Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 29, 2019

Let's play two in Lowell!

Round Rock 6, San Antonio 1

W- Brandon Bielak (11-4)
L- Trey Supak (1-2)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (34, solo in 2nd)

The Express took three of four from the Missions, giving them a three-game lead heading into the final series of the regular season.

Brandon Bielak allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out six over six shutout innings. Josh James walked one and struck out three in two innings and the Missions spoiled the shutout with a solo homer off Cionel Pérez in the 9th. Cionel allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out one.

Kyle Tucker got things started by launching a homer to lead off the 2nd. They loaded the bases with one out in the 4th and got three runs out of it: Ronnie Dawson got plunked to bring in Nick Tanielu and then Chas McCormick hit a sac fly and Myles Straw legged out an RBI bunt single. Taylor Jones ripped an RBI double in the 8th and he wound up scoring on a wild pitch. Straw, Tucker, and Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.

Round Rock will wrap up the 2019 regular season with four games in Omaha. Rogelio Armenteros will start game one and he'll take on Jake Kalish at 7:05.

Arkansas 8, Corpus Christi 6

W- Austin Adams (1-1)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (3-7)
S- Sam Delaplane (4)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (21, 2-run in 3rd), Jake Adams (21, 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.

Colton Shaver opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st and then he launched a two-run homer in the 3rd. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 5th but got picked off after Shaver drew a walk. Jake Adams had to settle for a two-run home run instead. Unfortunately, the Travs finished on a 5-0 run, scoring in each of the last four innings.

Shaver reached in all four of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with a couple of walks and scoring twice. Adams also finished with two hits on the night.

Brett Adcock pitched four innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two solo homers), walked one, and struck out four. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he went two innings, allowing two runs on three hits and walking one. Tommy DeJuneas allowed a run in the 6th and failed to get an out in the 7th; he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked two, and struck out two. Justin Ferrell was next; he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Carlos Sanabria struck out the only man he faced for the final out of the 9th.

Corpus will conclude its season with a four-game series against Tulsa starting tonight at 6:15. Bryan Abreu gets the start in game one and he'll face Josiah Gray.

Fayetteville 5, Carolina 0

W- Cody Deason (9-6)
L- Nelson Hernandez (11-10)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Fly On. pic.twitter.com/2VAeRDsTjm

— 🐦 Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) August 30, 2019

Three Fayetteville pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Woodpeckers clinched a Carolina League playoff berth in their first season as the Woodpeckers; they are the defending Carolina League champions, which they won as the Buies Creek Astros.

Austin Hansen allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 3.2 innings, allowing two hits and striking out five. Humberto Castellanos walked one and struck out one in the 9th to complete the shutout.

David Hensley opened the scoring by hitting a sac fly that eventually turned into a double play. He and Cal Stevenson both ripped two-run doubles in the 5th inning. Stevenson finished 3-5 on the night.

Fayetteville will conclude the regular season with a five-game set against their divisional-round opponents, the Down East Wood Ducks. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Cedar Rapids 2

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (6-3)
L- Tyler Palm (3-10)
S- Felipe Tejada (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored three in the 1st and that was all for them on offense. Fortunately, those three runs held up in the end and they came out on top in their penultimate road game of the 2019 regular season.

Oscar Campos and Freúdis Nova hit RBI singles and Alex Holderbach drove in the third run with a groundout. Alex McKenna finished 2-4 on the evening.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two runs on a pair of solo homers, one other hit, and struck out seven in six innings. Felipe Tejada finished things off with three scoreless, allowing a hit, walking three, and striking out four.

Matt Ruppenthal will take on Andrew Cabezas in Quad Cities' road finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City

The ValleyCats split a doubleheader with Lowell, taking game one by a final of 6-3 and losing the second game 7-2.

Game 1: W 6-3

W- Edgardo Sandoval (2-3)
L- Ryan Fernandez (3-1)

TC home runs: None.

Tri-City erupted for five runs in the 6th to take control of this game.

Kyle Serrano allowed an unearned run on a bases-loaded walk, a hit, issued another walk, and struck out one in the 1st. Edgardo Sandoval went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out eight.

