Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, August 15, 2019

Corpus Christi sweep!

Round Rock 5, Oklahoma City 3

W- Kent Emanuel (7-1)
L- Rob Zastryzny (3-5)
S- Brendan McCurry (6)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (14, 2-run in 4th)

After Round Rock scored three in the 4th, OKC responded with three in the top of the 5th to tie the game. The Express regained control with a pair in the bottom of the 5th and kept the Dodgers at bay the rest of the way.

Kent Emanuel went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out four. The bullpen finished things off with 3.1 scoreless; Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings. Brad Peacock worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out one, and Brendan McCurry finished things off by striking out the side in order in the 9th.

Round Rock's three in the 4th came on an RBI single from Kyle Tucker and a two-run blast from Nick Tanielu. Myles Straw put the E-Train back in front in the 5th with an RBI triple and he scored the final run of the evening on Drew Ferguson's sac fly. Tanielu and Straw both finished with two hits on the night.

Ryan Hartman goes up against Logan Bawcom in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 1

W- Tyler Ivey (4-0)
L- Collin Wiles (0-3)
S- Enoli Paredes (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks swept the Roughriders out of the Coastal Bend region behind a pair of solid mound performances.

Tyler Ivey pitched 5.1 innings and allowed three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out five. Enoli Paredes shut it down over the final 3.2 innings as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out six.

Corpus Christi's two runs came in the 3rd inning as they were able to take advantage of a bases-loaded situation with one out. Colton Shaver lined into a force out that resulted in Jacob Meyers scoring the first run of the night and Jake Adams hit an RBI single.

The Hooks will now begin their final series against a South Division team in 2019 as they start a three-game set with Midland tonight at 7:15. Forrest Whitley will face James Naile in game one.

Down East 11, Fayetteville 1

W- Cole Uvila (5-3)
L- Shawn Dubin (4-5)
S- Jefferson Medina (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (12, solo in 9th)

The Woodpeckers were foiled in their bid to sweep the series as they got hammered.

Miguelangel Sierra spoiled the shutout with his homer in the 9th, so... there's that.

When the pitching staff surrenders eleven runs in nine innings and no one had a clean outing, it was definitely a rough night at the office.

Fayetteville will start a three-game series in Frederick at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Beloit 2

W- Matt Ruppenthal (4-6)
L- Chase Cohen (5-10)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos came alive after stretch time as they scored three in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead.

Quad Cities loaded the bases to lead off the 7th and they capitalized by taking the lead. Wilyer Abreu put them on the board with an RBI single. Grae Kessinger walked in Alex Holderbach to tie the game and Oscar Campos put the Banditos in front with a sac fly. Campos finished 3-3 on the night while Abreu went 2-4 with a stolen base.

José Alberto Rivera threw four innings and allowed two runs on an RBI triple and a sac fly, walked three, and struck out five. Matt Ruppenthal tagged in to throw five scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out seven.

R.J. Freure will get the start in the finale and he'll go up against Angello Infante at 6:35.

Tri-City 4, Aberdeen 3

W- Edgardo Sandoval (1-3)
L- Ryan Conroy (4-4)
S- Shea Barry (2)

TC home runs: Nate Perry (9, solo in 1st)

The ValleyCats held off a late charge from the Ironbirds to get even in this series.

Nate Perry whacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 2nd and in the 3rd, Joe Perez ripped an RBI double and came around to score on a single from Juan Paulino. Santana finished 3-3 on the night while Perry and Perez finished 2-4; the two of them also scored twice, which meant that they scored all of Tri-City's runs.

Angel Macuare walked one and struck out three over two scoreless innings. Edgardo Sandoval tagged in for 5.1 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits, walked one, and struck out four. Shea Barry got the last 1.2 innings and he walked one and struck out three to get the save.

Jairo Lopez will take on Kevin Magee in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 4, GCL Astros 2

W- Adrian Aybar (1-2)
L- Franny Cobos (3-1)
S- Jace Beck (1)

GCL home runs: Nerio Rodriguez (2, 2-run in 8th)

Nerio Rodriguez went 3-4 and smacked a two-run homer in the 8th; it's the second straight game in which he's homered. Rainier Rivas went 2-4; he's played in five games and he's recorded two hits in four of them.

