Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 10, 2019

For all the marbles...

PCL Championship: Sacramento 8, Round Rock 7

Sacramento leads series 1-0.

W- Tyler Cyr
L- Ronel Blanco

RR home runs: Chas McCormick (1, 2-run in 6th), Ronnie Dawson (1, solo in 9th)

The River Cats scored two in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead. Ronnie Dawson tied the game with his solo shot in the top of the 9th, but Sacramento wound up walking off with the victory to start the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

Kent Emanuel pitched 7.2 innings and allowed seven runs on eleven hits (solo and two-run homers), walked one, and struck out two. Sacramento scored the winning run off of Ronel Blanco with two outs in the 9th. Blanco allowed two hits and struck out two in an inning of work (last out of the 8th, two outs in the 9th); the winning run scored on a double.

Taylor Jones opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st and the Express got two more sac flies in the 3rd from Nick Tanielu and Alex De Goti. Ronnie Dawson hit yet another sac fly in the 6th right before Chas McCormick launched a two-run homer. Dawson's solo homer led off the 9th. Stephen Wrenn and Jack Mayfield finished with two hits apiece in this one.

Brandon Bielak will get the start in game two of this series and he'll take on Chase Johnson at 6:35 Pacific.

Mills Cup (Carolina League): Fayetteville 3, Wilmington 1

Fayetteville leads series 1-0.

W- Parker Mushinski
L- Daniel Lynch
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: David Hensley (1, 2-run in 4th)

Fine pitching and David Hensley's homer propelled the Woodpeckers to a game one victory.

Parker Mushinski allowed a run on a steal of home, three hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 2.2 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four, and Humberto Castellanos got the final four outs of the game, all via strikeout, to earn the save; he allowed one hit in his 1.1 innings.

Hensley's two-run blast in the 4th put Fayetteville on the board and in the lead. Marty Costes added a crucial insurance run with an RBI single in the 9th. Hensley went 3-5 on the night while Jeremy Peña finished 2-5; both of his hits were doubles.

Austin Hansen will start game two of this series and he'll take on Jonathan Bowlan at 6:35 Eastern.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-1 @ Wilmington

9 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 16 K

Parker Mushinski: W, 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Cody Deason: 2.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.1 IP, H, 4 K

David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

3-5, 2-R HR (1)

Ronnie Dawson, OF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

Dawson: 1-3, solo HR (1), 2 RBI

McCormick: 1-4, 2-R HR (1)

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Sunday, September 8, 2019

Off to the 'ship!

PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 10, Iowa 5

Round Rock wins series 3-2.

W- Ryan Hartman
L- Trevor Clifton

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (1, 3-run in 3rd), Drew Ferguson (2, 2-run in 6th), Chas McCormick (1, solo in 8th)

The E-Train overcame an early 3-0 deficit by putting up seven runs in the 3rd to seize control of this deciding game five.

Forrest Whitley went four innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked five, and struck out six. Ryan Hartman took over for the final five innings of this one and allowed six hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out five.

Round Rock loaded the bases to lead off the top of the 3rd and that's how they went off for seven runs. Drew Ferguson got them on the board with a sac fly and then Jack Mayfield got plunked to re-load the bases. Taylor Jones went down on the infield fly rule, but Nick Tanielu kept things going with a two-run single to tie the game at 3 and Alex De Goti followed by launching a three-run home run to put the Express in front. Stephen Wrenn walked, stole second, and scored on an RBI single from Jamie Ritchie.

Ferguson smacked a two-run homer in the 6th and McCormick capped off the afternoon with a solo blast in the 8th. Jones, McCormick, Ferguson, and Tanielu all finished with two hits on the day.

Round Rock will face Sacramento, the winner of the PCL's Pacific Conference in the PCL Championship Series which will begin on Tuesday in Sacramento.

Carolina League South Final: Fayetteville 6, Down East 3

Fayetteville wins series 3-2.

W- Shawn Dubin
L- Scott Engler
S- Leovanny Rodriguez

Fayetteville home runs: Chandler Taylor (1, solo in 6th)

The Woodpeckers swung this game in their favor after scoring four in the 7th to break a 1-1 tie.