Nate Perry opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. All five of the ValleyCats' runs in that big 6th came with two outs. Luis Santana hit an RBI single and then Korey Lee and Perry drew bases-loaded walks. Joe Perez capped things off with a two-run single. Lee finished 2-2 in game one with a triple and scored twice.

Game 2: L 7-2

W- Yasel Santana (3-4)
L- Manny Ramirez (0-3)

TC home runs: Korey Lee (3, 2-run in 4th)

The Spinners went off for five in the opening inning to cruise to the win in the second game of the twinbill.

Lee's two-run shot in the 4th represented the ValleyCats' only scoring play of this game.

Yeremi Ceballos allowed a solo homer and struck out six in three innings of relief; he was the third pitcher to appear for the ValleyCats in game two.

Juan Pablo Lopez will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-0 @ Carolina

9 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 14 K

Austin Hansen: 4.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K

Cody Deason: W (9-6), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: IP, BB, K

Cal Stevenson's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Cal Stevenson, OF, and David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

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

Hensley: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-2 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 4 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (6-3), 6 IP, 3 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Felipe Tejada: Save (1), 3 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 K

Korey Lee, C, Tri-City

2-2, 3B, RBI, 2 R in game one of doubleheader

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

Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City

W (2-3), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 8 K in game one of doubleheader

Yeremi Ceballos, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 6 K in game two of doubleheader

Colton Shaver, 3B/C, and Jake Adams, 1B, Corpus Christi

Shaver: 2-2, 2-R HR (21), 3 RBI, 2 R

Adams: 2-4, 2-R HR (21)

Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (34), 2 R

Brandon Bielak, RHP, and Josh James, RHP, Round Rock

Bielak: W (11-4), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K

James: 2 IP, BB, 3 K in rehab appearance

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 5, 2019

I'm sorry for the lack of updates recently... I just needed a little time off for personal reasons. Also, the constant churning out of recaps started to wear me down a bit. Good news though... I'm hopping back in the saddle today.

Round Rock 6, Sacramento 3

W- Framber Valdez (3-2)
L- Casey Meisner (2-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (5)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (13, solo in 6th)

Both teams scored in three separate innings but the E-Train put up a couple of crooked numbers to swing this game in their favor.

Framber Valdez went six innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out eight. Cy Sneed, Dean Deetz, and Ronel Blanco all pitched an inning to finish things off. Sneed allowed a solo homer and struck out two in the 7th, Deetz allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless 8th, and Blanco struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to earn the save.

Round Rock turned a bases-loaded situation in the 2nd into three runs as Jamie Ritchie put them on the board with a sac fly, Alex De Goti hit an RBI single, and Abraham Toro got plunked with the bases loaded. Nick Tanielu smacked a solo homer in the 6th and Round Rock got two more in the 7th on a Jack Mayfield RBI single and a Kyle Tucker sac fly. Ritchie was the only person to go hitless but he still had his sac fly.

Round Rock will spend Tuesday traveling to El Paso, where they'll kick off a three-game series on Wednesday.

Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 0

W- Bryan Abreu (7-2)
L- Jason Bahr (1-3)
S- Cristian Javier (4)

CC home runs: Jonathan Arauz (9, solo in 2nd)

Jonathan Arauz had a big night at the plate while Bryan Abreu and Cristian Javier shut the Roughriders down on the mound.

Arauz opened the scoring when he launched a solo homer in the 2nd inning. He finished 3-4 and drove in Corpus Christi's other run with an RBI single in the 7th. With his home run, Arauz has set a new career-high with nine home runs on the year. Bryan de la Cruz and Jacob Meyers had two hits apiece.

Abreu allowed a hit, walked four, and struck out five over five shutout innings and Javier completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out eight over the final four innings.

Yohan Ramirez goes up against Ronald Herrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers will kick off a three-game set with Wilmington at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 3, Quad Cities 0

W- Luis Frias (1-0)
L- Brett Daniels (6-6)
S- Chester Pimentel (8)

QC home runs: None.

Wilyer Abreu had two the Banditos' three hits in this one.

Brett Daniels went five innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. Hunter Martin allowed a hit and struck out three over three scoreless innings.

