Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Astros 2, Rangers 0 on the farm for a second straight night.

Round Rock was off

The Express will start a four-game series with Oklahoma City at 7:05. Kent Emanuel will face Rob Zastryzny in game one.

Corpus Christi 7, Frisco 3

W- Brandon Bailey (4-3)
L- Blake Bass (7-3)
S- Colin McKee (7)

CC home runs: Jake Adams (19, solo in 5th)

The Hooks used a five-run 3rd to propel them to the victory.

Corpus got their five in the 3rd without an extra-base hit. Stephen Wrenn, Colton Shaver, and Jake Adams all hit RBI singles and Chuckie Robinson hit a two-run single; Robinson was thrown out at second to end the inning but the damage was done. Wrenn grounded into a force out in the 4th and an error on the play allowed Osvaldo Duarte to score. Adams clubbed a solo shot in the 5th. He finished 3-3 on the night and has homered in four straight games. Shaver and Robinson both finished 2-4.

Brandon Bailey shined in his five innings as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out nine in a scoreless outing. Brett Conine threw a scoreless 6th in his Texas League debut. Frisco loaded the bases on him to start the 7th but he emerged from the inning with just one run allowed. Conine allowed the one run on three hits and walked two. Andre Scrubb got the 8th but only got two outs; he allowed two runs on five hits and struck out one. Colin McKee got the four-out save as he inherited a bases-loaded situation from Scrubb and got him out of there without incurring any further damage. McKee allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

Tyler Ivey will get the start for Corpus as they look to sweep Frisco out of South Texas. He'll face Collin Wiles at 6:15.

Fayetteville 8, Down East 2

W- Luis Garcia (9-4)
L- Reid Anderson (6-7)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (10, 2-run in 4th), Scott Manea (9, solo in 6th)

The two Scotts homered, Luis Garcia dominated, and the Woodpeckers made it two out of two over the Wood Ducks in this series.

Garcia allowed a run on three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out a career-high 13 in six innings of work. J.P. France tagged in for two innings and allowed a run on a solo homer, two other hits, walked one, and struck out two. Tanner Duncan worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Garcia's 13 strikeouts also set a new Fayetteville franchise record and the 16 strikeouts recorded by Wednesday's trio of pitchers gave the Woodpeckers' pitching staff the Carolina League's single-season record for strikeouts.

Chandler Taylor opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. After the Wood Ducks tied the game in the 3rd, Scott Schreiber put Fayetteville back in front by launching a two-run homer in the 4th. Scott Manea sent one out for a solo homer in the 6th. The Woodpeckers finished off the Wood Ducks with four in the 8th as Taylor added another RBI single to his ledger, Enmanuel Valdez hit a two-run single with the bases loaded, and Schreiber capped off the night with an RBI single. Taylor, Valdez, and Schreiber all finished 2-4 on the night. Manea and Ross Adolph scored two runs apiece.

Shawn Dubin gets the start as the Woodpeckers look for the sweep. He'll take on Scott Engler at 7:00 Eastern.

Beloit 6, Quad Cities 2

W- Reid Birlingmair (6-6)
L- Jonathan Bermúdez (4-3)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (3, 2-run in 4th)

The Banditos managed to get to within a run of the Snappers, but Beloit managed to pull away.

Oscar Campos smacked a two-run homer in the 4th to put Quad Cities on the board; that was also their first hit of the game.

Jonathan Bermúdez labored through five innings as he allowed four runs on ten hits, walked two, and struck out six. Luis de Paula was the first man out of the Banditos' bullpen; he went three innings and allowed a two-run single, walked three, and struck out two. Layne Henderson struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

José Alberto Rivera gets the start in game two and he'll go against Chase Cohen at 6:35.

Aberdeen 5, Tri-City 4

W- Malachi Emond (3-2)
L- Blair Henley (1-1)
S- Kade Strowd (2)

TC home runs: None.

A three-run homer in the 8th turned this game in Aberdeen's favor.

