Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Sunday, September 8, 2019

Off to the 'ship!

PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 10, Iowa 5

Round Rock wins series 3-2.

W- Ryan Hartman
L- Trevor Clifton

RR home runs: Alex De Goti (1, 3-run in 3rd), Drew Ferguson (2, 2-run in 6th), Chas McCormick (1, solo in 8th)

The E-Train overcame an early 3-0 deficit by putting up seven runs in the 3rd to seize control of this deciding game five.

Forrest Whitley went four innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked five, and struck out six. Ryan Hartman took over for the final five innings of this one and allowed six hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out five.

Round Rock loaded the bases to lead off the top of the 3rd and that's how they went off for seven runs. Drew Ferguson got them on the board with a sac fly and then Jack Mayfield got plunked to re-load the bases. Taylor Jones went down on the infield fly rule, but Nick Tanielu kept things going with a two-run single to tie the game at 3 and Alex De Goti followed by launching a three-run home run to put the Express in front. Stephen Wrenn walked, stole second, and scored on an RBI single from Jamie Ritchie.

Ferguson smacked a two-run homer in the 6th and McCormick capped off the afternoon with a solo blast in the 8th. Jones, McCormick, Ferguson, and Tanielu all finished with two hits on the day.

Round Rock will face Sacramento, the winner of the PCL's Pacific Conference in the PCL Championship Series which will begin on Tuesday in Sacramento.

Carolina League South Final: Fayetteville 6, Down East 3

Fayetteville wins series 3-2.

W- Shawn Dubin
L- Scott Engler
S- Leovanny Rodriguez

Fayetteville home runs: Chandler Taylor (1, solo in 6th)

The Woodpeckers swung this game in their favor after scoring four in the 7th to break a 1-1 tie.

Chandler Taylor tied the game when he homered to lead off the 6th. Like Round Rock did in the 3rd inning of their game, Fayetteville also capitalized on a bases-loaded situation to lead off an inning.

Miguelangel Sierra singled to lead off the 7th, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and made it to third on Jeremy Peña's single. Peña advanced to second on defensive indifference and Cal Stevenson walked to load 'em up for Marty Costes, who ripped a two-run double to put the Woodpeckers in front. Taylor was intentionally walked to re-load the bases for David Hensley, who immediately made the Wood Ducks regret that move by hitting a two-run single. Ruben Castro provided the cherry by ripping an RBI double in the 9th. Castro finished 3-4 on the day while Sierra, Costes, and Peña all went 2-4.

Shawn Dubin turned in an excellent performance in a crucial game as he allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out seven in six innings of work. The Wood Ducks tried to stir up some unrest but the Fayetteville bullpen kept themselves composed and closed out the series. César Rosado was the first man out of the Woodpeckers bullpen and he pitched 1.2 innings, allowing a two-run double, walking four, and striking out two. Riley Cabral got the final out of the 8th with a strikeout. Jacob Billingsley came on for the 9th but he walked the only two men he faced. Leovanny Rodriguez took ownership of the final inning and he worked around an error that loaded the bases to close things out, striking out two.

The Mills Cup, the Carolina League's Championship series, will begin Tuesday at 6:35 Eastern. Fayetteville will head up to Wilmington for game one.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Chas McCormick, OF, Alex De Goti, IF, Nick Tanielu, IF, Jamie Ritchie, C, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

McCormick: 2-4, solo HR (1), 2 R, SB (1)

De Goti: 1-4, 3-R HR (1)

Tanielu: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Ritchie: 2-4, RBI, R

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

Ryan Hartman, LHP, Round Rock

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

Shawn Dubin, LHP, Fayetteville

W, 6 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 2 BB, 7 K

Marty Costes, OF, and Ruben Castro, C, Fayetteville

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

Castro: 3-4, 2B, RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Jayne has a look at the playoff picture as it currently stands.

