex Holderbach. Juan Piñeda reached on an error to lead off the 2nd and scored on a Carlos Machado groundout. Oscar Campos hit an RBI single in the 3rd and then whacked a solo homer with two outs in the 5th that tied the game at 5. Piñeda kept the line moving with a base hit and he scored the go-ahead run on a Ramiro Rodriguez double. Holderbach smacked a two-run triple in the 6th and very nearly turned into a three-run inside-the-park homer... but he got thrown out at the plate to end the inning. Holderbach (3B, 3 RBI), Campos (solo HR, 2 RBI), Rodriguez (2 2B, RBI), and Enmanuel Valdez (2B) all had two hits in this game. Austin Dennis scored twice and stole a couple of bases, giving him 14 on the season.

The ValleyCats will conclude this brief two-game set at 5:05 Eastern. After this contest, they'll have a break for the New York-Penn League All-Star game.

GCL Nationals 3, GCL Astros 0

W- Ryan Williamson (1-0)
L- Jose Bravo (2-4)
S- Alfonso Hernandez (2)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros were blanked by their complex mates.

Ronaldo Urdaneta went 2-4 with a double; Rhandall Sanchez's double was the GCL Astros' only other hit.

Jose Bravo went five innings and allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out three; both of the runs he allowed came in the 1st. Angel Macuare pitched the last three innings and allowed a run on two hits and struck out four.

DSL Rays1 9, DSL Astros 1

W- Daniel Santana (3-1)
L- Fabricio Reina (3-6)
S- Carlos Garcia (5)

DSL home runs: None.

The Rays scored four in the 1st and buried the Astros with five more in the final inning.

Jonarkys Lopez doubled in the 6th and scored the Academy's only run on a sac fly from Javier Bermúdez.

Jeremy Molero walked two and struck out two over 1.2 innings; he allowed a runner that he inherited from Fabricio Reina to score. Franny Cobos allowed three hits and struck out one over five scoreless.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Franny Cobos, RHP, DSL Astros: 5 IP, 3 H, K
Angel Macuare, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

4-5, 2B, solo HR (3, 13 season), 2 RBI, 2 R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 5-2 vs. Springfield

9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K

Corbin Martin: W (7-2, 9-2 season), 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K

Kit Scheetz: 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K

Alex Winkelman: Save (4), IP, H

Abdiel Saldaña, RHP, and Carson LaRue, RHP, Buies Creek

Saldaña: 5 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 3 K

LaRue: 4 IP, BB, 3 K

Tri-City ValleyCats bullpen

5.2 IP, BB, 7 K

Felipe Tejada: W (4-3), 4.2 IP, 6 K

Austin Hansen: Save (2), IP, BB, K

Oscar Campos, C, and Alex Holderbach, C, Tri-City
Campos: 2-4, solo HR (2), 2 RBI

Holderbach: 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The Astros' affiliates did battle with the A's affiliates down in the lower levels of the farm on this Fourth of July. How did they fare?

Fresno 5, Las Vegas 0

W- Mike Hauschild (7-6)
L- Drew Gagnon (1-4)

Fresno home runs: Taylor Jones (2, 14 season; 2-run in 8th)

Mike Hauschild was excellent as the Grizzlies kept their opponents off the board for the second straight night.

Hauschild allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out seven over eight shutout frames and Kent Emanuel worked around a walk to complete the shutout, striking out one.

Garrett Stubbs tripled with one out in the 3rd and scored on a Nick Tanielu single. J.D. Davis drove in another run with a base hit in the 5th. Tanielu reached on an error with one out in the 7th and scored on a triple from Myles Straw and Taylor Jones capped off the evening with a two-run homer in the 8th inning. Tucker, Tanielu, and Jon Kemmer all finished with two hits in the contest.

Trent Thornton will take on Kevin McGowan in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Arkansas 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Nathan Bannister (5-5)
L- Jorge Alcala (1-4, 2-6 season)
S- Matt Festa (11)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks scored twice in the 8th to cut the deficit to one run, but the Travs scored twice in the 9th to seal the deal.

Chas McCormick walked to start the 8th and scored Corpus Christi's first run on a Randy César groundout. Stephen Wrenn finished 2-4 and added an RBI single later in the inning.

Jorge Alcala went 4.2 innings and allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on seven hits, walked three, and struck out four. Kit Scheetz got the last out of the 5th, but before he did so, he allowed a hit and issued a walk. Akeem Bostick threw the last four innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out four.

Forrest Whitley will try to get himself back on track in game two of this series. He'll face Johendi Jiminian at 7:05.

Buies Creek 4, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Gabriel Valdez (4-3)
L- Casey Bloomquist (2-2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros stunned the Pelicans with a run in the 8th and three more in the 9th to walk off with the victory.

Carson LaRue pitched well but was on the verge of having to take the loss. Fortunately, the offense got him out of dodge. LaRue went seven innings and allowed two runs on six hits, walked one, and struck out one. Gabriel Valdez allowed a run on a groundout, walked one, and struck out two in two innings.

Jake Meyers and Corey Julks got on with one-out base hits. Meyers got to third when Abraham Toro flew out and scored on a single from Ronnie Dawson. The real fun started in the 9th, when Buies Creek loaded the bases before they made an out.

