Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, August 25, 2019

Let's play two in Troy!

Sorry for the lack of content lately, I was under the weather for most of the second half of last week. Football is also starting, but I've never been less excited for a Texans season until now.

New Orleans 2, Round Rock 1

W- Joe Gunkel (7-2)
L- Brendan McCurry (3-4)
S- Brett Graves (5)

RR home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (17, solo in 5th)

The E-Train was derailed in their bid to sweep this series. This game marked the final meeting between Round Rock and the New Orleans franchise, which will relocate to Wichita, Kansas, next year.

Lorenzo Quintana led off the 5th with a homer and that was Round Rock's only scoring play of the day.

New level? No problem. Cristian Javier did what he's done all season as he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out eight over six shutout innings in his Triple-A debut. Josh James allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 7th and Brendan McCurry allowed a run on four hits and fanned three in the final two innings.

The Express will now kick off a crucial four-game series against San Antonio... who happens to be trailing them by one game in the PCL's American Southern division. José Urquidy will start game one and he'll take on Shelby Miller at 7:05.

Tulsa 6, Corpus Christi 2

W- Josiah Gray (3-2)
L- Chad Donato (5-12)

CC home runs: None.

The Drillers got three in the opening inning to send the Hooks to a loss in their final road game of 2019.

Chad Donato and Brett Conine both pitched four innings. They both allowed five hits... but their results differed just a bit. Donato allowed six runs (five earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out four. Conine got the last four innings (Donato failed to record an out in the 5th) and technically turned in a scoreless outing but one of the runners that he inherited from Donato scored. Conine also walked one and struck out two.

Bryan de la Cruz drove in both of the Hooks' runs; he hit an RBI single in the 4th and added a sac fly in the 6th. J.J. Matijevic went 3-4 with a double and scored on de la Cruz's base hit; he also stole a couple of bases, giving him seven on the year.

Corpus finishes off 2019 with an eight-game homestand. First up, four with the Arkansas Travelers. Brandon Bailey takes on Justin Dunn at 6:15.

Fayetteville 9, Frederick 7

W- Cionel Pérez (3-1)
L- Reed Hayes (1-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Things escalated late as the Keys scored a touchdown and got the extra point in the 7th. The Woodpeckers would respond with two more field goals in the bottom of the 8th to retake control.

Parker Mushinski turned in a bare minimum quality start (6 IP, 3 ER), allowing four hits and striking out six. One of the runs that got charged to Mushinski was an inherited runner that scored. Humberto Castellanos allowed four runs (one earned) of his own on four hits, walked one, and struck out one after he took ownership of the 7th. Cionel Pérez allowed two hits and struck out one over the final two innings to get the victory.

Fayetteville opened the scoring in the 1st with a couple of RBI singles from Chandler Taylor and David Hensley and they got another run in the 2nd thanks to Jeremy Peña's RBI single. This was the Woodpeckers' last scoring play until they went off in the 8th.

Michael Papierski singled to lead off the 8th and Scott Manea joined him on the bases after getting plunked. Miguelangel Sierra struck out, but Scott Schreiber kicked things off by ripping an RBI double. Peña walked to load the bases for Cal Stevenson, who reached on an error that allowed Manea to score. Ross Adolph got plunked to bring Schreiber in and then Taylor sent everyone home with a double to restore Fayetteville's lead. Hensley finished 3-5 on the night while Taylor and Peña had two hits apiece.

The Woodpeckers will start their final road series of 2019 at 7:00 Eastern as they take on the Carolina Mudcats.

Kane County 8, Quad Cities 2

W- Adrian Del Moral (3-3)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (5-7)

QC home runs: None.

After winning 8-2 on Saturday, the Banditos found themselves on the wrong end of that score on Sunday.

A.J. Lee drove in both Quad Cities runs with a groundout in the 5th and a double in the 7th.

Matt Ruppenthal threw four innings and allowed six runs on four hits (three-run homer), walked three, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two. Jacob Billingsley pitched the final two innings of this game and Kane County got an unearned run off of him thanks to an error in the 9th. Billingsley also hit three batters and struck out three.

R.J. Freure gets the start in game three and he'll face Luis Frias at 6:35.

Game 1: Staten Island 2, Tri-City 0

W- Alfredo Garcia (2-1)
L- Jairo Lopez (3-3)
S- Justin Wilson (2)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were held off the board in the first game of the twinbill.

Deury Carrasco went 2-2 with a double and Korey Lee's double was Tri-City's only other hit in game one.

Jairo Lopez pitched four innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked four, and struck out eight. Peyton Plumlee was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed an RBI double, walked two, and struck out three in two innings. Shea Barry struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th.

Game 2: Tri-City 6, Staten Island 5

W- Michael Horrell (2-0)
L- Derek Craft (1-1)

TC home runs: Nate Perry 2 (11; 3-run in 3rd, solo in 6th)

The ValleyCats earned the split by walking off with the win in game two.

Nate Perry's breakout year continued as he bashed a couple of homers. He opened the scoring with a three-run blast in the 3rd and he launched a solo homer in the 6th. Preston Pavlica led off the bottom of the 7th with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball, and scored the tying run on a single from E.P. Reese. Juan Paulino followed with a single and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Luis Guerrero went down on strikes for the first out and then Perry got a free pass to first to load the bases for Korey Lee, who sent everyone home happy with a walk-off RBI single. Perry went 3-3 in game two, while Reese finished 2-3 with a double.

