Astros Farm Report: 1/15

Catching you up on the latest Astros MiLB offseason news ...

WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

Yoanys Quiala - August 2017

Photo by Jayne Hansen

1-15: RHP Yoanys Quiala (24)
1-17: OF Kyle Tucker (21)
1-18: SS Osvaldo Duarte (22)

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

I certainly don't need to inform my readers about the big weekend trade with Pittsburgh to obtain RHP Garrit Cole in exchange for RHP Joe Musgrove, RHP Michael Feliz, 3B Colin Moran and OF Jason Martin. Baseball America has a very good post on what the Astros gained and what they lost from a talent perspective. And J.J. Cooper of BA weighs in with some additional thoughts on Moran. MLB Pipeline has updated their 2017 postseason prospect rankings to remove Moran (#5) and Martin (#15). RHP Jairo Solis has been slotted in at #21 and OF Ronnie Dawson has been added at #30.

19-year old Joe Musgrove - August 2012

Photo by Jayne Hansen

What these various pundits don't weigh in on is what else the Astros fans are losing. If you are on twitter, you might have seen many tweets of praise for Joe Musgrove ...

Hey, @pirates, in Joe Musgrove you’re getting one of the all-time good dudes. Here’s a column I wrote on him last season. https://t.co/ClcQV03G4g

— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) January 14, 2018

Was with Joe Musgrove in Corpus Christi on caravan all day Thursday. One of my favorite guys in my time with the #Astros; great pitcher & great person. Wish him nothing but the best in Pittsburgh.

— Robert Ford (@raford3) January 14, 2018

Best of luck to @musgrove23Stros, pictured here with @ABREG_1 toward the end of FanFest yesterday. Joe is a talented pitcher and a heck of a human. Hope he has great success with the Pirates. pic.twitter.com/r9CEs3cv7e

— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) January 14, 2018

@musgrove23Stros UR one of the best people to play for @astros. Thank u for doing everything asked and more. I will always root for you. Best wishes to @DianeMusgrove

— Bill Brown (@BrownieTw) January 14, 2018

Thank you @musgrove23Stros for all you did for Kingwood after the flood.

— Mike Fast (@fastballs) January 14, 2018

Pennsylvania gained a good one. Bring a little San Diego to the great state, @musgrove23Stros 🤙

— Derek Fisher (@defish21) January 14, 2018

Any fan who has ever had the opportunity to interact with Joe from the low minors all the way up to Houston will know what a special person he is, generous with his time and his heart. I first interviewed Joe when he was only 19 and I immediately fell in love with him. He was sweet and charming ... a gentle giant like my father. Every time I spoke with him from that point forward just cemented my impression of him as a really special person. He and his wonderful family will be missed. Best of luck to Joe, Michael, Colin and Jason as they continue their baseball journeys!

Thanks for the memories H-Town. Waddup Steel City! pic.twitter.com/upXWFVTuUJ

— Joe Musgrove (@ItsbuccnJoe59) January 14, 2018

One additional note ... as of 1/14, the Astros 40-man roster stands at 38 with the addition of Cole and the subtraction of Musgrove, Feliz and Moran. I do not think it was a coincidence that Astros General Manager Luhnow's trade allows him much more flexibility to identify and patch holes where the team sees them as the season approaches. Had he given up top prospects not on the 40-man roster, Luhnow would still have had his hands tied with a full roster and much less room to maneuver.

The cumulative Astros offseason transaction list can be found here.

FALL AND WINTER LEAGUE UPDATES

Since most of the Astros minor leaguers are finished with winter ball, I'll only be including the active players here. For the final stats for players having participated in the Arizona Fall League, Venezuelan Winter League, Mexican Pacific Winter League and the Dominican Winter League, please visit my Farm Report from 1/1.

AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE (ABL)

MiLB.com is currently down for maintenance. Therefore, I cannot currently access the specifics of Ayarza's last four games, but it appears that he continues to have a good amount of success with the Bite. The ABL regular season will conclude on January 27th.

Adelaide Bite
Rodrigo Ayarza - 32G .295/.331/.508 8-2B 6HR 13RBI 7BB:27SO 5SB:2CS

PUERTO RICAN WINTER LEAGUE (LBPRC)

Again, I can't access the boxscores for detailed information at this time, but Sierra lowered his ERA over three points in one appearance and Castro had his first and only at-bat (so far) of his winter campaign resulting in an RBI double.

Cangrejeros de Santurce
RHP Carlos Sierra - 3G 2.1IP 7.71 ERA 3.429 WHIP 1SO:5BB
C Ruben Castro - 1G 1.000/1.000/2.000 1-2B 1RBI

NEWS AND LINKS

Baseball America gave us an early look at the Top 10 Astros prospect list as the Gerrit Cole trade loomed. Colin Moran's #9 ranking and (according to J.J. Cooper) Jason Martin's #19 ranking look to be in the upcoming BA Prospect Handbook as their press deadline came and went last week. Also according to Cooper, an Astros prospect will be gracing the cover. I will assume that player to be Forrest Whitley since they have him ranked as the top Astros prospect.

In case you missed it, I started a "Beyond the Top 30" series, looking at both those Astros players who are considered Top 30 prospects and others at each position who may not be top talents (or may grow to be), but will be interesting to watch nonetheless. So far we've looked at ...

Shortstops
Second Basemen
First Basemen - coming this week

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 12, 2017

AAA All-Star Game

Colin Moran went 2-4 with a solo homer in the 2nd inning and scored twice as the Pacific Coast League topped the International League 6-4. D.J. Fisher started in CF and went 0-3, while Max Stassi entered the game as a substitute at catcher in the 4th and went 1-2 before getting subbed out.

Trent Thornton gets the start as Fresno returns to action tonight against Tacoma. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Midland 7, Corpus Christi 1

W- Dustin Hurlbutt (1-1)
L- Alex Winkelman (0-5, 2-5 season)

CC home runs: None.

Well, at least they didn't get shut out.

Alex Winkelman and Akeem Bostick both went 4 innings with differing results. Winkelman actually came out for the 5th but allowed both of the Midland hitters he faced to reach; they both ended up scoring when he left. Winkelman allowed 6 runs (5 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him) on 8 hits (solo homer), walked 3, and struck out 2. Bostick allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3.

Kyle Tucker had 2 of the 4 Corpus Christi hits. Bryan De La Cruz had a pinch-hit double in the 9th and scored the lone Hooks run on an error.

Brock Dykxhoorn faces A.J. Puk in game 2. First pitch is at 7:00.

Buies Creek 8, Frederick 2

W- Hector Perez (4-3, 5-4 season)
L- Ofelky Peralta (2-8)

BC home runs: None.

Buies Creek erupted for 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd in response to Frederick scoring first. Three pitchers held the Keys to just 2 hits in this one.

Stephen Wrenn walked to lead off the big 2nd inning and wound up scoring on a wild pitch. Alex De Goti then lashed an RBI double and Myles Straw followed with a 2-run single. Straw came home on a Ryne Birk single. Birk added an RBI double to his ledger in the 4th. Jake Rogers added an RBI single later in the frame and an error on the play allowed Birk to come home. Birk finished 4-5 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Hector Perez went 5 innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a single, walked 4, and struck out 5. Ryan Hartman and Sean Stutzman followed with 2 innings apiece; they both walked 1 and struck out 4. Hartman allowed a hit while Stutzman allowed an unearned run following an error.

