Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, August 19, 2017

Could Team Orange get their doubleheader in without any weather issues?

Reno 4, Fresno 1

W- Kaleb Fleck (2-2)
L- Trent Thornton (6-4, 7-6 season)
S- Erik Davis (3)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Aces struck first in a crucial series featuring the top two teams in the PCL's Pacific Northern division.

Trent Thornton took the loss despite a solid outing; he allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits (solo homer), walked 2, and struck out 8 in 6 innings of work. Jacob Dorris and Kevin Comer both pitched an inning out of the bullpen; Dorris allowed a 2-run homer to Evan Marzilli and struck out 1 in the 7th, while Comer allowed a hit and fanned 1 in a scoreless 8th inning.

Tony Kemp went 2-5 and scored the only Fresno run on a Preston Tucker groundout in the 3rd. Colin Walsh had the only other hit for the Grizzlies.

Kent Emanuel faces Matt Koch at 1:05 Pacific.

Springfield 12, Corpus Christi 5

W- Corey Littrell (1-2)
L- Josh James (4-6)

CC home runs: Ryne Birk (4, 12 season; solo in 4th)

The Cardinals stormed out of the gate with 5 in the 1st and left Corpus in the dust.

Josh James failed to get out of the 1st inning, and I think I'll leave it at that. Nick Hernandez was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and went 3.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, walking 2, and striking out 1. Alex Winkelman was next, and he allowed 5 runs (4 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5 in 3.2 innings. Ralph Garza Jr. got the final out of the 8th, but not before he issued a bases-loaded walk that allowed one of the runners he inherited from Winkelman to score.

Corpus scored twice in the 2nd as Ramon Laureano hit an RBI single and Jason Martin stole home. Ryne Birk led off the 4th inning with a homer, and then Tony Nuñez followed with a double and moved to 3rd on an error. He scored on a Laureano triple. Laureano trotted home on a Kyle Tucker double. He (3B, 2 RBI, R, SB) and Nuñez (2B, 2 R) both finished with 3 hits on the night. Birk and Jamie Ritchie had 2 hits apiece.

The Hooks and Cardinals will wrap up the series at 2:10 as Akeem Bostick takes on Austin Gomber.

Down East 5, Buies Creek 1

W- Brett Martin (2-8)
L- Jorge Alcala (4-5, 6-5 season)

BC home runs: Randy César (2, 5 season; solo in 6th)

Jorge Alcala was knocked around by the Wood Ducks once again; he gave up 4 runs in his previous outing, which also came against Down East. This time around, he allowed 5.

Alcala allowed 7 hits (solo homer), walked 1, and struck out 2. Matt Bower stopped the bleeding with 4 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 7.

Randy César homered to start the 6th, which was Buies Creek's only scoring play. Yordan Alvarez doubled twice; he now has 4 consecutive 2-hit games.

Carson LaRue goes up against Kyle Cody in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Wisconsin 8, Quad Cities 5

W- Daniel Brown (5-3)
L- Dustin Hunt (0-7)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos managed to tie the game at 2 with a run in the top of the 7th, but the Rattlers quickly regained control with a run of their own in the bottom of the 7th and then they blew this game open with 5 in the 8th.

Daz Cameron smacked a triple with one out in the 2nd inning and scored the first run of the game when Josh Rojas grounded out. Luis Payano drew a one-out walk in the 7th and scored what was the tying run when Kristian Trompiz ripped a double. As mentioned above, Wisconsin quickly untied the game and seized all the momentum. Quad Cities did pull 3 runs back in the top of the 9th as Payano scored on a Ronnie Dawson double and a couple of errors allowed Dawson and Chuckie Robinson to score. Wander Franco finished 2-4, while Payano scored twice.

Nathan Thompson went 5 innings and the two runs he allowed both came on solo homers. He allowed two other hits and struck out a career-high 8 batters during his time on the mound. The Timber Rattlers ran roughshod on Dustin Hunt in his 2.2 innings; he allowed 6 runs on 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Devon Carr recorded the final out of the 8th inning.

Kit Scheetz gets the start in game 3. He'll take on Victor Diaz at 1:05.

Tri-City 4, Brooklyn 1

W- Matt Ruppenthal (2-1)
L- Luis De Los Santos (0-5)

TC home runs: Bryan de la Cruz (1, 2 season; solo in 1st)

The ValleyCats got themselves back above the .500 mark with a win to start this series.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 4 over 4 scoreless innings. Diogenes Almengo went 2 innings and allowed the only Brooklyn run on 2 hits and walked 2. Matt Ruppenthal pitched the final 3 innings, allowing 4 hits while striking out 3.

Bryan de la Cruz led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer that opened the scoring. Adrian Tovalin hit a 2-run single in the 3rd. De La Cruz, who finished 2-4, scored the first run of the game... and he scored the last run of the game when he came home on a single from Miguelangel Sierra in the 7th inning.

Alex House goes up against Jose Geraldo at 5:00 Eastern.

Pulaski 11, Greeneville 3

W- Gilmael Troya (4-2)
L- Maikel Sepulveda (0-1, 4-4 season)

Greeneville home runs: Roman Garcia (7, 2-run in 4th)

The Appy Astros had a rough day in the field and on the mound.

