Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 12, 2017

Fresno was off

OK... I couldn't sleep until 1 and woke up at 5 to finish off Sunday's recaps. I didn't see the part where Fresno had Monday off.

Casey Coleman takes on Thad Weber in the first of a 4-game series in Albuquerque. First pitch is at 7:05 Mountain.

San Antonio 7, Corpus Christi 3

W- Kyle McGrath (1-1)
L- Jacob Dorris (1-2)

CC home runs: None.

The wheels fell off late for the Corpus bullpen as the Missions went off for 5 in the bottom of the 8th to seize control of this game.

Jon Singleton opened the scoring with a sac fly in the opening frame. J.D. Davis finished 3-4 with RBI singles in the 6th and the 8th. Jason Martin also finished 3-4 and scored 2 of Corpus Christi's 3 runs.

The two runs that Rogelio Armenteros allowed in his 5.2 innings of work came on a homer hit by Stephen McGee (not the former Texas A&M quarterback) in the 3rd. Armenteros allowed 3 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. Jacob Dorris went 1.2 innings and had 3 inherited runners charged to him in the 8th inning. He allowed a single, walked 2, and struck out 2. Ryan Thompson got the final two outs of the 8th, one via strikeout, but allowed all 5 San Antonio runs (again, 3 were charged to Dorris). Thompson allowed 2 runs of his own on 2 hits.

The Hooks will look to avoid the sweep as Josh James takes the mound. He'll take on Christian Friedrich at 7:05.

Potomac 12, Buies Creek 4

W- Nolan Sanburn (1-1)
L- Howie Brey (0-2)

BC home runs: Dex McCall (4, solo in 3rd)

The Carolina Stros were buried by an 8-run 4th from the Nationals.

Brett Adcock went 3 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. Howie Brey had to wear it in the 4th as he allowed all 8 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits (solo and 3-run homres) and walked 1. Ryan Hartman restored order with 3 scoreless innings, walking 1 and striking out 2. The 2 runs that Andrew Walter allowed in the 8th came on a homer hit by Ian Sagdal. He allowed one other hit in the inning.

3 of Buies Creek's 4 runs came in the 3rd. Dex McCall led it off with a homer. Ryne Birk added an RBI single and Stephen Wrenn added a sac fly. Alex De Goti scored on a wild pitch/Rodrigo Ayarza walk in the 7th. Myles Straw went 2-4 to extend his hitting streak to 6 games and his 2-hit game streak to 5.

Yoanys Quiala gets the start in game 2 of this series and he'll go up against Luis Reyes at 7:05 Eastern.

Beloit 1, Quad Cities 0

W- Zack Erwin (1-0)
L- Ronel Blanco (2-1, 2-2 season)
S- Xavier Altamirano (2)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as they got held off the scoreboard.

Ronel Blanco went 4.2 innings and allowed the only run of the game, which scored on a double play in the 2nd. He allowed 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 5. Yohan Ramirez allowed a hit and walked 1 over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Marcos Almonte and Carmen Benedetti both doubled. That was all for the Quad Cities offense.

Quad Cities will start a 3-game series with Cedar Rapids at 6:35. Carson LaRue will face Sean Poppen.

DSL Astros Blue 7, DSL Marlins 1

W- Yeremi Ceballos (1-0)
L- Leudy Martinez (0-2)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team cruised to the win on Monday.

Anthony Rodriguez opened the scoring with a 2-run double in the 1st inning. The Blue team got 2 more in the 2nd as César Cortez hit a sac fly and Yorbin Ceuta scored on a wild pitch. Angel Tejeda smacked a 2-run double in the 5th and Cortez hit an RBI single in the 6th. Ceuta, Cortez, and Kendy Moya all finished with 2 hits on the day; Cortez also walked twice and reached in all four of his plate appearances.

Yulian Frontado allowed 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 1 over 4.1 scoreless innings. Jean Reyes got the final 2 outs of the 5th, one via strikeout. Yeremi Ceballos pitched the last 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5.

The Blue team takes on the Rays 1 at 10:30 AM Eastern.

DSL Astros Orange 7, DSL Cubs1 4

W- Wender Oberto (1-0)
L- Yan De La Cruz (0-2)
S- Jervic Chavez (1)

Orange home runs: None.

Team Orange seized control with 5 runs in the 6th inning.