Matt Bower faces Keegan Akin at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, South Bend 2

W- Carson LaRue (9-3)
L- Manuel Rondon (9-3)

QC home runs: None.

Carson LaRue's fine season continued with yet another strong start.

LaRue allowed a run on 4 hits and struck out 3 in 7 innings. Lucas Williams allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 over the last 2 innings.

Chuckie Robinson opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. Later in the frame, Daz Cameron drew a walk and Robinson wound up scoring on an error. In the 5th inning, Daz scored on an error and Wander Franco came home on a wild pitch. Ronnie Dawson and Carmen Benedetti both finished 3-5, while Robinson and Daz had 2 hits apiece.

Ronel Blanco will take on Tyson Miller in game 2. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

State College 10, Tri-City 4

W- Sam Tewes (2-2)
L- Colin McKee (0-2)

TC home runs: Jake Adams (5, 2-run in 1st)

The ValleyCats scored twice in the 1st and the 9th. Unfortunately for them, the Spikes scored their 10 runs in between.

Kit Scheetz went 4 innings in his Tri-City debut, allowing a run on 3 hits, walking 1, and striking out 2. Colin McKee was the first man out of the bullpen and threw 3.2 innings, allowing 6 runs (5 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him), 3 hits (solo and 2-run homers), walking 3, and striking out 4. Ben Smith got the last out of the 8th, but not before allowing 3 runs, a hit, and walking 2. Luis Ramirez got himself out of a bases-loaded jam in the 9th; he allowed a hit and walked 2.

The two Jakes provided the offense on Wednesday. Adams launched a 2-run homer in the 1st, while Meyers hit a 2-run infield single in the 9th. Luis Payano went 3-5 with a double and Kristian Trompiz finished 2-3 with 2 stolen bases (8, 10 season) and a run scored.

Tri-City and State College will wrap up this series at 7:00 Eastern as Carlos Hiraldo faces Daniel Castano.

Greeneville 5, Bluefield 3

W- Cole Watts (1-1)
L- Graham Spraker (0-1)
S- Willy Collado (2)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros nipped the Blue Jays with a pair in the 9th to break a 3-3 tie.

Oscar Campos had a hand in the first two Greeneville runs, ripping RBI doubles in the 2nd and the 5th. Patrick Mathis scored on both doubles. Campos ended up scoring from 2nd base on a wild pitch after his 5th-inning RBI double. Joan Mauricio put the Appy Astros in front with an RBI single in the 9th and Mathis scored the final run of the evening on a Cody Bohanek sac fly. Campos finished 3-3 on the night, while Mathis went 2-3.

Hansel Paulino allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits (2-run homer) and struck out 2 in 5 innings of work. Cole Watts went 3 innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 2, and Willy Collado worked around a hit in the 9th to close it out.

Francisco Villegas starts game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Marlins 0 in 8.1 innings

W- Juan Corniel (2-0)
L- Cody Poteet (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

This game was called with one out in the 9th due to rain. Four pitchers combined on a shutout, holding the Marlins to 3 hits.

Jheyson Caraballo allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2 in 2.2 innings. Juan Corniel struck out 5 over 3.1 perfect innings, and Javier Navas and Brendan Feldmann finished with a scoreless inning apiece. Navas allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 2 in the 7th, while Feldmann worked around a hit in the 8th.

The Palm Beach Stros scored 3 in the 3rd; all of the runs came with 2 outs in the inning. Ozziel Sanchez-Galan walked and dashed home on a Jonathan Matute triple. Jose Benjamin followed with a triple and Orlando Marquez brought him in with a double. Andrés Santana went 2-4 and hit an RBI single in the 5th. Benjamin finished 3-4 and scored twice.

DSL Red Sox 8, DSL Astros Blue 7 in 7.2 innings

W- Antonio Police (1-0)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-5)

Blue home runs: Nerio Rodriguez (2, solo in 5th)

This game was also called due to rain. The Blue team had a 5-0 lead after 2 innings but ended up squandering it.

Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; Anthony Rodriguez led the way by going 2-5. One of his hits was an RBI double. Nerio Rodriguez homered for the 2nd straight game when he sent one out in the 5th. Kendy Moya and Leonardo Gonzalez drove in 2 apiece.

Renny Ugarte went 4 innings and allowed a run on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Freylin Garcia was the first man out of the Blue team bullpen and allowed 7 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Jonger Ochoa got 2 outs in the 8th, allowing a hit and walking 1.

DSL Dodgers2 4, DSL Astros Orange 2 in 7.2 innings

W- Aldry Acosta (1-0)
L- Christian Mejias (0-1)
S- Ricardo Hernandez (2)

Orange home runs: None.

Game called on account of rain.

Ramiro Rodriguez had 2 of Team Orange's 3 hits in this game and scored on a double play in the 7th. Sean Mendoza scored the first run of the day on a wild pitch in the 1st.

Christian Mejias allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 in 3 innings. Fabricio Reina was excellent out of the bullpen, allowing a hit and striking out 5 over 4 scoreless. Jose Betances got 2 outs in the 8th and walked 2.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fabricio Reina, RHP, DSL Astros Orange: 4 IP, H, 5 K

GCL Astros: W 4-0 @ GCL Marlins
Jheyson Caraballo: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Juan Corniel: W (2-0), 3.1 IP, 5 K; perfect outing
Javier Navas: IP, H, BB, 2 K
Brendan Feldmann: IP, H
Jose Benjamin: 3-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Buies Creek Astros pitchers: W 8-2 vs. Frederick

2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 BB, 13 K

Hector Perez: W (4-3, 5-4 season), 5 IP, H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Ryan Hartman: 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Sean Stutzman: 2 IP, unearned run, BB, 4 K

Ryne Birk, 2B, Buies Creek

4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R; 13-game hitting streak

Carson LaRue, RHP, Quad Cities

W (9-3), 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 K

Oscar Campos, C, Greeneville

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

His mugshot on MiLB.com

Cole Watts, LHP, Greeneville

W (1-1), 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K

Colin Moran, 3B, Fresno

2-4, solo HR, 2 R in AAA All-Star Game

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 8, 2017

Let's play two in Fresno!

Game 1: Fresno 2, Reno 1

W- Rogelio Armenteros (2-0, 4-3 season)
L- Eric Jokisch (7-4)
S- Brendan McCurry (3)

Fresno home runs: Preston Tucker (14, solo in 3rd), Reid Brignac (9, solo in 5th)

Rogelio Armenteros turned in a strong performance on the mound to bring the Grizzlies' brief skid to a stop in the first game of the doubleheader.

Armenteros allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3 in 6 innings, and Brendan McCurry struck out the side in order to get the save.

Preston Tucker whacked a homer to start the bottom of the 3rd. Reid Brignac broke a 1-1 tie with his solo shot in the bottom of the 5th.

Game 2: Fresno 9, Reno 2

W- Kyle Smith (2-0, 4-1 season)
L- Braden Shipley (5-4)

Fresno home runs: A.J. Reed (15, 3-run in 3rd), Colin Moran (18, solo in 6th)

The Grizzlies stormed out to a 7-0 lead after the 3rd to sweep the doubleheader and take the series.

Kyle Smith allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and struck out 1 in 5 innings of work. Tyson Perez and Jordan Jankowski both threw a scoreless inning out of the bullpen; Perez walked 1 and struck out 1 in the 6th, and Jankowski struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 7th.

