Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

PCL Championship Series: Sacramento 4, Round Rock 2

Sacramento leads series 2-0.

W- Dan Winkler
L- Brendan McCurry
S- Enderson Franco

RR home runs: Ronnie Dawson (2, solo in 7th)

Well, the E-Train is up against it now. Sacramento scored three in the bottom of the 6th to take control after Round Rock had tied it in the top half.

Brandon Bielak allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work. Brendan McCurry got the 6th and struck out the side... but he also allowed three runs on four hits, one of which was a solo homer. Riley Ferrell got the last two innings and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three.

Nick Tanielu ripped an RBI double in the 6th and Ronnie Dawson launched a solo homer in the 7th; he's homered in both games of this series.

After a day off, the series will resume in Round Rock on Friday. Rogelio Armenteros is listed as the starter for game three and he'll face Carlos Navas.

Mills Cup: Wilmington 5, Fayetteville 4

Series tied 1-1.

W- Andrew Beckwith
L- Riley Cabral
S- Tad Ratliff

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Manea (1, solo in 2nd)

The Blue Rocks scored three in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead and even up the series.

Austin Hansen and Leovanny Rodriguez both threw three innings and they both allowed a run on two hits. Hansen's run was earned because it came on a solo homer and he also walked five while striking out six. Leovanny's run came on an RBI single and was unearned; he also walked one.

Riley Cabral came on for the 7th. He got two outs via the strikeout and the Blue Rocks' three runs in the inning were all unearned; one of them was an inherited runner that was charged to him. Wilmington got a two-run single with two outs off of him, because of course they did. Jacob Billingsley got the final out of the 7th, but not before he allowed the go-ahead RBI single. He got the 8th and overall, he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings.

Chandler Taylor lashed an RBI double in the 1st to open the scoring. Scott Manea whacked a solo homer in the 2nd, Ruben Castro grounded into a force out to score Taylor in the 4th, and Taylor tripled to lead off the 6th and scored on Michael Papierski's single. Taylor and Cal Stevenson finished with two hits apiece.

The Mills Cup Series now heads south to Fayetteville. Nivaldo Rodriguez will get the call for game three and he'll take on Kris Bubic at 6:00 Eastern.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Scott Manea, C, and Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

Manea: 1-3, solo HR (1)

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

Brandon Bielak, RHP, and Riley Ferrell, RHP, Round Rock

Bielak: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Ferrell: 2 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Thursday, September 5, 2019

PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 4, Iowa 3 (10 innings)

Round Rock leads series 2-0.

W- Riley Ferrell
L- Jordan Minch

RR home runs: None.

Make it two straight walk-off wins for the Express as they now have three chances to close out this series. They scored two in the 7th to tie and walked off with the win in the first extra frame.

Brandon Bielak turned in a bare minimum quality start (6 IP, 3 ER), allowing eight hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out three. Bryan Abreu and Riley Ferrell finished things off with two scoreless innings apiece; Abreu walked two and struck out three while Ferrell allowed a hit and struck out one.

Round Rock loaded the bases to lead off the 2nd inning but all they could get out of it was an RBI infield single from Stephen Wrenn. Nick Tanielu walked and Alex De Goti doubled to lead off the 7th; Jamie Ritchie atoned for hitting into a double play in the 2nd with an RBI single in the 7th and De Goti scored the tying run when Ronnie Dawson hit into a force out. Drew Ferguson walked to lead off the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch. Jack Mayfield also drew a walk and one batter later, Taylor Jones won the game with an RBI single. Jones finished 2-5 on the night while De Goti went 3-4 with a double.

The series now heads to Des Moines for the next three games. Hopefully, it'll only take one. Rogelio Armenteros gets the start in game three and he'll take on Kendall Graveman at 7:08.

Midwest League West Semifinals: Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1

Series tied 1-1.

The Kernels forced a deciding game three by scoring in more innings than the Banditos did on Thursday.

Alex McKenna's RBI single in the 5th was Quad Cities' only scoring play and one of just three hits on the night that the Banditos could muster up. Trey Dawson, who scored on the play, and Ramiro Rodriguez had the other two hits.

Brett Daniels pitched well but the lack of run support resulted in him taking the L. In 6.1 innings, Daniels allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out ten. Felipe Tejada finished the game and struck out five over 2.2 perfect innings.

