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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Roster Moves
CORPUS CHRISTI
1B Rafy Valenzuela assigned from Lancaster to Corpus Christi
OF Drew Muren assigned from Lancaster to Corpus Christi
LANCASTER
C Ryan McCurdy assigned from Corpus Christi to Lancaster
1B Rafy Valenzuela assigned from Lancaster to Corpus Christi
OF Drew Muren assigned from Lancaster to Corpus Christi
LANCASTER
C Ryan McCurdy assigned from Corpus Christi to Lancaster
Monday, April 1, 2013
Tweets of the Day
Travis Ballew 
Kenny Long Opening day baseball it's a beautiful thing
Bobby Doran Baseballs Back!!
Marc Krauss Lets go
Rafael Valenzuela Nothing like
Kenny Long The Astros are playing some
Travis Ballew Ranger fans.. How about them
Delino DeShields So the Astros just turning up on the rangers right now lol
Joe Musgrove Big boys puttin a beating on Texas on opening night
Tyler Heineman Well done Astros!!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tweet of the Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Tweets of the Day
No birthdays today and no Astros playing in winter league ball, so indulge in a few extra tweets of the day. Hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends.
Adam scott bailey @abailey025
Jordan Jankowski @JJ_Jankowski33
Rafael Valenzuela @RafyValenzuela
Kevin Comer @kevcomer
Andrew Robinson @ARob2627
kenny long @Booogggie
Austin Elkins @catfish_elkins
Travis Ballew @Tballew18
Justin Gominsky @GoGoGominsky22
Adam scott bailey
Nothin like wrapping at 630 am. Procrastination at its finest
Jordan Jankowski
Merry Christmas to all the Astros people out there!
Rafael Valenzuela
Feliz Navidad a todos! Dios los bendiga
Kevin Comer
My gifts this year were so..... Mature. Weirddd
Andrew Robinson
I've learned and accepted my role on Christmas morning. Drive to the store and get ice.
kenny long
Heading over for my family Christmas gathering mandatory pajamas dress code
Austin Elkins
Happy happy happy Christmas #DD
Travis Ballew
Is that powered sugar falling from the sky? #HappyHolidays
Justin Gominsky
Nothing like packing a bunch of Assyrians in one house for a party#Christmas
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tweet of the Day
Brazil to the world baseball classic.. that's just awesome!!! That's why baseball is the best sport ever!!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tweets of the Day
Jarred Cosart
Are the marlins drunk?
Rafael Valenzuela
The Marlins have been drinking
Alex Todd
Well see ya marlins franchise
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Tweets of the Day
Rafael Valenzuela
And its officially no shave November!!
Rafael Valenzuela
But ladies, don't participate in no shave November please and thank you :)
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tweets of the Day
I love baseball
Today has been the best day of baseball #ILoveBaseball
Playoff baseball!!! Gotta love it! #coco
Playoff baseball! Nothing better in sports!
Let me say that again, I love baseball
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Tweet of the Day
And this is why baseball is by far the best sport. You never know what's going to happen
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Lancaster JetHawks Season Recap
This will be the final season recap. We have already looked at the seasons for the DSL Astros, the GCL Astros, the Greeneville Astros, the Lexington Legends, the Oklahoma City Redhawks, the Corpus Christi Hooks, and the Tri-City ValleyCats. Now a look at the California League Champion Lancaster JetHawks. Here's a quick look at how the 2011 and 2012 teams compare.
2011 Wins-Losses/Win Percentage: 55-85/.393
2012 Wins-Losses/Win Percentage: 74-66/.529
2011 Runs Scored - Runs Allowed = Run Differential: 749 - 929 = (180)
2012 Runs Scored - Runs Allowed = Run Differential: 843 - 786 = 57
2011 Team ERA & WHIP: 5.96 & 1.569
2012 Team ERA & WHIP: 5.00 & 1.458
2011 Team Batting Line: .280/.352/.420
2012 Team Batting Line: .283/.353/.448
Out of ten teams in the league, the offense ranked highly (second place) in team batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and RBI, was in third place in home runs and was in the top half in stolen bases, triples and walks. However, they also struck out more than any other team in the league.
