Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Thursday, September 12, 2019

Woodpeckers one win away!

Mills Cup: Fayetteville 2, Wilmington 1

Fayetteville leads series 2-1.

W- Nivaldo Rodriguez
L- Kris Bubic
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Both teams had one scoring play; the Woodpeckers' yielded more runs and now, they are one win away from defending the crown they won last year as the Buies Creek Astros.

David Hensley put Fayetteville on the board and in the lead by ripping a two-run double in the 6th inning. Chandler Taylor, who scored one of those two runs, finished 2-4.

Nivaldo Rodriguez delivered in the clutch as he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out seven over six excellent innings. César Rosado struck out three in two perfect innings of relief and Humberto Castellanos worked around a hit in the 9th to close it out, striking out one.

Jojanse Torres will take the mound in game four and he'll face Austin Cox at 6:00 Eastern.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

From top:

Nivaldo Rodriguez: W, 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 K

César Rosado: 2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Humberto Castellanos: Save, IP, H, K 

David Hensley: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, August 11, 2019

Fayetteville sweep!

Albuquerque 6, Round Rock 5

W- Yency Almonte (2-3)
L- Brendan McCurry (3-3)

RR home runs: Jamie Ritchie (5, solo in 7th), Drew Ferguson (10, 2-run in 7th)

Hard to believe that the E-Train had a no-hitter through seven innings. The Isotopes scored five in the 8th to tie and walked off with the win in the 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros walked four and struck out four over 6.1 shutout and no-hit innings. Cy Sneed got an inning-ending double play after coming on for Armenteros in the 7th. Brad Peacock and Brendan McCurry had rough nights at the office.

Garrett Stubbs ripped an RBI double in the 5th and he came around to score on an error following a Jamie Ritchie single. Ritchie smacked a solo homer in the 7th and Drew Ferguson launched a two-run homer later in the inning. Everyone in the Round Rock lineup recorded a hit; Ritchie finished with two.

Framber Valdez goes up against Jeff Hoffman in game three. First pitch is at 6:35 Mountain.

Corpus Christi 8, Midland 2

W- Cristian Javier (7-3)
L- James Naile (6-7)
S- Bryan Abreu (2)

CC home runs: Jacob Meyers (9, 2-run in 5th), Jake Adams (16, solo in 7th), Colton Shaver (18, 3-run in 8th)

The Hooks bashed three home runs on Sunday as they avoided the sweep in West Texas.

Cristian Javier, well... he continued to do what he's done all season, namely, not give up hits. He allowed one hit, walked three, and struck out eight over five shutout innings. Bryan Abreu pitched the last four innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked four, and struck out six. Abreu crossed the century mark in strikeouts in this outing; he's the 11th pitcher in the system to reach 100 strikeouts this season.

Osvaldo Duarte opened the scoring when he ripped an RBI double in the 5th. Aníbal Sierra added a sac fly and then Jacob Meyers launched a two-run homer. Jake Adams led off the 7th with a homer and Colton Shaver put the finishing touches on this game by whacking a three-run homer in the 8th. Everyone in the Corpus lineup recorded a hit; Adams went 2-4 and scored twice. He scored the other run on Sierra's sac fly in the 5th.

The Hooks will begin a four-game series with Frisco at 6:15.

Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 2

W- Jojanse Torres (9-0)
L- Taylor Varnell (0-1)
S- Humberto Castellanos (5)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers earned the sweep thanks to a three-run 5th that gave them the lead.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 3rd inning. Scott Schreiber provided the decisive hit in the 5th, a two-run triple that turned into a Little League home run. Corey Julks finished 3-4 with a couple of doubles and scored on Schreiber's triple. David Hensley went 2-4.

Jojanse Torres went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three. César Rosado was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and he went 2.2 innings, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four. Humberto Castellanos got the four-out save, striking out one.

Fayetteville has Monday off. They'll start a three-game set with Down East on Tuesday.

Quad Cities 3, Wisconsin 2

W- José Bravo (6-5)
L- Tyler Gillies (3-2)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (2, solo in 6th)

The Banditos edged out the Timber Rattlers behind a fine relief performance from José Bravo.

Alex McKenna opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 5th. After Wisconsin took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the 5th, Oscar Campos tied the game with a solo blast in the 6th. Orlando Marquez put Quad Cities back in front with a sac fly in the 8th. McKenna finished 2-5 on the afternoon.