A.J. Reed scored the first run of the evening when Alejandro Garcia grounded into a force out. Tony Kemp followed with an RBI single. Colin Moran singled to lead off the 3rd and scored on a Tyler White double. Preston Tucker joined White on the bases by drawing a walk, and Reed landed the big blow by launching a 3-run homer. Teoscar Hernandez followed with a double and came home on Garcia's single. Teoscar scored on another Garcia single in the 5th, and Moran capped off the evening with a solo blast, his 18th of the year.

Reed and Moran both finished 3-4 on the night, while White, Teoscar, and Garcia turned in 2-hit performances.

The 2017 AAA All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday, July 12, at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington, home of the Tacoma Rainiers. Fresno will be represented by D.J. Fisher and Colin Moran.

Arkansas 3, Corpus Christi 2

W- Lindsey Caughel (6-7)
L- Yoanys Quiala (1-1, 6-2 season)
S- Blake Perry (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks could only muster up 4 hits on Saturday night.

Yoanys Quiala allowed 3 runs on 9 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 3 in 4 innings. Ralph Garza Jr. and Nick Hernandez picked him up, combining to throw 5 scoreless out of the bullpen. Garza allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 4 in 3 innings, while Hernandez, making his Texas League debut, walked 2 and struck out 1 in 2 innings.

Ramon Laureano led off the 4th with a ground-rule double and scored Corpus Christi's first run on a Jack Mayfield sac fly. Tony Nuñez hit an RBI single in the 7th. The Hooks had a chance to tack on more in the 7th but left runners on the corners to end the inning. Laureano tripled to lead off the 8th but was stranded there in the end.

Cy Sneed faces Justin DeFratus tonight at 6:05.

Buies Creek 3, Down East 1

W- Jorge Alcala (3-3, 5-3 season)
L- Jacob Shortslef (0-3)
S- Howie Brey (1)

BC home runs: Jake Rogers (6, 12 season; 2-run in 1st), Ryne Birk (8, solo in 3rd)

Jorge Alcala turned in another solid outing for the Carolina Stros as his breakout 2017 continues.

Alcala allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5 over 6 shutout innings. Kevin Hill allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 2.2 innings, and Howie Brey closed it out with a strikeout.

All three Buies Creek runs came on home runs. Jake Rogers opened the scoring with a 2-run shot in the opening inning and Ryne Birk, who scored one of the two runs, drove himself in with a solo homer in the 3rd. Birk went 2-4.

Forrest Whitley gets the start in game 3. He'll face Jeff Springs at 2:00 Eastern.

Clinton 7, Quad Cities 5

W- Danny Garcia (6-5)
L- César Rosado (1-1, 2-1 season)
S- Seth Elledge (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos tried to fight their way back from a 7-0 deficit but fell just short.

César Rosado hit his first wall of the season; he only went 3.2 innings and allowed 4 runs on 3 hits while walking 6. Dustin Hunt tagged in for 4.1 innings, allowing 3 runs (all on homers) on 4 hits (solo and 2-run homers), walking 1, and striking out 8. Devon Carr struck out the side in a scoreless 9th, working around a couple of hits in the process.

Troy Sieber put Quad Cities on the board with a sac fly in the 7th. Chuckie Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 8th and scored on a Daz Cameron single. Ronnie Dawson and Daz ended up scoring on wild pitches. Daz went 3-3 with the RBI single; he also scored twice and stole a base (19). Carmen Benedetti went 2-5 with a double and scored on Robinson's double.

Gabriel Valdez faces Lane Ratliff in game 3 of this series. First pitch is at 5:15.

Aberdeen 9, Tri-City 8

W- William Reed Hayes (1-0)
L- Luis Ramirez (0-2)

TC home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (2, 2-run in 5th)

Both teams scored 6 in the 2nd, but the Ironbirds scored twice in the 3rd to take the lead. Miguelangel Sierra's homer tied the game, but Aberdeen wound up walking off with the win.

Tri-City's 6 were scored as follows: Sierra drew a bases-loaded walk, then Andy Piñeda followed with a 2-run single. J.J. Matijevic ripped a 2-run double and scored on Abraham Toro's double. Sierra, who was the only player in the ValleyCats' lineup to not strike out, launched a 2-run homer in the 5th to tie the game at 8. Mike Papierski, the Astros' 9th-round pick from LSU, went 2-4 and scored twice in his first game.

Juan Robles only made it through 1.2 innings, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits, walking 2, and striking out 2. Ben Smith allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4 in 2.1 innings. Carlos Hiraldo restored order to this game with 3 scoreless, allowing 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out 7. Aberdeen scored the winning run off Luis Ramirez with 2 outs in the 9th. Ramirez went 1.2 innings and allowed 2 hits and walked 2.

The ValleyCats and Ironbirds will conclude this series at 5:35 Eastern.

Greeneville 14, Kingsport 6

W- Leovanny Rodriguez (3-0)
L- Garrison Bryant (0-3)

Greeneville home runs: Adrian Tovalin (3, 2-run in 3rd), Ruben Castro (1, 3-run in 6th)

The Appy Astros ran their winning streak to 7 as they put up a crooked number in all of the innings in which they scored and busted this one open with 10 runs from the 6th-8th innings.

Adrian Tovalin opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and Roman Garcia added another run in the opening frame with a sac fly. Tovalin whacked a 2-run homer in the 3rd inning to give Greeneville a 4-1 lead.

Garcia singled to lead off the 6th, stole 2nd, and scored on a Patrick Mathis double. Frankeny Fernandez walked after Garcia's stolen base; he and Mathis scored on Ruben Castro's first career home run. The Appy Astros got 3 in the 7th on Mathis' sac fly, an error that allowed Garcia to score, and a Cody Bohanek RBI single. They scored 3 more in the 8th on a Frankeny Fernandez RBI single, a Mathis groundout, and a Castro RBI double.

Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Brody Westmoreland, who still managed to walk twice and score 2 runs. Reiny Beltre didn't score, but he doubled and drew 2 walks.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed a run on 5 hits and fanned 5 in 5 innings of work. Tim Hardy and Austin Kerns followed with 2 innings apiece out of the bullpen. Hardy allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2, while Kerns allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits and struck out 1.

Greeneville and Kingsport will continue their series at 4:00 Eastern as Bryan Abreu takes on Jose Geraldo.

DSL Dodgers1 3, DSL Astros Blue 1

W- Jose Ernesto Hernandez (4-1)
L- Jose Antonio Hernandez (0-1)
S- Andres Urbina (1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team could only muster up 3 hits on Saturday morning; Angel Tejeda had two of them. Ronaldo Urdaneta scored their only run on a wild pitch in the 6th.

Jose Antonio Hernandez got the short end of the stick in a battle of two pitchers with the same name. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 3 innings. Antonio Pujols allowed a run on a solo homer, two other hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 in 5 innings.

DSL Astros Orange 8, DSL Indians 7

W- Carlos Perdomo (2-0)
L- Jose Oca (0-2)
S- Fredy Medina (1)

Orange home runs: Ramiro Rodriguez (3, 2-run in 3rd)

The Indians got a run in the 9th to make it a one-run game, but Fredy Medina tightened up and made sure they didn't get any closer or take the lead.

