Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 1, 2017

Fresno 8, Sacramento 1

W- Dean Deetz (1-2, 5-4 season)
L- Tyler Beede (4-6)

Fresno home runs: A.J. Reed (13, solo in 9th)

Make it 9 wins in a row for the Grizzlies as Dean Deetz, Aaron West, and Brendan McCurry joined forces to shut the RiverCats down on the first day of July.

Deetz went 5 innings and allowed Sacramento's only run of the evening, which came on a solo homer hit by Chris Shaw in the 4th. He allowed one other hit, walked 3, and struck out 6. West and McCurry followed with 2 scoreless innings apiece; West allowed 3 hits, while McCurry allowed 2 hits and fanned 3.

Fresno parlayed a base-loaded situation in the 2nd inning into the first two runs of the evening. Colin Moran led off the inning with a single, walked his way to 3rd, and scored when Juan Centeno beat out a double play attempt. A.J. Reed, who walked, ended up scoring on a wild pitch. Reed added an RBI single to his ledger in the 3rd inning. D.J. Fisher hit an RBI single in the 4th and Tony Kemp also ended up scoring on the ensuing error. The Grizz got a pair of RBI singles in the 5th from Centeno and Kemp, and Reed capped off the evening with a homer to start the 9th inning.

Kemp (RBI, R, SB), Moran (2 R), and Reed (solo HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) turned in 2-hit performances for the Fresno offense. Jon Kemmer reached in all 5 of his plate appearances, going 3-3 with a double, a run scored, and walked twice.

David Martinez gets the call in game 3 of this series. First pitch is at 1:05 Pacific.

Northwest Arkansas 6, Corpus Christi 3

W- Foster Griffin (6-1)
L- Alex Winkelman (0-3, 2-3 season)
S- Jake Newberry (12)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks managed to get to within a run after the 7th inning, but the Naturals scored a pair in the 8th to put this one away and earn the sweep. Corpus went 2-11 with RISP and left 10 men on base.

Jon Singleton put the Hooks on the board with an RBI single in the 6th inning and Tony Nuñez chipped in with a 2-run single in the 7th. J.D. Davis, Jamie Ritchie, and Ramon Laureano all finished with 2 hits on the night.

Alex Winkelman went 3.2 innings and allowed 3 unearned runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Akeem Bostick tagged in for 3.1 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out 1. Andrew Thome allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and struck out 1 in the 8th.

The Hooks are hoping that the second leg of their tour of Arkansas ends up a little better than the first leg. Charlie Morton joins Corpus as he continues his rehab, and he'll start the first of a 3-game set in Little Rock at 2:10 against Tyler Herb.

Buies Creek 7, Potomac 1

W- Sebastian Kessay (5-2)
L- Nolan Sanburn (3-2)

BC home runs: Eduardo de Oleo (4, solo in 2nd), Taylor Jones (1, 6 season; solo in 7th)

The Carolina Stros broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the 6th and busted this game open with four more after the 7th inning stretch.

Hector Perez went 5.2 innings and allowed a run on 8 hits (7 singles and a double), walked 2, and struck out 9. Sebastian Kessay allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 over 2 scoreless, and Sean Stutzman retired the last 4 Nationals hitters of the game, striking out 2.

Eduardo de Oleo opened the scoring by launching a solo homer in the 2nd inning. Anibal Sierra walked to lead off the 6th and ended up scoring the go-ahead run on an error following a Myles Straw sac bunt. Straw, who made it all the way to 3rd, scored on a Yordan Alvarez double.

Taylor Jones kicked off the 7th with his first Carolina League homer. De Oleo and Randy César followed with a single and a walk, respectively. They advanced a base on a wild pitch. Sierra walked to load the bases for Straw, who hit an RBI single. Stephen Wrenn followed with an RBI single and Alvarez added a sac fly to his ledger. Alvarez (2B, 2 RBI) and de Oleo (solo HR, 2 R) both finished with 2 hits on the evening.

Jorge Alcala faces Grant Borne in game 3. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Burlington 3

W- Abdiel Saldaña (4-1)
L- Andrew Vinson (5-7)

QC home runs: None.

It got a bit hairy in the 9th, but the Banditos secured the win to get even in their series with the Bees.

Abdiel Saldaña's first start of the season went well: he threw 7 innings and allowed a run on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Devon Carr allowed a 2-run homer to John Schuneckt in the 9th, which was the only scoring play he allowed in 2 innings. Carr also allowed one other hit and struck out 2.

