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 Thursday, August 8, 2019

Let's play two in Hudson Valley and the Gulf Coast League (ugh)!

Round Rock 12, El Paso 11

W- Cy Sneed (7-6)
L- Carl Edwards Jr. (2-1)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (19, solo in 6th), Jack Mayfield (21, 2-run in 8th)

Two games in which both teams reached double figures in runs. Just your garden-variety Triple-A series. The difference here was Round Rock's run in the 3rd inning.

Everyone in the Round Rock lineup scored a run. Jack Mayfield finished a double shy of the cycle.

In contrast to Wednesday, when José Urquidy was shelled, Kent Emanuel managed to hold out for a nice outing (relatively speaking). Emanuel allowed four runs (three earned) on nine hits (two solo homers) and struck out three in 5.2 innings.

Ryan Hartman takes on Bryan Mitchell in game three. First pitch is at 7:05 Mountain.

Midland 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- Zack Erwin (6-2)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (3-6)

CC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (6, solo in 2nd)

The Hooks scored two in the 8th to take a 3-2 lead and got an insurance run in the 9th to extend their lead to two runs. Unfortunately, they ended up walking off with a loss after the RockHounds scored three in the bottom of the 9th.

Stephen Wrenn finished 2-4 and he smacked a solo homer in the 2nd inning. Bryan de la Cruz scored on an error following a Colton Shaver lineout and then Jake Adams ripped an RBI double in the 8th. De La Cruz, who went 3-5, added an RBI single in the 9th.

Brandon Bailey allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three in 4.2 innings. Chad Donato tagged in for 3.1 scoreless, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out five. Midland walked it off against Tommy DeJuneas in the 9th.

Game two of this series will start at 7:00.

Wilmington 3, Fayetteville 1

W- Kris Bubic (5-3)
L- J.P. France (4-8)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers were shackled by Kris Bubic, who struck out eleven in a complete-game effort.

J.P. France went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out four. Leovanny Rodriguez allowed two hits and struck out four in three scoreless innings of relief and César Rosado allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

Michael Papierski hit a sac fly in the 9th for Fayetteville's only run.

Fayetteville will now begin a series in Winston-Salem. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 8, Clinton 4

W- Layne Henderson (3-3)
L- Remey Reed (2-1)
S- José Alberto Rivera (1)

QC home runs: Freúdis Nova (3, solo in 2nd), Grae Kessinger (2, 2-run in 3rd)

The Banditos used a six-run 3rd inning to propel themselves to a victory.

Jonathan Bermúdez wasn't at his sharpest as he allowed four runs on three hits, walked five, and struck out two in 3.2 innings. The bullpen, however, was up to the task as Layne Henderson and José Alberto Rivera combined to strike out 11 over the final 5.1 innings. Henderson got Bermúdez out of a bases-loaded predicament and went on to allow two hits, walk one, and strike out five in 2.1 innings. Rivera took over for the last three innings, walking one and striking out six.

Freúdis Nova put Quad Cities on the board by leading off the 2nd with a home run. Austin Dennis led off the 3rd with a double and Wilyer Abreu brought him in with a double of his own. Alex McKenna singled, stole second, and then Oscar Campos ripped a two-run double. Freúdis followed with an RBI single and then Grae Kessinger smacked a two-run shot. Michael Wielansky hit an RBI single in the 5th inning. Nova, Wielansky, Dennis, and McKenna all finished with two hits on the evening.

Matt Ruppenthal will be on the mound as Quad Cities looks for the sweep. He'll take on Jake Walters at 6:35.

Tri-City

Not a pleasant day for the ValleyCats as they were swept in their twinbill with Hudson Valley. The Renegades took game one by a final of 9-3 and won game two 2-1.

Joe Perez whacked a two-run homer in the first game, which now gives him six home runs on the year. Korey Lee drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th. Jairo Lopez allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five in 3.2 innings of relief.

C.J. Stubbs' sac fly in the 1st was the only Tri-City run in game two. Christian Mejías allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work.

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

GCL Astros

The Palm Beach 'Stros wound up splitting their doubleheader with the Marlins, winning game one 4-2 and dropping the second game by a final score of 5-4.

Alfredo Angarita and Sean Mendoza scored on wild pitches in the 1st and the 2nd, respectively. Franklin Pinto hit an RBI single in the 6th and he came around to score on Mendoza's single. Brady Rodgers continued his rehab with 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out three.

