Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, July 14, 2019

Round Rock 10, Iowa 8 (10 innings)

W- Reymin Guduan (3-1)
L- James Norwood (3-1)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (10, 3-run in 1st), Jack Mayfield (14, solo in 5th), Josh Rojas (15, walk-off 3-run in 10th)

The Cubs thought that they were going to steal one from the Express (doing business as the Chupacabras) when they scored three in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to take the lead. Yeah, they thought.

Brandon Bielak pitched six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits (solo and three-run homers), walked five, and struck out two. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed three hits and struck out one over two scoreless. Felipe Paulino couldn't get the last out of the game. He got two outs in the 9th and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Reymin Guduan allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, a double, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Derek Fisher launched a three-run home run in the 1st to kick things off. Jack Mayfield smacked a solo homer in the 5th. Alex De Goti hit a two-run single in the 7th and Mayfield added a sac fly to his ledger in the 8th. Drew Ferguson started the 10th in scoring position. Jamie Ritchie led off the 10th with a single and one batter later, Josh Rojas won the game by clubbing a three-run home run.

Rojas and Mayfield had three hits apiece while Fisher and Ritchie both finished with two on the night.

José Urquidy will start the opener of a four-game series with Memphis on Monday. He'll go against Genesis Cabrera at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 13, Midland 1

W- Yohan Ramirez (3-5)
L- Matt Milburn (5-6)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (21, solo in 3rd), Colton Shaver (12, 2-run in 3rd), Lorenzo Quintana (11, grand slam in 8th)

The Hooks took this series in emphatic fashion as they poured it on the Hounds early and often.

Brett Adcock pitched 3.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out four. Yohan Ramirez was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he turned in 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four. Nick Hernandez and Carlos Sanabria finished things off with one scoreless inning apiece. Hernandez, who just came off the IL, allowed a hit and struck out two in the 8th. Sanabria got two groundouts and a fly ball out in a 1-2-3 9th.

J.J. Matijevic ripped a two-run double in the 1st to open the scoring. Corpus blew this game open with six runs in the 3rd and all of them came with two outs. Seth Beer kept the inning alive by launching a solo homer. Lorenzo Quintana followed with a single and he scored on a single from Matijevic. Colton Shaver followed with a two-run blast and then Aníbal Sierra and Bryan de la Cruz capped off the onslaught with RBI singles.

Shaver added an RBI single to his ledger in the 7th and Quintana provided the cherry with a grand slam in the 8th inning. Beer, Quintana, and Matijevic all finished with three hits. Everyone except Sierra scored; everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Abraham Toro, who still managed to score a run.

The Hooks have Monday off. They'll welcome the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to the Coastal Bend for a three-game series starting Tuesday.

Fayetteville 3, Potomac 1

W- Brett Conine (7-4)
L- Andrew Istler (0-1)
S- César Rosado (3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers scored two runs in the 8th to nip the Nationals.

Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. Jake Adams smacked an RBI double in the 8th to break the tie and he scored the final run of the game on Michael Papierski's RBI single. Papierski finished 2-4 on the evening.

Shawn Dubin went five innings and he allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out five. Brett Conine turned in 3.2 dominating innings as he allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out eight. César Rosado finished off the game with a strikeout.

Austin Hansen gets the start in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, South Bend 4

W- José Alberto Rivera (5-3)
L- Riley Thompson (5-5)
S- Devin Conn (5)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored five in the 4th and held off a late charge from the Cubs to even the series.

José Alberto Rivera pitched six innings and allowed two runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out six. Luis de Paula went two innings in his Midwest League debut and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out one. Devin Conn walked two and struck out one in the 9th to get the save.

That big 4th inning gave the Banditos control of this game. Freúdis Nova put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI double. Alex Holderbach and Jonathan Lacroix drove in runs with groundouts and then Ramiro Rodríguez and Alex McKenna followed with RBI doubles. Rodríguez added an RBI single to his ledger in the 6th; he and Freúdis both finished with three hits on the day.