José Bravo will get the start as the Banditos look to avoid a sweep. First pitch is at noon.

Tri-City 3, Lowell 1

W- Cole McDonald (1-0)
L- Jenrry Mejía (0-1)

TC home runs: Joe Perez (3, walk-off 2-run in 9th)

The ValleyCats started off a new series in victorious fashion as they scored three runs in the final two innings to walk off with the win.

Juanrael Paulino, who was featured in the "Watch This Space" section of this week's Farm Report, tied the game by ripping an RBI double in the 8th and Joe Perez walked it off by smacking a two-run homer in the 9th. Perez also stole a base, his third on the year.

Kyle Serrano worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 1st inning. Edgardo Sandoval took over for five scoreless and he allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out five. Cole McDonald got the last three innings and he allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out five.

Game two of this series is at 7:00 Eastern as Valente Bellozo will take on Bryan Lucas.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Marlins 2

W- Franny Cobos (2-0)
L- Josh Wolf (0-1)
S- Diosmerky Taveras (1)

GCL home runs: None.

This game was called in the top of the 9th due to rain. The Palm Beach 'Stros got four in the 1st and those runs held up in the end.

Tyler Krabbe came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the 1st inning and he cleared them with a double. He wound up scoring on a wild pitch. José Álvarez and Franklin Pinto both finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Fredy Medina struck out one in a 1-2-3 1st inning. Franny Cobos was the first man out of the GCLStros bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in four innings of work. Brayan de Paula walked two and struck out three in two innings and Diosmerky Taveras allowed an unearned run on a single and struck out one in the 9th.

DSL Marlins 2, DSL Astros 0

W- Guillermo Ramirez (2-2)
L- Jaime Melendez (1-3)
S- Luis Gonzalez (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros held the Marlins to two hits but they were also kept off the scoreboard.

Ricardo Toro had a couple of singles while Miguel Palma singled and stole a base, his seventh of the season.

Jherson Pereira struck out six over five near-perfect innings; he faced one batter over the minimum due to an error. Jaime Melendez allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two over the final three innings.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 5 IP, 6 K

Tyler Krabbe, C, GCL Astros: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R; scored on wild pitch

Joe Perez, 3B, Tri-City

1-4, walk-off 2-R HR (3)

Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City

5 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 2-0 @ Frisco

9 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 13 K

Bryan Abreu: W (7-2), 5 IP, H, 4 BB, 5 K

Cristian Javier: Save (4), 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K

Jonathan Arauz, IF, Corpus Christi

3-4, solo HR (9), 2 RBI

- First Texas League home run 

-Drove in both Corpus Christi runs

- New career-high for home runs in a season

Nick Tanielu, IF, Round Rock

2-3, 2B, solo HR (13), 2 R

Framber Valdez, LHP, Round Rock

W (3-2), 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K

Hunter Martin, RHP, Quad Cities

3 IP, H, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, August 12, 2018

Fresno 9, Albuquerque 4

W- Josh James (6-4)
L- Peter Lambert (2-4)

Fresno home runs: Yordan Alvarez (7, 19 season; solo in 2nd), J.D. Davis (9, 2-run in 5th)

The Grizzlies earned the split by scoring in five straight innings.

Josh James went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out six. Matt Ramsey allowed a hit and struck out two over 2.1 scoreless, and Brendan McCurry allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 9th.

Yordan Alvarez opened the scoring when he smacked a homer in the 2nd inning. Garrett Stubbs ripped a two-run double in the 3rd and came around to score on A.J. Reed's single. Alvarez walked to lead off the 4th and scored on a double from Taylor Jones. J.D. Davis launched a two-run homer in the 5th, and finally in the 6th, Alex De Goti ripped an RBI double and stole home. Alvarez, Jones, and De Goti all finished with two hits; Alvarez and De Goti both scored two runs. Myles Straw stole two bases, giving him 23 with Fresno and 58 on the year.

Fresno will begin a three-game series with Las Vegas at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 6, Springfield 1

W- Akeem Bostick (2-4)
L- Anthony Shew (6-7)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (2, 16 season; 2-run in 1st)

The Hooks got out to a quick start and kept the Cardinals in check to take the finale and the series.