In the 3rd, Team Orange pulled off a double steal that saw Fildex Perfecto steal home. Two batters later, Ramiro Rodriguez smacked a 2-run homer. Perfecto reached on an error to start the 5th and ended up scoring on a wild pitch. Jose Carrillo doubled to lead off the 6th and scored on a Marco van der Wijst single. Deury Carrasco ripped a 2-run double in the 7th and came around to score on a Rodriguez double. Carrasco (2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB), Rodriguez (2B, 2-R HR, 3 RBI), and Perfecto (3 R, 2 SB) all finished with 2 hits on the day.

Diosward Gonzalez allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8 in 4 innings. Carlos Perdomo tagged in for 3 innings and allowed 5 runs on 5 hits (2-run homer), walked 4, and struck out 3. Hecduar Barcenas threw 1+ innings and allowed a run, which was an inherited runner charged to him, on 2 hits and walked 2. Fredy Medina took ownership of the 9th and issued a bases-loaded walk while striking out 2.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Deury Carrasco, SS, DSL Astros Orange: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (12)
Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, DSL Astros Orange: 2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (3), 3 RBI

Photo by Bryan Green

Jorge Alcala, RHP, Buies Creek

W (3-3, 5-3 season), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Ryne Birk, 2B, Buies Creek

2-4, solo HR (8), 2 R

That is Adrian Tovalin's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Adrian Tovalin, 3B/1B, and Ruben Castro, C, Greeneville

Tovalin: 3-4, 2B, 2-R HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 R

Castro: 2-5, 2B, 3-R HR (1), 4 RBI, 2 R; 1st career HR

Photo by Bryan Green

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Greeneville

W (3-0), 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K

Carlos Hiraldo, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Daz Cameron, OF, Quad Cities

3-3, RBI, 2 R, SB (19)

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, and Brendan McCurry, RHP, Fresno

W 2-1 vs. Reno in game 1 of doubleheader

Armenteros: W (2-0, 4-3 season), 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

McCurry: Save (3), IP, 3 K

A.J. Reed, 1B, and Colin Moran, 3B, Fresno

Stats from game 2 of doubleheader

Reed: 3-4, 2B, 3-R HR (15), 2 R

Moran: 3-4, solo HR (18), 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Let's play two in Connecticut!

Fresno 8, Albuquerque 5

W- Trent Thornton (5-2, 6-4 season)
L- Barry Enright (4-2)
S- Kevin Comer (3)

Fresno home runs: Reid Brignac (8, 2-run in 2nd)

The Grizzlies stormed out to a 7-1 lead after the first 3 innings. Albuquerque managed to cut into that lead and got to within two runs, but the early cushion was enough to get them the win.

D.J. Fisher put Fresno on the board with an RBI triple in the 1st inning. One batter later, Colin Moran ripped a double to bring him home. Reid Brignac launched a 2-run homer in the 2nd, and in the 3rd, Max Stassi hit an RBI single and Alejandro Garcia added a 2-run single. Moran tripled to lead off the 8th and scored on a Teoscar Hernandez single. Moran went 3-3 on the night, while Brignac finished 2-3.

Trent Thornton went 5 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. The one hit that Brendan McCurry allowed in his 2 innings of work was a solo homer to Ryan McMahon in the 7th. McCurry also struck out 4. Dayan Diaz and Kevin Comer allowed a hit and struck out 2 in a scoreless 8th and 9th, respectively.

Joe Musgrove looks to right the ship in his return to Fresno. He'll take on Sam Howard as Fresno concludes its homestand at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks kick off the post-All-Star Game portion of their schedule with a tour of Arkansas. Kent Emanuel gets the start in the first game of a 3-game set with Northwest Arkansas and he'll face Emilio Ogando at 7:05.

Buies Creek 2, Carolina 1

W- Framber Valdez (2-3, 2-4 season)
L- Kodi Medeiros (3-6)
S- Ralph Garza Jr. (3)

BC home runs: None.

Yordan Alvarez was the offense, and Framber Valdez dominated on the hill for the Carolia Stros.

Framber pitched a career-best 8 innings and allowed a run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out a career-high 11. Ralph Garza struck out 2 in a scoreless 9th to get the save; an error allowed Lucas Erceg to reach. Garza also uncorked a couple of wild pitches that allowed Erceg to move to 3rd, but he punched out Isan Diaz to end the game. I didn't mean punch out in the Rougned Odor sense of the term; he struck out Diaz.

Alvarez drew a bases-loaded walk in the 3rd and ripped an RBI double in the 5th to put Buies Creek in front. Anibal Sierra was the only man on either side with a multi-hit game, going 2-4 with a run scored.

Justin Ferrell gets the start in the series finale. He'll take on La Grange native Trey Supak at 7:00 Eastern.

Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities 2 in 13 innings

W- Daniel Brown (3-1)
L- Dustin Hunt (0-6)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos tied the game in the 8th and took the lead in the 11th, but the Timber Rattlers hit back for a run of their own in the bottom of the 11th and wound up walking off with the win.

Forrest Whitley pitched 5.1 innings and allowed an unearned run on 4 hits, walked 4, and struck out 6. Kevin Hill struck out 4 over 3.2 scoreless; one runner reached on an error in the 8th. Dustin Hunt went 3.1 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 4 (1 intentionally), and struck out 3.

Wander Franco put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI single in the 8th inning. Ronnie Dawson got plunked to begin the 11th, and Bryan De La Cruz drew a 1-out walk to join him on the bases. Dawson proceeded to steal 3rd (8) and scored on a wild pitch. Franco finished 2-5 on the night.

Quad Cities and Wisconsin will finish up this series at 7:05 as Carlos Sanabria faces Thomas Jankins.

Game 1: Connecticut 3, Tri-City 1

W- Jose Vasquez (1-0)
L- Ricardo Castro (1-1)
S- Wladimir Pinto (1)

TC home runs: None.

Both teams scored in the same inning in game 1. The Tigers, however, scored more in their half.

The only two Tri-City hits in game 1 were singles from Kristian Trompiz and Randy Vasquez; Trompiz scored the ValleyCats' only run when Andy Piñeda grounded into a double play.

Ricardo Castro went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Ben Smith worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 6th, striking out 2.

Game 2: Connecticut 10, Tri-City 3

W- Brandyn Sittinger (1-0)
L- Luis Ramirez (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The Tigers busted game 2 open with 3 in the 4th and 4 more in the 5th to sweep the twinbill.

Tri-City scored a run in each of the first three innings: Jake Adams opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st, Connor MacDonald scored on an error in the 2nd, and J.J. Matijevic hit an RBI single in the 3rd. Matijevic went 3-4 in game 2. Corey Julks was 2-2 with 2 walks, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base (3).

Tri-City's pitchers.... had a rough time in game 2. Honestly, that's really all that needs to be said. Brush it off and try again, guys.

Game 3 of the series starts at 7:05 Eastern.

Johnson City 6, Greeneville 3

W- Jake Walsh (1-0)
L- Tim Hardy (0-1)
S- Jacob Patterson (1)

Greeneville home runs: Roman Garcia (1, 2-run in 6th)

The Appy Astros' bats were stuck in the mud on Wednesday.

Roman Garcia launched a 2-run homer in the 6th, his first as a professional. Martin Figueroa hit an RBI single in the 8th. Gilberto Celestino finished 2-3 with a stolen base (2). Chas McCormick went 2-4 and has a hit in each of his first 4 games as a pro.

Tim Hardy allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 2 innings. Adam Bleday was the first man out of the Greeneville bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits. Bryan Abreu was next, and he allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 4 innings. Dariel Aquino walked 1 and got the last two outs of the 8th.