Manny Ramirez started things off by allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four over four scoreless. Danny Cody was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and struck out two in two innings. Blair Henley pitched 2.2 innings and he allowed six hits, which included that go-ahead three-run blast, and struck out five. Michael Horrell recorded the final out of the 9th with a strikeout.

Three of Tri-City's four runs in this game scored on groundouts. Korey Lee opened up the scoring with one in the 1st inning. Matt Barefoot ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and then Luis Guerrero and Lee followed with RBI groundouts. Nate Perry finished 2-4; Bryan Arias scored twice.

Angel Macuare will face Ryan Conroy in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 8, GCL Astros 5 (11 innings)

W- Michael Cuevas (1-0)
L- Jervic Chavez (2-2)

GCL home runs: Nerio Rodriguez (2, 2-run in 1st), Dexter Jordan (1, solo in 7th)

The Nationals broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the 11th by scoring three runs.

Nerio Rodriguez smacked a two-run homer in the 1st to open the scoring. The Palm Beach 'Stros got two more in the 6th as Yefri Carrillo scored on a wild pitch and Rainier Rivas hit an RBI single. Dexter Jordan hit the first home run of his pro career, a solo shot, in the 7th inning. Rivas finished 2-5 on the day.

Chandler Casey and Fredy Medina started things off with one inning apiece; Casey threw a 1-2-3 1st inning and Medina allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 2nd. Elián Rodriguez and Whit Drennan followed with two innings apiece. Rodriguez allowed four unearned runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out three, while Drennan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless outing. Kevin Dickey was next and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings and Jervic Chavez allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and struck out four in 2.2 innings.

DSL Braves 7, DSL Astros 6

W- Ronaldo Alesandro (3-1)
L- Ronny Garcia (3-3)

DSL home runs: Freddy Guilamo (1, 2-run in 2nd), Ayendy Ortiz (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Braves nipped the Dominican 'Stros with a run in the 9th to break a 6-6 tie.

After the Braves scored two runs in the top of the 2nd, the Astros got a pair of two-run homers from Freddy Guilamo and Ayendy Ortiz. For the two of them, it was their first home runs as pros. Guilamo scored on a sac fly from Andrés Monzón in the 4th and Omar Díaz scored another run when he stole home as part of a double steal with Ortiz. Guilamo and Díaz scored two runs apiece.

Jeremy Molero went four innings and allowed two runs on two hits, walked one, and struck out five. Daniel Bello and Cristofer Mezquita both pitched two innings; Bello allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out three, while Mezquita allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five. Ronny Garcia allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, and walked one in the 9th.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 5 K
Rainier Rivas, OF, GCL Astros: 2-5, RBI single

Cristofer Mezquita, LHP, DSL Astros: 2 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Luis Garcia, RHP, Scott Schreiber, OF/1B, Enmanuel Valdez, IF, and Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

Garcia: W (9-4), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, career-high 13 K

Schreiber: 2-4, 2-R HR (10), 3 RBI

Valdez: 2-4, 2 RBI, R

Taylor: 2-4, 2 RBI, R

Jake Adams, 1B/DH, Corpus Christi

3-3, solo HR (19), 2 RBI, 2 R; HR in four consecutive games

Brandon Bailey, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (4-3), 5 IP, H, BB, 9 K

Manny Ramirez, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 27, 2019

The Astros aren't just facing the Cardinals at the Major League level...

Round Rock 10, Iowa 2

W- Brandon Bielak (8-3)
L- Alec Mills (6-3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (26, grand slam in 7th), Chas McCormick (11, 2-run in 9th)

Round Rock took the lead with three in the 3rd and then tacked on seven runs over the final three innings to turn this one into a laugher.

Brandon Bielak shook off two 1st-inning runs to turn in a solid outing. In seven innings, Bielak allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out seven. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out four over the final two innings.