Hector Martinez scored the first run of the day on a wild pitch in the 1st inning. This would be the Orange team's only run until they went off in the 6th.

Kelvin Perez reached on an error to lead off the inning, advanced to 2nd on Ramiro Rodriguez single, and scored on a Samir Caraballo single. Deury Carrasco walked to load the bases. Michael Garcia went down on strikes for the first out, but Gerry Castillo came through with a bases-clearing triple. Castillo scored on an error that allowed Jeury Castillo to reach. Rodriguez doubled in the 7th and scored the last run of the day on Carrasco's single.

Jairo Solis went 3 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 earned), a double, walked 1, and struck out 3. Wender Oberto and Jervic Chavez finished with 6 scoreless innings out of the bullpen: Oberto allowed 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 4 innings and Chavez allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2 in 2 innings to earn the save.

The Orange team will play the Rays 2 at 10:30 AM Eastern.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

César Cortez, OF, DSL Astros Blue: 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R

Wender Oberto, RHP, DSL Astros Orange: W (1-0), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
Jervic Chavez, LHP, DSL Astros Orange: Save (1), 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Photos from MiLB.com

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers

L 1-0 @ Beloit

8 IP, 4 H, ER, 5 BB, 5 K

Ronel Blanco: L (2-1, 2-2 season), 4.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Yohan Ramirez: 3.1 IP, H, BB

Ryan Hartman, LHP, Buies Creek

3 IP, BB, 2 K

J.D. Davis, 3B, and Jason Martin, OF, Corpus Christi

Davis: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Martin: 3-4, 2B, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 5, 2017

Sacramento 7, Fresno 3

W- Kraig Sitton (4-1)
L- Kevin Comer (2-2)

Fresno home runs: None.

Jae-gyun Hwang broke a 3-3 tie in Sacramento's favor with a 6th-inning RBI single off Kevin Comer and sealed the deal with a 2-run homer off of Jordan Jankowski in the 8th.

Both teams scored two in the 1st inning; Fresno's came on a 2-run double from Juan Centeno. Jon Kemmer hit an RBI infield single in the 5th for their only other scoring play on the night. Tony Kemp finished 2-4 with a run scored and a stolen base (10).

Trent Thornton went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits (2-run homer), walked 3, and struck out 4. Kevin Comer pitched the 6th and allowed the RBI single to Hwang. He allowed one other hit (also a single) and issued a walk. All of these events occurred after he got two groundouts to start the inning. Jordan Jankowski pitched a scoreless 7th but was tagged for 3 runs in the 8th. He allowed 2 hits, including Hwang's 2-run shot, walked 3, and struck out 1. Jankowski also uncorked 3 wild pitches in the 8th.

Mike Hauschild will get the start in game 2 of this series and he'll face Dan Slania at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi was off

Kent Emanuel takes on Ariel Jurado as the Hooks start a 4-game series with Frisco at 7:05.

From Sunday: Myrtle Beach 8, Buies Creek 5 in 10 innings

W- Pedro Araujo (3-0)
L- Ralph Garza Jr. (1-1)
S- Dillon Maples (2)

BC home runs: Dexture McCall (3, solo in 8th)

The Carolina Stros erased a 5-1 deficit when Dex McCall tied the game with his solo blast in the 8th inning... but the Pelicans scored 3 in the first extra frame to regain control.

Both teams scored a run in the 1st inning; Buies Creek's came on a sac fly from Stephen Wrenn. Pat Porter hit a sac fly to score Wrenn in the 6th inning. After Anibal Sierra doubled to lead off the 7th, Straw drove him in with a triple. He'd come around to score on a double from Wrenn. McCall launched a solo homer to tie the game at 5 in the 8th inning.

Straw finished 4-5 on the evening. Wrenn and Randy César both went 3-4, and McCall finished 2-5.

Franklin Perez went 4 innings and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits (solo homer) and struck out 3. Howie Brey struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 5th inning. Hector Perez was next, and the 2 runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Eddy Martinez in the 7th. Perez allowed one other hit, walked 2, and struck out 6. Ralph Garza Jr. was tagged for 3 runs on 3 hits in the 10th. He also walked 2 and struck out 1.


Myrtle Beach 1, Buies Creek 0

W- Mike Rucker (1-0)
L- Brett Adcock (1-3, 2-3 season)
S- Kyle Miller (2)

BC home runs: None.

