Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, June 10, 2019

Salt Lake 9, Round Rock 7

W- Matt Sandoval (2-2)
L- Brandon Bielak (0-2, 3-2 season)
S- Luke Bard (1)

RR home runs: A.J. Reed (9, solo in 6th)

The E-Train was forced to settle for a split as a 9th-inning rally fell short.

Brandon Bielak went 4.1 innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked five, and struck out seven. Ryan Hartman was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed four runs on eight hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out five. Justin Ferrell worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out two.

Nick Tanielu put the Express on the board with an RBI double in the 2nd inning. Kyle Tucker laced an RBI double of his own in the 3rd and came around to score on Taylor Jones' base hit. Alex De Goti scored on an error in the 5th and A.J. Reed launched a homer to lead off the 6th. Aníbal Sierra hit a two-run single in the 9th to get Round Rock a little closer, but that was as close as they got.

De Goti (2B, 2 R) and Jones (2B, 2 R, 3 BB) had two hits apiece. Jones reached in all five of his plate appearances.

The E-Train has Tuesday off as it is heading home. They'll start a three-game series with Reno on Wednesday.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks will start a three-game series against Arkansas at 7:10. Carson LaRue will face Darren McCaughan.

Fayetteville 8, Myrtle Beach 4

W- Nivaldo Rodríguez (1-3, 4-4 season)
L- Paul Richan (6-3)

Fayetteville home runs: Jake Adams (10, 2-run in 1st), Colton Shaver (6, 2-run in 5th)

Fayetteville got some breathing room midway through this one when they scored two runs in the 5th and the 6th innings to push their lead to 6-1.

Jake Adams whacked a two-run homer to open the scoring, and then Colton Shaver launched a two-run shot of his own in the 5th. Enmanuel Valdez ripped an RBI double in the 6th and he eventually came around to score on Michael Papierski's base hit. Adams added an RBI single to his ledger in the 7th and Bryan de la Cruz hit a sac fly in the 8th for the Woodpeckers' final run of the evening.

Adams, Valdez, Papierski, and Chandler Taylor all finished with two hits in this game. Taylor also stole a couple of bases, giving him three on the season.

Nivaldo Rodríguez turned in six innings of one-run ball to earn his first Carolina League win. He allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five. Tanner Duncan was the first man out of the Fayetteville bullpen and he allowed two runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out two in two innings. Jacob Billingsley got the 9th and he allowed a run on a wild pitch, a triple, and struck out one.

Luis Garcia will make his Carolina League debut tonight at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 9, Quad Cities 3

W- Michel Gelabert (2-1)
L- Matt Ruppenthal (2-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Cougars took this one after they erupted for six runs in the 5th inning.

Matt Ruppenthal went 4.1 innings and allowed four runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on three hits (solo homer), walked four, and struck out eight. Devin Conn was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he went 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits, walking one, and striking out three. Hunter Martin got the last two innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked one, and struck out three.

Freúdis Nova opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st. Ruben Castro hit a couple of sac flies; one in the 3rd and another in the 5th. Ross Adolph, Michael Wielansky, and Wilyer Abreu all had two hits and they all scored a run.

José Alberto Rivera will start the first of a three-game series in Beloit at 6:30. He'll go against Chase Cohen.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Braves 5

W- Ronny Garcia (2-0)
L- Frankelvin Vidal (0-1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros got a run in the 9th to nip the Braves. They chipped away at a 4-1 deficit after the opening inning and emerged with the W.

Yohander Martinez drove in the first run of the day on a groundout in the 1st. Omar Díaz scored on an errant pickoff throw in the 2nd inning and then a couple of wild pitches allowed him and Ricardo Toro to score in the 4th. Toro hit an RBI single in the 5th. Miguel Palma and Martinez walked to lead off the 9th. Jesús Liranzo came on to pinch-run for Palma; he and Martinez pulled off a double steal and he ended up scoring the go-ahead run when the throw to third got away.

Martinez, Toro, and Díaz all had two hits on the afternoon. Díaz scored twice, Toro also stole a base and drew a walk to reach base in all of his plate appearances, and Martinez stole three bases to give him six on the season.

Ricardo León, Jeremy Molero, and Ronny Garcia all pitched three innings apiece. León allowed four runs (all in the 1st) on four hits, walked four, and struck out two. Molero allowed an unearned run on an error, a single, walked three, and struck out four. Garcia allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless outing.

The Astros will face the Red Sox 1 today.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ronny Garcia, RHP, DSL Astros: W (2-0), 3 IP, H, K
Yohander Martinez, SS, DSL Astros: 2-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, 3 SB (6)

Nivaldo Rodríguez, RHP, Fayetteville

W (1-3, 4-4 season), 6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 5 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

2-4, 2-R HR (10), 3 RBI

Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 3 BB

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, June 7, 2019

Round Rock 10, Salt Lake 0

W- José Urquidy (3-0, 5-2 season)
L- Greg Mahle (1-3)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (23, 2-run in 9th)

The E-Train administered a beatdown to close out a series and they administered another beatdown to begin a new series.

José Urquidy allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out eight over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he went two innings, walking one and striking out one. Ronel Blanco allowed a hit in the 9th but was able to complete the shutout without further incident.