Matt Ruppenthal will be on the mound for the third and final game of this series. He'll face Josh Winder at 6:35.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, and Alex De Goti, IF, Round Rock

Jones: 2-5, walk-off RBI single in 10th

De Goti: 3-4, 2B, R

Round Rock Express bullpen

4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Bryan Abreu: 2 IP, 2 BB, 3 K

Riley Ferrell: W, 2 IP, H, K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: L 2-1 vs. Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 K

Brett Daniels: L, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Felipe Tejada: 2.2 IP, 5 K; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Needed a little time off, but I'm back in the saddle. Sort of.

How did the Astros' Class A clubs fare in their battles with their counterparts from the Brewers?

Fresno 9, Sacramento 2

W- Rogelio Armenteros (8-1)
L- Daniel Camarena (0-8)

Fresno home runs: Jack Mayfield (15, solo in 1st), J.D. Davis (16, 3-run in 3rd)

The Grizzlies stormed out to a 7-0 lead and cruised to the win against their rivals from Northern California.

Jack Mayfield got things started when he smacked a homer in the 1st inning. Fresno got three in the 2nd on a couple of sac flies from Garrett Stubbs and Alex De Goti and an RBI single from Myles Straw and J.D. Davis added three more when he whacked a home run in the 3rd inning. In the 6th, Stubbs scored on a botched force out attempt and A.J. Reed drove in the final run of the evening with a sac fly.

Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; J.D. led the way with a 3-4 night. Stubbs and Yordan Alvarez had two hits apiece.

Rogelio Armenteros went 5.2 innings and allowed two runs on four hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked five, and struck out seven. Riley Ferrell was the first man out of the Grizzlies bullpen and he threw 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing a hit and fanning four. Matt Ramsey struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

This California rivalry continues at 7:05 Pacific.

Midland 3, Corpus Christi 2 in 10 innings

W- Corey Walter (3-6)
L- Justin Ferrell (6-2, 7-2 season)
S- Kyle Finnegan (10)

CC home runs: None.

The Hounds scored one in the 8th to tie and nipped the Hooks with a run in the first extra frame.

Both Corpus Christi runs came in the 5th on a pair of doubles from Josh Rojas and Lorenzo Quintana. Rojas and Chas McCormick both went 2-4.

Akeem Bostick allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out five in five innings. Brandon Bailey went four innings and the one run he allowed came on a homer in the 8th inning that tied the game at 2. Bailey allowed one other hit, walked one, and struck out three. Justin Ferrell came on for the 10th and allowed what turned out to be the winning run on a single, walked one, and got two outs in the inning, one via strikeout. Kit Scheetz got the last out of the 10th.

Brock Dykxhoorn will face Brian Howard in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Buies Creek 5, Carolina 4 in 10 innings

W- Colin McKee (3-1, 6-2 season)
L- Daniel Brown (6-4)

BC home runs: Colton Shaver (1, 16 season; 2-run in 4th)

Buies Creek saw a 4-0 lead vanish but they managed to walk off with the victory in the first extra frame.

J.B. Bukauskas allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out seven over five shutout innings. Although he tied a season-high in walks issued, he's really done well to save what was on the verge of becoming a lost year. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Carolina Stros' bullpen and he allowed three runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out one in two innings. The one run that Colin McKee allowed in his three innings of work came on a homer; he allowed two other hits, walked one, and fanned six.

Bryan de la Cruz opened the scoring when he ripped a two-run double in the 1st inning. Buies Creek got two more on the board in the 4th when Colton Shaver launched a home run. Carlos Canelón started the 10th inning in scoring position and advanced on a sac bunt from Jake Meyers, who reached anyway thanks to an error. One batter later, J.J. Matijevic won the game with a base hit that brought Canelón in with the winning run. Matijevic went 2-4 on the night and Shaver finished 2-3 in his first Carolina League game.

The Carolina Stros and Mudcats will wrap up this series at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Wisconsin 1

W- Luis Garcia (6-2)
L- Nelson Hernandez (10-10)

QC home runs: Mike Papierski (5, 2-run in 3rd)

An early outburst and some stellar pitching got the Banditos the W.

Luis Garcia went five innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four. Humberto Castellanos and Parker Mushinski finished it off with two scoreless innings apiece. Castellanos fanned four in a perfect outing and Mushinski struck out five, working around a couple of errors to finish off the game.

Quad Cities loaded the bases to lead off the 2nd inning and got two runs out of it thanks to an error. Marty Costes was able to reach and the gaffe allowed Alfredo Angarita and Miguelangel Sierra to score. Sierra hit a two-run single in the 3rd and one batter later, Mike Papierski smacked a home run. Sierra finished 3-4 and scored twice, while Jonathan Lacroix went 2-3 with a run scored.