Roman Garcia was one of the few bright spots on offense as he whacked a 2-run homer in the 4th inning. Frankeny Fernandez went 2-4 and ripped an RBI double in the 8th. Oscar Campos also went 2-4 with a double.

Maikel Sepulveda went 3 innings, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, walking 1, and striking out 2. Noel Pinto was the first man out of the Greeneville bullpen and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1 in the 4th. Francisco Villegas came out for the 5th, but he only got two outs in the inning, one via strikeout. On the other hand, he allowed 5 runs, all unearned, a grand slam, and walked 4. Willy Collado stopped the bleeding by allowing 2 hits and striking out 5 over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Greeneville starts a 3-game series with Bristol at 6:00 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 4, GCL Astros 0

W- Nelson Galindez (2-2)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-2, 1-7 season)

GCL home runs: None.

How does a team win a game where they have more errors than runs scored? By holding their opponent to zero runs.

All the Palm Beach Stros got on offense were singles from Juan Piñeda, Jose Carrillo, and Ramiro Rodriguez.

Freylin Garcia pitched alright, although he had to take a loss. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5 in 5 innings of work. Saul Martinez allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and walked 2 in 2 innings, and Chauncey Nuñez walked 1 and struck out 1 in a scoreless 8th.

DSL Astros Blue 4, DSL Rays1 2

W- Angel Ortega (3-2)
L- Jeremy Galan (3-1)
S- Christopher Javier (4)

Blue home runs: None.

Team Blue snatched the win in this game by scoring twice in each of the final two innings.

Ronaldo Urdaneta put the Blue team in the board and in front with a 2-run single in the 8th. Rhandall Sanchez ripped a double to lead off the 9th and Wilyer Abreu joined him on the bases after getting plunked. Sanchez ended up scoring on a wild pitch and Abreu scored on a Leonardo Gonzalez groundout.

Bryan Solano allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout frames. Angel Ortega went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 5, and struck out 4. Christopher Javier came on with 2 runners on in the bottom of the 9th, but he induced a force out to end it.

Game 1: DSL Rays2 2, DSL Astros Orange 1

W- Emilio Alfonzo (5-0)
L- Jesus Bernaez (2-5)
S- Rodolfo Sanchez (4)

Orange home runs: None.

Team Orange almost stole game 1, but they left two runners on scoring position to end it.

Sean Mendoza's RBI single in the bottom of the 7th was their only hit.

Jesús Bernaez went 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. An error following a force out in the 2nd inning resulted in the run. Miguel Matos allowed an unearned run, walked 3, and struck out 1 in 3 innings. Another error in the 5th resulted in the other Rays run.

Game 2: DSL Rays2 4, DSL Astros Orange 2 in 8 innings

W- Dauris Lopez (2-4)
L- Luis De Paula (2-1)
S- Ender Cespedes (2)

Orange home runs: None.

Team Orange actually got no-hit in game 2, but they somehow managed to push a couple of runs across.

Deury Carrasco walked with 2 outs in the 1st and scored by stealing his way around the bases. Euclides Chavez scored on an error that allowed Carrasco to reach in the 8th. Carrasco now has 29 stolen bases on the season.

Elian Rodriguez allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 5, and struck out 2 in 3.1 innings. Ronny Garcia got the last two outs of the 4th, one via strikeout. Fabricio Reina and Luis De Paula threw 2 innings apiece; Reina allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 3, while De Paula allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Bryan Solano, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 K

Ramon Laureano, OF, and Antonio Nuñez, IF, Corpus Christi

Laureano: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, R, SB (24)

Nuñez: 3-3, 2B, 2 R

Trent Thornton, RHP, Fresno

L (6-4, 7-6 season), 6 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 8 K

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

4 IP, 2 H, 7 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Bryan De La Cruz, OF, Tri-City

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

Nathan Thompson, LHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 4 H (2 solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 8 K (career-high)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Willy Collado, RHP, Greeneville

3.1 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 14, 2017

Albuquerque 7, Fresno 3

W- Scott Oberg (1-0)
L- Dayan Diaz (4-2)

Fresno home runs: Jack Mayfield (6, 20 season; solo in 6th)

The Isotopes seized the momentum with a 5-run 8th to break a 2-2 tie.

Preston Tucker opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning, while Jack Mayfield launched a solo homer in the 6th that tied the game at 2. The Grizzlies could only get one run back following that big 8th inning from Albuquerque as Garrett Stubbs scored on a Rico Noel groundout in the 9th. Stubbs hit a couple of doubles in his 4 at-bats.

Kent Emanuel went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Jacob Dorris was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen; he walked 1 and struck out 2 over 2 scoreless innings. Dayan Diaz bore the brunt of the Albuquerque assault in the 8th as he allowed the 5 runs on 6 hits; he also issued a walk and struck out 1.

Fresno will begin a 4-game series with Las Vegas at 7:05 Pacific. Cy Sneed makes his AAA debut on the final Taco Tuesday of the 2017 season and he'll take on Donovan Hand.