Buies Creek got shut out in the regularly scheduled contest. Their only two hits were a double from Rodrigo Ayarza and an Anthony Hermelyn single.

Brett Adcock pitched well but was forced to take an L. He allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 2, and fanned 6 in 6 innings of work. Carlos Sierra tagged in for 3 perfect innings, striking out 3.

Buies Creek will look to avoid the sweep as Ryan Hartman looks to rebound from a rough Carolina League debut. He'll face Ryan Kellogg at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits start a 3-game series in Wisconsin at 7:05.

DSL Braves 15, DSL Astros Blue 13

W- Luis De Jesus (1-0)
L- Gustavo Almonte (0-1)
S- Lisandro Santos (1)

Blue home runs: Yeuris Ramirez 2 (2; solo in 4th, 2-run in 5th), César Cortez (1, solo in 5th), Ronny Rafael (1, solo in 6th)

The Braves stunned the Blue team with a 6-run 9th inning. The offense scored in every inning but the first and 9th, when they most likely needed to.

Yeuris Ramirez clubbed two homers, but his first RBI came on a sac fly in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd, Yorbin Ceuta scored on an error that allowed Ronny Rafael to reach. Angel Tejeda ripped an RBI triple to score Rafael, and Rhandall Sanchez brought Tejeda in with an RBI double. Ramirez smacked a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the 4th, and Rafael reached on another error that saw Kendy Moya score. César Cortez launched a homer to lead off the 5th, and Ramirez struck again with a 2-run blast later in the frame.

Rafael led off the bottom of the 6th with a homer and Cortez scored when Ronaldo Urdaneta beat a double play attempt. Rafael added an RBI single to his ledger in the 7th and Urdaneta hit an RBI single in the 8th. Everyone in the lineup had a hit; Urdaneta was the only player who didn't score.

Team Blue's pitchers, on the other hand, struggled. Some things are probably better left unsaid.

The Blue team is at the Dodgers complex where they'll take on the Dodgers 1 at 10:30 AM Eastern.

DSL Indians/Brewers 11, DSL Astros Orange 1

W- Daniel Acosta (1-0)
L- Asael Uribe (0-1)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team got on the board first, but the Brewdians went on an 11-0 run the rest of the way.

Deury Carrasco and Michael Garcia both finished 2-4 with a double. Carrasco also stole a base, as did Samir Caraballo, who swiped two. Jose Alvarez scored Team Orange's only run on a Jeury Castillo groundout in the 2nd inning.

Jesus Bernaez allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 4, and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work. The bullpen... didn't fare as well. Like I said, some things are probably better left unsaid.

The Orange team will take on the standalone Indians squad at 10:30 AM Eastern.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jesus Bernaez, RHP, DSL Astros Orange: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Yeuris Ramirez, IF, DSL Astros Blue: 2-3, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI
Ronny Rafael, OF, DSL Astros Blue: 3-6, 2B, solo HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R
Rhandall Sanchez, C, DSL Astros Blue: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB

Congrats to Astros 17yo Panama CF Cesar Cortez on being named MVP of the Panama League! @DslAstros #JMV pic.twitter.com/cWWOXSciC7

— Oz Ocampo (@OzOcampoHouston) February 22, 2017

César Cortez, OF, DSL Astros Blue

2-5, solo HR (1), 2 R, SB (2)

.@brett_adcock pic.twitter.com/SUSgP6k6VK

— QCBanditPhotog (@QCBanditPhotog) April 23, 2017

 Brett Adcock's photo taken by Rich Guill

Buies Creek Astros pitchers

L 1-0 vs. Myrtle Beach

9 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Brett Adcock: L (1-3, 2-3 season), 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Carlos Sierra: 3 IP, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Albuquerque 6, Fresno 4 in 10 innings

W- Brian Schlitter (1-2)
L- Jordan Jankowski (2-3)

Fresno home runs: None.

Old friend Brandon Barnes smacked a 2-run homer in the first extra frame, allowing the Isotopes to walk off with the win.

Brady Rodgers went 5.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 8 hits (solo and 2-run homers, both hit by Tom Murphy), walked 2, and struck out 4. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen; he threw 1.2 scoreless, allowing a hit and fanning 3. James Hoyt allowed a hit and struck out 3 over 2 innings, and Jordan Jankowski allowed Barnes' walk-off homer with one out in the 10th. He allowed one other hit, and the out was recorded via strikeout.