Christian Mejías allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him, on two hits, walked three, and struck out eight in four innings of work. Yeremi Ceballos allowed a three-run homer that resulted in Mejías' two runs, two runs (one inherited runner charged to him, one run was charged to him on the homer), walked one, and struck out four in two innings. Michael Horrell allowed a run of his own on two hits and struck out one in the 7th; one of the runs was charged to Ceballos.

Hunter Brown will start game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 8, GCL Astros 2

W- Zachary Hammer (2-1)
L- Francis Martes (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Mets jumped out to a 6-0 lead and won rather handily despite the Palm Beach 'Stros getting ten hits.

Abraham Castillo hit an RBI single in the 5th and an error on the play allowed Rolando Espinosa to score another run. Castillo, Sean Mendoza, and Yorbin Ceuta all finished with two hits on the day.

Francis Martes allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 1.2 innings. Fredy Medina walked two in 1.1 scoreless innings, although he did allow one of Martes' runners to score. Elián Rodriguez got the 4th but got roughed up, allowing four runs on two hits, walking three, and striking out two. Alex Palmer got the last out of the 4th and he wound up going 3.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and striking out six. Kevin Dickey struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Alex Palmer, RHP, GCL Astros: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 K

Nate Perry, C, and E.P. Reese, OF, Tri-City

Perry: 3-3, 2 HR (11), 4 RBI, IBB

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

Cristian Javier, RHP, Round Rock

6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K in Triple-A debut

J.J. Matijevic, 1B/OF, Corpus Christi

3-4, 2B, R, 2 SB (7)

Chandler Taylor, OF, and Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

Taylor: 2-5, 2B, 4 RBI

Peña: 2-4, RBI, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Let's finish up a game and then play another one in the Dominican Republic.

Round Rock 7, Omaha 6

W- Felipe Paulino (1-0)
L- Andrés Machado (1-1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (14, walk-off 3-run in 10th)

The Storm Chasers broke a 4-4 tie in the top of the 10th but the E-Train got the last laugh by walking off with the win.

Round Rock trailed 4-0 early but they got back in the game with three runs in the 4th. Josh Rojas singled and Jack Mayfield walked to lead off the inning and Taylor Jones put the Express on the board with a single to bring in Rojas. Mayfield ended up scoring on a balk. Jones advanced to second and came home on a single from Kyle Tucker. Ferguson hit an RBI single in the 8th to tie the game.

Chas McCormick started the bottom of the 10th in scoring position. Rojas drew a walk but he was forced out at second. Jack Mayfield beat the double play attempt and Jones won the game with a three-run blast. Jones finished 2-4 on the night. The top four in the order scored all the runs; Rojas, Mayfield, and Jones all scored two runs while McCormick scored on the home run.

Brady Rodgers had a rare tough night as he only went 2.2 innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (solo and two-run homers), walked two, and struck out one. Kent Emanuel restored order to this game with 5.1 technically scoreless innings; he did allow one of Rodgers' runners to score. No matter, he kept the E-Train in the game by allowing four hits and striking out three. Joe Smith and Felipe Paulino both pitched an inning; Smith struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th while Paulino allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in the 10th.

Akeem Bostick takes on Foster Griffin in the fifth and final game of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Frisco 13, Corpus Christi 11

W- Joe Barlow (1-1)
L- Carlos Sanabria (4-2, 6-2 season)

CC home runs: J.J. Matijevic 2 (6, 8 season; 2-run in 3rd, 3-run in 7th), Aníbal Sierra (4, 5 season; solo in 2nd), Seth Beer (8, 17 season; 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks rallied to take a 10-8 lead in the 7th but the Roughriders scored five in the final two innings to take this wild affair. While the Hooks had four players score all the runs, everyone in Frisco's lineup scored at least once.

It was probably a tough night for the pitching when they issued 11 walks as a team, no one went three innings and the only person who turned in a scoreless outing was a position player.

Corpus opened the scoring in the 1st with a pair of RBI doubles from Seth Beer and Stephen Wrenn. Aníbal Sierra launched a solo homer in the 2nd. J.J. Matijevic launched a two-run homer, his first of the evening, in the 3rd. Beer clubbed a two-run shot of his own in the 5th and Matijevic struck again in the 7th by whacking a three-run home run. Osvaldo Duarte grounded into a force out that scored Matijevic in the 9th.

Abraham Toro went 4-5 with a double and scored four times. Beer and Matijevic both had three hits and scored three runs. Sierra went 2-4 and, well, he scored on his home run. Duarte stole a couple of bases, giving him 17 on the season.

Cristian Javier faces Jonathan Hernandez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Salem 11, Fayetteville 1 (7 innings)

W- Dylan Thompson (2-6)
L- Luis Garcia (3-1, 7-1 season)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Uh... no comment.

Shawn Dubin gets the start as the Woodpeckers look to avoid the sweep. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Wisconsin 2

W- José Alberto Rivera (4-3)
L- Reese Olson (2-5)
S- Hunter Martin (1)

QC home runs: None.

Both teams scored in two innings. The Timber Rattlers scored one run in each of the two innings in which they scored. Meanwhile, the Banditos scored two runs in their two scoring innings. My math may be a bit rusty but two is greater than one.