Felipe Tejada faces Brendan Little in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.

Tri-City 6, Connecticut 4

W- Juan Pablo Lopez (2-2)
L- Chavez Fernander (2-2)
S- Yeremi Ceballos (2)

TC home runs: Korey Lee (1, 2-run in 1st)

The ValleyCats also got even in their series by holding off a rally from their opponents.

Korey Lee hit his first professional home run in the 1st inning, a two-run blast that opened the scoring. He added a sac fly to his ledger in the 5th. Tri-City got a pair of RBI singles in the 6th from E.P. Reese and Juan Paulino and Preston Pavlica hit a bloop single that drove in a run in the 7th. Everyone in the ValleyCats lineup recorded at least one hit in this game.

Valente Bellozo allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five over 3.2 scoreless. Juan Pablo Lopez was the first man out of the ValleyCats bullpen and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out four in 4.1 innings. Yeremi Ceballos allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Hunter Brown takes on Marco Jimenez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Marlins 3 (10 innings)

W- Jherson Pereira (4-0)
L- Jesús Sanchez (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored all four of their runs in the final three innings of this game, which culminated with them walking off with the win.

Yimmi Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 8th. Dexter Jordan reached on an error and José Mendoza and Sean Mendoza came home with the tying runs. Jordan tried for the walk-off Little League home run but he was thrown out at the plate. José Álvarez started the 10th in scoring position. He advanced to third on a sac bunt from Cortabarria (who reached safely) and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Álvarez and Cortabarria both had two hits on the day.

Brayan de Paula, facing his former organization, allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out seven over four scoreless innings. Diosmerky Taveras was the first man out of the GCL squad's bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out five. Danny Cody allowed a run on a sac fly, a hit, and walked one in 1.1 innings. Jherson Pereira got three outs despite facing two batters in the 10th, striking out one. How did that happen? Well, Álvarez picked the leadoff runner off second for the first out. Pereira hit the leadoff hitter, who proceeded to get picked off first. He wrapped up the inning with a strikeout.

Dominican Summer League All-Star Game

The American League topped the National League 5-4 in a game that was shortened by rain.

Yohander Martinez went 0-1 after entering the game to play third base in the 4th inning. Reimy Beltre needed one pitch to record the first out of the 5th.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Brayan de Paula, LHP, GCL Astros: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Corpus Christi Hooks: W 13-1 @ Midland

13 R, 18 H, E

Seth Beer: 3-5, solo HR (21), 3 R

Lorenzo Quintana: 3-5, 2B, Grand Slam (11), 3 R

J.J. Matijevic: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Colton Shaver: 2-5, 2-R HR (12), 3 RBI

Brett Adcock: 3.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Yohan Ramirez: W (3-5), 3.1 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Derek Fisher, OF, and Jack Mayfield, IF, Round Rock

Rojas: 3-6, walk-off 3-R HR (15), 2 R, SB (28)

Fisher: 2-4, 2B, 3-R HR (10), 2 R

Mayfield: 3-4, 2B, solo HR (14), 2 RBI, 2 R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-1 vs. Potomac

9 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 BB, 14 K

Shawn Dubin: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Brett Conine: W (7-4), 3.2 IP, H, BB, 8 K

César Rosado: Save (3), 0.1 IP, K

Ramiro Rodríguez, OF, Quad Cities

3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

W (5-3), 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Korey Lee, C, Tri-City

2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R; first professional home run

Valente Bellozo, RHP, Tri-City

3.2 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, May 17, 2019

Nashville 9, Round Rock 3

W- Tim Dillard (2-2)
L- Cy Sneed (1-5)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (7, solo in 9th)

The Sounds jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and that deficit proved to be too much for Round Rock to overcome.

Derek Fisher finished 3-5 and scored two of the three Express runs in this game. He scored on Yordan Alvarez's RBI single in the 3rd and then smacked a solo homer in the 9th inning. Myles Straw preceded Yordan's RBI single with an RBI base hit of his own. Alvarez and Alex De Goti both finished with two hits apiece.