Brett Daniels went 4.2 innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out three. Bravo stranded the two runners he inherited from Daniels to end the 5th and he went on to throw 4.1 scoreless, allowing a hit and striking out three.

Guadalupe Chavez will get the start in the series finale as the Banditos look for the sweep. He'll go against Adam Hill at 12:05.

Tri-City 5, Connecticut 1

W- Valente Bellozo (6-0)
L- Cristhian Tortosa (1-3)

TC home runs: Luis Santana (1, solo in 9th)

The ValleyCats stunned the Tigers as they scored four in the 8th and tacked on one more in the 9th for good measure.

Juan Pablo Lopez allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out two in five innings. Valente Bellozo shut it down in the last four innings as he allowed just one hit and struck out eight.

A.J. Lee got plunked and Nate Perry walked to lead off the 8th. Jordan Brewer came in to pinch-run for Perry; he and Lee both advanced on C.J. Stubbs' flyout and then Korey Lee got a free pass to first to load the bases for Joe Perez, who promptly sent everyone home with a triple. Perez trotted home on a single from Luis Guerrero. Luis Santana capped off the evening when he launched a homer to lead off the 9th. Santana finished 3-4 in this one.

The ValleyCats and Tigers will continue this series at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 1

W- Nathanael Heredia (5-1)
L- Misael Tamarez (3-4)
S- Luis Tena (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros had ten hits but they only had one run to show for it.

Jayson Schroeder allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, walked two, and struck out two in two innings. Misael Tamarez was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three in three innings. Alfredi Jimenez struck out four over two perfect innings and Alex Palmer walked one and struck out one in a scoreless 8th.

Gerry Castillo finished 3-4 and he scored the GCLstros' only run of the day on a double from Rolando Espinosa in the 5th inning.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Alfredi Jimenez, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (7-3), 5 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K

Jake Adams, 1B, and Colton Shaver, 3B/C, Corpus Christi

Adams: 2-4, solo HR (16), 2 R

Shaver: 1-3, 3-R HR (18)

Tri-City ValleyCats pitchers: W 5-1 @ Connecticut

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

Juan Pablo Lopez: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Valente Bellozo: W (6-0), 4 IP, H, 8 K

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

Santana: 3-4, solo HR (1)

Perez: 1-3, go-ahead 3-run triple in 8th

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

4 IP, H, BB, 5 K

César Rosado: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (5), 1.1 IP, K

Corey Julks, OF, Fayetteville

3-4, 2 2B, R

José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities

W (6-5), 4.1 IP, H, 3 K

Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (5)

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Round Rock

6.1 IP, 4 BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, July 22, 2019

Round Rock was off

Framber Valdez gets the start for Round Rock as they start a three-game series with Omaha at 7:05.

Springfield 6, Corpus Christi 2

W- Johan Oviedo (4-4)
L- Chad Donato (4-10)

CC home runs: Chuckie Robinson (6, solo in 4th)

The Cardinals took the series on the strength of a three-run 8th inning to seal this game.

Chad Donato went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out three. Enoli Paredes was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out four in 3.1 innings. Nick Hernandez allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

Seth Beer grounded into a force out that scored Ronnie Dawson in the 3rd and Chuckie Robinson led off the 4th with a homer. Dawson stole a couple of bases, giving him 12 on the year.

The Hooks have Tuesday off and they'll start a roadtrip beginning with three in Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday.

Fayetteville 7, Potomac 5

W- Devin Conn (2-1)
L- Tim Cate (2-3)
S- César Rosado (4)

Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (6, solo in 1st)

The Woodpeckers earned the split as they busted out for five in the top of the 3rd and withstood a long rain delay and a four-run bottom of the 3rd from the P-Nats.

Jeremy Peña banged a ball off the scoreboard in the 1st inning for his first Carolina League home run. He added an RBI single to his ledger in Fayetteville's big 3rd inning and came around to score alongside Corey Julks on a double from Jacob Meyers. Meyers, who advanced to third on the throw from the outfield, scored on a single from Jake Adams. Adams rumbled home when Enmanuel Valdez ripped a double. Peña drove in the final run of the evening on a sac fly in the 6th. He, Meyers, Valdez, and Ross Adolph all finished with two hits on the night.

Austin Hansen allowed two hits and struck out three over two scoreless innings... and then the rain hit. Leovanny Rodríguez came out after play resumed and he allowed four runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out two in 1.1 innings of work. Devin Conn threw three innings and got the win in his Fayetteville debut by allowing a run on three hits, walking two, and striking out one. César Rosado walked two and struck out four over the final 2.2 innings to earn the save.