Josh Rojas put Round Rock on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield followed that up with a two-run double. Kyle Tucker blew this one open with a grand slam in the 7th. Nick Tanielu scored on a wild pitch in the 8th and Chas McCormick launched a two-run homer in the 9th to cap off the evening. Rojas (RBI, 2 R, SB) and Tanielu (2B, 2 R) both finished with three hits on the night, while Mayfield went 2-4.

Rogelio Armenteros gets the start as the E-Train looks for a sweep. First pitch is at 1:08.

Springfield 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Johan Oviedo (5-4)
L- Nick Hernandez (0-2)
S- Bryan Dobzanski (2)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (13, solo in 2nd)

The Hooks outhit the Cardinals 6-3 in this one but lost out in the column that matters most.

Lorenzo Quintana's solo blast in the 2nd inning represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play. Abraham Toro finished 2-4 with a double.

Yohan Ramirez threw six innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a single, walked one, and struck out eight. Nick Hernandez got the 7th and got two outs via strikeout, but he also walked two and allowed a go-ahead solo homer. Carlos Sanabria pitched 1.1 innings and allowed a run on a sac fly, a hit, walked four, and struck out three.

Chad Donato gets the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:10.

Fayetteville 4, Carolina 2

W- Joey Gonzalez (4-2)
L- J.T. Hintzen (0-1)
S- César Rosado (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (7, solo in 7th), Chandler Taylor (6, solo in 8th)

A couple of homers swung the momentum of this game in the Woodpeckers' favor.

Shawn Dubin went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out nine. Joey Gonzalez allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one over three scoreless innings and César Rosado allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out the side in the 9th.

Fayetteville got on the board in the 5th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Jeremy Peña and Jonathan Arauz. Enmanuel Valdez smacked a solo homer in the 7th to put them in front and Chandler Taylor sent one out in the 8th for an insurance run. Peña went 3-4 on the night, while Arauz, Ross Adolph, and Valdez (solo HR, 2 R) all had two on the evening.

Austin Hansen takes on Matt Hardy in the series finale. The Woodpeckers are looking for a sweep; first pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 11, Beloit 4

W- Felipe Tejada (6-0)
L- Aiden McIntyre (2-8)

QC home runs: Alex Holderbach (4, 2-run in 6th)

With Jayne in attendance, the Banditos poured it on the Snappers to start this new series. They scored in each of the first seven innings and added in a couple of three-run innings in the 3rd and the 6th.

Lupe Chavez threw four innings and allowed four runs on six hits, walked three, and struck out three. Felipe Tejada shut it down by allowing three hits, walking two, and tying his career-high with nine strikeouts over five scoreless.

Ramiro Rodriguez hit a one-out single in the 1st; he proceeded to steal his way to third and scored the first run of the night on the errant throw to third. Trey Dawson hit an RBI single in the 2nd. César Salazar ripped a two-run triple in the 3rd and scored on a sac fly from Alex Holderbach. Dawson scored on a wild pitch in the 4th and Michael Wielansky lashed an RBI double in the 5th. Oscar Campos hit an RBI single in the 6th and he wound up scoring when Holderbach whacked a homer. Grae Kessinger capped off the night with a sac fly in the 7th.

Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit. Wielansky led the way by going 3-6 with a couple of doubles. Rodriguez (3B, 3 R, 2 SB), Holderbach (2-R HR, 3 RBI), and Dawson (RBI, R, SB) all finished with two hits in this game. Rodriguez's two steals give him 12 on the year.

Quad Cities and Beloit will play two today with game one starting at 2:00. José Alberto Rivera and Jonathan Bermúdez will go up against Rafael Kelly and Richard Guasch.

Connecticut 9, Tri-City 2

W- Marco Jimenez (2-1)
L- Hunter Brown (0-1)

TC home runs: C.J. Stubbs (4, solo in 5th), A.J. Lee (3, solo in 5th)

The Tigers took control of this one early.

Tri-City's only two runs of the evening came on back-to-back solo homers from C.J. Stubbs and A.J. Lee in the 5th. Stubbs and Korey Lee both finished 2-4.