The pitching got peppered to death in this one as 11 of Nashville's 12 hits were singles.

Cy Sneed only lasted 1.2 innings as he allowed three runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out one. Ralph Garza Jr. got Sneed out of a bases-loaded predicament unscathed, but Nashville ended up getting to him as well. In 1.1 innings, Garza allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked one, and struck out two. Forrest Whitley came on for four innings and he allowed four runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry got the last two innings and struck out two in a perfect outing.

Ryan Hartman faces Seth Maness in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:05.

Corpus Christi 1, Midland 0

W- Gabriel Valdez (2-2)
L- Daulton Jeffries (0-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (2, 3 season)

CC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and fortunately, it belonged to the Corpus Christi Hooks. Midland had plenty of chances for their own but they were thwarted with some fine defensive work.

Carmen Benedetti made a catch at the wall in the 5th and then with two outs and runners on the corners, Ronnie Dawson ended the inning by running down a ball in the gap. With runners on the corners and two outs in the 7th, Dawson made a diving stop to rob Greg Deichmann of extra bases and keep the Hounds off the board.

Tyler Ivey allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out six in four innings of work. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Carlos Sanabria completed the shutout by walking one and striking out two over the final two innings.

Granden Goetzman's sac fly in the 2nd was the only scoring play in this game. Abraham Toro, who scored that one run, finished 2-3.

Carson LaRue gets the start in game three and he'll face Matt Milburn at 7:00.

Carolina 9, Fayetteville 2

W- Dylan File (4-3)
L- J.P. France (0-4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

A couple of big early innings from the Mudcats doomed the Woodpeckers.

J.P. France pitched three innings and allowed seven runs (five earned) on eight hits (2-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed a run, a hit, walked one, and struck out six in 2.2 innings. The run was an inherited runner that scored off a two-run home run that Leovanny Rodríguez allowed in the 6th. Leovanny went two innings and allowed two other hits while striking out five. Jacob Billingsley struck out one over 1.1 perfect innings.

Jonathan Arauz went 2-4 and hit an RBI single in the 4th. Corey Julks had a sac fly in the 5th.

Game two of this series begins at 5:00 Eastern.

Peoria 8, Quad Cities 0

W- Collin Schmid (1-0)
L- José Alberto Rivera (0-1)

QC home runs: None.

All of the scoring in this game was done in one inning... by the Chiefs.

José Bravo allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out two over five shutout innings. José Alberto Rivera came on for his season debut but I'm sure he'd like a mulligan. Riley Cabral was called upon to pick up the mess but he bored his share of Peoria's assault in the 6th. In 1.2 innings, Cabral allowed three runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out two. Devin Conn worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 8th inning.

One night after scoring 21, all Quad Cities could muster up were singles from Austin Dennis, Alex McKenna, Marty Costes, David Hensley, and César Salazar.

R.J. Freure goes up against Kyle Leahy at 6:35.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities: 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 2 K

Nick Hernandez, RHP, and Leovanny Rodríguez, RHP, Fayetteville

Hernandez: 2.2 IP, H, ER (inherited runner that was charged to him), BB, 6 K

Rodríguez: 2 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), ER, 5 K

Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

3-5, solo HR (7), 2 R

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, 2 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 1-0 @ Midland

9 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 9 K

Tyler Ivey: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K

Gabriel Valdez: W (2-2), 3 IP, 2 H, BB, K

Carlos Sanabria: Save (2, 3 season), 2 IP, BB, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Sorry, this is going out a bit later than usual since I'm wallowing over the Rockets' loss last night.

The A teams are currently traveling in different trajectories...

Round Rock 9, Omaha 7

W- Dean Deetz (2-0)
L- Scott Blewett (2-3)
S- Kent Emanuel (1)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (14, 2-run in 6th)

The Express used a four-run 6th inning to take control and got a crucial insurance run in the 9th to secure the victory.