Quad Cities took the advantage with 3 runs in the 5th. Jonathan Arauz hit a one-out double and scored the first run of the frame on Ronnie Dawson's single. Carmen Benedetti followed with a single and Chuckie Robinson ripped a 2-run double. Robinson was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple to end the inning, but he did the damage. Arauz finished 2-4 and added an RBI single to his ledger in the 6th. An error on the play also allowed Marcos Almonte to score.

Quad Cities and Burlington continue their series at 2:00 as Cionel Perez takes on Jose Suarez.

Staten Island 3, Tri-City 0

W- Alexander Vargas (2-0)
L- Patrick Sandoval (0-1, 0-2 season)
S- Eduardo Rivera (1)

TC home runs: None.

There was only one half-inning in which runs were scored. It belonged to Staten Island.

Patrick Sandoval went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs, all of which came in the 2nd inning, on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out a career-high 9. Parker Mushinski walked 1 and struck out 3 over 2 scoreless innings, and Hunter Martin struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Tri-City was held to just 4 hits; J.J. Matijevic, Jake Adams, and Kristian Trompiz singled, and Abraham Toro had a double.

Game 2 of the series starts at 4:00 Eastern.

Greeneville and Kingsport was suspended

A 0-0 game was suspended due to rain. This game will resume at 4:00 Eastern.

The regularly scheduled game, a 7-inning affair, will start 30 minutes after the completion of the suspended game. Juan Robles will take on Garrison Bryant.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 1

W- Winston Nicacio (1-1)
L- Maikel Sepulveda (0-1)
S- C.J. Saylor (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros had more hits, but the Cardinals' two solo homers topped their one run.

Hector Martinez scored the GCLstros' only run of the day on a Jose Benjamin sac fly in the 9th. Carlos Machado finished 2-4 with a double in the 9th and was stranded there to end the game.

Tanner Duncan struck out 4 over 3 perfect innings. The one run that Maikel Sepulveda allowed came on a solo homer from Elehuris Montero in the 4th. Sepulveda went 4 innings and allowed 2 other hits and struck out 5. Juan Corniel struck out 1 and only allowed one hit in his 2 innings, which was a solo homer from Luis Flores in the 8th.

DSL Astros Blue 4, DSL Royals 0

W- Fredis Guerrero (2-0)
L- Wilmer Jimenez (1-2)
S- Nivaldo Rodriguez (1)

Blue home runs: None.

Fredis Guerrero and Nivaldo Rodriguez joined forces on a shutout. Guerrero allowed 2 hits and struck out 4 in 5 innings, and Rodriguez allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

Angel Tejeda opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. The Blue team got 2 in the 5th as Luis Coronel scored on a passed ball and Leonardo Gonzalez followed by scoring on a wild pitch with Nerio Rodriguez at the plate. Samir Caraballo hit a sac fly in the 7th.

DSL Pirates 12, DSL Astros Orange 3

W- Yerry De Los Santos (1-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (0-2)

Orange home runs: None.

The Pirates rattled off 12 unanswered runs after Team Orange scored 3 in the 2nd.

Euclides Chavez scored the first run of the day on an error in the 2nd inning; Jeury Castillo was credited with an RBI on the play. Sean Mendoza and Deury Carrasco followed with sac flies. Chavez went 2-4.

Elian Rodriguez made his pro debut and went 2.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits (2-run homer), walking 4, and striking out 3. Crisofer Melendez allowed a hit and walked 1 over 2.1 innings. Ronny Garcia and Fredy Medina struggled and I'll leave it at that.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fredis Guerrero, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: W (2-0), 5 IP, 2 H, 4 K
Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, BB, K

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Fresno Grizzlies: W 8-1 @ Sacramento

Dean Deetz: W (1-2, 5-4 season), 5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Aaron West: 2 IP, 3 H

Brendan McCurry: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K

A.J. Reed: 2-4, solo HR (13), 2 RBI, 2 R

Hector Perez, RHP, Buies Creek

5.2 IP, 8 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Yordan Alvarez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Eduardo de Oleo's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Yordan Alvarez, 1B, and Eduardo de Oleo, C, Buies Creek

Alvarez: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI

de Oleo: 2-4, solo HR (4), 2 R

Photo by Bryan Green

Abdiel Saldaña, RHP, Quad Cities

W (4-1), 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Follow Tanner Duncan on Twitter @Duncanonyou

Tanner Duncan, RHP, GCL Astros

3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 8, 2017

Fresno 9, Sacramento 2

W- David Martinez (3-6)
L- Chris Stratton (1-4)

Fresno home runs: Max Stassi (4, solo in 6th), D.J. Fisher (16, 2-run in 8th)

David Martinez had a fine outing and D.J. Fisher continues his mastery of PCL pitching.

