Happy Gulf Coast League Opening Day!
Also, the Astros' A clubs blasted their counterparts from the Brewers.
Fresno 7, Albuquerque 6 in 10 innings
W- Brian Holmes (2-2)
L- Shane Carle (1-4)
Fresno home runs: Max Stassi (8, 2-run in 5th), Colin Moran (17, solo in 8th)
The Grizzlies couldn't hold a 6-2 lead, but fortunately, they were able to rectify this by literally walking off with the win in the first extra frame.
David Martinez allowed a run on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7 in 6 innings. Ashur Tolliver was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and got 2 outs in the 7th, allowing a run on a bases-loaded walk and a double. Overall, Tolliver issued 3 walks. Aaron West got him out of his predicament without further incident. He threw 1.1 innings, walking 1 and striking out 2. Jordan Jankowski only got one out in the 9th; he had 3 inherited runners charged to him, walked 1, and allowed 2 hits. Dayan Diaz got the final two outs of the 9th, but not before the Isotopes tied the game off of him with a sac fly, a wild pitch, and a 2-run single. The game-tying 2-run single was the one hit that Diaz allowed; he also walked 1 and struck out 1. Brian Holmes struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 10th.
Albuquerque scored a run in the 5th and the 7th; each time, Fresno responded with 2 runs in the bottom half. Max Stassi put them on the board with a 2-run blast in the 5th, while Tyler White hit an RBI single and Tony Kemp scored on an error that allowed Preston Tucker to reach in the 7th. Colin Moran led off the bottom of the 8th with a homer and Kemp added a sac fly later in the inning. The Grizzlies won via shrimp in the bottom of the 10th as Tyler White drew a bases-loaded walk.
White (2 RBI), Moran (solo HR), Stassi (2-R HR, 4 R), and Alejandro Garcia (2B) all finished with 3 hits on the evening.
It's Tuesday, and it's a Fresno home game, so you know what that means: Taco Tuesday!!!
Charlie Morton will make his second rehab appearance as he continues to work his way back from a lat strain. He'll take on Matt Flemer at 7:05 Pacific.
Corpus Christi is off until Thursday
The Texas League All-Star Game will take place tonight in Frisco. The Hooks' contingent consists of Josh James, Rogelio Armenteros, Garrett Stubbs, Jon Singleton, Drew Ferguson, J.D. Davis, and Jack Mayfield. Kyle Smith was also named a Texas League All-Star; he has since been promoted to Fresno.
The Hooks return to action on Thursday and they'll start off the 2nd half with a tour of Arkansas.
Buies Creek 8, Carolina 1
W- Jorge Alcala (2-3, 4-3 season)
L- Marcos Diplan (4-4)
S- Hector Perez (1)
BC home runs: Anibal Sierra (3, solo in 3rd)
Jorge Alcala and Hector Perez made quick work of the Mudcats on Monday. The Carolina Stros really blew it open with 4 in the 6th.
Alcala has had some issues with walks lately, but he turned in a nice outing. According to Patrick Obley of the Fayetteville Observer, Alcala hit 100 on a few occasions before settling into the mid-90s. He allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout innings. Hector Perez went 4 innings and allowed a run on an infield single, one other hit, walked 3, and struck out 5. Perez faced a bases-loaded, no out situation in the 7th, but emerged with the Mudcats only getting one run against him.
Anibal Sierra opened the scoring with a solo blast in the 3rd inning. Later in the frame, Jake Rogers ripped an RBI double and Yordan Alvarez added a sac fly. Buies Creek got three straight singles to open the 6th, and Alex De Goti scored on an error that also allowed Myles Straw to reach; Straw was credited with an RBI on the play. The bases remained loaded for Ryne Birk, who promptly cleared them with a triple. Birk drove in the last run of the evening with a groundout in the 7th inning.
Sierra finished 3-3 with the homer and scored twice. Straw went 3-5 with a double and scored twice as well. Birk (3B, 4 RBI), Rogers (2B, RBI), and Jones (2 R) all had 2 hits on the night.