Quad Cities got two in the 4th on an RBI single from Alex McKenna and a sac fly from César Salazar and two in the 5th on a Freúdis Nova RBI double and an Austin Dennis single. Salazar and Dennis had two hits apiece; Dennis also stole a base, his 15th on the season.

José Alberto Rivera went seven innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out five. Hunter Martin got the last two innings and earned the save, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out two.

Felipe Tejada faces Scott Sunitsch at 6:35.

Tri-City 2, Staten Island 1

W- Valente Bellozo (2-0)
L- Blakely Brown (1-1)
S- Angel Macuare (1)

TC home runs: None.

After getting smacked in the series opener, the ValleyCats got even by shackling the Yankees.

Valente Bellozo started things off by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four over five shutout innings. Angel Macuare took over for the final four innings and the one hit that he allowed was a triple that eventually turned into a run on a groundout and he also struck out five.

Andrés Santana was involved in both of Tri-City's scoring plays in this game as he scored the first run of the evening when he came home on a C.J. Stubbs groundout in the 1st. He drove in another run with a groundout in the 2nd inning. Nathan Perry and Luis Santana both finished 2-4.

Guadalupe Chavez will take the mound for the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 14, GCL Cardinals 1

W- Dean Deetz (1-0, 3-0 season)
L- Luis Ortiz (0-2)

GCL home runs: Luis Guerrero (1, 3-run in 6th), Yeuris Ramirez (1, 2 season; 2-run in 6th)

The Palm Beach 'Stros got into the win column for the first time this season after going off for nine runs in the 6th.

Rolando Espinosa drove in a run with a groundout in the 3rd and an error allowed Colin Barber to score another run. Franklin Pinto ripped a two-run double in the 4th and he opened the floodgates in the 6th with a two-run triple.

Barber brought Pinto in with an infield single. Espinosa got on with another infield single and one batter later, Luis Guerrero launched the first home run of his professional baseball career. Nerio Rodríguez walked and that prompted the Cardinals to make a pitching change. Yeuris Ramírez greeted the new pitcher with a two-run homer. Javier Bermúdez and Sean Mendoza followed by drawing a walk and singling, respectively. A wild pitch and a passed ball allowed Bermúdez to score the ninth and final run of the inning. Barber smacked an RBI double in the 9th to cap things off.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will have to complete a suspended game against the Marlins before they play the regularly scheduled game tomorrow.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Marlins 1

W- Daniel Pacheco (1-1)
L- Henry Valencio (1-1)
S- Ronny Garcia (1)

DSL home runs: Miguel Palma (2, 2-run in 7th)

This game started on June 15 but was suspended due to rain.

Andrés Monzón drew a bases-loaded walk in the 4th before play was halted. He hit into a force out in the 6th and an error on the play allowed Ricardo Toro to score and another error following a single from Freddy Guilamo allowed him to score. Miguel Palma smacked a two-run homer in the 7th. Palma and Yohander Martinez both went 2-4.

Jeremy Molero allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out three in three innings. Daniel Pacheco took over for four innings and he allowed a run on five hits, walked three, and struck out four. Miguel Padilla allowed a hit and walked three in 1.1 innings and Ronny Garcia got the last two outs of the game.

DSL Marlins 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Breidy Encarnación (2-0)
L- Fabricio Reina (0-3)
S- Frank Valera (3)

DSL home runs: None.

Ayendy Ortiz scored the Dominican 'Stros only run in the regularly scheduled contest on an error in the 6th. Yohander Martinez turned in another multi-hit game, finishing 2-3.

Fabricio Reina allowed two runs on six hits, walked two, and struck out three in four innings and Edinson Batista allowed a run on three hits and fanned three in two innings.

These two teams are currently playing at the Astros' complex.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Miguel Palma, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2-R HR (2), 2 R

Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

2-5, walk-off 3-R HR (14), 4 RBI, 2 R

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Tri-City ValleyCats pitchers: W 2-1 @ Staten Island

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

Valente Bellozo: W (2-0), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Angel Macuare: Save (1), 4 IP, H, ER, 5 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

7 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 K

Jairo Lopez not pictured.

Yeuris Ramírez and Franklin Pinto's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Colin Barber's photo is from his Perfect Game profile page.

Yeuris Ramírez, IF, Franklin Pinto, OF, Colin Barber, OF, and Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros

Ramírez: 2-R HR (1, 2 season), 3 R

Pinto: 2-4, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R

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

Lopez: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Abraham Toro, 3B, J.J. Matijevic, 1B, Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Aníbal Sierra, SS, Corpus Christi

Toro: 4-5, 2B, 4 R

Beer: 3-5, 2B, 2-R HR (8, 17 season), 3 RBI, 3 R

Matijevic: 3-5, 2 HR (6, 8 season), 5 RBI, 3 R

Sierra: 2-4, solo HR (4, 5 season)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 29, 2019

Omaha 3, Round Rock 2

W- Jake Kalish (5-4)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-3)
S- Richard Lovelady (4)

RR home runs: Jack Mayfield (11, solo in 4th)

A three-run 1st from the Storm Chasers held up in the end.

Ryan Hartman pitched seven innings and allowed those three runs on six hits, walked three, and struck out five. Brendan McCurry allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one over the final two innings.

Alex De Goti put Round Rock on the board with a sac fly in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield launched a homer to lead off the 4th. Chas McCormick finished 2-3.

Brandon Bielak will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:05.