The pitching didn't rank as highly as the offense with the team ERA at ninth out of ten, but the team WHIP was fifth. They ranked dead last in strikeouts, but only two teams issued fewer free passes than the JetHawks staff. They were third in saves in the league.
This was a fun team to follow this year. They started out losing their first four games and 12 out of their first 17, but they never said die. They just kept coming back. They got hot (really hot) at the right time to earn a wild card playoff spot which they parlayed into the California League Championship crown.
In a park known as a hitter's park, there were certainly many great offensive performances, but the triumverate of George Springer, Domingo Santana and Erik Castro were particularly good and ranked highly in the league in numerous categories. Unfortunately, one of the categories that they ranked highly in was strikeouts as these three plus teammate Telvin Nash constituted four of the top ten strikeout artists in the league. But let's not dwell on the bad. Let's look at the good!
OF George Springer ranked sixth in the league in batting average and fifth in the league in on-base percentage and slugging percentage before his promotion to Corpus Christi in August. And despite having been gone from the league for almost a month, he still ranked second in runs scored, third in triples, eighth in stolen bases, tenth in home runs and in the top 20 in hits, RBI and walks. He hit .316/.398/.557 in 106 games for Lancaster. He finished the season with a total of 21 doubles, 10 triples, 24 home runs, 87 RBI and 32 stolen bases.
RF Domingo Santana was in the top ten in the league in on-base percentage, slugging, runs scored, home runs and RBI, and in the top 20 in batting average, hits, doubles and walks. He hit .302/.385/.536 with 26 doubles, six triples, 23 home runs and 97 RBI. In the post-season, he hit .273 with six RBI.
1B Erik Castro was second in the league with 108 RBI (which tied him for first in the organization with Lexington's Zach Johnson), third in home runs and walks, tenth in slugging percentage and runs scored, and in the top 20 in on-base percentage, hits and doubles. He ended the season with a .285/.382/.511 batting line, 27 doubles, one triple and 27 home runs. He hit .306 in the post-season with five doubles and eight RBI.
2B Delino DeShields only spent 24 games with Lancaster after hitting .298/.401/.439 for Lexington. He ended the season hitting .287/.389/.428 with 24 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs, 113 runs scored and 101 stolen bases. He hit .318 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and four stolen bases in the post-season and was named team MVP for the California League Finals.
Despite spending roughly a month in Corpus Christi after his promotion, the 21-year old 2B Kike Hernandez still ranked in the top 10 in the league in triples and in the top 20 in the league in doubles. He hit .275/.318/.418 for Lancaster and ended the season with 27 doubles, seven triples and six home runs.
There were other performances of note as well. LF/DH Telvin Nash ranked second in the league in home runs with 29 and in the top 20 in slugging percentage and RBI. 3B Jonathan Meyer was in the top 20 in hits during the regular season and was an absolute beast in the post-season, hitting .343 with three doubles, two home runs, ten RBI and a stolen base. OF Chris Epps shone in limited playing time (46 games) with Lancaster and put up a .589 slugging percentage. He was another post-season star as he hit .353 with three doubles, one triple, one home run, four RBI and a stolen base. OF Grant Hogue couldn't stay off the DL, but in 43 games he stole 27 bases (just one fewer than George Springer had in 106 games for Lancaster) and hit .361/.421/.458. And 1B Rafy Valenzuela was one of those players who picked the right time to get hot. He finished the season with a respectable .284/.349/.429, but hit a jaw-dropping .429/.432/.771 in his last 10 games. He went on to hit .412 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in the post-season. Another contributor to the JetHawks was OF Drew Muren. Muren spent 48 games with Lexington, 33 games with Corpus Christi and 21 games in Lancaster hitting a combined .291/.341/.409.
There were notable season performances from the pitching staff as well.
In particular, RHP David Martinez had a solid season finishing 11th in the league among qualifying pitchers with a 4.38 ERA and eighth in the league with a 1.335 WHIP in 27 games (26 starts). But it was the way that he finished the season that should open some eyes. In his last 10 appearances, he was 7-1 with a 2.87 ERA and a 1.293 WHIP. He went on to a 2-0 record in the post-season with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.250 WHIP.