San Antonio 14, Round Rock 8

W- Bubba Derby (7-7)
L- Ryan Hartman (6-7)

RR home runs: Jack Mayfield (26, solo in 1st), Kyle Tucker (33, 2-run in 7th), Nick Tanielu (18, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train tried to claw back into this one as a six-run 7th cut their deficit to 10-8. The Missions, however, put them away with four in the 8th. Round Rock now leads San Antonio by two games heading into tonight's series finale.

Everyone in the lineup recorded at least one hit except for Alex De Goti, who walked twice and scored a run despite going 0-2. Jack Mayfield smacked a solo homer in the 1st and Ronnie Dawson ripped an RBI double in the 2nd. That double was Round Rock's last scoring play until they went off in the 7th. Three hits in that 7th inning resulted in six runs; Kyle Tucker and Nick Tanielu whacked two-run homers and Drew Ferguson added a two-run single. Ferguson, Tanielu, and Myles Straw all finished with two hits on the evening.

Tough night for the pitchers. Felipe Paulino was the first man out of the bullpen and he allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, in two innings of work. Ralph Garza Jr. was the last pitcher to appear for the Express and he retired all four batters he faced, striking out two.

Brandon Bielak will start the 2019 regular-season home finale for Round Rock and he'll take on Trey Supak at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 2, Arkansas 1

W- Forrest Whitley (3-7)
L- Ljay Newsome (3-3)
S- Yohan Ramirez (1)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (20, 2-run in 4th)

Both teams only had one scoring play but the Hooks' yielded more runs.

Forrest Whitley is starting to show the form that has made him the Astros' top prospect once again. He allowed just one hit, walked four, and struck out eight over 5.1 shutout innings. Yohan Ramirez took it home and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a double, walked two, and struck out three in 3.2 innings of work.

Colton Shaver became the eighth player in the Houston Astros' minor league system to hit 20 home runs this season when he sent a pitch from Ljay Newsome out for a two-run homer in the 4th.

Brett Adcock will take on Logan Gilbert in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:15.

Carolina 5, Fayetteville 0

W- Scott Sunitsch (2-0)
L- Nivaldo Rodriguez (6-6)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers got blanked, but...

Thanks, Potomac! pic.twitter.com/gKR6uyqUdl

— 🐦 Fayetteville Woodpeckers (@WoodpeckersNC) August 29, 2019

Nivaldo Rodriguez pitched well but one poor pitch resulted in him getting the loss. He allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run homer, and struck out seven in five innings of work. J.P. France got the 6th and allowed an RBI single, walked one, and the two outs he recorded came via the strikeout. Riley Cabral pitched the last 2.1 innings and allowed two runs on two hits and struck out one.

Scott Schreiber ripped a couple of doubles from the #9 spot in the order.

Austin Hansen will start the series finale, which will also wrap up the road portion of Fayetteville's regular-season schedule. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 1, Quad Cities 0

W- Brian Rapp (5-1)
L- José Bravo (7-6)

QC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game... and it did not belong to the Banditos, who walked off with the loss in the bottom of the 9th.

Brett Daniels allowed just one hit and struck out a career-high 11 over six shutout frames. His only baserunner came in the form of a one-out single in the 6th inning. Cedar Rapids scored the only run of the game off of José Bravo in the 9th with a bases-loaded single. Bravo allowed the one run on three hits and struck out three in 2.1 innings.

Quad Cities could only muster up a pair of singles from Oscar Campos and Freúdis Nova.

Jonathan Bermúdez will take on Tyler Palm in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

GCL Astros 5, GCL Marlins 2

W- Jervic Chavez (3-2)
L- Matt Givin (5-1)
S- Chandler Casey (2)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros shook off two early runs from the Marlins and shut them out the rest of the way.

Yorbin Ceuta scored on a passed ball in the 2nd to put the Gulf Coast squad on the board. Rainier Rivas followed with an RBI single in the 4th and put them in front with a two-run double in the 5th. Sean Mendoza finished it off with an RBI single in the 8th. Rivas finished 3-5 on the afternoon. Sean Mendoza, Yimmi Cortabarria, and Gerry Castillo all had two hits; Cortabarria had a double and scored twice.

