Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 8, 2019

Let's play two in Hudson Valley and the Gulf Coast League (ugh)!

Round Rock 12, El Paso 11

W- Cy Sneed (7-6)
L- Carl Edwards Jr. (2-1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (19, solo in 6th), Jack Mayfield (21, 2-run in 8th)

Two games in which both teams reached double figures in runs. Just your garden-variety Triple-A series. The difference here was Round Rock's run in the 3rd inning.

Everyone in the Round Rock lineup scored a run. Jack Mayfield finished a double shy of the cycle.

In contrast to Wednesday, when José Urquidy was shelled, Kent Emanuel managed to hold out for a nice outing (relatively speaking). Emanuel allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits (two solo homers) and struck out three in 5.2 innings.

Ryan Hartman takes on Bryan Mitchell in game three. First pitch is at 7:05 Mountain.

Midland 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- Zack Erwin (6-2)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (3-6)

CC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (6, solo in 2nd)

The Hooks scored two in the 8th to take a 3-2 lead and got an insurance run in the 9th to extend their lead to two runs. Unfortunately, they ended up walking off with a loss after the RockHounds scored three in the bottom of the 9th.

Stephen Wrenn finished 2-4 and he smacked a solo homer in the 2nd inning. Bryan de la Cruz scored on an error following a Colton Shaver lineout and then Jake Adams ripped an RBI double in the 8th. De La Cruz, who went 3-5, added an RBI single in the 9th.

Brandon Bailey allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three in 4.2 innings. Chad Donato tagged in for 3.1 scoreless, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out five. Midland walked it off against Tommy DeJuneas in the 9th.

Game two of this series will start at 7:00.

Wilmington 3, Fayetteville 1

W- Kris Bubic (5-3)
L- J.P. France (4-8)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers were shackled by Kris Bubic, who struck out eleven in a complete-game effort.

J.P. France went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out four. Leovanny Rodriguez allowed two hits and struck out four in three scoreless innings of relief and César Rosado allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

Michael Papierski hit a sac fly in the 9th for Fayetteville's only run.

Fayetteville will now begin a series in Winston-Salem. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Clinton 4

W- Layne Henderson (3-3)
L- Remey Reed (2-1)
S- José Alberto Rivera (1)

QC home runs: Freúdis Nova (3, solo in 2nd), Grae Kessinger (2, 2-run in 3rd)

The Banditos used a six-run 3rd inning to propel themselves to a victory.

Jonathan Bermúdez wasn't at his sharpest as he allowed four runs on three hits, walked five, and struck out two in 3.2 innings. The bullpen, however, was up to the task as Layne Henderson and José Alberto Rivera combined to strike out 11 over the final 5.1 innings. Henderson got Bermúdez out of a bases-loaded predicament and went on to allow two hits, walk one, and strike out five in 2.1 innings. Rivera took over for the last three innings, walking one and striking out six.

Freúdis Nova put Quad Cities on the board by leading off the 2nd with a home run. Austin Dennis led off the 3rd with a double and Wilyer Abreu brought him in with a double of his own. Alex McKenna singled, stole second, and then Oscar Campos ripped a two-run double. Freúdis followed with an RBI single and then Grae Kessinger smacked a two-run shot. Michael Wielansky hit an RBI single in the 5th inning. Nova, Wielansky, Dennis, and McKenna all finished with two hits on the evening.

Matt Ruppenthal will be on the mound as Quad Cities looks for the sweep. He'll take on Jake Walters at 6:35.

Tri-City

Not a pleasant day for the ValleyCats as they were swept in their twinbill with Hudson Valley. The Renegades took game one by a final of 9-3 and won game two 2-1.

Joe Perez whacked a two-run homer in the first game, which now gives him six home runs on the year. Korey Lee drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th. Jairo Lopez allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 3.2 innings of relief.

C.J. Stubbs' sac fly in the 1st was the only Tri-City run in game two. Christian Mejías allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work.

Kyle Serrano will start game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros

The Palm Beach 'Stros wound up splitting their doubleheader with the Marlins, winning game one 4-2 and dropping the second game by a final score of 5-4.

Alfredo Angarita and Sean Mendoza scored on wild pitches in the 1st and the 2nd, respectively. Franklin Pinto hit an RBI single in the 6th and he came around to score on Mendoza's single. Brady Rodgers continued his rehab with 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out three.

In the second game, José Álvarez launched a three-run home run in the 1st; that was the first longball of his pro career. Álvarez reached on an error in the 3rd which allowed Yefri Carrillo to score. Ryan Gusto, the Astros' 11th-round pick from this year's MLB Draft, made his pro debut in this game and he allowed a hit and struck out three over two scoreless innings.

