Results for Tuesday, August 20, and Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Round Rock
Tuesday: L 5-3 @ Memphis
The Redbirds got three in the 3rd and kept the E-Train at bay. Taylor Jones finished 3-5 with an RBI single while Myles Straw, Abraham Toro, and Drew Ferguson all finished 2-4. José Urquidy was tagged with the loss as he allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out four in five innings.
Wednesday: L 5-4 @ Memphis
Well, that was annoying. Memphis scored four in the 8th to turn the tables in their favor. Ferguson (15) and Toro (17) launched back-to-back solo homers in the 6th and Alex De Goti clubbed a two-run home run in the 7th. For Toro, that was his first Triple-A home run.
Kent Emanuel allowed five runs on eight hits (two-run homer) and struck out three in 7.2 innings.
The Express and Redbirds will wrap up their series at 7:05 as Ryan Hartman takes on Chris Ellis.
Corpus Christi
Tuesday: W 4-3 @ Arkansas
The Hooks only scored in one inning but it turned out to be enough for them to get the victory. All four of their runs on Tuesday came in the 4th: Jonathan Arauz scored when Ronnie Dawson grounded into a force out and then Stephen Wrenn smacked a two-run triple and he wound up scoring himself thanks to an error. Jacob Meyers and Chuckie Robinson had two hits apiece; Robinson also walked twice and stole a base.
Brett Conine won his first Texas League start as he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out seven in six innings of work. Andre Scrubb allowed a hit and struck out two over the final two innings to earn the save.
Wednesday: L 6-3 @ Arkansas
The Travs seized control of this one with four runs in the 5th inning. Bryan de la Cruz homered and also hit a sac fly; he now has seven home runs on the year. Osvaldo Duarte drove in Corpus Christi's first run with a groundout in the 5th. Enoli Paredes walked one and struck out four in three innings of relief.
Forrest Whitley will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:10.
Fayetteville
Tuesday: L 5-2 @ Down East
The Wood Ducks broke a 2-2 tie with three in the 8th. Ross Adolph had an RBI single and Chandler Taylor drove in the other Fayetteville run with a groundout. Luis Garcia allowed two runs on three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked three, and struck out seven in four innings.
Wednesday: W 7-0 @ Down East
Taylor launched a three-run homer, his 11th of the season. The Woodpeckers loaded the bases in the 5th and got three runs out of it as Corey Julks walked in a run and Scott Manea added a two-run single. Adolph tacked on the extra point... I mean, run, with a groundout in the 9th.
Shawn Dubin walked one and struck out five over five no-hit innings and Nivaldo Rodriguez completed the shutout as he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five.
Cody Deason goes up against Alex Eubanks in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.
Quad Cities
Tuesday: W 9-3 vs. Cedar Rapids
The Banditos stormed out to a 9-0 lead and although the Kernels cut into it a little, the cushion proved to be comfortable enough. Austin Dennis drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the 5th and then cleared the bases with a double in the 6th. Zach Biermann went 2-4 with a two-run single in the 5th. Freúdis Nova finished 4-4 and scored twice. Wilyer Abreu had two hits and also scored twice. Dennis and Grae Kessinger stole two bases apiece; Kessinger now has six stolen bases, while Dennis has 21 on the season.
Matt Ruppenthal turned in a fine outing as he allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out five over seven shutout frames.
Wednesday: L 2-0 @ Peoria
Quad Cities was kept off the board to open a new series. José Alberto Rivera and R.J. Freure threw four innings apiece. Rivera allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, walked one, and struck out seven and Freure allowed a hit, walked one, and fanned six in a scoreless outing.
Valente Bellozo will make his first start for the Banditos at 6:35.
New York-Penn League All-Star Game
The Blue team, of which Tri-City's representatives were a part of, topped the Red team 7-4. Nate Perry homered and was named the game's MVP. Juan Paulino grounded into a force out and also drew a walk, and Peyton Battenfield struck out one in a 1-2-3 7th.
Tri-City returns to action at 7:00 Eastern as they kick off a series with Hudson Valley. Angel Macuare will start game one.
GCL Astros
Tuesday: L 11-2 vs. GCL Mets
The Palm Beach 'Stros scored the first two runs of the game... and then they proceeded to get outscored 11-0 over the last seven innings. Yorbin Ceuta hit an RBI double in the 1st and José Álvarez hit an RBI single in the 2nd. Franny Cobos, the final pitcher to appear for the GCLStros on Tuesday, allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out one over two scoreless innings.
Wednesday: W 15-9 @ GCL Cardinals
The Palm Beach 'Stros scored 15 runs and they didn't need any home runs to do it. Six players in the lineup had two hits; Álvarez drove in four while Franklin Pinto drove in two and scored five runs. Sean Mendoza also had two RBI. Colin Barber went 0-4 but he still managed to score twice.
Francis Martes made his 2019 debut and he allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out two in the 1st.
DSL Astros
Tuesday: W 4-2 @ DSL Dodgers Bautista
Daniel Bello went five innings and allowed two unearned runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six. Jeremy Molero walked six in his three innings, but he didn't allow a run and also struck out eight. Yohander Martinez went 2-3 with an RBI single.
Wednesday: W 5-2 @ DSL Marlins
Bryan Martinez allowed five hits and struck out four over five shutout innings. Yohander Martinez turned in another multi-hit game as he went 2-4 with another RBI single. Carlos Hurtado finished 3-5 and also had an RBI single.
A LOOK AT THE ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
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Thursday, August 22, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for August 16-18, 2019
Let's take a look at the weekend that was in the Houston Astros minor league system.
Round Rock
Friday: W 13-3 vs. Oklahoma City
The E-Train rumbled to the win on Friday on the strength of five home runs. Jack Mayfield hit three of them and all of his were two-run homers. He now has 24 home runs on the year. Alex De Goti (14) and Taylor Jones (20) also homered for Round Rock.
Ryan Hartman was the beneficiary of the generous run support and he turned in a solid outing himself, allowing two runs on five hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out six in six innings of work.
Saturday: W 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City
Mayfield (25) and Nick Tanielu (15) homered for Round Rock early on and those two solo shots held up in the end. Brandon Bielak allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out nine in six innings of work. Dean Deetz struck out four over two perfect innings and Riley Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.
Sunday: L 14-11 vs. Oklahoma City
Oh boy, here we go again. Felipe Paulino was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings.
Lorenzo Quintana went 3-5 and all of his hits resulted in runs. He smacked two RBI doubles and launched a solo homer, his 15th of the season.
Corpus Christi
Friday: L 8-0 vs. Midland
No comment.
Saturday: W 3-2 vs. Midland
The Hooks struck out a franchise-record 19 batters in this one. Bryan Abreu allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings. Cristian Javier tagged in for four innings and he also allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out ten. Andre Scrubb got the final two outs of the game, walking one and striking out one. Javier has now allowed a mere 46 hits in 102.2 innings this season.
Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI triple in the 1st and he wound up scoring on Bryan de la Cruz's sac fly. J.J. Matijevic ripped an RBI double in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie.
Sunday: L 7-6 (10 innings) vs. Midland
Corpus erased a 5-0 deficit... only to see the RockHounds score in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to snatch this game right back.
De La Cruz finished 3-6 and put the Hooks in front with a solo shot in the 8th inning. He now has six home runs on the year. Both of Jake Adams' hits in this game were doubles; one of them drove in a run. Chad Donato pitched decently in his 4.2 innings despite giving up the two late runs; he allowed three hits and struck out seven.
Fayetteville
Friday: W 5-2 @ Frederick
Chandler Taylor went deep for the Woodpeckers, giving him ten homers on the year. He also added an RBI single in a three-run 7th that gave Fayetteville the lead for good. David Hensley and Ruben Castro both finished 2-3 out of the bottom two spots in the order.
Cody Deason allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six in six innings and Austin Hansen finished it off by allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out three in the final three innings.
Saturday: W 9-4 @ Frederick
Fayetteville put up a touchdown in the opening inning and Frederick could only respond with a field goal. All of Fayetteville's runs in this game scored via the home run.
Corey Julks got things started with a three-run homer in the 1st and then Enmanuel Valdez clubbed a grand slam. Scott Manea whacked two solo homers. Manea now has 11 homers this year, while Julks sent out his fourth of the season and Valdez his eighth. Jeremy Peña and Ross Adolph both finished 3-5.
Jojanse Torres allowed two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win. He's now 10-0 on the season.
Sunday: L 5-3 @ Frederick
The Woodpeckers got out to a quick start... but were kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Miguelangel Sierra's bases-clearing double in the 1st represented their only scoring play on Sunday. Riley Cabral struck out three over 2.2 perfect frames.
Quad Cities
Friday: L 8-3 vs. Beloit
The Snappers jumped out to an 8-1 lead and left the Banditos in the dust. Austin Dennis scored two of Quad Cities' three runs in this one. Ramiro Rodriguez went 3-4 with a triple.
Saturday: W 4-1 vs. Cedar Rapids
C.J. Stubbs broke a 1-1 tie by launching his first Midwest League homer, a three-run blast in the 5th inning. The younger Stubbs now has six home runs as a pro. José Bravo allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in five innings. In his Quad Cities debut, Valente Bellozo allowed two hits and struck out five over the final four innings.
Sunday: W 5-4 vs. Cedar Rapids
The Banditos withstood a charge from the Kernels to escape with the win. The catchers had a nice day at the plate: Alex Holderbach finished 2-3 and whacked a solo homer, his 6th of the season. Oscar Campos also finished with two hits; one of them was an RBI single that came in a three-run 5th inning. One batter later, Stubbs, who also had two hits on the day, ripped a two-run double. Brett Daniels got the win as he allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out nine in seven innings.
Tri-City
Friday: Game vs. Aberdeen canceled
As this was the final regular-season meeting between the ValleyCats and Ironbirds, this game will not be made up.
Saturday: L 2-1 @ Brooklyn
This game was actually suspended due to fog and was completed on Sunday. Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout frames. Luis Santana scored the lone Tri-City run on a double play in the 6th. Korey Lee finished 3-4.
Sunday: L 5-3 (8 innings) @ Brooklyn
The ValleyCats managed to tie the game in the 6th... only to walk off with the loss on Sunday. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 5th. Luis Guerrero drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th and Joe Perez scored on a wild pitch. Hunter Brown allowed a run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out three in two innings.
GCL Astros
Friday: W 5-4 vs. GCL Cardinals
Cionel Pérez struck out the side in each of his two innings and also allowed a run on three hits. Jayson Schroeder allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three over three scoreless innings to get the win.
Rolando Espinosa smacked a two-run triple.
Sunday: W 5-2 @ GCL Marlins
Colin Barber finished 2-4 with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Julio Robaina got the win as he allowed just one hit and struck out six over five scoreless innings of relief. Heitor Tokar finished things off by striking out three in two perfect innings.
DSL Astros
Friday: W 8-4 vs. DSL Red Sox 1
The Dominican 'Stros got a pair of four-run innings on Friday and got the win. Ayendy Ortiz ripped a two-run double in the 1st and added an RBI single in the 5th. Ortiz and Sebastian Grullón both finished with two hits apiece. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in 2.1 innings to earn the save.
Saturday: W 6-5 @ DSL Red Sox 1
Roilan Machandy hit a two-run single in the 7th and stole two bases. He has 14 stolen bases in his first 21 games as a pro. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 with an RBI single and also stole home. Danny Subero pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two.
Let's take a look at the weekend that was in the Houston Astros minor league system.
Round Rock
Friday: W 13-3 vs. Oklahoma City
The E-Train rumbled to the win on Friday on the strength of five home runs. Jack Mayfield hit three of them and all of his were two-run homers. He now has 24 home runs on the year. Alex De Goti (14) and Taylor Jones (20) also homered for Round Rock.
Ryan Hartman was the beneficiary of the generous run support and he turned in a solid outing himself, allowing two runs on five hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out six in six innings of work.
Saturday: W 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City
Mayfield (25) and Nick Tanielu (15) homered for Round Rock early on and those two solo shots held up in the end. Brandon Bielak allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out nine in six innings of work. Dean Deetz struck out four over two perfect innings and Riley Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.
Sunday: L 14-11 vs. Oklahoma City
Oh boy, here we go again. Felipe Paulino was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings.