Diosmerky Taveras allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 1st inning. The bullpen shut the Marlins out for the final eight innings of this game. Jervic Chavez was first and he walked two and struck out four in four innings. Jherson Pereira walked the bases loaded in the 6th but got out of it unscathed, somehow. Whit Drennan walked two and fanned two in two innings and Chandler Casey closed it out, working around a walk in the 9th to do so.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jervic Chavez, LHP, GCL Astros: W (3-2), 4 IP, 2 BB, 4 K
Rainier Rivas, OF, GCL Astros: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI

Brett Daniels, RHP, Quad Cities

6 IP, H, career-high 11 K; perfect through 5.1 IP

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

9 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 BB, 11 K

Forrest Whitley: W (3-7), 5.1 IP, H, 4 BB, 8 K

Yohan Ramirez: Save (1), 3.2 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP, Fayetteville

L (6-6), 5 IP, 2 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Nick Tanielu, IF, Round Rock

2-5, 2B, 2-R HR (18), 2 R

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 Monday, August 12, 2019

Round Rock 11, Albuquerque 6

W- Framber Valdez (4-2)
L- Pat Dean (3-11)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker 2 (32; 2-run in 1st, 2-run in 9th), Garrett Stubbs (7, solo in 5th)

The E-Train went off for five runs in the top of the 9th to bust open what had been a 6-5 lead and then they defused a bases-loaded predicament before things got out of hand in the bottom of the 9th.

Kyle Tucker whacked the first of his two two-run homers on the night in the 1st inning. Garrett Stubbs led off the 5th with a home run and Jack Mayfield drove in another run with an RBI single. In the 7th, Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double and he came home on Mayfield's sac fly. In the 9th, Tanielu smacked a two-run double and came around to score on Mayfield's base hit. One batter later, Tucker launched his second two-run shot of the night. The three of them, along with Myles Straw, all finished with two hits on the evening.

Framber Valdez pitched 6.2 innings and allowed four runs, all of which scored on a pair of two-run homers, on six hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high 13, which also set a new Round Rock franchise record at the Triple-A level. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen; he got the last out of the 7th and pitched the 8th, allowing an unearned run on a passed ball, a hit, and walking one. Riley Ferrell allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two in the 9th. The Isotopes loaded the bases on him but he managed to keep his composure and finished this game off.

José Urquidy will start the series finale and he'll go up against Chris Rusin at 6:35 Mountain.

Corpus Christi 7, Frisco 5

W- Brett Adcock (2-8)
L- Ronald Herrera (2-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (7)

CC home runs: Jake Adams (17, 2-run in 2nd)

The Hooks had to withstand a five-run 8th from the Roughriders but fortunately, they were able to emerge with the victory.

Yohan Ramriez allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings of work. Colin McKee came in with two men on and stranded them both as he got the last two outs of the 5th, striking out one. Brett Adcock was next; he allowed a grand slam in Frisco's huge 8th, one of six hits that he allowed in his 2.1 innings. Adcock also walked two and struck out four. Carlos Sanabria got the last 1.2 innings and allowed an unearned run on an RBI single and struck out two.

Jake Adams homered for the second consecutive night as he launched a two-run shot in the 2nd inning. With the bases loaded and two outs in the 6th, Adams brought everyone in with a double and he came around to score on a Chuckie Robinson single. J.J. Matijevic lashed an RBI double in the 7th but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. Adams finished 2-4 on the night and had a hand in all but one of Corpus Christi's scoring plays.

Chad Donato takes on Tyler Phillips in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers will begin a three-game series with Down East at 7:00 Eastern.

Wisconsin 4, Quad Cities 3

W- Nick Bennett (1-0)
L- Lupe Chavez (0-3)
S- Logan Gillaspie (1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep this series as their comeback bid fell short.

