Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Thursday, September 12, 2019

Woodpeckers one win away!

Mills Cup: Fayetteville 2, Wilmington 1

Fayetteville leads series 2-1.

W- Nivaldo Rodriguez
L- Kris Bubic
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Both teams had one scoring play; the Woodpeckers' yielded more runs and now, they are one win away from defending the crown they won last year as the Buies Creek Astros.

David Hensley put Fayetteville on the board and in the lead by ripping a two-run double in the 6th inning. Chandler Taylor, who scored one of those two runs, finished 2-4.

Nivaldo Rodriguez delivered in the clutch as he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out seven over six excellent innings. César Rosado struck out three in two perfect innings of relief and Humberto Castellanos worked around a hit in the 9th to close it out, striking out one.

Jojanse Torres will take the mound in game four and he'll face Austin Cox at 6:00 Eastern.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

From top:

Nivaldo Rodriguez: W, 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 K

César Rosado: 2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Humberto Castellanos: Save, IP, H, K 

David Hensley: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 10, 2019

For all the marbles...

PCL Championship: Sacramento 8, Round Rock 7

Sacramento leads series 1-0.

W- Tyler Cyr
L- Ronel Blanco

RR home runs: Chas McCormick (1, 2-run in 6th), Ronnie Dawson (1, solo in 9th)

The River Cats scored two in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead. Ronnie Dawson tied the game with his solo shot in the top of the 9th, but Sacramento wound up walking off with the victory to start the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

Kent Emanuel pitched 7.2 innings and allowed seven runs on eleven hits (solo and two-run homers), walked one, and struck out two. Sacramento scored the winning run off of Ronel Blanco with two outs in the 9th. Blanco allowed two hits and struck out two in an inning of work (last out of the 8th, two outs in the 9th); the winning run scored on a double.

Taylor Jones opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st and the Express got two more sac flies in the 3rd from Nick Tanielu and Alex De Goti. Ronnie Dawson hit yet another sac fly in the 6th right before Chas McCormick launched a two-run homer. Dawson's solo homer led off the 9th. Stephen Wrenn and Jack Mayfield finished with two hits apiece in this one.

Brandon Bielak will get the start in game two of this series and he'll take on Chase Johnson at 6:35 Pacific.

Mills Cup (Carolina League): Fayetteville 3, Wilmington 1

Fayetteville leads series 1-0.

W- Parker Mushinski
L- Daniel Lynch
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: David Hensley (1, 2-run in 4th)

Fine pitching and David Hensley's homer propelled the Woodpeckers to a game one victory.

Parker Mushinski allowed a run on a steal of home, three hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 2.2 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four, and Humberto Castellanos got the final four outs of the game, all via strikeout, to earn the save; he allowed one hit in his 1.1 innings.

Hensley's two-run blast in the 4th put Fayetteville on the board and in the lead. Marty Costes added a crucial insurance run with an RBI single in the 9th. Hensley went 3-5 on the night while Jeremy Peña finished 2-5; both of his hits were doubles.

Austin Hansen will start game two of this series and he'll take on Jonathan Bowlan at 6:35 Eastern.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-1 @ Wilmington

9 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 16 K

Parker Mushinski: W, 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Cody Deason: 2.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.1 IP, H, 4 K

David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

3-5, 2-R HR (1)

Ronnie Dawson, OF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

Dawson: 1-3, solo HR (1), 2 RBI

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

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 5, 2019

It's playoff time in Minor League Baseball!

PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 5, Iowa 4 (11 innings)

Round Rock leads 1-0.

W- Brendan McCurry
L- Dillon Maples

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Cubs scored twice in the top of the 11th to break a 2-2 tie... and then the E-Train walked off with the victory in the bottom half.

Kent Emanuel was excellent in his 6.1 innings as he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked one, and struck out a season-high ten batters; his regular-season high for strikeouts was six. Ralph Garza Jr. walked two and struck out three in 2.2 innings and Brendan McCurry allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and struck out one in the final two innings.

Drew Ferguson launched a two-run home run in the 2nd inning to open the scoring. This was Round Rock's only scoring play in the nine regulation innings. Ferguson drew a walk in the 11th and Jamie Ritchie kept the game alive with a two-out single. They both advanced on a wild pitch and then Alex De Goti drew a walk to load the bases for Chas McCormick. Another wild pitch allowed Ferguson to score and McCormick won the game with a two-run single. McCormick and Ferguson both finished with three hits on the night.