In the second game, José Álvarez launched a three-run home run in the 1st; that was the first longball of his pro career. Álvarez reached on an error in the 3rd which allowed Yefri Carrillo to score. Ryan Gusto, the Astros' 11th-round pick from this year's MLB Draft, made his pro debut in this game and he allowed a hit and struck out three over two scoreless innings.

DSL Astros 4, DSL Royals1 2

W- Jeremy Molero (4-0)
L- Darwin Feliz (2-3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros scored three in the top of the 9th to take the lead and the game.

Sebastian Grullón hit an RBI single in the 6th. Andrés Monzón tied the game when he stole home as part of a double steal with Ayendy Ortiz, who scored the go-ahead run on Ricardo Balogh's RBI single. Balogh scored the final run of the day on Grullón's second RBI single of the game. Grullón, Carlos Hurtado, and Frank Perez finished with two hits on the afternoon.

Daniel Bello allowed two runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out four in four innings. Jeremy Molero shut it down by allowing just one hit, walking one, and striking out eight in five innings.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Sebastian Grullón, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2 RBI singles
Jeremy Molero, RHP, DSL Astros: W (4-0), 5 IP, H, BB, 8 K

José Alvarez, C, GCL Astros: 1-3, 3-R HR (1)
Ryan Gusto, RHP, GCL Astros: 2 IP, H, 3 K; pro debut

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 11 K

Layne Henderson: W (3-3), 2.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

José Alberto Rivera: Save (1), 3 IP, BB, 6 K

Freúdis Nova, IF, Quad Cities

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

Chad Donato (left), RHP, Corpus Christi

3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Bryan de la Cruz's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Bryan de la Cruz, OF, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

De La Cruz: 3-5, RBI, R

Wrenn: 2-4, solo HR (6)

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Fayetteville

3 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Myles Straw, UTIL, Jack Mayfield, IF, and Abraham Toro, 3B, Round Rock

Straw: 3-6, 2 RBI, 2 R

Mayfield: 3-4, 2-R HR (21), 4 RBI; double shy of cycle

Toro: 5-6, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 9, 2019

Salt Lake 6, Round Rock 5

W- Max Herrmann (1-1)
L- Ronel Blanco (1-1, 4-1 season)
S- Simon Mathews (1)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (21, solo in 1st), A.J. Reed (8, solo in 9th)

The Express got held in check on Sunday to slow down their recent rampage.

Corbin Martin went three innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out three. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed five hits, one of which was a two-run homer. Blanco also walked one and struck out three in his 2.2 innings of work. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a hit and fanned four over the final 2.1 innings.

Kyle Tucker opened the scoring by whacking a solo home run in the 1st inning. Round Rock got two more in the opening frame thanks to a Drew Ferguson sac fly and a Nick Tanielu single. Taylor Jones ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and A.J. Reed led off the 9th with a homer that cut the Bees' lead to one run. Tucker, Jones, and Aníbal Sierra all finished with two hits on the afternoon.

Brandon Bielak will start the series finale and he'll take on Matt Sandoval at 1:05 Mountain.

Amarillo 6, Corpus Christi 0

W- Emmanuel Ramirez (5-4)
L- Brett Adcock (1-6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks, doing business as the Raspas like they do every Sunday, had nothing going for them on offense. As a result, they had to settle for the split and they couldn't take sole possession of first place in the Texas League South. All four teams are separated by one game.

Chas McCormick doubled and drew a couple of walks.

Brett Adcock went four innings and allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits, walked one, and struck out two. Layne Henderson struck out one in a 1-2-3 5th, and Enoli Paredes threw four perfect innings in his Texas League debut, striking out five.

Corpus Christi has Monday off as they embark on their last roadtrip of the first half. The first leg begins on Tuesday with the opener of a three-game series against the Arkansas Travelers.

Wilmington 5, Fayetteville 3

W- C.J. Eldred (1-0)
L- César Rosado (2-1)
S- Robert Garcia (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (4, solo in 1st), Marty Costes (2, 4 season; solo in 4th), Michael Papierski (3, solo in 6th)

Well, they didn't lose in walk-off fashion, but the Woodpeckers got burned by another late rally from the Blue Rocks. Wilmington scored three in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead in this one.

J.P. France allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out four in six innings of work. César Rosado threw a scoreless 7th but everything unraveled on him in the 8th as he only got one out and left the bases for Leovanny Rodríguez, who couldn't get him out of the predicament. Rosado allowed a hit, walked two, struck out two, and all three of the runners that Leovanny inherited were all charged to him. Leovanny got the last two outs of the 8th, one via strikeout, but not before he allowed a go-ahead bases-clearing double.