Guadalupe Chavez pitched four innings and allowed an unearned run on three hits and walked two. Felipe Tejada and Devin Conn threw two innings apiece, with contrasting results. Tejada allowed three runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out two, while Conn had a perfect outing, recording four groundouts and two flyball outs.

Quad Cities got on the board in the 7th thanks to a couple of errors that allowed James Nix and Austin Dennis to score. Freúdis Nova drove in a run with a groundout in the 8th. Oscar Campos went 2-4 and stole a base in this game.

The Banditos will have Tuesday off before starting a three-game series with Beloit on Wednesday.

Tri-City 7, Connecticut 5

W- Peyton Battenfield (2-1)
L- Austin Bergner (0-1)
S- Peyton Plumlee (1)

TC home runs: A.J. Lee (5, 2-run in 2nd), Nate Perry (8, solo in 2nd), Jordan Brewer (1, solo in 3rd)

The ValleyCats stormed out to a 7-0 lead after the 3rd inning and staved off the Tigers' comeback bid.

Hunter Brown started things off with two scoreless, walking one and striking out four. Derek West and Peyton Battenfield followed with three innings apiece; West allowed three runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out five, while Battenfield allowed two runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out five. Peyton Plumlee pitched a 1-2-3 9th to get the save.

C.J. Stubbs opened up the scoring with a two-run double in the 1st inning. Tri-City went off for four in the 2nd as Luis Santana hit a sac fly and A.J. Lee (two-run) and Nate Perry (solo) clubbed back-to-back home runs. Jordan Brewer went deep for the first time as a pro when he sent one out for a solo shot in the 3rd inning. A.J. Lee finished 3-4 on the night while Perry and Brewer both finished with two hits and two runs scored.

The ValleyCats will look for a series sweep in their final meeting with the Tigers in 2019. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

DSL Astros 4, DSL Athletics 2

W- Miguel Padilla (3-1)
L- James Gonzalez (1-3)
S- Edinson Batista (2)

DSL home runs: Yohander Martinez (1, 2-run in 1st)

The Dominican 'Stros had the advantage of putting up the only crooked number in this game.

Yohander Martinez hit his first career homer, a two-run blast in the 1st that opened the scoring. Miguel Palma drove in a run with a groundout in the 3rd and scored on a sac fly from Cristian Gonzalez in the 8th. Carlos Hurtado went 2-3.

Danny Subero allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless. Miguel Padilla walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 4th. José Nodal took over for four innings and he allowed a run on two hits while striking out four and Edinson Batista allowed a run on a sac fly, a single, walked one, and struck out two in the 9th.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Danny Subero, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Jake Adams (getting hug from Jonathan Arauz), 1B, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (17), 5 RBI, 2 R

Yohan Ramirez, RHP, Corpus Christi

4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Jordan Brewer's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Nate Perry, C/1B, A.J. Lee, IF, and Jordan Brewer, OF, Tri-City

Perry: 2-5, 2B, solo HR (8), 2 R

Lee: 3-4, 2B, 2-R HR (5)

Brewer: 2-4, solo HR (1), 2 R

Hunter Brown, RHP, Tri-City

2 IP, BB, 4 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, Nick Tanielu, IF, and Jack Mayfield, IF, Round Rock

Tucker: 2-5, 2 HR (32), 4 RBI

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

Mayfield: 2-4, 3 RBI, R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 5, 2019

I'm sorry for the lack of updates recently... I just needed a little time off for personal reasons. Also, the constant churning out of recaps started to wear me down a bit. Good news though... I'm hopping back in the saddle today.

Round Rock 6, Sacramento 3

W- Framber Valdez (3-2)
L- Casey Meisner (2-1)
S- Ronel Blanco (5)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (13, solo in 6th)

Both teams scored in three separate innings but the E-Train put up a couple of crooked numbers to swing this game in their favor.