César Rosado will start the middle game of this series. He'll take on Scott Sunitsch at 7:05.

Tri-City 5, Brooklyn 2

W- Shawn Dubin (2-1)
L- Jose Butto (1-1)
S- Luis de Paula (3)

TC home runs: Drew Ferguson (1, 3 season; 2-run in 2nd), Michael Wielansky (2, solo in 4th)

A fast start allowed the ValleyCats to get the win. This victory allows them to keep their one-game lead over Lowell in the NYPL's Stedler division.

Brett Daniels started things off by walking one and striking out three over four no-hit innings. Shawn Dubin was next and he allowed a run on three hits, walked three, and struck out five in his three innings of work. Mark Moclair and Luis de Paula both pitched an inning. Moclair allowed an unearned run on an errant pickoff throw in the 8th but was able to limit the damage. He came on for the 9th but he allowed a single to the leadoff man and walked the next batter, so Luis de Paula was summoned to close it out, which he did without any serious hiccups. De Paula got a force out, a line drive out, and a flyout to finish the game.

Enmanuel Valdez doubled with one out in the 1st and moved to third on a wild pitch. Two batters later, Carlos Machado brought him in with a single. Nathan Perry led off the 2nd with a double and scored as Andy Piñeda took his place at second base. Piñeda stole third and scored on Drew Ferguson's homer. Michael Wielansky whacked a solo homer in the 4th inning. Valdez, Machado, and Alex Holderbach all finished 2-4 on the night.

Tri-City and Brooklyn will finish up this series at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 7, GCL Nationals 0

W- Angel Macuare (4-3)
L- Luis Reyes (0-1)

GCL home runs: Freúdis Nova (6, solo in 9th)

The Palm Beach Stros blanked their complex mates on Tuesday.

Julio Robaina and Angel Macuare both threw four shutout innings in this one. Robaina allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two, while Macuare allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out two. Jervic Chavez completed the shutout, working around a hit batter to do so.

Yeuris Ramirez opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. Yorbin Ceuta smacked an RBI triple in the 2nd and scored on a sac fly from Juan Ramirez. Andrés Santana ripped an RBI double in the 3rd inning and added a sac fly in the 5th. Wilyer Abreu reached on an error and advanced to second base to lead off the 6th and scored on a Rhandall Sanchez single. Freúdis Nova capped off the day by whacking a solo homer in the 9th inning. Juan, Yeuris, Freúdis, Sanchez, and Ceuta all finished with two hits on the afternoon.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Marlins 2

W- Antonio Placencia (1-0)
L- Yoilan Quinonez (1-2)
S- Flaer Gonzalez (3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy seized control with three runs in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie.

Heitor Tokar and Jose Antonio Hernandez started things off with three innings apiece. Tokar allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and struck out four, while Hernandez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in a scoreless outing. Antonio Placencia won his pro debut as he allowed a hit and struck out one in two scoreless innings, and Flaer Gonzalez allowed a hit and struck out two in the 9th to close things out.

Franklin Pinto singled to lead off the game and scored the first run of the game on an error that allowed Victor Mascai to reach. Jeury Castillo scored in the 6th on a force out. Enmanuel Morillo put the Academy in front when he cleared the bases with a double in the 8th inning.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros bullpen: 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 11 K
Jose Antonio Hernandez: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K
Antonio Placencia: W (1-0), 2 IP, H, K
Flaer Gonzalez: Save (3), IP, H, 2 K

Julio Robaina, RHP, GCL Astros: 4 IP, H, BB, 2 K
Angel Macuare, RHP, GCL Astros: W (4-3), 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K

Photo uploaded by Oz Ocampo

Freúdis Nova, IF, GCL Astros

2-5, solo HR (6), 2 R

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-1 @ Wisconsin

9 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 13 K

Luis Garcia: W (6-2), 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 4 K

 Humberto Castellanos: 2 IP, 4 K

Parker Mushinski: 2 IP, 5 K; faced two batters over the minimum due to two errors

Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Quad Cities

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

Brett Daniels, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, BB, 3 K

Colton Shaver, IF, Buies Creek

2-3, 2-R HR (1, 16 season) in Carolina League debut

J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, and Colin McKee, RHP, Buies Creek

Bukauskas: 5 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K

McKee: W (3-1, 6-2 season), 3 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 6 K

Akeem Bostick, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

J.D. Davis, 3B, Fresno

3-4, 3-R HR (16), 2 R

Riley Ferrell, RHP, Fresno

2.1 IP, H, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, August 13, 2018

Quiet start to the work week....