Corpus Christi was off

Cionel Perez makes his Texas League debut as the Hooks start a 3-game series in Tulsa at 7:05.

Lynchburg 3, Buies Creek 2

W- Nick Pasquale (3-0)
L- Erasmo Pinales (1-1, 4-2 season)
S- Jared Robinson (3)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros got nipped towards the end as the Hillcats scored a run in the bottom of the 8th after Buies Creek had tied the game at 2 with a run in the top of the 8th.

Yordan Alvarez went 2-3 and drove in both Buies Creek runs with a sac fly in the 1st and an RBI single in the 8th. Myles Straw (R, 2 SB), Randy César, and Carmen Benedetti also finished with 2 hits on the evening. Straw now has 35 stolen bases this season.

Matt Bower went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. Erasmo Pinales threw 2 innings and allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1.

Elieser Hernandez goes up against Brock Hartson, a Pearland native, in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 6:35 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Peoria 1

W- Kit Scheetz (1-0, 1-3 season)
L- Ian Oxnevad (3-10)
S- Devon Carr (2)

QC home runs: Luis Payano (2, 5 season; solo in 6th)

The Banditos snapped a little 3-game slide thanks to a solid night on the mound.

Kit Scheetz won his Midwest League debut with 6 strong innings; he allowed a run on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Lucas Williams allowed a hit, walked 2, and struck out 1 over 2 scoreless, and Devon Carr struck out the side in order to get the save.

Daz Cameron opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Chas McCormick legged out a bunt single in the 4th and Luis Payano followed by ripping a double. Marcos Almonte sent them both home with a double of his own. Payano went 2-4 and smacked a solo homer in the 6th for the final run of the evening.

Cristian Javier starts game 2. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City is on its All-Star break

The 2017 New York-Penn League All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday; Tri-City will be hosting the event at Joe Bruno Stadium. The ValleyCats will be represented by Hunter Martin, Andy Piñeda, J.J. Matijevic, and Reggie Johnson. Martin replaced Nathan Thompson, who was just promoted to Quad Cities.

Kingsport 6, Greeneville 1

W- Carlos Hernandez (3-3)
L- Gerardo Bojorquez (3-3)

Greeneville home runs: None.

When a baseball team has more errors than base hits or runs (or both, even), they usually don't win very many games.

Gilberto Celestino walked to lead off the 3rd and scored the Appy Astros' only run on an error that allowed Patrick Mathis to reach.

Gerardo Bojorquez went 3 innings and allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits (2-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 2. Jheyson Caraballo was the first man out of the Greeneville bullpen and allowed an unearned run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3 in 5 innings. Juan Corniel allowed a hit and struck out 1 in a scoreless 9th.

Hansel Paulino goes up against Joe Cavallaro in the series finale. First pitch is at 11:30 AM Eastern.

GCL Nationals 7, GCL Astros 3

W- Jackson Stoeckingert (1-0)
L- Freylin Garcia (0-1, 1-6 season)

GCL home runs: Eduardo de Oleo (1, 6 season; 2-run in 8th)

Eduardo de Oleo was the Palm Beach Stros' offense in this game. He went 2-4 with an RBI single in the 6th and whacked a 2-run homer in the 8th. César Cortez also went 2-4 and scored a run.

Angel Heredia made his 2017 debut, allowing 2 hits and striking out 1 in a scoreless 1st. Freylin Garcia made his U.S. debut and went 4 innings, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, walking 3, and striking out 2. Saul Martinez went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs; both were inherited runners that were charged to him. He also allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. Chauncey Nuñez got the last out of the 9th with a strikeout, but in addition to allowing both of the runners he inherited from Martinez to score, he allowed an unearned run and 2 hits.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Astros 1B prospect Yordan Alvarez is quite large pic.twitter.com/X63NgoNC3y

— Jake Kaplan (@jakemkaplan) July 9, 2017

Photo by Jake Kaplan

Yordan Alvarez, 1B/LF, Buies Creek

2-3, 2 RBI; 10-game hitting streak

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Luis Payano, OF, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (2, 5 season), 2 R

Kit Scheetz's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 4-1 vs. Peoria

9 IP, 6 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Kit Scheetz: W (1-0, 1-3 season), 6 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 2 K

Lucas Williams: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, K
Devon Carr: Save (2), IP, 3 K; struck out side in order

Photo by Bryan Green

Eduardo de Oleo, C, GCL Astros

2-4, 2-R HR (1, 6 season), 3 RBI

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jheyson Caraballo, RHP, Greeneville

5 IP, 2 H, unearned run, BB, 3 K

Jacob Dorris, RHP, Fresno

2 IP, BB, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Let's play two in Greeneville!

El Paso 7, Fresno 5

W- Bryan Rodriguez (6-7)
L- Jordan Jankowski (1-3)
S- Adam Cimber (3)

Fresno home runs: A.J. Reed (23, solo in 3rd)

Fresno has been in a tailspin as of late; they dropped their 5th straight on Tuesday and have relinquished the division lead to Reno.

