Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, June 22, 2019

Astros vs. A's in the lower levels. Quite a bit of late-inning drama on Saturday...

Iowa 6, Round Rock 1 (6 innings)

W- Craig Brooks (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-2)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas (3, 11 season; solo in 1st)

This game was called with two outs in the 6th due to rain. The Cubs' first-inning outburst netted them the victory on Saturday.

Josh Rojas' solo shot in the 1st was the E-Train's only scoring play. Taylor Jones' single represented Round Rock's only other hit in this game.

Ryan Hartman pitched five innings and allowed six runs on seven hits (two and three-run homers), walked four, and struck out four.

Corbin Martin gets the start in game four of this series. He'll face Colin Rea at 1:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Springfield 4 (11 innings)

W- Brandon Bailey (2-2)
L- Kodi Whitley (1-4)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (9, walk-off 2-run in 11th)

The Hooks trailed 4-1 after the 5th but kept the Cardinals off the board the rest of the way and they eventually walked off with the W.

Carson LaRue went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out seven. Willy Collado got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Collin McHugh struck out one in a 1-2-3 6th, and Brandon Bailey allowed a hit and struck out five in five scoreless innings of relief.

Seth Beer opened the scoring with a sac fly in the 1st inning. George Springer, who scored on the sac fly, drew a bases-loaded walk in the 6th. Corpus tied the game with two in the 8th on a Chuckie Robinson sac fly and a Bryan de la Cruz RBI single. Colton Shaver started the 11th in scoring position. Ronnie Dawson flew out for the first out, but Osvaldo Duarte came through with a two-run home run to send everyone home happy. Duarte and Ramiro Rodríguez both finished with two hits on the evening. George Springer singled and drew three walks in his second rehab game.

Yohan Ramirez will be on the mound as the Hooks look for the sweep. He'll take on Johan Oviedo at 4:15.

Fayetteville 5, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Brett Conine (3-1, 6-3 season)
L- Manuel Rondon (0-1)

Fayetteville home runs: J.J. Matijevic (1, 3 season; solo in 1st)

The Woodpeckers got three in the 9th inning to snatch this game from the Pelicans.

Shawn Dubin went four innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out seven. César Rosado struck out one in a 1-2-3 5th, and Brett Conine struck out one over four scoreless innings; he faced one batter over the minimum because he hit a batter.

Fayetteville got two in the opening inning on a sac fly from Chandler Taylor and a solo homer from J.J. Matijevic. They didn't score again until the 9th, but that rally ended up getting them the victory.

Matijevic and Jake Adams led off the inning with singles. Scott Schreiber popped out on the infield fly rule, but Marty Costes singled to load the bases for Michael Papierski, who tied the game with a single. Two batters later, Miguelangel Sierra hit a two-run single to put the Woodpeckers in front. Matijevic, who recently returned from a 50-game suspension for a drug of abuse while he was with Corpus, finished 2-4 and scored twice.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will get the start as Fayetteville looks for the sweep. He'll face Alexander Vargas at 6:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Beloit 4

W- Joey Gonzalez (2-1, 2-2 season)
L- Aiden McIntyre (2-5)
S- Riley Cabral (4)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos and the Snappers both scored in the same innings. The difference here, however, was Quad Cities scoring four in the top of the 1st.

Quad Cities got things started in the 1st with a pair of singles from Jeremy Peña and Oscar Campos and then César Salazar ripped a two-run double. Peña hit another RBI single in the 4th and Salazar added an RBI base hit to his ledger in the 5th. Freúdis Nova drove the last River Bandits run with a base hit in the 9th.

Ross Adolph went 3-5 and this time, he finished a home run shy of the cycle. He also stole a base (8) and scored both of Peña's base hits. Peña (2 RBI, R, SB), Campos (RBI, 2 R), and Salazar (2B, 3 RBI, SB) all finished with two hits on the evening.

Brett Daniels threw four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked four, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out one in three innings. Riley Cabral earned the two-inning save, allowing a run on two hits, walking one, and striking out two.

Matt Ruppenthal goes up against Chase Cohen in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00.

