Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Wednesday, September 10, 2019

For all the marbles...

PCL Championship: Sacramento 8, Round Rock 7

Sacramento leads series 1-0.

W- Tyler Cyr
L- Ronel Blanco

RR home runs: Chas McCormick (1, 2-run in 6th), Ronnie Dawson (1, solo in 9th)

The River Cats scored two in the bottom of the 8th to take the lead. Ronnie Dawson tied the game with his solo shot in the top of the 9th, but Sacramento wound up walking off with the victory to start the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

Kent Emanuel pitched 7.2 innings and allowed seven runs on eleven hits (solo and two-run homers), walked one, and struck out two. Sacramento scored the winning run off of Ronel Blanco with two outs in the 9th. Blanco allowed two hits and struck out two in an inning of work (last out of the 8th, two outs in the 9th); the winning run scored on a double.

Taylor Jones opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st and the Express got two more sac flies in the 3rd from Nick Tanielu and Alex De Goti. Ronnie Dawson hit yet another sac fly in the 6th right before Chas McCormick launched a two-run homer. Dawson's solo homer led off the 9th. Stephen Wrenn and Jack Mayfield finished with two hits apiece in this one.

Brandon Bielak will get the start in game two of this series and he'll take on Chase Johnson at 6:35 Pacific.

Mills Cup (Carolina League): Fayetteville 3, Wilmington 1

Fayetteville leads series 1-0.

W- Parker Mushinski
L- Daniel Lynch
S- Humberto Castellanos

Fayetteville home runs: David Hensley (1, 2-run in 4th)

Fine pitching and David Hensley's homer propelled the Woodpeckers to a game one victory.

Parker Mushinski allowed a run on a steal of home, three hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. Cody Deason tagged in for 2.2 scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four, and Humberto Castellanos got the final four outs of the game, all via strikeout, to earn the save; he allowed one hit in his 1.1 innings.

Hensley's two-run blast in the 4th put Fayetteville on the board and in the lead. Marty Costes added a crucial insurance run with an RBI single in the 9th. Hensley went 3-5 on the night while Jeremy Peña finished 2-5; both of his hits were doubles.

Austin Hansen will start game two of this series and he'll take on Jonathan Bowlan at 6:35 Eastern.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-1 @ Wilmington

9 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 16 K

Parker Mushinski: W, 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K

Cody Deason: 2.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.1 IP, H, 4 K

David Hensley, IF, Fayetteville

3-5, 2-R HR (1)

Ronnie Dawson, OF, and Chas McCormick, OF, Round Rock

Dawson: 1-3, solo HR (1), 2 RBI

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

Astros Minor League Playoff Recaps

Results for Friday, September 6, 2019

Unfortunately, one team's playoff journey came to an end.

PCL Semifinals: Iowa 3, Round Rock 2

Round Rock leads series 2-1.

W- Michael Rucker
L- Rogelio Armenteros
S- James Norwood

RR home runs: Ronnie Dawson (1, solo in 6th)

The I-Cubs managed to stave off elimination, at least for one night.

Ronnie Dawson went 2-4 and he smacked a solo homer in the 6th. Round Rock managed to load the bases in the 7th but all they could get out of it was Drew Ferguson walking in a run.

Rogelio Armenteros went 5.2 innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out nine. Ronel Blanco got the final out of the 6th, pitched the 7th, and got two outs in the 8th for his two innings; he walked two and struck out three. Kit Scheetz walked the first two men he faced but got the last out of the 8th with a strikeout.

Cristian Javier will get the start in game four and he'll go against Trevor Clifton at 7:08.

Midwest League West Semifinal: Cedar Rapids 4, Quad Cities 2

Cedar Rapids wins series 2-1.

W- Josh Winder
L- Matt Ruppenthal
S- Austin Schulfer

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos bowed out of the MiLB playoffs with this loss. They had ten hits in this one but only had two runs to show for their effort.