Abraham Toro opened the scoring when he launched a two-run homer in the opening frame. He then added an RBI single to his ledger in the 3rd inning. Corpus struck for three more runs in the 5th when Carmen Benedetti hit an RBI single and Josh Rojas drove in two with a base hit. Toro and Stephen Wrenn both finished 2-4; Benedetti and Ronnie Dawson scored two runs apiece.

Akeem Bostick went five innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out four. Ryan Hartman tagged in to throw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning four. Carlos Sierra struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

Corpus Christi has Monday off. They'll start a three-game set in Tulsa on Tuesday.

Buies Creek and Frederick was cancelled

Due to rain. This game will not be made up as it was the final regular-season meeting between both clubs. Corey Julks had homered and Buies Creek was leading 2-1 in the 3rd inning before play was halted.

The Carolina Stros will have Monday off. They will welcome the Winston-Salem Dash to Campbell University for three beginning Tuesday.

Quad Cities 5, Cedar Rapids 0

W- Edgardo Sandoval (1-1)

L- Jhoan Duran (6-5)

QC home runs: Scott Schreiber (4, solo in 2nd), Colton Shaver (14, 2-run in 5th)

The Banditos got a career night from Edgardo Sandoval as he, Parker Mushinski, and Willy Collado joined forces to hold the Kernels to just three hits on Sunday.

Sandoval allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high 11 over six shutout innings. Mushinski struck out three over two perfect frames, and Collado completed the shutout by striking out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Scott Schreiber whacked a solo homer to open the scoring in the 2nd inning. He then drew a one-out walk in the 5th inning, stole second, advanced to third on the errant throw down, and scored on a Logan Mattix sac fly. One batter later, Colton Shaver smacked a two-run home run. Rúben Castro singled to start the 8th, advanced to third on a bad pickoff throw, and scored the final run of the evening on a wild pitch. Castro finished 3-4 on the night and was the only man on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Bryan Abreu will take on Edwar Colina as the series shifts to Cedar Rapids. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City 7, Vermont 3

W- Cody Deason (1-0)
L- Adam Reuss (3-2)

TC home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (6, solo in 1st), Austin Dennis (1, solo in 8th)

The ValleyCats scored a run in each of the first three innings and then as they held on to a one-run lead, they busted out for three runs in the 7th.

Enmanuel Valdez wasted little time in getting things started as he homered to start the game. Michael Wielansky kept the 2nd inning alive with a base hit; he then stole second and scored on a single from Ramiro Rodriguez, who got thrown out at second to end the inning. Valdez led off the 3rd with a single and scored when Austin Dennis grounded into a double play.

Nathan Perry drew a walk to lead off the 7th and Andy Piñeda joined him on the bases following a single. Wielansky flew out, but Ramiro delivered the big blow with a two-run triple. Alex McKenna brought Rodriguez in with a double. Dennis smacked a solo homer in the 8th, the first of his pro career. He ended up getting a tremendous reception upon his return to the dugout:

At the @VTLakeMonsters game and @austindennis80 just hit his first homer of the season. @ValleyCats teammates executed a 65 silent treatment. Near-elite indifference. Plus wait time. Fringe average hurrah kept it from being a 70. #MiLB

— Chris Palmer (@cpalmer0608) August 13, 2018

R.J. Freure started things off with three scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three. Layne Henderson was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed two runs on a wild pitch and a sac fly, a single, walked two, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Cody Deason was next and he allowed a run on four hits and fanned four in 2.1 innings. J.P. France allowed two hits and struck out four in the last two innings.

The 2018 New York-Penn League All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday at Medlar Field in State College, Pennsylvania, the home of the State College Spikes and Penn State baseball. Austin Hansen, Alex McKenna, and Jeremy Peña will represent the ValleyCats.

GCL Astros 3, GCL Mets 2 in 10 innings

W- Jervic Chavez (1-1)
L- Miguel Ramirez (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros walked off with a win on Sunday.