Noel Pinto faces Edwar Martinez in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

DSL Marlins 11, DSL Astros Blue 2

W- Eliezer Rodriguez (1-1)
L- Denilson Lugo (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

Well, at least they didn't get shut out.

Rhandall Sanchez spoiled the shutout with an RBI single in the 9th. Yorbin Ceuta went 2-3 and scored on a wild pitch soon after Sanchez put the Blue team on the board.

Denilson Lugo went 3.2 innings and allowed 4 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Bryan Solano allowed 2 unearned runs, a hit, walked 2, and struck out 2 in 1.2 innings, and Jervic Chavez went 2.2 innings, allowing 5 runs (4 earned) on 4 hits, walking 1, and striking out 1.

DSL Cubs1 19, DSL Astros Orange 8

W- Keiber Arredondo (1-1)
L- Jesus Bernaez (1-2)

Orange home runs: Renaigel Martis (1, solo in 5th)

Maybe that 8-run 9th from the Cubs 1 on Tuesday was a sign of bad tidings to come for Team Orange.

Gerry Castillo ripped an RBI double in the 5th and cleared the bases with another double in the 6th. Jose Carrillo finished 3-5 and hit an RBI single in the 5th. Deury Carrasco and Luis Barajas also finished with 2 hits on the day.

Team Orange's pitchers struggled. I think I'll just leave it at that. Kelvin Perez, who is normally a catcher, worked out of a bases-loaded situation to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out 1.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Gerry Castillo, C, DSL Astros Orange: 2-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI

Buies Creek Astros pitchers

W 2-1 vs. Carolina

9 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 13 K

Framber Valdez: W (2-3, 2-4 season), 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 11 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: Save (3), IP, 2 K

Valdez: set career highs in IP and K in a single appearance

Photo from MiLB.com

Buies Creek Astros offense, aka Yordan Alvarez, 1B/OF

1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; responsible for both Buies Creek scoring plays

Forrest Whitley, RHP, and Kevin Hill, RHP, Quad Cities

Whitley: 5.1 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 6 K

Hill: 3.2 IP, 4 K

@CoreyJulks of the Tri-City #ValleyCats last night #VamosGatos pic.twitter.com/XwIAiEbjKz

— Rob Witt (@Robert__Witt) June 24, 2017

Greatest feeling ever... Officially apart of the @astros !!! #H-Town pic.twitter.com/Tv2KtGNcwK

— JJ Matijevic (@TweetinJ_23) June 21, 2017

Corey Julks' photo taken by Robert Witt

Follow J.J. Matijevic on Twitter: @TweetinJ_23

Corey Julks, OF, and J.J. Matijevic, OF, Tri-City 

Julks: 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (3) in game 2 of doubleheader

Matijevic: 3-4, RBI in game 2 of doubleheader

Reid Brignac's photo taken by Kiel Maddox

Colin Moran, 3B, and Reid Brignac, IF, Fresno

Moran: 3-3, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Brignac: 2-3, 2B, 2-R HR (8)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 26, 2017

Happy Gulf Coast League Opening Day!

Also, the Astros' A clubs blasted their counterparts from the Brewers.

Fresno 7, Albuquerque 6 in 10 innings

W- Brian Holmes (2-2)
L- Shane Carle (1-4)

Fresno home runs: Max Stassi (8, 2-run in 5th), Colin Moran (17, solo in 8th)

The Grizzlies couldn't hold a 6-2 lead, but fortunately, they were able to rectify this by literally walking off with the win in the first extra frame.

David Martinez allowed a run on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7 in 6 innings. Ashur Tolliver was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and got 2 outs in the 7th, allowing a run on a bases-loaded walk and a double. Overall, Tolliver issued 3 walks. Aaron West got him out of his predicament without further incident. He threw 1.1 innings, walking 1 and striking out 2. Jordan Jankowski only got one out in the 9th; he had 3 inherited runners charged to him, walked 1, and allowed 2 hits. Dayan Diaz got the final two outs of the 9th, but not before the Isotopes tied the game off of him with a sac fly, a wild pitch, and a 2-run single. The game-tying 2-run single was the one hit that Diaz allowed; he also walked 1 and struck out 1. Brian Holmes struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 10th.

Albuquerque scored a run in the 5th and the 7th; each time, Fresno responded with 2 runs in the bottom half. Max Stassi put them on the board with a 2-run blast in the 5th, while Tyler White hit an RBI single and Tony Kemp scored on an error that allowed Preston Tucker to reach in the 7th. Colin Moran led off the bottom of the 8th with a homer and Kemp added a sac fly later in the inning. The Grizzlies won via shrimp in the bottom of the 10th as Tyler White drew a bases-loaded walk.

White (2 RBI), Moran (solo HR), Stassi (2-R HR, 4 R), and Alejandro Garcia (2B) all finished with 3 hits on the evening.

It's Tuesday, and it's a Fresno home game, so you know what that means: Taco Tuesday!!!

Charlie Morton will make his second rehab appearance as he continues to work his way back from a lat strain. He'll take on Matt Flemer at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi is off until Thursday


The Texas League All-Star Game will take place tonight in Frisco. The Hooks' contingent consists of Josh James, Rogelio Armenteros, Garrett Stubbs, Jon Singleton, Drew Ferguson, J.D. Davis, and Jack Mayfield. Kyle Smith was also named a Texas League All-Star; he has since been promoted to Fresno.

The Hooks return to action on Thursday and they'll start off the 2nd half with a tour of Arkansas.

Buies Creek 8, Carolina 1

W- Jorge Alcala (2-3, 4-3 season)
L- Marcos Diplan (4-4)
S- Hector Perez (1)

BC home runs: Anibal Sierra (3, solo in 3rd)

Jorge Alcala and Hector Perez made quick work of the Mudcats on Monday. The Carolina Stros really blew it open with 4 in the 6th.

Alcala has had some issues with walks lately, but he turned in a nice outing. According to Patrick Obley of the Fayetteville Observer, Alcala hit 100 on a few occasions before settling into the mid-90s. He allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout innings. Hector Perez went 4 innings and allowed a run on an infield single, one other hit, walked 3, and struck out 5. Perez faced a bases-loaded, no out situation in the 7th, but emerged with the Mudcats only getting one run against him.

Anibal Sierra opened the scoring with a solo blast in the 3rd inning. Later in the frame, Jake Rogers ripped an RBI double and Yordan Alvarez added a sac fly. Buies Creek got three straight singles to open the 6th, and Alex De Goti scored on an error that also allowed Myles Straw to reach; Straw was credited with an RBI on the play. The bases remained loaded for Ryne Birk, who promptly cleared them with a triple. Birk drove in the last run of the evening with a groundout in the 7th inning.

Sierra finished 3-3 with the homer and scored twice. Straw went 3-5 with a double and scored twice as well. Birk (3B, 4 RBI), Rogers (2B, RBI), and Jones (2 R) all had 2 hits on the night.

Matt Bower faces Jordan Yamamoto in game 2 of the series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Wisconsin 2

W- Abdiel Saldaña (3-1)
L- Jordan Desguin (4-4)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored in four of the first five innings and cruised to a win.