Matt Ruppenthal went four innings and allowed three runs on five hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out five. José Alberto Rivera went down swinging in his five innings as he allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high 13 to finish off the Quad Cities season.

C.J. Stubbs hit a sac fly in the 7th and scored on Grae Kessinger's single in the 9th. They loaded the bases following Stubbs' sac fly in the 7th but failed to push across any more runs. Kessinger, Alex McKenna, Austin Dennis, and Ramiro Rodriguez all finished 2-4 on the night.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, career-high 13 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Round Rock

2-4, solo HR (1)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 16, 2019

A relatively light slate as only the complex-league clubs and the ones in leagues that have more than one A were in action.

Round Rock 4, Memphis 1

W- Cy Sneed (6-6)
L- Jake Woodford (5-6)

RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (6, 2-run in 2nd), Derek Fisher (11, solo in 3rd)

A fine outing from Cy Sneed powered the E-Train to the win.

Sneed allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over seven shutout innings. Justin Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th. The Redbirds spoiled the shutout with a solo homer off Colin McKee in the 9th; McKee allowed two hits and fanned two.

Garrett Stubbs smacked a two-run homer in the 2nd to open the scoring and Derek Fisher led off the 3rd with a homer. Taylor Jones hit an RBI single in the 5th for the last Round Rock run. Josh Rojas finished 2-4 from the leadoff spot.

Akeem Bostick faces Mike Hauschild in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Northwest Arkansas 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Andrés Sotillet (5-1)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (1-5)
S- Tyler Zuber (5)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (15, 2-run in 2nd)

The Naturals pulled ahead with a run in the 8th and got two insurance runs in the 9th to take the first game of the series.

Ronnie Dawson went 2-4 and his two-run blast in the 2nd represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play. Abraham Toro went 2-3 with a double.

Chad Donato allowed three hits, one of which was a two-run home run, and struck out seven in seven innings of work. The Naturals got to Tommy DeJuneas in the last two innings; DeJuneas allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three.

Enoli Paredes gets the start in game two of this series. He'll take on Brady Singer at 6:15.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers will start a three-game series in Lynchburg at 6:30 Eastern. Cody Deason will take on Justin Garza.

Quad Cities was off

The River Bandits welcome Dayton to Modern Woodmen Park for a three-game midweek series beginning at 6:35. Jonathan Bermúdez gets the start and he'll go against Jhon De Jesus.

Tri-City was off

The ValleyCats will start a three-game series against Lowell at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 16, GCL Astros 7

W- Mitchell Senger (1-0)
L- Elián Rodríguez (0-1)

GCL home runs: Yorbin Ceuta (2, 2-run in 2nd)

Well that was not a very fun afternoon for the Palm Beach 'Stros.

Of the four pitchers who appeared, Heitor Tokar gave up the fewest runs. He went 3.2 innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Gerry Castillo hit an RBI single in the 2nd and he scored when Yorbin Ceuta whacked a homer. Castillo ripped a two-run double in the 6th and in the 8th, Yefri Carrillo hit a sac fly and Franklin Pinto hit an RBI single. Castillo, Ceuta, José Álvarez, and Adonis Giron all finished with two hits on the afternoon.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will take on the Cardinals at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros and DSL Red Sox 1 was suspended

Due to rain. The Dominican Stros ran off four runs in the 4th to tie the game. Frank Perez hit a two-run single and Tomás Ramírez followed by launching a two-run homer, which was the last action before play was halted. That shot was Ramírez's second home run of the season. Yohander Martinez is currently 2-2.

Jeremy Molero pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him), a hit, walked five, and struck out three. Edinson Batista allowed a run on two hits and got the final two outs of the 3rd.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Gerry Castillo not pictured.

This is Yorbin Ceuta's mugshot on MiLB.com.