Fresno 4, Las Vegas 0

W- Kent Emanuel (5-2)
L- P.J. Conlon (3-8)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies started off a new series on the right foot by posting a shutout. Rodney Linares, unfortunately, had his night end early when he got tossed in the 5th for arguing over whether Christian Colon got hit by a pitch.

Kent Emanuel has gotten himself back in the saddle since rejoining the rotation. He allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out eight over six shutout innings. Dean Deetz was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in two scoreless. Riley Ferrell completed the shutout by striking Colon out to end the game. He also issued a walk.

Taylor Jones opened the scoring with an RBI infield single in the 4th. One batter later, Alex De Goti hit an RBI... infield double. Patrick Kivlehan, who was at third for Vegas, fielded the ball, so I'm assuming that it did not make it to the outfield. Myles Straw led off the 5th with a double and Yordan Alvarez brought him in with a double. Jamie Ritchie singled and Jones walked to start the 6th and they both advanced on a wild pitch. De Goti walked to load the bases for Alfredo Angarita, who hit a sac fly. Ritchie finished 2-4 with a double and scored twice; he was the only man on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Fresno and Las Vegas will continue this series at 7:05 Pacific. Since it's Tuesday, the Grizzlies will be doing business as the Fresno Tacos.

Corpus Christi was off

Forrest Whitley will make his first appearance since coming off the disabled list in the first game of a three-game set in Tulsa at 7:05. He will be opposed by Justin DeFratus.

Buies Creek was off

The Carolina Stros will start a three-game series with Winston-Salem at 6:00. Peter Solomon is listed as the starter for this game, but I don't know if that's correct since he pitched on Sunday in a game that ended up getting canceled.

Quad Cities 3, Cedar Rapids 0

W- Chad Donato (3-0, 6-0 season)
L- Edwar Colina (6-4)
S- Tanner Duncan (5, 6 season)

QC home runs: César Salazar (1, solo in 6th)

The Banditos kept the Kernels off the board for the second straight night.

After both teams combined to put up ten zeroes on the scoreboard, César Salazar launched the first home run of his pro career in the 6th inning to open up the scoring. Quad Cities got a couple of crucial insurance runs in the final inning as Salazar singled to lead off the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Marty Costes brought him in with a base hit and Jonathan Lacroix capped off the evening with a triple that scored Costes. Salazar finished 2-4 on the evening.

This time, Chad Donato and Tanner Duncan put up nine zeroes on the board. Donato allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over seven shutout frames and on the day after his birthday, Duncan completed the shutout by allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four in the final two innings.

The Banditos and Kernels will wrap up this series at 6:35.

Tri-City was off

The New York-Penn League All-Star game will take place on Tuesday in State College, Pennsylvania. Tri-City will be represented by Jeremy Peña, Alex McKenna, and Austin Hansen.

The ValleyCats will return to action on Wednesday when they start a quick two-game series with Connecticut.

GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 1

W- Chris Hunt (4-0)
L- Elián Rodriguez (1-2)
S- Edgar Escobar (7)

GCL home runs: None.

Four pitchers threw two innings apiece. Two of them allowed runs and the other two did not.

Elián Rodriguez allowed two runs on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out three. Bryan Solano allowed a hit and struck out two. Jose Alberto Rivera allowed a two-run home run in the 6th, one other hit, and struck out two. Ernesto Jaquez allowed two hits and fanned one.

Nerio Rodriguez scored the Palm Beach Stros' only run of the day on a Yorbin Ceuta groundout in the 7th inning. Carlos Diaz finished 2-4.

DSL Athletics 1, DSL Astros 0

W- César Diaz (2-0)
L- Jherson Pereira (0-2)
S- Manuel Manzanillo (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy got held to a pair of singles and were kept off the board. Jose Mendoza and Carlos Hurtado had the two hits.

Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four over five shutout innings and Jherson Pereira allowed the one run, which was unearned, on three hits, walked one, and struck out four.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jojanse Torres, RHP, DSL Astros: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-0 @ Cedar Rapids

9 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Chad Donato: W (3-0, 6-0 season), 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

Tanner Duncan: Save (5, 6 season), 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

César Salazar, C, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (1), 2 R; first career home run

Jamie Ritchie, C, Fresno

2-4, 2B, 2 R

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Las Vegas

9 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 13 K

Kent Emanuel: W (5-2), 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Dean Deetz: 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Riley Ferrell: IP, BB, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Corpus Christi with the sweep!