Chandler Taylor tied the game when he homered to lead off the 6th. Like Round Rock did in the 3rd inning of their game, Fayetteville also capitalized on a bases-loaded situation to lead off an inning.

Miguelangel Sierra singled to lead off the 7th, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and made it to third on Jeremy Peña's single. Peña advanced to second on defensive indifference and Cal Stevenson walked to load 'em up for Marty Costes, who ripped a two-run double to put the Woodpeckers in front. Taylor was intentionally walked to re-load the bases for David Hensley, who immediately made the Wood Ducks regret that move by hitting a two-run single. Ruben Castro provided the cherry by ripping an RBI double in the 9th. Castro finished 3-4 on the day while Sierra, Costes, and Peña all went 2-4.

Shawn Dubin turned in an excellent performance in a crucial game as he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out seven in six innings of work. The Wood Ducks tried to stir up some unrest but the Fayetteville bullpen kept themselves composed and closed out the series. César Rosado was the first man out of the Woodpeckers bullpen and he pitched 1.2 innings, allowing a two-run double, walking four, and striking out two. Riley Cabral got the final out of the 8th with a strikeout. Jacob Billingsley came on for the 9th but he walked the only two men he faced. Leovanny Rodriguez took ownership of the final inning and he worked around an error that loaded the bases to close things out, striking out two.

The Mills Cup, the Carolina League's Championship series, will begin Tuesday at 6:35 Eastern. Fayetteville will head up to Wilmington for game one.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, Alex De Goti, IF, Nick Tanielu, IF, Jamie Ritchie, C, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

McCormick: 2-4, solo HR (1), 2 R, SB (1)

De Goti: 1-4, 3-R HR (1)

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

Ritchie: 2-4, RBI, R

Ferguson: 2-4, 2-R HR (2), 3 RBI

Ryan Hartman, LHP, Round Rock

W, 5 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 5 K

Shawn Dubin, LHP, Fayetteville

W, 6 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 2 BB, 7 K

Marty Costes, OF, and Ruben Castro, C, Fayetteville

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

Castro: 3-4, 2B, RBI

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 5, 2019

It's playoff time in Minor League Baseball!

PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 5, Iowa 4 (11 innings)

Round Rock leads 1-0.

W- Brendan McCurry
L- Dillon Maples

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Cubs scored twice in the top of the 11th to break a 2-2 tie... and then the E-Train walked off with the victory in the bottom half.

Kent Emanuel was excellent in his 6.1 innings as he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked one, and struck out a season-high ten batters; his regular-season high for strikeouts was six. Ralph Garza Jr. walked two and struck out three in 2.2 innings and Brendan McCurry allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and struck out one in the final two innings.

Drew Ferguson launched a two-run home run in the 2nd inning to open the scoring. This was Round Rock's only scoring play in the nine regulation innings. Ferguson drew a walk in the 11th and Jamie Ritchie kept the game alive with a two-out single. They both advanced on a wild pitch and then Alex De Goti drew a walk to load the bases for Chas McCormick. Another wild pitch allowed Ferguson to score and McCormick won the game with a two-run single. McCormick and Ferguson both finished with three hits on the night.

Brandon Bielak will take on Tyson Miller in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 1: Down East 3, Fayetteville 0

Down East leads series 1-0.

W- Sal Mendez
L- Nivaldo Rodriguez
S- Joe Kuzia

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian, the decision was made to have a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Miguelangel Sierra homered in the 5th... but he forgot to touch home plate (he did, actually). He was called out and was credited with a triple instead. That did break up the no-hitter, though.

Nivaldo Rodriguez allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and struck out seven in 5.2 innings. César Rosado allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.1 innings of relief.

Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 2: Fayetteville 3, Down East 0

Series tied 1-1.

W- Austin Hansen
L- Scott Engler
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (1, 2-run in 3rd)

The Woodpeckers returned the favor with a 3-0 win of their own to get on the board in this series.

All three Fayetteville runs came in the 3rd as Jeremy Peña smacked a two-run homer and David Hensley drew a bases-loaded walk.

Austin Hansen allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out three over 5.1 shutout innings and Humberto Castellanos struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings to complete the shutout.