Hunter Brown pitched two innings; he also pitched in the 3rd but failed to record an out. Brown allowed five runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked four, and struck out three. Derek West took ownership of the 3rd and ended up going three innings, allowing four runs (three earned) of his own on six hits, walking one, and striking out one. Yeremi Ceballos got a groundout and two fly ball outs in a 1-2-3 6th and Peyton Battenfield allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless.

Kyle Serrano will be on the mound for the series finale. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Cardinals 3

W- Kevin Dickey (1-1)
L- Wilman Madera (1-1)
S- Jherson Pereira (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored four in the 8th to snatch this game from right under the Cardinals' noses.

They loaded the bases in the 8th and got all of their runs from that situation. Tyler Krabbe brought in the first run after he got plunked and then José Álvarez brought everyone home with a double. Alfredo Angarita finished 2-4 and scored a run.

Brady Rodgers made his first rehab appearance since going on the IL in Round Rock; he and Franny Cobos threw two innings apiece in this game. Rodgers allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless outing while Cobos allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run homer, walked one, and struck out four. Kevin Dickey took over for four innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out eight. Jherson Pereira walked one and struck out one in the 9th to earn the save.

DSL Athletics 7, DSL Astros 6 (10 innings)

W- Marcelo Hernandez (2-2)
L- Miguel Padilla (1-1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros thought they got an insurance run in the 9th, but the A's tied it with two in the 10th. The Astros retook the lead in the 10th... and then the A's walked off with the win.

Andrés Monzón went 2-5 with an RBI single in the 3rd inning. Cristian Gonzalez also finished 2-5 and he scored a run. Frank Pérez stole a couple of bases, giving him six on the season.

Jeremy Molero and Edinson Batista threw three innings apiece to start off; Molero allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that scored and were charged to him, a hit, walked four, and struck out five. Batista allowed a run of his own on two hits, walked two, and struck out three.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: W (1-1), 4 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 8 K

Felipe Tejada, RHP, Quad Cities

W (6-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Michael Wielansky, IF, Alex Holderbach, C, and Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, Quad Cities

Wielansky: 3-6, 2 2B, RBI, R

Holderbach: 2-3, 2-R HR (4), 3 RBI

Rodriguez: 2-4, 3B, 3 R, 2 SB (12)

C.J. Stubbs, C/OF, Tri-City

2-4, solo HR (4)

Peyton Battenfield, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Yohan Ramirez, RHP, Corpus Christi

6 IP, H, ER, BB, 8 K

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Jack Mayfield, IF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 3-4, RBI, 2 R, SB (31)
Mayfield: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Tucker: Grand Slam (27)

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 10-2 @ Iowa

9 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Brandon Bielak: W (8-3), 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Brendan McCurry: 2 IP, BB, 4 K

Jonathan Arauz, IF, Enmanuel Valdez, IF, and Jeremy Peña, IF, Fayetteville

Arauz: 2-4, RBI

Valdez: 2-3, solo HR (7), 2 R

Peña: 3-4, RBI

Joey Gonzalez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-2 vs. Carolina

9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 13 K

Shawn Dubin: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Joey Gonzalez: W (4-2), 3 IP, H, BB, K

César Rosado: Save (5), IP, H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The rain made its presence felt...

Round Rock 11, Memphis 8

W- Kent Emanuel (4-1)
L- Jesús Cruz (2-6)
S- Brendan McCurry (5)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas 2 (17; solo in 4th, 2-run in 7th), Alex De Goti (9, 3-run in 2nd)

The E-Train roared back from an early 7-0 deficit by finishing this game on an 11-1 run.

Akeem Bostick got bombed but the bullpen responded with 7.1 innings of one-run ball. Kent Emanuel pitched six innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry got a four-out save, striking out two.