Tri-City 6, Vermont 5 (11 innings)

W- Jervic Chavez (1-0)
L- Nick Ward (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats took another one-run game from the Lake Monsters, this time in walk-off fashion. This was not a textbook defensive game as both teams combined to commit nine errors in this one, although you could take that with a grain of salt as minor league scorekeepers, especially at the lower levels, occasionally have the tendency to be, um... liberal in scoring plays as errors.

Hunter Brown and Derek West made their pro debuts on the mound in this one. Brown, who was drafted in the 5th round earlier this month out of Division II Wayne State, allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings. West, a 14th-round pick out of Pittsburgh, pitched 1.1 innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run. All three runs were unearned. Lupe Chavez followed with 3.2 innings and he allowed a run (inherited runner that was charged to him) on two hits, walked one, and struck out four. Jervic Chavez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in 4.1 innings to get the win.

Preston Pavlica put Tri-City on the board with an RBI infield single in the 3rd inning. Juan Piñeda hit an RBI single in the 4th; C.J. Stubbs tried to score as well but he was thrown out at the plate. Pavlica hit a sac fly in the 5th and in the 6th, Piñeda reached on an error that allowed Zach Biermann to score and he himself ended up scoring on a bloop single from E.P. Reese.

Matt Barefoot started the 11th in scoring position and Biermann got a free pass to first to lead things off. Stubbs won it by ripping a double. Reese finished 2-4 with a stolen base, his second as a pro.

Peyton Battenfield takes on Yorlenis Noa as the ValleyCats look for a sweep. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

DSL Athletics 8, DSL Astros 5

W- Marshall Cantillo (2-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (2-2)
S- Marcelo Hernandez (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros were stung by a late uprising from the A's, who scored two in the 8th and three in the 9th to take control.

Ricardo Toro and Sebastian Grullón hit RBI singles in the 1st inning. Andrés Monzón ripped an RBI double in the 4th and he came around to score on a single from Yohander Martinez. Carlos Hurtado ripped an RBI double in the 9th. He, Martinez, and Omar Díaz (2 R) all had two hits on the day.

Misael Tamarez got the start and he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out three in three innings. Edinson Batista went two innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a hit, walked three, and struck out three. Ronny Garcia was next; he pitched three innings and allowed two unearned runs on two hits and fanned two. José Betances got the 9th but only got one out via strikeout; he allowed three runs on three hits and walked three. Miguel Padilla got the last two outs of the 9th, one via strikeout.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yohander Martinez, SS, DSL Astros: 2-5, RBI, R
Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, RBI

Collin McHugh's photo is his Twitter profile picture. Follow him @Collin_McHugh.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.1 IP, H, 7 K

Willy Collado: 0.1 IP, K

Collin McHugh: IP, K

Brandon Bailey: W (2-2), 5 IP, H, 5 K

Osvaldo Duarte, UTIL, Corpus Christi

2-5, walk-off 2-R HR (9), 2 R

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

Jeremy Peña, SS, César Salazar, C, Ross Adolph, OF, and Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

Peña: 2-5, 2 RBI, R, SB (16)

Salazar: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, SB (3)

Adolph: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, SB (8); finished home run shy of cycle

Campos: 2-5, RBI, 2 R

Fayetteville Woodpeckers bullpen

5 IP, HB, 2 K

César Rosado: IP, K

Brett Conine: W (3-1, 6-3 season), 4 IP, hit batter, K

J.J. Matijevic, 1B, Fayetteville

2-4, solo HR (1, 3 season), 2 R

Jervic Chavez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and Jervic Chavez, LHP, Tri-City

Lupe: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER (inherited runner charged to him), BB, 4 K

Jervic: W (1-0), 4.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 20, 2019

Iowa 4, Round Rock 3

W- James Norwood (3-0)
L- Humberto Castellanos (0-1, 3-1 season)

RR home runs: Jamie Ritchie (4, solo in 6th), Nick Tanielu (10, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train scored twice in the 7th to break a 1-1 tie... only to see the I-Cubs re-tie the game in the 8th and walk off with the win in the 9th.

Jamie Ritchie led off the 6th with a homer and Nick Tanielu smacked a two-run homer in the 7th to give Round Rock a 3-1 lead. Taylor Jones went 3-4 with a couple of doubles. Ritchie, Tanielu, and Drew Ferguson all had two hits on the evening.