The Woodpeckers will welcome Lynchburg to SEGRA Stadium for three starting tonight at 7:00 Eastern. Jojanse Torres will get the start in game one.

Quad Cities 1, Bowling Green 0

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (4-2)
L- Caleb Sampen (7-4)
S- Garrett Gayle (2)

QC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and it belonged to the Banditos.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out five over six shutout frames. Hunter Martin allowed a hit and struck out three in two innings and Garrett Gayle struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.

Austin Dennis hit a sac fly in the 4th that held up in the end. Grae Kessinger and Oscar Campos both finished 2-3.

After a day off, Quad Cities will start a three-game set with Peoria tomorrow.

Tri-City 4, Vermont 2

W- Derek West (1-1)
L- Hogan Harris (1-3)
S- Shea Barry (1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats held the Lake Monsters to three hits as they took the series.

Peyton Battenfield and Derek West started things off with three innings apiece. Battenfield allowed a run on two hits and fanned four while West walked two and struck out three. Hunter Brown walked three and struck out three over two scoreless, and Shea Barry allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, walked one, and struck out two in the 9th.

C.J. Stubbs opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st inning. Juan Paulino ripped an RBI double in the 4th and Luis Santana stole home in the 8th as part of a double steal with Korey Lee, who took second.

The ValleyCats are in Brooklyn for three starting at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 6, GCL Cardinals 4

W- Jairo Lopez (2-1)
L- Inohan Paniagua (1-3)

GCL home runs: None.

Jairo Lopez turned in the best outing of his young career and the Palm Beach 'Stros staved off a late rally from the Cardinals to earn the win.

Lopez, in his second pro season out of Venezuela, struck out seven over five perfect innings. Franny Cobos went three innings and allowed a run on two hits and struck out one. Kevin Dickey got the 9th and it was a bit rocky, but he managed to keep himself together and finished the game. Dickey allowed three runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one.

DSL Royals1 11, DSL Astros 1 (7 innings)

W- Kelvin De Los Santos (4-1)
L- Ricardo León (1-2)

DSL home runs: None.

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

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros: W (2-1), 5 IP, 7 K; perfect outing

Tri-City ValleyCats pitchers: W 4-2 @ Vermont
9 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 BB, 12 K

Peyton Battenfield: 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 K

Derek West: W (1-1), 3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K

Hunter Brown: 2 IP, 3 BB, 3 K

Shea Barry: Save (1), IP, H, unearned run, BB, 2 K

Jonathan Bermúdez and Hunter Martin's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 1-0 vs. Bowling Green

9 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (4-2), 6 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Hunter Martin: 2 IP, H, 3 K

Garrett Gayle: Save (2), IP, K

Jeremy Peña, SS, and Jacob Meyers, OF, Fayetteville

Peña: 2-4, solo HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 R

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

Austin Hansen, RHP, and César Rosado, RHP, Fayetteville

Hansen: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K

Rosado: Save (4), 2.2 IP, 2 BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, July 14, 2019

Round Rock 10, Iowa 8 (10 innings)

W- Reymin Guduan (3-1)
L- James Norwood (3-1)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (10, 3-run in 1st), Jack Mayfield (14, solo in 5th), Josh Rojas (15, walk-off 3-run in 10th)

The Cubs thought that they were going to steal one from the Express (doing business as the Chupacabras) when they scored three in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to take the lead. Yeah, they thought.

Brandon Bielak pitched six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits (solo and three-run homers), walked five, and struck out two. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed three hits and struck out one over two scoreless. Felipe Paulino couldn't get the last out of the game. He got two outs in the 9th and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Reymin Guduan allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, a double, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Derek Fisher launched a three-run home run in the 1st to kick things off. Jack Mayfield smacked a solo homer in the 5th. Alex De Goti hit a two-run single in the 7th and Mayfield added a sac fly to his ledger in the 8th. Drew Ferguson started the 10th in scoring position. Jamie Ritchie led off the 10th with a single and one batter later, Josh Rojas won the game by clubbing a three-run home run.

Rojas and Mayfield had three hits apiece while Fisher and Ritchie both finished with two on the night.

José Urquidy will start the opener of a four-game series with Memphis on Monday. He'll go against Genesis Cabrera at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 13, Midland 1

W- Yohan Ramirez (3-5)
L- Matt Milburn (5-6)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (21, solo in 3rd), Colton Shaver (12, 2-run in 3rd), Lorenzo Quintana (11, grand slam in 8th)

The Hooks took this series in emphatic fashion as they poured it on the Hounds early and often.