After Memphis scored twice in the top of the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead, the Express rattled off five in the bottom half to get back in the game. Alex De Goti whacked a three-run homer and then Jamie Ritchie ripped an RBI double and scored on Carlos Correa's base hit.

Josh Rojas led off the 4th with a homer. Aledmys Díaz reached on an error and he scored on a double from Correa. Taylor Jones and De Goti drew walks to load the bases for Chas McCormick, who came through with an RBI single to put Round Rock in front. Ritchie smacked another RBI double in the 7th and he scored when Rojas absolutely crushed a ball to left-center for a two-run homer.

For Rojas, this is his first multi-homer game with Round Rock and fourth on the season. He, McCormick, and Ritchie all had two hits on the evening. Correa finished 3-4 with a couple of runs driven in and a run scored, while Aledmys went 0-4 with a walk and a run scored.

The Express and Redbirds will wrap up this series at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 0

W- Enoli Paredes (5-3)
L- Brady Singer (2-2)
S- Willy Collado (6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks offense took advantage of some shambolic defense from the Naturals while Enoli Paredes and Willy Collado shackled their offense.

Paredes allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out nine over six shutout innings and Collado completed the shutout by striking out four over the final three innings.

With the bases loaded in the 4th, Colton Shaver hit a grounder to third that should have ended the inning. Instead, an error allowed everyone to come home. Chuckie Robinson scored the final run of the night in the 7th on an error after Osvaldo Duarte hit into a fielder's choice. No one on either side finished with a multi-hit game.

J.B. Bukauskas takes on Gerson Garabito in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville and Lynchburg was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern. Tyler Ivey is listed as the starter for the first game and he'll take on Justin Garza.

Quad Cities 9, Dayton 3

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (3-2)
L- Jhon De Jesus (2-9)

QC home runs: Austin Dennis (2, 2-run in 2nd)

The Banditos stormed out of the gate and got the cushion they needed to make a Dayton rally look a little less menacing.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out eight over five shutout innings. R.J. Freure tagged in for three innings and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out two. Hunter Martin walked two and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

The Banditos loaded the bases to lead off the 1st and they ended up getting three runs out of it as César Salazar hit a sac fly and Grae Kessinger followed with a two-run single. Austin Dennis smacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. Salazar ripped a two-run double in the 5th and came around to score on a Jonathan Lacroix single. Lacroix scored Quad Cities' final run of the night on a single from Dennis. Salazar, Dennis, and Kessinger all had two hits on the night.

Brett Daniels gets the start in game two. He'll go against Lyon Richardson at 6:35.

Tri-City and Lowell was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 9, GCL Astros 4

W- Francis Ventura (1-0)
L- Jairo Lopez (1-1)
S- Anthony Trompiz (1)

GCL home runs: Victor Mascai (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Cardinals came alive as they scored all nine of their runs in the final four innings.

Victor Mascai launched a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and the Palm Beach 'Stros got a couple of sac flies from Franklin Pinto and Yorbin Ceuta in the 7th. Ceuta, Sean Mendoza, José Mendoza, and Tyler Krabbe all finished with two hits on the day.

Kevin Dickey walked one and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Everyone else... gave up runs.

DSL Dodgers Bautista 11, DSL Astros 0 (7 innings)

W- Edgardo Henriquez (1-1)
L- Carlos Calderón (3-1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain and it was probably for the best.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, BB, 3 K

Enoli Paredes' photo taken by Bryan Green.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 13 K

Enoli Paredes: W (5-3), 6 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 9 K

Willy Collado: Save (6), 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Jonathan Bermúdez, LHP, Quad Cities

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

Austin Dennis, UTIL, and César Salazar, C, Quad Cities

Dennis: 2-4, 2-R HR (2), 3 RBI, 2 R

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

Josh Rojas, UTIL, and Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-5, 2 HR (17), 3 RBI

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

Was there something going on?

Round Rock Express bullpen

7.1 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Kent Emanuel: W (4-1), 6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Brendan McCurry: Save (5), 1.1 IP, 2 K