Jayson Schroeder and Manny Ramirez both threw three innings. Schroeder allowed a run on a sac fly, a single, walked two, and struck out five, while Manny allowed an unearned run when he threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt. He allowed one hit, walked three, and struck out five. Miguel Figueroa walked three and struck out two over 2.1 no-hit innings, and Jervic Chavez issued a walk in 1.2 innings of work.

Freudis Nova reached on an error and Wilyer Abreu smacked a ground-rule double to start the 2nd. Yeuris Ramirez brought them both in with a single. Abreu started the 10th in scoring position and Yeuris was given a free pass to first base. They both ended up pulling off a double steal and then Rhandall Sanchez was intentionally walked to load the bases. The Palm Beach Stros were on the verge of squandering this opportunity after Hector Martinez went down on strikes and Nerio Rodriguez grounded into a force out, but Carlos Diaz won the game by drawing a walk.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jayson Schroeder, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Manny Ramirez, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, H, unearned run, 3 BB, 5 K

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Alex McKenna, OF, and Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, Tri-City

Valdez: 2-5, solo HR (6), 2 R

McKenna: 4-5, 2 2B, RBI

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

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 3 H, BB, 15 K

Edgardo Sandoval: W (1-1), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, career-high 11 K

Parker Mushinski: 2 IP, 3 K

Willy Collado: IP, K

Abraham Toro, 3B, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2-R HR (2, 16 season), 3 RBI

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 6-1 vs. Springfield

9 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Akeem Bostick: W (2-4), 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Ryan Hartman: 3 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Carlos Sierra: IP, K

Taylor Jones, 1B, Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, and Alex De Goti, IF, Fresno

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

Alvarez: 2-3, solo HR (7, 19 season), 2 R

De Goti: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (1, 6 season)

Photo by Bryan Green

Matt Ramsey, RHP, Fresno

2.1 IP, H, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, April 21, 2017

Three days in a row!

Fresno 8, Las Vegas 5

W- Reymin Guduan (1-2)
L- David Roseboom (0-2)
S- Jordan Jankowski (1)

Fresno home runs: A.J. Reed (3, 3-run in 6th), Teoscar Hernandez (4, grand slam in 8th)

Fresno erased a 5-0 deficit by scoring the game's last eight runs. They entered this series on a 5-game losing streak but finished it by taking 3 of 4 from the 51s.

For the first five innings, the Grizz couldn't get much done against Adam Wilk until Tony Kemp and D.J. Fisher hit one-out singles in the 6th. Tyler White was the 2nd casualty of the inning on a lineout, but A.J. Reed put them on the board with a 3-run homer.

Kemp singled to lead off the 8th. and then White singled and Reed drew a walk to load the bases. Preston Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk to make it a one-run game and prompted a pitching change. Teoscar Hernandez greeted Paul Sewald (Johnny Sewald's brother) with a grand slam that put Fresno in front. Kemp (2 R) and Colin Moran (2B) had 2 hits apiece.

Brian Holmes went 4 innings and allowed 5 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 6 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 4. The bullpen picked him up and kept Vegas off the scoreboard for the final 5 innings. Well, technically, they allowed a run, but it was charged to Holmes.

Aaron West inherited two runners from Holmes in the 5th; one of them scored on a force out. Fortunately, he got out of the 5th without further incident, striking out 1. Sean Stutzman allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 1 over 2 innings. Reymin Guduan struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 8th, and Jordan Jankowski allowed a hit and issued a walk to the first two men he faced, but he pulled himself together to secure the victory. Jankowski induced a double play and got Xorge Carrillo to fly out to end the game.

Francis Martes gets the start as the Grizzlies welcome Salt Lake to town for a 4-game series. He'll face Manny Banuelos at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 8, Frisco 3

W- Josh James (2-0)
L- Reed Garrett (0-3)
S- Rogelio Armenteros (1)

CC home runs: J.D. Davis (4; 2-run in 7th)

The Hooks responded to Frisco taking the lead with 3 runs in the 3rd with a pair of 3-run innings of their own.

Ramon Laureano opened the scoring with a 2-run single in the 3rd inning. The Riders responded with 3 in the bottom of the inning to take the lead, but fortunately, that was the only inning in which they scored.