Franny Cobos threw five innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out three.

DSL Astros 7, DSL Braves 6 (11 innings)

W- Miguel Padilla (4-1)
L- Royber Salinas (2-3)

DSL home runs: None.

Things escalated in the 11th as the Dominican 'Stros broke a 3-3 tie with four in the top half and then had to fend off the Braves, who responded by scoring three in the bottom half.

Miguel Palma smacked a two-run triple in the 6th. Yohander Martinez went 2-4 with an RBI single and scored three runs.

Bryan Martinez was the first man out of the bullpen and he went 4.2 innings and allowed a run on four hits and struck out two.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martinez, IF, DSL Astros: 2-4, RBI, 3 R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Frisco

9 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Tyler Ivey: W (4-0), 5.1 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Enoli Paredes: Save (1), 3.2 IP, H, BB, 6 K

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

Save (6), IP, 3 K

Nick Tanielu, OF, and Myles Straw, UTIL, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-3, 2-R HR (14)
Straw: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

Nerio Rodriguez not pictured.

Franny Cobos, RHP, and Nerio Rodriguez, C, GCL Astros

Cobos: L (3-1), 5 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 3 K

Rodriguez: 3-4, 2B, 2-R HR (2)

Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

3-3, RBI

Matt Ruppenthal, RHP, Quad Cities

W (4-6), 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 7 K

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

Perry: 2-4, solo HR (9), 2 R

Santana: 3-3, 2B, RBI

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, May 18, 2019

Nashville 6, Round Rock 3

W- Seth Maness (2-1)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-1)

RR home runs: None.

The Sounds smacked four homers to derail the Express.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed five runs on six hits (two solos and a two-run homer) and struck out three. Akeem Bostick was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and the one run he allowed in his 3.1 innings came on a solo homer hit by Patrick Wisdom, who took Hartman deep for a solo homer earlier in the game. Bostick allowed one other hit and struck out two. Reymin Guduan allowed a hit and got the last two outs of the 9th via strikeout.

Myles Straw went 3-5 with a couple of RBI singles in the 3rd and the 9th. Derek Fisher also went 3-5 and hit an RBI single in the 9th before Straw hit his second one. Yordan Alvarez finished 2-5 and got to face the man he was traded for, Josh Fields.

Cionel Pérez faces Wes Benjamin in game four of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.

Corpus Christi 9, Midland 6

W- Carson LaRue (1-1)
L- Matt Milburn (1-3)
S- Kit Scheetz (3)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (1, 10 season; 2-run in 3rd), Chas McCormick (2, 3-run in 5th)

Corpus stormed out to a 9-1 lead and withstood a late Midland charge to get the victory.

Ronnie Dawson put the Hooks on the board with a two-run single in the 2nd inning and he came home himself on Chuckie Robinson's infield single. Stephen Wrenn hit a one-out double in the 3rd and one batter later, Seth Beer connected for his first Texas League homer. Osvaldo Duarte hit an RBI single in the 4th and Chas McCormick whacked a three-run homer in the 5th. Beer and Dawson both finished 3-4 on the night.

Carson LaRue went five innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Brandon Bailey was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he went three innings, allowing five runs on six hits (three-run homer), walking three, and striking out two. Kit Scheetz, who was pitching on his birthday, allowed a hit and struck out the side in the 9th to earn the save.

J.B. Bukauskas will get the start in the series finale. He'll face James Naile at 2:00.

Carolina 6, Fayetteville 4

W- Nelson Hernández (5-1)
L- Chad Donato (3-5)
S- Rodrigo Benoit (8)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers erased a 4-0 deficit with four runs in the 4th to tie, but the Mudcats regained control with two runs in the 5th.

Fayetteville parlayed a bases-loaded situation to lead off the 4th into their four runs. Colton Shaver put the Woodpeckers on the board with an RBI single, Scott Manea ripped a two-run double, and Scott Schreiber hit a sac fly. Jonathan Arauz finished 3-4 with a double and scored a run.