Amarillo 8, Corpus Christi 6

W- Nick Margevicius (1-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (1-2, 4-3 season)
S- Jean Cosme (1)

CC home runs: J.J. Matijevic 2 (4, 6 season; solo in 3rd, solo in 9th), Seth Beer (7, 16 season; solo in 4th)

The Hooks' attempt to erase a 7-2 deficit ultimately fell short.

J.J. Matijevic led off the 3rd with a homer and Seth Beer did the same in the 4th. They got three in the 8th as Abraham Toro ripped an RBI double. He moved to third on Beer's single and scored on a single from Granden Goetzman. Beer wound up scoring thanks to a couple of wild pitches. Matijevic whacked his second home run of the night to lead off the 9th. He, along with Beer and Goetzman, finished with two hits on the night.

Enoli Paredes went 4.1 innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on six hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out four. Justin Ferrell got the final two outs of the 5th, one via strikeout, but not before Amarillo got a single off of him that resulted in two runs getting charged to Paredes. Ferrell also issued a couple of walks. Yohan Ramirez allowed three runs on five hits (two-run homer) and struck out four in three innings.

Brandon Bailey takes on Ronald Bolaños in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05.

Myrtle Beach 6, Fayetteville 4

W- Alexander Vargas (2-2)
L- Austin Hansen (1-1, 5-2 season)
S- Garrett Kelly (2)

Fayetteville home runs: Jonathan Arauz (5, 2-run in 6th)

The Woodpeckers outhit the Pelicans 10-6 but lost in the column that matters most. Also, a five-run 3rd inning for Myrtle Beach held up.

Jake Adams ripped an RBI double in the 1st to open the scoring and Enmanuel Valdez hit an RBI single to bring in Jonathan Arauz in the 2nd. Arauz, who just came off the IL, whacked a two-run homer in the 6th. Adams (2 2B, RBI, R), Arauz (2-R HR, 2 R), Valdez (RBI single, SB), and Corey Julks (R, SB) all had two hits on the evening.

Austin Hansen went five innings and allowed five runs on six hits, one of which was a grand slam, walked three, and struck out five. Nivaldo Rodríguez did not allow a hit over the last four innings but the Pelicans got a run off of him with a sac fly. Nivaldo walked three and struck out two during his stint on the mound.

Fayetteville will look to avoid the sweep and snap a five-game losing streak in the series finale. J.P. France will go against Javier Assad at 6:00 Eastern.

Clinton 7, Quad Cities 2

W- Tyler Mitzel (5-3)
L- R.J. Freure (4-3)
S- Tyler Jones (1)

QC home runs: None.

The LumberKings scored four in the 6th to put this game away.

Oscar Campos went 2-5 with an RBI single in the 3rd. Austin Dennis was 3-5 and hit an RBI single in the 4th. Trey Dawson finished 2-3 and drew a walk.

R.J. Freure allowed three runs on five hits (two solo homers), walked four, and struck out seven in five innings. Hunter Martin bore the brunt of Clinton's assault in the 6th as he allowed four runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out three in 1.2 innings. Riley Cabral walked two in 1.1 scoreless innings of work.

Brett Daniels takes on Tanner Andrews in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:00.

Tri-City 4, Aberdeen 3 (10 innings)

W- Shea Barry (1-0)
L- Marlon Constante (0-1)

TC home runs: C.J. Stubbs (3, solo in 4th)

The ValleyCats snapped a five-game losing streak by walking off with the victory on Saturday.

Hunter Brown pitched 2.2 innings and an inherited runner scored and was charged to him when the man on third scored while the trailing runner was caught in a rundown in the 3rd inning. He walked three and struck out one. Derek West was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs of his own on two hits, walked one, and struck out one in 2.1 innings. Peyton Battenfield followed by striking out five in three perfect innings, and Shea Barry earned his first win as a pro as he walked two and struck out one over two scoreless.

Zach Biermann opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. C.J. Stubbs smacked a solo homer in the 4th. E.P. Reese tied the game with a sac fly in the 9th. Deury Carrasco came on to pinch-run for Luis Santana in the 10th and he scored the winning run on Grae Kessinger's single. Kessinger finished 4-5 on the evening and Stubbs went 3-4, finishing a double shy of the cycle.

Manny Ramirez will start the series finale. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros and GCL Marlins was suspended

Due to rain. This game will be completed on July 4. Blair Henley, making his professional debut, allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in 2.2 innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros were supposed to play the Nationals today but that game got postponed as well.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Bautista 2

W- Carlos Calderón (2-0)
L- Jeremi Rodriguez (1-1)
S- Reimy Beltre (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros got a run in the 7th to edge out the Dodgers Bautista team.

Freddy Guilamo ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and scored on an error after Ayendy Ortiz stole second. Ortiz ended up getting thrown out at third. Andrés Monzón put the Astros back in front with a sac fly in the 7th.

These two teams will play again on Monday.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jaime Melendez, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Peyton Battenfield, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 5 K; perfect outing

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Grae Kessinger, SS, and C.J. Stubbs, C/OF, Tri-City

Kessinger: 4-5, 2B, walk-off RBI single, R

Stubbs: 3-4, 3B, solo HR (3); finished double shy of cycle

Jake Adams, 1B, and Jonathan Arauz, IF, Fayetteville

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

Arauz: 2-4, 2-R HR (5), 2 R

Nivaldo Rodríguez, RHP, Fayetteville

4 IP, ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Austin Dennis, UTIL, Quad Cities

3-5, RBI

J.J. Matijevic, 1B, and Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Corpus Christi

Matijevic: 2-4, 2 solo HR (4, 6 season)

Beer: 2-4, solo HR (7, 16 season), 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 22, 2019

Astros vs. A's in the lower levels. Quite a bit of late-inning drama on Saturday...