DSL Astros 4, DSL Royals1 2

W- Jeremy Molero (4-0)
L- Darwin Feliz (2-3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros scored three in the top of the 9th to take the lead and the game.

Sebastian Grullón hit an RBI single in the 6th. Andrés Monzón tied the game when he stole home as part of a double steal with Ayendy Ortiz, who scored the go-ahead run on Ricardo Balogh's RBI single. Balogh scored the final run of the day on Grullón's second RBI single of the game. Grullón, Carlos Hurtado, and Frank Perez finished with two hits on the afternoon.

Daniel Bello allowed two runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out four in four innings. Jeremy Molero shut it down by allowing just one hit, walking one, and striking out eight in five innings.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Sebastian Grullón, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2 RBI singles
Jeremy Molero, RHP, DSL Astros: W (4-0), 5 IP, H, BB, 8 K

José Alvarez, C, GCL Astros: 1-3, 3-R HR (1)
Ryan Gusto, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, H, 3 K; pro debut

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 11 K

Layne Henderson: W (3-3), 2.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

José Alberto Rivera: Save (1), 3 IP, BB, 6 K

Freúdis Nova, IF, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R

Chad Donato (left), RHP, Corpus Christi

3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Bryan de la Cruz's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Bryan de la Cruz, OF, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

De La Cruz: 3-5, RBI, R

Wrenn: 2-4, solo HR (6)

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Fayetteville

3 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Myles Straw, UTIL, Jack Mayfield, IF, and Abraham Toro, 3B, Round Rock

Straw: 3-6, 2 RBI, 2 R

Mayfield: 3-4, 2-R HR (21), 4 RBI; double shy of cycle

Toro: 5-6, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 16, 2019

A relatively light slate as only the complex-league clubs and the ones in leagues that have more than one A were in action.

Round Rock 4, Memphis 1

W- Cy Sneed (6-6)
L- Jake Woodford (5-6)

RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (6, 2-run in 2nd), Derek Fisher (11, solo in 3rd)

A fine outing from Cy Sneed powered the E-Train to the win.

Sneed allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over seven shutout innings. Justin Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th. The Redbirds spoiled the shutout with a solo homer off Colin McKee in the 9th; McKee allowed two hits and fanned two.

Garrett Stubbs smacked a two-run homer in the 2nd to open the scoring and Derek Fisher led off the 3rd with a homer. Taylor Jones hit an RBI single in the 5th for the last Round Rock run. Josh Rojas finished 2-4 from the leadoff spot.

Akeem Bostick faces Mike Hauschild in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Northwest Arkansas 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Andrés Sotillet (5-1)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (1-5)
S- Tyler Zuber (5)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (15, 2-run in 2nd)

The Naturals pulled ahead with a run in the 8th and got two insurance runs in the 9th to take the first game of the series.

Ronnie Dawson went 2-4 and his two-run blast in the 2nd represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play. Abraham Toro went 2-3 with a double.

Chad Donato allowed three hits, one of which was a two-run home run, and struck out seven in seven innings of work. The Naturals got to Tommy DeJuneas in the last two innings; DeJuneas allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three.

Enoli Paredes gets the start in game two of this series. He'll take on Brady Singer at 6:15.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Lynchburg at 6:30 Eastern. Cody Deason will take on Justin Garza.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits welcome Dayton to Modern Woodmen Park for a three-game midweek series beginning at 6:35. Jonathan Bermúdez gets the start and he'll go against Jhon De Jesus.

Tri-City was off

The ValleyCats will start a three-game series against Lowell at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 16, GCL Astros 7

W- Mitchell Senger (1-0)
L- Elián Rodríguez (0-1)

GCL home runs: Yorbin Ceuta (2, 2-run in 2nd)

Well that was not a very fun afternoon for the Palm Beach 'Stros.

Of the four pitchers who appeared, Heitor Tokar gave up the fewest runs. He went 3.2 innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Gerry Castillo hit an RBI single in the 2nd and he scored when Yorbin Ceuta whacked a homer. Castillo ripped a two-run double in the 6th and in the 8th, Yefri Carrillo hit a sac fly and Franklin Pinto hit an RBI single. Castillo, Ceuta, José Álvarez, and Adonis Giron all finished with two hits on the afternoon.

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

DSL Astros and DSL Red Sox 1 was suspended

Due to rain. The Dominican Stros ran off four runs in the 4th to tie the game. Frank Perez hit a two-run single and Tomás Ramírez followed by launching a two-run homer, which was the last action before play was halted. That shot was Ramírez's second home run of the season. Yohander Martinez is currently 2-2.

Jeremy Molero pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him), a hit, walked five, and struck out three. Edinson Batista allowed a run on two hits and got the final two outs of the 3rd.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Gerry Castillo not pictured.