Brandon Bielak will take on Tyson Miller in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 1: Down East 3, Fayetteville 0

Down East leads series 1-0.

W- Sal Mendez
L- Nivaldo Rodriguez
S- Joe Kuzia

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian, the decision was made to have a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Miguelangel Sierra homered in the 5th... but he forgot to touch home plate (he did, actually). He was called out and was credited with a triple instead. That did break up the no-hitter, though.

Nivaldo Rodriguez allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and struck out seven in 5.2 innings. César Rosado allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.1 innings of relief.

Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 2: Fayetteville 3, Down East 0

Series tied 1-1.

W- Austin Hansen
L- Scott Engler
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (1, 2-run in 3rd)

The Woodpeckers returned the favor with a 3-0 win of their own to get on the board in this series.

All three Fayetteville runs came in the 3rd as Jeremy Peña smacked a two-run homer and David Hensley drew a bases-loaded walk.

Austin Hansen allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out three over 5.1 shutout innings and Humberto Castellanos struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings to complete the shutout.

The series shifts to Kinston and will resume on Friday, weather and field conditions permitting.

Midwest League West Semi-Final: Quad Cities 4, Cedar Rapids 1

Quad Cities leads 1-0.

W- Valente Bellozo
L- Luis Rijo
S- Layne Henderson

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities got a couple of runs in the 8th to pull away from the Kernels in game one of this Midwest League semi-final series.

Alex McKenna scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch in the 1st inning and scored another run on a sac fly from Ramiro Rodriguez in the 5th. Wilyer Abreu capped off the scoring by ripping a two-run double in the 8th. Abreu, McKenna, and Alex Holderbach all finished 2-4 in this game; both of Wilyer's hits were doubles.

Valente Bellozo allowed four hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out six in six innings. Luis de Paula retired all four men he faced, striking out two, and Layne Henderson got the five-out save, allowing one hit and striking out four.

Brett Daniels gets the start in game two as the series shifts to Quad Cities. He'll take on Matt Canterino at 6:35.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

McCormick: 3-6, walk-off 2-R single in 11th

Ferguson: 3-4, 2-R HR (1), 2 R

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER (one inherited runner charged to him), BB, 10 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 4-1 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 12 K

Valente Bellozo: W, 6 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Luis de Paula: 1.1 IP, 2 K

Layne Henderson: Save, 1.2 IP, H, 4 K

Wilyer Abreu, OF, Quad Cities

2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Down East (game 2)

7 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K

Austin Hansen: W, 5.1 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.2 IP, 3 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, August 11, 2019

Fayetteville sweep!

Albuquerque 6, Round Rock 5

W- Yency Almonte (2-3)
L- Brendan McCurry (3-3)

RR home runs: Jamie Ritchie (5, solo in 7th), Drew Ferguson (10, 2-run in 7th)

Hard to believe that the E-Train had a no-hitter through seven innings. The Isotopes scored five in the 8th to tie and walked off with the win in the 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros walked four and struck out four over 6.1 shutout and no-hit innings. Cy Sneed got an inning-ending double play after coming on for Armenteros in the 7th. Brad Peacock and Brendan McCurry had rough nights at the office.

Garrett Stubbs ripped an RBI double in the 5th and he came around to score on an error following a Jamie Ritchie single. Ritchie smacked a solo homer in the 7th and Drew Ferguson launched a two-run homer later in the inning. Everyone in the Round Rock lineup recorded a hit; Ritchie finished with two.

Framber Valdez goes up against Jeff Hoffman in game three. First pitch is at 6:35 Mountain.

Corpus Christi 8, Midland 2

W- Cristian Javier (7-3)
L- James Naile (6-7)
S- Bryan Abreu (2)

CC home runs: Jacob Meyers (9, 2-run in 5th), Jake Adams (16, solo in 7th), Colton Shaver (18, 3-run in 8th)

The Hooks bashed three home runs on Sunday as they avoided the sweep in West Texas.