Iowa 6, Round Rock 1 (6 innings)

W- Craig Brooks (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-2)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas (3, 11 season; solo in 1st)

This game was called with two outs in the 6th due to rain. The Cubs' first-inning outburst netted them the victory on Saturday.

Josh Rojas' solo shot in the 1st was the E-Train's only scoring play. Taylor Jones' single represented Round Rock's only other hit in this game.

Ryan Hartman pitched five innings and allowed six runs on seven hits (two and three-run homers), walked four, and struck out four.

Corbin Martin gets the start in game four of this series. He'll face Colin Rea at 1:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Springfield 4 (11 innings)

W- Brandon Bailey (2-2)
L- Kodi Whitley (1-4)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (9, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks trailed 4-1 after the 5th but kept the Cardinals off the board the rest of the way and they eventually walked off with the W.

Carson LaRue went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out seven. Willy Collado got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Collin McHugh struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Brandon Bailey allowed a hit and struck out five in five scoreless innings of relief.

Seth Beer opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. George Springer, who scored on the sac fly, drew a bases-loaded walk in the 6th. Corpus tied the game with two in the 8th on a Chuckie Robinson sac fly and a Bryan de la Cruz RBI single. Colton Shaver started the 11th in scoring position. Ronnie Dawson flew out for the first out, but Osvaldo Duarte came through with a two-run home run to send everyone home happy. Duarte and Ramiro Rodríguez both finished with two hits on the evening. George Springer singled and drew three walks in his second rehab game.

Yohan Ramirez will be on the mound as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Johan Oviedo at 4:15.

Fayetteville 5, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Brett Conine (3-1, 6-3 season)
L- Manuel Rondon (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: J.J. Matijevic (1, 3 season; solo in 1st)

The Woodpeckers got three in the 9th inning to snatch this game from the Pelicans.

Shawn Dubin went four innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out seven. César Rosado struck out one in a 1-2-3 5th, and Brett Conine struck out one over four scoreless innings; he faced one batter over the minimum because he hit a batter.

Fayetteville got two in the opening inning on a sac fly from Chandler Taylor and a solo homer from J.J. Matijevic. They didn't score again until the 9th, but that rally ended up getting them the victory.

Matijevic and Jake Adams led off the inning with singles. Scott Schreiber popped out on the infield fly rule, but Marty Costes singled to load the bases for Michael Papierski, who tied the game with a single. Two batters later, Miguelangel Sierra hit a two-run single to put the Woodpeckers in front. Matijevic, who recently returned from a 50-game suspension for a drug of abuse while he was with Corpus, finished 2-4 and scored twice.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will get the start as Fayetteville looks for the sweep. He'll face Alexander Vargas at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Beloit 4

W- Joey Gonzalez (2-1, 2-2 season)
L- Aiden McIntyre (2-5)
S- Riley Cabral (4)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos and the Snappers both scored in the same innings. The difference here, however, was Quad Cities scoring four in the top of the 1st.

Quad Cities got things started in the 1st with a pair of singles from Jeremy Peña and Oscar Campos and then César Salazar ripped a two-run double. Peña hit another RBI single in the 4th and Salazar added an RBI base hit to his ledger in the 5th. Freúdis Nova drove the last River Bandits run with a base hit in the 9th.

Ross Adolph went 3-5 and this time, he finished a home run shy of the cycle. He also stole a base (8) and scored both of Peña's base hits. Peña (2 RBI, R, SB), Campos (RBI, 2 R), and Salazar (2B, 3 RBI, SB) all finished with two hits on the evening.

Brett Daniels threw four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked four, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Riley Cabral earned the two-inning save, allowing a run on two hits, walking one, and striking out two.

Matt Ruppenthal goes up against Chase Cohen in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00.

Tri-City 6, Vermont 5 (11 innings)

W- Jervic Chavez (1-0)
L- Nick Ward (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats took another one-run game from the Lake Monsters, this time in walk-off fashion. This was not a textbook defensive game as both teams combined to commit nine errors in this one, although you could take that with a grain of salt as minor league scorekeepers, especially at the lower levels, occasionally have the tendency to be, um... liberal in scoring plays as errors.

Hunter Brown and Derek West made their pro debuts on the mound in this one. Brown, who was drafted in the 5th round earlier this month out of Division II Wayne State, allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. West, a 14th-round pick out of Pittsburgh, pitched 1.1 innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run. All three runs were unearned. Lupe Chavez followed with 3.2 innings and he allowed a run (inherited runner that was charged to him) on two hits, walked one, and struck out four. Jervic Chavez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in 4.1 innings to get the win.

Preston Pavlica put Tri-City on the board with an RBI infield single in the 3rd inning. Juan Piñeda hit an RBI single in the 4th; C.J. Stubbs tried to score as well but he was thrown out at the plate. Pavlica hit a sac fly in the 5th and in the 6th, Piñeda reached on an error that allowed Zach Biermann to score and he himself ended up scoring on a bloop single from E.P. Reese.