Kent Emanuel went 6 innings and allowed 4 runs on 10 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. Jordan Jankowski pitched 2 innings and allowed 2 runs on a sac fly and a wild pitch, a double, walked 4, and struck out 2. Dayan Diaz allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2 in the 9th.

Jack Mayfield opened the scoring with a 2-run single in the 1st inning. Alejandro Garcia scored on a groundout in the 2nd, and A.J. Reed smacked a solo homer in the 3rd. Tony Kemp tripled to lead off the bottom of the 5th and scored on a Jon Kemmer groundout. Reed finished 2-4, making him the only player in the Fresno lineup with a multi-hit game.

Dean Deetz takes on Chad Huffman in game 3 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Tulsa 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Josh Sborz (6-7)
L- Ralph Garza Jr. (0-1, 2-3 season)
S- Corey Copping (3)

CC home runs: Colin Walsh (1, 12 season; solo in 1st)

Both teams had 5 hits, but the Drillers scored more runs, so... they won.

Colin Walsh went 2-4 and his solo homer in the 1st was the Hooks' only scoring play. Rico Noel went 2-4.

Brock Dykxhoorn went 5 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. Ralph Garza Jr. and Andrew Thome pitched 2 innings apiece; Garza walked 2 and only allowed 1 hit, but it was a 2-run homer that turned out to be the difference. Thome allowed a hit and struck out 2.

Framber Valdez starts game 2 of this series. He'll face Andrew Sopko at 7:05.

Salem 2, Buies Creek 1

W- Adam Lau (4-6)
L- Jorge Alcala (4-4, 6-4 season)

BC home runs: None.

While Buies Creek saw their chance to break a 1-1 tie in the 8th fall by the wayside after stranding a couple of runners, Salem took advantage of their opportunity in the bottom of the 8th.

Matt Bower and Jorge Alcala both allowed a run on 4 hits. Bower went 5 innings and also walked 1 and struck out 5. Alcala walked 2 (1 intentionally) and struck out 1 in his 3 innings.

The Carolina Stros' only scoring play was a Yordan Alvarez RBI single in the 3rd. They left the bases loaded to end their half of that inning. They also finished 1-10 with runners in scoring position. Randy César, Carmen Benedetti, and Rodrigo Ayarza all went 2-4, while Myles Straw drew 4 walks out of the top spot in the order.

Forrest Whitley will go up against Roniel Raudes in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Beloit 0

W- Cristian Javier (1-0, 2-0 season)
L- Seth Martinez (4-6)

QC home runs: Daz Cameron (13, 3-run in 1st)

Daz Cameron dominated at the plate and the Banditos' pitchers dominated on the mound to give Quad Cities their 8th straight victory.

Cristian Javier allowed 2 hits and struck out 7 over 5 innings of work. Gabriel Valdez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and turned in 3 perfect innings, striking out 4. Robert Corniel worked around a hit and a walk to complete the shutout, striking out 1 in the 9th.

Daz opened the scoring with a 3-run blast in the 1st inning. He hit a two-out single in the 3rd, stole 2nd (24), and scored on a Josh Rojas single. After Abraham Toro-Hernandez doubled in the 5th, Daz added an RBI single to his ledger. He finished 4-4 on the night; he and Toro both scored twice.

Carlos Sanabria will take on Tyler Watson in the first of a 3-game series in Cedar Rapids at 6:35.

Lowell 4, Tri-City 0

W- Dakota Smith (3-2)
L- Kit Scheetz (0-3)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats' bats went silent on Tuesday.

Gabriel Bracamonte went 3-4 with a double and Jonathan Arauz finished 2-4, so theirs had a little life, at least.

Kit Scheetz went 4.1 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. Luis Ramirez allowed a hit and got the last two outs of the 5th via strikeout. Juan Robles allowed 2 hits and struck out 4 in 3 innings.

Brandon Bielak starts game 2 of this series. He'll face Jake Thompson... but Thompson pitched in this game for the Spinners, so that matchup is most likely incorrect. First pitch is at 6:35 Eastern.

Game 1: Greeneville 6, Burlington 5

W- Willy Collado (2-1)
L- Luis Alcantara (0-4)

Greeneville home runs: Gilberto Celestino (4, 2-run in 6th)

The Appy Astros took game 1 by scoring two in each of the final three innings in which they batted.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and struck out 1 in the 1st inning. Francisco Villegas, Tim Hardy, and Willy Collado all followed with 2 innings each out of the Greeneville bullpen. Villegas was first and he allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Hardy allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1, and Collado allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3.

Patrick Mathis and Brody Westmoreland started the 4th inning by drawing a walk and singling, respectively. Reid Russell and Frankeny Fernandez both went down on strikes, but the two men on base successfully pulled off a double steal and they both came home on Ruben Castro's single to put the Appy Astros on the board.

Greeneville loaded the bases in the 5th inning and Russell atoned for his strikeout by ripping a 2-run double. Wilson Amador singled to lead off the 6th, then stole 2nd and moved to 3rd on a balk. Gilberto Celestino launched a homer that turned out to be the difference. Celestino finished 2-4 with a stolen base (10) and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

The Appy Astros went 6-6 in stolen base attempts in game 1; Amador (16) and Mathis (2) stole 2 apiece. Westmoreland's steal was his first of the year.