Brett Adcock pitched 3.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out four. Yohan Ramirez was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he turned in 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four. Nick Hernandez and Carlos Sanabria finished things off with one scoreless inning apiece. Hernandez, who just came off the IL, allowed a hit and struck out two in the 8th. Sanabria got two groundouts and a fly ball out in a 1-2-3 9th.

J.J. Matijevic ripped a two-run double in the 1st to open the scoring. Corpus blew this game open with six runs in the 3rd and all of them came with two outs. Seth Beer kept the inning alive by launching a solo homer. Lorenzo Quintana followed with a single and he scored on a single from Matijevic. Colton Shaver followed with a two-run blast and then Aníbal Sierra and Bryan de la Cruz capped off the onslaught with RBI singles.

Shaver added an RBI single to his ledger in the 7th and Quintana provided the cherry with a grand slam in the 8th inning. Beer, Quintana, and Matijevic all finished with three hits. Everyone except Sierra scored; everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Abraham Toro, who still managed to score a run.

The Hooks have Monday off. They'll welcome the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to the Coastal Bend for a three-game series starting Tuesday.

Fayetteville 3, Potomac 1

W- Brett Conine (7-4)
L- Andrew Istler (0-1)
S- César Rosado (3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers scored two runs in the 8th to nip the Nationals.

Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. Jake Adams smacked an RBI double in the 8th to break the tie and he scored the final run of the game on Michael Papierski's RBI single. Papierski finished 2-4 on the evening.

Shawn Dubin went five innings and he allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out five. Brett Conine turned in 3.2 dominating innings as he allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out eight. César Rosado finished off the game with a strikeout.

Austin Hansen gets the start in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, South Bend 4

W- José Alberto Rivera (5-3)
L- Riley Thompson (5-5)
S- Devin Conn (5)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored five in the 4th and held off a late charge from the Cubs to even the series.

José Alberto Rivera pitched six innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out six. Luis de Paula went two innings in his Midwest League debut and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out one. Devin Conn walked two and struck out one in the 9th to get the save.

That big 4th inning gave the Banditos control of this game. Freúdis Nova put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI double. Alex Holderbach and Jonathan Lacroix drove in runs with groundouts and then Ramiro Rodríguez and Alex McKenna followed with RBI doubles. Rodríguez added an RBI single to his ledger in the 6th; he and Freúdis both finished with three hits on the day.

Felipe Tejada faces Brendan Little in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.

Tri-City 6, Connecticut 4

W- Juan Pablo Lopez (2-2)
L- Chavez Fernander (2-2)
S- Yeremi Ceballos (2)

TC home runs: Korey Lee (1, 2-run in 1st)

The ValleyCats also got even in their series by holding off a rally from their opponents.

Korey Lee hit his first professional home run in the 1st inning, a two-run blast that opened the scoring. He added a sac fly to his ledger in the 5th. Tri-City got a pair of RBI singles in the 6th from E.P. Reese and Juan Paulino and Preston Pavlica hit a bloop single that drove in a run in the 7th. Everyone in the ValleyCats lineup recorded at least one hit in this game.

Valente Bellozo allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five over 3.2 scoreless. Juan Pablo Lopez was the first man out of the ValleyCats bullpen and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out four in 4.1 innings. Yeremi Ceballos allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Hunter Brown takes on Marco Jimenez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Marlins 3 (10 innings)

W- Jherson Pereira (4-0)
L- Jesús Sanchez (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored all four of their runs in the final three innings of this game, which culminated with them walking off with the win.

Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 8th. Dexter Jordan reached on an error and José Mendoza and Sean Mendoza came home with the tying runs. Jordan tried for the walk-off Little League home run but he was thrown out at the plate. José Álvarez started the 10th in scoring position. He advanced to third on a sac bunt from Cortabarria (who reached safely) and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Álvarez and Cortabarria both had two hits on the day.

Brayan de Paula, facing his former organization, allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out seven over four scoreless innings. Diosmerky Taveras was the first man out of the GCL squad's bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out five. Danny Cody allowed a run on a sac fly, a hit, and walked one in 1.1 innings. Jherson Pereira got three outs despite facing two batters in the 10th, striking out one. How did that happen? Well, Álvarez picked the leadoff runner off second for the first out. Pereira hit the leadoff hitter, who proceeded to get picked off first. He wrapped up the inning with a strikeout.