Corpus regained the lead in the 5th by taking advantage of a bases-loaded, no out situation. Mott Hyde and Drew Ferguson singled to lead off the inning while Laureano joined them by drawing a walk. Jon Singleton was next and he came through with a 2-run single to put the Hooks back in front. Laureano stole home on a double steal with Singleton, who took 2nd. Singleton hit an RBI single in the 7th, and J.D. Davis capped off the evening with a 2-run homer. Davis has now homered in three consecutive games. Ferguson finished 2-4 with 3 runs scored and 2 stolen bases (4). Singleton (3 RBI, R, SB), Davis (2-R HR), and Alejandro Garcia (2 2B) also finished with 2 hits in the game. Garcia extended his hitting streak to 7 games; the last five have been multi-hit outings.

Josh James went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Rogelio Armenteros shut it down, allowing 3 hits, walking 2, and striking out 4 over the final four innings.

Brock Dykxhoorn will start game 3 of this series. He'll face Collin Wiles at 7:05.

Buies Creek 9, Carolina 4

W- Sebastian Kessay (2-0)
L- Marcos Diplan (1-1)

BC home runs: Eduardo de Oleo 3 (3; 3-run in 1st, solo in 3rd, solo in 8th)

Buies Creek stormed out to a 6-0 lead after the opening frame and Eduardo de Oleo had a night to remember.

De Oleo, who was acquired in the minor league phase of last winter's Rule 5 draft from the Diamondbacks, exceeded his home run total from 2016 and matched his total from 2015 in one night. All three of his hits left the yard.

Jason Martin led off the game with a double and scored the first run of the evening on a Myles Straw single. Straw made it to 3rd on an errant pickoff attempt and scored on Kyle Tucker's sacrifice fly. Dex McCall and Ryne Birk followed with singles. Osvaldo Duarte went down on strikes for the 2nd out, but Pat Porter kept the line moving with an RBI single. De Oleo was next, and he capped off the stellar start by slamming a 3-run homer. De Oleo wasn't finished; he led off the 3rd with a homer and did it again in the 8th. Birk drove in the final Astros run with an RBI single in the 9th inning. Kyle Tucker, who scored on Birk's base hit, singled and stole his way to 3rd before coming home. Little Tuck now has 6 stolen bases on the season. Straw and Birk both finished with 2 hits on the night.

Yoanys Quiala went 3.2 innings and allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while striking out 4. Sebastian Kessay was the first man out of the Buies Creek bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out 2. Framber Valdez tagged in for 3.2 innings; the one run he allowed came on a solo homer hit by Isan Diaz in the 9th. Framber allowed 3 other hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Carlos Sierra issued a walk to the first man he faced, but he got the final out with a strikeout.

Akeem Bostick gets the start in game 3 of this series. He'll face Conor Harber at 5:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Clinton 1

W- Edgardo Sandoval (2-1)
L- Alex Wells (0-1)

QC home runs: Spencer Johnson (3, solo in 2nd), Marcos Almonte (3, 2-run in 5th)

The Banditos took game 2 thanks to the long ball and a couple of stellar performances on the mound.

Brett Adcock and Edgardo Sandoval combined to hold the LumberKings to just two hits in this one. Adcock allowed a run, both Clinton hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 in 4.2 innings, while Sandoval struck out 4 in 4.1 innings; he faced one batter over the minimum because of an error.

All three Quad Cities runs came via the home run. Spencer Johnson launched one in the 2nd to put the Banditos on the board first and Marcos Almonte clubbed his third in four games, a 2-run shot in the 5th.