Framber Valdez went six innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out eight. Cy Sneed, Dean Deetz, and Ronel Blanco all pitched an inning to finish things off. Sneed allowed a solo homer and struck out two in the 7th, Deetz allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless 8th, and Blanco struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to earn the save.

Round Rock turned a bases-loaded situation in the 2nd into three runs as Jamie Ritchie put them on the board with a sac fly, Alex De Goti hit an RBI single, and Abraham Toro got plunked with the bases loaded. Nick Tanielu smacked a solo homer in the 6th and Round Rock got two more in the 7th on a Jack Mayfield RBI single and a Kyle Tucker sac fly. Ritchie was the only person to go hitless but he still had his sac fly.

Round Rock will spend Tuesday traveling to El Paso, where they'll kick off a three-game series on Wednesday.

Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 0

W- Bryan Abreu (7-2)
L- Jason Bahr (1-3)
S- Cristian Javier (4)

CC home runs: Jonathan Arauz (9, solo in 2nd)

Jonathan Arauz had a big night at the plate while Bryan Abreu and Cristian Javier shut the Roughriders down on the mound.

Arauz opened the scoring when he launched a solo homer in the 2nd inning. He finished 3-4 and drove in Corpus Christi's other run with an RBI single in the 7th. With his home run, Arauz has set a new career-high with nine home runs on the year. Bryan de la Cruz and Jacob Meyers had two hits apiece.

Abreu allowed a hit, walked four, and struck out five over five shutout innings and Javier completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out eight over the final four innings.

Yohan Ramirez goes up against Ronald Herrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers will kick off a three-game set with Wilmington at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 3, Quad Cities 0

W- Luis Frias (1-0)
L- Brett Daniels (6-6)
S- Chester Pimentel (8)

QC home runs: None.

Wilyer Abreu had two the Banditos' three hits in this one.

Brett Daniels went five innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. Hunter Martin allowed a hit and struck out three over three scoreless innings.

José Bravo will get the start as the Banditos look to avoid a sweep. First pitch is at noon.

Tri-City 3, Lowell 1

W- Cole McDonald (1-0)
L- Jenrry Mejía (0-1)

TC home runs: Joe Perez (3, walk-off 2-run in 9th)

The ValleyCats started off a new series in victorious fashion as they scored three runs in the final two innings to walk off with the win.

Juanrael Paulino, who was featured in the "Watch This Space" section of this week's Farm Report, tied the game by ripping an RBI double in the 8th and Joe Perez walked it off by smacking a two-run homer in the 9th. Perez also stole a base, his third on the year.

Kyle Serrano worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 1st inning. Edgardo Sandoval took over for five scoreless and he allowed five hits, walked two, and struck out five. Cole McDonald got the last three innings and he allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out five.

Game two of this series is at 7:00 Eastern as Valente Bellozo will take on Bryan Lucas.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Marlins 2

W- Franny Cobos (2-0)
L- Josh Wolf (0-1)
S- Diosmerky Taveras (1)

GCL home runs: None.

This game was called in the top of the 9th due to rain. The Palm Beach 'Stros got four in the 1st and those runs held up in the end.

Tyler Krabbe came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the 1st inning and he cleared them with a double. He wound up scoring on a wild pitch. José Álvarez and Franklin Pinto both finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Fredy Medina struck out one in a 1-2-3 1st inning. Franny Cobos was the first man out of the GCLStros bullpen and he allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in four innings of work. Brayan de Paula walked two and struck out three in two innings and Diosmerky Taveras allowed an unearned run on a single and struck out one in the 9th.

DSL Marlins 2, DSL Astros 0

W- Guillermo Ramirez (2-2)
L- Jaime Melendez (1-3)
S- Luis Gonzalez (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros held the Marlins to two hits but they were also kept off the scoreboard.

Ricardo Toro had a couple of singles while Miguel Palma singled and stole a base, his seventh of the season.