The series shifts to Kinston and will resume on Friday, weather and field conditions permitting.

Midwest League West Semi-Final: Quad Cities 4, Cedar Rapids 1

Quad Cities leads 1-0.

W- Valente Bellozo
L- Luis Rijo
S- Layne Henderson

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities got a couple of runs in the 8th to pull away from the Kernels in game one of this Midwest League semi-final series.

Alex McKenna scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch in the 1st inning and scored another run on a sac fly from Ramiro Rodriguez in the 5th. Wilyer Abreu capped off the scoring by ripping a two-run double in the 8th. Abreu, McKenna, and Alex Holderbach all finished 2-4 in this game; both of Wilyer's hits were doubles.

Valente Bellozo allowed four hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out six in six innings. Luis de Paula retired all four men he faced, striking out two, and Layne Henderson got the five-out save, allowing one hit and striking out four.

Brett Daniels gets the start in game two as the series shifts to Quad Cities. He'll take on Matt Canterino at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

McCormick: 3-6, walk-off 2-R single in 11th

Ferguson: 3-4, 2-R HR (1), 2 R

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER (one inherited runner charged to him), BB, 10 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 4-1 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 12 K

Valente Bellozo: W, 6 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Luis de Paula: 1.1 IP, 2 K

Layne Henderson: Save, 1.2 IP, H, 4 K

Wilyer Abreu, OF, Quad Cities

2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Down East (game 2)

7 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Austin Hansen: W, 5.1 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.2 IP, 3 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

1-3, 2-R HR (1) in game 2 of doubleheader

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 26, 2019

Round Rock 6, San Antonio 0

W- José Urquidy (7-5)
L- Shelby Miller (1-2)

RR home runs: None.

The E-Train came out on top to begin this crucial series.

José Urquidy and two relievers combined on the shutout. Urquidy started things off by allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out eight in 5.2 innings of work. Riley Ferrell was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he walked three and struck out four in 2.1 innings and Ralph Garza allowed a hit and struck out one in the 9th to complete the shutout.

Chas McCormick ripped an RBI double in the 3rd to open the scoring. The Express went off for five in the 4th after loading the bases to lead off the inning. Alex De Goti hit into a fielder's choice that allowed Taylor Jones to score; an error on the play also allowed Nick Tanielu to come home. Ronnie Dawson hit a sac fly that scored Lorenzo Quintana. McCormick smacked an RBI triple and scored on Drew Ferguson's single. McCormick and Dawson both had two hits apiece.

Kent Emanuel goes up against Thomas Jankins in game two. First pitch is at 7:05.

Arkansas 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Matt Tenuta (3-2)
L- Brandon Bailey (4-5)

CC home runs: None.

For a while, the Hooks were on the wrong end of a perfect game. Unfortunately, Corpus also dropped their third game in a row, dropping their elimination number to four. They basically might have to win out and hope Midland and Frisco stumble along the way.

Bryan de la Cruz quashed the Travs' perfect game bid when he tripled to lead off the 7th. He wound up scoring on J.J. Matijevic's groundout. De La Cruz, who went 2-4, drove in Corpus Christi's other run with an RBI single in the 8th.

Brandon Bailey went four innings and allowed three runs on five hits (two-run homer) while striking out eight. Willy Collado was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on five hits and struck out one in 2.1 innings. Tommy DeJuneas tagged in for 1.2 innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, walked two, and out two. Nick Hernandez walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 9th.

Enoli Paredes will take on Ian McKinney in game two. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville 4, Carolina 3

W- Luis Garcia (10-4)
L- Matt Smith (4-12)
S- Riley Cabral (9)

Fayetteville home runs: Chandler Taylor (12, 2-run in 1st)

The Woodpeckers took over the second-half lead in the Carolina League's Southern division behind a strong outing from Luis Garcia.

Chandler Taylor whacked a two-run homer in the 1st and David Hensley ripped a two-run double in the 5th. Taylor finished 3-4 on the night while Hensley and Miguelangel Sierra had two hits apiece. Michael Papierski went 0-3 with a couple of strikeouts, but he also drew a couple of walks and scored two of the four Fayetteville runs.