It was essentially a bullpen night for the Express as no pitcher went more than three innings. Cionel Pérez went two innings to start off and he allowed four runs on five hits (two-run homer) and walked three. Dean Deetz was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four in three innings of work. Reymin Guduan and Kent Emanuel followed with two innings apiece; Guduan allowed two runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out one. Emanuel was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, struck out one, and earned the save.

Not the best night for the pitching staff, but fortunately, the offense was able to pick them up.

Round Rock scored first thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Derek Fisher and Kyle Tucker in the 1st. Fisher added another RBI single to his ledger in the 4th and Nick Tanielu chipped in with an RBI single of his own in the 5th.

Garrett Stubbs walked to lead off the 6th; he moved to third on an Alex De Goti double and scored on Fisher's sac fly, which prompted the Storm Chasers to make a pitching change. Jack Mayfield greeted the new pitcher, Ben Lively, with an RBI single that put the Express in front. One batter later, Yordan Alvarez clubbed a two-run homer. De Goti finished 4-5 and he capped off the evening with an RBI single in the 9th. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit except for Stubbs, who still managed to draw three walks on the night and also stole a base, his second. De Goti also recorded his second stolen base of the year.

Rogelio Armenteros faces Josh Staumont in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks will start a four-game series with Amarillo at 6:15.

Carolina 10, Fayetteville 7

W- Matt Hardy (5-0)
L- Shawn Dubin (0-2, 1-2 season)
S- Clayton Andrews (3)

Fayetteville home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (3, 2-run in 4th), Jake Adams (5, 2-run in 7th)

The Mudcats used an early onslaught to send the Woodpeckers to their fifth straight defeat.

Jake Adams opened the scoring when he lashed a two-run double in the 1st. Seth Beer had an RBI single in the 3rd and Bryan de la Cruz launched a two-run homer in the 4th inning. Adams whacked a two-run homer of his own in the 7th. He, de la Cruz, and Michael Papierski all finished with two hits on the day. De La Cruz's homer was his third of the season, which ties a career high that he set in 2016 when he also hit three homers for Greeneville. (He also played 16 games for Tri-City that season but didn't hit any home runs during that time.)

Shawn Dubin went 1.2 innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on four hits, walked two, and struck out three. Jacob Billingsley was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and the one run he allowed was an inherited runner that was charged to him. He also allowed a double, walked one, and struck out five. Tommy DeJuneas recorded three outs: he got the last two of the 5th and the first out of the 6th, all via the strikeout. He allowed two runs on three hits and walked one.

Nick Hernandez struck out one over 1.2 perfect innings. This was his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery during the 2017-18 offseason; he last pitched on September 3, 2017, for Corpus Christi. And finally, Leovanny Rodríguez allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 8th.

The Woodpeckers will look to avoid getting swept for a second consecutive series as Enoli Paredes goes up against Matt Smith at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Lansing 0

W- Jojanse Torres (2-0)
L- Juan De Paula (3-3)

QC home runs: Jeremy Peña (2, 2-run in 1st)

Make it nine straight wins for the River Bandits as they shut the Lugnuts out for the second consecutive night to earn the sweep.

Nivaldo Rodríguez went four innings and allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out six. Jojanse Torres was the first man out of the Banditos' bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out six in three innings. Devin Conn and Riley Cabral completed the shutout with one scoreless inning apiece. Conn walked one and fanned one in the 8th and Cabral allowed a hit and struck out one in the 9th.

Jonathan Lacroix drew a one-out walk in the 1st and one batter later, Jeremy Peña smacked a two-run home run to open the scoring. César Salazar and Carlos Machado singled to lead off the 4th and they both came home on Trey Dawson's double. Dawson came around to score on Michael Wielansky's single and he also scored the final run of the evening on an error that allowed Ross Adolph to reach in the 5th. He (Dawson: 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Wielansky (RBI single), Machado (2B, R), and Austin Dennis (2B, SB) all had two hits on the night.