Matt Bower faces Jordan Yamamoto in game 2 of the series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.
Quad Cities 8, Wisconsin 2
W- Abdiel Saldaña (3-1)
L- Jordan Desguin (4-4)
QC home runs: None.
The Banditos scored in four of the first five innings and cruised to a win.
Cionel Perez went 4.1 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 7. Abdiel Saldaña was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and threw 3.2 hitless innings, walking 2 and striking out 6. Salvador Montaño struck out 1 in a 1-2-3 9th.
Wander Franco got things started with a 2-run double in the 2nd inning. Quad Cities got 2 in the 3rd on an RBI single from Daz Cameron and a Troy Sieber RBI double. Ray Henderson hit a sac fly in the 4th and Sieber added an RBI single to his ledger in the 5th inning. The Banditos scored the last 2 runs of the game in the 7th: Chuckie Robinson came home on a balk and Marcos Almonte had an RBI single. Sieber finished 3-4 on the evening, while Almonte was 2-5 with a run scored and a stolen base (9).
Gabriel Valdez gets the start in game 2 of this series. He'll take on Victor Diaz at 12:05.
Tri-City 8, Vermont 5
W- Ben Smith (1-0)
L- Jose Mora (0-1)
S- Robert Corniel (1)
TC home runs: Connor MacDonald (1, 2-run in 1st), Jake Adams (2, solo in 6th)
Tri-City scored in fewer innings. No matter. They managed to avoid getting swept at home.
Jake Adams opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st. Abraham Toro-Hernandez followed with an RBI single, and Connor MacDonald whacked a 2-run shot. The Lake Monsters managed to tie the game with 2 runs in the 5th, but the deadlock didn't last too long as the ValleyCats hit back for 4 in the 6th.
Adams led off the bottom of the 6th with a homer. Carlos Canelon hit a sac fly, then Andy Piñeda hit an RBI single and wound up scoring on a wild pitch. MacDonald (2-4) and Adams (1-2) both homered and drove in 2 runs.
Patrick Sandoval went 4 innings and allowed 4 runs (2 inherited runners charged to him) on 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Parker Mushinski took ownership of the 5th, walking 2 and striking out 2. Ben Smith struck out the side in order in the 6th inning. Hunter Martin allowed 2 hits, had an inherited runner charged to him, and walked 1 in the 7th; he only got 1 out. Robert Corniel pitched the final 2.2 innings, allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out 4.
Tri-City has Tuesday off; they'll start a new series in Connecticut with a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Greeneville 4, Bristol 2
W- Leovanny Rodriguez (1-0)
L- Hunter Stratton (0-1)
S- Felipe Tejada (1)
Greeneville home runs: Joan Mauricio (1, 2-run in 4th)
Both teams scored 2 runs in an inning. The Appy Astros did it twice to top the Pirates on Monday.
The bottom third of the order drove in all 4 Greeneville runs. In the 2nd, Ruben Castro hit an RBI single and Wilson Amador grounded into a force out that scored Joan Mauricio. Mauricio whacked a 2-run homer in the 4th. Gilberto Celestino finished 3-3 with a walk and scored on Castro's single.
Noel Pinto allowed 2 hits and struck out 1 in his first two innings as a professional baseball player. Bristol got their 2 runs on a homer off Leovanny Rodriguez in the 5th. Rodriguez went 5 innings, allowing 3 other hits and fanning 5. Felipe Tejada allowed a hit, walked 3, and struck out 2 over the final 2 innings to earn the save.
The Appy Astros will look to sweep the series at 7:00 Eastern.
GCL Astros 10, GCL Cardinals 4
W- Juan Corniel (1-0)
L- Winston Nicacio (0-1)
S- Francisco Villegas (1)
GCL home runs: Vicente Sanchez (1, 2-run in 4th)
The GCL Astros won their first game in their new digs.
Juan Piñeda scored the first run of the day on an error following a Jose Benjamin single in the 1st inning. Vicente Sanchez smacked a 2-run homer in the 4th and Bernardo Heras added another run by scoring on a wild pitch.