Martinez allowed an unearned run on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 7 innings of work. The only hit that Brian Holmes allowed in the 8th was a solo homer to Ryder Jones. Holmes also struck out 2 in the inning. Aaron West struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Alejandro Garcia doubled to lead off the 3rd and scored Fresno's first run on a Tyler White groundout. The Grizzlies capitalized on a bases-loaded, no out situation to start the 5th and seized control of the game by scoring 4 runs in the inning. Tony Kemp hit an RBI single, then White followed with a sac fly, which prompted a Sacramento pitching change. Preston Tucker greeted the new pitcher with an RBI single, and Kemp wound up scoring when D.J. Fisher beat a double play attempt. Max Stassi smacked a homer to lead off the 6th, and finally, in the 8th inning, Garcia scored when Tucker grounded into a force play and Fisher capped it off with a 2-run shot.

Stassi reached in all 5 of his plate appearances, going 2-2 with 3 walks. White (2B, 2 RBI) and Fisher (2-R HR, 3 RBI) both went 2-4, and Garcia finished 3-4 with a double and 3 runs scored.

The next stop on Fresno's season-long roadtrip is El Paso. Dean Deetz takes on Zach Lee in game 1, which starts at 7:05 Mountain.

Corpus Christi 11, Frisco 6

W- Brock Dykxhoorn (1-3)
L- David Ledbetter (1-4)

CC home runs: J.D. Davis 2 (16; grand slam in 4th, solo in 7th), Jason Martin (2, 9 season; 2-run in 7th)

The Hooks scored in fewer innings on Thursday, but they put up more runs in the innings which they scored.

Trent Woodward singled to lead off the 2nd, advanced to 3rd when Jack Mayfield hit into a double play attempt that Frisco botched, and scored Corpus Christi's first run on a wild pitch. Mayfield advanced to 3rd on a Jason Martin single. Martin then stole 2nd, and Jamie Ritchie hit a 2-run single to put the Hooks in front.

The Roughriders responded with 3 of their own in the top of the 4th to regain the lead, but Corpus responded with 5 in the bottom of the frame. Kyle Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk and J.D. Davis landed a haymaker when he launched a grand slam. Davis led off the bottom of the 7th with a solo blast and Martin capped off the scoring with a 2-run homer.

Davis (2 HR, 5 RBI), Martin (2-R HR, 2 R, SB), Ritchie (2 RBI), and Tony Nuñez (R) all finished with 2 hits on the evening.

Cy Sneed went 4.1 innings and allowed 6 runs on 8 hits (2 solos and a 3-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 4. The bullpen picked him up with 4.2 scoreless to close out the game. Jacob Dorris allowed a hit, but he got the final two outs of the 5th and spared Sneed from further damage. Brock Dykxhoorn allowed 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7 in 3.1 innings, and Ryan Thompson allowed a single to the first man he faced in the 9th, which loaded the bases, but he got the final two outs of the game without further incident.

Framber Valdez makes his Texas League debut tonight at 7:05. He'll go up against Yohander Mendez.

Wilmington 4, Buies Creek 3 in 15 innings

W- Franco Terrero (1-3)
L- Howie Brey (0-1)

BC home runs: None.

The Blue Rocks got a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie, and it took a while, but they also walked off with the win in the 15th.

Jake Rogers put Buies Creek on the board with a sac fly in the 6th and Myles Straw ripped a 2-run triple in the 7th. The two of them went 2-6 on the evening. Spencer Johnson and Pat Porter both had 3 hits and scored a run. Buies Creek left the bases loaded in the top of the 15th.

Walks doomed Jorge Alcala, who otherwise pitched well in his 4 innings. He allowed 2 runs (1 earned) and just 1 hit, but he also issued 6 walks while striking out 4. Sebastian Kessay was the first man out of the Carolina Stros' bullpen and threw a 1-2-3 5th inning. Yoanys Quiala tagged in for 4 innings and allowed the tying run (which was unearned) on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. Nick Hernandez allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and fanned 2 over 3 scoreless. Howie Brey pitched 2.1 innings and allowed the winning run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

Framber Valdez was originally scheduled to start tonight's game... but he's in Corpus now. His replacement will face A.J. Puckett at 7:05 Eastern.