José Urquidy pitched six innings and allowed two runs on five hits (solo homer) and struck out seven. Brendan McCurry threw a 1-2-3 7th inning and Humberto Castellanos allowed the winning run with two outs in the 9th. In 1.2 innings, Castellanos allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two.

Cy Sneed gets the start in game two of this series and he'll take on Alec Mills at 7:08.

Corpus Christi 10, Springfield 2

W- Cristian Javier (3-2, 5-2 season)
L- Tommy Parsons (1-1)

CC home runs: Seth Beer 2 (6, 15 season; 2-run in 1st, solo in 3rd), George Springer 2 (2; solo in 3rd, 3-run in 4th), Aníbal Sierra (2, 3 season; solo in 3rd), Ronnie Dawson (10, solo in 4th)

Well, it might be safe to say that George Springer could be ready soon. The Hooks smashed the Cardinals on the strength of six home runs.

Seth Beer opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the 1st. Aníbal Sierra and George launched back-to-back solo homers to lead off the 3rd and Beer launched a solo homer of his own later in the inning. In the 4th, George clubbed a three-run homer and Ronnie Dawson smacked a solo shot. Beer drove in the only Corpus run that was not the product of a home run with an RBI single in the 6th inning.

Springer went 2-4 in his first rehab game. Beer finished 3-4 on the evening, while Dawson and Sierra also had two hits on the night.

Cristian Javier was untouchable as he walked three and struck out ten over five scoreless and hitless innings. Tommy DeJuneas was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that were charged to him, on two hits, walked one, and struck out one in 2.1 innings. Justin Ferrell allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two in 1.2 innings.

Enoli Paredes will face Austin Warner in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:15.

Fayetteville 10, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Luis Garcia (3-0, 7-0 season)
L- Ryan Kellogg (1-5)

Fayetteville home runs: Michael Papierski (4, solo in 1st), Jacob Meyers (5, grand slam in 5th)

The Woodpeckers started off the second half with a slam.

Luis Garcia went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits (two-run homer), walked three, and struck out eight. Jacob Billingsley allowed a hit and struck out four over 2.2 scoreless, and Tanner Duncan struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th.

Michael Papierski opened the scoring by cranking a solo homer in the 1st inning. Jacob Meyers ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and he eventually scored on Jake Adams' sac fly. Papierski drew a bases-loaded walk in the 4th. Miguelangel Sierra drew another bases-loaded walk in the 5th and one batter later, Meyers clubbed a grand slam. Everyone in the lineup had a hit except for Scott Manea, who still managed to score twice.

Chad Donato will be on the mound for game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 7, Beloit 2

W- Cody Deason (4-3)
L- Reid Birlingmair (2-4)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (6, solo in 5th), David Hensley (5, 2-run in 6th)

The Banditos kicked off the second half with a victory thanks to a huge night for Ross Adolph.

Adolph finished 4-5 and was a triple short of the cycle. He almost got the triple but was thrown out at third and so he had to settle for two doubles. Adolph, who was acquired from the Mets in the J.D. Davis deal back in January, homered and drove in four on Opening Day but he spent much of the first half mired in a slump. He's shown signs of righting the ship as he's gotten his average over the Mendoza Line and his OPS now stands at a respectable .782.

Carlos Machado put Quad Cities on the board with an RBI double in the 2nd inning. Adolph ripped an RBI double in the 3rd and he scored on Oscar Campos' groundout. He launched a solo homer in the 5th and David Hensley smacked a two-run homer in the 6th. Hensley and Jonathan Lacroix both finished with two hits and two runs scored.

Cody Deason threw six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits, walking two, and striking out four. Yeremi Ceballos went 2.1 innings and allowed a run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, a hit, walked four, and struck out four. Devin Conn got the last two outs of the inning and allowed a sac fly that resulted in one of Ceballos' runners scoring.

R.J. Freure goes up against Joe DeMers in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:30.

Tri-City 10, Aberdeen 7

W- Valente Bellozo (1-0)
L- Kevin Magee (0-1)

TC home runs: Joe Perez (1, 2-run in 2nd), C.J. Stubbs (1, solo in 2nd)

The ValleyCats avoided the sweep in a slugfest.