Gerry Castillo, C, and Yorbin Ceuta, IF, GCL Astros

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

Ceuta: 2-4, 2-R HR (2)

Chad Donato, RHP, Corpus Christi

7 IP, 3 H (2-R HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, 2-R HR (15)

Cy Sneed, RHP, Round Rock

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, May 18, 2019

Nashville 6, Round Rock 3

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

RR home runs: None.

The Sounds smacked four homers to derail the Express.

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

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

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

Corpus Christi 9, Midland 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

Carolina 6, Fayetteville 4

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

Fayetteville home runs: None.

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

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

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

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

Quad Cities 6, Peoria 2

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kit Scheetz, LHP, Corpus Christi

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

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

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

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

Myles Straw, OF/SS, Round Rock

3-5, 2 RBI singles

Joey Gonzalez not pictured.

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

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

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

Trey Dawson, IF, Quad Cities

2-5, 2-R HR (2)

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

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Tommy DeJuneas: 3 IP, BB, 5 K

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, May 4, 2019

Round Rock 11, San Antonio 4

W- Brady Rodgers (3-0)
L- Brad Kuntz (0-2)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (7, 3-run in 2nd), Nick Tanielu (3, solo in 3rd), Kyle Tucker (7, solo in 8th)

The Express rumbled out of the gates and cruised to the victory. Keston Hiura proved to be a nuisance for the Express pitchers as he drove in all four of San Antonio's runs, but they scored plenty of runs to absorb his big night.

Brady Rodgers pitched seven innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked two, and struck out three. Dean Deetz and Tanner Duncan both pitched an inning and they both allowed two hits, and one of those two his was a home run hit by Keston Hiura. Deetz got tagged in the 8th; he also walked one, and struck out the side. Duncan allowed a two-run homer to Hiura and struck out one in the 9th.

Round Rock parlayed a bases-loaded situation with one out in the opening inning into four runs as Taylor Jones drew a walk to open the scoring, and then they got RBI singles from Kyle Tucker and Jack Mayfield with a sac fly from Nick Tanielu sandwiched in between. Jones whacked a three-run homer in the 2nd inning. The Express scored twice in the 3rd as Tanielu launched a homer to begin the inning and Jamie Ritchie hit a sac fly. Tucker smacked a solo homer in the 8th for the Express' final run.

Little Tuck finished 4-5 on the evening as he has finally gotten over the Mendoza Line. Looks like he's getting over his rough start to the season. Yordan Alvarez finished 3-4 and scored twice. Somewhat shockingly, he did not drive in a run in this game. Alex De Goti went 3-6 with a double and scored a run from the leadoff spot. And finally, in his Triple-A debut, Stephen Wrenn finished 2-5 with a run scored.

Before these two teams play their regularly scheduled game, they'll have to finish up Friday's game that was suspended due to rain. That game will resume at 1:30. A seven-inning contest will follow once that game is completed. Cy Sneed gets the start in that one.

Corpus Christi 9, Tulsa 7

W- Ronel Blanco (3-0)
L- Dustin May (2-2)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (4, solo in 6th)

The Hooks busted out for six runs in the 4th and withstood a late Tulsa charge to earn the win.

Bryan Abreu went three innings and allowed three runs on two hits, both of which were home runs that came in the 3rd inning. Gavin Lux hit a solo homer off of him and then D.J. Peters took him deep for a two-run shot later in the frame. Abreu allowed four hits and struck out two. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he allowed a run on two hits while striking out three in 2.1 innings.

Kit Scheetz was the only Hooks pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. Carlos Sanabria got the last two innings and he allowed a three-run homer to Chris Parmelee in the 8th. He shook that off and threw a scoreless 9th to close out the game. Sanabria allowed three hits, including the homer, walked one, and struck out two.

Ronnie Dawson hit a one-out single in the 3rd inning and then proceeded to steal second base. Osvaldo Duarte joined him on the bases after reaching on an error. They both scored on an error that allowed Granden Goetzman to reach. All six Hooks runs in the 4th came with two outs.