Osvaldo Duarte walked and moved to third on a Bryan de la Cruz single. Chuckie Robinson drew a walk to load the bases and Orlando Marquez walked Duarte in. Jonathan Arauz grounded into a force out but the bases remained loaded for Meyers, who tied the game with a sac fly. Julks won it with a base hit. He and Meyers finished with two hits apiece.

Buies Creek and Myrtle Beach continues their series at 6:00 Eastern.

Beloit 6, Quad Cities 5

W- Jared Poché (4-6)
L- Humberto Castellanos (1-1)
S- Jesús Zambrano (3)

QC home runs: Jonathan Lacroix (2, 3-run in 1st)

The Banditos got off to a quick start, but the Snappers hit back for five runs in the 7th to take control.

All four Quad Cities runs in the opening inning came with two outs. Miguelangel Sierra kept the 1st inning alive with a triple and scored the first run of the evening on a single from Colton Shaver. Marty Costes got plunked, and one batter later, Jonathan Lacroix whacked a home run. After the Snappers went off in the top of the 7th, Seth Beer managed to get a run back with an RBI single in the bottom half. Beer went 2-3.

Enoli Paredes allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out five in six innings of work. Humberto Castellanos got knocked around in the 7th... I'll leave it at that. Tanner Duncan allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one over 2.1 scoreless innings.

This series now shifts to Quad Cities for the final two games. First pitch is at 6:35.

Vermont 6, Tri-City 1

W- Slater Lee (2-1)
L- Luis de Paula (0-3)

TC home runs: Gilberto Celestino (1, solo in 4th)

The Lake Monsters went nuts in the 9th in order to break a 1-1 tie.

Gilberto Celestino smacked a homer to lead off the 4th which accounted for the lone Tri-City run and was also the ValleyCats' only extra-base hit of the game. Celestino also stole a base, his 9th of the year.

J.B. Bukauskas walked one and struck out one over two scoreless innings as he tries to get back to speed. Austin Hansen also threw two scoreless innings; he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three. Cody Deason worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th. Hansel Paulino threw three innings and the one hit he allowed was a homer that tied the game at 1. Paulino struck out four. Luis de Paula bore the brunt of the Lake Monsters' assault in the 9th and I don't think there's any need for me to elaborate any further.

Game five (well, game two in Tri-City) of this series starts at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 3, GCL Cardinals 1

W- Layne Henderson (1-0)
L- Perry DellaValle (0-1)
S- Jervic Chavez (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros went 4-19 with runners in scoring position and had 13 hits. They had plenty of traffic but could only manage to push three runs across. However, they also held the Cardinals to one run on the afternoon.

Nerio Rodriguez ripped a double to start the 2nd inning and scored the first run of the day on a single from Andrés Santana. Deury Carrasco also doubled to lead off an inning; he smacked a ground-rule double to start the 3rd and scored on a single from Freudis Nova, who tripled to start the 9th and scored on a base hit from Nerio. Nova, Nerio, and Juan Ramirez had three hits on the afternoon, while Hector Martinez finished 2-5 with a double and a stolen base (2).

Miguel Figueroa and Layne Henderson started it off with three scoreless innings apiece. Figueroa struck out two in a perfect outing while Henderson allowed two hits and struck out four. Christian Mejias allowed a hit and struck out three in two scoreless innings, and the Cardinals spoiled the shutout with a run off a groundout against Jervic Chavez in the 9th. Chavez allowed a single, walked one, and struck out one.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Robinson 1

W- Flaer Gonzalez (1-1)
L- Juan Gonzalez (1-2)
S- Valente Bellozo (1)

DSL home runs: None.

A big hit early set the tone for the Dominican Stros.

Junior Marte opened the scoring with a two-run double in the 2nd, although he got thrown out at third to end the inning. Franklin Pinto hit a two-out double in the 3rd and scored on a single from Carlos Hurtado. Marte finished 2-3 on the afternoon.

Fabricio Reina went three innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked four, and struck out two. Flaer Gonzalez tagged in to throw two scoreless, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out one. Valente Bellozo pitched the final four innings to earn the save, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Valente Bellozo, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

GCL Astros pitchers - W 3-1 @ GCL Cardinals: 9 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 10 K
Miguel Figueroa: 3 IP, 2 K; perfect outing
Layne Henderson: 3 IP, 2 H, 4 K
Christian Mejias: 2 IP, H, 3 K
Jervic Chavez: IP, H, ER, BB, K

Photo by Oz Ocampo; not sure if he actually took it, but it was a part of one of his tweets.

Freudis Nova, SS, GCL Astros

3-5, 3B, RBI, R

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Las Vegas

9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 8 K

Mike Hauschild: W (7-6), 8 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K

Kent Emanuel: IP, BB, K

Kyle Tucker, OF, and Nick Tanielu, IF, Fresno

Tucker: 2-3, 3B, RBI

Tanielu: 2-4, RBI, R, 2 SB (2, 3 season)

Carson LaRue, RHP, Buies Creek

7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Jake Meyers, OF, and Corey Julks, OF, Buies Creek

Meyers: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; game-tying sac fly

Julks: 2-5, walk-off RBI single

Photo by Bryan Green

Enoli Paredes, RHP, Quad Cities

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