Chad Donato allowed six runs (three earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on six hits (three-run homer), walked four, and struck out four in four innings. Tommy DeJuneas walked one and struck out five over three hitless innings, but two of the runners he inherited from Donato scored on sacrifice flies. Willy Collado allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two scoreless innings.

The Woodpeckers will look to avoid the sweep at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Peoria 2

W- R.J. Freure (2-1)
L- Kyle Leahy (1-4)
S- Joey Gonzalez (1)

QC home runs: Trey Dawson (2, 2-run in 4th)

The Banditos only scored in one inning but it was enough to give them the win. This series has been characterized by big innings and after the Chiefs had an eight-run inning on Friday, Quad Cities put up six in the 4th on Saturday.

All six Quad Cities runs in the 4th came with two outs. Jonathan Lacroix kept the inning alive by drawing a walk and one batter later, Trey Dawson started the assault with a two-run home run. Ross Adolph ripped a double and he came home when Austin Dennis took his place at second following a double of his own. Dennis scored on a single from Ramiro Rodríguez. After Jeremy Peña singled, Alex McKenna hit a two-run double.

Matt Ruppenthal takes on Cole Aker in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:05.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kit Scheetz, LHP, Corpus Christi

Save (3), IP, H, 3 K on his birthday (He turned 25.)

Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

Beer: 3-4, 2-R HR (1, 10 season), 3 R

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

Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

3-5, 2 RBI singles

Joey Gonzalez not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-2 @ Peoria

9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 5 K
R.J. Freure: W (2-1), 5 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 4 BB, 4 K

Joey Gonzalez: 4 IP, 2 H, unearned run, BB, K

Trey Dawson, IF, Quad Cities

2-5, 2-R HR (2)

Tommy DeJuneas' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Tommy DeJuneas: 3 IP, BB, 5 K

Willy Collado: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 9, 2019

Sweep!

Round Rock 8, Omaha 6

W- Brady Rodgers (4-0)
L- Josh Staumont (0-2)
S- Brendan McCurry (2)

RR home runs: Jamie Ritchie (2, solo in 2nd), Alex De Goti (6, solo in 2nd), Kyle Tucker (9, 2-run in 5th

Both teams had ten hits, but the Express had more in the column that ultimately matters.

Rogelio Armenteros and Brady Rodgers both pitched four innings in this one. Armenteros started things off and he allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. The two runs that Rodgers allowed after tagging in came on a homer hit by Samir Dueñez in the 6th. He allowed two other hits, walked three, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry worked around a hit and a walk to close out the game, striking out two.

Round Rock scored twice in each of the first two innings; they got their two in the 1st on an RBI ground-rule double from Derek Fisher, who wound up scoring on a sac fly from Taylor Jones. Jamie Ritchie and Alex De Goti smacked back-to-back solo homers in the 2nd. Drew Ferguson hit a little flare that resulted in an RBI single in the 3rd, Kyle Tucker whacked a two-run homer in the 5th, and Yordan Alvarez drove in Round Rock's last run of the evening with an RBI single in the 6th. Jones was the only player in the lineup without a hit, but he was still able to chip in with his sac fly. Myles Straw (2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB) and Nick Tanielu finished with two hits apiece.

Forrest Whitley will start the series finale and he'll go against Kyle Zimmer at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Amarillo 5 in 10 innings

W- Kit Scheetz (2-0)
L- Blake Rogers (1-1)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (5, solo in 5th)

The Sod Poodles took the lead in extras... only to see the Hooks walk off with the win in their half of the 10th.

Osvaldo Duarte opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 2nd inning. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 4th and Abraham Toro launched a solo homer in the 5th inning. Let's fast-forward to the 10th inning.

Duarte led off the inning in scoring position and Chas McCormick led things off at the plate by getting plunked. With Lorenzo Quintana batting, they both advanced on a wild pitch and then Quintana got drilled himself to load the bases for Toro, who won it with a two-run single. Toro finished 3-3 on the evening and was the only player in the Corpus lineup to finish with more than one hit. Stephen Wrenn hit a double and scored twice.