This is Yorbin Ceuta's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Gerry Castillo, C, and Yorbin Ceuta, IF, GCL Astros

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

Ceuta: 2-4, 2-R HR (2)

Chad Donato, RHP, Corpus Christi

7 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2-R HR (15)

Cy Sneed, RHP, Round Rock

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, June 7, 2019

Round Rock 10, Salt Lake 0

W- José Urquidy (3-0, 5-2 season)
L- Greg Mahle (1-3)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (23, 2-run in 9th)

The E-Train administered a beatdown to close out a series and they administered another beatdown to begin a new series.

José Urquidy allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out eight over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he went two innings, walking one and striking out one. Ronel Blanco allowed a hit in the 9th but was able to complete the shutout without further incident.

The Express wasted little time in pouring it on as they scored four in the top of the 1st inning. Josh Rojas got things started with a two-run double and he eventually scored on a Taylor Jones sac fly. Drew Ferguson, who walked in front of Jones, scored on Nick Tanielu's triple. Aníbal Sierra grounded into a force out that allowed Jones to score in the 4th and they got two more runs on a sac fly from Alex De Goti and a wild pitch that allowed Oscar Campos to come home.

Rojas doubled to lead off the 9th and one batter later, Yordan Alvarez launched a two-run homer. Ferguson and Jones followed with singles and Sierra capped off the evening with an RBI single that brought Ferguson home.

Rojas finished 3-5 and all three of his hits were doubles. De Goti, Tanielu, and Campos all finished 2-5 on the night.

Game two of this series will start at 6:35 Mountain. Cionel Pérez getting recalled to Houston has thrown the Round Rock rotation out of whack for the time being, so whoever gets the start will take on former Astro Nick Tropeano.

Amarillo 12, Corpus Christi 3

W- Ronald Bolaños (1-0)
L- Bryan Abreu (3-2, 4-2 season)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (3, 12 season; solo in 2nd)

The Sod Poodles put up crooked numbers in all of the innings in which they scored and buried the Hooks on Friday.

Seth Beer led off the 2nd with a homer. Unfortunately, between this play and Corpus Christi's next scoring play, Amarillo went on a 12-0 run. The Hooks scored twice in the 9th as Chuckie Robinson came home on a double play and Ramiro Rodríguez hit an RBI single. No one in the Corpus lineup had more than one hit.

Bryan Abreu went four innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Yohan Ramirez came out for the 5th to make his second Texas League appearance. He got two outs via the strikeout, but I think he'd like a do-over. Carlos Sanabria didn't fare much better; he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings. Tommy DeJuneas was the only Corpus pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing as he allowed a hit and struck out two in two innings. Carlos Canelón got the 9th and he allowed three runs on four hits, one of which was a two-run homer.

Cristian Javier will take on Kyle Lloyd in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Wilmington 2, Fayetteville 0

W- Josh Dye (1-0)
L- Brett Conine (1-1, 4-3 season)
S- Tyler Zuber (10)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

There was one scoring play in this game and it did not belong to the Woodpeckers.

Jacob Meyers and Miguelangel Sierra had two hits apiece. Meyers doubled to lead off the game and that turned out to be the only extra-base hit of the game.

Chad Donato allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four over six shutout innings. Wilmington got to Brett Conine for a two-run single in the 7th that was the one scoring play in this game. Conine allowed two other hits, walked two, and struck out three over the final two innings.

Shawn Dubin gets the start in game three of this series. He'll face Jackson Kowar at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 2, Kane County 0

W- R.J. Freure (4-1)
L- Matt Tabor (1-2)
S- Julio Robaina (1)

QC home runs: None.

Normally, when a team's pitchers issue ten walks in a game, their team usually loses. This game proved to be the exception, however, as R.J. Freure and Julio Robaina battled their wildness and somehow managed to keep the Cougars off the board at the same time.

The Banditos also returned to the Quad Cities after another flood threat forced them to move the previous series to Peoria.

Both of them allowed two hits and walked five. Freure struck out six in 5.1 innings, while Robaina struck out two over the final 3.2 innings to complete the shutout.

Jeremy Peña opened the scoring with an RBI infield single in the 5th and Trey Dawson added a sac fly in the 6th inning. Peña, Austin Dennis, and Freúdis Nova all finished 2-4 on the evening.

Game two of this series will begin at 6:35.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Athletics 1

W- Jherson Pereira (1-0)
L- Carlos Leandro (0-2)
S- Ronny Garcia (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The DSL team continued their fine start to the season.

Reimy Beltre pitched two innings and allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, one of two walks that he issued, and struck out three. Jherson Pereira tagged in for five innings and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out seven. Ronny Garcia got the last two innings and allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out three.