RHP Bobby Doran started out the season pitching extremely well at Lancaster meriting a promotion to Corpus Christi. Doran finished the season with a combined 14-6 record, 4.00 ERA and a 1.284 WHIP. Similarly, RHP Nick Tropeano excelled at Lexington, leading to his promotion to Lancaster. Tropeano put up a very good 6-3 record with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.316 WHIP at Lancaster with an overall record of 12-7, 3.02 ERA, 1.241 WHIP and an organization-leading 166 strikeouts. The combination of Bobby Doran early in the season and Nick Tropeano late in the season allowed the JetHawks to stay in the wild card race. Tropeano put up a 3.00 ERA and a 1.250 WHIP in two post-season appearances.
RHP Tyson Perez (5.03 ERA and 1.508 WHIP) tied Martinez for team lead in wins with nine in his second year in the Astros organization after pitching in the Greeneville rookie league in 2011. In the post-season, Perez was 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.154 WHIP.
RHP R.J. Alaniz (5.07 ERA and 1.390 WHIP) was one of the more productive members of the staff with a 6-2 record before being shut down for the season due to shoulder issues in July.
Out of the bullpen, RHP Andrew Robinson struggled early in the season, but from May through August he was one of Lancaster's most dependable pitchers as he put up a 2.77 ERA and a 1.173 WHIP in 37 appearances.
RHP Carlos Quevedo was a much needed middle relief addition when he came from Lexington in July. In 15 appearances for Lancaster, he put up a 2.04 ERA and a 1.064 WHIP and finished the season with a 3.22 ERA and a 1.085 WHIP.
RHP Chia-Jen Lo had a 1.42 ERA and a 0.985 WHIP in 11 appearances for Lancaster. LHP Pat Urckfitz was a fixture out of the bullpen, making 45 appearances with a 3.66 ERA and a 1.357 WHIP. Urckfitz, Robinson and RHP Jorge de Leon combined for a 0.00 ERA in their post-season appearances.
And last, but certainly not least, was the late addition of LHP Kenny Long who put up a 1.13 ERA and a 0.625 WHIP in 12 appearances for Lancaster and who, incidentally, recorded the final out to give Lancaster the California League Championship.
This was a team that had a lot of solid pieces from top to bottom. They worked well together and I witnessed first-hand how tight-knit and supportive of each other they were. If only one team could win an LCS this year, I'm glad it was them. Cheers on a storybook season with a fairytale ending! I can't wait to read the next chapter.
2011 Wins-Losses/Win Percentage: 55-85/.393
2012 Wins-Losses/Win Percentage: 74-66/.529
2011 Runs Scored - Runs Allowed = Run Differential: 749 - 929 = (180)
2012 Runs Scored - Runs Allowed = Run Differential: 843 - 786 = 57
2011 Team ERA & WHIP: 5.96 & 1.569
2012 Team ERA & WHIP: 5.00 & 1.458
2011 Team Batting Line: .280/.352/.420
2012 Team Batting Line: .283/.353/.448
Out of ten teams in the league, the offense ranked highly (second place) in team batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and RBI, was in third place in home runs and was in the top half in stolen bases, triples and walks. However, they also struck out more than any other team in the league.
The pitching didn't rank as highly as the offense with the team ERA at ninth out of ten, but the team WHIP was fifth. They ranked dead last in strikeouts, but only two teams issued fewer free passes than the JetHawks staff. They were third in saves in the league.
This was a fun team to follow this year. They started out losing their first four games and 12 out of their first 17, but they never said die. They just kept coming back. They got hot (really hot) at the right time to earn a wild card playoff spot which they parlayed into the California League Championship crown.
In a park known as a hitter's park, there were certainly many great offensive performances, but the triumverate of George Springer, Domingo Santana and Erik Castro were particularly good and ranked highly in the league in numerous categories. Unfortunately, one of the categories that they ranked highly in was strikeouts as these three plus teammate Telvin Nash constituted four of the top ten strikeout artists in the league. But let's not dwell on the bad. Let's look at the good!