Wisconsin 8, Quad Cities 3

W- Jordan Desguin (4-2)
L- Dustin Hunt (0-5)
S- Parker Berberet (3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as the Timber Rattlers rattled off 7 of their 8 runs in a 4-inning span.

Dustin Hunt pitched 4 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits (2 solo homers), walked 2, and struck out 1. Kevin Hill was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 1.1 innings. Lucas Williams came on and pitched the final 2.2 innings following a 56-minute rain delay, allowing an unearned run on a wild pitch strikeout/error, a single, walked 1, and struck out 4.

Jonathan Arauz put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI triple in the 3rd and trotted home on a Daz Cameron double. Marcos Almonte drove in the River Bandits' other run with an RBI single in the 4th. Almonte, Ray Henderson, and Arauz all went 2-4 on the evening.

Quad Cities wraps up its tour of Wisconsin with 3 games in Beloit. First pitch is at 7:00.

DSL Astros Blue 8, DSL Red Sox 2

W- Fredis Guerrero (1-0)
L- Junior Figueroa (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

The Blue team removed all doubts regarding the outcome of this game with 5 runs in the 8th.

Ozziel Sanchez-Galan opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the 1st and came home on a Ronny Rafael groundout. Yorbin Ceuta scored on a wild pitch in the 6th.

Rafael doubled to lead off the 8th and scored on an Anthony Rodriguez double. Rhandall Sanchez chipped in with an RBI single, and Yeuris Ramirez ripped an RBI double. Kendy Moya capped off the day with a 2-run triple. Rodriguez went 2-4 and was the only player on either side with a multi-hit game.

Nivaldo Rodriguez went 4 innings and allowed 2 unearned runs on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Gustavo Almonte worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out 1. Fredis Guerrero walked 1 and fanned 5 over 4 scoreless to get the win.

These two teams play again at the Red Sox complex at 10:30 AM Eastern.

DSL Dodgers2 6, DSL Astros Orange 4

W- Raul Tales (1-0)
L- Carlos Quintero (0-1)
S- Elio Serrano (1)

Orange home runs: None.

The Orange team only allowed one scoring inning. Unfortunately, that was all the scoring the Dodgers needed.

Christian Mejias allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2 in 4 innings. The 5th proved to be a nightmare as Carlos Quintero and Fredy Medina combined to issue 6 walks in the inning. Quintero bore the brunt as all 6 runs were charged to him; 3 were earned and 2 were inherited runners charged to him. He got 2 outs in the inning, allowing a hit and striking out 1. Medina got the final out, but not before allowing a hit and walking 2. Jose Alberto Rivera allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 3 innings.

Leonardo Gonzalez opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd. In the 7th inning, Gerry Castillo ripped an RBI triple and scored on a Hector Martinez double. Martinez scored on a botched pickoff attempt.

Team Orange faces the Dodgers 2 again at 10:30 AM Eastern.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Christian Mejias, RHP, DSL Astros Orange: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Gerry Castillo, C, DSL Astros Orange: 2-2, 3B, RBI, R
Leonardo Gonzalez, OF, DSL Astros Orange: 2-3. RBI, 2 BB, SB (1)

Fredis Guerrero, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: W (1-0), 4 IP, BB, 5 K

J.D. Davis, 3B, and Jason Martin, OF, Corpus Christi

Davis: 2-5, 2 HR (16), 5 RBI

Martin: 2-4, 2-R HR (2, 9 season), 2 R, SB (1, 10 season)

David Martinez, RHP, Fresno

W (3-6), 7 IP, 6 H, unearned run, BB, 3 K

Derek Fisher, OF, and Max Stassi, C Fresno

Fisher: 2-4, 2-R HR (16), 3 RBI, SB (12)

Stassi: 2-2, solo HR (4), 3 BB

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

W 11-6 vs. Frisco

4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Jacob Dorris: 0.2 IP, H

Brock Dykxhoorn: W (1-3), 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K

Ryan Thompson: 0.2 IP, H, K

Yoanys Quiala, RHP, and Nick Hernandez, RHP, Buies Creek

Quiala: 4 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 7 K

Hernandez: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K