Cristian Javier, well... he continued to do what he's done all season, namely, not give up hits. He allowed one hit, walked three, and struck out eight over five shutout innings. Bryan Abreu pitched the last four innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked four, and struck out six. Abreu crossed the century mark in strikeouts in this outing; he's the 11th pitcher in the system to reach 100 strikeouts this season.

Osvaldo Duarte opened the scoring when he ripped an RBI double in the 5th. Aníbal Sierra added a sac fly and then Jacob Meyers launched a two-run homer. Jake Adams led off the 7th with a homer and Colton Shaver put the finishing touches on this game by whacking a three-run homer in the 8th. Everyone in the Corpus lineup recorded a hit; Adams went 2-4 and scored twice. He scored the other run on Sierra's sac fly in the 5th.

The Hooks will begin a four-game series with Frisco at 6:15.

Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 2

W- Jojanse Torres (9-0)
L- Taylor Varnell (0-1)
S- Humberto Castellanos (5)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers earned the sweep thanks to a three-run 5th that gave them the lead.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 3rd inning. Scott Schreiber provided the decisive hit in the 5th, a two-run triple that turned into a Little League home run. Corey Julks finished 3-4 with a couple of doubles and scored on Schreiber's triple. David Hensley went 2-4.

Jojanse Torres went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three. César Rosado was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and he went 2.2 innings, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four. Humberto Castellanos got the four-out save, striking out one.

Fayetteville has Monday off. They'll start a three-game set with Down East on Tuesday.

Quad Cities 3, Wisconsin 2

W- José Bravo (6-5)
L- Tyler Gillies (3-2)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (2, solo in 6th)

The Banditos edged out the Timber Rattlers behind a fine relief performance from José Bravo.

Alex McKenna opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 5th. After Wisconsin took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the 5th, Oscar Campos tied the game with a solo blast in the 6th. Orlando Marquez put Quad Cities back in front with a sac fly in the 8th. McKenna finished 2-5 on the afternoon.

Brett Daniels went 4.2 innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out three. Bravo stranded the two runners he inherited from Daniels to end the 5th and he went on to throw 4.1 scoreless, allowing a hit and striking out three.

Guadalupe Chavez will get the start in the series finale as the Banditos look for the sweep. He'll go against Adam Hill at 12:05.

Tri-City 5, Connecticut 1

W- Valente Bellozo (6-0)
L- Cristhian Tortosa (1-3)

TC home runs: Luis Santana (1, solo in 9th)

The ValleyCats stunned the Tigers as they scored four in the 8th and tacked on one more in the 9th for good measure.

Juan Pablo Lopez allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out two in five innings. Valente Bellozo shut it down in the last four innings as he allowed just one hit and struck out eight.

A.J. Lee got plunked and Nate Perry walked to lead off the 8th. Jordan Brewer came in to pinch-run for Perry; he and Lee both advanced on C.J. Stubbs' flyout and then Korey Lee got a free pass to first to load the bases for Joe Perez, who promptly sent everyone home with a triple. Perez trotted home on a single from Luis Guerrero. Luis Santana capped off the evening when he launched a homer to lead off the 9th. Santana finished 3-4 in this one.

The ValleyCats and Tigers will continue this series at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 1

W- Nathanael Heredia (5-1)
L- Misael Tamarez (3-4)
S- Luis Tena (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros had ten hits but they only had one run to show for it.

Jayson Schroeder allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, walked two, and struck out two in two innings. Misael Tamarez was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three in three innings. Alfredi Jimenez struck out four over two perfect innings and Alex Palmer walked one and struck out one in a scoreless 8th.

Gerry Castillo finished 3-4 and he scored the GCLstros' only run of the day on a double from Rolando Espinosa in the 5th inning.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Alfredi Jimenez, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (7-3), 5 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K

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

Adams: 2-4, solo HR (16), 2 R

Shaver: 1-3, 3-R HR (18)

Tri-City ValleyCats pitchers: W 5-1 @ Connecticut

9 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 10 K

Juan Pablo Lopez: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Valente Bellozo: W (6-0), 4 IP, H, 8 K

Luis Santana, IF, and Joe Perez, 3B, Tri-City

Santana: 3-4, solo HR (1)

Perez: 1-3, go-ahead 3-run triple in 8th

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

4 IP, H, BB, 5 K

César Rosado: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (5), 1.1 IP, K

Corey Julks, OF, Fayetteville

3-4, 2 2B, R

José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities

W (6-5), 4.1 IP, H, 3 K

Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (5)

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Round Rock

6.1 IP, 4 BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 13, 2019

Let's play two in Beloit!