The Express wasted little time in pouring it on as they scored four in the top of the 1st inning. Josh Rojas got things started with a two-run double and he eventually scored on a Taylor Jones sac fly. Drew Ferguson, who walked in front of Jones, scored on Nick Tanielu's triple. Aníbal Sierra grounded into a force out that allowed Jones to score in the 4th and they got two more runs on a sac fly from Alex De Goti and a wild pitch that allowed Oscar Campos to come home.

Rojas doubled to lead off the 9th and one batter later, Yordan Alvarez launched a two-run homer. Ferguson and Jones followed with singles and Sierra capped off the evening with an RBI single that brought Ferguson home.

Rojas finished 3-5 and all three of his hits were doubles. De Goti, Tanielu, and Campos all finished 2-5 on the night.

Game two of this series will start at 6:35 Mountain. Cionel Pérez getting recalled to Houston has thrown the Round Rock rotation out of whack for the time being, so whoever gets the start will take on former Astro Nick Tropeano.

Amarillo 12, Corpus Christi 3

W- Ronald Bolaños (1-0)
L- Bryan Abreu (3-2, 4-2 season)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (3, 12 season; solo in 2nd)

The Sod Poodles put up crooked numbers in all of the innings in which they scored and buried the Hooks on Friday.

Seth Beer led off the 2nd with a homer. Unfortunately, between this play and Corpus Christi's next scoring play, Amarillo went on a 12-0 run. The Hooks scored twice in the 9th as Chuckie Robinson came home on a double play and Ramiro Rodríguez hit an RBI single. No one in the Corpus lineup had more than one hit.

Bryan Abreu went four innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Yohan Ramirez came out for the 5th to make his second Texas League appearance. He got two outs via the strikeout, but I think he'd like a do-over. Carlos Sanabria didn't fare much better; he allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings. Tommy DeJuneas was the only Corpus pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing as he allowed a hit and struck out two in two innings. Carlos Canelón got the 9th and he allowed three runs on four hits, one of which was a two-run homer.

Cristian Javier will take on Kyle Lloyd in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Wilmington 2, Fayetteville 0

W- Josh Dye (1-0)
L- Brett Conine (1-1, 4-3 season)
S- Tyler Zuber (10)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

There was one scoring play in this game and it did not belong to the Woodpeckers.

Jacob Meyers and Miguelangel Sierra had two hits apiece. Meyers doubled to lead off the game and that turned out to be the only extra-base hit of the game.

Chad Donato allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four over six shutout innings. Wilmington got to Brett Conine for a two-run single in the 7th that was the one scoring play in this game. Conine allowed two other hits, walked two, and struck out three over the final two innings.

Shawn Dubin gets the start in game three of this series. He'll face Jackson Kowar at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 2, Kane County 0

W- R.J. Freure (4-1)
L- Matt Tabor (1-2)
S- Julio Robaina (1)

QC home runs: None.

Normally, when a team's pitchers issue ten walks in a game, their team usually loses. This game proved to be the exception, however, as R.J. Freure and Julio Robaina battled their wildness and somehow managed to keep the Cougars off the board at the same time.

The Banditos also returned to the Quad Cities after another flood threat forced them to move the previous series to Peoria.

Both of them allowed two hits and walked five. Freure struck out six in 5.1 innings, while Robaina struck out two over the final 3.2 innings to complete the shutout.

Jeremy Peña opened the scoring with an RBI infield single in the 5th and Trey Dawson added a sac fly in the 6th inning. Peña, Austin Dennis, and Freúdis Nova all finished 2-4 on the evening.

Game two of this series will begin at 6:35.

DSL Astros 5, DSL Athletics 1

W- Jherson Pereira (1-0)
L- Carlos Leandro (0-2)
S- Ronny Garcia (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The DSL team continued their fine start to the season.

Reimy Beltre pitched two innings and allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, one of two walks that he issued, and struck out three. Jherson Pereira tagged in for five innings and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out seven. Ronny Garcia got the last two innings and allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out three.

Ricardo Balogh put the Academy on the board with a two-run single in the 4th. Omar Díaz ripped an RBI double in the 6th and then stole home as part of a double steal. Junior Marte, who stole second on the double steal and then moved to third on an errant throw, scored on Frank Perez's groundout. Díaz and Marte scored two runs apiece.

The DSL Astros' next two games will be against the Braves. They'll host the Braves at their complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 7 K
Ronny Garcia, RHP, DSL Astros: Save (1), 2 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K
Omar Díaz, OF, DSL Astros: 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (3)

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 10-0 @ Salt Lake

9 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 K

José Urquidy: W (3-0, 5-2 season), 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2 IP, BB, K

Ronel Blanco: IP, H

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Round Rock

3-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tommy DeJuneas, RHP, Corpus Christi

2 IP, H, 2 K; only Hooks pitcher to have a scoreless appearance

Chad Donato, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Julio Robaina not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-0 vs. Kane County

9 IP, 4 H, 10 BB, 8 K

R.J. Freure: W (4-1), 5.1 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 6 K

Julio Robaina: Save (1), 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 2 K