Chuckie Robinson kept the inning alive with a double and then Aníbal Sierra got hit by a pitch and Dawson walked to load the bases for Duarte, who got plunked to bring Robinson in. Sierra scored on an Abraham Toro infield single and Dawson came in when Goetzman drew a walk. Josh Rojas then decided that he'd bring in everyone at once and he did so with a triple. Duarte got his revenge by clubbing a solo homer in the 6th. Rojas, Toro (RBI, R), and Dawson (2B, 2 SB) all finished with two hits on the evening.

Carson LaRue will face Yordy Cabrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.

Down East 5, Fayetteville 4

W- Michael Matuella (2-0)
L- Tommy DeJuneas (0-1)
S- Peter Fairbanks (2)

Fayetteville home runs: Jacob Meyers (2, solo in 5th), Seth Beer (6, solo in 7th)

The Woodpeckers have dropped all five games against the Wood Ducks this season and in all five of them, the Wood Ducks have managed to score the deciding run(s) in the 8th inning or later. In this game, they scored twice in the... you guessed it, 8th inning to take the lead. Such a dumb sport.

J.P. France turned in a bare minimum quality start, allowing three hits (two-run homer), walking four, and striking out three. Tommy DeJuneas pitched 1.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out two. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 8th, and Jacob Billingsley walked one and struck out the side in the 9th inning.

Corey Julks put Fayetteville on the board when he ripped an RBI double in the 4th inning. The Jacobs struck in the 5th as Jacob Meyers launched a solo homer and Jake Adams hit an RBI single to tie the game at 3. Seth Beer put the Woodpeckers in front when he smacked a solo homer in the 7th. Beer, Adams, and Colton Shaver all finished with two hits on the night.

Chad Donato gets the start as the Woodpeckers look to avoid the sweep. He'll face Josh Advocate at 2:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 10, Fort Wayne 3

W- Cody Deason (1-1)
L- Angel Acevedo (0-4)
S- R.J. Freure (2)

QC home runs: César Salazar (2, solo in 2nd), Ross Adolph (2, 2-run in 2nd)

The Banditos pounded out 15 hits as they rolled to the win in Northeast Indiana.

Cody Deason pitched five innings and allowed three runs on seven hits, walked one, and struck out six. R.J. Freure shut it down as he allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out seven over the final four innings.

Jonathan Lacroix opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. César Salazar kept the 2nd inning alive when he smacked a solo homer with two outs in the inning. Austin Dennis drew a walk and then Ross Adolph launched a homer, his first since Opening Day. Scott Schreiber scored on a heady play in the 3rd when he dashed home on a David Hensley strikeout that got away from the catcher. Schreiber ripped an RBI double in the 5th and came around to score on Lacroix's base hit. Dennis hit an RBI single in the 6th and in the 7th, Lacroix hit another RBI single and scored the final run of the night on a balk.

Schreiber (2 2B, RBI, 3 R) and Lacroix (3 RBI, R) both finished with three hits and a stolen base; they both have five stolen bases on the year. The bottom four in the order left their mark on this game; Salazar (2B, solo HR, 2 R), Dennis (2 SB), Adolph (2-R HR), and Trey Dawson (2B) all had two hits.

Brett Daniels takes on Casey Weathers in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:05 Eastern.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Big nights for these River Bandits!