Fayetteville's three runs came via the solo homer. Bryan de la Cruz led off the game with one, Marty Costes smacked one in the 4th, and Michael Papierski went deep to lead off the 6th. Papierski, Costes, and Jonathan Arauz all finished 2-4.

The Woodpeckers will start a three-game set with Myrtle Beach at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Kane County 3

W- Joey Gonzalez (1-1, 1-2 season)
L- Franklyn Soriano (2-2)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos' bats came alive after a rain delay. Also, Cedar Rapids' split in their doubleheader with Peoria resulted in the Banditos clinching a playoff berth. Their magic number to clinch the division is now down to two.

José Bravo pitched six innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits, walked four, and struck out five. Joey Gonzalez came on after play resumed and he shut the Cougars down, allowing two hits and striking out five over the final three innings.

Freúdis Nova ripped an RBI double in the 4th to put Quad Cities on the board. With two outs in the 7th, Jeremy Peña kept the inning alive by legging out an infield single. César Salazar got plunked and David Hensley legged out an infield single of his own to load the bases for Freúdis, who brought Peña in... by getting plunked. That prompted Kane County to make a pitching change and Michael Wielansky greeted new Cougars pitcher Wesley Rodriguez with a bases-clearing double that put the Banditos in the lead. Wielansky, Peña, and Hensley all finished with two hits on the evening.

The Banditos and Cougars will wrap up this series at 6:35.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Layne Henderson not pictured.

This is Enoli Paredes' mugshot on MiLB.com.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

5 IP, 6 K

Layne Henderson: IP, K

Enoli Paredes: 4 IP, 5 K; Texas League debut

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Joey Gonzalez, RHP, Quad Cities

W (1-1, 1-2 season), 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Michael Wielansky, IF, Quad Cities

2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI; go-ahead bases-clearing 2B in 7th

J.P. France, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Michael Papierski, C, and Marty Costes, OF, Fayetteville

Both players finished 2-4 with a solo home run.

Papierski: 3 HR

Costes: 2 HR with Fayetteville, 4 on the season

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Round Rock

2.1 IP, H, 4 K

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

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

Tucker: 2-5, solo HR (21)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

I don't even know why I'm doing this, but here goes.

Fresno was off

The Grizzlies will start a trip through Tennessee as they begin a three-game series in Nashville at 7:05. Cy Sneed will face Eric Jokisch.

Corpus Christi 5, San Antonio 4

W- Erasmo Pinales (3-4)
L- Andrés Muñoz (1-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (1, 5 season)

CC home runs: None.

Things escalated quickly in the final two innings as the Missions put up three in the 8th to take the lead and forced Corbin Martin to settle for a no-decision. The Hooks regained control with four in the bottom of the 8th, but the Missions wouldn't go quietly as they got one more run in the 9th. Fortunately, Corpus managed to escape with the win.

Martin was perfect through 6.2 innings before Ty France poked a single through the left side of the infield. France was the only man to reach against Martin in his seven innings; he struck out eight. Erasmo Pinales and Ronel Blanco both pitched an inning. Pinales coughed up the lead in the 8th by giving up a three-run homer to Taylor Kohlwey. He allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out two. Blanco got taken deep by France with one out in the 9th but he pulled himself together to finish the game. The homer was the only hit that he allowed and he struck out one.

Ronnie Dawson doubled in his first plate appearance in the Texas League and scored the first run of the evening on an infield single from Randy César. This was the only scoring play of the game until it got crazy in the 8th.

All four Corpus Christi runs in the 8th came with two outs. Eduardo de Oleo hit an RBI single and advanced to second when Dawson walked. Stephen Wrenn brought de Oleo in with a single and César hit a two-run single to break a 3-3 tie. César finished 3-4 on the night.

Ryan Hartman will get the start as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Cal Quantrill at 7:05.

Buies Creek 7, Wilmington 2

W- Gabriel Valdez (6-4)
L- Andrés Sotillet (1-2)

BC home runs: J.J. Matijevic (11, 14 season; solo in 7th)

The Carolina Stros tied the series at two games apiece. They dropped the three-game set in Wilmington but opened up the three-game series at Campbell University with a win.

Peter Solomon, in his Carolina League debut, allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out five over four scoreless. He could've gone on a little longer had there not been a rain delay in the 4th inning. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Buies Creek bullpen and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out six in his three innings of work. Yohan Ramirez got the last two innings and allowed one hit.