Well... the River Bandits are getting the rest of this week off. Their next series, which was supposed to be with the Great Lakes Loons, has been canceled because no one could agree on the venue. And apparently, the only acceptable solution for the Dodgers was if the series was moved to Great Lakes, which would essentially force the Banditos to hit the road with very little notice whatsoever. That's a real trash move, Dodgers.

Series canceled, @QCRiverBandits get an unexpected break https://t.co/6TcMKoooHZ via @qctimes

— Steve Batterson (@sbatt79) May 9, 2019

Quad Cities returns to action next Monday when they start a 12-game roadtrip with a doubleheader in Cedar Rapids.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jojanse Torres not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-0 vs. Lansing

9 IP, 7 H, 6 BB, 13 K

Nivaldo Rodríguez: 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Jojanse Torres: W (2-0), 3 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 6 K

Devin Conn: IP, BB, K

Riley Cabral: IP, H, K

Trey Dawson - 70 death stare.

Jeremy Peña, SS, Michael Wielansky, IF, and Trey Dawson, IF, Quad Cities

Peña: 2-R HR (2)

Wielansky: 2-4, RBI

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

Alex De Goti, IF, Yordan Alvarez, 1B/OF, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

De Goti: 4-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (2)

Alvarez: 2-5, 2-R HR (14)

Fisher: 2-4, 3 RBI, R

Dean Deetz, RHP, Round Rock

W (2-0), 3 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Bryan de la Cruz, OF, and Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

De La Cruz: 2-5, 2B, 2-R HR (3), 2 R

Adams: 2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (5), 4 RBI

Jacob Billingsley, RHP, and Nick Hernandez, RHP, Fayetteville

Billingsley: 2.2 IP, H, ER (inherited runner charged to him), BB, 5 K

Hernandez: 1.2 IP, K; first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Let's play two in Oklahoma City!

Game 1: Round Rock 12, Oklahoma City 5

W- Akeem Bostick (2-0)
L- Ben Holmes (0-3)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (6, solo in 4th)

The Express fell behind 5-0 after the 1st inning but that didn't seem to faze them because they finished game one on a 12-0 run.

Akeem Bostick shook off that rough opening inning in order to go five innings and he allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out six. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out two over the final two innings.

Drew Ferguson and Jamie Ritchie walked, while Alex De Goti singled to load the bases in the 3rd. Derek Fisher followed with a two-run single and then Myles Straw, Taylor Jones, and Yordan Alvarez all hit RBI singles. Kyle Tucker drew a walk to reload the bases and Ferguson walked in Alvarez in his second plate appearance of the 3rd inning. Fisher launched a homer to lead off the 4th; one batter later, Straw legged out an infield single and scored on Alvarez's double. Tucker reached on catcher's interference and then a balk allowed him and Alvarez to advance one base. Ferguson proceeded to hit a two-run single.

Alvarez smacked another RBI double in the 5th and Alex De Goti capped off the scoring in game one with an RBI double of his own in the 6th. Alvarez finished 4-5 in game one. Fisher went 3-5, while De Goti and Straw had two hits apiece.

Game 2: Round Rock 9, Oklahoma City 3

W- Ryan Hartman (3-0)
L- Justin De Fratus (0-1)

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (4, grand slam in 1st), Yordan Alvarez (12, 2-run in 2nd)

The Express scored a touchdown in the 1st to send themselves on the way to the doubleheader sweep. All of the scoring that they did in game two came in the first two innings.

As was the case in the first game, the Express cashed in big-time on a bases-loaded situation. Straw, Fisher, and Jack Mayfield all walked to lead off game two and then Alvarez opened the scoring with an RBI single. Fisher scored on an error that allowed Taylor Jones to reach and Mayfield scored on a Nick Tanielu sac fly. Ferguson walked to reload the bases for Alex De Goti, who proceeded to hit a grand slam. Alvarez whacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out five. Dean Deetz and Reymin Guduan both threw a scoreless inning; Deetz struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Guduan worked around a hit and a walk in the 7th.