Danny Worth put Fresno on the board with an RBI double in the 4th inning. The Grizzlies scored 3 in the 6th to take the lead; D.J. Fisher brought in two of those runs with a double, and he wound up scoring on a single from Max Stassi. Worth went 3-4 on the evening, while Stassi finished 2-4.

The Grizzlies are back home to begin their final home series of the season: a 4-game set with Sacramento. César Valdez will face Chris Stratton at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 7, Midland 2

W- Kent Emanuel (5-3)
L- Kris Hall (1-3)

CC home runs: Chase McDonald 2 (16; solo in 3rd, 3-run in 6th)

The Hooks started off their final homestand of the regular season with a bang, thanks to a pair of homers from Chase McDonald. They also broke a 2-2 tie with 5 runs in the 6th inning.

McDonald led off the 3rd with his first home run of the night, which put Corpus on the board. Mott Hyde followed by drawing a walk. He then advanced to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a double from Drew Ferguson.

Garrett Stubbs doubled to lead off the 6th and came around to score on a J.D. Davis single. Davis advanced to 3rd on a single from Ramon Laureano and scored on a Conrad Gregor single. Although Nick Tanielu went down on strikes for the first out of the inning, McDonald came through, whacking a 3-run homer to bring in the last 3 Hooks runs. Everyone in the Hooks' lineup had a hit; McDonald and Laureano had 2 apiece.

Kent Emanuel went 6.1 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 5. In his Texas League debut, Ryan Deemes allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 1.2 innings, and Ryan Thompson threw a 1-2-3 9th; he induced three groundball outs to finish the game.

Cy Sneed will start game 2 of this series. He'll take on Ben Bracewell at 7:05.

High Desert 10, Lancaster 4

W- Adam Quintana (7-5)
L- Josh James (9-5)

Lancaster home runs: None.

The JetHawks took off and led 3-0 after the 1st inning, but the Mavericks ended up finishing the game on a 10-1 run.

Lancaster opened the bottom of the 1st with five straight singles; the last three, which were hit by Kyle Tucker, Bryan Muñiz, and Aaron Mizell, drove in runs. Tucker, who finished a home run shy of the cycle, smacked an RBI triple in the 2nd inning. Marc Wik went 3-5, and Myles Straw (2 R) and Brooks Marlow had 2 hits apiece.

Josh James went 5 innings and allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Kevin McCanna and Ralph Garza Jr. followed with 2 innings apiece out of the bullpen; McCanna allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3, and Garza allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and struck out 1.

Lancaster and High Desert will play a doubleheader tonight with game 1 starting at 5:05 Pacific. Jose Luis Hernandez will face David Ledbetter in game 1, and Akeem Bostick takes on Brett Martin in game 2.

Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1

W- Williams Ramirez (3-1)
L- Justin Ferrell (4-6)
S- Anthony McIver (10)

QC home runs: Hector Roa (6, solo in 2nd)

For a second consecutive night, the Banditos couldn't get their offense going.

Hector Roa's solo homer in the 2nd represented their only scoring play. Bobby Wernes finished 2-4 with a double.

Matt Bower allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 5, and struck out 4 in 5.1 innings of work. Justin Ferrell pitched 2.2 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4.

In game 3 of this series, Framber Valdez will face Sean Poppen. First pitch is at 6:35.

Auburn 2, Tri-City 0

W- Dane Dunning (2-1)
L- Tyler Britton (0-1, 3-2 season)
S- A.J. Bogucki (1)

TC home runs: None.

Once again, the ValleyCats' offense was silenced. They only mustered up one run across two games as Hudson Valley swept them in a twinbill, and they got blanked in the first game of a new series.

In his Tri-City debut, Andy Piñeda went 2-3 and stole 2 bases. He stole 16 in the Gulf Coast League, so that gives him 18 on the season.

Tyler Britton and Salvador Montaño pitched 3 innings apiece; Britton allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3, and Montaño allowed 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2. Kevin Hill allowed 3 hits and struck out 1 over 2 scoreless innings.

Abdiel Saldaña will start game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Burlington 6, Greeneville 1

W- David McKay (3-2)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-1, 1-2 season)

Greeneville home runs: None.

Both teams had 9 hits in the game, but the Appy Astros only had one run to show for that hit total.