Fresno 5, Sacramento 0

W- Cy Sneed (8-4)
L- Jordan Johnson (0-1)

Fresno home runs: Jon Kemmer (13, solo in 3rd)

The Grizzlies earned the split with a shutout.

Cy Sneed, Buddy Boshers, and Riley Ferrell joined forces to keep the RiverCats off the scoreboard. Sneed allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out seven over 6.1 frames. Boshers and Ferrell did not allow anyone to reach during their time on the mound. Boshers got the final two outs of the 7th and threw a 1-2-3 8th, striking out one. Ferrell recorded a strikeout in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.

Myles Straw doubled to lead off the evening and scored the first run of the night on a single from J.D. Davis. Fresno got a couple more runs in the 2nd on outs as Tony Nuñez hit a sac fly and Jack Mayfield scored when Kyle Tucker hit into a force out. Jon Kemmer whacked a home run to start the 3rd inning, and Nick Tanielu capped off the evening with an RBI double in the 8th. Kemmer and Garrett Stubbs both finished with two hits on the night; Stubbs also drew a couple of walks and scored twice.

The Grizzlies kick off a five-game series with Las Vegas tonight at 6:35 Pacific. Mike Hauschild will take on Drew Gagnon in game one.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 1

W- Cionel Perez (6-1)
L- Foster Griffin (3-10)
S- Carlos Sierra (2, 4 season)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (5, 3-run in 1st)

The Cubans left their mark on this game as the Hooks concluded their tour of Arkansas with a sweep in Northwest Arkansas.

Lorenzo Quintana started things off with a bang by launching a three-run homer in the opening inning and Yordan Alvarez added another run with a base hit in the 3rd. Quintana went 2-4 and was the only player on either side to finish with more than one hit.

Cionel Perez went seven innings and allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out four. Carlos Sierra allowed a hit over two scoreless innings to earn the save.

Corpus will now welcome the Arkansas clubs to Whataburger Field. Jorge Alcala will take on Nathan Bannister in the first game of a three-game set with the Arkansas Travelers at 7:05.

Carolina 4, Buies Creek 2

W- Daniel Brown (3-3)
L- Tyler Ivey (0-3, 1-6 season)
S- Luke Barker (10)

BC home runs: None.

Buies Creek dropped the last two games of this series after taking the first two.

Tyler Ivey went 5.1 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (three-run homer), walked two, and struck out four. Colin McKee two hits, walked one, and struck out two ove 1.2 scoreless, and Adam Bleday struck out two in a 1-2-3 8th inning.

The Carolina Stros' two runs came on a pair of RBI doubles from Ronnie Dawson and Osvaldo Duarte in the 3rd inning. Corey Julks finished 3-4 and was a home run shy of the cycle. Duarte, who now has a nine-game hitting streak, went 2-4 with a couple of stolen bases (16).

Buies Creek will welcome Myrtle Beach to Campbell University for a five-game series starting at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Beloit was suspended

Due to power issues. This game was tied at 1 heading into the bottom of the 6th inning before the game was suspended. Quad Cities' run came in the 2nd on an RBI double from David Hensley.

Jairo Solís allowed a run on two hits, walked three, and struck out eight in five innings before play was halted.

This game will be completed as part of a doubleheader during the Banditos' next visit to Beloit, which will occur from August 8-10. Quad Cities and Beloit will have a regularly scheduled game at 6:35.

Vermont 1, Tri-City 0

W- Abdiel Mendoza (2-1)
L- Mark Moclair (0-2)
S- Clark Cota (1)

TC home runs: None.

There was one run in this game. Unfortunately, it belonged to the Lake Monsters.

Jeremy Peña had two of Tri-City's three hits on the afternoon and he also stole his first base of the season.

Mark Moclair went 1.2 innings and allowed the one run on two hits, walked two, and struck out three. Nivaldo Rodriguez was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four over 4.1 scoreless innings, and Riley Cabral threw two perfect innings.

These two teams will play another three-game series, this time in Troy. The Fourth of July game will start at 6:30 Eastern.

GCL Mets 5, GCL Astros 1

W- Ramon Guzman (3-0)
L- Jose Bravo (0-2)
S- Ronnie Taylor Jr. (1)

GCL home runs: None.

Rough day in the field for the Palm Beach Stros as they committed four errors.

Hector Martinez went 2-3 with a double and scored the GCLstros' only run of the game on a balk.