Round Rock 10, Reno 8

W- Justin Ferrell (1-0, 2-2 season)
L- Matt Koch (1-3)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (9, 2-run in 6th), Taylor Jones (13, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train staved off a late comeback attempt from the Aces to escape with this game.

Round Rock took control of this game in the 2nd as Nick Tanielu hit a two-run single and Alex De Goti smacked a two-run triple. Chas McCormick added another run with a sac fly in the 4th and Tanielu struck again in the 6th as he whacked a two-run home run. Taylor Jones clubbed a two-run homer in the 7th. Oscar Campos got a chance to hit after subbing in for Max Stassi in the 8th and he ripped an RBI double. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; Tanielu (2-R HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) and Kyle Tucker (3B, 2 R, SB) had two.

Kent Emanuel allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out six in 4.1 innings of work. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two. Ronel Blanco got the last out of the 7th and the first out of the 8th, allowing a two-run homer and walking three. He issued two walks in the 7th; one came with the bases loaded and resulted in a run being charged to Ferrell. Reymin Guduan pitched the final 1.2 innings and he allowed three runs, an RBI double, walked four, and struck out one.

José Urquidy gets the start as Round Rock looks for the sweep. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Arkansas 2

W- Carlos Sanabria (4-1, 6-1 season)
L- Justin Dunn (4-3)
S- Bryan Abreu (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Travs scored twice in the opening inning. The Hooks pulled even in the 4th and got a couple more runs to come out on top.

Yohan Ramirez pitched four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out seven. The bullpen closed things out with five scoreless innings. Carlos Sanabria worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out one. Sanabria successfully bridged the gap to Bryan Abreu, who walked two and struck out four over the last four innings.

Abraham Toro walked and Seth Beer doubled to lead off the 4th inning. Granden Goetzman brought Toro in with a sac fly to put Corpus on the board. Beer, who advanced to third on the sac fly, came home on a single from Ramiro Rodríguez. Ronnie Dawson walked to lead off the 5th and two batters later, Toro joined him on the bases after drawing another walk. With Goetzman at the plate, they successfully pulled off a double steal and Dawson ended up scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Javier Bermúdez drew a walk to lead off the 7th; he proceeded to steal second and scored the final run of the evening on a sac fly from Toro. Rodríguez and Osvaldo Duarte both finished with two hits on the night.

Corpus will spend this Father's Day weekend in Springfield, Missouri, as they get set to start a three-game series with the Cardinals. Cristian Javier will start game one; first pitch is at 7:10.

Potomac 7, Fayetteville 1

W- Kyle Johnston (6-7)
L- Chad Donato (3-7)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The P-Nats scored five runs from the 5th to the 7th innings to run away with this game.

Miguelangel Sierra drove in the Woodpeckers' lone run by smacking an RBI ground-rule double in the 3rd inning. Chandler Taylor, who scored on Sierra's double, went 2-3 and both of his hits were doubles.

Chad Donato went 6.1 innings and he allowed six runs (five earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on eight hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out three. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and the one hit he allowed was a three-run home run; two runs were charged to Donato. Duncan walked one and struck out three. Leovanny Rodríguez worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Austin Hansen will get the start in game two of this series. He'll take on Carson Teel at 7:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Beloit 2, Quad Cities 0

W- Rafael Kelly (1-0)
L- Cody Deason (3-3)
S- Eric Mariñez (10)

QC home runs: None.

The Snappers got a couple of solo shots in order to take the first game of the doubleheader.

Cody Deason pitched decently, but the aforementioned homers saddled him with the loss. In 5.2 innings, Deason allowed four hits (including the home runs), walked one, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 6th.

Wilyer Abreu, Ross Adolph, and Ruben Castro all singled. That was all for Quad Cities in game one in terms of offense.