Cionel Pérez will start the series finale. He'll face Michael Bowden at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 1

W- Brandon Bielak (2-0)
L- Conner Greene (2-2)
S- J.B. Bukauskas (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (7, solo in 4th)

Brandon Bielak and J.B. Bukauskas turned in solid performances on the mound as the Hooks took the opener of a new series.

Bielak allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Bukauskas finished things off with four scoreless, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out four.

Granden Goetzman clubbed a solo home run in the 4th to open the scoring. Josh Rojas followed by doubling, advancing to third on a wild pitch, and scoring on a Chas McCormick groundout. Ronnie Dawson lashed a two-run double in the 5th. Rojas finished 2-3 on the night.

José Hernández-Urquidy takes on former Aggie Jace Vines in game two later this morning. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 AM.

Lynchburg 4, Fayetteville 3

W- Robert Broom (1-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (1-1)
S- Jared Robinson (4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Fayetteville held the Hillcats to four hits in this game, but the difference here was the Hillcats putting up the only crooked number of the evening when they scored three in the 5th inning.

Enoli Paredes went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked three, and struck out four. One of the hits that he allowed was a solo homer. Tommy DeJuneas pitched 2.1 innings without allowing any runs of his own, but he couldn't extract Paredes from a bases-loaded predicament in the 5th as all three runners scored. DeJuneas allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out two. Willy Collado struck out three over two perfect frames.

The Woodpeckers loaded the bases to lead off the bottom of the 1st but could only get one run out of that situation as Michael Papierski scored on an error. Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI double in the 5th and Scott Manea hit an RBI single in the 9th. Arauz and Manea were both stranded to end the game. Jake Adams, Colton Shaver, and Jacob Meyers all finished with two hits on the evening.

Cristian Javier will face Adam Scott in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Lake County was suspended

Due to rain. This game will resume at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Currently, Quad Cities is leading 2-0 with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 1st. César Salazar is at the plate. Alex McKenna scored on a balk and Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single. R.J. Freure will start as scheduled because he hasn't thrown a pitch yet.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will start the regularly scheduled game.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise. Any standout performances from the suspended Quad Cities game will be included in the recaps of Thursday's games.

Stats are combined totals from doubleheader.

Yordan Alvarez, 1B/LF, Alex De Goti, IF, Myles Straw, OF/SS, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

Alvarez: 6-8, 2 2B, HR (12), 6 RBI, 4 R

De Goti: 4-8, 2B, grand slam (4), 5 RBI, 3 R

Straw: 4-9, RBI, 3 R

Fisher: 4-9, solo HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 R

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, BB, 2 K in game one of doubleheader

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-1 @ Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 7 H, ER, 4 BB, 8 K

Brandon Bielak: W (2-0), 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

J.B. Bukauskas: Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Cyborg that is awaiting orders to eliminate us all, or an Astros minor league pitcher?

Willy Collado, RHP, Fayetteville

2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, April 12, 2019

Round Rock 4, Memphis 2

W- Ralph Garza Jr. (1-0)
L- Ryan Meisinger (0-2)
S- Framber Valdez (1)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (5, 2-run in 8th)

After the Express squandered a scoring opportunity with the bases loaded in the 6th, the Redbirds took the lead in the top of the 8th. However, Round Rock finally took control with three in the bottom of the 8th to take the first game of this series.

Corbin Martin dominated in his 5.2 innings as he allowed a run, a hit, walked three, and struck out nine. The run was an inherited runner that was charged to him. Both Memphis runs scored on Ralph Garza Jr.'s watch, except that one of them was charged to Martin. Garza went 2.1 innings and allowed a run of his own on a homer, one of three hits that he surrendered on the night, and struck out one. Framber Valdez struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th to earn the save.

Jack Mayfield opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. This was Round Rock's only scoring play until they broke out in the 8th.