Garcia walked four and struck out ten over five shutout innings. Leovanny Rodriguez pitched 1.2 innings and allowed three runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out two. César Rosado tagged in for 1.1 innings, walking one and striking out one. Riley Cabral allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out the side in the 9th to get the save.

Shawn Dubin will take on Wuilder Rodriguez in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 8, Quad Cities 1


W- Luis Frias (3-1)
L- R.J. Freure (5-6)

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities got on the board first... and then Kane County scored all of the other runs in this game.

Trey Dawson's RBI single in the 1st was the Banditos' lone scoring play. He and Freúdis Nova both finished 2-4.

R.J. Freure went 5.1 innings and allowed five runs (four earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on seven hits, walked two, and struck out three. Devin Conn was the first man out of the Banditos bullpen and he allowed three runs (one earned) of his own on five hits, walked one, and struck out one. Luis de Paula struck out the side in order in the 9th.

José Alberto Rivera will start the series finale and he'll take on Matt Tabor at 6:35.

Staten Island 8, Tri-City 0

W- Anderson Muñoz (7-2)
L- Hunter Brown (1-2)
S- Sean Boyle (1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats got blanked on Monday.

Juan Paulino finished 2-4.

Hunter Brown allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two innings. Derek West was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two in 1.2 innings of work. Danny Cody was next and he allowed three runs (one earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in two innings. Peyton Battenfield went 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out three.

Angel Macuare will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Garcia, RHP, Fayetteville

W (10-4), 5 IP, 4 BB, 10 K

Chandler Taylor, OF, and David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

Taylor: 3-4, 2-R HR (12)

Hensley: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI

Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

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

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 6-0 vs. San Antonio

9 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 13 K

José Urquidy: W (7-5), 5.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 8 K

Riley Ferrell: 2.1 IP, 3 BB, 4 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: IP, H, K

Hunter Brown, RHP, and Miguel Figueroa, RHP, Tri-City

Brown: L (1-2), 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Figueroa: IP, BB, 2 K

Bryan de la Cruz, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, 3B, RBI, R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 19, 2019

Let's play two in Palm Beach.

Round Rock 5, Memphis 4

W- Framber Valdez (5-2)
L- Genesis Cabrera (4-6)
S- Ralph Garza Jr. (4)

RR home runs: Chas McCormick (13, solo in 5th)

The Express, doing business as the Chupacabras, held off a comeback bid from the Redbirds, who were also assuming their Copa alter-ego, the Memphis Música.

Kyle Tucker and Drew Ferguson hit RBI singles in the 1st and the 3rd respectively and Chas McCormick homered to lead off the 5th. McCormick added an RBI single to his ledger in the 7th and he came around to score Round Rock's final run of the evening on a single from Abraham Toro. McCormick scored three of the five Round Rock runs in this one and also stole two bases.

Framber Valdez went 7.1 innings and allowed four runs on four hits (two-run homer, two inherited runners charged to him), walked three, and struck out eight. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed four hits and struck out one over the final 1.2 innings.

José Urquidy takes on Daniel Ponce de León at 6:35.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks are in Little Rock as they'll begin a three-game series with Arkansas at 7:10. Brett Conine will make his first Texas League start and he'll face Ricardo Sanchez.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers are in Kinston, where they will start a three-game series with Down East at 7:00 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 6, Quad Cities 2

W- Josh Winder (7-2)
L- Felipe Tejada (6-1)

QC home runs: None.

Both teams scored twice in the 2nd inning, but the Kernels got four in the 5th to take control.

Trey Dawson went 2-4 with a two-run single in the 2nd and stole a base.

Jonathan Bermúdez went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out four. Felipe Tejada came out for the 5th but he only got two outs and got rocked for four runs on four hits and also walked three. Layne Henderson allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out two over 2.2 scoreless and Luis de Paula walked one and struck out two in 1.2 innings.

Matt Ruppenthal will start the series finale. He'll face Kody Funderburk at 6:35.

Brooklyn 5, Tri-City 0

W- Corey Gaconi (4-1)
L- Ryan Gusto (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats entered their All-Star break by getting swept out of Brooklyn.

Korey Lee had a couple of base hits.