Ross Adolph's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Scott Schreiber, 1B: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, SB (5)

Jonathan Lacroix, OF: 3-4, 3 RBI, R, SB (5)

César Salazar, C: 2-5, 2B, solo HR (2), 2 R

Austin Dennis, OF: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, R, 2 SB (4)

Ross Adolph: 2-4, 2-R HR (2)

R.J. Freure, RHP, Quad Cities

Save (2), 4 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 7 K

Brady Rodgers, RHP, Round Rock

W (3-0), 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

Tucker: 4-5, solo HR (7), 2 RBI

Jones: 3-R HR (7), 4 RBI, 2 R

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Josh Rojas (lying on belly), UTIL, and Abraham Toro, 3B/1B, Corpus Christi

Dawson: 2-4, 2B, 2 SB (5)

Duarte: solo HR (4), 2 RBI, 3 R, SB (5)

Toro: 2-4, RBI, R

Rojas: 2-5, 3B, 3 RBI

Seth Beer, 1B/DH, Fayetteville

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

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, April 24, 2019

New Orleans 11, Round Rock 8 in 10 innings

W- R.J. Alvarez (1-1)
L- Kent Emanuel (1-1)

RR home runs: Jack Mayfield (5, 3-run in 6th), Kyle Tucker (3, solo in 9th)

What a disaster. The Express blew a 7-0 lead and allowed 11 runs in the last four innings of this game.

Ryan Hartman allowed two hits and struck out seven over five shutout innings. Akeem Bostick and Kent Emanuel both got roughed up and I think it's best if I left it at that.

Taylor Jones scored the first run of the evening when Jamie Ritchie grounded into a force out with the bases loaded in the 2nd. Round Rock scored three in the 3rd on a sac fly from Jones and a two-run single from Nick Tanielu. Jack Mayfield launched a three-run homer in the 6th and Kyle Tucker smacked a solo homer in the 9th that tied the game at 8. Jones, Tucker, Tanielu, and Ritchie all finished with two hits in the game. Tucker also stole a base, his third of the season.

Corbin Martin gets the start in game two. He'll face Hector Noesí at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 7, Northwest Arkansas 6

W- Brendan Feldmann (1-0)
L- Grant Gavin (3-2)
S- Carlos Sanabria (1, 2 season)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson 2 (5; solo in 1st, 2-run in 2nd), Josh Rojas (1, 2-run in 5th)

The Hooks coughed up a 5-0 lead... only to regain it in the 5th inning. This game was delayed due to rain, but fortunately, it was completed without further incident.

Ronnie Dawson homered to lead off the bottom of the 1st. Corpus got two more runs in the inning on an Abraham Toro RBI double and he ended up scoring when Josh Rojas grounded into a double play. Dawson struck again in the 2nd when he launched a two-run homer to put the Hooks up 5-0. The Naturals hit back with four in the 3rd and took the lead with two runs in the top of the 5th, but Rojas smacked a two-run homer to put the Hooks back in front. Dawson, Stephen Wrenn, and Aníbal Sierra all finished with two hits on the evening.

Brandon Bailey pitched four innings and the four runs he allowed came on a grand slam hit by Gabriel Cancel in the 3rd inning. He allowed two other hits (both singles), walked one, and struck out seven. Brendan Feldmann was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he allowed two runs on an RBI single and a sac fly, walked three, and struck out two in 1.1 innings. Kit Scheetz got the last two outs of the 5th via strikeout. And finally, in his Texas League debut, Carlos Sanabria struck out five over three scoreless innings; one batter was able to reach on an error.

J.B. Bukauskas will take on Connor Greene in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:!5.

Fayetteville 7, Frederick 4

W- José Bravo (2-0)
L- Michael Baumann (0-2)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers jumped out to a 6-0 lead early to earn their first-ever home series win.

Yohan Ramirez went 3.2 innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out four. Leovanny Rodríguez got the final out of the 4th with a strikeout. Shawn Dubin came on for his Carolina League debut and went three innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking three, and striking out one. José Bravo struck out one in the final two innings; he didn't allow a hit or issue a walk and the two runners who reached base against him did so via error.

Colton Shaver opened the scoring with an RBI infield single in the 1st inning. Jonathan Arauz ripped an RBI double in the 2nd and Jake Meyers added a sac fly in the 3rd. Fayetteville got three runs in the 4th on a pair of RBI doubles from Seth Beer and Jake Adams and another RBI single from Shaver. After the Keys made a little run to cut the Woodpeckers' lead, Bryan de la Cruz stopped the bleeding with an RBI double in the 8th. He, Beer, and Shaver all finished 2-4 on the evening.