Lorenzo Quintana went 3-5 and all of his hits resulted in runs. He smacked two RBI doubles and launched a solo homer, his 15th of the season.
Corpus Christi
Friday: L 8-0 vs. Midland
No comment.
Saturday: W 3-2 vs. Midland
The Hooks struck out a franchise-record 19 batters in this one. Bryan Abreu allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings. Cristian Javier tagged in for four innings and he also allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out ten. Andre Scrubb got the final two outs of the game, walking one and striking out one. Javier has now allowed a mere 46 hits in 102.2 innings this season.
Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI triple in the 1st and he wound up scoring on Bryan de la Cruz's sac fly. J.J. Matijevic ripped an RBI double in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie.
Sunday: L 7-6 (10 innings) vs. Midland
Corpus erased a 5-0 deficit... only to see the RockHounds score in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to snatch this game right back.
De La Cruz finished 3-6 and put the Hooks in front with a solo shot in the 8th inning. He now has six home runs on the year. Both of Jake Adams' hits in this game were doubles; one of them drove in a run. Chad Donato pitched decently in his 4.2 innings despite giving up the two late runs; he allowed three hits and struck out seven.
Fayetteville
Friday: W 5-2 @ Frederick
Chandler Taylor went deep for the Woodpeckers, giving him ten homers on the year. He also added an RBI single in a three-run 7th that gave Fayetteville the lead for good. David Hensley and Ruben Castro both finished 2-3 out of the bottom two spots in the order.
Cody Deason allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six in six innings and Austin Hansen finished it off by allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out three in the final three innings.
Saturday: W 9-4 @ Frederick
Fayetteville put up a touchdown in the opening inning and Frederick could only respond with a field goal. All of Fayetteville's runs in this game scored via the home run.
Corey Julks got things started with a three-run homer in the 1st and then Enmanuel Valdez clubbed a grand slam. Scott Manea whacked two solo homers. Manea now has 11 homers this year, while Julks sent out his fourth of the season and Valdez his eighth. Jeremy Peña and Ross Adolph both finished 3-5.
Jojanse Torres allowed two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win. He's now 10-0 on the season.
Sunday: L 5-3 @ Frederick
The Woodpeckers got out to a quick start... but were kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Miguelangel Sierra's bases-clearing double in the 1st represented their only scoring play on Sunday. Riley Cabral struck out three over 2.2 perfect frames.
Quad Cities
Friday: L 8-3 vs. Beloit
The Snappers jumped out to an 8-1 lead and left the Banditos in the dust. Austin Dennis scored two of Quad Cities' three runs in this one. Ramiro Rodriguez went 3-4 with a triple.
Saturday: W 4-1 vs. Cedar Rapids
C.J. Stubbs broke a 1-1 tie by launching his first Midwest League homer, a three-run blast in the 5th inning. The younger Stubbs now has six home runs as a pro. José Bravo allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in five innings. In his Quad Cities debut, Valente Bellozo allowed two hits and struck out five over the final four innings.
Sunday: W 5-4 vs. Cedar Rapids
The Banditos withstood a charge from the Kernels to escape with the win. The catchers had a nice day at the plate: Alex Holderbach finished 2-3 and whacked a solo homer, his 6th of the season. Oscar Campos also finished with two hits; one of them was an RBI single that came in a three-run 5th inning. One batter later, Stubbs, who also had two hits on the day, ripped a two-run double. Brett Daniels got the win as he allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out nine in seven innings.
Tri-City
Friday: Game vs. Aberdeen canceled
As this was the final regular-season meeting between the ValleyCats and Ironbirds, this game will not be made up.
Saturday: L 2-1 @ Brooklyn
This game was actually suspended due to fog and was completed on Sunday. Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout frames. Luis Santana scored the lone Tri-City run on a double play in the 6th. Korey Lee finished 3-4.
Sunday: L 5-3 (8 innings) @ Brooklyn
The ValleyCats managed to tie the game in the 6th... only to walk off with the loss on Sunday. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 5th. Luis Guerrero drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th and Joe Perez scored on a wild pitch. Hunter Brown allowed a run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out three in two innings.
GCL Astros
Friday: W 5-4 vs. GCL Cardinals
Cionel Pérez struck out the side in each of his two innings and also allowed a run on three hits. Jayson Schroeder allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three over three scoreless innings to get the win.
Rolando Espinosa smacked a two-run triple.
Sunday: W 5-2 @ GCL Marlins
Colin Barber finished 2-4 with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Julio Robaina got the win as he allowed just one hit and struck out six over five scoreless innings of relief. Heitor Tokar finished things off by striking out three in two perfect innings.
DSL Astros
Friday: W 8-4 vs. DSL Red Sox 1
The Dominican 'Stros got a pair of four-run innings on Friday and got the win. Ayendy Ortiz ripped a two-run double in the 1st and added an RBI single in the 5th. Ortiz and Sebastian Grullón both finished with two hits apiece. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in 2.1 innings to earn the save.
Saturday: W 6-5 @ DSL Red Sox 1
Roilan Machandy hit a two-run single in the 7th and stole two bases. He has 14 stolen bases in his first 21 games as a pro. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 with an RBI single and also stole home. Danny Subero pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two.
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10, 2019
Round Rock
The Express wrapped up a ridiculous series in El Paso on Friday before heading up I-10 and I-25 to start a series in Albuquerque on Saturday.
On Friday, the Chihuahuas scored ten runs in the bottom of the 9th and capped off the comeback with a walk-off grand slam as they won 15-12. Both teams scored in double digits in every game of this series. Myles Straw went 3-6 with an RBI single and a two-run double. Abraham Toro also had three hits; he had an RBI single and also ripped an RBI double.
Round Rock kicked off their series with Albuquerque on Saturday and... it didn't go well. The Isotopes scored four in the opening inning and poured it on early as they sauntered to a 13-3 victory. Lorenzo Quintana finished 2-4 with a solo homer, his 14th home run of the season. Alex De Goti threw 1.2 scoreless innings and issued a walk.
Rogelio Armenteros takes on Antonio Senzatela in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:05 Mountain.
Corpus Christi
The last couple of days have been a bit tough for the Hooks as they dropped two games in Midland.
On Friday, they walked off with a 3-2 loss in ten innings. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 8th and Bryan de la Cruz grounded into a force out that allowed Chuckie Robinson to score in the 10th. Tyler Ivey turned in a fine start as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven in six innings of work. Enoli Paredes tagged in for three innings and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing.
The Hooks were held in check on Saturday in a 4-1 loss. Aníbal Sierra's RBI single in the 3rd was their only scoring play. Forrest Whitley was all over the place in his 3.2 innings as he allowed three runs on two hits, walked five, hit two batters, and struck out five. Erasmo Pinales walked two and struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Bryan Abreu will take on James Naile in the series finale as the Hooks look to avoid a sweep. First pitch is at 2:00.
Fayetteville
Fayetteville took the first two games of their series in Winston-Salem.
They won Friday's opener by a final of 6-2. Miguelangel Sierra smacked a three-run homer to give the Woodpeckers the lead and Cal Stevenson added some insurance when he ripped a two-run double in the 9th inning. Sierra now has 11 home runs on the season. Shawn Dubin allowed two runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. The bullpen finished it off with four scoreless. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit and struck out one in the 6th to bridge the gap to Nivaldo Rodriguez, who walked two and fanned four in the final three innings.
The Woodpeckers staved off a comeback attempt to escape with a 5-4 win on Saturday. Enmanuel Valdez went 3-4 with an RBI single. Michael Papierski, Corey Julks, and Ruben Castro all finished with two hits. Cody Deason allowed a run on five hits and struck out four in five innings of work.
Fayetteville looks for a sweep at 2:00 Eastern as Jojanse Torres takes the mound.
Quad Cities
The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep Clinton out of Modern Woodmen Park on Friday but they rebounded to bash Wisconsin in the first game of their series on Saturday.
Clinton and Quad Cities both finished with nine hits on Friday but the LumberKings had more in the column that matters most, so they came out with a 4-2 win. Trey Dawson went 3-4 with a couple of doubles and an RBI single. Alex McKenna ripped an RBI double in the 7th. Garrett Gayle struck out three over two perfect innings.
Quad Cities traveled to Wisconsin on Saturday and they opened up this series with an 8-0 win. Abdiel Saldaña allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out seven over five shutout innings and R.J. Freure completed the shutout by walking one and striking out six over the final four innings. Zach Biermann whacked his first homer in the Midwest League when he sent one out for two runs in the 2nd inning. Wilyer Abreu finished 3-4 and a home run shy of the cycle. Freúdis Nova went 2-5 with a two-run single and scored twice.
Brett Daniels faces Scott Sunitsch in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.
Tri-City
The ValleyCats were swept out of Hudson Valley. Absolutely no fun was had by anyone; they were outscored 33-6 in the four games. No further comment, but Nate Perry did hit a two-run homer in the 1st inning of Saturday's game, which the ValleyCats lost 13-3. Perry now has seven home runs on the season.
Tri-City will now start a three-game series in Connecticut. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.
GCL Astros
The Palm Beach 'Stros were knocked around by their complex mates, the Nationals, by a final of 8-2 on Friday. They rebounded on Saturday to beat the Mets 8-6. Rainier Rivas, one of the outfielders that the Astros acquired from the Angels at the trade deadline for Max Stassi, made his debut in Saturday's contest and went 2-4 with an RBI single in a six-run 3rd inning.
DSL Astros
The Dominican 'Stros were shut out by the Rays 1 7-0 on Friday but returned the favor with a 7-2 win on Saturday. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 and scored twice. Jaime Melendez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in two innings. Jherson Pereira got the save on Saturday by throwing three scoreless, walking one and striking out one.
Round Rock
The Express wrapped up a ridiculous series in El Paso on Friday before heading up I-10 and I-25 to start a series in Albuquerque on Saturday.
On Friday, the Chihuahuas scored ten runs in the bottom of the 9th and capped off the comeback with a walk-off grand slam as they won 15-12. Both teams scored in double digits in every game of this series. Myles Straw went 3-6 with an RBI single and a two-run double. Abraham Toro also had three hits; he had an RBI single and also ripped an RBI double.
Round Rock kicked off their series with Albuquerque on Saturday and... it didn't go well. The Isotopes scored four in the opening inning and poured it on early as they sauntered to a 13-3 victory. Lorenzo Quintana finished 2-4 with a solo homer, his 14th home run of the season. Alex De Goti threw 1.2 scoreless innings and issued a walk.
Rogelio Armenteros takes on Antonio Senzatela in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:05 Mountain.
Corpus Christi
The last couple of days have been a bit tough for the Hooks as they dropped two games in Midland.
On Friday, they walked off with a 3-2 loss in ten innings. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 8th and Bryan de la Cruz grounded into a force out that allowed Chuckie Robinson to score in the 10th. Tyler Ivey turned in a fine start as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven in six innings of work. Enoli Paredes tagged in for three innings and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing.
The Hooks were held in check on Saturday in a 4-1 loss. Aníbal Sierra's RBI single in the 3rd was their only scoring play. Forrest Whitley was all over the place in his 3.2 innings as he allowed three runs on two hits, walked five, hit two batters, and struck out five. Erasmo Pinales walked two and struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Bryan Abreu will take on James Naile in the series finale as the Hooks look to avoid a sweep. First pitch is at 2:00.
Fayetteville
Fayetteville took the first two games of their series in Winston-Salem.
They won Friday's opener by a final of 6-2. Miguelangel Sierra smacked a three-run homer to give the Woodpeckers the lead and Cal Stevenson added some insurance when he ripped a two-run double in the 9th inning. Sierra now has 11 home runs on the season. Shawn Dubin allowed two runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. The bullpen finished it off with four scoreless. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit and struck out one in the 6th to bridge the gap to Nivaldo Rodriguez, who walked two and fanned four in the final three innings.
The Woodpeckers staved off a comeback attempt to escape with a 5-4 win on Saturday. Enmanuel Valdez went 3-4 with an RBI single. Michael Papierski, Corey Julks, and Ruben Castro all finished with two hits. Cody Deason allowed a run on five hits and struck out four in five innings of work.
Fayetteville looks for a sweep at 2:00 Eastern as Jojanse Torres takes the mound.