Ricardo Balogh put the Academy on the board with a two-run single in the 4th. Omar Díaz ripped an RBI double in the 6th and then stole home as part of a double steal. Junior Marte, who stole second on the double steal and then moved to third on an errant throw, scored on Frank Perez's groundout. Díaz and Marte scored two runs apiece.

The DSL Astros' next two games will be against the Braves. They'll host the Braves at their complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 7 K
Ronny Garcia, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K
Omar Díaz, OF, DSL Astros: 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (3)

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 10-0 @ Salt Lake

9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 K

José Urquidy: W (3-0, 5-2 season), 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2 IP, BB, K

Ronel Blanco: IP, H

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Round Rock

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

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tommy DeJuneas, RHP, Corpus Christi

2 IP, H, 2 K; only Hooks pitcher to have a scoreless appearance

Chad Donato, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Julio Robaina not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-0 vs. Kane County

9 IP, 4 H, 10 BB, 8 K

R.J. Freure: W (4-1), 5.1 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 6 K

Julio Robaina: Save (1), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, April 29, 2019

Round Rock and Oklahoma City was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Akeem Bostick will face Michael Bowden tonight at 7:05.

Tulsa 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- Adam McCreery (2-1)
L- Brendan Feldmann (1-1)
S- Layne Somsen (2)

CC home runs: None.

The Drillers took this game and the series thanks to a four-run 8th inning.

Brandon Bailey allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out six over five shutout innings. The Corpus bullpen... didn't fare as well. Kit Scheetz went 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, one of which was a solo home run, walked one, and struck out three. Brendan Feldmann got the last 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out two. One of those three hits that Feldmann allowed was a go-ahead three-run home run in the 8th inning.

Ronnie Dawson scored the first run of the evening when Granden Goetzman grounded into a double play in the 1st inning. Abraham Toro ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and Chas McCormick sent a ball right back up the middle for an RBI single in the 4th. McCormick scored the Hooks' final run of the evening on an RBI single from Aníbal Sierra in the 6th inning. He and Josh Rojas both finished 2-4; Rojas stole a couple of bases, giving him ten on the season.

The Hooks will now head to Springdale, Arkansas to begin a three-game series with Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday.

Fayetteville 4, Lynchburg 0

W- Chad Donato (3-2)
L- Juan Hillman (1-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers turned in the first shutout in the brief history of SEGRA Stadium on Monday as three pitchers combined to keep the Hillcats off the scoreboard.

Chad Donato allowed four hits and struck out three over six innings. César Rosado struck out one in a 1-2-3 7th inning, and Jacob Billingsley completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out four over the final two innings.

Alfredo Angarita opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning and one batter later, Bryan de la Cruz ripped a two-run double. Corey Julks finished 2-4 with an RBI single in the 6th. Colton Shaver went 3-3 and scored a couple of runs.

Shawn Dubin takes on Justin Garza in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits are in the Cleveland area as they'll start a three-game series with Lake County at 6:30 Eastern. Austin Hansen will be on the mound for game one.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Lynchburg

9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Chad Donato: W (3-2), 6 IP, 4 H, 3 K

César Rosado: IP, K

Jacob Billingsley: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

3-3, 2B, 2 R

Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K

Josh Rojas (back turned to camera), IF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Corpus Christi

Rojas: 2-4, R, 2 SB (10)

McCormick: 2-4, 2 RBI, R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Sweep!

Round Rock was off

The Express will start a five-game series against New Orleans tonight at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 12, Northwest Arkansas 3

W- Tyler Ivey (2-0)
L- Ofreidy Gomez (1-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (1)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (3, solo in 5th), Osvaldo Duarte (3, solo in 8th), J.J. Matijevic (2, 2-run in 8th)

The Hooks banged out 15 hits and went 7-7 in stolen base attempts as they romped to a victory.

Tyler Ivey went five innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Brett Daniels got the 6th; he walked one, struck out one, and the one hit he allowed was a two-run homer to Khalil Lee. Ronel Blanco finished things off by allowing one hit and striking out five over the final three innings.

Corpus seized control by busting out for four runs in the 3rd inning. Stephen Wrenn hit an RBI single and then stole home. Granden Goetzman and Chas McCormick chipped in with an RBI single and an RBI double, respectively. Abraham Toro smacked a solo homer in the 5th and added a sac fly to his ledger in the 6th. The Hooks then proceeded to bury the Naturals with a six-run 8th.

Osvaldo Duarte led things off with a homer. Ronnie Dawson doubled and Wrenn drew a walk, which prompted a mound visit. Toro followed with a single and an error on the play allowed Dawson to score. Toro advanced to third, but Wrenn was thrown out at the plate. Granden Goetzman followed with an RBI single and then J.J. Matijevic launched a two-run homer. McCormick got plunked but got forced out at second base. Josh Rojas managed to reach base and he scored the final run of the evening on Chuckie Robinson's double.