Game 2: Burlington 3, Greeneville 1

W- Connor Mayes (4-0)
L- Adam Bleday (1-1)
S- Tyler Zuber (5)

Greeneville home runs: None.

The Appy Astros had more hits in game 2... but they also had two miscues that resulted in a couple of runs for the Royals.

Martin Figueroa went 2-3 and drove in Greeneville's lone run in game 2 with an RBI single in the 6th inning. Cody Bohanek, who scored on the play, also went 2-3. Wilson Amador stole another base; his 17 steals lead the Appalachian League.

Adam Bleday went 5 innings and allowed an unearned run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 8. Dariel Aquino pitched the final 2 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3.

Greeneville will start a 3-game series in Elizabethton at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 8, GCL Mets 3

W- Javier Navas (1-0)
L- Liam McCall (0-2)

GCL home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (4, solo in 1st), César Cortez (1, 2 season; solo in 5th)

The Palm Beach Stros busted a 3-1 game open with 3 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th.

Enmanuel Valdez went 2-5 with a homer to start the 1st and an RBI double in the 5th. César Cortez led off the 5th with a homer and drove in another run with a sac fly in the 6th. Nathan Perry had an RBI double in the 2nd and a sac fly in the 5th. Wander Franco, Carlos Machado, and Vicente Sanchez all had 2 hits on the day.

Jairo Solis allowed a solo homer and struck out 4 in his 3 innings. Javier Navas went 5.1 innings and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits (solo homer), walked 4, and struck out 6, and Saul Martinez got the last two outs of the game, one via strikeout.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Daz Cameron, OF, Quad Cities

4-4, 3-R HR (13), 4 RBI, 2 R, SB (24)

Gabriel Valdez's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Beloit

9 IP, 3 H, BB, 12 K

Cristian Javier: W (1-0, 2-0 season), 5 IP, 2 H, 7 K

Gabriel Valdez: 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Robert Corniel: IP, H, BB, K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, GCL Astros

2-5, 2B, solo HR (4), 2 RBI

Jairo Solis, RHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 4 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Gilberto Celestino, OF, Greeneville

2-4, 2-R HR (4), SB (10) in game 1 of doubleheader

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Adam Bleday, LHP, Greeneville

L (1-1), 5 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 3 BB, 8 K in game 2 of doubleheader

Juan Robles, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 2 H, 4 K

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

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

Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 6 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Colin Walsh, IF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (1, 12 season)

A.J. Reed, 1B, Fresno

2-4, 2B, solo HR (23), 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 15, 2017

Albuquerque 12, Fresno 11 in 10 innings

W- Carlos Estevez (1-2)
L- Jordan Jankowski (1-2)

Fresno home runs: Reid Brignac 2 (6; solo in 3rd, solo in 6th) Teoscar Hernandez 2 (7; 3-run in 5th, solo in 9th), Jon Kemmer (7, 2-run in 6th), Tyler White (8, solo in 6th)

Six homers were not enough for Fresno on Thursday... because they couldn't hold a 10-4 lead. After the top of the 6th, the Isotopes closed this game on an 8-1 run, which culminated in them walking off with the win in the first extra frame.

Tyler White went 4-6 to extend his hitting streak to 9 games, all of which have been multi-hit efforts.

In his AAA debut, Kyle Smith went 4.1 innings and allowed 4 runs on 8 hits (solo homer), walked 2 (1 intentionally), and struck out 4. Kevin Comer was the first man out of the Grizzlies bullpen and got Smith out of the 5th without further damage. Unfortunately, he got himself into some trouble in the 6th (the first 3 men he faced all reached) and Ashur Tolliver couldn't extract him from that predicament. Comer allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and had 3 inherited runners charged to him. Tolliver got 2 outs in the 6th and allowed a hit, walked 2, and a run of his own. Tyson Perez got the final out of the 6th and pitched the 7th. The 2 runs he allowed came on a homer from Ryan McMahon. Perez allowed one other hit and walked 1. Aaron West worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out 2. Jordan Jankowski pitched 1+ innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out the side in the 9th. He did not record an out in the 10th.

The Grizzlies wrap up their longest roadtrip of the year at 7:05 Mountain. Trent Thornton will face Matt Flemer.

Corpus Christi 11, Midland 3

W- Cy Sneed (5-4)
L- Grant Holmes (5-6)
S- Ryan Thompson (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks put up crooked numbers in 5 of the first 6 innings and pounded out 17 hits in their assault. None of those 17 hits was a homer. 

Cy Sneed had a bare minimum quality start, allowing 8 hits, walking 1, and striking out 2. Ryan Thompson pitched the final 3 innings to get the save and allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2.

Corpus and Midland will play two on Friday to make up Wednesday's game, which was rained out. Akeem Bostick takes on Evan Manarino in game 1, which starts at 4:30. Kent Emanuel starts game 2.

Buies Creek 4, Winston-Salem 1

W- Framber Valdez (1-3, 1-4 season)

L- Brannon Easterling (4-4)

BC home runs: None.