Quad Cities
The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep Clinton out of Modern Woodmen Park on Friday but they rebounded to bash Wisconsin in the first game of their series on Saturday.
Clinton and Quad Cities both finished with nine hits on Friday but the LumberKings had more in the column that matters most, so they came out with a 4-2 win. Trey Dawson went 3-4 with a couple of doubles and an RBI single. Alex McKenna ripped an RBI double in the 7th. Garrett Gayle struck out three over two perfect innings.
Quad Cities traveled to Wisconsin on Saturday and they opened up this series with an 8-0 win. Abdiel Saldaña allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out seven over five shutout innings and R.J. Freure completed the shutout by walking one and striking out six over the final four innings. Zach Biermann whacked his first homer in the Midwest League when he sent one out for two runs in the 2nd inning. Wilyer Abreu finished 3-4 and a home run shy of the cycle. Freúdis Nova went 2-5 with a two-run single and scored twice.
Brett Daniels faces Scott Sunitsch in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.
Tri-City
The ValleyCats were swept out of Hudson Valley. Absolutely no fun was had by anyone; they were outscored 33-6 in the four games. No further comment, but Nate Perry did hit a two-run homer in the 1st inning of Saturday's game, which the ValleyCats lost 13-3. Perry now has seven home runs on the season.
Tri-City will now start a three-game series in Connecticut. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.
GCL Astros
The Palm Beach 'Stros were knocked around by their complex mates, the Nationals, by a final of 8-2 on Friday. They rebounded on Saturday to beat the Mets 8-6. Rainier Rivas, one of the outfielders that the Astros acquired from the Angels at the trade deadline for Max Stassi, made his debut in Saturday's contest and went 2-4 with an RBI single in a six-run 3rd inning.
DSL Astros
The Dominican 'Stros were shut out by the Rays 1 7-0 on Friday but returned the favor with a 7-2 win on Saturday. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 and scored twice. Jaime Melendez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in two innings. Jherson Pereira got the save on Saturday by throwing three scoreless, walking one and striking out one.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Astros' upper-level clubs got the better of their Royals counterparts on Wednesday.
Let's play two in Fayetteville!
Round Rock 3, Omaha 0
W- Kent Emanuel (5-1)
L- Eric Skoglund (1-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (6)
RR home runs: Josh Rojas (20, 2-run in 5th)
All of the runs in this game belonged to the Express.
Meanwhile, three pitchers combined to keep the Storm Chasers off the scoreboard. Kent Emanuel allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over seven shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. and Felipe Paulino finished things off with one scoreless inning apiece. Garza allowed a hit and fanned one in the 8th while Paulino worked around a couple of walks to get the save, striking out one.
Jack Mayfield scored the first run of the night on a Kyle Tucker groundout in the 4th and Josh Rojas smacked a two-run homer in the 5th inning. Mayfield and Nick Tanielu both finished 2-4; Mayfield also stole a base, his fifth on the year. Carlos Correa went 1-2 with a couple of walks and scored on Rojas' home run.
Carson LaRue takes on Arnaldo Hernandez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.
Corpus Christi 3, Northwest Arkansas 1
W- J.B. Bukauskas (2-4)
L- Emilio Ogando (1-2)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks got a couple in the 8th to take the lead and added an insurance run in the 9th as they came out on top in Northwest Arkansas.
Tyler Ivey allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, a hit, walked two, and struck out five in 2.1 innings of work. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he issued a walk while striking out four in 1.2 innings. J.B. Bukauskas took it home as he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out seven over the last five innings.
Seth Beer got plunked with one out in the 8th and Lorenzo Quintana joined him on the bases following a double. Colton Shaver was intentionally walked to load the bases for Chuckie Robinson, who... struck out for the second out. It all fell to Osvaldo Duarte and he came through with a two-run single to put the Hooks on the board and in the lead. Beer capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th. Duarte finished 2-3 on the night.
Bryan Abreu takes the mound for game two. He'll take on Conner Greene at 7:05.
Game 1: Fayetteville 4, Lynchburg 3 (8 innings)
W- Cody Deason (6-5)
L- Yapson Gomez (0-4)
Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (14, 2-run in 1st)
The Woodpeckers tied it with one in the 7th and scored another in the 8th to walk off with the win in game one.
Forrest Whitley got the start and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in 3.1 innings. Cody Deason got the last 4.2 innings and he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out one.
Jake Adams whacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 1st. Jeremy Peña kept the game alive by ripping a two-out double in the 7th and he came around to score the tying run on a single from Jonathan Arauz. Corey Julks started the 8th in scoring position and he scored the winning run on Michael Papierski's infield single. Papierski went 3-4 in game one. Peña (2B, R), Arauz (RBI, SB), and Julks (2B, 2 R) all finished with two hits.
Game 2: Fayetteville 3, Lynchburg 0
W- Jojanse Torres (8-0)
L- Brock Hartson (0-1)
Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (15, 2-run in 1st)
Extra innings not needed. Only one pitcher needed.
Jojanse Torres allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out eight as he threw a complete game, albeit a seven-inning complete game, for the first time in his career.
All three Fayetteville runs in game two came in the 1st. Corey Julks hit an infield single and an error on the play allowed Jonathan Arauz to score. Jake Adams followed by whacking a two-run home run.
The Woodpeckers are looking for the sweep and Brett Conine will take on Justin Garza at 7:00 Eastern.
Peoria 9, Quad Cities 5
W- Tony Locey (1-1)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (3-4)
QC home runs: Austin Dennis (3, solo in 3rd)
The Chiefs went off for seven in the 7th.
Abdiel Saldaña started off by allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out three over four scoreless. Unfortunately, Peoria teed off on Matt Ruppenthal and Luis de Paula. Layne Henderson restored some order as he allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless 9th, but the damage was done.
The Banditos opened the scoring in the 3rd as Austin Dennis went deep. Freúdis Nova followed with a double and he ended up scoring on an errant pickoff attempt. Trey Dawson scored on a wild pitch in the 7th and then he and Jonathan Lacroix drew bases-loaded walks in the 8th. Dawson and Dennis had two hits apiece.
Brett Daniels gets the start in game two of this series. He'll go against Michael Brettell at 6:35.
Brooklyn 9, Tri-City 2
W- Mitch Ragan (1-2)
L- Kyle Serrano (0-2)
TC home runs: None.
The Cyclones led 5-0 after the 1st and Tri-City never really threatened here.
Kyle Serrano and Michael Horrell got roughed up as Brooklyn got six runs off the two of them in the first two innings. Manny Ramirez and Blair Henley managed to throw three innings apiece afterward. Manny allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five, while Henley allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and fanned five.
Joe Perez was involved in both of the ValleyCats scoring plays; he drove in a run with a groundout in the 2nd and scored on a wild pitch in the 5th.
Tri-City and Brooklyn will conclude this series at 7:00 Eastern.
GCL Marlins 16, GCL Astros 6
W- Leudy Martinez (3-0)
L- Diosmerky Taveras (1-2)
GCL home runs: Yimmi Cortabarria (2, 3-run in 2nd)
The Palm Beach 'Stros scored six runs in the first two innings. Unfortunately, they were kept off the board for the remainder of this game.
Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 1st and launched a three-run homer in the 2nd. Before he went deep, Dexter Jordan grounded into a force out that scored Tyler Krabbe and he later scored himself on a wild pitch that Sean Mendoza struck out on. Cortabarria and Yefri Carrillo both finished with two hits on the day.
Tough day at the office for the pitching staff.
The Astros will take on the Nationals at noon Eastern.
DSL Astros 5, DSL Rays1 0
W- Reimy Beltre (3-0)
L- José Gonzalez (1-4)
DSL home runs: Miguel Palma (4, solo in 2nd)
After getting rocked by the Royals 1 the last couple of days, the Dominican 'Stros got back on track by blanking the Rays 1.
Jaime Melendez and Reimy Beltre started things off with four scoreless innings apiece. Melendez allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three, while Beltre allowed one hit, walked two, and struck out five. Edinson Batista struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.
Miguel Palma smacked a two-run home run in the 2nd to open the scoring. Jesús Liranzo singled to lead off the 5th, advanced to third on Palma's double, and scored on an errant pickoff throw. Carlos Hurtado had an RBI single in the 6th and Andrés Monzón smacked an RBI triple in the 9th. Palma finished 2-3 on the afternoon.
Both of these teams will play again at 11:30 AM Atlantic.
Wednesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
DSL Astros pitchers: W 5-0 @ DSL Rays 1
Jaime Melendez: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Reimy Beltre: W (3-0), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K
Edinson Batista: IP, K
Miguel Palma, C, DSL Astros: 2-3, 2B, 2-R HR (4), 2 R
The Astros' upper-level clubs got the better of their Royals counterparts on Wednesday.
Let's play two in Fayetteville!
Round Rock 3, Omaha 0
W- Kent Emanuel (5-1)
L- Eric Skoglund (1-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (6)
RR home runs: Josh Rojas (20, 2-run in 5th)
All of the runs in this game belonged to the Express.
Meanwhile, three pitchers combined to keep the Storm Chasers off the scoreboard. Kent Emanuel allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over seven shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. and Felipe Paulino finished things off with one scoreless inning apiece. Garza allowed a hit and fanned one in the 8th while Paulino worked around a couple of walks to get the save, striking out one.
Jack Mayfield scored the first run of the night on a Kyle Tucker groundout in the 4th and Josh Rojas smacked a two-run homer in the 5th inning. Mayfield and Nick Tanielu both finished 2-4; Mayfield also stole a base, his fifth on the year. Carlos Correa went 1-2 with a couple of walks and scored on Rojas' home run.
Carson LaRue takes on Arnaldo Hernandez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.
Corpus Christi 3, Northwest Arkansas 1
W- J.B. Bukauskas (2-4)
L- Emilio Ogando (1-2)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks got a couple in the 8th to take the lead and added an insurance run in the 9th as they came out on top in Northwest Arkansas.
Tyler Ivey allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, a hit, walked two, and struck out five in 2.1 innings of work. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he issued a walk while striking out four in 1.2 innings. J.B. Bukauskas took it home as he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out seven over the last five innings.
Seth Beer got plunked with one out in the 8th and Lorenzo Quintana joined him on the bases following a double. Colton Shaver was intentionally walked to load the bases for Chuckie Robinson, who... struck out for the second out. It all fell to Osvaldo Duarte and he came through with a two-run single to put the Hooks on the board and in the lead. Beer capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th. Duarte finished 2-3 on the night.
Bryan Abreu takes the mound for game two. He'll take on Conner Greene at 7:05.
Game 1: Fayetteville 4, Lynchburg 3 (8 innings)
W- Cody Deason (6-5)
L- Yapson Gomez (0-4)
Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (14, 2-run in 1st)
The Woodpeckers tied it with one in the 7th and scored another in the 8th to walk off with the win in game one.
Forrest Whitley got the start and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in 3.1 innings. Cody Deason got the last 4.2 innings and he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out one.
Jake Adams whacked a two-run homer in the bottom of the 1st. Jeremy Peña kept the game alive by ripping a two-out double in the 7th and he came around to score the tying run on a single from Jonathan Arauz. Corey Julks started the 8th in scoring position and he scored the winning run on Michael Papierski's infield single. Papierski went 3-4 in game one. Peña (2B, R), Arauz (RBI, SB), and Julks (2B, 2 R) all finished with two hits.
Game 2: Fayetteville 3, Lynchburg 0
W- Jojanse Torres (8-0)
L- Brock Hartson (0-1)
Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (15, 2-run in 1st)
Extra innings not needed. Only one pitcher needed.
Jojanse Torres allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out eight as he threw a complete game, albeit a seven-inning complete game, for the first time in his career.
All three Fayetteville runs in game two came in the 1st. Corey Julks hit an infield single and an error on the play allowed Jonathan Arauz to score. Jake Adams followed by whacking a two-run home run.
The Woodpeckers are looking for the sweep and Brett Conine will take on Justin Garza at 7:00 Eastern.
Peoria 9, Quad Cities 5
W- Tony Locey (1-1)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (3-4)
QC home runs: Austin Dennis (3, solo in 3rd)
The Chiefs went off for seven in the 7th.
Abdiel Saldaña started off by allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out three over four scoreless. Unfortunately, Peoria teed off on Matt Ruppenthal and Luis de Paula. Layne Henderson restored some order as he allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless 9th, but the damage was done.