Everyone in the Hooks' lineup recorded at least one hit. Duarte led the way in that department by finishing 4-4 and scoring three runs from the bottom of the order. Toro finished 3-4 and scored three runs, while Goetzman went 2-5 with a couple of runs scored. Duarte and Wrenn stole two bases apiece; they both have four stolen bases on the season. Rojas (5), Dawson (3), and Toro (1) also stole a base.

Brandon Bailey takes on Andrés Sotillet in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville 8, Frederick 1

W- Chad Donato (2-2)
L- Brenan Hanifee (1-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (3, 3-run in 1st)

The Woodpeckers scored a touchdown in the first inning to cruise to the win.

Fayetteville led off the 1st by loading the bases on three singles from Bryan de la Cruz, Michael Papierski, and Seth Beer. Jake Adams drove in the first run of the evening, although not in the way he expected to because he got hit by a pitch. Papierski scored when Corey Julks grounded into a force out. Julks then stole second and then Jake Meyers ripped a two-run double. Jonathan Arauz drew a walk and Miguelangel Sierra landed the haymaker in the form of a three-run home run. Beer went 2-4 and hit an RBI single in the 4th inning. Julks (RBI, R, 2 SB) and Papierski (2B, 2 R) had three hits apiece.

Chad Donato has stumbled out of the gate in 2019 but he turned in his best performance of the season by allowing three hits and striking out eight over five shutout innings. J.P. France tagged in for 3.2 innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. Tommy DeJuneas got a fly ball out to end the game.

Yohan Ramirez faces Michael Baumann in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Peoria 0

W- Austin Hansen (2-1)
L- Alvaro Seijas (1-2)
S- R.J. Freure (1)

QC home runs: Jonathan Lacroix (1, solo in 4th), David Hensley (1, solo in 4th)

The Banditos busted out for eight runs Tuesday afternoon after getting shut out three times in their previous four contests, so hopefully this signifies the start of a breakout.

Austin Hansen and R.J. Freure also turned in stellar performances on the mound as they combined for a one-hitter. Hansen walked three and struck out five over five innings and Freure finished it off by allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out five over the last four innings.

Scott Schreiber scored the first run of the day on an error following a David Hensley single in the 2nd inning. Hensley and Jonathan Lacroix hit back-to-back solo homers in the 4th. Trey Dawson ripped an RBI double in the 6th and then Quad Cities got a little more insurance in the 9th inning.

Austin Dennis led off the 9th with a single. He then stole second and scored on a Jeremy Peña single. Schreiber hit an RBI single to bring in Enmanuel Valdez and then a wild pitch allowed him and Peña to advance a base. Lacroix hit a sac fly and Hensley capped off the day with an RBI single. Everyone in the Banditos' lineup had a hit in this game; Hensley finished with four, while Dawson had two.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will start the series finale. He'll face Cole Aker at 6:35.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 8-0 @ Peoria

9 IP, H, 5 BB, 10 K

Austin Hansen: W (2-1), 5 IP, 3 BB, 5 K

R.J. Freure: Save (1), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K

David Hensley, IF, and Trey Dawson, IF, Quad Cities

Hensley: 4-5, solo HR (1), 2 RBI

Dawson: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI

Chad Donato, RHP, Fayetteville

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

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Corey Julks, OF, Fayetteville

3-4, RBI, 2 SB (3)

Tyler Ivey's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tyler Ivey, RHP, and Ronel Blanco, RHP, Corpus Christi

Ivey: W (2-0), 5 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Blanco: Save (1), 3 IP, H, 5 K

Abraham Toro, 3B, Granden Goetzman, OF, and Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Corpus Christi

Toro: 3-4, solo HR (3), 2 RBI, 3 R, SB (1)

Goetzman: 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R

Duarte: 4-4, solo HR (3), 3 R, 2 SB (4)

Astros August/September MiLB Standouts

The regular season may have come to a close on Monday, but the top five Astros minor league teams aren't quite finished as they head to the postseason. Here are a few of the players who have helped contribute to the success of their teams in August/September. I have highlighted a few of the more outstanding stats in red.

Note: If a player played at multiple levels during August/September, he is listed under his current level, but his stats are cumulative.

FRESNO

Kyle Tucker - June 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Position Players

• OF Kyle Tucker: 19 G, .449/.522/.897/1.419, 3 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 27 RBI, 6 SB:1 CS, 12 BB:14 K
• 3B J.D. Davis: 21 G, .351/.435/.740/1.175, 3 2B, 9 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB:0 CS, 12 BB:14 K
• 3B Nick Tanielu: 22 G, .384/.413/.570/.983, 7 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 BB:7 K
• 2B Jack Mayfield: 30 G, .288/.348/.512/.860, 11 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 1 SB:2 CS, 8 BB:29 K
• OF Yordan Alvarez: 26 G, .282/.362/.456/.818, 6 2B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 13 BB:28 K
• C Jamie Ritchie: 14 G, .277/.393/.426/.818, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB:0 CS, 7 BB:12 K
• SS Alex De Goti: 29 G, .297/.360/.406/.766, 8 2B, HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB:1 CS, 10 BB:16 K

OF Myles Straw stole 16 bases in 27 games (1 caught stealing) to end the regular season with 70 stolen bases (9 caught stealing).