Game 2: Quad Cities 8, Beloit 6

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (1-0, 1-2 season)
L- Reid Birlingmair (2-3)
S- Humberto Castellanos (4)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (4, solo in 4th)

The Banditos earned the split as they erupted for six runs in the 3rd and then got a couple more runs to keep the Snappers at bay. Let's fast-forward to the 3rd. Quad Cities entered the inning trailing 4-0.

Orlando Marquez led off that huge 3rd with a double and he came in with Quad Cities' first run in game two on a single from Michael Wielansky. Ross Adolph drew a walk, but Wielansky was forced out at third. Adolph and Austin Dennis both advanced on another groundout, so they needed something to keep the inning alive. That something turned out to be a two-run single from Alex McKenna and suddenly the rally was back on. Ruben Castro walked, Freúdis Nova hit an RBI single to bring McKenna home, and David Hensley whacked a two-run double.

Adolph launched a home run to lead off the 4th and he scored the final run of the evening on a single from Jeremy Peña. McKenna, Nova, and Hensley all had two hits in game two.

R.J. Freure went 3.1 innings and allowed six runs (four earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on five hits, walked three, and struck out nine. Jonathan Bermúdez technically pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, but he inherited a bases-loaded situation from Freure and two runners scored. He allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five. Humberto Castellanos struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th to get the save.

The Banditos are back home for their final series before the Midwest League All-Star break. Wisconsin is in town for the weekend. Brett Daniels goes up against Adam Hill at 6:35.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Bautista 1

W- Reimy Beltre (1-0)
L- Rafael Tua (1-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros won this game the old-fashioned way: by scoring in more innings than the Dodgers' Bautista team.

Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over six shutout innings. Reimy Beltre got the last three innings, allowing a run on a wild pitch, a single, walking three, and striking out five.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 6th. Andrés Monzón doubled and scored when Yohander Martinez grounded into a force out in the 7th, and Omar Díaz scored on an error in the 8th. Toro finished 2-3 on the day.

These two teams will go at it again at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 3 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

5 IP, 3 BB, 5 K

Carlos Sanabria: W (4-1, 6-1 season), IP, BB, K

Bryan Abreu: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 BB, 4 K

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

4.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Nick Tanielu, IF, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-4, 2-R HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 R

Jones: 1-3, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

3.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (1-0, 1-2 season), 2.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (4), IP, 2 K

Ross Adolph's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Ross Adolph, OF, and Alex McKenna, OF, Quad Cities

Adolph: 1-2, solo HR (4), 3 R, 2 BB, SB (7) in game two of doubleheader

McKenna: 2-4, 2 RBI, R in game two of doubleheader

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 8, 2019

Round Rock 19, Salt Lake 5

W- Cy Sneed (4-6)
L- Matt Harvey (0-1)

RR home runs: A.J. Reed (7, 2-run in 2nd), Drew Ferguson (7, solo in 9th)

No Yordan? No problem. The E-Train rumbled to a 15-1 lead after the top of the 4th inning and cruised to another blowout win.

Drew Ferguson became the second Round Rock player ever to record six hits in a game.

Cy Sneed went 5.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (two solo homers), walked four, and struck out six. Kent Emanuel was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two in 2.1 innings. Kit Scheetz worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Corbin Martin, back from his first stint in the majors, will get the start for the Express in game three of this series. He'll face former Astro Nick Tropeano at 1:05 Mountain.

Corpus Christi 1, Amarillo 0

W- Cristian Javier (2-1, 4-1 season)
L- Kyle Lloyd (2)
S- Colin McKee (5)

CC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and it belonged to the Hooks.

Corpus loaded the bases with two singles and an error to lead off the 5th, but all they could get out of it was Osvaldo Duarte grounding into a force out that allowed Granden Goetzman to score what turned out to be the one run in this game. Ronnie Dawson went 2-4 in his first game since being activated from the IL.

Cristian Javier allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out eight over 6.1 shutout innings and Colin McKee completed the shutout by allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four over the final 2.2 innings.

Brett Adcock takes on Adrian Morejón in the series finale. First pitch is at 4:15.

Wilmington 4, Fayetteville 3 (10 innings)

W- Bryan Brickhouse (1-0)
L- Willy Collado (0-3, 1-3 season)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers got out to a quick start as they got three in the 1st inning. Unfortunately, they were kept off the board for the next nine innings and for the eighth time this season, they ended up walking off with a loss.