Garrett Stubbs singled with one out in the inning and Alex De Goti joined him on the bases after drawing a walk. Myles Straw grounded into a force out that erased De Goti but an error allowed Stubbs to score and Straw to reach. Derek Fisher, who struck out with the bases loaded to end the 6th, redeemed himself by smacking a two-run homer to put the Express in front. Fisher, Stubbs, and A.J. Reed all finished with two hits on the night.

Game two of this series will start at 6:05.

Amarillo 5, Corpus Christi 1

W- T.J. Weir (1-0)
L- Colin McKee (1-1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks have been on a bit of a slide after winning the opening series of 2019, this loss is their fifth in a row.

Stephen Wrenn tripled and scored Corpus Christi's only run on a single from Abraham Toro in the 1st inning. J.J. Matijevic finished 2-3 with a walk.

Tyler Ivey struck out three over two perfect innings... and then he got tossed following an inspection before the 3rd inning, when they found a foreign substance on his glove. Colin McKee was suddenly summoned from the bullpen and he allowed three runs, all on a pair of homers, in his 2.1 innings. McKee walked three and struck out four. Kit Scheetz allowed a hit and struck out four in 1.2 innings, and Brendan Feldmann recorded a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th.

Brandon Bielak will look to stop this skid. He'll take on Lake Bachar at 7:05.

Myrtle Beach 6, Fayetteville 1

W- Paul Richan (1-0)
L- J.P. France (0-2)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers fell behind early and were never really in this one.

Michael Papierski hit an RBI single in the 2nd to bring in Fayetteville's only run.

J.P. France failed to get out of the 1st inning; he only recorded two outs and allowed three runs (one earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, walked one, and struck out one. Leovanny Rodríguez was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and pitched an inning (final out of the 1st, two outs in the 2nd), allowing two runs on two hits, walking three, and striking out one. Hunter Martin walked two and struck out one over 2.1 scoreless. Enoli Paredes was next and he allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, one of five free passes that he issued, and struck out two in his three innings of work. Tommy DeJuneas struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th inning.

Peter Solomon gets the start in game three and he'll face Javier Assad at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Wisconsin 3

W- R.J. Freure (1-0)
L- Aaron Ashby (0-1)

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities busted out for five in the 6th to take the first game from the Timber Rattlers at Miller Park.

Cody Deason went 4.1 innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out five. R.J. Freure was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and went 2.2 innings, allowing a run on a double, walking four, and striking out four. Willy Collado finished with two perfect innings, striking out two.

Both teams scored a run in the 4th and the 5th; the Banditos got theirs on a César Salazar single and a triple from Marty Costes. The fun began in the 6th...

Jeremy Peña tripled with one out in the inning and came home on Salazar's double. Scott Schreiber took Salazar's place at second when he ripped an RBI double. Schreiber advanced to third when Costes grounded into a force out and then scored on a wild pitch. Ross Adolph smacked a ground-rule double and Trey Dawson hit a bloop RBI single to bring in the Banditos' final run of the night. Schreiber drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th. Salazar (2B, 2 RBI, R), Peña (3B, 2 R, SB), and Jonathan Lacroix (R, SB) all had two hits in this game.

Brett Conine will get the start for Quad Cities as the series returns to Appleton, the regular home of the Timber Rattlers. He'll face Reese Olson at 5:05.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Corbin Martin, RHP, Round Rock

5.2 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 9 K

Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

2-5, go-ahead 2-R HR (5) in 8th inning

César Salazar, C, and Jeremy Peña (snuck into picture), SS, Quad Cities

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

Peña: 2-5, 3B, 2 R, SB (2)

Kit Scheetz, LHP, Corpus Christi

1.2 IP, H, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Nashville 3, Round Rock 1

W- Taylor Hearn (1-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-1)
S- Nick Gardewine (1)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (4, solo in 5th)

Well, Forrest Whitley and Cy Sneed pitched well enough to keep the Express in this game, but the offense went MIA.