Pitchers

• RHP Dean Deetz: 2-0 in 12 games, 1.29 ERA, 0.952 WHIP, 9 BB:26 K in 21 IP
• RHP Matt Ramsey: 0-1 in 14 games, 1.50 ERA, 0.944 WHIP, 7 BB:12 K in 20 IP
• RHP Akeem Bostick: 1-1 with 1 save in 6 games/4 starts, 2.51 ERA, 0.907 WHIP, 8 BB:37 K in 28.2 IP

CORPUS CHRISTI

Ryan Hartman - April 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Position Players

• OF Ronnie Dawson: 28 G, .288/.336/.514/.850, 5 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 6 SB:3 CS, 5 BB:33 K
• 3B Abraham Toro: 27 G, .281/.333/.438/.771, 10 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB:0 CS, 6 BB:25 K
• C Eduardo de Oleo: 14 G, .319/.319/.404/.723, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 0 BB:10 K

Pitchers

• RHP Erasmo Pinales: 0-0 with 2 saves in 8 games, 0.93 ERA, 0.724 WHIP, 2 BB:15 K in 9.2 IP
• RHP J.B. Bukauskas: 3-0 in 6 starts, 1.32 ERA, 0.853 WHIP, 15 BB:39 K in 34 IP
• LHP Kit Scheetz: 1-0 with 2 saves in 10 games, 2.03 ERA, 0.750 WHIP, 3 BB:15 K in 13.1 IP
• LHP Ryan Hartman: 2-1 in 6 games/3 starts, 2.08 ERA, 0.659 WHIP, 2 BB:40 K in 30.1 IP
• RHP Brandon Bielak: 0-3 in 5 starts, 2.48 ERA, 0.931 WHIP, 8 BB:30 K in 29 IP
• RHP Brandon Bailey: 1-0 with 1 save in 6 games/2 starts, 3.03 ERA, 0.980 WHIP, 10 BB:31 K in 32.2 IP

BUIES CREEK

Chad Donato - July 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Position Players

• OF Corey Julks: 27 G, .305/.373/.543/.916, 10 2B, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 4 SB:1 CS, 12 BB:26 K
• OF J.J. Matijevic: 28 G, .261/.352/.559/.910, 9 2B, 8 HR, 26 RBI, 1 SB:3 CS, 16 BB:34 K
• 1B Jake Adams: 22 G, .316/.357/.474/.831, 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 SB:2 CS, 6 BB:20 K
• OF Bryan de la Cruz: 24 G, .313/.389/.398/.787, 5 2B, 3B, 15 RBI, 3 SB:0 CS, 10 BB:18 K
• C Chuckie Robinson: 16 G, .293/.364/.414/.777, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB:1 CS: 6 BB:13 K
• OF Seth Beer: 26 G, .272/.316/.456/.774, 4 2B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB:1 CS, 4 BB:21 K
• C Carlos Canelon: 16 G, .302/.345/.377/.722, 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB:1 CS, 2 BB:20 K

Pitchers

• RHP Chad Donato: 6-0 in 6 starts, 1.23 ERA, .0.709 WHIP, 7 BB:46 K in 36.2 IP
• RHP Carson LaRue: 3-1 in 6 games/4 starts, 1.61 ERA, 0.929 WHIP, 12 BB:24 K in 28 IP
• RHP Brendan Feldmann: 0-1 with 2 saves, 1.80 ERA, 1.200 WHIP, 7 BB:20 K in 15 IP
• RHP Abdiel Saldana: 0-0 in 5 games/3 starts, 2.05 ERA, 1.091 WHIP, 4 BB:23 K in 22 IP
• RHP Enoli Paredes: 4-0 in 6 games, 2.08 ERA, 0.808 WHIP, 3 BB:14 K in 8.2 IP
• RHP Peter Solomon: 1-0 in 4 games/2 starts, 2.37 ERA, 0.789 WHIP, 3 BB:21 K in 19 IP
• RHP Jose Luis Hernandez: 2-2 in 6 games/5 starts, 2.43 ERA, 1.020 WHIP, 4 BB:28 K in 33.1 IP
• RHP Tyler Ivey: 1-0 with 1 save in 5 games/4 starts, 2.70 ERA, 1.114 WHIP, 8 BB:23 K in 23.1 IP
• RHP Colin McKee: 2-1 with 2 saves in 7 games, 2.92 ERA, 1.216 WHIP, 5 BB:21 K in 12.1 IP

