Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 25, 2019

Omaha 2, Round Rock 1

W- Arnaldo Hernandez (3-7)
L- Carson LaRue (2-7)
S- Andrés Machado (2)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (12, solo in 8th)

The Express had the tying run on base in the bottom of the 9th but couldn't push it across.

Derek Fisher launched a solo homer in the 8th for Round Rock's only run. Taylor Jones finished 2-3.

Carson LaRue pitched 6.1 innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out two. Brendan McCurry struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings and Reymin Guduan worked around a couple of hits in the 9th to strike out the side.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in the opener of a three-game series in Iowa. He'll take on Colin Rea at 7:08.

Corpus Christi 9, Northwest Arkansas 2

W- Bryan Abreu (6-2)
L- Conner Greene (3-9)
S- Cristian Javier (3)

CC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (4, 3-run in 1st), Lorenzo Quintana (12, solo in 3rd)

The Hooks started things off with a five-run 1st inning and Cristian Javier... continued to do Cristian Javier things.

Bryan Abreu pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out six. Javier got the last four innings and he walked two and struck out nine without allowing a run or a hit.

Granden Goetzman hit an RBI groundout to open the scoring in the 1st. Seth Beer scored on an error that allowed Lorenzo Quintana to reach and then Stephen Wrenn launched a three-run homer. Beer scored another run in the 3rd when J.J. Matijevic hit a sac fly and then Lorenzo Quintana smacked a solo homer. Osvaldo Duarte scored on an error in the 4th and Quintana capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th. Quintana finished 3-5 on the night, while Matijevic and Wrenn had two hits apiece.

Brett Adcock will go against Ofreidy Gomez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Lynchburg 7, Fayetteville 4

W- Hector Hernandez (3-2)
L- Luis Garcia (7-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

It was not a banner night for the Woodpeckers on defense as they were charged with five errors in this game. They also loaded the bases three times but each time they could only get one run on a bases-loaded walk.

Luis Garcia went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked four, and struck out six. Humberto Castellanos allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 2.1 innings. Brett Conine got the last three innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five.

Ross Adolph opened the scoring by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the 1st inning. Michael Papierski walked in a run in the 3rd and another one in the 7th and Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 8th. Adolph drew four walks in this game. Adams went 2-2 and walked three times.

Fayetteville welcomes the Carolina Mudcats to SEGRA for a three-game series starting at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Peoria 0

W- Brett Daniels (5-5)
L- Michael Brettell (3-7)
S- Garrett Gayle (3)

QC home runs: Grae Kessinger (1, solo in 5th)

Both teams had six hits but the Banditos had all the runs.

Brett Daniels allowed six hits, walked one, and struck out four over seven shutout frames and Garrett Gayle walked one and struck out two over the final two innings to get the save.

Grae Kessinger hit his first home run as a pro in the 5th inning and Ramiro Rodríguez hit a two-run single in the 6th inning. Carlos Machado went 2-3 and scored on Rodríguez's single.

José Bravo faces Logan Gragg in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Brooklyn 9, Tri-City 4

W- Matt Cleveland (3-2)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-2)

TC home runs: None.

The Cyclones blew the ValleyCats away by jumping out to a 9-0 lead after the first two innings.

C.J. Stubbs put Tri-City on the board with an RBI groundout in the 4th inning. A.J. Lee hit an RBI groundout in the 6th and Nate Perry ripped an RBI double. Perry scored on a passed ball in the 9th.

Edgardo Sandoval and Danny Cody had to bear the brunt of Brooklyn's early assault. Cole McDonald restored order as he walked one and struck out four over four scoreless innings. Peyton Plumlee worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th.

The ValleyCats will start a three-game series with Connecticut at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 2, GCL Nationals 1

W- Alex Palmer (2-0)
L- Abrahan Hiraldo (0-2)
S- Jervic Chavez (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored in more innings than their complex mates.

Franklin Pinto finished 3-3 and he was involved in both scoring plays; he hit an RBI single in the 2nd and scored on José Mendoza's RBI single in the 5th. Mendoza finished 2-3 on the afternoon.

Alfredi Jimenez allowed two hits and struck out three over two scoreless innings. Alex Palmer and Julio Robaina followed with three innings apiece; Palmer allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three, while Robaina allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing. Jervic Chavez worked around a couple of walks in the 9th to close out the game; he struck out two.

The GCL squad will head to St. Lucie to take on the Mets at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Rays1 4

W- Miguel Padilla (1-0)
L- Endry Manrique (1-1)
S- Cristofer Mezquita (3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros busted this one open with six in the 4th.

Yohander Martinez stole second in the 1st inning and an error on the play allowed Andrés Monzón to score the first run of the day. Junior Marte hit a bunt single in the 2nd and another error allowed Freddy Guilamo to score. They loaded the bases to lead off the 4th and it all went downhill from there. Ricardo Balogh, Marte, and Roilan Machandy all drew bases-loaded walks. Monzón hit a two-run single and Machandy scored when Martinez grounded into a double play. Marte finished 2-2 on the day.

José Nodal pitched three innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked four, and struck out two. Miguel Padilla walked one and fanned two over two scoreless. Danny Subero allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three in 3.2 innings and Cristofer Mezquita got the final out of the game.