D.J. Fisher went 2-4 and his solo homer in the 5th was the lone Round Rock run.

In his 2019 debut, Whitley allowed two runs on four hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out seven in five innings. Sneed pitched the final four innings and the one run he allowed came on a homer in the 9th. Sneed allowed two other hits and struck out two.

Brady Rodgers will take on Ariel Jurado in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Frisco 11, Corpus Christi 4

W- Pedro Payano (1-0)
L- José Hernández-Urquidy (1-1)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (1, solo in 1st)

An error in the 4th led to a three-run homer for Frisco that gave them the lead... and it only got worse from there.

Ronnie Dawson was the lone bright spot on offense as went 3-5, leading off the game with a homer and then ripping a couple of RBI doubles. Aníbal Sierra had an RBI single in the 2nd and scored on both of Dawson's doubles.

José Hernández-Urquidy's second start didn't exactly go as well as his first. He and Gabriel Valdez both threw four innings and they both got knocked around and let's just leave it at that.

Carson LaRue will get the start as the Hooks look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Wei-Chih Huang at 7:05.

Fayetteville 7, Frederick 2

W- Cristian Javier (1-0)
L- Diogenes Almengo (1-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Chandler Taylor (1, solo in 9th)

The Woodpeckers broke a 2-2 tie in emphatic fashion with five runs in the 9th.

Bryan Abreu turned in a solid debut as he allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out seven in five innings of work. Cristian Javier finished things off by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out seven over the last four innings.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning and Seth Beer drove in another run with a sac fly in the 3rd. Taylor put Fayetteville in front when he launched a solo homer with one out in the 9th... and that's when the floodgates opened.

Jonathan Arauz and Alfredo Angarita followed by drawing walks and Bryan de la Cruz brought Arauz in with a base hit. Scott Manea legged out an infield single to load the bases for Beer, who came through with a two-run single. Manea scored the final run of the night on a Colton Shaver groundout. Manea and Beer both finished with three hits on the night.

Fayetteville looks for the sweep at 7:00 Eastern as Parker Mushinski takes the mound.

Quad Cities 2, Clinton 0

W- Austin Hansen (1-0)
L- Chris Vallimont (0-1)
S- Shawn Dubin (1)

QC home runs: None.

It's early, but it's looking like more of the same for Quad Cities' pitchers as they piled up the strikeouts in this one.

Austin Hansen and Shawn Dubin combined to strike out 20 LumberKings and neither of them issued a walk. Hansen allowed one hit and punched out a career-high 11 in five innings. Dubin ran into some trouble as Clinton loaded the bases on him in the 9th with three singles but he pulled himself together to escape the predicament and secure the victory. In four innings, Dubin allowed four hits and struck out nine.

Andy Piñeda opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 2nd and Jeremy Peña ripped an RBI double in the 3rd. Marty Costes and Trey Dawson both finished 2-4.

Nivaldo Rodríguez gets the start as the Banditos look for the sweep. He'll take on Josh Roberson at 6:30.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-0 @ Clinton

9 IP, 6 H, 20 K

Austin Hansen (left): W (1-0), 5 IP, 2 H, career-high 11 K

Shawn Dubin: Save (1), 4 IP, 4 H, career-high 9 K

Seth Beer, OF/1B/DH, and Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

Beer: 3-4, 3 RBI

Taylor: 2-4, go-ahead solo HR (2) in 9th, 2 RBI

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 7-2 @ Frederick

9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 14 K

Bryan Abreu: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Cristian Javier: W (1-0), 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 7 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

3-5, 2 2B, solo HR (1), 3 RBI

Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

2-4, 2B, solo HR (4)

Round Rock Express pitchers: L 3-1 vs. Nashville

9 IP, 7 H (2 HR allowed), 3 ER, BB, 9 K

Forrest Whitley: L (0-1), 5 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 7 K

Cy Sneed: 4 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 K