Joe Perez and C.J. Stubbs opened the scoring by hitting back-to-back home runs in the 2nd, their first home runs as pros. Tri-City loaded the bases to lead off the 4th and turned the situation into four runs as A.J. Lee got plunked and Preston Pavlica grounded out to bring in Matthew Barefoot. Stubbs scored on a wild pitch and Zach Biermann added a sac fly. They added three more in the 9th on a pair of RBI singles from Nathan Perry and Yefri Carrillo and an error that allowed Korey Lee to score.

Perez finished 3-4 on the evening, while Stubbs and the two Lees all had two hits.

Valente Bellozo allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout innings. Angel Macuare pitched three innings and allowed six runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on seven hits (2-run homer), walked two, and struck out two. He pitched in the 9th but failed to record an out. Michael Horrell took ownership of the 9th and he allowed a run of his own on a sac fly, a double that allowed one of Macuare's runners to score, and he got a strikeout to end the game.

Franny Cobos will start the opener of a three-game series against Vermont. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

DSL Rays1 5, DSL Astros 4

W- Jhoan Colina (1-1)
L- Fabricio Reina (0-1)
S- Argenis Liriano (2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Rays 1 got three in the 8th to take control; the Astros got one run back in the 9th to make it a one-run game but they couldn't get the tying run across.

Both teams scored two runs in the 1st inning; the Dominican 'Stros got theirs on Ricardo Toro's two-run single. Tomás Ramirez singled in the 4th and an error on the play allowed Andrés Monzón to score. Carlos Hurtado hit a sac fly in the 9th. He and Cristian Gonzalez both finished 2-4 on the afternoon.

Daniel Pacheco went four innings and allowed two unearned runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out one. Fabricio Reina was the first man out of the DSL Astros bullpen and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out three. Miguel Padilla walked one and struck out two in 1.1 innings.

These two teams will play again at the Rays' complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Corpus Christi Hooks: W 10-2 vs. Springfield

Cristian Javier: W (3-2, 5-2 season), 5 IP, 3 BB, 10 K

Seth Beer: 3-4, 2 HR (6, 15 season), 4 RBI, 2 R

George Springer: 2-4, 2 HR (2), 4 RBI in first rehab game

Ronnie Dawson: 2-4, 2B, solo HR (10), 3 R

Aníbal Sierra: 2-3, solo HR (2, 3 season), 2 R

José Urquidy, RHP, Round Rock

6 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 7 K

Nick Tanielu, IF, and Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-4, 2-R HR (10)
Ritchie: 2-3, solo HR (4)

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

Ross Adolph, OF, and David Hensley, IF, Quad Cities

Adolph: 4-5, 2 2B, solo HR (6), 2 RBI, 2 R

Hensley: 2-4, 2-R HR (5), 2 R

Cody Deason, RHP, Quad Cities

W (4-3), 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Jacob Meyers, OF, and Michael Papierski, C, Fayetteville

Meyers: 2-4, 2B, Grand Slam (5), 5 RBI, 2 R

Papierski: 2-4, solo HR (4), 3 RBI

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 10-3 @ Myrtle Beach

9 IP, 6 H (2-R HR allowed), 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 14 K

Luis Garcia: W (3-0, 7-0 season), 5.1 IP, 5 H (2-R HR allowed), 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 8 K

Jacob Billingsley: 2.2 IP, H, 4 K

Tanner Duncan: IP, 2 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Valente Bellozo, RHP, Tri-City

W (1-0), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K

C.J. Stubbs not pictured.

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Joe Perez, 3B, C.J. Stubbs, C/OF, and A.J. Lee, IF, Tri-City

Perez: 3-4, 2-R HR (1), 2 R

Stubbs: 2-3, solo HR (1), 2 R

Lee: 2-3, RBI, R, 2 SB (3)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 16, 2019

Happy Father's Day, everyone.

Round Rock 6, Tacoma 3

W- Corbin Martin (2-1)
L- Jon Niese (3-2)
S- Ryan Hartman (2)

RR home runs: Max Stassi (1, 2-run in 3rd)

A fast start powered the E-Train to the win.

Corbin Martin went five innings and allowed two runs on six hits, walked three, and struck out eight. Ryan Hartman took it home as he allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out eight over the final four innings.