The Banditos opened the scoring in the 3rd as Austin Dennis went deep. Freúdis Nova followed with a double and he ended up scoring on an errant pickoff attempt. Trey Dawson scored on a wild pitch in the 7th and then he and Jonathan Lacroix drew bases-loaded walks in the 8th. Dawson and Dennis had two hits apiece.
Brett Daniels gets the start in game two of this series. He'll go against Michael Brettell at 6:35.
Brooklyn 9, Tri-City 2
W- Mitch Ragan (1-2)
L- Kyle Serrano (0-2)
TC home runs: None.
The Cyclones led 5-0 after the 1st and Tri-City never really threatened here.
Kyle Serrano and Michael Horrell got roughed up as Brooklyn got six runs off the two of them in the first two innings. Manny Ramirez and Blair Henley managed to throw three innings apiece afterward. Manny allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five, while Henley allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and fanned five.
Joe Perez was involved in both of the ValleyCats scoring plays; he drove in a run with a groundout in the 2nd and scored on a wild pitch in the 5th.
Tri-City and Brooklyn will conclude this series at 7:00 Eastern.
GCL Marlins 16, GCL Astros 6
W- Leudy Martinez (3-0)
L- Diosmerky Taveras (1-2)
GCL home runs: Yimmi Cortabarria (2, 3-run in 2nd)
The Palm Beach 'Stros scored six runs in the first two innings. Unfortunately, they were kept off the board for the remainder of this game.
Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 1st and launched a three-run homer in the 2nd. Before he went deep, Dexter Jordan grounded into a force out that scored Tyler Krabbe and he later scored himself on a wild pitch that Sean Mendoza struck out on. Cortabarria and Yefri Carrillo both finished with two hits on the day.
Tough day at the office for the pitching staff.
The Astros will take on the Nationals at noon Eastern.
DSL Astros 5, DSL Rays1 0
W- Reimy Beltre (3-0)
L- José Gonzalez (1-4)
DSL home runs: Miguel Palma (4, solo in 2nd)
After getting rocked by the Royals 1 the last couple of days, the Dominican 'Stros got back on track by blanking the Rays 1.
Jaime Melendez and Reimy Beltre started things off with four scoreless innings apiece. Melendez allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three, while Beltre allowed one hit, walked two, and struck out five. Edinson Batista struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.
Miguel Palma smacked a two-run home run in the 2nd to open the scoring. Jesús Liranzo singled to lead off the 5th, advanced to third on Palma's double, and scored on an errant pickoff throw. Carlos Hurtado had an RBI single in the 6th and Andrés Monzón smacked an RBI triple in the 9th. Palma finished 2-3 on the afternoon.
Both of these teams will play again at 11:30 AM Atlantic.
Wednesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
DSL Astros pitchers: W 5-0 @ DSL Rays 1
Jaime Melendez: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Reimy Beltre: W (3-0), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K
Edinson Batista: IP, K
Miguel Palma, C, DSL Astros: 2-3, 2B, 2-R HR (4), 2 R
Tyler Ivey's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 3-1 @ Northwest Arkansas
9 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 16 K
Tyler Ivey: 2.1 IP, H, unearned run, 2 BB, 5 K
Carlos Sanabria: 1.2 IP, BB, 4 K
J.B. Bukauskas: W (2-4), 5 IP, H, BB, 7 K
Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL
2-3, go-ahead 2-RBI single in 8th
Felipe Paulino's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Round Rock Express pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Omaha
9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K
Kent Emanuel: W (5-1), 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K
Ralph Garza Jr.: IP, H, K
Felipe Paulino: Save (6), IP, 2 BB, K
Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville
2 two-run home runs (15); one in each game of doubleheader
Jojanse Torres, RHP, Fayetteville
W (8-0), CG (7 IP), H, BB, 8 K in game two of doubleheader
This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Yimmi Cortabarria, OF, GCL Astros
2-3, 3-R HR (2), 4 RBI
Austin Dennis, UTIL, Quad Cities
2-4, solo HR (3)
Abdiel Saldaña, RHP, Quad Cities
4 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K
Manny Ramirez, RHP, Tri-City
3 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Monday, July 22, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for the weekend of July 19-21, 2019
Well, the birthday weekend is over. Back to your regularly scheduled recaps.
Round Rock
The E-Train made their final trip to New Orleans before the franchise moves to Wichita next season. Game one on Friday went the... Baby Cakes' way as they walked off with a 6-5 win in ten innings. At least I won't have to type that name out again next year.
Josh Rojas launched a two-run homer (19) in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield whacked a solo shot (15) in the 6th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 and scored a run. Brendan McCurry and Reymin Guduan threw two scoreless innings apiece out of the bullpen; McCurry struck out four in a perfect outing, while Guduan allowed a hit and struck out one.
Saturday was a little more fun as the E-Train romped to a 13-0 victory.
Derek Fisher was the only player in the Round Rock lineup who didn't have a hit on Saturday but he did score twice. Carlos Correa hit a double and struck out three times as his rehab continued. Chas McCormick had himself a night as he launched two home runs (10) and drove in six. Kyle Tucker smacked a three-run homer (25) and Mayfield went deep for the second consecutive night when he sent one out for a two-run blast, his 16th home run of the season.
Brandon Bielak had a no-hitter going through six innings until Isan Díaz doubled to lead off the 7th. Bielak finished the inning without further incident; in seven innings, he allowed the one hit, walked two, and struck out seven. Dean Deetz struck out two over two perfect innings to complete the shutout.
Sunday's series finale was rained out. If necessary, it will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 24 in Round Rock in the final series between these two teams.
Round Rock has Monday off. They'll begin a three-game series against Omaha on Tuesday.
Corpus Christi
The Hooks welcomed Springfield to Whataburger Field but the Cardinals have proven to be rather rude guests as they've taken two of the first three games of this series.
Corpus walked off with a 3-2 win in Friday's series opener. Osvaldo Duarte smacked a solo home run (11). Colton Shaver whacked a solo homer (13) in the 5th and played the hero with his walk-off RBI single in the 9th. Bryan Abreu shined out of the bullpen as he allowed two hits and struck out seven over four scoreless innings.
Springfield scored a run in each of the final three innings to break a 2-2 tie on Saturday as they went on to win 5-2. Granden Goetzman drove in both of the Hooks' runs in Saturday's game; he hit an RBI single in the 1st and then whacked a solo homer (15) in the 6th inning. Carlos Sanabria allowed a hit and struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief.
The Cardinals scored two in the top of the 9th to steal Sunday's game by a final score of 3-2. Seth Beer had an RBI single in the 4th and Ronnie Dawson broke a 1-1 tie with a solo shot (16) in the 8th. Dawson and Bryan de la Cruz both went 2-4 from the top of the order. Yohan Ramirez allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out four over five shutout innings.
Corpus Christi and Springfield will conclude this series tonight at 6:15 as Chad Donato goes up against Johan Oviedo.
Fayetteville
The Woodpeckers finished up a series in Lynchburg on Friday before they spent Saturday and Sunday in Potomac.
The Hillcats took the Friday finale by a final of 6-4 as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first two innings. Corey Julks finished 4-5 with an RBI single and a solo homer (3).
Fayetteville and Potomac kicked off their series with a doubleheader on Saturday. The P-Nats walked off with a 4-3 victory in game one. That's the 13th time that the Woodpeckers have walked off with a loss this season. Come on. Scott Manea smacked a two-run homer (7) in the 5th and Ross Adolph hit an RBI single.
The Woodpeckers got even in game two as they scored four in the top of the 7th to snatch a 5-4 win. Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI single in the 1st. Chandler Taylor hit an RBI single in the 7th and then Arauz delivered the big hit as he whacked a three-run home run (8) to put Fayetteville in front. Shawn Dubin only managed to get two outs in the 1st but the bullpen picked him up and finished with 6.1 innings of one-run ball. Joey Gonzalez allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in 3.1 innings and Humberto Castellanos allowed one hit and fanned four over the final three innings.
The Nationals took another 4-3 game on Sunday; Fayetteville got a run in the 9th but the rally fell short. Miguelangel Sierra went 2-4 with a solo homer in the 6th and scored twice and Scott Schreiber led off the 9th with a homer that cut the deficit to one run.
Fayetteville and Potomac will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05 Eastern. Austin Hansen will take on Tim Cate.
Quad Cities
The Banditos dropped the finale of their series with Dayton by a score of 7-1 on Friday.
They also lost on Saturday, dropping the opener of their series with Bowling Green by a final of 3-2. Both of their runs came in the 8th; Ramiro Rodriguez hit a sac fly and Oscar Campos hit an RBI single. Layne Henderson allowed a hit and struck out seven over 3.1 scoreless innings.
Quad Cities got even on Sunday by walking off with a 4-3 victory. They got three in the 3rd on a two-run triple from Trey Dawson and he scored on Ramiro Rodriguez's sac fly. Alex Holderbach won it with a walk-off, opposite-field solo homer (3) in the bottom of the 9th. Two of Holderbach's three home runs have come in walk-off fashion.
Jonathan Bermúdez will start Quad Cities' series finale with the Hot Rods at 1:15.
Tri-City
The ValleyCats dropped their series finale with Lowell by a final of 6-5 on Friday. Blair Henley allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five over three scoreless innings. Nate Perry hit a two-run double.
Tri-City opened up a series with Vermont on Saturday and they won the first game by a final of 8-5 in ten innings. Korey Lee went 3-4 with an RBI triple and a two-run single. Zach Biermann broke the tie in the first extra frame with a two-run single and Luis Santana added some insurance with an RBI single. Valente Bellozo got the win as he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over the final three innings.
The Lake Monsters won 6-3 on Sunday. Lee singled, scored twice, and stole three bases.
Tri-City and Vermont will conclude their series at 7:05 Eastern.
GCL Astros
The Palm Beach 'Stros lost 5-1 to the Marlins on Friday but they rebounded to knock off the Nationals 6-1 on Saturday and stunned the Mets by scoring five runs in the final three innings to walk off with a 9-8 victory on Sunday.
On Saturday, Alex Palmer earned his first win as a pro as he allowed one hit and struck out six over three scoreless innings. Tyler Krabbe went 4-5 on Sunday; he launched a solo homer and then hit the game-tying RBI single in the 8th and won it with another RBI single in the 9th.
DSL Astros
The Dominican 'Stros split their two games with the Marlins, losing 8-2 on Saturday and winning 6-4 on Sunday. Freddy Guilamo and Ricardo Balogh had two hits apiece on Sunday; Edinson Batista allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over 3.1 scoreless innings.
Well, the birthday weekend is over. Back to your regularly scheduled recaps.
Round Rock
The E-Train made their final trip to New Orleans before the franchise moves to Wichita next season. Game one on Friday went the... Baby Cakes' way as they walked off with a 6-5 win in ten innings. At least I won't have to type that name out again next year.
Josh Rojas launched a two-run homer (19) in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield whacked a solo shot (15) in the 6th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 and scored a run. Brendan McCurry and Reymin Guduan threw two scoreless innings apiece out of the bullpen; McCurry struck out four in a perfect outing, while Guduan allowed a hit and struck out one.
Saturday was a little more fun as the E-Train romped to a 13-0 victory.
Derek Fisher was the only player in the Round Rock lineup who didn't have a hit on Saturday but he did score twice. Carlos Correa hit a double and struck out three times as his rehab continued. Chas McCormick had himself a night as he launched two home runs (10) and drove in six. Kyle Tucker smacked a three-run homer (25) and Mayfield went deep for the second consecutive night when he sent one out for a two-run blast, his 16th home run of the season.
Brandon Bielak had a no-hitter going through six innings until Isan Díaz doubled to lead off the 7th. Bielak finished the inning without further incident; in seven innings, he allowed the one hit, walked two, and struck out seven. Dean Deetz struck out two over two perfect innings to complete the shutout.
Sunday's series finale was rained out. If necessary, it will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 24 in Round Rock in the final series between these two teams.
Round Rock has Monday off. They'll begin a three-game series against Omaha on Tuesday.
Corpus Christi
The Hooks welcomed Springfield to Whataburger Field but the Cardinals have proven to be rather rude guests as they've taken two of the first three games of this series.