OF George Springer ranked sixth in the league in batting average and fifth in the league in on-base percentage and slugging percentage before his promotion to Corpus Christi in August. And despite having been gone from the league for almost a month, he still ranked second in runs scored, third in triples, eighth in stolen bases, tenth in home runs and in the top 20 in hits, RBI and walks. He hit .316/.398/.557 in 106 games for Lancaster. He finished the season with a total of 21 doubles, 10 triples, 24 home runs, 87 RBI and 32 stolen bases.
RF Domingo Santana was in the top ten in the league in on-base percentage, slugging, runs scored, home runs and RBI, and in the top 20 in batting average, hits, doubles and walks. He hit .302/.385/.536 with 26 doubles, six triples, 23 home runs and 97 RBI. In the post-season, he hit .273 with six RBI.
1B Erik Castro was second in the league with 108 RBI (which tied him for first in the organization with Lexington's Zach Johnson), third in home runs and walks, tenth in slugging percentage and runs scored, and in the top 20 in on-base percentage, hits and doubles. He ended the season with a .285/.382/.511 batting line, 27 doubles, one triple and 27 home runs. He hit .306 in the post-season with five doubles and eight RBI.
2B Delino DeShields only spent 24 games with Lancaster after hitting .298/.401/.439 for Lexington. He ended the season hitting .287/.389/.428 with 24 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs, 113 runs scored and 101 stolen bases. He hit .318 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and four stolen bases in the post-season and was named team MVP for the California League Finals.
Despite spending roughly a month in Corpus Christi after his promotion, the 21-year old 2B Kike Hernandez still ranked in the top 10 in the league in triples and in the top 20 in the league in doubles. He hit .275/.318/.418 for Lancaster and ended the season with 27 doubles, seven triples and six home runs.
There were other performances of note as well. LF/DH Telvin Nash ranked second in the league in home runs with 29 and in the top 20 in slugging percentage and RBI. 3B Jonathan Meyer was in the top 20 in hits during the regular season and was an absolute beast in the post-season, hitting .343 with three doubles, two home runs, ten RBI and a stolen base. OF Chris Epps shone in limited playing time (46 games) with Lancaster and put up a .589 slugging percentage. He was another post-season star as he hit .353 with three doubles, one triple, one home run, four RBI and a stolen base. OF Grant Hogue couldn't stay off the DL, but in 43 games he stole 27 bases (just one fewer than George Springer had in 106 games for Lancaster) and hit .361/.421/.458. And 1B Rafy Valenzuela was one of those players who picked the right time to get hot. He finished the season with a respectable .284/.349/.429, but hit a jaw-dropping .429/.432/.771 in his last 10 games. He went on to hit .412 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI in the post-season. Another contributor to the JetHawks was OF Drew Muren. Muren spent 48 games with Lexington, 33 games with Corpus Christi and 21 games in Lancaster hitting a combined .291/.341/.409.
There were notable season performances from the pitching staff as well.
In particular, RHP David Martinez had a solid season finishing 11th in the league among qualifying pitchers with a 4.38 ERA and eighth in the league with a 1.335 WHIP in 27 games (26 starts). But it was the way that he finished the season that should open some eyes. In his last 10 appearances, he was 7-1 with a 2.87 ERA and a 1.293 WHIP. He went on to a 2-0 record in the post-season with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.250 WHIP.
RHP Bobby Doran started out the season pitching extremely well at Lancaster meriting a promotion to Corpus Christi. Doran finished the season with a combined 14-6 record, 4.00 ERA and a 1.284 WHIP. Similarly, RHP Nick Tropeano excelled at Lexington, leading to his promotion to Lancaster. Tropeano put up a very good 6-3 record with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.316 WHIP at Lancaster with an overall record of 12-7, 3.02 ERA, 1.241 WHIP and an organization-leading 166 strikeouts. The combination of Bobby Doran early in the season and Nick Tropeano late in the season allowed the JetHawks to stay in the wild card race. Tropeano put up a 3.00 ERA and a 1.250 WHIP in two post-season appearances.
RHP Tyson Perez (5.03 ERA and 1.508 WHIP) tied Martinez for team lead in wins with nine in his second year in the Astros organization after pitching in the Greeneville rookie league in 2011. In the post-season, Perez was 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.154 WHIP.