Two lefties turned in fine performances on the mound for the Carolina Stros.

Matt Bower started it off by striking out 5 over 4 perfect frames. Framber Valdez has pitched well in 2017 but had yet to break into the win column... until he allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7 in 5 innings. 

Rodrigo Ayarza opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. He advanced to 2nd on the relay throw home, moved to 3rd on a Stephen Wrenn infield single, and scored on Spencer Johnson's sac fly. Johnson scored on an error that allowed Alex De Goti to reach in the 5th. Ayarza hit another RBI single in the 8th to cap off the evening. Myles Straw finished 3-4 with 2 steals (17).

Hector Perez takes on Dane Dunning in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Cedar Rapids 4

W- Erasmo Pinales (2-1)
L- Alex Robinson (1-5)

QC home runs: Taylor Jones (5, solo in 4th)

The Banditos kept themselves in the playoff picture after taking this series from the Kernels. 

Both teams scored twice in the 1st; Quad Cities' 2 runs came on a Yordan Alvarez RBI single and a Ronnie Dawson groundout. Taylor Jones launched a solo homer in the 4th and added an RBI single to his ledger in the 5th. After Cedar Rapids tied the game at 4 in the 8th, Alvarez put the Banditos back in front with a sac fly in the bottom of the 8th. 

Jones (solo HR, 2 RBI), Alvarez (2 RBI), and Chuckie Robinson (SB, R) all finished with 2 hits on the evening. 

Gabriel Valdez allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings of work, striking out 6. Kevin Hill was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and pitched 1.1 innings; he allowed a hit, had an inherited runner charged to him in the 8th, walked 1, and struck out 1. Erasmo Pinales got the final 1.2 innings and allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 1. That one hit that Pinales allowed was an RBI single to Jaylin Davis that tied the game. Banditos manager Russ Steinhorn thought they got Davis at 2nd and vehemently argued his case. Unfortunately, his efforts proved to be fruitless and he ended up getting tossed.

Quad Cities will wrap up the first half with 3 games in Beloit. Game 1 starts at 7:00.

DSL Astros Blue 2, DSL Royals 1 in 6.5 innings

W- Antonio Pujols (2-0)
L- Brian Abreu (0-1)

Blue home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain. Good thing the Blue team went ahead beforehand.

César Cortez hit a sac fly to put the Blue team on the board in the 3rd inning. Ronaldo Urdaneta walked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 7th.

Angel Macuare went 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. Antonio Pujols allowed a hit and struck out 1 over 2 scoreless.

DSL Astros Orange 6, DSL Pirates 1 in 5 innings

W- Carlos Perdomo (1-0)
L- Noe Toribio (1-1)

Orange home runs: Ramiro Rodriguez (2, 3-run in 5th)

This game was also called early because of rain. Good thing this game went 5 innings so it counts in the standings.

Deury Carrasco scored the first run of the day on a Ramiro Rodriguez groundout in the 1st. Leonardo Gonzalez scored on a double play in the 2nd. Jeury Castillo stole home in the 4th and Rodriguez smacked a 3-run homer in the 5th. Freudis Nova, the highly-touted Dominican infielder, went 1-3 and scored a run in his pro debut.

Diosward Gonzalez pitched 4.1 innings and allowed an unearned run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2. Carlos Perdomo got the last two outs of the 5th, one via strikeout. He also issued a walk and hit a batter. 

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Angel Macuare, RHP, DSL Astros Blue: 4 IP, 3 H, unearned run, 2 BB, 7 K

Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, DSL Astros Orange: 1-3, 3-R HR (2), 4 RBI

Buies Creek Astros pitchers

W 4-1 vs. Winston-Salem

9 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 12 K

Matt Bower: 4 IP, 5 K; perfect outing

Framber Valdez: W (1-3, 1-4 season), 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 7 K

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Corpus Christi Hooks

W 11-3 @ Midland; 11 R, 17 H

Drew Ferguson: 3-6, 2B, RBI, 2 R

J.D. Davis: 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Jack Mayfield: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Trent Woodward: 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R

Photo by Bryan Green

Gabriel Valdez, RHP, Quad Cities

6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 6 K

Yordan Alvarez's photo from MiLB.com

Yordan Alvarez, 1B, and Taylor Jones, 1B, Quad Cities

Alvarez: 2-3, 2 RBI; go-ahead sac fly in 8th

Jones: 2-4, solo HR (5), 2 RBI

Tyler White, IF, and Teoscar Hernandez, OF, Fresno

White: 4-6, solo HR (8), 3 R

Hernandez: 3-5, 2 HR (7; solo and 3-run)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Sacramento 5, Fresno 4

W- Matt Reynolds (2-0)
L- Brian Holmes (0-2)
S- Ryan Webb (1)

Fresno home runs: Reid Brignac (3, 2-run in 5th)

The Tacos/Grizzlies just can't seem to start series off on the right track in the early going. With this loss, they fall to 0-7 in series openers.