Jose Bravo allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 2.2 innings. Jonathan Bermúdez retired all four Mets he faced, striking out one. Fredy Medina and Joey Gonzalez threw two innings apiece; Medina allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out three, and Gonzalez allowed an unearned run, a hit, walked one, and also struck out three. Bryan Solano struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Dodgers Robinson 4

W- Diosmerky Taveras (2-1)
L- Stiven Gutierrez (0-1)
S- Jojanse Torres (1)

DSL home runs: None.

Both of these teams had an inning in which they scored a run and an inning in which they scored three runs. The Astros had an inning in which they scored twice and that was the difference in this game.

Victor Mascai opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. He and Franklin Pinto scored on an error that also allowed Rolando Espinosa in the 3rd. Mascai scored again in the 5th on a balk and Jeury Castillo, who was at the plate at the time, followed with a two-run double. Castillo, Pinto, and Jose Alvarez all finished with two hits on the day.

Jairo Lopez went three innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits and struck out two. Diosmerky Taveras was the first man out of the Academy's bullpen and allowed a run, a hit, walked three, and struck out three. Jojanse Torres allowed a hit and struck out four over 3.2 scoreless innings.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jeury Castillo, 2B, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Jojanse Torres, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 3.2 IP, H, 4 K

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 5-0 @ Sacramento

9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 K

Cy Sneed: W (8-4), 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K

Buddy Boshers: 1.2 IP, K

Riley Ferrell: IP, K

Jon Kemmer, OF, and Garrett Stubbs, C, Fresno

Kemmer: 2-5, solo HR (13)

Stubbs: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 R

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

9 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Cionel Perez: W (6-1), 7 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Carlos Sierra: Save (2, 4 season), 2 IP, H

Lorenzo Quintana, C, Corpus Christi

2-4, 3-R HR (5)

Corey Julks' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, and Corey Julks, OF, Buies Creek

Duarte: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 SB (16)

Julks: 3-4, R; finished home run shy of cycle

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jairo Solís, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K

This game still hasn't been completed, but it's not likely that he'll return to pitch in it, even if it is scheduled to be completed a month from now.

This is Nivaldo Rodriguez's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tri-City ValleyCats bullpen

6.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Nivaldo Rodriguez: 4.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Riley Cabral (not pictured): 2 IP; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Aside from Tri-City running rampant in Maryland, it was a rather quiet night on the farm.

Corpus Christi with the...

Fresno was off

The Grizzlies will welcome Albuquerque to the Central Valley for a three-game set starting at 7:05 Pacific. Cy Sneed will take on former Astro Brett Oberholtzer.

Corpus Christi 1, San Antonio 0

W- Ryan Hartman (6-2)
L- Jacob Nix (1-1)
S- Riley Ferrell (7)

CC home runs: None.

There was only one run in this game, and it belonged to the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Hooks had a solid week in San Antonio: they won the first-half division title and clinched a playoff berth on Monday and wound up leaving with a sweep.

Yordan Alvarez doubled with two outs in the 7th, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored that one run on a Randy César single. With that base hit, César extended his hitting streak to 37 games and tied the Texas League record that was set by Bobby Trevino in 1969. Josh Rojas doubled and stole a base (12, 24 season).

Ryan Hartman, Dean Deetz, and Riley Ferrell combined on a one-hit shutout. Hartman allowed the one hit, walked three, and struck out eight in seven innings. Deetz and Ferrell both pitched 1-2-3 innings; Deetz struck out one in the 8th and Ferrell fanned two in the 9th to complete the shutout and the sweep.

The Hooks are back home and they will begin a four-game series with Frisco at 7:05. This weekend, they will play as the Corpus Christi Blue Ghosts to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS Lexington, the World War II-era aircraft carrier which is now preserved as a museum on the shores of Corpus Christi Bay. Corbin Martin will take on Tyler Wagner in game one.

Buies Creek was off

The Carolina Stros will start a three-game series with Carolina at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The Banditos will start the second half with a four-game series against the Beloit Snappers. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City 11, Aberdeen 5

W- Brady Rodgers (1-0)
L- Victor Romero (0-2)

TC home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (2, 2-run in 3rd), Michael Wielansky (1, solo in 3rd), Carlos Machado (1, solo in 7th)

Brady Rodgers pitched in a real baseball game for the first time in 14 months and one day and the offense went nuts early as Tri-City notched their first series win of the season.

Rodgers, who was making his first appearance since April 19, 2017, got knocked around a bit in his two innings, but that's beside the point. He's finally getting the chance to play baseball again. Rodgers allowed four runs on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three. Chad Donato dominated in his five innings as he allowed an unearned run on a single, walked one, and struck out ten. This was the first time that Donato recorded double-digit strikeouts. Devin Conn and Shawn Dubin threw scoreless innings in their pro debuts; Conn struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th, while Dubin allowed a hit and struck out the side in the 9th.