The Woodpeckers will look to sweep a series at SEGRA Stadium for the first time. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Peoria 1

W- Nivaldo Rodríguez (2-1)
L- Cole Aker (0-2)
S- Riley Cabral (1)

QC home runs: Jeremy Peña (1, solo in 1st), Trey Dawson (1, solo in 5th)

The Banditos were held to just four hits but they scored more runs than the Chiefs.

Jeremy Peña went 2-4 and opened the scoring with a solo homer in the 1st inning. Trey Dawson also went deep to lead off the 5th. César Salazar hit a couple of sac flies in the 3rd and the 8th.

Nivaldo Rodríguez went five innings and allowed an unearned run on six hits while striking out four. Riley Cabral allowed three hits and struck out three over the final four innings; Peña started a triple play to end the game.

After spending the entire month of April on the road playing "home" games in other teams' parks, the Quad Cities River Bandits will finally have the opportunity to play a home game in their own park. Brett Conine will get the start as the Banditos open up a five-game series against Clinton at 1:00. He'll take on Peyton Culbertson. Saturday features a doubleheader as these two teams are making up a game that was originally scheduled for April 11.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jeremy Peña, SS, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (1); started game-ending triple play

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 4-1 @ Peoria

9 IP, 9 H, unearned run, 7 K

Nivaldo Rodríguez: W (2-1), 5 IP, 6 H, unearned run, 4 K

Riley Cabral: Save (1), 4 IP, 3 H, 3 K in season debut

Ronnie Dawson, OF, Corpus Christi

2-3, 2 HR (5), 3 RBI

Carlos Sanabria, RHP, Corpus Christi

Save (1, 2 season), 3 IP, 5 K in Texas League debut

Ryan Hartman, LHP, Round Rock

5 IP, 2 H, 7 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

2-4, 2B, solo HR (3), SB (3)

Yohan Ramirez, RHP, and José Bravo (no photo available), RHP, Fayetteville

Ramirez: 3.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Bravo: W (2-0), 2 IP, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, April 15, 2019

Memphis 10, Round Rock 2

W- Jake Woodford (1-0)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-2)

RR home runs: Jack Mayfield (3, solo in 1st), Garrett Stubbs (1, solo in 6th)

The Express had to settle for a split after Forrest Whitley got roughed up early.

Round Rock's only two scoring plays were solo homers from Jack Mayfield and Garrett Stubbs, who finished 2-3 on the day. After starting the season 0-8, Stubbs has recorded hits in four consecutive games, including three straight in which he's recorded two hits.

Whitley only lasted 1.1 innings and allowed five runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out one. Cy Sneed was able to restore some order to this game as he allowed a run on three hits, walked three, and struck out six in five innings of relief. In fact, Sneed was the only Express pitcher who recorded more than four outs in this game. Dean Deetz and Ralph Garza Jr. both pitched 1.1 innings with drastically different results; Deetz allowed four runs, all on home runs (two solos and a two-run shot). Overall, he allowed six hits and struck out three. Garza retired everyone he faced, striking out two.

Round Rock hits the road and they'll embark on a tour of Tennessee. First up is four with Nashville as Brady Rodgers will get the start against Wes Benjamin. First pitch is at 6:35.

Corpus Christi 6, Frisco 4

W- Kit Scheetz (1-0)
L- Yoel Espinal (1-1)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (2, solo in 7th), Chuckie Robinson (3, walk-off 2-run in 9th)

The Hooks scored six runs in the final three innings, capped off by Chuckie Robinson launching a two-run homer in the bottom of the 9th to win it.

José Hernández-Urquidy went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits and struck out six. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in 2.1 innings. Kit Scheetz allowed a hit in 1.2 innings of work.