Brian Holmes went 3.1 innings and allowed 5 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 6 hits, walked 4, and struck out 2. Kevin Comer was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen; in 1.2 innings, he allowed a hit, walked 1, and struck out 3. Holmes left the bases loaded and Sacramento got a sac fly off of Comer. Tyson Perez and Dayan Diaz both threw 2 scoreless innings; Perez was perfect, getting 4 groundouts and 2 flyball outs, while Diaz allowed a hit and struck out 3.

Andrew Aplin went 2-2 with a couple of walks; he put the Tacos on the board with a 2-run single in the 2nd. Reid Brignac whacked a 2-run homer in the 5th. Tyler White finished 3-4 and scored twice, while D.J. Fisher went 2-5 with a double.

Casey Coleman makes his system debut tonight at 6:35 Pacific. He'll face Michael Roth. Coleman was recently acquired from New Britain of the independent Atlantic League. He pitched three seasons with the Cubs and last appeared in the Majors in 2014 with the Royals.

Midland 6, Corpus Christi 1

W- Brandon Mann (2-2)
L- Rogelio Armenteros (1-1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks offense was MIA as they dropped the first of four in Midland.

Bryan Muñiz went 2-4 and spoiled the shutout with an RBI single in the 9th. Garrett Stubbs hit a double to extend his hitting streak to 6 games.

Rogelio Armenteros went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, walked 3, and struck out 3. Eric Peterson was the first man out and threw 1.1 innings; he got Armenteros out of a bases-loaded jam to end the 4th but allowed 3 runs of his own in the 5th. He allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 1. Josh James pitched the final 3 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits, walking 2, and striking out 3.

Brock Dykxhoorn will get the start in game 2 of this series. He'll face James Naile at 11:00 AM.

Buies Creek 4, Carolina 3 in 12 innings

W- Ryan Deemes (2-0)
L- Quintin Torres-Costa (3-1)
S- Nick Hernandez (4)

BC home runs: Kyle Tucker (4, solo in 12th)

The Carolina Stros scored 2 in the top of the 8th to break a 1-1 tie. The Mudcats got 2 of their own in the bottom of the 9th to restore the deadlock, and that's where it stood until Kyle Tucker got a hold of a Quintin Torres-Costa offering with 2 outs in the 12th, sending one out to put Buies Creek back in front.

Little Tuck opened the scoring way back in the 1st with a sac fly. Osvaldo Duarte tripled to lead off the 8th and trotted home on a triple from Arturo Michelena, who scored on Dex McCall's RBI single.

The one run that Matt Bower allowed in his 5 innings of work came on a home run hit by Isan Diaz, who has really become a thorn in the Astros' side this season. Bower also allowed 4 other hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Carlos Sierra struck out 2 over 3 perfect frames. Ryan Deemes went 3.1 innings and allowed a game-tying 2-run homer to Lucas Erceg with one out in the 9th. He also allowed 3 other hits, walked 2, and fanned 3. Nick Hernandez got the final two outs of the 12th, one via strikeout, to get the save.

Buies Creek looks for the sweep later this morning as Yoanys Quiala takes the mound. He'll take on Conor Harber at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Quad Cities 9, Fort Wayne 5

W- Ryan Hartman (3-0)
L- Evan Miller (0-1)

QC home runs: Jake Rogers (5, solo in 2nd), Rodrigo Ayarza (4, solo in 2nd)

The Banditos finally got a chance to get back on the diamond after two days of rainouts in Clinton. They broke a 2-2 tie in the 6th, briefly lost the lead in the 7th, and then seized control with a pair of 3-run innings.

Quad Cities got on the board thanks to back-to-back solo homers from Jake Rogers and Rodrigo Ayarza in the 2nd inning. Ayarza added a sac fly to his ledger in the 6th inning. Fort Wayne scored 3 in the top of the 7th to take a 5-3 lead, but the River Bandits wouldn't be down for long.

Carmen Benedetti walked to lead off the bottom of the 7th inning. Ronnie Dawson joined him on the bases by drawing a walk, and Stephen Wrenn looked to move the two of them over with a sac bunt but he ended up reaching anyway. Alex De Goti went down on strikes for the first out, but Randy César kept the line moving by walking Benedetti home. Rogers followed with a 2-run single that put the Banditos back in front. Benedetti singled to lead off the 8th and came around to score on Wrenn's RBI single. Wrenn, who advanced to 2nd as Dawson was getting thrown out at 3rd, came around to score on an error that allowed De Goti to reach. César capped off the evening by ripping an RBI double.

Rogers finished a triple shy of the cycle, while César (2B, 2 RBI, R) and Wrenn (RBI, 2 R) had 2 hits apiece.

Enoli Paredes had a bit of a rough start to his evening but he managed to right the ship. He went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs in the 1st on 3 hits (solo homer), walked 3, and struck out 8. Paredes did not allow a hit after the 2nd inning. Ryan Hartman tagged in for 3 innings and allowed 3 runs on 2 hits (2-run homer), walked 3, and struck out 4. Erasmo Pinales struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th.