Ryan Gusto and Christian Mejías pitched three innings apiece. Gusto started things off by allowing two runs on four hits, walking two, and striking out two. Mejías allowed three runs on four hits (solo and two-run homers) and struck out three. Jairo Lopez walked one and struck out three over two scoreless.

The 2019 New York-Penn League All-Star Game will take place tomorrow at 6:00 Eastern in Staten Island. Nate Perry, Juan Paulino, and Peyton Battenfield will represent the ValleyCats.

GCL Astros

The Palm Beach 'Stros split a doubleheader with their complex mates, the Nationals, winning game one 4-3 and dropping the second game by a score of 6-2.

In game 1, Nerio Rodriguez ripped a two-run double in the 4th and then in the 5th, Gerry Castillo hit an RBI single and came home on Yimmi Cortabarria's double.

Franklin Pinto hit a two-run double in game two.

DSL Dodgers Bautista 10, DSL Astros 4

W- Carlos De Avila (3-1)
L- Luis Vega (2-1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dodgers' Bautista team put this game away with four runs in the 7th.

Carlos Hurtado ripped an RBI double in the 6th. The Dominican 'Stros' other three runs came on wild pitches; Roilan Machandy scored on one in the 1st, Andrés Monzón scored on another before Hurtado's double in the 6th, and Cristian Gonzalez came home on another one in the 7th.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (13), 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB (16)

Trey Dawson, IF, Quad Cities

2-4, 2 RBI, SB (9)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jairo Lopez, RHP, Tri-City

2 IP, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, June 28, 2019

Headed up to College Station, so I'll try to keep this short.

Round Rock 9, San Antonio 2

W- Cionel Pérez (2-1)
L- Zack Brown (2-5)

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (8, 2-run in 7th), Chas McCormick (3, 7 season; 3-run in 7th)

Two big innings propelled the E-Train to a series split.

Josh Rojas scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch in the 1st. Drew Ferguson hit a two-run single in the 3rd and he came around to score on a Garrett Stubbs sac fly. Ferguson smacked a two-run homer in the 7th and Chas McCormick landed another haymaker when he clubbed a three-run home run later in the inning. The two of them, along with Alex De Goti and Nick Tanielu, finished with two hits on the night.

Cionel Pérez allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out four in 5.2 innings of work. Kit Scheetz got the last out of the 6th with a strikeout. Joe Smith pitched a 1-2-3 7th, and Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a solo home run, walked one, and struck out two over the final two innings.

Round Rock is back home and they'll start a five-game series with Omaha at 7:05.

Amarillo 6, Corpus Christi 4

W- Lake Bachar (4-2)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (0-2, 1-4 season)
S- David Bednar (5)

CC home runs: Aníbal Sierra (3, 4 season; 2-run in 7th)

Corpus tied this game in the 7th... only to see Amarillo regain the lead and come away with the victory.

J.B. Bukauskas went six innings and allowed four runs on nine hits (solo and two-run homers), walked two, and struck out three. Tommy DeJuneas got the last two innings and he allowed two runs on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out four.

Aníbal Sierra went 2-3 and his two-run shot in the 7th tied the game at 4. He also hit an RBI single in the 3rd. Stephen Wrenn drove in the other Corpus run with a sac fly in the 2nd.

Enoli Paredes faces Nick Margevicius at 6:05.

Myrtle Beach 3, Fayetteville 2

W- Jesús Camargo (2-2)
L- César Rosado (2-4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Myrtle Beach got two in the 8th to snatch a win from the Woodpeckers' grasp.

Michael Papierski scored both Fayetteville runs in this game. He came home when Jeremy Peña grounded into a force out in the 1st and scored the other run on Chandler Taylor's triple in the 3rd. Taylor finished 2-3 on the evening.

Shawn Dubin allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out nine in seven innings. César Rosado and Peter Solomon pitched an inning apiece with varying results. Rosado allowed two runs on two hits and walked two in the 8th, while Solomon, making his first appearance since being activated from the IL, allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two in a scoreless 9th.