Josh Rojas opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. Max Stassi launched a two-run homer in the 3rd and Kyle Tucker added another run in the inning by scoring on a wild pitch. In the 4th, Stassi added an RBI single to his ledger and Tucker hit a sac fly to bring in José Altuve. Tucker, Alex De Goti, and Taylor Jones all had two hits on the evening; both of Jones' hits were doubles. As for the rehabbers, Stassi finished 2-4 and Altuve singled and scored two runs.

Brandon Bielak gets the start in game three of this series. He'll take on Mike Wright at 7:05.

Springfield 8, Corpus Christi 6

W- Austin Warner (4-5)
L- Enoli Paredes (0-1, 3-2 season)
S- Kodi Whitley (2)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (11, solo in 8th)

The Hooks battled back to cut their deficit to one run, but the Cardinals got some late insurance runs to sweep Corpus out of the Ozarks.

Bryan de la Cruz tripled to lead off the afternoon and he scored the game's first run when Granden Goetzman smashed a double. Carlos Canelón hit a sac fly in the 2nd. The sac fly would be Corpus Christi's last scoring play until the 8th; meanwhile, Springfield jumped out to a 6-1 lead.

Abraham Toro led off the 8th with a homer. Two batters later, Colton Shaver ripped a double and he came around to score on Ronnie Dawson's base hit. Dawson advanced to second on Osvaldo Duarte's groundout and he came home on a single from Canelón. De La Cruz tripled to lead off the 9th and he scored on a Stephen Wrenn groundout to cut the new deficit to two runs. Unfortunately, they couldn't get any closer.

Enoli Paredes hit his first speed bump of the season as he allowed six runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on five hits, walked four, and struck out four in 3.1 innings. Carlos Sanabria got the final two outs of the 4th, but he couldn't extract Paredes from a bases-loaded predicament without incurring damage. He allowed a two-run single, walked two, struck out one, and also threw a wild pitch that resulted in a run for the Cardinals. Carson LaRue pitched the final four innings and he allowed a two-run homer, one of seven hits that he allowed during his stint on the mound, and struck out one.

The Hooks are back home and they'll begin a three-game series with Arkansas at 6:15. Brandon Bailey takes on Nabil Crismatt.

Potomac 15, Fayetteville 4

W- Aaron Fletcher (1-0)
L- César Rosado (2-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Manea (5, solo in 5th), Chandler Taylor (4, solo in 6th)

The Woodpeckers scored three in the bottom of the 6th to take a 4-3 lead... and then the Nationals ran roughshod all over their bullpen late.

Jojanse Torres turned in a bare minimum quality start on the mound, allowing six hits, walking four, and striking out three. As for the bullpen... some things are better left unsaid.

Both teams scored a run in the 5th; Fayetteville got theirs when Scott Manea launched a two-out solo homer in the bottom half. Chandler Taylor led off the 6th with a home run and Corey Julks ripped a two-run double later in the frame. Taylor finished 2-5 on the day.

Fayetteville is now on its All-Star break. The Carolina League All-Star Game will take place tomorrow in Frederick, Maryland. The Woodpeckers had seven players named to the Southern Division All-Star team: Enoli Paredes, Yohan Ramirez, Jake Adams, Seth Beer, Corey Julks, Jacob Meyers, and Colton Shaver. Paredes, Ramirez, Beer, and Shaver are all with Corpus Christi, so the Fayetteville contingent that's headed to Maryland is a bit smaller.

The Woodpeckers will return to action Thursday as they kick off the second half in Myrtle Beach.

Quad Cities 3, Wisconsin 2

W- José Alberto Rivera (2-3)
L- Anthony Bender (0-1)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (5, 2-run in 7th)

One swing of the bat swung this game in Quad Cities' favor.

Michael Wielansky went 2-2 and scored two of the Banditos' three runs on the afternoon. He scored his first run on an RBI triple from Trey Dawson in the 3rd and scored again in the 7th when Ross Adolph whacked a two-run home run that gave Quad Cities the lead. Adolph and César Salazar also finished with two hits on the day.

Felipe Tejada went five innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out four. Yeremi Ceballos walked two and struck out one in a scoreless 6th. Ceballos last appeared in a game on June 19, 2017, when he was still with the Dominican Summer League club. He did not play in 2018 due to injury. José Alberto Rivera shut things down by allowing two hits, walking two, and striking out eight over the final three innings of this game.