RHP R.J. Alaniz (5.07 ERA and 1.390 WHIP) was one of the more productive members of the staff with a 6-2 record before being shut down for the season due to shoulder issues in July.
Out of the bullpen, RHP Andrew Robinson struggled early in the season, but from May through August he was one of Lancaster's most dependable pitchers as he put up a 2.77 ERA and a 1.173 WHIP in 37 appearances.
RHP Carlos Quevedo was a much needed middle relief addition when he came from Lexington in July. In 15 appearances for Lancaster, he put up a 2.04 ERA and a 1.064 WHIP and finished the season with a 3.22 ERA and a 1.085 WHIP.
RHP Chia-Jen Lo had a 1.42 ERA and a 0.985 WHIP in 11 appearances for Lancaster. LHP Pat Urckfitz was a fixture out of the bullpen, making 45 appearances with a 3.66 ERA and a 1.357 WHIP. Urckfitz, Robinson and RHP Jorge de Leon combined for a 0.00 ERA in their post-season appearances.
And last, but certainly not least, was the late addition of LHP Kenny Long who put up a 1.13 ERA and a 0.625 WHIP in 12 appearances for Lancaster and who, incidentally, recorded the final out to give Lancaster the California League Championship.
This was a team that had a lot of solid pieces from top to bottom. They worked well together and I witnessed first-hand how tight-knit and supportive of each other they were. If only one team could win an LCS this year, I'm glad it was them. Cheers on a storybook season with a fairytale ending! I can't wait to read the next chapter.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Roster Moves
Houston/Oklahoma City
IF/OF Steve Pearce was traded to the Yankees for cash.
IF/OF Jimmy Paredes was called up from Oklahoma City to Houston.
RHP Brian Bass was released.
RHP Sergio Perez was activated from the DL.
CF Jordan Schafer was assigned to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.
Lancaster
OF Drew Muren was placed on the 7-day DL.
1B Rafy Valenzuela was activated from the DL.
IF/OF Steve Pearce was traded to the Yankees for cash.
IF/OF Jimmy Paredes was called up from Oklahoma City to Houston.
RHP Brian Bass was released.
RHP Sergio Perez was activated from the DL.
CF Jordan Schafer was assigned to Oklahoma City for a rehab assignment.
Lancaster
OF Drew Muren was placed on the 7-day DL.
1B Rafy Valenzuela was activated from the DL.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tweets of the Day
Really Melky, really... Unacceptable
Felix Hernandez you are the man.. sorry about it
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Roster Moves
Oklahoma City
RHP Enerio del Rosario was assigned from Houston to Oklahoma City to make room for new signing RHP Chuckie Fick.
Corpus Christi
According to Greg Rajan, C Ryan McCurdy is being assigned from Lexington to Corpus Christi. Expect to see Rene Garcia placed on the DL after an apparent knee injury during Friday's game.
Lancaster
RHP R.J. Alaniz was placed on the 7-day DL (yes, he was just recently activated from the DL).
CF Grant Hogue was placed on the 7-day DL.
1B Rafy Valenzuela was activated from the temporary inactive list.
RHP Jason Chowning was released.
OF Telvin Nash was placed on the 7-day DL.
According to Greg Rajan, OF Drew Muren is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Lancaster.
GCL
RHP Krishawn Holley was assigned to the GCL.
DSL
RHP Francisco Baso was assigned to the DSL.
RHP Enerio del Rosario was assigned from Houston to Oklahoma City to make room for new signing RHP Chuckie Fick.
Corpus Christi
According to Greg Rajan, C Ryan McCurdy is being assigned from Lexington to Corpus Christi. Expect to see Rene Garcia placed on the DL after an apparent knee injury during Friday's game.
Lancaster
RHP R.J. Alaniz was placed on the 7-day DL (yes, he was just recently activated from the DL).
CF Grant Hogue was placed on the 7-day DL.
1B Rafy Valenzuela was activated from the temporary inactive list.
RHP Jason Chowning was released.
OF Telvin Nash was placed on the 7-day DL.
According to Greg Rajan, OF Drew Muren is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Lancaster.
GCL
RHP Krishawn Holley was assigned to the GCL.