Carlos Machado finished 2-4 and spoiled the shutout bid with an RBI single in the 9th. Connor MacDonald and Ruben Castro also finished with 2 hits in the game.

Forrest Whitley went 2.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Colin McKee was the first man out of the Greeneville bullpen, and in 1.2 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Carlos Hiraldo pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and striking out 3. Dariel Aquino allowed an unearned run after an error that followed a single, which was the only hit that he allowed in the 8th. He walked 1 and struck out 1.

The Appy Astros are headed home to start a 3-game series with Danville tonight at 7:00 Eastern. Ricardo Castro will take on Joey Wentz.

From August 6: DSL Astros Blue 11, DSL Athletics 1

W- Jose Bravo (2-1)
L- Santiago Rodriguez (1-4)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team ran wild in a game that had to be finished up.

César Cortez went 4-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI, and scored 2 runs. Norberto Castellanos came on after play resumed and finished 2-2 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Anibal Sierra, Nicolás Miranda, and Enmanuel Valdez also scored 2 runs.

Jose Bravo threw a complete game; a runner stole home against him in the 1st inning. He allowed 6 hits and struck out 9 in 7 innings.

DSL Astros Blue 3, DSL Athletics 3

This game was called after 8 innings due to rain.

Nicolás Miranda finished 2-4 and scored a run. The Blue team's three runs all came in the 1st as Anibal Sierra hit an RBI single, Carlos Canelon got plunked with the bases loaded, and Angel Tejeda grounded into a force out that scored Sierra.

Johsson Arias allowed 3 runs on 2 hits and walked 3 in 2.2 innings. Robert Corniel struck out 9 over 4.1 perfect innings, and Adoni Kery allowed 3 hits and walked 1 in a scoreless 8th; he allowed a one-out single, and the pinch-runner was caught stealing 2nd.

From August 22: DSL Astros Orange 6, DSL Mets2 4

W- Miguel Matos (3-1)
L- Joel Romero (1-5)
S- Humberto Castellanos (1)

Orange home runs: None.

Once play resumed, the Orange team pushed across 2 runs in the 6th to break a 4-4 tie. Kelvin Perez hit a sac fly, and Samir Caraballo added an RBI single.

Yohan Ramirez went 2 innings and allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2. Miguel Matos, who ended up getting the win, allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 in 4 innings. Humberto Castellanos got the save by allowing a hit and striking out 3 over the final 3 innings.

DSL Mets2 3, DSL Astros Orange 1

W- Brian Batista (1-2)
L- Luis Castro (3-3)
S- Jhoander Chourio (3)

Orange home runs: None.

Euclides Chavez smacked an RBI triple in the 2nd, which was the Orange team's only scoring play and only hit of this game.

Luis Castro allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Jose Antonio Hernandez allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 over 3 scoreless, and Christopher Javier walked 1 in a scoreless 6th.

Tuesday's Stars

Jose Bravo, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: W (2-1), CG, 6 H, ER, 9 K
Robert Corniel, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 4.1 IP, 9 K

Otro santeño firmó el día de ayer - Cesar Cortez consigue firma con los Astros de Houston, viajó hoy a R.Dominicana pic.twitter.com/pcvfPkQY4Z

— Enazuero.com (@enazuero) July 7, 2015

César Cortez, OF, DSL Astros Blue

4-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R 

Chase McDonald, 1B, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2 HR (16), 4 RBI

Kent Emanuel (far right), LHP, Corpus Christi

W (5-3), 6.1 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 earned), 2 BB, 5 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, Lancaster

3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; finished HR shy of cycle

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Tri-City and the complex league teams took center stage on an otherwise quiet night on the farm.

Fresno is on its All-Star break

The Triple-A All-Star Game will take place tonight in Charlotte.

Corpus Christi was off

The Texas League iteration of the Lone Star Series fires up once again tonight at 7:05. Cy Sneed will start game 1.

Lancaster was off

The JetHawks will begin a 4-game series with San Jose at 6:35 Pacific. Josh James will take on Jason Forjet.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits are in Fort Wayne for 3 games beginning tonight at 7:05 Eastern. Yoanys Quiala faces off against Chris Paddack, a native of Cedar Park.

Mahoning Valley 4, Tri-City 3

W- Tanner Tully (2-0)
L- Sebastian Kessay (1-1, 2-4 season)
S- Henry Martinez (1)

TC home runs: Jake Rogers (1, 2-run in 9th)

The ValleyCats' comeback bid fell just short.