The 2019 Midwest League All-Star Game will take place tomorrow in South Bend, Indiana. The River Bandits had six players honored as Midwest League All-Stars: Jeremy Peña, Trey Dawson, Austin Hansen, Austin Dennis, César Salazar, and Matt Ruppenthal. Hansen will not be taking part as he is now in Fayetteville.

Quad Cities returns to action Thursday as they start their second half in Beloit.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

W (2-3), 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Ross Adolph, OF, Quad Cities

2-4, go-ahead 2-R HR (5) in 7th

Ryan Hartman, LHP, Round Rock

Save (2), 4 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 K

Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

2-5, solo HR (4)

Bryan de la Cruz's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Bryan de la Cruz, OF, and Carlos Canelón, C, Corpus Christi

De La Cruz: 3-4, 2B, 2 3B, 2 R

Canelón: 2-3, 2 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 13, 2019

Let's play two in Beloit!

Round Rock 10, Reno 8

W- Justin Ferrell (1-0, 2-2 season)
L- Matt Koch (1-3)

RR home runs: Nick Tanielu (9, 2-run in 6th), Taylor Jones (13, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train staved off a late comeback attempt from the Aces to escape with this game.

Round Rock took control of this game in the 2nd as Nick Tanielu hit a two-run single and Alex De Goti smacked a two-run triple. Chas McCormick added another run with a sac fly in the 4th and Tanielu struck again in the 6th as he whacked a two-run home run. Taylor Jones clubbed a two-run homer in the 7th. Oscar Campos got a chance to hit after subbing in for Max Stassi in the 8th and he ripped an RBI double. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; Tanielu (2-R HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) and Kyle Tucker (3B, 2 R, SB) had two.

Kent Emanuel allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out six in 4.1 innings of work. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two. Ronel Blanco got the last out of the 7th and the first out of the 8th, allowing a two-run homer and walking three. He issued two walks in the 7th; one came with the bases loaded and resulted in a run being charged to Ferrell. Reymin Guduan pitched the final 1.2 innings and he allowed three runs, an RBI double, walked four, and struck out one.

José Urquidy gets the start as Round Rock looks for the sweep. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Arkansas 2

W- Carlos Sanabria (4-1, 6-1 season)
L- Justin Dunn (4-3)
S- Bryan Abreu (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Travs scored twice in the opening inning. The Hooks pulled even in the 4th and got a couple more runs to come out on top.

Yohan Ramirez pitched four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out seven. The bullpen closed things out with five scoreless innings. Carlos Sanabria worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 5th, striking out one. Sanabria successfully bridged the gap to Bryan Abreu, who walked two and struck out four over the last four innings.

Abraham Toro walked and Seth Beer doubled to lead off the 4th inning. Granden Goetzman brought Toro in with a sac fly to put Corpus on the board. Beer, who advanced to third on the sac fly, came home on a single from Ramiro Rodríguez. Ronnie Dawson walked to lead off the 5th and two batters later, Toro joined him on the bases after drawing another walk. With Goetzman at the plate, they successfully pulled off a double steal and Dawson ended up scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Javier Bermúdez drew a walk to lead off the 7th; he proceeded to steal second and scored the final run of the evening on a sac fly from Toro. Rodríguez and Osvaldo Duarte both finished with two hits on the night.

Corpus will spend this Father's Day weekend in Springfield, Missouri, as they get set to start a three-game series with the Cardinals. Cristian Javier will start game one; first pitch is at 7:10.

Potomac 7, Fayetteville 1

W- Kyle Johnston (6-7)
L- Chad Donato (3-7)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The P-Nats scored five runs from the 5th to the 7th innings to run away with this game.

Miguelangel Sierra drove in the Woodpeckers' lone run by smacking an RBI ground-rule double in the 3rd inning. Chandler Taylor, who scored on Sierra's double, went 2-3 and both of his hits were doubles.

Chad Donato went 6.1 innings and he allowed six runs (five earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on eight hits (solo homer), walked three, and struck out three. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and the one hit he allowed was a three-run home run; two runs were charged to Donato. Duncan walked one and struck out three. Leovanny Rodríguez worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out two.