Corpus walked off with a 3-2 win in Friday's series opener. Osvaldo Duarte smacked a solo home run (11). Colton Shaver whacked a solo homer (13) in the 5th and played the hero with his walk-off RBI single in the 9th. Bryan Abreu shined out of the bullpen as he allowed two hits and struck out seven over four scoreless innings.
Springfield scored a run in each of the final three innings to break a 2-2 tie on Saturday as they went on to win 5-2. Granden Goetzman drove in both of the Hooks' runs in Saturday's game; he hit an RBI single in the 1st and then whacked a solo homer (15) in the 6th inning. Carlos Sanabria allowed a hit and struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief.
The Cardinals scored two in the top of the 9th to steal Sunday's game by a final score of 3-2. Seth Beer had an RBI single in the 4th and Ronnie Dawson broke a 1-1 tie with a solo shot (16) in the 8th. Dawson and Bryan de la Cruz both went 2-4 from the top of the order. Yohan Ramirez allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out four over five shutout innings.
Corpus Christi and Springfield will conclude this series tonight at 6:15 as Chad Donato goes up against Johan Oviedo.
Fayetteville
The Woodpeckers finished up a series in Lynchburg on Friday before they spent Saturday and Sunday in Potomac.
The Hillcats took the Friday finale by a final of 6-4 as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first two innings. Corey Julks finished 4-5 with an RBI single and a solo homer (3).
Fayetteville and Potomac kicked off their series with a doubleheader on Saturday. The P-Nats walked off with a 4-3 victory in game one. That's the 13th time that the Woodpeckers have walked off with a loss this season. Come on. Scott Manea smacked a two-run homer (7) in the 5th and Ross Adolph hit an RBI single.
The Woodpeckers got even in game two as they scored four in the top of the 7th to snatch a 5-4 win. Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI single in the 1st. Chandler Taylor hit an RBI single in the 7th and then Arauz delivered the big hit as he whacked a three-run home run (8) to put Fayetteville in front. Shawn Dubin only managed to get two outs in the 1st but the bullpen picked him up and finished with 6.1 innings of one-run ball. Joey Gonzalez allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in 3.1 innings and Humberto Castellanos allowed one hit and fanned four over the final three innings.
The Nationals took another 4-3 game on Sunday; Fayetteville got a run in the 9th but the rally fell short. Miguelangel Sierra went 2-4 with a solo homer in the 6th and scored twice and Scott Schreiber led off the 9th with a homer that cut the deficit to one run.
Fayetteville and Potomac will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05 Eastern. Austin Hansen will take on Tim Cate.
Quad Cities
The Banditos dropped the finale of their series with Dayton by a score of 7-1 on Friday.
They also lost on Saturday, dropping the opener of their series with Bowling Green by a final of 3-2. Both of their runs came in the 8th; Ramiro Rodriguez hit a sac fly and Oscar Campos hit an RBI single. Layne Henderson allowed a hit and struck out seven over 3.1 scoreless innings.
Quad Cities got even on Sunday by walking off with a 4-3 victory. They got three in the 3rd on a two-run triple from Trey Dawson and he scored on Ramiro Rodriguez's sac fly. Alex Holderbach won it with a walk-off, opposite-field solo homer (3) in the bottom of the 9th. Two of Holderbach's three home runs have come in walk-off fashion.
Jonathan Bermúdez will start Quad Cities' series finale with the Hot Rods at 1:15.
Tri-City
The ValleyCats dropped their series finale with Lowell by a final of 6-5 on Friday. Blair Henley allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five over three scoreless innings. Nate Perry hit a two-run double.
Tri-City opened up a series with Vermont on Saturday and they won the first game by a final of 8-5 in ten innings. Korey Lee went 3-4 with an RBI triple and a two-run single. Zach Biermann broke the tie in the first extra frame with a two-run single and Luis Santana added some insurance with an RBI single. Valente Bellozo got the win as he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over the final three innings.
The Lake Monsters won 6-3 on Sunday. Lee singled, scored twice, and stole three bases.
Tri-City and Vermont will conclude their series at 7:05 Eastern.
GCL Astros
The Palm Beach 'Stros lost 5-1 to the Marlins on Friday but they rebounded to knock off the Nationals 6-1 on Saturday and stunned the Mets by scoring five runs in the final three innings to walk off with a 9-8 victory on Sunday.
On Saturday, Alex Palmer earned his first win as a pro as he allowed one hit and struck out six over three scoreless innings. Tyler Krabbe went 4-5 on Sunday; he launched a solo homer and then hit the game-tying RBI single in the 8th and won it with another RBI single in the 9th.
DSL Astros
The Dominican 'Stros split their two games with the Marlins, losing 8-2 on Saturday and winning 6-4 on Sunday. Freddy Guilamo and Ricardo Balogh had two hits apiece on Sunday; Edinson Batista allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over 3.1 scoreless innings.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2019
Uh... things didn't go well on the farm on Saturday.
Friday: Round Rock 5, Iowa 2
W- Rogelio Armenteros (4-6)
L- Adbert Alzolay (2-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (5)
RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (5, 2-run in 7th)
The E-Train kept the Cubs in check to take this one.
Rogelio Armenteros allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. followed with two perfect innings, striking out one. Dean Deetz got two outs in the 9th, one via strikeout, but the I-Cubs spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer against him. Deetz also walked three. Felipe Paulino came on with two men on base but he was able to get the final out without incident.
Chas McCormick opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Josh Rojas stole home in the 3rd as part of a double steal. Garrett Stubbs hit an RBI single in the 5th and launched a two-run homer in the 7th. Rojas, Stubbs, and Nick Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.
Saturday: Iowa 11, Round Rock 5
W- Tyson Miller (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-5)
RR home runs: Taylor Jones (17, 3-run in 8th)
The Cubs blew this game open with an eight-run 5th.
Jamie Ritchie ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the 5th and Taylor Jones launched a three-run shot in the 8th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.
Ryan Hartman, Justin Ferrell, and Kit Scheetz bore the brunt of Iowa's early assault. Reymin Guduan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless 8th and Alex De Goti threw a 1-2-3 9th.
Brandon Bielak takes on Alec Mills in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05.
Friday: Corpus Christi 5, Midland 2
W- J.B. Bukauskas (1-4)
L- Brian Howard (7-6)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks doubled up the Hounds in the hit column to take game two of this series.
J.B. Bukauskas got in the win column for the first time this season as he allowed a run on two hits, walked four, and struck out six in six innings. Tommy DeJuneas worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out one. Erasmo Pinales got the last two innings and he allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out two.
Lorenzo Quintana's flare for an RBI single opened the scoring in the 1st. Chuckie Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 3rd. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 7th. Corpus put up the only crooked number of the night in the 8th when Ronnie Dawson hit into a fielder's choice and an error on the play allowed him to advance to third and also allowed J.J. Matijevic to score. Dawson wound up coming in on a sac fly from Robinson. Both of Robinson's hits on Friday were doubles and he was the only person in this game to finish with more than one hit.
Saturday: Midland 7, Corpus Christi 6 (11 innings)
W- Trey Cochran-Gill (3-3)
L- Colin McKee (2-2)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the 11th... only to see the RockHounds walk off with the win with a pair in the bottom of the 11th.
Stephen Wrenn opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st inning and Granden Goetzman ripped a two-run double in the 2nd. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 5th. This was Corpus Christi's last scoring play until the 11th, when Goetzman hit an RBI single that put them in front. Goetzman finished 3-5 on the night and Abraham Toro had two hits and scored twice.
Bryan Abreu went 4.2 innings and he allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out three. Willy Collado allowed a hit and got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Cristian Javier restored some semblance of order to this game as he remained unhittable as usual. He allowed one hit and fanned six over three scoreless. Riley Ferrell walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 9th. Colin McKee pitched 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on the game-tying sac fly and the walk-off single, walked one, and struck out one.
Brett Adcock will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Daulton Jeffries at 2:00.
Friday: Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 0 (7 innings)
W- Jojanse Torres (6-0)
L- Zach Lewis (5-4)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
This game was called with two outs in the 7th inning due to rain.
Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked four, and struck out three over five shutout innings. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and allowed a double, walked one, and struck out two.
Jeremy Peña scored the first run of this game when Jake Adams grounded into a force out. Peña ripped a two-run double in the 2nd and Ross Adolph smacked an RBI triple in the 4th. Peña went 2-3 and his other hit was a triple.
Saturday: Potomac 8, Fayetteville 1
W- Kyle Johnston (9-8)
L- J.P. France (3-6)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
Well... this new series didn't start off the way the Woodpeckers expected. The Nationals peppered them to oblivion in this game as they had 13 singles and one solo home run.
Enmanuel Valdez scored Fayetteville's only run in the 3rd when Scott Schreiber grounded out. Ross Adolph finished 2-4.
J.P. France got roughed up in his three innings as he allowed six runs on nine hits (eight singles and a solo homer), walked three, and struck out one. Humberto Castellanos allowed a run on two hits and struck out three in two innings, and Luis Garcia allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out five over the final four innings.
Brett Conine takes on Nick Raquet in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.
Friday: Quad Cities 6, West Michigan 2
W- R.J. Freure (5-4)
L- Chance Kirby (3-5)
S- Matt Ruppenthal (2)
QC home runs: None.
Three two-run innings > one two-run inning.
Carlos Machado tied the game with a two-run single in the 5th and Quad Cities took the lead in the 6th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Trey Dawson and Alex Holderbach. Oscar Campos provided some insurance by smacking a two-run double in the 9th. Holderbach finished 3-4, while Machado and David Hensley both went 2-4.
R.J. Freure went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out seven. For the first time this season, Freure did not issue a walk. Matt Ruppenthal got the last four innings and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four.
Saturday: South Bend 4, Quad Cities 3 (10 innings)
W- Eugenio Palma (2-1)
L- Hunter Martin (1-2)
QC home runs: Oscar Campos (1, solo in 4th)
The Banditos broke the tie in extra innings but it was the Cubs that walked off with the win.
In his Midwest League debut, Lupe Chavez went four innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. José Bravo tagged in for five and allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four. South Bend got a two-run homer off Hunter Martin in the bottom of the 10th to win; Martin got one out via strikeout.
Oscar Campos put Quad Cities on the board with a solo homer in the 4th. Alex Holderbach and Alex McKenna hit RBI singles in the 9th and the 10th, respectively.
José Alberto Rivera takes on Riley Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:05 Eastern.
Friday: State College 6, Tri-City 4 (10 innings)
W- Leonardo Taveras (1-0)
L- Shea Barry (1-1)
S- Junior Gonzalez (1)
TC home runs: None.
The ValleyCats scored two runs in the 9th to tie this game... only to see the Spikes regain control with two runs of their own in the first extra frame.
E.P. Reese hit a two-run single in the 3rd to open the scoring. In the 9th, Korey Lee scored on an error after Juan Paulino stole second. Tri-City loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but they had to settle for a tie as the only run they got out of that situation came when Luis Santana got plunked to bring in C.J. Stubbs.
Kyle Serrano threw a 1-2-3 1st inning. Blair Henley tagged in to throw four scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four. Jayson Schroeder was next and he allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run, walked four, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. The three runs were all unearned. Shea Barry pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out one.
Saturday: Connecticut 9, Tri-City 6
W- Xavier Javier (1-0)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-1)
TC home runs: None.
The Tigers seized control of this game with seven runs in the 4th.
Cole McDonald pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Edgardo Sandoval has un-retired and has resurfaced with the ValleyCats. He was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen in this game and unfortunately had to bear the brunt of Connecticut's outburst in the 4th. Angel Macuare threw three innings and allowed an unearned run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, on two hits, walked five, and struck out two. Macuare also inherited a bases-loaded situation from Sandoval and all three runners scored. Michael Horrell pitched 1.2 innings and allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits and struck out two.
The ValleyCats opened the scoring with three in the third as an error allowed Joe Perez and Wilyer Abreu to score. Juan Ramirez was credited with one RBI on the play. Nathan Perry followed with an RBI single. In the 7th, A.J. Lee hit an RBI single and Abreu ripped an RBI double. Abreu scored the final run of the evening on a single from Bryan Arias in the 9th. Abreu finished 2-3 at the bottom of the order.
Valente Bellozo will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.