Jherson Pereira struck out six over five near-perfect innings; he faced one batter over the minimum due to an error. Jaime Melendez allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two over the final three innings.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 5 IP, 6 K

Tyler Krabbe, C, GCL Astros: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R; scored on wild pitch

Joe Perez, 3B, Tri-City

1-4, walk-off 2-R HR (3)

Edgardo Sandoval, RHP, Tri-City

5 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 2-0 @ Frisco

9 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 13 K

Bryan Abreu: W (7-2), 5 IP, H, 4 BB, 5 K

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

Jonathan Arauz, IF, Corpus Christi

3-4, solo HR (9), 2 RBI

- First Texas League home run 

-Drove in both Corpus Christi runs

- New career-high for home runs in a season

Nick Tanielu, IF, Round Rock

2-3, 2B, solo HR (13), 2 R

Framber Valdez, LHP, Round Rock

W (3-2), 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K

Hunter Martin, RHP, Quad Cities

3 IP, H, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 6, 2019

Fayetteville sweep!

Oklahoma City 7, Round Rock 3

W- Rob Zastryzny (3-3)
L- Framber Valdez (1-1)
S- Casey Sadler (1)

RR home runs: None.

The Dodgers went off for five in the 4th to bust this open.

Framber Valdez pitched three innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run double, walked two, and struck out seven. Tanner Duncan and Justin Ferrell pitched two innings apiece with contrasting results. Duncan bore the brunt of OKC's big 4th as he allowed those five runs on four hits (three-run homer), walked two, and struck out three. On the other hand, Ferrell allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Brendan McCurry worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out two.

Alex De Goti hit an RBI double in the 2nd to open the scoring. This would be Round Rock's last scoring play until the 9th; meanwhile, the Dodgers took a commanding lead. Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 9th and De Goti brought him in with a single. Tanielu went 3-4 on the night and both of De Goti's hits drove in runs.

Brandon Bielak will take the mound as the E-Train looks to avoid a sweep. He'll go against Dennis Santana at 1:05.

Corpus Christi 10, Midland 0

W- Chad Donato (4-9)
L- Kyle Friedrichs (3-4)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (11, grand slam in 8th)

Two debuting pitchers made quite the first impression on their new club.

Chad Donato, a product of Cypress Woods High School, was a winner in his Texas League debut and he did so in dominating fashion, allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out a season-high ten over 6.2 shutout innings. Leovanny Rodríguez, also making his Texas League debut, completed the shutout by allowing two hits and striking out three over the final 2.1 innings.

Seth Beer opened the scoring by poking an RBI single through the right side of the infield in the 3rd inning. J.J. Matijevic opened the 4th with a single and he wound up scoring on a botched pickoff attempt. Aníbal Sierra ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Sierra added a two-run single in the 6th and Abraham Toro added an RBI single later in the frame. Colton Shaver provided the cherry in the 8th when he clubbed a grand slam. Toro went 4-5 on the evening. He was the only person in the Corpus lineup who didn't score a run, but he set the pace in the hit department. Sierra finished 3-4 while Lorenzo Quintana and J.J. Matijevic had two hits apiece.

Brandon Bailey will take on Brian Howard in the series finale. First pitch is at 4:15.

Fayetteville 6, Winston-Salem 2

W- J.P. France (3-5)
L- Konnor Pilkington (1-5)
S- Yeremi Ceballos (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers pulled away in the middle innings to earn a series sweep on the road.

J.P. France turned in a solid outing as he allowed two runs on six hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three in six innings of work. Yeremi Ceballos closed it out by striking out three over three perfect innings.

Fayetteville had two men in scoring position in the 3rd and they turned that situation into three runs. Corey Julks opened the scoring with an RBI single and then Scott Manea followed with a sac fly and Enmanuel Valdez hit an RBI single. Manea ripped an RBI double in the 5th and Chandler Taylor smacked a two-run double in the 6th.