Austin Hansen will get the start in game two of this series. He'll take on Carson Teel at 7:00 Eastern.

Game 1: Beloit 2, Quad Cities 0

W- Rafael Kelly (1-0)
L- Cody Deason (3-3)
S- Eric Mariñez (10)

QC home runs: None.

The Snappers got a couple of solo shots in order to take the first game of the doubleheader.

Cody Deason pitched decently, but the aforementioned homers saddled him with the loss. In 5.2 innings, Deason allowed four hits (including the home runs), walked one, and struck out six. Joey Gonzalez got the final out of the 6th.

Wilyer Abreu, Ross Adolph, and Ruben Castro all singled. That was all for Quad Cities in game one in terms of offense.

Game 2: Quad Cities 8, Beloit 6

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (1-0, 1-2 season)
L- Reid Birlingmair (2-3)
S- Humberto Castellanos (4)

QC home runs: Ross Adolph (4, solo in 4th)

The Banditos earned the split as they erupted for six runs in the 3rd and then got a couple more runs to keep the Snappers at bay. Let's fast-forward to the 3rd. Quad Cities entered the inning trailing 4-0.

Orlando Marquez led off that huge 3rd with a double and he came in with Quad Cities' first run in game two on a single from Michael Wielansky. Ross Adolph drew a walk, but Wielansky was forced out at third. Adolph and Austin Dennis both advanced on another groundout, so they needed something to keep the inning alive. That something turned out to be a two-run single from Alex McKenna and suddenly the rally was back on. Ruben Castro walked, Freúdis Nova hit an RBI single to bring McKenna home, and David Hensley whacked a two-run double.

Adolph launched a home run to lead off the 4th and he scored the final run of the evening on a single from Jeremy Peña. McKenna, Nova, and Hensley all had two hits in game two.

R.J. Freure went 3.1 innings and allowed six runs (four earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on five hits, walked three, and struck out nine. Jonathan Bermúdez technically pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, but he inherited a bases-loaded situation from Freure and two runners scored. He allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five. Humberto Castellanos struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th to get the save.

The Banditos are back home for their final series before the Midwest League All-Star break. Wisconsin is in town for the weekend. Brett Daniels goes up against Adam Hill at 6:35.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Dodgers Bautista 1

W- Reimy Beltre (1-0)
L- Rafael Tua (1-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros won this game the old-fashioned way: by scoring in more innings than the Dodgers' Bautista team.

Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over six shutout innings. Reimy Beltre got the last three innings, allowing a run on a wild pitch, a single, walking three, and striking out five.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 6th. Andrés Monzón doubled and scored when Yohander Martinez grounded into a force out in the 7th, and Omar Díaz scored on an error in the 8th. Toro finished 2-3 on the day.

These two teams will go at it again at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jherson Pereira, RHP, DSL Astros: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: W (1-0), 3 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 5 K

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

5 IP, 3 BB, 5 K

Carlos Sanabria: W (4-1, 6-1 season), IP, BB, K

Bryan Abreu: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 BB, 4 K

Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock

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

Nick Tanielu, IF, and Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, Round Rock

Tanielu: 2-4, 2-R HR (9), 4 RBI, 2 R

Jones: 1-3, 2-R HR (13), 2 R

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Quad Cities River Bandits bullpen

3.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 K in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez: W (1-0, 1-2 season), 2.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K

Humberto Castellanos: Save (4), IP, 2 K

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

Ross Adolph, OF, and Alex McKenna, OF, Quad Cities

Adolph: 1-2, solo HR (4), 3 R, 2 BB, SB (7) in game two of doubleheader

McKenna: 2-4, 2 RBI, R in game two of doubleheader

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Round Rock was off

Akeem Bostick will start the first game of a new series with Reno at 7:05.

Arkansas 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Darren McCaughan (5-3)
L- Carson LaRue (1-3)
S- Wyatt Mills (3)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (4, 13 season; solo in 4th)

Carson LaRue went the distance... and had to take a loss.

LaRue allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. Seth Beer went 2-4 and his solo homer in the 4th represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play.

J.B. Bukauskas gets the start in game two of this series and he'll face Nabil Crismatt at 7:10.