QUAD CITIES

Parker Mushinski - July 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Position Players

• OF Alex McKenna: 19 G, .329/.388/.534/.922, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB:0 CS, 6 BB:20K
• OF Jonathan Lacroix: 28 G, .308/.339/.523/.863, 6 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB:1 CS, 5 BB:28 K
• OF Marty Costes: 23 G, .268/.388/.463/.851, 8 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 SB:2 CS, 8 BB:14 K

Pitchers

• LHP Parker Mushinski: 0-0 with 2 saves in 8 games, 0.00 ERA, 0.628 WHIP, 4 BB:28 K in 14.1 IP
• RHP J.P. France: 1-0 with 1 save in 6 games, 0.69 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 4 BB:21 K in 13 IP
• RHP Luis Garcia: 4-0 in 6 starts, 1.16 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 9 BB:30 K in 31 IP
• RHP Humberto Castellanos: 2-0 with 2 saves in 9 games, 1.84 ERA, 1.091 WHIP, 3 BB:20 K in 14.2 IP
• RHP Willy Collado: 0-2 with 2 saves in 8 games, 2.13 ERA, 0.632 WHIP, 2 BB:16 K in 12.2 IP
• RHP Bryan Abreu: 1-1 with 1 save in 5 games/4 starts, 2.61 ERA, 1.113 WHIP, 11 BB:37 K in 20.2 IP
• RHP Tanner Duncan: 2-0 with 1 save in 8 games, 2.84 ERA, 1.184 WHIP, 7 BB:17 K in 12.2 IP

TRI-CITY

Carlos Machado - July 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Position Players

• OF Carlos Machado: 28 G, .355/.385/.473/.857, 8 2B, 3B, HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB:1 CS, 6 BB:13 K
• OF Andy Pineda: 20 G, .288/.382/.441/.823, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 6 SB:3 CS, 7 BB:13 K
• 3B Enmanuel Valdez: 27 G, .272/.342/.466/.808, 8 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 5 SB:3 CS, 10 BB:17 K
• C Oscar Campos: 19 G, .271/.307/.486/.792, 6 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 2 BB:9 K

Pitchers

• RHP Joey Gonzalez: 1-1 with 1 save in 8 games, 0.79 ERA, 0.529 WHIP, 2 BB:12 K in 11.1 IP
• RHP R.J. Freure: 0-0 in 7 games/3 starts, 0.96 ERA, 1.125 WHIP, 9 BB:22 K in 18.2 IP
• RHP Brett Daniels: 2-0 in 6 games/2 starts, 0.92 ERA, 0.864 WHIP, 6 BB:22 K in 19.2 IP
• RHP Brett Conine: 0-0 in 6 games/2 starts, 2.08 ERA, 1.096 WHIP, 7 BB:19 K in 17.1 IP
• RHP Nivaldo Rodriguez: 3-0 with 1 save in 6 games/3 starts, 2.55 ERA, 0.973 WHIP, 9 BB:27 K in 24.2 IP

RHP Ernesto Jacquez had a 0.89 ERA and a 0.787 WHIP in 6 appearances in August; however, his one September start did not go quite so well (vast understatement).

GULF COAST LEAGUE

Position Players

• OF Juan Ramirez: 16 G, .344/.369/.525/.894, 7 2B, 2 3B, 10 RBI, 3 SB:3 CS, 3 BB:6 K
• SS Freudis Nova: 14 G, .313/.364/.521/.884, 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 4 SB:3 CS, 4 BB:6 K

Pitchers

• LHP Jervic Chavez: 1-0 with 3 saves in 6 games, 0.00 ERA, 0.783 WHIP, 4 BB:3 K in 7.2 IP
• RHP Bryan Solano: 0-0 in 5 games, 1.50 ERA, 1.000 WHIP, 5 BB:11 K in 12 IP
• LHP Julio Robaina: 0-1 in 3 games/2 starts, 2.00 ERA, 0.778 WHIP, 2 BB:9 K in 9.0 IP
• RHP Alfredi Jimenez: 0-2 in 4 games/2 starts, 2.12 ERA, 0.882 WHIP, 4 BB:17 K in 17 IP

DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE

Position Players

• C Jose Alvarez: 12 G, .367/.459/.500/.959, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 1 SB:1 CS, 6 BB:6 K

Pitchers

• RHP Franny Cobos: 0-0 in 4 games/2 starts, 0.00 ERA, 0.735 WHIP, 2 BB:11 K in 16.1 IP
• RHP Jose Antonio Hernandez: 0-2 in 5 games/2 starts, 0.59 ERA, 0.913 WHIP, 4 BB:20 K in 15.1 IP
• RHP Wender Oberto: 3-1 in 5 games/2 starts, 1.35 ERA, 0.850 WHIP, 1 BB:15 K in 20 IP

July 2018 Standouts
June 2018 Standouts
May 2018 Standouts
April 2018 Standouts

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 13, 2018

Quiet start to the work week....