J.B. Bukauskas went four innings and allowed three runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out three. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Hooks bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on an infield single, walked three, and struck out two in 1.1 innings. Carlos Sanabria was next and his first task was to get Ferrell out of a bases-loaded predicament with one out in the 6th, which he successfully did without any further damage. Sanabria walked one and struck out three in his 2.2 innings of work. Kit Scheetz got the last two innings and he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, one of which was intentional, and struck out three.

Game two of this series will begin at 7:15.

Fayetteville 4, Carolina 2

W- Enoli Paredes (2-1)
L- Matt Smith (1-3)
S- Cristian Javier (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (4, solo in 3rd)

The Woodpeckers avoided the sweep and snapped their five-game losing streak thanks to a couple of strong outings from Enoli Paredes and Cristian Javier.

Paredes allowed an unearned run on four hits, walked two, and struck out nine in five innings of work; the run scored on a double play in the 1st. Javier got the last four innings and he allowed a run on a groundout, a double, walked two, plunked a batter, and struck out eight.

Miguelangel Sierra led off the 3rd with a home run. Seth Beer put the Woodpeckers in front with a sac fly and then Colton Shaver ripped an RBI double. Beer added an RBI single to his ledger in the 4th. Beer (2 RBI), Sierra (solo HR), Bryan de la Cruz (2 R), and Jacob Meyers (R) all had two hits on the night.

The second leg of this Fayetteville roadtrip takes them up to Frederick, Maryland for a weekend series with the Keys. Parker Mushinski will get the start in game one; first pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities is off until Monday

They were supposed to start a three-game series with the Great Lakes Loons, but the Dodgers, who are the Loons' parent club, decided that playing at a neutral site with the River Bandits as the home team was just simply unacceptable. The proposed site was Augustana College, located across the river in Moline. Instead, the Dodgers countered with a totally unhelpful solution: make the River Bandits hit the road and play at Great Lakes. As a result, this entire series was canceled.

Wonder what they're gonna do with this suddenly free weekend?

Quad Cities returns to action on Monday as they kick off a 12-game roadtrip with a doubleheader in Cedar Rapids.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Abraham Toro, 3B, Corpus Christi

3-3, solo HR (5), walk-off 2-RBI single in 10th

Carlos Sanabria, RHP, Corpus Christi

2.2 IP, BB, 3 K

Enoli Paredes' photo taken by Bryan Green.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-2 @ Carolina

9 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 17 K

Enoli Paredes: W (2-1), 5 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 2 BB, 9 K

Cristian Javier: Save (1), 4 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Seth Beer, 1B/LF/DH, and Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Fayetteville

Beer: 2-4, 2 RBI

Sierra: 2-4, solo HR (4)

Kyle Tucker, OF, and Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

Tucker: 2-R HR (9)

Straw: 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 SB (10)

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

Save (2), IP, H, BB, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Let's play two in Oklahoma City!

Game 1: Round Rock 12, Oklahoma City 5

W- Akeem Bostick (2-0)
L- Ben Holmes (0-3)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (6, solo in 4th)

The Express fell behind 5-0 after the 1st inning but that didn't seem to faze them because they finished game one on a 12-0 run.

Akeem Bostick shook off that rough opening inning in order to go five innings and he allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out six. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out two over the final two innings.

Drew Ferguson and Jamie Ritchie walked, while Alex De Goti singled to load the bases in the 3rd. Derek Fisher followed with a two-run single and then Myles Straw, Taylor Jones, and Yordan Alvarez all hit RBI singles. Kyle Tucker drew a walk to reload the bases and Ferguson walked in Alvarez in his second plate appearance of the 3rd inning. Fisher launched a homer to lead off the 4th; one batter later, Straw legged out an infield single and scored on Alvarez's double. Tucker reached on catcher's interference and then a balk allowed him and Alvarez to advance one base. Ferguson proceeded to hit a two-run single.

Alvarez smacked another RBI double in the 5th and Alex De Goti capped off the scoring in game one with an RBI double of his own in the 6th. Alvarez finished 4-5 in game one. Fisher went 3-5, while De Goti and Straw had two hits apiece.