Matt Barefoot started the 11th in scoring position and Biermann got a free pass to first to lead things off. Stubbs won it by ripping a double. Reese finished 2-4 with a stolen base, his second as a pro.

Peyton Battenfield takes on Yorlenis Noa as the ValleyCats look for a sweep. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

DSL Athletics 8, DSL Astros 5

W- Marshall Cantillo (2-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (2-2)
S- Marcelo Hernandez (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros were stung by a late uprising from the A's, who scored two in the 8th and three in the 9th to take control.

Ricardo Toro and Sebastian Grullón hit RBI singles in the 1st inning. Andrés Monzón ripped an RBI double in the 4th and he came around to score on a single from Yohander Martinez. Carlos Hurtado ripped an RBI double in the 9th. He, Martinez, and Omar Díaz (2 R) all had two hits on the day.

Misael Tamarez got the start and he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out three in three innings. Edinson Batista went two innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a hit, walked three, and struck out three. Ronny Garcia was next; he pitched three innings and allowed two unearned runs on two hits and fanned two. José Betances got the 9th but only got one out via strikeout; he allowed three runs on three hits and walked three. Miguel Padilla got the last two outs of the 9th, one via strikeout.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martinez, SS, DSL Astros: 2-5, RBI, R
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, RBI

Collin McHugh's photo is his Twitter profile picture. Follow him @Collin_McHugh.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.1 IP, H, 7 K

Willy Collado: 0.1 IP, K

Collin McHugh: IP, K

Brandon Bailey: W (2-2), 5 IP, H, 5 K

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Corpus Christi

2-5, walk-off 2-R HR (9), 2 R

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

Jeremy Peña, SS, César Salazar, C, Ross Adolph, OF, and Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

Peña: 2-5, 2 RBI, R, SB (16)

Salazar: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, SB (3)

Adolph: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, SB (8); finished home run shy of cycle

Campos: 2-5, RBI, 2 R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

5 IP, HB, 2 K

César Rosado: IP, K

Brett Conine: W (3-1, 6-3 season), 4 IP, hit batter, K

J.J. Matijevic, 1B, Fayetteville

2-4, solo HR (1, 3 season), 2 R

Jervic Chavez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and Jervic Chavez, LHP, Tri-City

Lupe: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER (inherited runner charged to him), BB, 4 K

Jervic: W (1-0), 4.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K

Astros Farm Report: 4-30

Bringing you the latest news from down on the Astros farm ...

Come back soon for player interviews from my Corpus Christi trip coming out over the next week. In the meantime, I have a little breaking news.

MISSING IN ACTION

There are currently a couple of top 30 prospects in the Astros system who have gone missing. The first of these is Corpus Christi Hooks RHP Tyler Ivey who is currently the number 17 prospect in the system according to MLB Pipeline. According to MiLB.com, Ivey is on the DL. However, I have two solid sources who have said that Ivey has been suspended for an undisclosed number of games. I am going to go out on a short limb and assume that the suspension is related to an incident in his April 12th start in Amarillo in which he was removed from the game after a foreign substance was found on his glove. In any event, Ivey was not in Corpus Christi during my time there from Friday through Sunday and has not pitched since April 23rd. I reached out to the Astros for comment, but have been unable to obtain any further information at this time. I am, however, confident in my sources. UPDATE: One source is telling me that the suspension is for 14 games.

The other missing player is OF/1B J.J. Matijevic, the #22 prospect in the Astros system (MLB Pipeline). Matijevic played in the Hooks game on Friday, April 26th, but was not present during the games on Saturday or Sunday and did not appear on Monday either. I have a source on this situation as well, but the information I have is so limited that I am not comfortable disclosing it. Again, I reached out to the Astros, but they declined to comment. UPDATE: As I had learned on Sunday, Matijevic was placed on the restricted list. Unfortunately, I did not know any further details about the nature of his suspension until MLB reported today that he will face a 50-game suspension for a second positive test for a drug of abuse.