DSL
RHP Francisco Baso was assigned to the DSL.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Roster Moves
The huge infusion of talent that the Astros have added to the farm system via recent trades means that some of the current rosters are getting strained to the breaking point. There are only so many prolonged DL stints and temporary inactive designations before players will have to be released. We've already seen a couple of these at Lancaster with the recent releases of Brian Streilein and Kirk Clark. I will do my best to keep on top of these moves and let you know when I have confirmed information. With that said, here are your latest moves.
Oklahoma City
LHP Rudy Owenswill be has been assigned to Oklahoma City.
According to Sports Reporter (and Jake Buchanan girlfriend) Chelsa Messinger, RHP Jake Buchanan will be has been assigned from Corpus Christi to Oklahoma City.
ADDED: LHP Xavier Cedeno is being called up to Houston.
ADDED: RHP Jose Cisnero is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Oklahoma City.
ADDED: RHP Jarred Cosart is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Oklahoma City.
ADDED: RHP Jonnathan Aristil was released.
Corpus Christi
CF Robbie Grossman was assigned to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: IF Jordan Kreke was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: RHP Paul Clemens is being assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: OF Austin Wates was placed on the 7-day DL.
ADDED: RHP Adalberto Flores was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lancaster
RHP Chia-Jen Lo was assigned to Lancaster.
LHP Colton Cain was assigned to Lancaster.
LHP Brad Dydalewicz was placed on the 7-day DL.
DH Rafy Valenzuela was placed on the TI list.
LHP Blair Walters was activated.
Tri-City
RHP Steven Dennison was assigned from the GCL to Tri-City.
Greeneville
C Cristian Moronta was assigned from the GCL to Greeneville.
RHP Michael Feliz was assigned from the GCL to Greeneville.
GCL
RHP Raul Rivera was assigned from Tri-City to the GCL.
C Jon Carnahan was assigned to the GCL.
Oklahoma City
LHP Rudy Owens
ADDED: LHP Xavier Cedeno is being called up to Houston.
ADDED: RHP Jose Cisnero is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Oklahoma City.
ADDED: RHP Jarred Cosart is being assigned from Corpus Christi to Oklahoma City.
ADDED: RHP Jonnathan Aristil was released.
Corpus Christi
CF Robbie Grossman was assigned to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: IF Jordan Kreke was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: RHP Paul Clemens is being assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
ADDED: OF Austin Wates was placed on the 7-day DL.
ADDED: RHP Adalberto Flores was assigned from Oklahoma City to Corpus Christi.
Lancaster
RHP Chia-Jen Lo was assigned to Lancaster.
LHP Colton Cain was assigned to Lancaster.
LHP Brad Dydalewicz was placed on the 7-day DL.
DH Rafy Valenzuela was placed on the TI list.
LHP Blair Walters was activated.
Tri-City
RHP Steven Dennison was assigned from the GCL to Tri-City.
Greeneville
C Cristian Moronta was assigned from the GCL to Greeneville.
RHP Michael Feliz was assigned from the GCL to Greeneville.
GCL
RHP Raul Rivera was assigned from Tri-City to the GCL.
C Jon Carnahan was assigned to the GCL.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tweet of the Day
Just Friends about to play on the bus right now... yeah we're really about to let this happen... minor league bus rides
Monday, June 4, 2012
Minor League Schedule and Recaps
MONDAY'S GAMES
DSL Astros at DSL Mariners at 9:30 a.m. CST
Iowa at Oklahoma City at 7:05 CST
Probable Pitchers: LHP Chris Rusin (4-4, 3.53) and RHP Brian Bass (1-0, 0.00)
Available on MiLB.tv
Corpus Christi at Springfield at 7:08 CST
Probable Pitchers: RHP Ross Seaton (4-3, 3.28) and LHP Tyler Lyons (4-4, 3.88)
Rancho Cucamonga at Lancaster at 9:00 CST
Probable Pitchers: RHP Angel Sanchez (4-3, 4.95) and RHP Rueben Alaniz (5-1, 3.69)
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
[Note: Alas, the all over .500 results for the Astros minor league teams only lasted a single day as Corpus fell back to one game under, but the other three are starting to get some nice win streaks going.]