Carson LaRue gets the start in game 2. He'll face Logan Allen at 6:35.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Andrew Aplin, OF, Fresno

2-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Tyler White, IF, Fresno

3-4, 2 R

Currently on 5-game hitting streak

Tyson Perez, RHP, and Dayan Diaz, RHP, Fresno

Perez: 2 IP

Diaz: 2 IP, H, 3 K

Photo by Rich Guill

Jake Rogers, C, Quad Cities

3-5, solo HR (5), 3 RBI; finished triple shy of cycle

Randy César, 3B, Quad Cities

2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Photo by Bryan Green

Enoli Paredes, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

Photo by Rich Guill

Kyle Tucker, OF, Buies Creek

1-4, go-ahead solo HR (4) in 12th, 2 RBI

Matt Bower, LHP, and Carlos Sierra, RHP, Buies Creek

Bower: 5 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Sierra: 3 IP, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, April 27, 2017

Reno 8, Fresno 1

W- Keyvius Sampson (2-1)
L- Brian Holmes (0-1)

Fresno home runs: None.

Series openers continue to be unkind to the Fresno Grizzlies.

Reid Brignac scored Fresno's only run of the night on an error in the 6th inning. D.J. Fisher and Preston Tucker had two hits apiece. The Grizz went 0-12 with runners in scoring position in this game.

Brian Holmes went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, walked 4, and struck out 2. Aaron West allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits and struck out 3 in 2 innings, while Kevin Comer allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and struck out 1 in the 8th.

David Martinez takes on Braden Shipley in game 2 of this series. First pitch is at 6:35 Pacific.

Midland 6, Corpus Christi 3 in 10 innings

W- Sam Bragg (2-0)
L- Eric Peterson (1-1)
S- Kyle Finnegan (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks saw an opportunity to walk off with a win fall by the wayside. On the other hand, the RockHounds got to Eric Peterson for 3 runs in the first extra frame.

All three of Corpus Christi's runs came in the 3rd inning as Mott Hyde hit an RBI single to put them on the board. Hyde and J.D. Davis proceeded to pull off a double steal; Davis swiped home, and Hyde scored on a Trent Woodward single. Bryan Muñiz finished 3-4 with two doubles; he singled to lead off the 9th and Tyler Wolfe came on to pinch-run for him. Wolfe advanced to 2nd on a sac bunt but was thrown out trying to score the winning run on a Bobby Boyd single. Boyd advanced to 2nd on the throw home but was stranded to end the inning. Hyde, Boyd, Davis, and Garrett Stubbs all finished with two hits on the night.

Josh James went 4.2 innings and allowed a run on 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6. Ryan Deemes was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and threw 2.1 innings; the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Viosergy Rosa in the 7th. Deemes allowed two other hits and struck out 3. Ralph Garza Jr. threw 2 scoreless innings in his Texas League debut, allowing a hit, walking 1, and striking out 4. Eric Peterson allowed 3 runs, 2 hits and walked 2 in the 10th inning.

Corpus begins a 4-game set with Frisco tonight at 7:05. Cy Sneed goes up against Connor Sadzeck.

Buies Creek 2, Winston-Salem 0 in 6 innings

W- Matt Bower (1-0)
L- Aron McRee (0-3)

BC home runs: None.

This game was called due to rain. The Carolina Stros finished their first-ever roadtrip at 8-6.

Matt Bower threw all six innings before the game was called and he was credited with a complete game as a result. He allowed 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5.

Jason Martin opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning and Osvaldo Duarte hit an RBI single in the 4th. Duarte and Johnny Sewald (R, 2 SB) had two hits apiece in this one.

Buies Creek is finally heading home. They'll host the Wilmington Blue Rocks (Royals) this weekend. Franklin Perez will start the opener and he'll take on Foster Griffin at 7:00 Eastern.

Clinton 10, Quad Cities 5

W- Ljay Newsome (4-1)
L- Cionel Perez (0-1)
S- Ronald Dominguez (2)

QC home runs: None.

Cionel Perez got a rather rude welcome to American professional baseball. The LumberKings only scored in two innings, but they scored 9 in the 3rd, which ended Cionel's night rather early.

Cionel allowed 7 runs (6 earned, 1 inherited runner charged to him) on 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2 in 2.2 innings. Salvador Montaño was also making his season debut; he was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits (2-run homer; one run was charged to Perez), walked 3, and struck out 3 in 1.1 innings. Brett Adcock pitched the last 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4.

Taylor Jones put Quad Cities on the board with a 2-run double in the 5th. The Banditos got 3 in the 7th as Randy César scored on a passed ball following a Daz Cameron strikeout. Daz reached safely and came around to score on a 2-run double from Carmen Benedetti. César finished 2-4 and was the only player in the Quad Cities lineup with a multi-hit game.

Forrest Whitley makes his second appearance of the season at 6:30. He'll face Danny Garcia.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Matt Bower, LHP, Buies Creek

W (1-0), 6 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K; game called after 6 innings

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Buies Creek

2-2, RBI

Johnny Sewald, OF, Buies Creek

2-3, R, 2 SB (2)

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Corpus Christi

2 IP, H, BB, 4 K; Texas League debut

Photo from MiLB.com

Brett Adcock, LHP, Quad Cities

4 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 4 K