APRIL TRANSACTIONS/ROSTER MOVES

4-30: RHP Jamie Melendez, a 17-year old from Mexico, signed by the Astros
4-29: LHP Brett Adcock assigned to Tri-City (effectively to extended spring training) from Corpus Christi
4-29: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the DL
4-29: OF Andy Pineda (Quad Cities) released
4-29: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus Christi) activated from the DL
4-27: 1B/OF J.J. Matijevic (Corpus Christi) suspended for 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse
4-27: LHP Jonathan Bermudez assigned to Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Felipe Tejada assigned to Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Cody Deason assigned to Tri-City (effectively to extended spring training) from Quad Cities
4-27: RHP Matt Ruppenthal assigned to Tri-City (effectively to extended spring training) from Quad Cities
4-25: RHP Tyler Ivey suspended for an undisclosed number of games
4-24: RHP Carlos Sanabria assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Brett Daniels assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
4-24: RHP Jacob Billingsley assigned to Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
4-24: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Quad Cities from Fayetteville
4-24: RHP Mark Moclair (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day DL
4-23: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-23: OF Carmen Benedetti (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL
4-23: RHP Shawn Dubin was assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
4-23: RHP Riley Cabral assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits
4-21: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock from Houston
4-21: LHP Framber Valdez (Round Rock) recalled to Houston
4-20: IF Juan Pineda assigned to Tri-City (Extended Spring Training) from Fayetteville
4-20: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Fayetteville) activated from the 7-day DL
4-18: OF Drew Ferguson (Round Rock) activated from the DL
4-18: C Lorenzo Quintana (Corpus) placed on the 7-day DL
4-18: C Carlos Canelon assigned to Corpus Christi
4-18: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
4-17: 1B A.J. Reed (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day DL
4-16: RHP Peter Solomon (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
4-15: OF Chandler Taylor (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
4-15: IF Juan Pineda assigned to Fayetteville
4-14: RHP Justin Ferrell (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day DL
4-14: RHP Brett Daniels assigned to Corpus Christi from Quad Cities
4-14: RHP Jojanse Torres assigned to Quad Cities
4-13: RHP Joey Gonzalez assigned to Fayetteville
4-13: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day DL
4-12: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
4-12: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
4-11: LHP Framber Valdez optioned to Round Rock from Houston
4-11: OF Drew Ferguson (Round Rock) placed on 7-day DL
4-11: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
4-11: RHP Jose Bravo assigned to Corpus Christi
4-11: C Oscar Campos (Quad Cities) placed on 7-day DL
4-11: OF/2B Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities
4-8: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Fayetteville
4-7: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Fayetteville from Corpus Christi
4-7: RHP Edgardo Sandoval voluntarily retired (he pitched on Saturday and then retired on Sunday; I'm not sure what's going on with that!)
4-7: RHP Tanner Duncan assigned to Corpus Christi
4-6: RHP Brendan Feldmann assigned to Corpus Christi

Players who started the 2019 season on the DL
C Ruben Castro
RHP Nick Hernandez
RHP Alex House
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29
RHP Hansel Paulino
RHP Erasmo Pinales
RHP Abdiel Saldana
RHP Kyle Serrano
RHP Jairo Solis

Restricted List
RHP Francis Martes (80-game suspension)

2019 STANDINGS

Up and down arrows denote an increase or decrease in win percentage over the last week.

AAA ROUND ROCK (Pacific Coast League/American Southern Division)

🠋 3rd 13-10 .565 1.5GB L1

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠉 3rd 12-13 .480 4.0GB L2

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠉 T3rd 14-11 .556 3.0GB W1

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)

🠉 T3rd 12-10 .545 1.0GB L1

WATCH THIS SPACE

I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a look.

Bryan de la Cruz
MiLB Photo

Bryan de la Cruz, a 22-year old outfielder from the Dominican Republic is in his sixth season with the Astros. In his first 20 games of the season with the Advanced A Fayetteville Woodpeckers, de la Cruz is hitting .346/.407/.593/.999 (10 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR) which puts him in the top five in the Astros minor league system in average, slugging percentage and OPS and sixth in the system in on-base percentage for players who have played a roughly equivalent number of games this season. Keeping company with top prospects such as Yordan Alvarez and Seth Beer is no mean feat. Rounding out his 2019 resume (so far) are four stolen bases to zero caught stealing and eight walks to 16 strikeouts. I have yet to catch up with Mr. De la Cruz in person, but I hope to see him later this season in Fayetteville (or more likely in Corpus Christi if he keeps hitting like this). Watch this space ...

FORMER ASTRO UPDATE

Randy Cesar - April 2018

Photo by Jayne Hansen

3B Randy Cesar had a 42-game hitting streak for the Corpus Christi Hooks in 2018, but any hitting streaks in 2019 will take place in the Twins organization as Cesar became a minor league free agent at the end of the 2018 season and signed with that team. He is currently playing for the Twins AAA affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings. Through 18 games, he is hitting .328/.375/.597/.972 with nine doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI. Cesar originally signed with the Astros out of the Dominican Republic in July 2011. He is currently 24.

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Yosemite National Park, California - May 2015

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, April 20, 2019

Let's play two in Memphis and Fayetteville!

Game 1: Round Rock 11, Memphis 6

W- Kent Emanuel (1-0)
L- John Fasola (0-1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (4, solo in 5th), Drew Ferguson (1, solo in 5th), Yordan Alvarez (8, 2-run in 7th), Kyle Tucker (2, solo in 7th)

The Express erupted for nine runs in the final inning to shock the Redbirds in game one of the doubleheader.

Taylor Jones and Drew Ferguson hit back-to-back solo homers in the top of the 5th inning to tie the game at 2, but Memphis regained control with four runs in the bottom of the 5th and it looked like they'd come out on top in the first game. Round Rock had other ideas, however.

Yordan Alvarez walked to lead off the 7th and advanced to third on Kyle Tucker's double. They both scored on a Nick Tanielu double that cut the deficit to two runs. Jones followed with a double and a base hit from Ferguson put runners at the corners for Jamie Ritchie, who got plunked to load the bases. Jones scored the tying run on a Myles Straw sac fly. Derek Fisher hit into a force out that erased Ritchie at second base for the second out of the inning, but Jack Mayfield came through with a two-run double that put the Express in the lead. Alvarez launched a two-run homer in his second plate appearance of the inning and Tucker capped off the assault with a solo blast.

Jones, Ferguson, Fisher, and Tucker all finished with two hits in the first game; Ferguson reached base in all of his plate appearances.

Cionel Pérez went four innings and allowed four runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on five hits, walked three, and struck out four. Kent Emanuel was the first man out of the bullpen in game one and he allowed two runs on two hits (three-run homer, one run was charged to Cionel), walked one, and struck out one. Ralph Garza Jr. pitched a 1-2-3 7th inning.