Enoli Paredes will take on Ljay Newsome (yes, this is his given name) in game 3 of this series. First pitch is at 1:15.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Photo by Bryan Green

Eduardo de Oleo, C, Buies Creek

3-4, 3 HR (3), 5 RBI

Brett Adcock's photo from MiLB.com

Brett Adcock, LHP, and Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Quad Cities

Adcock: 4.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Sandoval: W (2-1), 4.1 IP, 4 K

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Corpus Christi

Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Drew Ferguson, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, 3 R, 2 SB (4)

Jon Singleton, 1B, Corpus Christi

2-4, 3 RBI, R, SB (1)

J.D. Davis, 3B, Corpus Christi

2-5, 2-R HR (4)

HR in 3rd consecutive game

Teoscar Hernandez, OF, Fresno

Go-ahead grand slam (4) in 8th

Fresno bullpen: W 8-5 vs.Las Vegas

5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Aaron West: IP, K; allowed 1 of 2 inherited runners to score

Sean Stutzman: 2 IP, H, BB, K

Reymin Guduan: W (1-2), IP, 2 K

Jordan Jankowski: Save (1), IP, H, BB

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, August 27, 2016

Fresno 6, Sacramento 2

W- Evan Grills (1-1, 9-7 season)
L- Matt Cain (1-1)

Fresno home runs: Colin Moran (10, solo in 5th)

The Grizzlies went off on Matt Cain by scoring 5 runs in the 3rd inning.

Evan Grills was excellent in his 6.2 innings; he allowed 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. Mac Williamson spoiled the shutout with a 2-run homer off of Jordan Jankowski in the 8th. Jankowski allowed 2 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 1.1 innings, and Jandel Gustave walked 2 in a scoreless 9th.

Andrew Aplin led off the big 3rd inning with a double, advanced to 3rd on a bunt single from Nolan Fontana, and scored the first run of the night on a Tyler White single. Jon Kemmer smacked an RBI double, and although White was thrown out at home when Alejandro Garcia grounded into a fielder's choice, Colin Moran was able to come through with an RBI single, and Garcia scored on an error that allowed Jon Singleton to reach. Max Stassi brought in the 5th and final run of the inning with an RBI single. Moran, who finished 3-4, led off the 5th with a homer for the final Fresno run. White went 2-5 out of the leadoff spot.

Keegan Yuhl will start the Grizzlies' final home game of 2016. He'll face Clayton Blackburn at 5:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 5, San Antonio 1

W- Rogelio Armenteros (2-0, 8-6 season)
L- Kyle Lloyd (6-7)
S- Ryan Thompson (3, 5 season)

CC home runs: None.

Rogelio Armenteros shined on the mound once again, and he and Ryan Thompson shackled the Missions offense. Meanwhile, the difference in this game was a 4-run 4th inning in the Hooks' favor.

Armenteros went 6 innings, and the one run he allowed came off a solo homer hit by Luis Tejada to begin the 5th. He allowed 5 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. Thompson walked 1 and struck out 1 over the final 3 innings.

Nick Tanielu led off the 4th with a double and scored the first run of the night when Preston Tucker followed with a single. Tucker wound up scoring on an error that allowed Conrad Gregor to reach. Drew Ferguson and James Ramsay drove in runs with a single and a groundout, respectively. Ferguson hit a one-out double in the 6th and advanced to 3rd on an error. Ramsay brought him home with a sac fly. Tucker and Ferguson had 2 hits apiece.

Dean Deetz will make his Corpus debut tonight. He'll face Daniel McCutchen at 6:05.

Modesto 8, Lancaster 6

W- Logan Cozart (2-5)
L- Chris Murphy (0-1, 5-8 season)
S- Luis Niebla (16)

Lancaster home runs: Jason Martin (20, solo in 2nd)

This game was tied at 4 after the 4th inning, but the Nuts seized control with 3 runs in the 8th.

Aaron Mizell doubled in the 1st and put Lancaster on the board first by scoring on a passed ball. Jason Martin smacked a solo homer with two outs in the 2nd inning. Both teams scored 2 runs in the 4th; Jamie Ritchie smoked an RBI double and Osvaldo Duarte had a sac fly for the JetHawks. Trent Woodward scored on a botched force out attempt in the 8th, and Bryan Muñiz scored on a wild pitch in the 9th. Muñiz, Woodward, and Ritchie all had 2 hits on the night.

Albert Abreu went 4 innings and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the Lancaster bullpen; he went 3 innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Chris Murphy allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in the 8th.

Scott Weathersby will start the series finale, and he'll take on former Texas Longhorn Parker French at 6:05 Pacific.

Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities 2

W- Jordan Desguin (1-1)
L- Yoanys Quiala (2-11)
S- Nate Griep (22)

QC home runs: Spencer Johnson (2, 10 season; solo in 5th)

The River Bandits have scored just 12 runs during their 8-game losing streak.

Spencer Johnson put Quad Cities on the board with by leading off the 5th inning with a homer, and Pat Porter hit an RBI double in the 6th inning. Dex McCall was thrown out at the plate trying to score the tying run.

Yoanys Quiala went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits (2-run homer), walked 2, and struck out 4. Zac Person walked 2 and struck out 3 over 1.2 scoreless innings, and David Schmidt got a groudout to record the final out of the 9th inning.

Tyler Britton will make his Quad Cities debut today, and he'll face Jake Drossner at 1:15.

Lowell 5, Tri-City 1

W- Daniel Zandona (5-2)
L- Angelo Serrano (0-2, 1-3 season)

TC home runs: Alex De Goti (2, solo in 9th)

All of the scoring in this game was done in the 9th inning. Unfortunately, the Spinners had the more productive half of the 9th inning.

Alex De Goti's homer in the 9th spoiled Lowell's shutout bid. Bryan De La Cruz finished 2-3.

Edgardo Sandoval went 5 innings and allowed 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4. Makay Nelson was the first man out, and in 2.2 innings, he allowed a hit, walked 4, and struck out 3. Angelo Serrano pitched 1.1 innings and allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits (2-run homer) and walked 1.

Kevin Hill will start the series finale. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

Elizabethton 1, Greeneville 0

W- Tyler Wells (5-2)
L- Patrick Sandoval (2-3)
S- Patrick McGuff (9)

Greeneville home runs: None.

There was one run in this game... and it did not belong to Greeneville. And now, the Appy Astros are on the brink. As Jayne mentioned in today's Farm Report, they'll have to win out to make the playoffs.

Abraham Toro hit a double and stole a base, his 2nd of the season.

Patrick Sandoval went 5 innings and allowed the only run of the game on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Diogenes Almengo walked 1 and struck out 4 over the final 4 innings.

In game 2 of this series, Forrest Whitley will take on Ryan Mason. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 5, GCL Astros 1

W- Franyel Casadilla (5-2)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (2-6, 3-6 season)

GCL home runs: None.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the 2nd inning and the Kissimmee Stros couldn't respond.

Gilberto Celestino's sac fly in the 3rd was their only scoring play.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed 5 runs on 7 hits and struck out 3 over 1.2 innings. Enoli Paredes allowed a hit and struck out 7 over 3.1 innings in relief. Saul Martinez walked 1 and struck out 1 in a scoreless 6th. Bryan Abreu was next, and he struck out 2 over 2.1 perfect innings. Manuel Gonzalez recorded the final 2 outs of the 9th via strikeout.

From August 10: DSL Astros Blue 4, DSL Dodgers2 3 in 14 innings

W- Robert Corniel (1-1)
L- Leowis Blanco (2-2)

Blue home runs: Anibal Sierra (2, 3-run in 4th)

The Blue team got outhit 15-6 and walked off with the win.

Anibal Sierra's 3-run homer came all the way back on August 10. Nestor Tejada won the game with an RBI single in the 14th.

Yulian Frontado pitched 3 innings after play resumed and allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Yeremi Ceballos allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 8 over 5 scoreless. Robert Corniel allowed 3 hits and walked 1 over 2 innings.

Saturday's Stars

Yeremi Ceballos, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 8 K

Photo from MiLB.com

Diogenes Almengo, RHP, Greeneville

4 IP, BB, 4 K

Rogelio Armenteros and Ryan Thompson, RHPs, Corpus Christi

Armenteros: W (2-0, 8-6 season), 6 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 5 K

Thompson: Save (3, 5 season), 3 IP, BB, K

Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City

5 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K

Evan Grills, LHP, Fresno

W (1-1, 9-7 season), 6.2 IP, 5 H, BB, 8 K

Colin Moran, 3B, Fresno

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

Photo by Bryan Green

Enoli Paredes, RHP, GCL Astros

3.1 IP, H, 7 K