Both of Taylor's hits in this game were doubles. Valdez also finished with two hits on the night and Peña went 3-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored. The stolen bags were his first two in the Carolina League and he now has 19 on the season.

The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Potomac at 6:05 Eastern.

Cedar Rapids 3, Quad Cities 0

W- Andrew Cabezas (3-5)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (3-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos held the Kernels to four hits in this one. Problem is... they only had one hit and they were kept off the scoreboard.

David Hensley broke up Andrew Cabezas' no-hit bid with a two-out single in the 7th.

Matt Ruppenthal went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked three, and struck out seven. Hansel Paulino walked two and fanned three over the final 3.1 innings.

José Bravo takes on Kai-wei Teng in game two of this series. First pitch is at 5:15.

Tri-City and Hudson Valley was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up on August 8 during the ValleyCats' next trip to Hudson Valley.

Blair Henley, who was scheduled to start this game, will now start the opener of a three-game series against Brooklyn. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 3, GCL Mets 2 (10 innings)

W- Jherson Pereira (3-0)
L- Noah Nuñez (1-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros got a run in the first extra frame to nip the Mets. After an 0-6 start, they've won five of their last six games.

No pitcher worked three innings in this one. Kevin Holcomb started things off by allowing a hit and striking out one in two innings. Elián Rodríguez and Heitor Tokar followed with 2.2 innings apiece; Rodríguez allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three, while Tokar allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four. Chandler Casey and Jherson Pereira threw 1.1 innings each. Casey allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one and Pereira struck out two in a perfect outing.

Abraham Castillo hit a two-run single in the 7th to tie the game at 2. Yeuris Ramírez started off the 10th in scoring position. Castillo drew a walk and Sean Mendoza reached on a bunt single to load the bases for Franklin Pinto, who put the Astros in front with a sac fly. They couldn't get anything else, but that sac fly turned out to be enough.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Rays1 1

W- Juan De Los Santos (2-0)
L- Orlando Barrios (1-1)

DSL home runs: Carlos Hurtado (1, solo in 4th)

The Dominican 'Stros broke this game open with three in the 6th and held the Rays to two hits.

José Nodal allowed an unearned run on an error, a hit, and struck out five in four innings. Juan De Los Santos walked two in two scoreless innings. Danny Subero pitched an inning and he walked five while striking out two; he pitched in the 8th but didn't record an out. Luis Vega allowed a hit and struck out three over the final two innings after taking ownership of the 8th inning.

Carlos Hurtado smacked a solo homer in the 4th to tie the game at 1. Omar Díaz and Yohander Martinez led off the 6th with singles and Hurtado brought them both in to put the Dominican 'Stros in front. Hurtado advanced to second on a balk and he came around to score on Miguel Palma's single. Hurtado and Palma both finished with two hits on the day.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-3, solo HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R

DSL Astros pitchers: W 5-1 vs. DSL Rays 1
José Nodal: 4 IP, H, unearned run, 5 K
Juan De Los Santos: W (2-0), 2 IP, 2 BB
Danny Subero: IP, 5 BB, 2 K
Luis Vega: 2 IP, H, 3 K

Abraham Toro, 3B, Aníbal Sierra, SS, and Colton Shaver, 1B/3B/C, Corpus Christi

Toro: 4-5, RBI

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

Shaver: 1-4, Grand Slam (11)

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 10-0 vs. Midland

9 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 13 K

Chad Donato: W (4-9), 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 10 K

Leovanny Rodríguez: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K
Both of them were making their Texas League debuts.

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

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

Peña: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 SB (19)

Yeremi Ceballos not pictured.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 6-2 @ Winston-Salem

9 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
J.P. France: W (3-5), 6 IP, 6 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Yeremi Ceballos: Save (1), 3 IP, 3 K

Alex De Goti, IF, and Nick Tanielu, IF, Round Rock

De Goti: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

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

Hansel Paulino, RHP, Quad Cities

3.1 IP, 2 BB, 3 K