Fayetteville 5, Myrtle Beach 1

W- Luis Garcia (2-0, 6-0 season)
L- Erick Leal (0-1)
S- Willy Collado (3)

Fayetteville home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (2, 5 season; grand slam in 1st)

The Woodpeckers only scored in one inning but it was enough to give them the victory.

Fayetteville parlayed a bases-loaded situation to lead off the 1st into their five runs. Jake Adams opened the scoring with a sac fly. Chandler Taylor drew a walk to re-load the bases and two batters later, Enmanuel Valdez launched a grand slam. Michael Papierski went 2-3 and was the only person on either side to finish with a multi-hit game.

Luis Garcia started things off in dominant fashion, allowing just one hit, walking one, and striking out six in five shutout innings of work. Jojanse Torres was the first man out of the Woodpeckers bullpen and he allowed an unearned run thanks to an error; he also allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out five in three innings.

Leovanny Rodríguez got the first out of the 9th with a strikeout, but he also walked the bases loaded and Willy Collado was summoned to try and extricate him from this predicament. Collado did so successfully as he struck out both Pelicans he faced to secure the win.

The Woodpeckers are looking for the sweep. Brett Conine will take on Alex Lange at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 10, Beloit 9

W- Felipe Tejada (2-0)
L- Chase Cohen (4-6)

QC home runs: None.

Against all odds brought by the horrible hand that Mother Nature dealt us, your Quad Cities River Bandits are FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS 💪🏻🔥 #QuadGoals pic.twitter.com/rWIrEAAUsW

— Quad Cities River Bandits (@QCRiverBandits) June 12, 2019

The Banditos basically spent the entire first half of their schedule on the road due to the persistent threat of flooding in the Quad Cities, which rendered Modern Woodmen Park virtually inaccessible. Nevertheless, they found a way to win baseball games. This one got a bit too close for comfort but they managed to hang on.

Everyone in the lineup recorded at least one hit and the Banditos pounded out 20 on the evening. Lotta pepper, though... 17 singles and three doubles. Wilyer Abreu, after going 0-17 to start the season, went 4-5 tonight. He's 6-9 in his last two games so he raised his average from .000 all the way up to .231.

José Alberto Rivera pitched three innings and allowed four runs on seven hits, walked three, and struck out one. Felipe Tejada was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he went four innings, allowing two runs on two hits, walking two, and striking out three. Riley Cabral got the last two innings and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Cody Deason gets the start in game two of this series. He'll go against Reid Birlingmair at 6:30.

DSL Red Sox1 9, DSL Astros 1

W- Beiker Piñeda (1-0)
L- Misael Tamarez (0-2)
S- Carlos Velez (1)

DSL home runs: None.

Both teams scored in the first and then the Sox used a couple of big innings to bury the Dominican 'Stros.

Misael Tamarez went 3.1 innings and allowed four runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits, walked three, and struck out seven. Edinson Batista went three innings and allowed five runs (two inherited runners charged to him) on four hits, walked one, and struck out four. Cristofer Mezquita got the last two outs of the 7th but also allowed two singles, one of which resulted in two runs being charged to Batista. Luis Vega threw two scoreless in his pro debut, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out three.

Miguel Palma's sac fly in the 1st was the DSL Astros' only scoring play of the day. Yohander Martinez went 2-3.

These two teams will play again at the Red Sox complex at 11:30 AM Atlantic.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Vega, RHP, DSL Astros: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

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

Ross Adolph, OF, Jeremy Peña, SS, and Ruben Castro, C, Quad Cities

Adolph: 2-4, RBI, 3 R

Peña: 2-3, 2 RBI, R

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

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

L (1-3), CG (8 IP), 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 5 K

Seth Beer, 1B/OF, Corpus Christi

2-4, solo HR (4, 13 season)

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Fayetteville

1-3, Grand Slam (2, 5 season)

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-1 vs. Myrtle Beach

9 IP, 3 H, unearned run, 8 BB, 14 K

Luis Garcia: W (2-0, 6-0 season), 5 IP, H, BB, 6 K

Jojanse Torres: 3 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 5 K

Leovanny Rodríguez: 0.1 IP, 3 BB, K

Willy Collado: Save (3), 0.2 IP, 2 K