Cionel Perez went 4.1 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 7. Abdiel Saldaña was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and threw 3.2 hitless innings, walking 2 and striking out 6. Salvador Montaño struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Wander Franco got things started with a 2-run double in the 2nd inning. Quad Cities got 2 in the 3rd on an RBI single from Daz Cameron and a Troy Sieber RBI double. Ray Henderson hit a sac fly in the 4th and Sieber added an RBI single to his ledger in the 5th inning. The Banditos scored the last 2 runs of the game in the 7th: Chuckie Robinson came home on a balk and Marcos Almonte had an RBI single. Sieber finished 3-4 on the evening, while Almonte was 2-5 with a run scored and a stolen base (9).

Gabriel Valdez gets the start in game 2 of this series. He'll take on Victor Diaz at 12:05.

Tri-City 8, Vermont 5

W- Ben Smith (1-0)
L- Jose Mora (0-1)
S- Robert Corniel (1)

TC home runs: Connor MacDonald (1, 2-run in 1st), Jake Adams (2, solo in 6th)

Tri-City scored in fewer innings. No matter. They managed to avoid getting swept at home.

Jake Adams opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st. Abraham Toro-Hernandez followed with an RBI single, and Connor MacDonald whacked a 2-run shot. The Lake Monsters managed to tie the game with 2 runs in the 5th, but the deadlock didn't last too long as the ValleyCats hit back for 4 in the 6th.

Adams led off the bottom of the 6th with a homer. Carlos Canelon hit a sac fly, then Andy Piñeda hit an RBI single and wound up scoring on a wild pitch. MacDonald (2-4) and Adams (1-2) both homered and drove in 2 runs.

Patrick Sandoval went 4 innings and allowed 4 runs (2 inherited runners charged to him) on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Parker Mushinski took ownership of the 5th, walking 2 and striking out 2. Ben Smith struck out the side in order in the 6th inning. Hunter Martin allowed 2 hits, had an inherited runner charged to him, and walked 1 in the 7th; he only got 1 out. Robert Corniel pitched the final 2.2 innings, allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out 4.

Tri-City has Tuesday off; they'll start a new series in Connecticut with a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Greeneville 4, Bristol 2

W- Leovanny Rodriguez (1-0)
L- Hunter Stratton (0-1)
S- Felipe Tejada (1)

Greeneville home runs: Joan Mauricio (1, 2-run in 4th)

Both teams scored 2 runs in an inning. The Appy Astros did it twice to top the Pirates on Monday.

The bottom third of the order drove in all 4 Greeneville runs. In the 2nd, Ruben Castro hit an RBI single and Wilson Amador grounded into a force out that scored Joan Mauricio. Mauricio whacked a 2-run homer in the 4th. Gilberto Celestino finished 3-3 with a walk and scored on Castro's single.

Noel Pinto allowed 2 hits and struck out 1 in his first two innings as a professional baseball player. Bristol got their 2 runs on a homer off Leovanny Rodriguez in the 5th. Rodriguez went 5 innings, allowing 3 other hits and fanning 5. Felipe Tejada allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 2 over the final 2 innings to earn the save.

The Appy Astros will look to sweep the series at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 10, GCL Cardinals 4

W- Juan Corniel (1-0)
L- Winston Nicacio (0-1)
S- Francisco Villegas (1)

GCL home runs: Vicente Sanchez (1, 2-run in 4th)

The GCL Astros won their first game in their new digs.

Juan Piñeda scored the first run of the day on an error following a Jose Benjamin single in the 1st inning. Vicente Sanchez smacked a 2-run homer in the 4th and Bernardo Heras added another run by scoring on a wild pitch.

Enmanuel Valdez doubled to lead off the 5th and scored on a Carlos Machado triple. Machado came home on a sac fly from Hector Martinez. In the 7th, Piñeda hit an RBI single and Valdez drew a bases-loaded walk. Piñeda finished 3-6 and capped off the afternoon with a 2-run single in the 8th. Sanchez (2-R HR, 3 R), Benjamin, and Heras all finished with 2-hit games.

Maikel Sepulveda went 1.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (both on a 2-run homer) 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Juan Corniel allowed a run on a solo homer, 5 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. Francisco Villegas allowed a run on 2 hits and struck out 2 in 3 innings of work.

DSL Astros Blue 7, DSL Red Sox 1

W- Nivaldo Rodriguez (2-0)
L- Rafael Gomez (0-1)
S- Fredis Guerrero (1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team busted this one open with 5 runs in the 8th.

Nivaldo Rodriguez allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout innings. The Red Sox spoiled the shutout when Rafael Rincones homered off Fredis Guerrero in the 9th. That was the only hit that Guerrero allowed in his 4 innings, and he also struck out 3.

Team Blue got 2 runs in the 3rd on RBI singles from Anthony Rodriguez and Nerio Rodriguez. Ronaldo Urdaneta hit an RBI single in the 8th, and Rhandall Sanchez landed the knockout blow with a bases-clearing double. Sanchez scored the Blue team's last run on a single from Luis Coronel. Sanchez (2B, 3 RBI, R) and Yorbin Ceuta (2 R) both finished with 2 hits on the day.

DSL Dodgers2 8, DSL Astros Orange 4

W- Jose Martinez (1-1)
L- Jose Alberto Rivera (1-1)

Orange home runs: None.

The Dodgers 2 got 3 runs in the 8th to create some separation between them and Team Orange.

Luis Barajas put the Orange team on the board with a sac fly in the 2nd inning. Jose Carrillo hit an RBI single in the 3rd, and Renaigel Martis scored on an error following a Fildex Perfecto groundout in the 5th. In the 7th, Martis ripped a double, advanced to 3rd on the ensuing error, and stole home. He and Freudis Nova both finished 2-3.

Christian Mejias allowed 2 unearned runs, 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 in 4 innings. Jose Alberto Rivera was the first man out of the bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him), a hit, walking 2, and striking out 3. Ronny Garcia went 2 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 2 hits, walking 3, and striking out 2. Fredy Medina struck out 2 in 1.2 innings.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Renaigel Martis, OF, DSL Astros Orange: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R, stole home (4th SB of season)

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Buies Creek Astros: W 8-1 vs. Carolina

Jorge Alcala: W (2-3, 4-3 season), 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Hector Perez: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Ryne Birk: 2-5, 3B, 4 RBI, R

Anibal Sierra: 3-3, solo HR (3), 2 R

Myles Straw: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Troy Sieber, 1B, Quad Cities

3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Photos from MiLB.com

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

4.2 IP, 2 BB, 7 K

Abdiel Saldaña: W (1-1), 3.2 IP, 2 BB, 6 K

Salvador Montaño: IP, K

Connor MacDonald, 1B, Tri-City

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

Juan Piñeda's photo taken by Bryan Green

Vicente Sanchez, OF, and Juan Piñeda, 2B, GCL Astros

Sanchez: 2-5, 2B, 2-R HR (1), 3 R

Piñeda: 3-6, 3 RBI, R, SB (1)

David Martinez, RHP, Fresno

6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Colin Moran, 3B, Max Stassi, C, and Tyler White, IF, Fresno

Moran: 3-5, solo HR (17)

Stassi: 3-4, 2-R HR (8), 4 R

White: 3-5, 2 RBI; walk-off RBI BB in 10th

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 19, 2017

Happy New York-Penn League Opening.... never mind.

The Astros' upper minors clubs got a little payback on their Padres counterparts.