Stephen Wrenn scored Tri-City's first run on an error in the 4th inning. Jake Rogers whacked a 2-run homer in the top of the 9th to bring the ValleyCats within 1, but that was as close as they could get. Taylor Jones went 3-4 with a double, and Randy César finished 2-4.

Sebastian Kessay was stung by a 4-run 3rd from the Scrappers. In 4.2 innings, he allowed 8 hits, one of which was a 2-run homer, and struck out 8. Erasmo Pinales struck out 3 over 3.1 perfect innings.

The ValleyCats and Scrappers will wrap up their series at 7:05 Eastern.

Greeneville was off

Ben Smith will take the mound for the Appy Astros as they begin a 3-game series with Pulaski tonight at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Marlins 9, GCL Astros 3

W- Remey Reed (1-0)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (1-2, 2-2 season)

GCL home runs: None.

This game started out well enough for the Kissimmee Stros, but the Marlins seized control with 5 runs in the 6th inning.

Carlos Machado opened the scoring with a 2-run double in the 3rd, and Wilson Amador added an RBI single in the 4th inning. L.P. Pelletier went 2-4 and scored a run.

Agapito Barrios allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2 in 2 innings. Jorge Guzman tagged in for 3 innings and allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 4. The wheels fell off for Leovanny Rodriguez; in 2 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 5 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and fanned 4. Junior Garcia only recorded 1 out in the 8th via strikeout. He allowed 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him), a double, and walked 4. Luis Ramirez got the final 2 outs of the 8th, but not before he allowed a sacrifice fly that scored one of Garcia's runners. Manuel Gonzalez allowed an unearned run on a sac fly in the 9th; the runner reached on an error.

The GCL Astros will take on the Cardinals today.

DSL Astros Blue 3, DSL Red Sox1 1 in 10 innings

W- Ronel Blanco (4-1)
L- Eduard Bazardo (2-1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team took advantage of some wildness from the Red Sox in the first extra frame.

Nicolás Miranda put the Blue team on the board with an RBI single in the 6th. Miranda walked to lead off the top of the 10th inning. He advanced to 2nd on a Ronny Jimenez sacrifice bunt, to 3rd on a wild pitch, and scored the go-ahead run on another wild pitch. Jose Benjamin scored another run on another wild pitch. Angel Tejeda and César Cortez had 2 hits apiece.

Juan Carlos Lopez allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 1 over 4 scoreless innings. Yeremi Ceballos was the first man out of the bullpen, and in 3 innings, he allowed a run on 4 hits and walked 1. Ronel Blanco allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 3 in 3 innings.

DSL Astros Orange 4, DSL Rays2 3 in 11 innings

W- Jacques Sambo (1-0)
L- Marlon Constante (3-2)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team walked off with a win thanks to an error.

Anthony Rodriguez reached on a fielder's choice in the 2nd; an error on the play allowed Ramiro Rodriguez to score the game's first run. Vicente Mota hit a sac fly in the 7th, and Ramiro Rodriguez did the same in the 8th to tie the game. Gilberto Celestino reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the 11th, and two errors later, he scored the winning run. Ronaldo Urdaneta and Enmanuel Valdez both had 2 hits in the game.

Maikel Sepulveda allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2 over 5 shutout innings. Yohan Ramirez went 1,1 innings and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Cristofer Melendez was next; he allowed 3 hits and struck out 4 over 3.2 scoreless, and Jacques Sambo allowed a hit and struck out 1 in a scoreless 11th.

Tuesday's Stars

Maikel Sepulveda, RHP, DSL Astros Orange: 5 IP, H, BB, 2 K
César Cortez, OF, DSL Astros Blue: 2-2, 2 BB, R

Photo from MiLB.com

Taylor Jones, 1B, Tri-City

3-4, 2B, R

Photo from MiLB.com

Jake Rogers, C, Tri-City

1-3, 2-R HR (1); first professional HR

Photo by Bryan Green

Erasmo Pinales, RHP, Tri-City

3.1 IP, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, June 17, 2016

Happy New York-Penn League Opening Day!

Tacoma 10, Fresno 4

W- Joe Wieland (5-4)
L- Joe Musgrove (2-3, 4-4 season)

Fresno home runs: None.