Lancaster over Rancho Cucamonga 15-8
The Lancaster team must delight in making me try to recap some of these ridiculously high-scoring games without writing a Victorian novel. Here goes. Jorge de Leon (W, 1-5) finally got that elusive first win as he pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks while Zachary Grimmett pitched the final four allowing five runs on eight hits (including two home runs). Rafy Valenzuela (3x4, 2B, 2R) and Ben Heath (2B, HR, 3R) accounted for 10 of the runs as they had five RBIs each; Ben Orloff added another three. Erik Castro (2x4, 2B, 3R), Jonathan Meyer (2x4, 2B, RBI, 2R) and Grant Hogue (2x3, 2-2B, 2R) also had great days at the plate. Lancaster had 12 hits, but they were also helped out with ten walks, two wild pitches, five hit batters and an error from Rancho Cucamonga.
Oklahoma City over Iowa 6-5
Dallas Keuchel gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Sergio Perez was charged with a blown save as he allowed one of Keuchel's runners to score while failing to record an out against his two batters. Enter Enerio del Rosario (W, 1-1) and Jose Valdez (S, 13) to save the day. Mike Hessman literally supplied half of the offense with three solo home runs. [Note: Before you get terribly excited about Hessman, keep in mind that his career minor league average over 17 seasons is .232 and his career major league average over 109 games is .188. He's doing great right now, but he's 34 and should not be taking a lot of playing time away from younger players who are going to be a part of the future.] The other big hitter of the day was Dallas Keuchel who had two hits for the day and is now batting .263.
Springfield over Corpus Christi 8-3
Corpus Christi managed to get within one run in the top of the eighth only to have the wheels fall off in the bottom of the frame. Starter Jarred Cosart (L, 3-3) pitched well through five innings, but gave up three runs in the sixth for a total of four runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts over six innings. The bullpen imploded in the eighth with Alex Sogard and Arcenio Leon allowing four runs between them and sealing the Hooks fate for the night. Jordan Kreke was the owner of the only extra base hit of the game, a double. Jonathan Villar, Jake Goebbert, Ryan McCurdy and Kreke all had multi-hit games.
GAME OF THE DAY
Lexington over Rome 4-1
What went right: Mike Foltynewicz, Mike Foltynewicz and Mike Foltynewicz.
Um, Mike Foltynewicz is good. He just got his seventh win in twelve starts pitching eight innings of one hit ball while lowering his ERA to 2.14. Unfortunately, the one hit was a solo homer, but I'll take that any time. Carlos Quevedo pitched a perfect ninth to record his first save. Zach Johnson got his 55th RBI of the season on a ground out. The other runs came on a two RBI double by Chan Moon and a single from Delino DeShields. Deshields stole four bases to increase his total to 36.
Mike Foltynewicz (W, 7-1) - 8IP 1H 1R 2BB 5SO 1HR
Carlos Quevedo (S, 1) - 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0SO
Delino DeShields - 2x4 RBI SO R 4SB
Drew Muren - 2x4 R SB
Brandon Meredith - 2x3 2B BB SO
Chan Moon - 1x3 2B 3RBI R
What went wrong: The .313 hitting Matt Duffy showed he was human as he went hitless for the day, but he did hit the ball into play in every at bat so I can live with that.
PITCHER OF THE DAY
Mike Foltynewicz did the one thing I asked of him. He pitched deeper into the game which is something I want to see him do routinely, and he was still hitting 95 on the radar gun as late as the seventh when I checked in on the game.
PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Rafy Valenzuela and Ben Heath get to share the honors with their 5 RBI days. Valenzuela got his on two singles, a double and a bases loaded one-out force out. Heath got his with a two-run double and a three-run home run. Different approaches, but equally effective!