Fresno 10, El Paso 4

W- David Martinez (4-7)
L- Bryan Rodriguez (1-5)
S- Brian Holmes (1)

Fresno home runs: Tyler White (10, 2-run in 2nd), Colin Moran (15, 3-run in 4th), Max Stassi (6, 2-run in 5th)

The Grizzlies stormed out to a 10-2 lead after 5 innings and cruised to a victory on Monday.

Colin Moran got things started with a 2-run single in the 1st inning. A.J. Reed added a sac fly later in the inning. Tyler White saw his 11-game hitting streak come to an end on Sunday, but he wasted little time getting back on track with another multi-hit game. White launched a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning. Moran struck again in the 4th with a 3-run blast, and Max Stassi smacked a 2-run homer in the 5th.

White (2-R HR, 3 R), Preston Tucker (2B, 2 R), Moran (3-R HR, 5 RBI), and Teoscar Hernandez (R) all finished with 2 hits on the evening. Tony Kemp finished 4-5 with a stolen base (12) and scored twice.

The 2 runs that David Martinez allowed in his 6 innings of work came on a homer hit by Carlos Asuaje in the 2nd inning. Martinez allowed 5 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Brian Holmes pitched the last 3 innings, struck out 2, and the two hits he allowed were solo homers to Jabari Blash and Ryan Schimpf.

Kyle Smith makes his second AAA start at 7:05 as the Grizzlies assume their Tacos alter ego in the series finale.

Corpus Christi 3, San Antonio 2

W- Yoanys Quiala (1-0, 6-1 season)
L- Chris Huffman (2-1)
S- Andrew Thome (5, 6 season)

CC home runs: Kyle Tucker (3, 12 season; solo in 1st), Jason Martin (3, 10 season; solo in 5th)

Yoanys Quiala had a solid Texas League debut and emerged as the winner.

Quiala went 6 innings and the only blemish on an otherwise fine night was a 2-run homer hit by Jose Rondon in the 6th. He also allowed 3 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. Ryan Thompson allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 1 in 2 innings, and Andrew Thome struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th to earn the save.

Kyle Tucker opened the scoring with a solo shot in the 1st inning. Jason Martin went 2-4 and drove in the other 2 Corpus runs with a 3rd-inning RBI single and a solo blast in the 5th.

The Hooks and Missions continue their series at 7:05 as Josh James faces Brett Kennedy.

Buies Creek is off until Thursday

The Carolina League All-Star Game will take place at 7:05 Eastern in Salem, Virginia. Buies Creek will begin the second half with 4 games in Winston-Salem on Thursday.

The Carolina Stros will be represented by Nick Hernandez, Franklin Perez, and Myles Straw. Yoanys Quiala was also selected to the South Division All-Star team, but he was just promoted to Corpus Christi.

Quad Cities is off until Thursday

The Midwest League All-Star Game will take place at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan, home of the Great Lakes Loons. The River Bandits will be represented by Yordan Alvarez, Enoli Paredes (who is currently on the DL), Carson LaRue, Chuckie Robinson, and Marcos Almonte. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities kicks off the second half of their season with a 4-game series against Cedar Rapids beginning on Thursday.

Tri-City and Connecticut was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up on June 28 as part of a doubleheader.

New York-Penn League Opening Day, take two. The ValleyCats and Tigers will try again at 7:05 Eastern.

DSL Astros Blue 4, DSL Athletics 3 in 11 innings

W- Christopher Javier (1-0)
L- Enmanuel Sullivan (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

The A's tied the game with a pair in the 8th, but the Blue team got the last word in with a run in the top of the 11th and escaped two bases-loaded jams in both extra frames to come away with the win.

Leonardo Rodriguez and Anthony Rodriguez both scored on an error in the 5th that allowed Yeuris Ramirez to reach. Yorbin Ceuta hit an RBI single in the 6th.

The complex leagues are experimenting with international rules in extra innings, which means that each team has a runner at 2nd base to start each extra inning. Kendy Moya was put on 2nd to start the 11th and he ended up scoring the decisive run on a wild pitch. Ronaldo Urdaneta finished 3-5 with 2 stolen bases (6) and scored a run.

Fabricio Reina went 4 innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Renny Ugarte was the first man out of the Blue team bullpen and threw 3 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and striking out 2. Yeremi Ceballos allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in the 8th, and Christopher Javier walked 3 (2 intentionally) and struck out 1 over 3 scoreless.

Both of Javier's free passes came in the 10th and loaded the bases. He kept the game tied. Intentionally loading the bases isn't a very sane thing to do... but it worked out for the Blue team. Javier had to work out of another bases-loaded predicament in the 11th despite getting two outs; a batter reached on a fielder's choice and then he plunked the next two guys. Again though, he found an escape and got that last out.

DSL Rangers1 14, DSL Astros Orange 10 in 10 innings

W- Felipe Ontiveros (1-0)
L- Fredy Medina (1-1)

Orange home runs: None.

The Rangers 1 got 4 in the 7th to tie and busted this one open with 6 in the first extra frame.

Jose Alvarez singled with one out in the 3rd inning. He advanced to 3rd on a couple of wild pitches and scored the first run of the day on a misfired pickoff throw. Renaigel Martis, who was at the plate while all of that unfolded, ended up walking. He then stole 2nd when Deury Carrasco struck out on what was ruled to be a wild pitch and scored on the errant throw down to 2nd. Carrasco advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch, and Freudis Nova drew a walk. They both scored on a Ramiro Rodriguez triple, and Jose Carrillo brought Rodriguez home with a sac fly.

In the 5th, Carrillo added an RBI double to his ledger and scored on an error that allowed Euclides Chavez to reach and advance to 3rd. Martis hit an infield single in the 6th and Jeury Castillo scored on the ensuing error. Alvarez finished 3-4 with 2 runs scored. Both of Carrillo's hits were doubles.

Cristofer Melendez allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4 in 4 innings. Mauricio Santana pitched 2+ innings and had an inherited runner charged to him. He allowed a hit, walked 4, and struck out 3. Jervic Chavez went 2 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits and walked 1. Fredy Medina pitched 1.2 innings and was charged with all 6 Rangers runs (1 inherited runner also charged to him) in the 10th; all them were unearned. He allowed 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Ronny Garcia issued a bases-loaded walk to the first man he faced, but struck out Rougned Odor for the final out of the 10th.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jose Carrillo, C, DSL Astros Orange: 2-5, 2 2B, RBI, R

Ronaldo Urdaneta, IF, DSL Astros Blue: 3-5, R, 2 SB (6)
Renny Ugarte, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 3 IP, H, 2 K
Christopher Javier, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: W (1-0), 3 IP, 3 BB (2 IBB), K; faced bases-loaded situations in 10th and 11th innings and did not allow a run

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers

W 3-2 vs. San Antonio

9 IP, 5 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K

Yoanys Quiala: W (1-0, 6-1 season), 6 IP, 4 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 8 K

Ryan Thompson: 2 IP, H, BB, K

Andrew Thome: Save (5, 6 season), IP, 2 K

Jason Martin, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (3, 10 season), 2 RBI

David Martinez, RHP, Fresno

W (4-7), 6 IP, 6 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 3 K

Tyler White, IF, Colin Moran, 3B/OF, and Tony Kemp, 2B/OF, Fresno

White: 2-5, 2-R HR (10), 3 R

Moran: 2-4, 3-R HR (15), 5 RBI

Kemp: 4-5, 2 R, SB (12)

White has 2+ hits in 12 of his last 13 games.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The Astros took on the Rays... in the Dominican Republic.