Dominican Summer League All-Star Game

The American League topped the National League 5-4 in a game that was shortened by rain.

Yohander Martinez went 0-1 after entering the game to play third base in the 4th inning. Reimy Beltre needed one pitch to record the first out of the 5th.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Brayan de Paula, LHP, GCL Astros: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Corpus Christi Hooks: W 13-1 @ Midland

13 R, 18 H, E

Seth Beer: 3-5, solo HR (21), 3 R

Lorenzo Quintana: 3-5, 2B, Grand Slam (11), 3 R

J.J. Matijevic: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Colton Shaver: 2-5, 2-R HR (12), 3 RBI

Brett Adcock: 3.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Yohan Ramirez: W (3-5), 3.1 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Derek Fisher, OF, and Jack Mayfield, IF, Round Rock

Rojas: 3-6, walk-off 3-R HR (15), 2 R, SB (28)

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

Mayfield: 3-4, 2B, solo HR (14), 2 RBI, 2 R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-1 vs. Potomac

9 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 14 K

Shawn Dubin: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Brett Conine: W (7-4), 3.2 IP, H, BB, 8 K

César Rosado: Save (3), 0.1 IP, K

Ramiro Rodríguez, OF, Quad Cities

3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

W (5-3), 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Korey Lee, C, Tri-City

2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R; first professional home run

Valente Bellozo, RHP, Tri-City

3.2 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 22, 2019

Astros vs. A's in the lower levels. Quite a bit of late-inning drama on Saturday...

Iowa 6, Round Rock 1 (6 innings)

W- Craig Brooks (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-2)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas (3, 11 season; solo in 1st)

This game was called with two outs in the 6th due to rain. The Cubs' first-inning outburst netted them the victory on Saturday.

Josh Rojas' solo shot in the 1st was the E-Train's only scoring play. Taylor Jones' single represented Round Rock's only other hit in this game.

Ryan Hartman pitched five innings and allowed six runs on seven hits (two and three-run homers), walked four, and struck out four.

Corbin Martin gets the start in game four of this series. He'll face Colin Rea at 1:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Springfield 4 (11 innings)

W- Brandon Bailey (2-2)
L- Kodi Whitley (1-4)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (9, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks trailed 4-1 after the 5th but kept the Cardinals off the board the rest of the way and they eventually walked off with the W.

Carson LaRue went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out seven. Willy Collado got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Collin McHugh struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Brandon Bailey allowed a hit and struck out five in five scoreless innings of relief.

Seth Beer opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. George Springer, who scored on the sac fly, drew a bases-loaded walk in the 6th. Corpus tied the game with two in the 8th on a Chuckie Robinson sac fly and a Bryan de la Cruz RBI single. Colton Shaver started the 11th in scoring position. Ronnie Dawson flew out for the first out, but Osvaldo Duarte came through with a two-run home run to send everyone home happy. Duarte and Ramiro Rodríguez both finished with two hits on the evening. George Springer singled and drew three walks in his second rehab game.

Yohan Ramirez will be on the mound as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Johan Oviedo at 4:15.

Fayetteville 5, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Brett Conine (3-1, 6-3 season)
L- Manuel Rondon (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: J.J. Matijevic (1, 3 season; solo in 1st)

The Woodpeckers got three in the 9th inning to snatch this game from the Pelicans.

Shawn Dubin went four innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out seven. César Rosado struck out one in a 1-2-3 5th, and Brett Conine struck out one over four scoreless innings; he faced one batter over the minimum because he hit a batter.

Fayetteville got two in the opening inning on a sac fly from Chandler Taylor and a solo homer from J.J. Matijevic. They didn't score again until the 9th, but that rally ended up getting them the victory.

Matijevic and Jake Adams led off the inning with singles. Scott Schreiber popped out on the infield fly rule, but Marty Costes singled to load the bases for Michael Papierski, who tied the game with a single. Two batters later, Miguelangel Sierra hit a two-run single to put the Woodpeckers in front. Matijevic, who recently returned from a 50-game suspension for a drug of abuse while he was with Corpus, finished 2-4 and scored twice.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will get the start as Fayetteville looks for the sweep. He'll face Alexander Vargas at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Beloit 4

W- Joey Gonzalez (2-1, 2-2 season)
L- Aiden McIntyre (2-5)
S- Riley Cabral (4)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos and the Snappers both scored in the same innings. The difference here, however, was Quad Cities scoring four in the top of the 1st.