Fresno 4, Las Vegas 0

W- Kent Emanuel (5-2)
L- P.J. Conlon (3-8)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies started off a new series on the right foot by posting a shutout. Rodney Linares, unfortunately, had his night end early when he got tossed in the 5th for arguing over whether Christian Colon got hit by a pitch.

Kent Emanuel has gotten himself back in the saddle since rejoining the rotation. He allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out eight over six shutout innings. Dean Deetz was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in two scoreless. Riley Ferrell completed the shutout by striking Colon out to end the game. He also issued a walk.

Taylor Jones opened the scoring with an RBI infield single in the 4th. One batter later, Alex De Goti hit an RBI... infield double. Patrick Kivlehan, who was at third for Vegas, fielded the ball, so I'm assuming that it did not make it to the outfield. Myles Straw led off the 5th with a double and Yordan Alvarez brought him in with a double. Jamie Ritchie singled and Jones walked to start the 6th and they both advanced on a wild pitch. De Goti walked to load the bases for Alfredo Angarita, who hit a sac fly. Ritchie finished 2-4 with a double and scored twice; he was the only man on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Fresno and Las Vegas will continue this series at 7:05 Pacific. Since it's Tuesday, the Grizzlies will be doing business as the Fresno Tacos.

Corpus Christi was off

Forrest Whitley will make his first appearance since coming off the disabled list in the first game of a three-game set in Tulsa at 7:05. He will be opposed by Justin DeFratus.

Buies Creek was off

The Carolina Stros will start a three-game series with Winston-Salem at 6:00. Peter Solomon is listed as the starter for this game, but I don't know if that's correct since he pitched on Sunday in a game that ended up getting canceled.

Quad Cities 3, Cedar Rapids 0

W- Chad Donato (3-0, 6-0 season)
L- Edwar Colina (6-4)
S- Tanner Duncan (5, 6 season)

QC home runs: César Salazar (1, solo in 6th)

The Banditos kept the Kernels off the board for the second straight night.

After both teams combined to put up ten zeroes on the scoreboard, César Salazar launched the first home run of his pro career in the 6th inning to open up the scoring. Quad Cities got a couple of crucial insurance runs in the final inning as Salazar singled to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Marty Costes brought him in with a base hit and Jonathan Lacroix capped off the evening with a triple that scored Costes. Salazar finished 2-4 on the evening.

This time, Chad Donato and Tanner Duncan put up nine zeroes on the board. Donato allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over seven shutout frames and on the day after his birthday, Duncan completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four in the final two innings.

The Banditos and Kernels will wrap up this series at 6:35.

Tri-City was off

The New York-Penn League All-Star game will take place on Tuesday in State College, Pennsylvania. Tri-City will be represented by Jeremy Peña, Alex McKenna, and Austin Hansen.

The ValleyCats will return to action on Wednesday when they start a quick two-game series with Connecticut.

GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 1

W- Chris Hunt (4-0)
L- Elián Rodriguez (1-2)
S- Edgar Escobar (7)

GCL home runs: None.

Four pitchers threw two innings apiece. Two of them allowed runs and the other two did not.

Elián Rodriguez allowed two runs on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out three. Bryan Solano allowed a hit and struck out two. Jose Alberto Rivera allowed a two-run home run in the 6th, one other hit, and struck out two. Ernesto Jaquez allowed two hits and fanned one.

Nerio Rodriguez scored the Palm Beach Stros' only run of the day on a Yorbin Ceuta groundout in the 7th inning. Carlos Diaz finished 2-4.

DSL Athletics 1, DSL Astros 0

W- César Diaz (2-0)
L- Jherson Pereira (0-2)
S- Manuel Manzanillo (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy got held to a pair of singles and were kept off the board. Jose Mendoza and Carlos Hurtado had the two hits.

Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four over five shutout innings and Jherson Pereira allowed the one run, which was unearned, on three hits, walked one, and struck out four.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jojanse Torres, RHP, DSL Astros: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-0 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Chad Donato: W (3-0, 6-0 season), 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

Tanner Duncan: Save (5, 6 season), 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

César Salazar, C, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (1), 2 R; first career home run

Jamie Ritchie, C, Fresno

2-4, 2B, 2 R

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Las Vegas

9 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 13 K

Kent Emanuel: W (5-2), 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Dean Deetz: 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Riley Ferrell: IP, BB, K