Fayetteville got their three on an RBI single from Colton Shaver and a two-run double from Scott Schreiber. Bryan de la Cruz and Jake Adams both finished 2-5.

Shaun Dubin pitched four innings and he allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Austin Hansen was the first man out of the Woodpeckers bullpen and in his Carolina League debut, he allowed two runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out six in 3.2 innings. Willy Collado pitched two innings and allowed the winning run on a two-out, bases-loaded single, walked three, and struck out three.

J.P. France will start the series finale. First pitch is at 1:35 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Kane County 2

W- Brett Daniels (3-3, 4-3 season)
L- Justin Lewis (3-4)
S- Humberto Castellanos (3)

QC home runs: David Hensley (4, solo in 2nd)

With this win, the Banditos' magic number to clinch a playoff berth is now down to one.

Brett Daniels went six innings and allowed a run on eight hits (seven singles and a double), walked one, and struck out nine. Humberto Castellanos got the last three innings and he allowed a run on a solo homer and struck out four.

David Hensley opened the scoring by clubbing a solo homer with two outs in the 2nd. His homer ended up sparking a little rally because Trey Dawson and Michael Wielansky followed with singles and Ross Adolph brought Dawson in with a base hit. César Salazar hit into a fielder's choice that allowed Ruben Castro to score in the 6th. Hensley's home run was Quad Cities' only extra-base hit of the evening.

José Bravo will get the start in game three of this series and he'll face Kyle Weiss at 5:15.

DSL Braves 8, DSL Astros 4

W- Rainiery Rodríguez (1-0)
L- Marcos Eusebio (1-1)
S- Carlos de la Cruz (3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy led 4-1 after the 4th but the Braves finished this game on a 7-0 run.

The Astros scored twice in the 1st without needing a hit to do so. Miguel Palma stole second and Junior Marte scored on the errant throw. Palma advanced to third on the error and wound up scoring on a passed ball. In the 4th, Enmanuel Morillo scored on a wild pitch and Yohander Martinez hit an RBI single. Martinez finished 4-5 on the day, while Palma had two hits.

Daniel Pacheco and Fabricio Reina started things off with three innings apiece. Pacheco allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out two, while Reina allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Marcos Eusebio allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run homer, walked one, and struck out two in two innings. Miguel Padilla got the 9th and he allowed three hits, one of which was a two-run homer, and struck out two.

Sunday is the off day in the DSL.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martínez, SS, DSL Astros: 4-5, 2B, 3B, RBI

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Round Rock Express: W 19-5 @ Salt Lake

19 R, 23 H

Drew Ferguson: 6-6, 2 2B, solo HR (7), 4 RBI, 4 R

Nick Tanielu: 5-6, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R

A.J. Reed: 3-5, 2B, 2-R HR (7), 5 RBI, 3 R

Alex De Goti: 3-6, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Kyle Tucker: 3-7, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 1-0 vs. Amarillo

9 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 12 K

Cristian Javier: W (2-1, 4-1 season), 6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Colin McKee: Save (5), 2.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-2 vs. Kane County

9 IP, 9 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 13 K

Brett Daniels: W (3-3, 4-3 season), 6 IP, 8 H, ER, BB, 9 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (3), 3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 1, 2019

Walk-offs! Great pitching! Dominican Summer League Opening Day!

Round Rock 2, Iowa 1 (10 innings)

W- Reymin Guduan (1-1)
L- Matt Carasiti (1-1)

RR home runs: A.J. Reed (6, solo in 8th)

The Express tied this game in the 8th and walked off with the win in the first extra frame.

José Urquidy went 5.1 innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked four, and struck out five. Humberto Castellanos jumped right into the fray after getting summoned from Quad Cities. He allowed a hit and struck out two in 3.2 innings as the first man out of the E-Train bullpen. Reymin Guduan struck out two in a 1-2-3 10th and eventually earned the victory.

Well, it took Round Rock eight innings before they could push a run across, but hey, better late than never. A.J. Reed led off the bottom of the 8th with a homer to tie the game at 1. Reed started the 10th in scoring position and he wound up scoring the winning run on Lorenzo Quintana's base hit.