Friday: GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 2
W- Nathanael Heredia (2-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-4)
S- Hector Soto (1)
GCL home runs: None.
Well, at least Forrest Whitley is back.
Whitley, in his first appearance since May 23, went 1.2 innings and allowed three runs, two of which scored on a triple, walked three, and struck out five. Jairo Lopez came on to throw five scoreless, allowing two hits and striking out five. Christian Mejías allowed a single and a run on a wild pitch in 1.1 innings.
The Palm Beach 'Stros got their two runs in the 4th on a double from Gerry Castillo, who finished 2-4 with a stolen base.
Friday: DSL Braves 3, DSL Astros 1
W- Lisandro Santos (2-1)
L- Danny Subero (0-1)
S- Ronaldo Alesandro (2)
DSL home runs: None.
Both teams had six hits but the Braves had more in the column that matters most.
Freddy Guilamo went 2-2 and his RBI double in the 7th was the Dominican 'Stros only scoring play. Miguel Palma also had two hits in this game.
Juan De Los Santos allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Danny Subero was the first man out of the Dominican 'Stros bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits and fanned three in two innings. Luis Vega worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 6th and José Nodal allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, a single, and struck out one in two innings. Nodal issued four walks overall.
Friday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Juan De Los Santos, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-2, 2B, RBI
Gerry Castillo, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (1)
Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros: 5 IP, 2 H, 5 K
Saturday's Stars
Once again, all photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Uh... things didn't go well on the farm on Saturday.
Friday: Round Rock 5, Iowa 2
W- Rogelio Armenteros (4-6)
L- Adbert Alzolay (2-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (5)
RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (5, 2-run in 7th)
The E-Train kept the Cubs in check to take this one.
Rogelio Armenteros allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. followed with two perfect innings, striking out one. Dean Deetz got two outs in the 9th, one via strikeout, but the I-Cubs spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer against him. Deetz also walked three. Felipe Paulino came on with two men on base but he was able to get the final out without incident.
Chas McCormick opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Josh Rojas stole home in the 3rd as part of a double steal. Garrett Stubbs hit an RBI single in the 5th and launched a two-run homer in the 7th. Rojas, Stubbs, and Nick Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.
Saturday: Iowa 11, Round Rock 5
W- Tyson Miller (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-5)
RR home runs: Taylor Jones (17, 3-run in 8th)
The Cubs blew this game open with an eight-run 5th.
Jamie Ritchie ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the 5th and Taylor Jones launched a three-run shot in the 8th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.
Ryan Hartman, Justin Ferrell, and Kit Scheetz bore the brunt of Iowa's early assault. Reymin Guduan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless 8th and Alex De Goti threw a 1-2-3 9th.
Brandon Bielak takes on Alec Mills in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05.
Friday: Corpus Christi 5, Midland 2
W- J.B. Bukauskas (1-4)
L- Brian Howard (7-6)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks doubled up the Hounds in the hit column to take game two of this series.
J.B. Bukauskas got in the win column for the first time this season as he allowed a run on two hits, walked four, and struck out six in six innings. Tommy DeJuneas worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out one. Erasmo Pinales got the last two innings and he allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out two.
Lorenzo Quintana's flare for an RBI single opened the scoring in the 1st. Chuckie Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 3rd. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 7th. Corpus put up the only crooked number of the night in the 8th when Ronnie Dawson hit into a fielder's choice and an error on the play allowed him to advance to third and also allowed J.J. Matijevic to score. Dawson wound up coming in on a sac fly from Robinson. Both of Robinson's hits on Friday were doubles and he was the only person in this game to finish with more than one hit.
Saturday: Midland 7, Corpus Christi 6 (11 innings)
W- Trey Cochran-Gill (3-3)
L- Colin McKee (2-2)
CC home runs: None.
The Hooks broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the 11th... only to see the RockHounds walk off with the win with a pair in the bottom of the 11th.
Stephen Wrenn opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st inning and Granden Goetzman ripped a two-run double in the 2nd. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 5th. This was Corpus Christi's last scoring play until the 11th, when Goetzman hit an RBI single that put them in front. Goetzman finished 3-5 on the night and Abraham Toro had two hits and scored twice.
Bryan Abreu went 4.2 innings and he allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out three. Willy Collado allowed a hit and got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Cristian Javier restored some semblance of order to this game as he remained unhittable as usual. He allowed one hit and fanned six over three scoreless. Riley Ferrell walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 9th. Colin McKee pitched 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on the game-tying sac fly and the walk-off single, walked one, and struck out one.
Brett Adcock will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Daulton Jeffries at 2:00.
Friday: Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 0 (7 innings)
W- Jojanse Torres (6-0)
L- Zach Lewis (5-4)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
This game was called with two outs in the 7th inning due to rain.
Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked four, and struck out three over five shutout innings. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and allowed a double, walked one, and struck out two.
Jeremy Peña scored the first run of this game when Jake Adams grounded into a force out. Peña ripped a two-run double in the 2nd and Ross Adolph smacked an RBI triple in the 4th. Peña went 2-3 and his other hit was a triple.
Saturday: Potomac 8, Fayetteville 1
W- Kyle Johnston (9-8)
L- J.P. France (3-6)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
Well... this new series didn't start off the way the Woodpeckers expected. The Nationals peppered them to oblivion in this game as they had 13 singles and one solo home run.
Enmanuel Valdez scored Fayetteville's only run in the 3rd when Scott Schreiber grounded out. Ross Adolph finished 2-4.
J.P. France got roughed up in his three innings as he allowed six runs on nine hits (eight singles and a solo homer), walked three, and struck out one. Humberto Castellanos allowed a run on two hits and struck out three in two innings, and Luis Garcia allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out five over the final four innings.
Brett Conine takes on Nick Raquet in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.
Friday: Quad Cities 6, West Michigan 2
W- R.J. Freure (5-4)
L- Chance Kirby (3-5)
S- Matt Ruppenthal (2)
QC home runs: None.
Three two-run innings > one two-run inning.
Carlos Machado tied the game with a two-run single in the 5th and Quad Cities took the lead in the 6th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Trey Dawson and Alex Holderbach. Oscar Campos provided some insurance by smacking a two-run double in the 9th. Holderbach finished 3-4, while Machado and David Hensley both went 2-4.
R.J. Freure went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out seven. For the first time this season, Freure did not issue a walk. Matt Ruppenthal got the last four innings and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four.
Saturday: South Bend 4, Quad Cities 3 (10 innings)
W- Eugenio Palma (2-1)
L- Hunter Martin (1-2)
QC home runs: Oscar Campos (1, solo in 4th)
The Banditos broke the tie in extra innings but it was the Cubs that walked off with the win.
In his Midwest League debut, Lupe Chavez went four innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. José Bravo tagged in for five and allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four. South Bend got a two-run homer off Hunter Martin in the bottom of the 10th to win; Martin got one out via strikeout.
Oscar Campos put Quad Cities on the board with a solo homer in the 4th. Alex Holderbach and Alex McKenna hit RBI singles in the 9th and the 10th, respectively.
José Alberto Rivera takes on Riley Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:05 Eastern.
Friday: State College 6, Tri-City 4 (10 innings)
W- Leonardo Taveras (1-0)
L- Shea Barry (1-1)
S- Junior Gonzalez (1)
TC home runs: None.
The ValleyCats scored two runs in the 9th to tie this game... only to see the Spikes regain control with two runs of their own in the first extra frame.
E.P. Reese hit a two-run single in the 3rd to open the scoring. In the 9th, Korey Lee scored on an error after Juan Paulino stole second. Tri-City loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but they had to settle for a tie as the only run they got out of that situation came when Luis Santana got plunked to bring in C.J. Stubbs.
Kyle Serrano threw a 1-2-3 1st inning. Blair Henley tagged in to throw four scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four. Jayson Schroeder was next and he allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run, walked four, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. The three runs were all unearned. Shea Barry pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out one.
Saturday: Connecticut 9, Tri-City 6
W- Xavier Javier (1-0)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-1)
TC home runs: None.
The Tigers seized control of this game with seven runs in the 4th.
Cole McDonald pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Edgardo Sandoval has un-retired and has resurfaced with the ValleyCats. He was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen in this game and unfortunately had to bear the brunt of Connecticut's outburst in the 4th. Angel Macuare threw three innings and allowed an unearned run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, on two hits, walked five, and struck out two. Macuare also inherited a bases-loaded situation from Sandoval and all three runners scored. Michael Horrell pitched 1.2 innings and allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits and struck out two.
The ValleyCats opened the scoring with three in the third as an error allowed Joe Perez and Wilyer Abreu to score. Juan Ramirez was credited with one RBI on the play. Nathan Perry followed with an RBI single. In the 7th, A.J. Lee hit an RBI single and Abreu ripped an RBI double. Abreu scored the final run of the evening on a single from Bryan Arias in the 9th. Abreu finished 2-3 at the bottom of the order.
Valente Bellozo will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.
Friday: GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 2
W- Nathanael Heredia (2-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-4)
S- Hector Soto (1)
GCL home runs: None.
Well, at least Forrest Whitley is back.
Whitley, in his first appearance since May 23, went 1.2 innings and allowed three runs, two of which scored on a triple, walked three, and struck out five. Jairo Lopez came on to throw five scoreless, allowing two hits and striking out five. Christian Mejías allowed a single and a run on a wild pitch in 1.1 innings.
The Palm Beach 'Stros got their two runs in the 4th on a double from Gerry Castillo, who finished 2-4 with a stolen base.
Friday: DSL Braves 3, DSL Astros 1
W- Lisandro Santos (2-1)
L- Danny Subero (0-1)
S- Ronaldo Alesandro (2)
DSL home runs: None.
Both teams had six hits but the Braves had more in the column that matters most.
Freddy Guilamo went 2-2 and his RBI double in the 7th was the Dominican 'Stros only scoring play. Miguel Palma also had two hits in this game.
Juan De Los Santos allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Danny Subero was the first man out of the Dominican 'Stros bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits and fanned three in two innings. Luis Vega worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 6th and José Nodal allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, a single, and struck out one in two innings. Nodal issued four walks overall.
Friday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Juan De Los Santos, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-2, 2B, RBI
Gerry Castillo, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (1)
Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros: 5 IP, 2 H, 5 K
J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, Corpus Christi
W (1-4), 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K
Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi
2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Alex Holderbach, C, and Carlos Machado, OF, Quad Cities
Holderbach: 3-4, RBI, R
Machado: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Matt Ruppenthal's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-2 @ West Michigan
9 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 11 K
R.J. Freure: W (5-4), 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 7 K
Matt Ruppenthal: Save (2), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Blair Henley, RHP, Tri-City
4 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K
Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville
2-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R
Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Winston-Salem (7 innings)
6.2 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 5 K
Jojanse Torres: W (6-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Tanner Duncan: 1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Round Rock
W (4-6), 6 IP, 5 H, BB, 7 K
Garrett Stubbs, C, Round Rock
2-5, 2-R HR (5)
Saturday's Stars
Once again, all photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi
3 IP, H, 6 K
José Bravo's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities
Chavez: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Bravo: 5 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 4 K
Wilyer Abreu, OF, Tri-City
2-3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Triple-A All-Star Break
The 2019 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday in El Paso. Kyle Tucker will represent Round Rock on the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team.
Round Rock returns to action on Thursday when they welcome Iowa to Dell Diamond for a four-game series.
Frisco 7, Corpus Christi 4
W- Jonathan Hernandez (4-7)
L- Yohan Ramírez (2-4)
S- Emmanuel Clase (7)
CC home runs: Abraham Toro (14, solo in 4th)
A four-run 5th inning from the Roughriders helped propel them to the victory.
Abraham Toro put Corpus on the board when he smacked a solo homer in the 4th inning. The Hooks got three in the 6th thanks to an RBI double from Lorenzo Quintana, an RBI single from J.J. Matijevic, and a Stephen Wrenn sac fly. Toro finished 3-5 on the night and scored twice.
Yohan Ramírez went three innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out four. Colin McKee was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed a run (inherited runner that was charged to him), two hits, walked one, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.
Joe Smith made what's expected to be his final rehab appearance before he rejoins the Astros for the second half. He pitched an inning (final two outs of the 6th and the first out of the 7th) and allowed three runs on four hits (solo and three-run home runs) and struck out one. One of the runs on the three-run homer that Smith allowed was charged to McKee. Brett Adcock pitched the final 2.2 innings and allowed an RBI double, walked one, and struck out two.