Thursday's stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Junior Marte, IF, DSL Astros: 2-2, RBI, R, 2 BB

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

Save (3), 4 IP, 2 BB, 9 K

Lorenzo Quintana, C, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Quintana: 3-5, solo HR (12), 2 RBI, 2 R

Wrenn: 2-4, 3-R HR (4)

Round Rock Express bullpen

2.2 IP, 2 H, 6 K

Brendan McCurry: 1.2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Reymin Guduan: IP, 2 H, 3 K

Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

2-2, RBI, R, 3 BB

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Peoria

9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Brett Daniels: W (5-5), 7 IP, 6 H, BB, 4 K

Garrett Gayle: Save (3), 2 IP, BB, 2 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Franklin Pinto, OF, GCL Astros

3-3, RBI, R

Cole McDonald, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 24, 2019

Round Rock 6, Iowa 4

W- Brandon Bielak (1-3, 4-3 season)
L- Trevor Clifton (2-7)
S- Felipe Paulino (1)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas (5, 13 season; grand slam in 6th)

A one-man show on offense was good enough for the E-Train as they took this five-game series from the Cubs.

Both teams put up five zeroes apiece until Josh Rojas clubbed a grand slam in the 6th inning to break the 0-0 tie. He added an RBI single in the 8th and Drew Ferguson drove in Round Rock's final run with an RBI single in the 9th. Rojas, Ferguson, and Taylor Jones finished with two hits on the afternoon; Rojas has now homered in four consecutive games.

Brandon Bielak was outstanding as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out nine over seven shutout innings. The bullpen was a bit shaky but they were able to close it out. Kent Emanuel got two outs in the 8th, both via strikeout, but he also allowed three runs on three hits and walked two. Felipe Paulino got Round Rock out of the 8th with the lead and ended up pitching the 9th to get the save. He allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out one.

The E-Train is heading back down to Texas as they'll start a four-game set in San Antonio at 7:05.

Texas League All-Star Break

The 2019 Texas League All-Star Game will take place tonight in Tulsa. Bryan Abreu, Carlos Sanabria, Colin McKee, and Abraham Toro will represent Corpus Christi.

The Hooks return to action Thursday in Amarillo.

Fayetteville 3, Salem 2 (7 innings)

W- J.P. France (2-5)
L- Enmanuel De Jesus (4-6)
S- Tanner Duncan (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called due to rain. One scoring play turned out to be enough for the Woodpeckers, who have won five straight to open the second half.

Corey Julks finished 2-3 and his bases-clearing triple in the 3rd constituted all of the runs for Fayetteville in this one.

J.P. France went five innings and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits, walked three, and struck out three. Tanner Duncan got the last two innings and allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Jojanse Torres will take on Dylan Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The Banditos will start a four-game series with Burlington, with the first two games taking place in Burlington. Matt Ruppenthal will take on Kyle Tyler at 6:30.

Tri-City was off

Christian Mejías will take on Kelvin Sanchez in the first of a three-game series in Lowell. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Marlins 8, GCL Astros 6

W- Leudy Martinez (1-0)
L- Daniel Bello (0-1)
S- Jesús Sanchez (1)

GCL home runs: Yorbin Ceuta (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Palm Beach Stros dropped their first game of 2019 a five-run 7th inning from the Marlins sent them to their doom.

Yorbin Ceuta drove in the GCL squad's first two runs of the year by launching a home run in the 2nd inning. Sean Mendoza walked to lead off the 3rd, advanced to third on a Ronaldo Urdaneta single, and stole home. Yefri Carrillo scored when José Álvarez grounded into a double play in the 6th. Álvarez ripped an RBI triple in the 8th and he wound up scoring on a wild pitch. He and Urdaneta both finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Cole McDonald pitched two perfect innings in his pro debut, striking out two. Heitor Tokar was the first man out of the Palm Beach 'Stros pen and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out two. Daniel Bello pitched three innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked three, and struck out two. Danny Cody got the last 2.1 innings, allowing a hit and striking out two. The one hit was a two-run single that resulted in both of Bello's runners scoring.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will take on their complex mates, the Nationals, at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros 10, DSL Athletics 2

W- Carlos Calderón (1-0)
L- Stiven Montilla (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros allowed two runs... while pitching a no-hitter.

Reimy Beltre went three innings and those two runs, which were unearned, scored on a sac fly and an error. He walked four and struck out four. Carlos Calderón walked one and struck out four in four innings, and Jaime Melendez finished off the no-hitter by striking out four over two perfect innings.

Yohander Martinez stole second as part of a double steal in the 1st and he ended up scoring the first run of the day on an errant throw. Carlos Hurtado hit an RBI single in the 3rd and then Sebastian Grullón grounded into a force out that allowed Martinez to score. Hurtado scored on a wild pitch in the 5th. Freddy Guilamo followed with a two-run single and he came around to score on Martinez's base hit. Another wild pitch in the 7th allowed Andrés Monzón to score and the DSL squad got two more on a couple of groundouts from Martinez and Omar Díaz.

Martinez finished 3-4 on the afternoon while Guilamo and Hurtado had two hits apiece.

The Astros will host the Braves at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros pitchers: W 10-2 vs. DSL Athletics
9 IP, 2 unearned runs, 5 BB, 12 K
Reimy Beltre: 3 IP, 2 unearned runs, 4 BB, 4 K
Carlos Calderón: W (1-0), 4 IP, BB, 4 K
Jaime Melendez: 2 IP, 4 K

Yohander Mendez, SS, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB (10)
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R

Cole McDonald, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, 2 K
José Álvarez, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, Round Rock

W (1-3, 4-3 season), 7 IP, H, BB, 9 K

Joshua Rojas, UTIL, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-3. Grand Slam (5, 13 season), 5 RBI

Ferguson: 2-3, RBI, 2 R, SB (10)

Corey Julks, OF, Fayetteville

2-3, 3B, 3 RBI