Jeremy Peña walked to lead off the game. He moved to third on a Seth Beer single and scored the first run of the evening on a passed ball. Enmanuel Valdez eventually worked a walk and then a wild pitch allowed him and Beer to advance. Beer scored on a Michael Wielansky groundout. Another wild pitch allowed Valdez to move to third and Gilberto Celestino brought him in with a double. The real fun started in the 3rd inning.

Beer ripped a double to start the 3rd and Valdez followed by launching a homer. Wielansky went back-to-back by smacking a solo homer. Tri-City then loaded the bases as Celestino reached on an error, Jose Carrillo doubled, and Andy Piñeda drew a walk following a pitching change. Carlos Machado and Oscar Campos walked in a couple of runs, and Peña drove in two more with a base hit. Machado drove in the last Tri-City run when he whacked a solo homer in the 7th. Everyone but Campos scored a run. Beer went 2-5 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game. He, Valdez, and Machado all scored twice.

Tri-City will head home to start a three-game series with the Lowell Spinners. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros were off

On occasion, I can't read a schedule correctly. The Palm Beach Stros will travel to Jupiter to take on the Marlins at noon Eastern.

DSL Royals1 2, DSL Astros 1

W- Emilio Marquez (2-0)
L- Jeremy Molero (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Royals 1 scored in the 9th to tie and scored again in the 10th to walk off with the win.

Jeury Castillo went 2-4 and drove in the Academy's only run of the day with a single in the 2nd inning. Carlos Hurtado also had two hits after he came on to catch in the 6th inning.

Wender Oberto allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out three over four scoreless innings to start the ballgame. Jose Betances worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out two. Heitor Tokar allowed two hits and struck out two over three scoreless. Jeremy Molero allowed two runs (one earned), walked three (one intentionally), and struck out one in 1+ inning.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 1-0 @ San Antonio

9 IP, H, 3 BB, 11 K

Ryan Hartman: W (6-2), 7 IP,  H, 3 BB, 8 K

Dean Deetz: IP, K

Riley Ferrell: Save (7), IP, 2 K

Randy César, 3B/1B, Corpus Christi

RBI single in 7th; 37-game hitting streak ties Texas League record

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Tri-City ValleyCats: W 11-5 @ Aberdeen

11 R, 8 H

Chad Donato: 5 IP, H, unearned run, BB, 10 K

Devin Conn: IP, K

Shawn Dubin: IP, H, 3 K

Seth Beer: 2-5, 2B, 2 R

Enmanuel Valdez: 2-R HR (2), 2 R

Michael Wielansky: Solo HR (1), 2 RBI

Carlos Machado: Solo HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R

Photographer unknown, picture provided to Baseball Brazil

Wender Oberto (not pictured), RHP, Jose Betances (not pictured), RHP, Heitor Tokar, RHP, and Jeury Castillo (not pictured), IF, DSL Astros

Oberto: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K

Betances: IP, BB, 2 K

Tokar: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K

Castillo: 2-4, RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 17, 2018

Fresno 6, Round Rock 1

W- Rogelio Armenteros (5-0)
L- Connor Sadzeck (3-3)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizz took the lead with a couple of runs in the 6th and salted this one away with four runs in the 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros went five innings and the one run he allowed came on a Tommy Joseph solo homer. He allowed three other hits, walked three, and struck out four. Ralph Garza Jr. walked one and struck out three over two scoreless. Kent Emanuel and Brendan McCurry both pitched scoreless innings; Emanuel walked one and struck out one in the 8th and McCurry allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Jack Mayfield put Fresno on the board in the 6th with an RBI double and he scored the go-ahead run on a Nick Tanielu single. Tanielu scored on a wild pitch in the 9th and one batter later, J.D. Davis smacked a two-run, ground-rule double. He ended up scoring the final run of the day on an error that allowed A.J. Reed to reach. Davis, Mayfield, and Tanielu all went 2-4 on the afternoon.

Josh James will get the start in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 8, San Antonio 6

W- Riley Ferrell (2-2)
L- Rowan Wick (2-4)

CC home runs: Yordan Alvarez (7, 2-run in 6th)

The Hooks broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the 8th and this win has set up a matchup for all the first-half marbles on Monday.