Enoli Paredes will get the start as the Hooks look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Jason Bahr at 7:05.
Potomac 7, Fayetteville 6 (10 innings)
W- Frankie Bartow (1-2)
L- César Rosado (2-5)
Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (7, solo in 2nd), Enmanuel Valdez (6, 3-run in 4th), Jacob Meyers (8, solo in 6th)
This may come as a shock to you, but Fayetteville walked off with another loss. This is the 11th time that the Woodpeckers have lost in walk-off fashion this season.
Shawn Dubin pitched 4.2 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 5th but not before allowing two hits, one of which was an RBI single that allowed the runner he inherited from Dubin to score. Brett Conine was next and he allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him, on five hits, walked four, and struck out five in 3.2 innings of work. Miguel Figueroa got the final out of the 9th but the P-Nats tied the game on his watch. César Rosado got one out in the 10th and the winning run scored on a fielder's choice.
Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring by launching a solo homer in the 2nd inning. Enmanuel Valdez whacked a three-run home run in the 4th, and Jacob Meyers led off the 6th with a homer. Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 7th. Meyers and Jonathan Arauz both finished with two hits on the afternoon.
The two teams that Fayetteville faced on this roadtrip (Winston-Salem and Potomac) will now travel to SEGRA Stadium. The Woodpeckers will start a three-game set with the Dash at 7:00 Eastern. Nivaldo Rodríguez will start game one and he'll be opposed by Kade McClure.
Quad Cities was off
The Banditos are in Comstock Park, Michigan (just outside Grand Rapids) and they'll start a three-game series with the West Michigan Whitecaps at 7:05 Eastern. Jonathan Bermúdez will face Wilkel Hernandez in game one.
Tri-City 6, Brooklyn 5 (10 innings)
W- Michael Horrell (1-0)
L- Luis Silva (1-1)
TC home runs: Wilyer Abreu (1, solo in 3rd), Preston Pavlica (2, 3-run in 7th), Nathan Perry (3, walk-off 2-run in 10th)
The Cyclones tied the game with two in the 9th and took the lead in the first extra frame, but the ValleyCats fought back and walked off with the victory.
All of Tri-City's runs in this game came via the home run. Wilyer Abreu put Tri-City on the board when he led off the 3rd with one, the first of his professional career. Preston Pavlica put the ValleyCats in front when he launched a three-run shot with two outs in the 7th inning. Pavlica started the 10th in scoring position and he didn't have to wait long to score because Nathan Perry ended the game by leading off the bottom of the 10th with a walk-off two-run blast. Perry finished 2-4 on the day. Bryan Arias had a couple of hits and stole a base.
Juan Pablo Lopez pitched five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and issued a walk. Valente Bellozo couldn't quite get that final out of the game. He allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out four in 3.2 innings. Michael Horrell threw 1.1 innings to get the win; he allowed a run in the 10th on a sac fly, a hit, and struck out two.
Hunter Brown will get the start as the ValleyCats welcome the State College Spikes to the Capital Region. He'll face Scott Politz, a Yale grad from Austin, at 7:05 Eastern.
GCL Marlins 13, GCL Astros 9
W- Eliezer Rodríguez (1-0)
L- Diosmerky Taveras (1-1)
GCL home runs: None.
The Palm Beach 'Stros had a little comeback going with five runs in the 9th... but unfortunately, the Marlins' 8-0 lead after the first two innings held up comfortably.
Well, it wasn't a great day for the Palm Beach 'Stros' pitchers, but Jherson Pereira was a bit of a bright spot as he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 3.2 innings.
Franklin Pinto and Yefri Carrillo both hit RBI doubles and scored two runs from the bottom of the order. Rolando Espinosa finished 2-4 with an RBI single in the 3rd inning.
The Astros will take on their complex mates, the Nationals, at noon Eastern.
DSL Astros 3, DSL Athletics 0
W- Jeremy Molero (3-0)
L- Roberto Garza (0-3)
S- Edinson Batista (1)
DSL home runs: None.
The Dominican 'Stros broke the deadlock late and three pitchers combined to keep the A's off the board.
Ricardo León allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three over the first three innings. Jeremy Molero allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out six in four innings and Edinson Batista allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three over the final two innings to complete the shutout.
Yohander Martinez singled to lead off the bottom of the 7th and he scored the first run of the game on Carlos Hurtado's triple. Hurtado came in on Andrés Monzón's single. Martinez hit an RBI infield single in the 8th; he, Hurtado, and Cristian Gonzalez all finished with two hits on the day.
These two teams will play again at the A's complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.
Tuesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
DSL Astros pitchers: W 3-0 vs. DSL Athletics
Ricardo León: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Jeremy Molero: W (3-0), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Edinson Batista: Save (1), 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K
Yohander Martinez, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, RBI, R
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R
Jherson Pereira, RHP, GCL Astros: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Rolando Espinosa, IF, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
Triple-A All-Star Break
The 2019 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday in El Paso. Kyle Tucker will represent Round Rock on the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team.
Round Rock returns to action on Thursday when they welcome Iowa to Dell Diamond for a four-game series.
Frisco 7, Corpus Christi 4
W- Jonathan Hernandez (4-7)
L- Yohan Ramírez (2-4)
S- Emmanuel Clase (7)
CC home runs: Abraham Toro (14, solo in 4th)
A four-run 5th inning from the Roughriders helped propel them to the victory.
Abraham Toro put Corpus on the board when he smacked a solo homer in the 4th inning. The Hooks got three in the 6th thanks to an RBI double from Lorenzo Quintana, an RBI single from J.J. Matijevic, and a Stephen Wrenn sac fly. Toro finished 3-5 on the night and scored twice.
Yohan Ramírez went three innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out four. Colin McKee was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed a run (inherited runner that was charged to him), two hits, walked one, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.
Joe Smith made what's expected to be his final rehab appearance before he rejoins the Astros for the second half. He pitched an inning (final two outs of the 6th and the first out of the 7th) and allowed three runs on four hits (solo and three-run home runs) and struck out one. One of the runs on the three-run homer that Smith allowed was charged to McKee. Brett Adcock pitched the final 2.2 innings and allowed an RBI double, walked one, and struck out two.
Enoli Paredes will get the start as the Hooks look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Jason Bahr at 7:05.
Potomac 7, Fayetteville 6 (10 innings)
W- Frankie Bartow (1-2)
L- César Rosado (2-5)
Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (7, solo in 2nd), Enmanuel Valdez (6, 3-run in 4th), Jacob Meyers (8, solo in 6th)
This may come as a shock to you, but Fayetteville walked off with another loss. This is the 11th time that the Woodpeckers have lost in walk-off fashion this season.
Shawn Dubin pitched 4.2 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 5th but not before allowing two hits, one of which was an RBI single that allowed the runner he inherited from Dubin to score. Brett Conine was next and he allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him, on five hits, walked four, and struck out five in 3.2 innings of work. Miguel Figueroa got the final out of the 9th but the P-Nats tied the game on his watch. César Rosado got one out in the 10th and the winning run scored on a fielder's choice.
Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring by launching a solo homer in the 2nd inning. Enmanuel Valdez whacked a three-run home run in the 4th, and Jacob Meyers led off the 6th with a homer. Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 7th. Meyers and Jonathan Arauz both finished with two hits on the afternoon.
The two teams that Fayetteville faced on this roadtrip (Winston-Salem and Potomac) will now travel to SEGRA Stadium. The Woodpeckers will start a three-game set with the Dash at 7:00 Eastern. Nivaldo Rodríguez will start game one and he'll be opposed by Kade McClure.
Quad Cities was off
The Banditos are in Comstock Park, Michigan (just outside Grand Rapids) and they'll start a three-game series with the West Michigan Whitecaps at 7:05 Eastern. Jonathan Bermúdez will face Wilkel Hernandez in game one.
Tri-City 6, Brooklyn 5 (10 innings)
W- Michael Horrell (1-0)
L- Luis Silva (1-1)
TC home runs: Wilyer Abreu (1, solo in 3rd), Preston Pavlica (2, 3-run in 7th), Nathan Perry (3, walk-off 2-run in 10th)
The Cyclones tied the game with two in the 9th and took the lead in the first extra frame, but the ValleyCats fought back and walked off with the victory.
All of Tri-City's runs in this game came via the home run. Wilyer Abreu put Tri-City on the board when he led off the 3rd with one, the first of his professional career. Preston Pavlica put the ValleyCats in front when he launched a three-run shot with two outs in the 7th inning. Pavlica started the 10th in scoring position and he didn't have to wait long to score because Nathan Perry ended the game by leading off the bottom of the 10th with a walk-off two-run blast. Perry finished 2-4 on the day. Bryan Arias had a couple of hits and stole a base.
Juan Pablo Lopez pitched five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and issued a walk. Valente Bellozo couldn't quite get that final out of the game. He allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out four in 3.2 innings. Michael Horrell threw 1.1 innings to get the win; he allowed a run in the 10th on a sac fly, a hit, and struck out two.
Hunter Brown will get the start as the ValleyCats welcome the State College Spikes to the Capital Region. He'll face Scott Politz, a Yale grad from Austin, at 7:05 Eastern.
GCL Marlins 13, GCL Astros 9
W- Eliezer Rodríguez (1-0)
L- Diosmerky Taveras (1-1)
GCL home runs: None.
The Palm Beach 'Stros had a little comeback going with five runs in the 9th... but unfortunately, the Marlins' 8-0 lead after the first two innings held up comfortably.
Well, it wasn't a great day for the Palm Beach 'Stros' pitchers, but Jherson Pereira was a bit of a bright spot as he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 3.2 innings.
Franklin Pinto and Yefri Carrillo both hit RBI doubles and scored two runs from the bottom of the order. Rolando Espinosa finished 2-4 with an RBI single in the 3rd inning.
The Astros will take on their complex mates, the Nationals, at noon Eastern.
DSL Astros 3, DSL Athletics 0
W- Jeremy Molero (3-0)
L- Roberto Garza (0-3)
S- Edinson Batista (1)
DSL home runs: None.
The Dominican 'Stros broke the deadlock late and three pitchers combined to keep the A's off the board.
Ricardo León allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three over the first three innings. Jeremy Molero allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out six in four innings and Edinson Batista allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three over the final two innings to complete the shutout.
Yohander Martinez singled to lead off the bottom of the 7th and he scored the first run of the game on Carlos Hurtado's triple. Hurtado came in on Andrés Monzón's single. Martinez hit an RBI infield single in the 8th; he, Hurtado, and Cristian Gonzalez all finished with two hits on the day.
These two teams will play again at the A's complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.
Tuesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
DSL Astros pitchers: W 3-0 vs. DSL Athletics
Ricardo León: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Jeremy Molero: W (3-0), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Edinson Batista: Save (1), 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K
Yohander Martinez, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, RBI, R
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R
Jherson Pereira, RHP, GCL Astros: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Rolando Espinosa, IF, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Nathan Perry, C, Tri-City
2-4, walk-off 2-R HR (3)
This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Juan Pablo Lopez, LHP, Tri-City
5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB
Jacob Meyers, OF, Fayetteville
2-5, solo HR (8), 2 R
Abraham Toro, 3B, Corpus Christi
3-5, 2B, solo HR (14), 2 R
Brett Adcock, LHP, Corpus Christi
2.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 2 K
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Astros Minor League Recaps
Results for Saturday, July 6, 2019
Fayetteville sweep!
Oklahoma City 7, Round Rock 3
W- Rob Zastryzny (3-3)
L- Framber Valdez (1-1)
S- Casey Sadler (1)
RR home runs: None.
The Dodgers went off for five in the 4th to bust this open.
Framber Valdez pitched three innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run double, walked two, and struck out seven. Tanner Duncan and Justin Ferrell pitched two innings apiece with contrasting results. Duncan bore the brunt of OKC's big 4th as he allowed those five runs on four hits (three-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. On the other hand, Ferrell allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Brendan McCurry worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out two.
Alex De Goti hit an RBI double in the 2nd to open the scoring. This would be Round Rock's last scoring play until the 9th; meanwhile, the Dodgers took a commanding lead. Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 9th and De Goti brought him in with a single. Tanielu went 3-4 on the night and both of De Goti's hits drove in runs.