In a battle of Joes, it was Wieland who came out on top. The Grizzlies scored 3 in the 7th inning to make it a 6-4 game, but the Rainiers put this one out of reach with 4 runs in the 8th.

Fresno's Joe, Musgrove, pitched 5 innings and allowed 6 runs on 6 hits (2 2-run homers), walked 1, and struck out 3. Reymin Guduan was the first man out of the bullpen and walked 1 in 2 scoreless innings. Jordan Jankowski pitched the 8th and allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1.

Jack Mayfield put the Grizzlies on the board with an RBI single in the 4th. Matt Duffy hit a 2-run single in the 7th inning and came around to score on a triple from Preston Tucker. Tucker finished a home run shy of the cycle. Duffy finished 2-4 and scored twice.

In game 2 of this series, Brady Rodgers will take on Jarrett Grube. First pitch is at 5:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 10, Frisco 3

W- Kyle Smith (1-5)
L- Ryne Slack (2-2)

CC home runs: Mott Hyde (2, grand slam in 7th)

The Hooks emphatically broke a 3-3 tie with 7 runs in the 7th inning. Mott Hyde and Danry Vásquez made their returns to the Corpus Christi lineup after they were involved in a nasty collision last month that put both of them on the disabled list.

Alfredo Gonzalez scored the first run of the game on a wild pitch that was also ball 4 to Danry in the 3rd inning. In the 5th, Chan-Jong Moon scored on an error, and Danry hit an RBI single. The Roughriders scored a run in the 6th to tie the game at 3, but that scoreline would be short-lived.

James Ramsay led off the 7th rather painfully as he was hit by a pitch. Gonzalez ripped a double to put runners in scoring position for Moon, who broke the tie with an RBI single. Alejandro Garcia was plunked to load the bases. Alfredo was forced out at home, but Danry reached safely to keep the bases loaded. Nick Tanielu followed with an RBI single, but Garcia was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning. Teoscar Hernandez walked to re-load the bases, and Conrad Gregor drew a walk to bring in Danry, resulting in a pitching change for Frisco. Hyde promptly greeted the new pitcher, Jason Richman, with a grand slam.

Not everyone in the lineup had a hit, but they all scored a run. Moon scored twice, while the other 8 players in the Hooks lineup scored once. Moon and Alfredo had 2 hits apiece; both of Gonzalez's hits were doubles.

Cy Sneed pitched 5 innings and allowed a 2-run home run to Ryan Cordell, which were the only runs that he allowed. Sneed allowed two other hits, issued a walk, and struck out 7. Kyle Smith tagged in for 3 innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Gonzalo Sañudo struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

David Paulino will start the series finale. He'll take on Connor Sadzeck at 7:05.

Bakersfield 12, Lancaster 5

W- Tyler Herb (7-2)
L- Matt Bower (2-3, 3-3 season)
S- Osmer Morales (1)

Lancaster home runs: Jason Martin (12, 3-run in 5th)

A 10-1 deficit after 4 innings doomed the JetHawks. They were also held to just 4 hits in this game.

Both teams scored a run in the 2nd inning; Lancaster's run came in the form of a sac fly from Tony Nuñez. In the 5th inning, Garrett Stubbs scored on a wild pitch and Jason Martin whacked a 3-run home run, his only hit of the evening. Trent Woodward's double was the JetHawks only other extra-base hit.

Matt Bower went 3.2 innings and allowed 10 runs (6 earned) on 10 hits (solo, 2-run, and grand slam), walked 1, and struck out 6. Yeyfry Del Rosario pitched 3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Kevin Comer was the next pitcher to appear; he allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 2 in 1.1 innings, and Ryan Thompson struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros will start game 3 of this series. He'll face Tyler Pike at 6:05 Pacific.

Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1 in 14 innings

W- Michael Theofanopoulos (3-0)
L- Adam Whitt (2-1)

QC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (2, solo in 3rd)

The Banditos were doubled up in the hit column and the run column.

Osvaldo Duarte's solo home run in the 3rd inning was the River Bandits' only scoring play. Kristian Trompiz finished 2-4 with a stolen base (4, 8 season). Duarte also walked twice and stole his 11th base of the season.