DSL Astros at DSL Mariners at 9:30 a.m. CST
Iowa at Oklahoma City at 7:05 CST
Probable Pitchers: LHP Chris Rusin (4-4, 3.53) and RHP Brian Bass (1-0, 0.00)
Available on MiLB.tv
Corpus Christi at Springfield at 7:08 CST
Probable Pitchers: RHP Ross Seaton (4-3, 3.28) and LHP Tyler Lyons (4-4, 3.88)
Rancho Cucamonga at Lancaster at 9:00 CST
Probable Pitchers: RHP Angel Sanchez (4-3, 4.95) and RHP Rueben Alaniz (5-1, 3.69)
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
[Note: Alas, the all over .500 results for the Astros minor league teams only lasted a single day as Corpus fell back to one game under, but the other three are starting to get some nice win streaks going.]
Lancaster over Rancho Cucamonga 15-8
The Lancaster team must delight in making me try to recap some of these ridiculously high-scoring games without writing a Victorian novel. Here goes. Jorge de Leon (W, 1-5) finally got that elusive first win as he pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits and three walks while Zachary Grimmett pitched the final four allowing five runs on eight hits (including two home runs). Rafy Valenzuela (3x4, 2B, 2R) and Ben Heath (2B, HR, 3R) accounted for 10 of the runs as they had five RBIs each; Ben Orloff added another three. Erik Castro (2x4, 2B, 3R), Jonathan Meyer (2x4, 2B, RBI, 2R) and Grant Hogue (2x3, 2-2B, 2R) also had great days at the plate. Lancaster had 12 hits, but they were also helped out with ten walks, two wild pitches, five hit batters and an error from Rancho Cucamonga.
Oklahoma City over Iowa 6-5
Dallas Keuchel gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Sergio Perez was charged with a blown save as he allowed one of Keuchel's runners to score while failing to record an out against his two batters. Enter Enerio del Rosario (W, 1-1) and Jose Valdez (S, 13) to save the day. Mike Hessman literally supplied half of the offense with three solo home runs. [Note: Before you get terribly excited about Hessman, keep in mind that his career minor league average over 17 seasons is .232 and his career major league average over 109 games is .188. He's doing great right now, but he's 34 and should not be taking a lot of playing time away from younger players who are going to be a part of the future.] The other big hitter of the day was Dallas Keuchel who had two hits for the day and is now batting .263.
Springfield over Corpus Christi 8-3
Corpus Christi managed to get within one run in the top of the eighth only to have the wheels fall off in the bottom of the frame. Starter Jarred Cosart (L, 3-3) pitched well through five innings, but gave up three runs in the sixth for a total of four runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts over six innings. The bullpen imploded in the eighth with Alex Sogard and Arcenio Leon allowing four runs between them and sealing the Hooks fate for the night. Jordan Kreke was the owner of the only extra base hit of the game, a double. Jonathan Villar, Jake Goebbert, Ryan McCurdy and Kreke all had multi-hit games.
GAME OF THE DAY
Lexington over Rome 4-1
What went right: Mike Foltynewicz, Mike Foltynewicz and Mike Foltynewicz.
Um, Mike Foltynewicz is good. He just got his seventh win in twelve starts pitching eight innings of one hit ball while lowering his ERA to 2.14. Unfortunately, the one hit was a solo homer, but I'll take that any time. Carlos Quevedo pitched a perfect ninth to record his first save. Zach Johnson got his 55th RBI of the season on a ground out. The other runs came on a two RBI double by Chan Moon and a single from Delino DeShields. Deshields stole four bases to increase his total to 36.
Mike Foltynewicz (W, 7-1) - 8IP 1H 1R 2BB 5SO 1HR
Carlos Quevedo (S, 1) - 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 0SO
Delino DeShields - 2x4 RBI SO R 4SB
Drew Muren - 2x4 R SB
Brandon Meredith - 2x3 2B BB SO
Chan Moon - 1x3 2B 3RBI R
What went wrong: The .313 hitting Matt Duffy showed he was human as he went hitless for the day, but he did hit the ball into play in every at bat so I can live with that.
PITCHER OF THE DAY
Mike Foltynewicz did the one thing I asked of him. He pitched deeper into the game which is something I want to see him do routinely, and he was still hitting 95 on the radar gun as late as the seventh when I checked in on the game.
PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Rafy Valenzuela and Ben Heath get to share the honors with their 5 RBI days. Valenzuela got his on two singles, a double and a bases loaded one-out force out. Heath got his with a two-run double and a three-run home run. Different approaches, but equally effective!
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