Brandon Bielak will take the mound as the E-Train looks to avoid a sweep. He'll go against Dennis Santana at 1:05.
Corpus Christi 10, Midland 0
W- Chad Donato (4-9)
L- Kyle Friedrichs (3-4)
CC home runs: Colton Shaver (11, grand slam in 8th)
Two debuting pitchers made quite the first impression on their new club.
Chad Donato, a product of Cypress Woods High School, was a winner in his Texas League debut and he did so in dominating fashion, allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out a season-high ten over 6.2 shutout innings. Leovanny Rodríguez, also making his Texas League debut, completed the shutout by allowing two hits and striking out three over the final 2.1 innings.
Seth Beer opened the scoring by poking an RBI single through the right side of the infield in the 3rd inning. J.J. Matijevic opened the 4th with a single and he wound up scoring on a botched pickoff attempt. Aníbal Sierra ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Sierra added a two-run single in the 6th and Abraham Toro added an RBI single later in the frame. Colton Shaver provided the cherry in the 8th when he clubbed a grand slam. Toro went 4-5 on the evening. He was the only person in the Corpus lineup who didn't score a run, but he set the pace in the hit department. Sierra finished 3-4 while Lorenzo Quintana and J.J. Matijevic had two hits apiece.
Brandon Bailey will take on Brian Howard in the series finale. First pitch is at 4:15.
Fayetteville 6, Winston-Salem 2
W- J.P. France (3-5)
L- Konnor Pilkington (1-5)
S- Yeremi Ceballos (1)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
The Woodpeckers pulled away in the middle innings to earn a series sweep on the road.
J.P. France turned in a solid outing as he allowed two runs on six hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three in six innings of work. Yeremi Ceballos closed it out by striking out three over three perfect innings.
Fayetteville had two men in scoring position in the 3rd and they turned that situation into three runs. Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single and then Scott Manea followed with a sac fly and Enmanuel Valdez hit an RBI single. Manea ripped an RBI double in the 5th and Chandler Taylor smacked a two-run double in the 6th.
Both of Taylor's hits in this game were doubles. Valdez also finished with two hits on the night and Peña went 3-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored. The stolen bags were his first two in the Carolina League and he now has 19 on the season.
The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Potomac at 6:05 Eastern.
Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 0
W- Andrew Cabezas (3-5)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (3-3)
QC home runs: None.
The Banditos held the Kernels to four hits in this one. Problem is... they only had one hit and they were kept off the scoreboard.
David Hensley broke up Andrew Cabezas' no-hit bid with a two-out single in the 7th.
Matt Ruppenthal went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked three, and struck out seven. Hansel Paulino walked two and fanned three over the final 3.1 innings.
José Bravo takes on Kai-wei Teng in game two of this series. First pitch is at 5:15.
Tri-City and Hudson Valley was postponed
Due to rain. This game will be made up on August 8 during the ValleyCats' next trip to Hudson Valley.
Blair Henley, who was scheduled to start this game, will now start the opener of a three-game series against Brooklyn. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.
GCL Astros 3, GCL Mets 2 (10 innings)
W- Jherson Pereira (3-0)
L- Noah Nuñez (1-1)
GCL home runs: None.
The Palm Beach 'Stros got a run in the first extra frame to nip the Mets. After an 0-6 start, they've won five of their last six games.
No pitcher worked three innings in this one. Kevin Holcomb started things off by allowing a hit and striking out one in two innings. Elián Rodríguez and Heitor Tokar followed with 2.2 innings apiece; Rodríguez allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three, while Tokar allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Chandler Casey and Jherson Pereira threw 1.1 innings each. Casey allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one and Pereira struck out two in a perfect outing.
Abraham Castillo hit a two-run single in the 7th to tie the game at 2. Yeuris Ramírez started off the 10th in scoring position. Castillo drew a walk and Sean Mendoza reached on a bunt single to load the bases for Franklin Pinto, who put the Astros in front with a sac fly. They couldn't get anything else, but that sac fly turned out to be enough.
DSL Astros 5, DSL Rays1 1
W- Juan De Los Santos (2-0)
L- Orlando Barrios (1-1)
DSL home runs: Carlos Hurtado (1, solo in 4th)
The Dominican 'Stros broke this game open with three in the 6th and held the Rays to two hits.
José Nodal allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, and struck out five in four innings. Juan De Los Santos walked two in two scoreless innings. Danny Subero pitched an inning and he walked five while striking out two; he pitched in the 8th but didn't record an out. Luis Vega allowed a hit and struck out three over the final two innings after taking ownership of the 8th inning.
Carlos Hurtado smacked a solo homer in the 4th to tie the game at 1. Omar Díaz and Yohander Martinez led off the 6th with singles and Hurtado brought them both in to put the Dominican 'Stros in front. Hurtado advanced to second on a balk and he came around to score on Miguel Palma's single. Hurtado and Palma both finished with two hits on the day.
Saturday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-3, solo HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R
DSL Astros pitchers: W 5-1 vs. DSL Rays 1
José Nodal: 4 IP, H, unearned run, 5 K
Juan De Los Santos: W (2-0), 2 IP, 2 BB
Danny Subero: IP, 5 BB, 2 K
Luis Vega: 2 IP, H, 3 K
Fayetteville sweep!
Oklahoma City 7, Round Rock 3
W- Rob Zastryzny (3-3)
L- Framber Valdez (1-1)
S- Casey Sadler (1)
RR home runs: None.
The Dodgers went off for five in the 4th to bust this open.
Framber Valdez pitched three innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run double, walked two, and struck out seven. Tanner Duncan and Justin Ferrell pitched two innings apiece with contrasting results. Duncan bore the brunt of OKC's big 4th as he allowed those five runs on four hits (three-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. On the other hand, Ferrell allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Brendan McCurry worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out two.
Alex De Goti hit an RBI double in the 2nd to open the scoring. This would be Round Rock's last scoring play until the 9th; meanwhile, the Dodgers took a commanding lead. Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 9th and De Goti brought him in with a single. Tanielu went 3-4 on the night and both of De Goti's hits drove in runs.
Brandon Bielak will take the mound as the E-Train looks to avoid a sweep. He'll go against Dennis Santana at 1:05.
Corpus Christi 10, Midland 0
W- Chad Donato (4-9)
L- Kyle Friedrichs (3-4)
CC home runs: Colton Shaver (11, grand slam in 8th)
Two debuting pitchers made quite the first impression on their new club.
Chad Donato, a product of Cypress Woods High School, was a winner in his Texas League debut and he did so in dominating fashion, allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out a season-high ten over 6.2 shutout innings. Leovanny Rodríguez, also making his Texas League debut, completed the shutout by allowing two hits and striking out three over the final 2.1 innings.
Seth Beer opened the scoring by poking an RBI single through the right side of the infield in the 3rd inning. J.J. Matijevic opened the 4th with a single and he wound up scoring on a botched pickoff attempt. Aníbal Sierra ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Sierra added a two-run single in the 6th and Abraham Toro added an RBI single later in the frame. Colton Shaver provided the cherry in the 8th when he clubbed a grand slam. Toro went 4-5 on the evening. He was the only person in the Corpus lineup who didn't score a run, but he set the pace in the hit department. Sierra finished 3-4 while Lorenzo Quintana and J.J. Matijevic had two hits apiece.
Brandon Bailey will take on Brian Howard in the series finale. First pitch is at 4:15.
Fayetteville 6, Winston-Salem 2
W- J.P. France (3-5)
L- Konnor Pilkington (1-5)
S- Yeremi Ceballos (1)
Fayetteville home runs: None.
The Woodpeckers pulled away in the middle innings to earn a series sweep on the road.
J.P. France turned in a solid outing as he allowed two runs on six hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three in six innings of work. Yeremi Ceballos closed it out by striking out three over three perfect innings.
Fayetteville had two men in scoring position in the 3rd and they turned that situation into three runs. Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single and then Scott Manea followed with a sac fly and Enmanuel Valdez hit an RBI single. Manea ripped an RBI double in the 5th and Chandler Taylor smacked a two-run double in the 6th.
Both of Taylor's hits in this game were doubles. Valdez also finished with two hits on the night and Peña went 3-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored. The stolen bags were his first two in the Carolina League and he now has 19 on the season.
The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Potomac at 6:05 Eastern.
Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 0
W- Andrew Cabezas (3-5)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (3-3)
QC home runs: None.
The Banditos held the Kernels to four hits in this one. Problem is... they only had one hit and they were kept off the scoreboard.
David Hensley broke up Andrew Cabezas' no-hit bid with a two-out single in the 7th.
Matt Ruppenthal went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked three, and struck out seven. Hansel Paulino walked two and fanned three over the final 3.1 innings.
José Bravo takes on Kai-wei Teng in game two of this series. First pitch is at 5:15.
Tri-City and Hudson Valley was postponed
Due to rain. This game will be made up on August 8 during the ValleyCats' next trip to Hudson Valley.
Blair Henley, who was scheduled to start this game, will now start the opener of a three-game series against Brooklyn. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.
GCL Astros 3, GCL Mets 2 (10 innings)
W- Jherson Pereira (3-0)
L- Noah Nuñez (1-1)
GCL home runs: None.
The Palm Beach 'Stros got a run in the first extra frame to nip the Mets. After an 0-6 start, they've won five of their last six games.
No pitcher worked three innings in this one. Kevin Holcomb started things off by allowing a hit and striking out one in two innings. Elián Rodríguez and Heitor Tokar followed with 2.2 innings apiece; Rodríguez allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three, while Tokar allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Chandler Casey and Jherson Pereira threw 1.1 innings each. Casey allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one and Pereira struck out two in a perfect outing.
Abraham Castillo hit a two-run single in the 7th to tie the game at 2. Yeuris Ramírez started off the 10th in scoring position. Castillo drew a walk and Sean Mendoza reached on a bunt single to load the bases for Franklin Pinto, who put the Astros in front with a sac fly. They couldn't get anything else, but that sac fly turned out to be enough.
DSL Astros 5, DSL Rays1 1
W- Juan De Los Santos (2-0)
L- Orlando Barrios (1-1)
DSL home runs: Carlos Hurtado (1, solo in 4th)
The Dominican 'Stros broke this game open with three in the 6th and held the Rays to two hits.
José Nodal allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, and struck out five in four innings. Juan De Los Santos walked two in two scoreless innings. Danny Subero pitched an inning and he walked five while striking out two; he pitched in the 8th but didn't record an out. Luis Vega allowed a hit and struck out three over the final two innings after taking ownership of the 8th inning.
Carlos Hurtado smacked a solo homer in the 4th to tie the game at 1. Omar Díaz and Yohander Martinez led off the 6th with singles and Hurtado brought them both in to put the Dominican 'Stros in front. Hurtado advanced to second on a balk and he came around to score on Miguel Palma's single. Hurtado and Palma both finished with two hits on the day.
Saturday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-3, solo HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R
DSL Astros pitchers: W 5-1 vs. DSL Rays 1
José Nodal: 4 IP, H, unearned run, 5 K
Juan De Los Santos: W (2-0), 2 IP, 2 BB
Danny Subero: IP, 5 BB, 2 K
Luis Vega: 2 IP, H, 3 K
Abraham Toro, 3B, Aníbal Sierra, SS, and Colton Shaver, 1B/3B/C, Corpus Christi
Toro: 4-5, RBI
Sierra: 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R
Shaver: 1-4, Grand Slam (11)
Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 10-0 vs. Midland
9 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 13 K
Chad Donato: W (4-9), 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 10 K
Leovanny Rodríguez: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K
Both of them were making their Texas League debuts.
Both of them were making their Texas League debuts.
Chandler Taylor, OF, and Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville
Taylor: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Peña: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 SB (19)
Yeremi Ceballos not pictured.
Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 6-2 @ Winston-Salem
9 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
J.P. France: W (3-5), 6 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
J.P. France: W (3-5), 6 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Yeremi Ceballos: Save (1), 3 IP, 3 K
Alex De Goti, IF, and Nick Tanielu, IF, Round Rock
De Goti: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Tanielu: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Hansel Paulino, RHP, Quad Cities
3.1 IP, 2 BB, 3 K
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