Game 2: Round Rock 9, Oklahoma City 3

W- Ryan Hartman (3-0)
L- Justin De Fratus (0-1)

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (4, grand slam in 1st), Yordan Alvarez (12, 2-run in 2nd)

The Express scored a touchdown in the 1st to send themselves on the way to the doubleheader sweep. All of the scoring that they did in game two came in the first two innings.

As was the case in the first game, the Express cashed in big-time on a bases-loaded situation. Straw, Fisher, and Jack Mayfield all walked to lead off game two and then Alvarez opened the scoring with an RBI single. Fisher scored on an error that allowed Taylor Jones to reach and Mayfield scored on a Nick Tanielu sac fly. Ferguson walked to reload the bases for Alex De Goti, who proceeded to hit a grand slam. Alvarez whacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out five. Dean Deetz and Reymin Guduan both threw a scoreless inning; Deetz struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Guduan worked around a hit and a walk in the 7th.

Cionel Pérez will start the series finale. He'll face Michael Bowden at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 1

W- Brandon Bielak (2-0)
L- Conner Greene (2-2)
S- J.B. Bukauskas (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (7, solo in 4th)

Brandon Bielak and J.B. Bukauskas turned in solid performances on the mound as the Hooks took the opener of a new series.

Bielak allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Bukauskas finished things off with four scoreless, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out four.

Granden Goetzman clubbed a solo home run in the 4th to open the scoring. Josh Rojas followed by doubling, advancing to third on a wild pitch, and scoring on a Chas McCormick groundout. Ronnie Dawson lashed a two-run double in the 5th. Rojas finished 2-3 on the night.

José Hernández-Urquidy takes on former Aggie Jace Vines in game two later this morning. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 AM.

Lynchburg 4, Fayetteville 3

W- Robert Broom (1-0)
L- Enoli Paredes (1-1)
S- Jared Robinson (4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Fayetteville held the Hillcats to four hits in this game, but the difference here was the Hillcats putting up the only crooked number of the evening when they scored three in the 5th inning.

Enoli Paredes went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked three, and struck out four. One of the hits that he allowed was a solo homer. Tommy DeJuneas pitched 2.1 innings without allowing any runs of his own, but he couldn't extract Paredes from a bases-loaded predicament in the 5th as all three runners scored. DeJuneas allowed a hit, walked three, and struck out two. Willy Collado struck out three over two perfect frames.

The Woodpeckers loaded the bases to lead off the bottom of the 1st but could only get one run out of that situation as Michael Papierski scored on an error. Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI double in the 5th and Scott Manea hit an RBI single in the 9th. Arauz and Manea were both stranded to end the game. Jake Adams, Colton Shaver, and Jacob Meyers all finished with two hits on the evening.

Cristian Javier will face Adam Scott in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Lake County was suspended

Due to rain. This game will resume at 11:00 AM Eastern.

Currently, Quad Cities is leading 2-0 with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 1st. César Salazar is at the plate. Alex McKenna scored on a balk and Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single. R.J. Freure will start as scheduled because he hasn't thrown a pitch yet.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will start the regularly scheduled game.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise. Any standout performances from the suspended Quad Cities game will be included in the recaps of Thursday's games.

Stats are combined totals from doubleheader.

Yordan Alvarez, 1B/LF, Alex De Goti, IF, Myles Straw, OF/SS, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

Alvarez: 6-8, 2 2B, HR (12), 6 RBI, 4 R

De Goti: 4-8, 2B, grand slam (4), 5 RBI, 3 R

Straw: 4-9, RBI, 3 R

Fisher: 4-9, solo HR (6), 3 RBI, 3 R

Brendan McCurry, RHP, Round Rock

2 IP, BB, 2 K in game one of doubleheader

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-1 @ Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 7 H, ER, 4 BB, 8 K

Brandon Bielak: W (2-0), 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

J.B. Bukauskas: Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Cyborg that is awaiting orders to eliminate us all, or an Astros minor league pitcher?

Willy Collado, RHP, Fayetteville

2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The Lone Star Series in the Minor Leagues fires up again.

Round Rock 11, Nashville 2

W- Brady Rodgers (1-0)
L- Wes Benjamin (0-2)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (7, grand slam in 1st), Alex De Goti (3, solo in 4th)

The Express began their tour of Tennessee where Yordan Alvarez continued his rampage in the Music City.