Cody Bohanek singled with one out in the 3rd and scored the first run of the evening on a Jonathan Arauz triple. Arauz would come in on a Corey Julks sac fly. The Carolina Stros added three more in the 5th on a two-run single from Bryan de la Cruz, who came around to score on a Chuckie Robinson double. Bohanek walked with one out in the 6th; he stole second and advanced to third on a bad throw down and then scored on a wild pitch that Julks struck out on. J.J. Matijevic went 2-3 and capped off the evening with a solo homer in the 7th. He and Bohanek scored two runs apiece.

The Carolina Stros and the Blue Rocks will square off again at 6:00 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 8, Quad Cities 1

W- Edwar Colina (5-3)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-4)
S- Jose Martinez (5)

QC home runs: Chandler Taylor (4, solo in 4th)

After sweeping the road portion of this four-game series, the home leg proved to be a debacle for the Banditos as they were outscored 16-1 and almost ended up on the wrong end of a no-hitter on Monday. Once again, the Kernels put this one away quickly and Quad Cities never threatened.

Chandler Taylor's solo blast in the 4th represented the lone Quad Cities scoring play. Marty Costes went 2-3.

Leovanny Rodriguez went 3.2 innings and allowed six runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck out two. Hansel Paulino made his Midwest League debut as the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and the two runs he allowed in his 3.1 innings came on a couple of solo homers. Paulino allowed one other hit and struck out two. Tanner Duncan struck out two over two perfect innings.

Quad Cities will begin a three-game series with Clinton at 6:35. Jairo Solís will take on Ray Kerr in the opener.

Tri-City 4, Brooklyn 3

W- Felipe Tejada (3-3)
L- Tylor Megill (0-1)
S- Juan Pablo Lopez (2)

TC home runs: Luis Encarnación (6, solo in 2nd), Alex McKenna (4, 2-run in 3rd)

The ValleyCats and Cyclones both scored in three separate innings; the difference in this game was Tri-City putting up the only crooked number on the board.

Luis Encarnación launched a leadoff homer to open the scoring in the 2nd inning and Alex McKenna smacked a two-run homer in the 3rd. César Salazar ripped a two-out double in the 7th and scored on a double from Austin Dennis. McKenna, who has homered in back-to-back games, finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Shawn Dubin went two innings and allowed a triple to Brian Sharp, who wound up scoring on a sac fly. Felipe Tejada was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed an unearned run on four hits, walked one, and struck out two in 3.1 innings. Juan Pablo Lopez got the last 3.2 innings and the one run he allowed came on a homer. He allowed two other hits, walked three, and struck out two.

The ValleyCats will look for the sweep at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 3, GCL Marlins 2

W- Layne Henderson (3-0)
L- Karl Craigie (0-1)
S- Jervic Chavez (3)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros edged the Marlins by going ahead with a run in the top of the 9th.

Jayson Schroeder allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out one over three scoreless innings. Miguel Figueroa got the 4th and allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two. Layne Henderson was next and he turned in four scoreless innings, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four. Jervic Chavez worked around a hit to close out the game, striking out one in the 9th.

Sean Mendoza drew a walk with one out in the 3rd, advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw, and scored the first run of the day on a wild pitch. Nerio Rodriguez walked to lead off the 4th, advanced on a balk, and scored on a double from Ronaldo Urdaneta. Carlos Diaz led off the 9th by drawing a walk; he stole second, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored the go-ahead run on a single from Nathan Perry. Urdaneta went 2-4 on the day.

Osiris Johnson and Davis Bradshaw both stole a base off of Nerio in the early going; Johnson stole second in the 1st and Bradshaw did the same in the 2nd inning, but Nerio got his revenge by catching them both. He got Johnson in the 3rd and Bradshaw got nailed in the 6th.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jayson Schroeder, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, K
Layne Henderson, RHP, GCL Astros: W (3-0), 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Corbin Martin, RHP, Corpus Christi

7 IP, H, 8 K; perfect through 6.2 IP

Randy César, 3B/1B, Corpus Christi

3-4, 3 RBI

Alex McKenna, OF, and Luis Encarnación, 1B, Tri-City

McKenna: 2-4, 2-R HR (4)

Encarnación: solo HR (6), 2 BB

Peter Solomon, RHP, Buies Creek

4 IP, 4 H, BB, 5 K in Carolina League debut

J.J. Matijevic, LF/DH, Buies Creek

2-3, solo HR (11, 14 season), 2 R, SB (9, 12 season)

Tanner Duncan, RHP, Quad Cities

2 IP, 2 K; perfect outing