Austin Hansen starts game three of this series and he'll face Alexander Vargas at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Burlington 2

W- Cody Deason (5-3)
L- Cole Duensing (5-4)

The Banditos took the series as they went off for six runs in the 5th to seize control of this game. They also mowed down the Bees as Jonathan Bermúdez and Cody Deason combined to strike out 18.

Bermúdez, in his first career start, allowed two runs, one of which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, a solo homer, walked three, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings. Deason got the last 4.2 innings and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out a career-high ten.

Michael Wielansky went 2-3 with a couple of RBI singles. Alex McKenna also had two hits, one of which was an RBI single in that big 5th inning. He also stole a base (2) and scored twice. César Salazar finished with two hits and one of them was an RBI double.

Quad Cities will now begin a three-game series in Clinton. R.J. Freure will start game one and he'll face Tyler Mitzel at 6:30.

Aberdeen 3, Tri-City 0

W- Adam Stauffer (2-1)
L- Juan Pablo Lopez (1-2)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats got blanked to extend their current skid to five games.

Korey Lee hit a triple out of the leadoff spot. Tri-City's only other hit in this game was a single from Zach Biermann.

Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits, walked two, and struck out three. Lupe Chavez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out two in 4.1 innings, and Garrett Gayle worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Hunter Brown will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Red Sox1 1

W- Misael Tamarez (1-2)
L- Carlos Velez (1-1)
S- Cristofer Mezquita (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Domincan 'Stros scored three in the 4th and kept the Red Sox 1 in check.

Yohander Martinez scored their first run of the day by stealing home. Ayendy Ortiz, who finished 2-3 on the day, ripped a two-run double later in the inning.

Ronny Garcia went three innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Misael Tamarez allowed three hits and walked two over four scoreless, and Cristofer Mezquita allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four over the final two innings to get the save.

The Dominican 'Stros will face the Dodgers 1 (Bautista) at 11:00 AM Atlantic.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ayendy Ortiz, IF, DSL Astros: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Shawn Dubin, LHP, Fayetteville

7 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 7-2 vs. Burlington

9 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 5 BB, 18 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: 4.1 IP, H (solo HR), 2 ER, 3 BB, career-high 8 K

Cody Deason: W (5-3), 4.2 IP, H, 2 BB, career-high 10 K

Alex McKenna, OF, and Michael Wielansky, IF, Quad Cities

McKenna: 2-4, RBI, 2 R, SB (2)
Wielansky: 2-3, 2 RBI, R

Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, Tri-City

4.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 K

Drew Ferguson, OF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

Ferguson: 2-4, HR (8), 4 RBI, 2 R

McCormick: 2-3, 3-R HR (3, 7 season)

Aníbal Sierra, SS, Corpus Christi

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 23, 2019

It was apparently extra innings night down on the farm on Thursday.

San Antonio 11, Round Rock 6

W- Jake Petricka (1-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (13, 2-run in 5th), Jack Mayfield (10, solo in 8th)

Kyle Tucker has bounced back nicely from his rough start. Unfortunately, Forrest Whitley remains mired in his.

Whitley only lasted two innings and he allowed seven runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out one. Akeem Bostick took over for 6.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits (two-run homer) and striking out five. Ronel Blanco recorded the final out of the 9th.

Jack Mayfield singled to lead off the 5th and one batter later, Tucker smacked a two-run homer to put Round Rock on the board. Drew Ferguson singled and Jamie Ritchie doubled in between two outs and Derek Fisher kept the inning alive with an RBI infield single that scored Ferguson. Ritchie wound up coming home on a wild pitch. Mayfield led off the 8th with a homer. Tucker followed with a single and he eventually scored on a groundout from Ferguson.

Kyle Tucker finished 3-3 on the evening and Mayfield went 2-4.

The Express and Missions will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 5, Frisco 4 (11 innings)

W- Carlos Sanabria (2-0, 4-0 season)
L- Locke St. John (2-1)

CC home runs: Chas McCormick (4, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks, doing business as the Blue Ghosts this weekend, opened up this latest edition of the Lone Star Series in the Texas League by walking off with a victory.

Ronnie Dawson put Corpus on the board by ripping an RBI double and eventually scoring on a wild pitch in the 7th inning. After Frisco took the lead in the top of the 8th, the Blue Ghosts managed to push across the tying run in the bottom half of the 8th when Stephen Wrenn scored on another wild pitch. Neither team scored in the 9th or the 10th, so let's fast forward to the 11th.