Brady Rodgers allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out four in seven innings of work. Tanner Duncan walked one and struck out two over the final two innings.

Alvarez clubbed a grand slam in the 1st to open the scoring. Alex De Goti led off the 4th with a homer. In the 5th, Jamie Ritchie scored on a wild pitch and De Goti scored on a double play. Alvarez drove in another run on a groundout in the 8th, and Round Rock capped things off with three more runs in the 9th on a Myles Straw RBI double, a Derek Fisher RBI single, and a Taylor Jones sac fly. Straw finished 3-6 and scored three runs, while De Goti went 4-5 and also scored three times.

Akeem Bostick faces Richelson Peña in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Corpus Christi 8, Frisco 6

W- Colin McKee (2-1)
L- Brock Burke (0-1)
S- Kit Scheetz (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (2, solo in 8th)

The Hooks jumped out to a 7-0 lead and had to hang on for dear life after the Roughriders scored five in the 6th inning. Fortunately, they kept their heads and secured the win.

Ronnie Dawson scored the first run of the evening when Josh Rojas hit into a fielder's choice in the 1st inning. Two batters later, J.J. Matijevic ripped a two-run double. Stephen Wrenn hit an RBI single in the 2nd. Corpus scored three more in the 3rd on a two-run double from Lorenzo Quintana, who scored on an error that allowed Dawson to reach. Granden Goetzman provided a sorely-needed insurance run when he whacked a solo homer in the 8th.

Carson LaRue allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over four scoreless innings. Brett Adcock bore the brunt of Frisco's assault in the 6th as he allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on two hits, walked three, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Colin McKee was next; he pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a run of his own (inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked three, and struck out two. Kit Scheetz allowed a hit in the 9th that allowed the runner he inherited from McKee to score but was able to shut the door.

Brandon Bailey gets the start as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Jonathan Hernandez at 6:15.

Carolina 7, Fayetteville 6

W- Nelson Hernandez (2-0)
L- Chad Donato (1-2)
S- Rodrigo Benoit (3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

A 9th-inning uprising from the Woodpeckers fell just short.

Chad Donato went 3.2 innings and allowed six runs on five hits (three-run homer), walked three, and struck out four. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the bullpen and allowed a run on a solo homer, two other hits, walked one, and struck out four in three innings. Tommy DeJuneas allowed a hit and struck out one in 1.1 innings.

Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st and Jake Adams had an RBI single in the 3rd. This was Fayetteville's last scoring play until the 9th; in the meantime, the Mudcats scored their seven runs. Seth Beer ripped a two-run double, advanced to third on an error, and scored on a base hit from Adams. Scott Manea got plunked to put Adams in scoring position, but they were stranded as Colton Shaver struck out to end the game.

Beer finished 3-5 and all three of his hits were doubles. Adams also finished with three hits on the night. Bryan de la Cruz (2B, 3B, R) and Corey Julks (2 R) both finished 2-5.

Well... finally. The 14th and final game of the Woodpeckers' season-opening roadtrip is here. Yohan Ramirez will take the mound for an 11:00 AM Eastern start.

Cedar Rapids 11, Quad Cities 2

W- Blayne Enlow (2-1)
L- Austin Hansen (1-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos' offense went MIA and the Kernels teed off on their pitchers.

César Salazar hit an RBI single in the 4th and Ross Adolph scored on an error in the 5th. Enmanuel Valdez finished 2-2, scored on Salazar's base hit, and drew a couple of walks.

Austin Hansen went three innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits (three-run homer), walked four, and struck out two. Humberto Castellanos pitched four innings and allowed two runs of his own on five hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out four. Devin Conn pitched the last two innings and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked three, and struck out two.

Nivaldo Rodriguez takes on Jordan Balazovic in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, Alex De Goti, IF, and Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

Alvarez: Grand Slam (7), 5 RBI

De Goti: 4-5, solo HR (3), 3 R

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

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 11-2 @ Nashville

9 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Brady Rodgers: W (1-0), 7 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 4 K

Tanner Duncan: 2 IP, BB, 2 K

Jake Adams' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Seth Beer, 1B/DH, and Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

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

Adams: 3-4, 2 RBI, R

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

4 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Quad Cities

2-2, 2B, R, 2 BB

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, April 11, 2019

Round Rock 8, Nashville 6

W- Akeem Bostick (1-0)
L- C.D. Pelham (0-1)

RR home runs: None.