Quad Cities got things started in the 1st with a pair of singles from Jeremy Peña and Oscar Campos and then César Salazar ripped a two-run double. Peña hit another RBI single in the 4th and Salazar added an RBI base hit to his ledger in the 5th. Freúdis Nova drove the last River Bandits run with a base hit in the 9th.

Ross Adolph went 3-5 and this time, he finished a home run shy of the cycle. He also stole a base (8) and scored both of Peña's base hits. Peña (2 RBI, R, SB), Campos (RBI, 2 R), and Salazar (2B, 3 RBI, SB) all finished with two hits on the evening.

Brett Daniels threw four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked four, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Riley Cabral earned the two-inning save, allowing a run on two hits, walking one, and striking out two.

Matt Ruppenthal goes up against Chase Cohen in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00.

Tri-City 6, Vermont 5 (11 innings)

W- Jervic Chavez (1-0)
L- Nick Ward (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats took another one-run game from the Lake Monsters, this time in walk-off fashion. This was not a textbook defensive game as both teams combined to commit nine errors in this one, although you could take that with a grain of salt as minor league scorekeepers, especially at the lower levels, occasionally have the tendency to be, um... liberal in scoring plays as errors.

Hunter Brown and Derek West made their pro debuts on the mound in this one. Brown, who was drafted in the 5th round earlier this month out of Division II Wayne State, allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. West, a 14th-round pick out of Pittsburgh, pitched 1.1 innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run. All three runs were unearned. Lupe Chavez followed with 3.2 innings and he allowed a run (inherited runner that was charged to him) on two hits, walked one, and struck out four. Jervic Chavez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in 4.1 innings to get the win.

Preston Pavlica put Tri-City on the board with an RBI infield single in the 3rd inning. Juan Piñeda hit an RBI single in the 4th; C.J. Stubbs tried to score as well but he was thrown out at the plate. Pavlica hit a sac fly in the 5th and in the 6th, Piñeda reached on an error that allowed Zach Biermann to score and he himself ended up scoring on a bloop single from E.P. Reese.

Matt Barefoot started the 11th in scoring position and Biermann got a free pass to first to lead things off. Stubbs won it by ripping a double. Reese finished 2-4 with a stolen base, his second as a pro.

Peyton Battenfield takes on Yorlenis Noa as the ValleyCats look for a sweep. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

DSL Athletics 8, DSL Astros 5

W- Marshall Cantillo (2-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (2-2)
S- Marcelo Hernandez (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros were stung by a late uprising from the A's, who scored two in the 8th and three in the 9th to take control.

Ricardo Toro and Sebastian Grullón hit RBI singles in the 1st inning. Andrés Monzón ripped an RBI double in the 4th and he came around to score on a single from Yohander Martinez. Carlos Hurtado ripped an RBI double in the 9th. He, Martinez, and Omar Díaz (2 R) all had two hits on the day.

Misael Tamarez got the start and he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out three in three innings. Edinson Batista went two innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a hit, walked three, and struck out three. Ronny Garcia was next; he pitched three innings and allowed two unearned runs on two hits and fanned two. José Betances got the 9th but only got one out via strikeout; he allowed three runs on three hits and walked three. Miguel Padilla got the last two outs of the 9th, one via strikeout.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martinez, SS, DSL Astros: 2-5, RBI, R
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, RBI

Collin McHugh's photo is his Twitter profile picture. Follow him @Collin_McHugh.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.1 IP, H, 7 K

Willy Collado: 0.1 IP, K

Collin McHugh: IP, K

Brandon Bailey: W (2-2), 5 IP, H, 5 K

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Corpus Christi

2-5, walk-off 2-R HR (9), 2 R

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

Jeremy Peña, SS, César Salazar, C, Ross Adolph, OF, and Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

Peña: 2-5, 2 RBI, R, SB (16)

Salazar: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, SB (3)

Adolph: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, SB (8); finished home run shy of cycle

Campos: 2-5, RBI, 2 R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

5 IP, HB, 2 K

César Rosado: IP, K

Brett Conine: W (3-1, 6-3 season), 4 IP, hit batter, K

J.J. Matijevic, 1B, Fayetteville

2-4, solo HR (1, 3 season), 2 R

Jervic Chavez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and Jervic Chavez, LHP, Tri-City

Lupe: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER (inherited runner charged to him), BB, 4 K

Jervic: W (1-0), 4.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K