Enmanuel Valdez doubled to lead off the 5th and scored on a Carlos Machado triple. Machado came home on a sac fly from Hector Martinez. In the 7th, Piñeda hit an RBI single and Valdez drew a bases-loaded walk. Piñeda finished 3-6 and capped off the afternoon with a 2-run single in the 8th. Sanchez (2-R HR, 3 R), Benjamin, and Heras all finished with 2-hit games.
Maikel Sepulveda went 1.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (both on a 2-run homer) 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 1. Juan Corniel allowed a run on a solo homer, 5 other hits, walked 1, and struck out 7. Francisco Villegas allowed a run on 2 hits and struck out 2 in 3 innings of work.
DSL Astros Blue 7, DSL Red Sox 1
W- Nivaldo Rodriguez (2-0)
L- Rafael Gomez (0-1)
S- Fredis Guerrero (1)
Blue home runs: None.
The Blue team busted this one open with 5 runs in the 8th.
Nivaldo Rodriguez allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4 over 5 shutout innings. The Red Sox spoiled the shutout when Rafael Rincones homered off Fredis Guerrero in the 9th. That was the only hit that Guerrero allowed in his 4 innings, and he also struck out 3.
Team Blue got 2 runs in the 3rd on RBI singles from Anthony Rodriguez and Nerio Rodriguez. Ronaldo Urdaneta hit an RBI single in the 8th, and Rhandall Sanchez landed the knockout blow with a bases-clearing double. Sanchez scored the Blue team's last run on a single from Luis Coronel. Sanchez (2B, 3 RBI, R) and Yorbin Ceuta (2 R) both finished with 2 hits on the day.
DSL Dodgers2 8, DSL Astros Orange 4
W- Jose Martinez (1-1)
L- Jose Alberto Rivera (1-1)
Orange home runs: None.
The Dodgers 2 got 3 runs in the 8th to create some separation between them and Team Orange.
Luis Barajas put the Orange team on the board with a sac fly in the 2nd inning. Jose Carrillo hit an RBI single in the 3rd, and Renaigel Martis scored on an error following a Fildex Perfecto groundout in the 5th. In the 7th, Martis ripped a double, advanced to 3rd on the ensuing error, and stole home. He and Freudis Nova both finished 2-3.
Christian Mejias allowed 2 unearned runs, 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6 in 4 innings. Jose Alberto Rivera was the first man out of the bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned, 2 inherited runners charged to him), a hit, walking 2, and striking out 3. Ronny Garcia went 2 innings and allowed 3 runs (1 inherited runner charged to him) on 2 hits, walking 3, and striking out 2. Fredy Medina struck out 2 in 1.2 innings.
Monday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Renaigel Martis, OF, DSL Astros Orange: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R, stole home (4th SB of season)
Buies Creek Astros: W 8-1 vs. Carolina
Jorge Alcala: W (2-3, 4-3 season), 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Hector Perez: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Hector Perez: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Ryne Birk: 2-5, 3B, 4 RBI, R
Anibal Sierra: 3-3, solo HR (3), 2 R
Myles Straw: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Troy Sieber, 1B, Quad Cities
3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Photos from MiLB.com
Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen
4.2 IP, 2 BB, 7 K
Abdiel Saldaña: W (1-1), 3.2 IP, 2 BB, 6 K
Salvador Montaño: IP, K
Connor MacDonald, 1B, Tri-City
2-4, 2-R HR (1), 2 R
Juan Piñeda's photo taken by Bryan Green
Vicente Sanchez, OF, and Juan Piñeda, 2B, GCL Astros
Sanchez: 2-5, 2B, 2-R HR (1), 3 R
Piñeda: 3-6, 3 RBI, R, SB (1)
David Martinez, RHP, Fresno
6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 7 K
Colin Moran, 3B, Max Stassi, C, and Tyler White, IF, Fresno
Moran: 3-5, solo HR (17)
Stassi: 3-4, 2-R HR (8), 4 R
White: 3-5, 2 RBI; walk-off RBI BB in 10th