The Roughriders scored in the top of the 11th to take the lead. Seth Beer led off the bottom of the 11th at second but Lorenzo Quintana entered the game to pinch-run for him. Granden Goetzman went down on strikes and Quintana advanced to third on Dawson's groundout. That left it all to Chas McCormick, who launched a 3-2 pitch from Locke St. John into the South Texas night to send everyone home happy. McCormick finished 2-3 on the night and Abraham Toro went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Brandon Bailey pitched six innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Justin Ferrell tagged in for two innings and the one hit he allowed was a two-run homer to Juremi Profar that put Frisco in front. Ferrell also walked two and fanned two. Colin McKee was next and he went 2.1 innings, allowing an unearned run that was an inherited runner that was charged to him and striking out five. Carlos Sanabria got the last two outs of the 11th, one via strikeout, and also allowed an RBI single that saw the run get charged to McKee.

Carson LaRue will take on Edgar Arredondo in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Winston-Salem 4, Fayetteville 3 (10 innings)

W- Zach Lewis (3-2)
L- Nick Hernandez (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (8, solo in 6th)

For the second consecutive game, the Woodpeckers walked off with a 4-3 loss. This is the sixth time this season that they've walked off with a loss and the second time that they've walked off with a loss in back-to-back games.

Fayetteville got a pair of RBI doubles in the 1st from Jake Adams and Colton Shaver to open the scoring. Adams later whacked a solo homer in the 6th inning. He, Shaver, and Jonathan Arauz all finished with two hits on the night.

The one run that J.P. France allowed in his five innings of work came on a solo homer. France allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out two. Jojanse Torres went 3.1 innings in his Carolina League debut and he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out six. Winston-Salem scored the winning run off Nick Hernandez with a one-out infield single in the 10th, which was the only hit that he allowed. Hernandez, who also got the last two outs of the 9th, walked two and struck out two.

Chad Donato will start the first game of a weekend + Monday series in Lynchburg at 6:30 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Kane County 3 (10 innings)

W- Humberto Castellanos (3-0)
L- Chester Pimentel (2-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos busted out for four runs in the first extra frame to take this game and the series.

José Bravo turned in a quality start as he allowed two runs on a homer, two other hits, and struck out five in six innings of work. Devin Conn and Humberto Castellanos both pitched two innings apiece out of the bullpen. Conn walked two and struck out five while Castellanos allowed an unearned run and fanned two.

Trey Dawson singled to lead off the 5th, moved to third on an error that allowed Ramiro Rodríguez to reach, and scored Quad Cities' first run of the game when Michael Wielansky struck out and reached base on a wild pitch. An errant pickoff throw later in the inning allowed Rodríguez to score. Let's fast-forward to the 10th.

Alex Holderbach led off the inning on the bases; he moved to third on Rodríguez's base hit and scored the go-ahead run on Wielansky's single. Ross Adolph went down on strikes but Austin Dennis ripped an RBI double to bring in Rodríguez. Marty Costes capped things off with a two-run triple. Costes went 2-5 and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit in the game.

The River Bandits will finally get another chance to play in their own ballpark as they begin a four-game series with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 6:35. R.J. Freure will take on Scotty Sunitsch in game one.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, Corpus Christi

2-3, walk-off 2-R HR (4)

Brandon Bailey, RHP, and Colin McKee, RHP, Corpus Christi

Bailey: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

McKee: 2.1 IP, unearned run, 5 K

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

Jake Adams, 1B, and Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

Adams: 2-4, 2B, solo HR (8), 2 RBI

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

J.P. France, RHP, Fayetteville

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

Jack Mayfield, IF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Mayfield: 2-4, solo HR (10), 2 R

Tucker: 3-3, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

Marty Costes, OF, Quad Cities

2-5, 3B, 2 RBI

José Bravo has a mugshot now but it isn't showing on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-3 (10 innings) @ Kane County

10 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 12 K

José Bravo: 6 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 5 K

Devin Conn: 2 IP, 2 BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: 2 IP, unearned run, 2 K