Franklin Perez went 5 innings and allowed a run on 5 hits and struck out 6. Kevin McCanna and Ralph Garza Jr. followed with 4 scoreless innings; McCanna allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3, while Garza allowed 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Adam Whitt pitched the 14th inning and allowed the go-ahead run on an RBI double from Luis Arraez, which was also the only hit that he allowed. He struck out 1.

In game 3 of this series, Albert Abreu will face Dereck Rodriguez. First pitch is at 6:00.

Tri-City 13, Connecticut 1

W- Akeem Bostick (1-0, 1-1 season)
L- Ryan Castellanos (0-1)
S- Sebastian Kessay (1)

TC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (1, solo in 1st), Taylor Jones (1, grand slam in 7th)

The ValleyCats greeted their fans by romping to an Opening Night victory.

In his first professional plate appearance, Stephen Wrenn smacked a solo home run. Randy César doubled to lead off the 2nd, and he scored on a sac fly from Brauly Mejia. Tri-City scored 5 runs in the 5th on 4 doubles: Daz Cameron smacked a 2-run double and came around to score on a Taylor Jones double. Jones scored on Jake Rogers' two-bagger, and Rogers came home on a double from Mejia. César hit an RBI single in the 6th, and in the 7th inning, Carmen Benedetti hit an RBI single, and Jones followed with his first pro home run, a grand slam.

Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Kolbey Carpenter, who still drew a walk and scored. Mejia was the only person to not score a run. Wrenn (solo HR, 4 R), Benedetti, Jones (grand slam, 5 RBI, 2 R), César (2B, RBI, R), Rogers (2B, RBI, R), and Mejia (2B, 2 RBI) all had 2-hit nights.

Akeem Bostick threw 6 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 2. Sebastian Kessay pitched the final 3 innings and allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7.

Game 2 of this series will start at 7:00 Eastern.

DSL Astros Blue 5, DSL Athletics 4 in 11 innings

W- Juan Cuevas (4-0)
L- Angello Infante (0-1)

Blue home runs: Orlando Marquez (1, 2-run in 6th)

The Blue team edged the A's with a run in the top of the 11th inning.

Angel Tejeda successfully executed a squeeze play in the 5th to bring in the Blue team's first run of the day. Juan Piñeda followed with an RBI single. Orlando Marquez smacked a 2-run homer in the 6th inning. Nicolás Miranda put them in front with an RBI single in the 11th inning. Piñeda finished with 4 hits, while César Cortez was 3-5 with 2 runs scored.

Felipe Tejada went 4 innings and allowed a run, a hit, walked 2, and struck out 4. Carlos Perdomo allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Juan Cuevas got the win after throwing 5 scoreless innings; he allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6.

The Blue team played the Marlins this morning.

DSL Rangers2 3, DSL Astros Orange 2

W- Edwin Cruz (1-0)
L- César Rosado (0-1)
S- Sergio Suarez (1)

Orange home runs: Felix Lucas (1, solo in 8th)

The Orange team looked like they had a rally going in the 9th, but they left the tying and the winning runs on base to end the game.

Felix Lucas put the Orange team on the board with a solo homer in the 8th. Vicente Mota hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th.

César Rosado pitched 4 innings and allowed a run on 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. Michael Richez allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1 in 2.1 innings, and Cristofer Melendez allowed a hit and struck out 2 in 2.2 scoreless innings.

The Orange team went up against the Mets 2 today.

Too Many Stars

#OpeningNight SP @AB10ThePhenom delivery the first pitch! #VamosGatos #VamosBeisbol pic.twitter.com/OBmiK14Vit

— Tri-City ValleyCats (@ValleyCats) June 18, 2016

Akeem Bostick, RHP, Tri-City

W (1-0, 1-1 season), 6 IP, 2 H, 2 K

César Cortez, OF, DSL Astros Blue: 3-5, 2 R

Juan Piñeda, IF, DSL Astros Blue: 4-4, go-ahead RBI single in 11th

Juan Cuevas, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: W (4-0), 5 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Photo from Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page

Tri-City ValleyCats: W 13-1 vs. Connecticut

Stephen Wrenn: 2-4, solo HR (1), 4 R

Taylor Jones: 2-5, 2B, grand slam (1), 5 RBI

Sebastian Kessay: Save (1), 3 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Mott Hyde, IF, Corpus Christi

Grand Slam (2); first game since coming off DL

Franklin Perez, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 K

Kevin McCanna, RHP, Quad Cities

4 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Quad Cities

4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K