Cionel Perez went four innings and allowed two runs on five hits (solo homer) and struck out six. Kit Scheetz worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out one. Framber Valdez tagged in for 1.2 innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits (solo homer) and walked one. Riley Ferrell did not allow a hit in his 2.1 innings, walking one and striking out four during his time on the mound.

Corpus scored twice in the 6th to tie the game and that set the stage for a thrilling finish. Yordan Alvarez provided the two runs in the 6th by launching a home run. Fortunately for him, this one will count towards his season statistics. The Hooks took the lead in the 7th thanks to four RBI singles from Aníbal Sierra, Stephen Wrenn, Josh Rojas, and Alvarez. Chas McCormick kept the 8th inning alive by drawing a walk. He then advanced to third on a Sierra single and scored the go-ahead run on an error that allowed Wrenn to reach. Rojas came through with an RBI single to bring in the final run of the night. Rojas, Alvarez, and Sierra all finished with two hits on the night.

Tonight is the final game of the first half and the Hooks will send out the San Antonian, Forrest Whitley, to the mound to help get them that playoff berth. He'll face Colin Rea at 7:05.

Potomac 4, Buies Creek 2

W- Sterling Sharp (5-3)
L- Brandon Bailey (2-7)
S- James Bourque (3)

BC home runs: None.

After taking a 4-2 decision on Saturday, the Carolina Stros were on the losing end of that same score on Sunday.

Brandon Bailey went 3.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked four, and struck out six. Jesús Balaguer walked two and struck out two over 1.1 scoreless, and Abdiel Saldaña allowed a run on three hits and struck out three in three innings of work.

J.J. Matijevic opened the scoring by ripping a double in the first inning and Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 8th inning.

The 2018 Carolina League All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday in Zebulon, North Carolina, the home of the Carolina Mudcats. Ronnie Dawson, Abraham Toro, Brandon Bielak, and Brett Adcock will represent the Buies Creek Astros.

Quad Cities 5, Burlington 2

W- Yohan Ramirez (5-5)
L- Mitchel Traver (5-4)
S- Brendan Feldmann (1, 2 season)

QC home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (4, 2-run in 1st)

The Banditos punched their ticket to the playoffs on Saturday and closed out the first half of their season by sweeping the Bees out of the Quad Cities.

Miguelangel Sierra smacked a two-run homer in the opening frame to put the Banditos on the board first. Alfredo Angarita singled in the 3rd and Logan Mattix scored on the ensuing error. In the 4th, Jonathan Lacroix drew a walk, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a single from David Hensley. Hensley, who advanced to second thanks to an error on the play, scored on a single from Mattix. Angarita, Roman Garcia (2 2B), and Mattix all had two hits on the day.

Yohan Ramirez went five innings and allowed an unearned run on a passed ball, two hits, walked three, and struck out six. Four relievers pitched an inning apiece. Enoli Paredes was first and he struck out two in a 1-2-3 6th. Dean Deetz allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out the side in the 7th. Dariel Aquino allowed a run on three hits and struck out one in the 8th, and Brendan Feldmann struck out the side in order to close it out.

The 2018 Midwest League All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday in Lansing, Michigan. Quad Cities will send five players to Michigan's capital city: Yohan Ramirez, Bryan de la Cruz, Patrick Sandoval, Peter Solomon, and Parker Mushinski.

Vermont 4, Tri-City 3

W- Brandon Withers (1-0)
L- Luis de Paula (0-1)

TC home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (1, solo in 1st)

The Lake Monsters scored three in the 9th to condemn the ValleyCats to a series loss to open the season.

Enmanuel Valdez smacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring and Alex Holderbach hit a two-run single in the 5th. Valdez's homer was Tri-City's only extra-base hit of the game.

Hansel Paulino allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out two over three scoreless innings. Carlos Hiraldo tagged in for five innings, allowing a run on four hits, walking three, and striking out two. Luis de Paula bore the brunt of Vermont's assault in the 9th as he allowed three runs on three hits and walked one.

The ValleyCats will now embark on their first roadtrip of the season to play three games in Aberdeen. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yordan Alvarez, LF/1B, and Josh Rojas, UTIL, Corpus Christi

Alvarez: 2-5, 2-R HR (7), 3 RBI

Rojas: 2-4, 2 RBI, SB (11, 23 season)

Riley Ferrell, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (2-2), 2.1 IP, BB, 4 K

This is his mugshot on Georgia College's athletics page.

Logan Mattix, OF, Quad Cities

2-3, 2B, RBI, R

J.D. Davis, 3B/1B, Fresno

2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Fresno

2 IP, BB, 3 K