Ronnie Dawson led off the 7th with a homer and Chuckie Robinson added an RBI single. Unfortunately, the Roughriders scored twice to retake the lead. In the 8th inning, Carmen Benedetti scored on a wild pitch and Abraham Toro tied the game again with an RBI single.

Frisco went down in order in the top of the 9th. Josh Rojas walked to start the bottom of the 9th and then proceeded to steal second and advanced to third on the errant throw down. Chuckie Robinson, who was at the plate when all of that went down, promptly sent Yoel Espinal's 1-1 pitch into the South Texas night to send everyone home happy. Dawson finished 3-3 and Robinson went 2-4.

Carson LaRue faces Brock Burke at 6:15.

Fayetteville 6, Carolina 1

W- Leovanny Rodríguez (1-0)
L- Bowden Francis (1-1)
S- Parker Mushinski (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Seth Beer (1, 2-run in 5th)

Well, we had to wait a bit, but Seth Beer is finally on the board in 2019.

The Jakes (Adams and Meyers) opened the scoring with a pair of RBI singles in the opening frame. Beer whacked a two-run homer in the 5th; not only was it his first home run of the season, it's also his first extra-base hit of the season. Michael Papierski hit an RBI single in the 6th and Colton Shaver drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th. Jake Adams finished 4-5 on the evening, while Bryan de la Cruz finished 2-4 with a couple of runs scored and a couple of stolen bases.

Bryan Abreu fell one out shy of qualifying for the win but he still dominated the Mudcats. In 4.2 innings, Abreu allowed a solo homer (the only hit he allowed) to Joantgel Segovia, walked three, and struck out ten. Leovanny Rodríguez and Parker Mushinski finished things off; Leovanny allowed two hits and struck out two in 1.1 innings and Mushinski allowed two hits and struck out five over the final three innings.

Chad Donato gets the start in game two. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Cedar Rapids 2

W- Shawn Dubin (1-0)
L- Luis Rijo (0-2)

QC home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (2, 2-run in 1st), Marty Costes (1, solo in 6th)

The Banditos led wire-to-wire to get the win as they began a home series... in their opponent's park. The flood waters are still hanging around the Quad Cities, which necessitated the change of venue.

Enmanuel Valdez opened the scoring by clubbing a two-run home run in the 1st inning. Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single in the 5th, although he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double to end the inning. Marty Costes led off the 6th with a homer and Trey Dawson added an RBI single later in the frame. Lacroix tripled to bring Valdez home in the 7th and he scored Quad Cities' final run of the evening when Costes brought him in with a single. Lacroix led the way with three hits, while Costes and Dawson both finished 2-4. Valdez had the two-run blast and scored three times.

Shawn Dubin shackled the Kernels as he allowed just one hit and struck out seven over six shutout innings. Jojanse Torres worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out two in his 2019 debut. Cedar Rapids spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer off Willy Collado in the 9th. Collado pitched the final two innings and allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out three.

Austin Hansen will take on Blayne Enlow in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:35.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Shawn Dubin, LHP, Quad Cities

W (1-0), 6 IP, H, 7 K

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Jonathan Lacroix, OF, and Marty Costes, OF, Quad Cities

Valdez: 2-R HR (2), 3 R

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

Costes: Solo HR (1), 2 RBI, R

Ronnie Dawson (left), OF, and Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi

Dawson: 3-3, 2B, solo HR (2), 2 R

Robinson: 2-4, walk-off 2-R HR (3), 3 RBI

Cy Sneed, RHP, Round Rock

5 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Garrett Stubbs, C, Round Rock

2-3, solo HR (1)

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 6-1 @ Carolina

9 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 17 K

Bryan Abreu: 4.2 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 3 BB, 10 K

Leovanny Rodriguez: W (1-0), 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K

Parker Mushinski: Save (1): 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

4-5, RBI