Fresno 10, Albuquerque 9

W- Reymin Guduan (4-3)
L- Carlos Estevez (0-2)
S- Jordan Jankowski (6)

Fresno home runs: Colin Moran (13, 2-run in 1st)

The Grizzlies withstood a 5-run 3rd from the Isotopes and managed to take an 8-6 lead. That lead was unfortunately short-lived, but they scored a pair in the 8th to regain control.

Colin Moran opened the scoring with a 2-run shot in the opening inning. Jon Kemmer ripped an RBI double in the 4th to get a run back following Albuquerque's 3rd-inning outburst. In the 5th, D.J. Fisher ripped an RBI double and Moran brought him in with a single. Tony Kemp added a 2-run single in the 6th. White walked, and they both advanced a base on a balk. Fisher hit a single to bring Kemp home, but White was thrown out at home to end the inning. He got his revenge in the 8th with a 2-run double that turned out to be the game-winning hit.

Kemp (2 RBI, 2 R, SB) and Moran (2-R HR, 3 RBI) both finished with 3 hits on the night. White (2 2B, 2 RBI, R), Fisher (2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB), and Teoscar Hernandez (2 R) posted 2-hit games. Fisher now has 13 thefts on the season, while Kemp has 11.

Casey Coleman went 6 innings and allowed 6 runs on 8 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Ashur Tolliver was the first man out of Fresno's bullpen, but he failed to record an out in the 7th. He allowed 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 2 hits and walked 1. As a result, Reymin Guduan took ownership of the 7th. He was greeted with an RBI single but got himself together to throw 2 innings. Guduan also allowed a single in the 8th. Jordan Jankowski got a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th inning and got the save.

David Martinez gets the start in game 2 of this series. He'll take on Ryan Carpenter at 7:05 Mountain.

San Antonio 8, Corpus Christi 4

W- Enyel De Los Santos (3-3)
L- Josh James (3-3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks were swept out of San Antonio. The Missions blew them away on Tuesday with a 7-run 3rd inning.

Tony Nuñez finished 3-4 and opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. This would be Corpus Christi's only scoring play until the 7th; in the meantime, the Missions went off and took an 8-1 lead. In the 7th, Drew Ferguson hit an RBI single. He and Nuñez (who singled) both scored on an error that also allowed Jamie Ritchie to reach safely.

Josh James pitched 2.1 innings and allowed 6 runs (2 inherited runners charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Riley Ferrell was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and threw 2.2 innings, allowing a run of his own on 4 hits and fanning 3. Sean Stutzman allowed an RBI single in the 6th, which was the only hit that he allowed in his 2 innings of work. Stutzman also walked 2 and struck out 3. Andrew Thome worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out 1.

The Hooks are now in Midland, where they'll start a 4-game series tonight at 6:30. Brock Dykxhoorn faces Joel Seddon to start it off.

Buies Creek 5, Potomac 1

W- Yoanys Quiala (5-1)
L- Luis Reyes (5-6)
S- Sebastian Kessay (2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros got a career night from their starting pitcher to get on the board in this series.

Yoanys Quiala turned in the best start of his career on Tuesday as he allowed just 4 hits while striking out 6 over 8 shutout innings. Andrew Walter got 1 out in the 9th via strikeout and had an inherited runner (unearned) charged to him when Sebastian Kessay issued a bases-loaded walk that spoiled the shutout. Kessay got the last two outs of the game without further incident, striking out Edwin Lora to finish it.

Rodrigo Ayarza put Buies Creek on the board first with an RBI double in the 1st. He'd come around to score on a Randy César single. César hit another RBI single in the 5th. Spencer Johnson doubled to lead off the 8th and scored on a Pat Porter RBI infield single. Myles Straw walked to start the 9th and came home on Ayarza's second RBI double of the evening.

Straw (2B, 2 R), Ayarza (2 2B, 2 RBI, R), Johnson (2B, R), and César (2 RBI) all had 2 hits on the evening; for Straw, it's the 6th consecutive game in which he had 2 hits.

Buies Creek and Potomac will wrap up their series at 7:05 Eastern as Jorge Alcala faces Grant Borne.

Cedar Rapids 10, Quad Cities 5

W- Sean Poppen (5-1)
L- Carson LaRue (7-2)
S- Hector Lujan (5)

QC home runs: Yordan Alvarez (6, 2-run in 3rd)

Both teams put up crooked numbers in all of the innings in which they scored. The problem here is that the Kernels posted more crooked numbered innings.

Carson LaRue pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 6 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Dustin Hunt was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 4.1 innings. Cedar Rapids' 2 runs in the 9th came on a homer from Jermaine Palacios off of Lucas Williams, who allowed a triple, a single, and walked 2.

Daz Cameron doubled to lead off the 3rd, stole 3rd (14) and scored on the ensuing error. Two batters later, Yordan Alvarez launched a 2-run homer. In the 8th, Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI infield single and Daz added a sac fly. Chuckie Robinson went 2-5 with a double and scored a run.

Cionel Perez starts game 2 of this series. He'll take on Domenick Carlini at 6:35.

DSL Rays1 7, DSL Astros Blue 0

W- Wilson Garcia (2-0)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team did not put up any resistance against the Rays 1.

Angel Tejeda and Freddy Chirino both singled. That was all she wrote on offense.

Freylin Garcia allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4 in 4 innings. Fabricio Reina got the first out of the 5th with a strikeout. That, unfortunately, was as good as it got for him as he allowed 4 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 3 hits and walked 2. Christopher Javier walked 1 and struck out 2 in 2.2 innings. Gustavo Almonte got 2 outs in the 8th and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Bryan Solano was the last man out of the Blue team bullpen, and in 1.1 innings, he allowed a hit and fanned 2.

These two teams play again at 10:30 AM Eastern.

DSL Rays2 9, DSL Astros Orange 8

W- Rodolfo Sanchez (1-0)
L- Miguel Matos (0-1)
S- Jose Roca (1)

Orange home runs: Ramiro Rodriguez (1, solo in 3rd)

The Rays 2 went on a 9-0 run after the Orange team stormed out to a 6-0 lead. Team Orange cut the deficit to one run, but that was as close as they could get.

An error in the 1st inning allowed Hector Martinez and Deury Carrasco to score the first two runs of the day. Samir Caraballo scored another run in the opening frame when Jose Carrillo beat a double play bid. In the 3rd, Ramiro Rodriguez smacked solo homer, Leonardo Gonzalez hit an RBI single, and Luis Barajas scored on an error. Gonzalez hit another RBI single in the 8th and scored on Martinez's groundout. Carrasco went 3-5 with a triple.

Cristofer Melendez went 3.2 innings and allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Fredy Medina struck out 2 in 1.1 perfect innings, and Miguel Matos allowed 4 runs on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 3 in 3 innings.

These two teams play again at 10:30 AM Eastern.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Freylin Garcia, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: L (0-1), 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Yoanys Quiala, RHP, Buies Creek

W (5-1), 8 IP, 4 H, 6 K

Rodrigo Ayarza, UTIL, Buies Creek

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

Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

3-4, RBI, R

Colin Moran, 3B, Derek Fisher, OF, Tony Kemp, UTIL, and Tyler White, IF, Fresno

Moran: 3-5, 2-R HR (13), 3 RBI

Fisher: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (13)

Kemp: 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (11)
White: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R; go-ahead 2-RBI 2B in 8th