The first edition of the Lone Star Series in the Pacific Coast League went to Round Rock as they came back from a 6-1 deficit, scoring four runs in the 8th inning to take the lead and the series.

It was a tough outing for Ryan Hartman as he allowed six runs on five hits (2-run homer), walked two, and struck out three in three innings. Fortunately, the bullpen picked him up and muffled the Sounds the rest of the way.

Tanner Duncan, in his first Triple-A appearance, allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two over two scoreless innings. Akeem Bostick took over for the last four innings and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three to get the win.

D.J. Fisher put the Express on the board first with an RBI single in the 1st. They began their comeback attempt with three runs in the 3rd on a pair of RBI doubles from Myles Straw and Jack Mayfield and an RBI groundout from Fisher in between. Mayfield added an RBI single to his ledger in the 8th and he came around to score the tying run on a Kyle Tucker double. One batter later, Taylor Jones put Round Rock in front with a two-run single. Straw (2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 SB) and Mayfield (2 RBI, R) both finished with two hits on the evening. Straw also stole two bases, giving him four on the season.

Corbin Martin will start the first of a four-game series against the Memphis Redbirds. He'll take on Daniel Ponce de León at 7:05.

Amarillo 10, Corpus Christi 8

W- Jesse Scholtens (1-0)
L- Brett Adcock (0-2)

CC home runs: Chuckie Robinson (2, solo in 6th)

The Hooks' attempt to come back from an 8-0 deficit fell short.

Osvaldo Duarte reached on an error in the 5th inning that allowed Carmen Benedetti to score Corpus Christi's first run. Chas McCormick added an RBI single later in the inning. Chuckie Robinson launched a homer to lead off the 6th inning. Lorenzo Quintana hit an RBI single in the 8th and an error on the play allowed Benedetti to score another run. Ronnie Dawson and McCormick walked to lead off the 9th and Stephen Wrenn brought them both in with a triple. Wrenn came home on a Josh Rojas single. Corpus had two men in scoring position with one out in the 9th but they were both stranded to end the game.

Wrenn went 3-4 while McCormick (2B, RBI, R), Robinson (solo HR, 2 R), and Lorenzo Quintana (RBI, R) all finished with two hits apiece.

Brett Adcock went 2.2 innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked three, and struck out two. José Bravo was summoned from extended spring training to make his 2019 debut as the first man out of the Hooks bullpen. Bravo went 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on two hits (three-run homer; one run was charged to Adcock), walked one, and struck out five. Brandon Bailey pitched the last three innings and allowed two runs on five hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three.

Tyler Ivey will get the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Fayetteville 3, Myrtle Beach 2

W- Chad Donato (1-1)
L- Manuel Rodriguez (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (2, 2-run in 1st)

The Woodpeckers nipped the Pelicans with a run in the 9th that broke a 2-2 tie.

Jake Adams opened the scoring by clubbing a two-run home run in the 1st inning. This was Fayetteville's only scoring play until Colton Shaver ripped an RBI double in the 9th that brought in the deciding run. Shaver went 2-4 on the night.

Yohan Ramirez turned in a fine outing as he allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out six over five shutout innings. Chad Donato pitched the final four innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Aramis Ademan. Donato allowed four hits (including the homer), walked two, and struck out five.

J.P. France gets the start in game two. He'll take on Paul Richan at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Clinton was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up

The River Bandits will begin a three-game set with Wisconsin and game one will take place at Miller Park in Milwaukee at 7:05. Cody Deason, who was slated to start this game, will start the series opener in Milwaukee instead.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohan Ramirez, RHP, Fayetteville

5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Round Rock Express bullpen

6 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 5 K

Tanner Duncan: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K; Triple-A debut

Akeem Bostick: W (1-0), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

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

Stephen Wrenn, OF, and Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi

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

Robinson: 2-4, solo HR (2), 2 R