Game 2: Memphis 3, Round Rock 0

W- Austin Gomber (2-0)
L- Rogelio Armenteros (1-1)

RR home runs: None.

The Express ended up having to settle for the split as they got shut out in game two.

All they could muster up offensively in the nightcap was a Taylor Jones double and a pair of singles from Nick Tanielu and Alex De Goti.

Rogelio Armenteros allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.2 innings of work. Brendan McCurry turned in three innings in relief and allowed two runs on four hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out one. Dean Deetz pitched the last 1.1 innings and walked four while striking out two.

Forrest Whitley takes on Jake Woodford in game three of this series. First pitch is at 2:05.

Amarillo 6, Corpus Christi 3

W- Reggie Lawson (1-1)
L- Gabriel Valdez (0-1)
S- Emmanuel Ramirez (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks got doubled up as they dropped this Easter series in the Panhandle.

Ronnie Dawson opened the scoring with a bases-loaded RBI single in the 2nd inning. Corpus got a pair in the 7th as Carlos Canelón scored on an Abraham Toro groundout and Stephen Wrenn scored on a wild pitch. J.J. Matijevic finished 3-4 with a couple of doubles and scored a run.

Gabriel Valdez went 1.2 innings and the three runs he allowed came on Jorge Oña's first home run of the evening. He allowed one other hit, walked three, and struck out one. Colin McKee allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. José Hernández-Urquidy pitched the final four innings and allowed three runs on six hits (solo homer hit by Oña) and struck out four.

The Hooks have Easter Sunday off. They'll begin a homestand against the Arkansas teams on Monday; first up, three with Northwest Arkansas.

Game 1: Fayetteville 3, Carolina 2

W- José Bravo (1-0)
L- Dylan File (0-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers nipped the Mudcats in game one with a run in the 6th that broke a 2-2 tie.

Cristian Javier went 4.2 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three. José Bravo allowed a hit and fanned three over the last 2.1 innings to get the win.

Jake Meyers got the Woodpeckers on the board with an RBI single in the 2nd and he came around to score on Scott Manea's double. Jake Adams finished 2-3 and hit the RBI single in the 6th that put Fayetteville in front.

Game 2: Fayetteville 6, Carolina 3

W- Bryan Abreu (1-0)
L- Christian Taugner (1-2)
S- Carlos Sanabria (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Seth Beer (3, 2-run in 2nd)

SEGRA Stadium is getting a few firsts out of the way in short order. They've got the first game done with and now they can cross "first doubleheader" off the list. The Woodpeckers stormed out of the gate with four in the 1st and two more in the 2nd to earn the doubleheader sweep.

Fayetteville loaded the bases to lead off the 1st and that's how they got their four runs. Scott Manea drew a bases-loaded walk, Colton Shaver ripped a two-run double, and Michael Papierski hit an RBI single. Seth Beer finished 3-3 and launched a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. He also had a double and scored on Shaver's double in the opening frame.

Bryan Abreu went five innings and the three runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Rob Henry in the 4th. He allowed four other hits, walked one, and struck out eight during his time on the mound. Tommy DeJuneas and Carlos Sanabria both pitched 1-2-3 innings and struck out one; DeJuneas did so in the 6th while Sanabria had the 7th to finish it off.

This seven-game series between the Woodpeckers and Mudcats is tied at three games apiece. These two teams will face off for the final time this month at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Kane County 3

W- Matt Ruppenthal (1-0)
L- Ryan Miller (0-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos scored a run in each of the final four innings to walk off with the win and avoid the sweep. They managed to withstand a one-man assault from Geraldo Perdomo, who had three hits and drove in all three of the Cougars' runs.

Luis Garcia went five innings and the one run he allowed came when Perdomo took him deep in the 1st inning. Other than that, Garcia shined as he allowed just one other hit, walked one, and struck out six. Matt Ruppenthal got the last four innings and the two runs he gave up came on a 6th-inning double hit by guess who... Perdomo. Ruppenthal allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out four.

Jeremy Peña put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI single in the 6th, which was their first run of the entire series. Jonathan Lacroix ripped an RBI double in the 7th and Peña lashed an RBI double of his own to tie the game in the 8th. Lacroix doubled again in the 9th, advanced to third on an error that allowed Austin Dennis to reach, and scored the winning run on Andy Piñeda's single. Peña and Lacroix both finished 2-4 on the day.

Quad Cities has Sunday off. They'll be back in Peoria for a three-game series against the usual occupants of Dozer Park, the Peoria Chiefs, beginning on Monday.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Garcia, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 6 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, and Jonathan Lacroix, OF, Quad Cities

Peña: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Lacroix: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, scored game-winning run in 9th

This is Jake Adams' mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Adams, 1B, and José Bravo, RHP, Fayetteville

Adams: 2-3, go-ahead RBI single in game 1 of doubleheader

Bravo: W (1-0), 2.1 IP, H, 3 K in game 1 of doubleheader

Seth Beer, 1B/OF/DH, Fayetteville

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

J.J. Matijevic, 1B/LF, Corpus Christi

3-4, 2 2B, R

Taylor Jones, 1B, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Jones: 2-3, 2B, solo HR (4), 2 RBI in game 1 of doubleheader

Tucker: 2-4, 2B, solo HR (2), 2 R in game 1 of doubleheader