Both teams will transform into their Copa de la Diversión identities to wrap up the series. The Round Rock Chupacabras will face the Demonios de Des Moines at 1:05. Cy Sneed will face Colin Rea.

Corpus Christi and Frisco was postponed

Due to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for Sunday with game one starting at 3:30. Bryan Abreu will face Tyler Phillips in game one. Game two is scheduled to start at 6:05; Cristian Javier takes on Joe Palumbo.

Fayetteville 2, Wilmington 1

W- César Rosado (2-0)
L- Robert Garcia (1-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (2, 5 season; walk-off solo in 9th)

The Woodpeckers scored the first run of the game in the 1st and walked off with the victory by scoring the last run of the game in the 9th. After finding themselves on the losing end of an inordinate amount of walk-offs, they finally notched a walk-off victory, their first in franchise history. As a result, Fayetteville earned the split in this series.

Colton Shaver ripped an RBI double in the 1st to open the scoring and Scott Schreiber won the game with a home run to start the bottom of the 9th. Shaver finished 3-4 on the night, while former Nebraska teammates Schreiber and Jacob Meyers had two hits apiece.

Brett Conine's outstanding year continued as he allowed six hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high 12 over six shutout innings. This was the first double-digit strikeout game of Conine's professional career. Leovanny Rodriguez allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in two innings and César Rosado got two groundouts and a fly ball out in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Fayetteville starts a three-game series with Winston-Salem tonight at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 1, Burlington 0

W- Luis Garcia (4-0)
L- Luis Alvarado (2-4)
S- Brett Daniels (1)

QC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game and it belonged to Quad Cities.

Austin Dennis scored that run when Freúdis Nova grounded into a force out in the 6th; an error on the play allowed him to come home. His double in the 8th was the game's only extra-base hit. Jeremy Peña's single to lead off the 4th extended his hitting streak to 14 games.

Luis Garcia and Brett Daniels joined forces to throw a two-hit shutout; they allowed one hit apiece and combined to strike out 16. Garcia started things off by walking three and tying a career high with ten strikeouts in six innings. Daniels walked two and struck out six over the final three innings to complete the shutout.

Austin Hansen will start the series finale and he'll face José Soriano at 2:00.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Royals1 4

W- Ronny Garcia (1-0)
L- Luis Villar (0-1)
S- Cristofer Mezquita (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy opened up their season with a victory.

Carlos Hurtado drove in the DSL team's first run of the season with an RBI triple in the 1st and he eventually scored on a single from Frank Perez. Omar Díaz stole home as part of a double steal in the 5th inning. They got two more runs in the 6th as Jesús Liranzo scored on a wild pitch and Cristian Gonzalez hit a groundout that allowed Carlos Quintero to score. Gonzalez scored on a single from Andrés Monzón in the 8th inning. Monzón and Quintero, a pitcher who was serving as the DH in this game, both finished 2-4 on the day.

Jherson Pereira got the start and he went four innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and striking out six. Reimy Beltre was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him), a hit, walked three, and struck out two. Ronny Garcia was next; he allowed a hit and walked one in 1.2 innings. José Betances and Cristofer Mezquita followed with an inning apiece. Betances allowed a run on a groundout, a hit, walked one, and struck out one in the 8th, while Mezquita walked one and struck out two in the 9th.

Sunday is the designated day off in the Dominican Summer League. These two teams will play each other again on Monday.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, 3 H, unearned run, 6 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 1-0 @ Burlington

9 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 16 K

Luis Garcia: W (4-0), 6 IP, H, 3 BB, 10 K

Brett Daniels: Save (1), 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Wilmington

9 IP, 8 H, ER, BB, 13 K

Brett Conine: 6 IP, 6 H, BB, career-high 12 K

Leovanny Rodriguez: 2 IP, 2 H, ER, K

César Rosado: W (2-0), IP; two groundball outs, one fly ball out

Colton Shaver, IF, and Scott Schreiber, 1B/OF, Fayetteville

Shaver: 3-4, 2B, RBI

Schreiber: 2-4, 2B, walk-off solo HR (2, 5 season)

A.J. Reed, 1B, Round Rock

1-4, solo HR (6), 2 R; scored both of Round Rock's runs

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Iowa (10 innings)

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

José Urquidy: 5.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: 3.2 IP, H, 2 K

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