Astros Farm Report: 9-9

A very abbreviated farm report today as two teams head to their respective League Championship Finals ...

ROSTER MOVES/TRANSACTIONS

Here are the latest roster moves. An ongoing list of all of the 2019 season transactions and roster moves can be found here.

9-7: SS/2B Anibal Sierra assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-7: RHP Bryan Abreu recalled to Houston
9-7: RHP Colin McKee assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-5: LHP Reymin Guduan released
9-5: OF/SS Myles Straw recalled to Houston
9-5: IF Osvaldo Duarte assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: RHP Bryan Abreu assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: RHP Forrest Whitley assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-4: OF Ramiro Rodriguez (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
9-4: IF Michael Wielansky (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
9-4: 1B Zach Biermann assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
9-4: SS AJ Lee assigned to Tri-City from Quad Cities
9-4: RHP Jairo Lopez assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
9-3: LHP Reymin Guduan activated from the restricted list and designated for assignment
9-3: RHP Francis Martes assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
9-2: LHP Cionel Perez recalled to Houston
9-2: C Garrett Stubbs recalled to Houston
9-2: OF Kyle Tucker recalled to Houston
9-2: OF Granden Goetzman (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
9-2: OF Stephen Wrenn assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
9-2: 2B/3B Enmanuel Valdez (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
9-2: RHP Francis Martes (Round Rock) activated from the IL
9-2: RHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Fayetteville from Tri-City
9-2: LHP Juan Pablo Lopez assigned to Quad Cities from Tri-City
9-1: RHP Francis Martes (Round Rock) sent to Quad Cities on a rehab assignment

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS PREVIEW

AAA ROUND ROCK - LCS starts Tuesday 9-10

The Round Rock Express won out over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday three games to two to take the Pacific Coast League American Conference title and will advance to the best-of-five League Championship Series which starts on Tuesday. They will face the Sacramento River Cats in Sacramento for two games (Tuesday and Wednesday) before returning to Round Rock on Friday for three games over the weekend (if all are necessary).

Sacramento (73-67 in the regular season) won out over the Las Vegas Aviators three games to two, clinching the PCL Pacific Conference title on Sunday. Round Rock (84-56 in the regular season) has only played Sacramento four times this season. In early August, Round Rock won the series three games to one.

The winner of the Pacific Coast League LCS will face the International League Champions in a one game winner-take-all AAA Championship game which will take place on Tuesday, September 17th in Memphis.

HIGH A FAYETTEVILLE WOODPECKERS - LCS starts Tuesday 9-10

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers bested the Down East Wood Ducks three games to two to win the Carolina League Southern Division title on Sunday, earning them a ticket to the Carolina League Championship Series. They will head to Wilmington Tuesday and Wednesday to face the Blue Rocks in a best-of-five LCS. (The Blue Rocks won the Carolina League Northern Division in dramatic fashion on Sunday, coming back to win the final three games after digging an 0-2 hole vs. the Salem Red Sox to start the series.) The LCS will return to Fayetteville on Thursday and will continue on Friday and Saturday if those games are necessary.

Wilmington (82-56 in the regular season) owns the regular season series again Fayetteville (72-67 in the regular season), having won eight of 14 against the Woodpeckers; however, the two teams are tied 3-3 in their final two matchups during the season and Fayetteville has the better record over the second half of the season.

LOW A QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS - Eliminated in the Quarterfinals

The Banditos unfortunately did not survive the quarterfinals, succumbing to the Cedar Rapids two games to one in that best-of-three series.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, August 20, and Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Round Rock


Tuesday: L 5-3 @ Memphis

The Redbirds got three in the 3rd and kept the E-Train at bay. Taylor Jones finished 3-5 with an RBI single while Myles Straw, Abraham Toro, and Drew Ferguson all finished 2-4. José Urquidy was tagged with the loss as he allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out four in five innings.

Wednesday: L 5-4 @ Memphis

Well, that was annoying. Memphis scored four in the 8th to turn the tables in their favor. Ferguson (15) and Toro (17) launched back-to-back solo homers in the 6th and Alex De Goti clubbed a two-run home run in the 7th. For Toro, that was his first Triple-A home run.

Kent Emanuel allowed five runs on eight hits (two-run homer) and struck out three in 7.2 innings.

The Express and Redbirds will wrap up their series at 7:05 as Ryan Hartman takes on Chris Ellis.

Corpus Christi

Tuesday: W 4-3 @ Arkansas

The Hooks only scored in one inning but it turned out to be enough for them to get the victory. All four of their runs on Tuesday came in the 4th: Jonathan Arauz scored when Ronnie Dawson grounded into a force out and then Stephen Wrenn smacked a two-run triple and he wound up scoring himself thanks to an error. Jacob Meyers and Chuckie Robinson had two hits apiece; Robinson also walked twice and stole a base.

Brett Conine won his first Texas League start as he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out seven in six innings of work. Andre Scrubb allowed a hit and struck out two over the final two innings to earn the save.

Wednesday: L 6-3 @ Arkansas

The Travs seized control of this one with four runs in the 5th inning. Bryan de la Cruz homered and also hit a sac fly; he now has seven home runs on the year. Osvaldo Duarte drove in Corpus Christi's first run with a groundout in the 5th. Enoli Paredes walked one and struck out four in three innings of relief.

Forrest Whitley will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:10.

Fayetteville

Tuesday: L 5-2 @ Down East

The Wood Ducks broke a 2-2 tie with three in the 8th. Ross Adolph had an RBI single and Chandler Taylor drove in the other Fayetteville run with a groundout. Luis Garcia allowed two runs on three hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked three, and struck out seven in four innings.

Wednesday: W 7-0 @ Down East

Taylor launched a three-run homer, his 11th of the season. The Woodpeckers loaded the bases in the 5th and got three runs out of it as Corey Julks walked in a run and Scott Manea added a two-run single. Adolph tacked on the extra point... I mean, run, with a groundout in the 9th.

Shawn Dubin walked one and struck out five over five no-hit innings and Nivaldo Rodriguez completed the shutout as he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five.

Cody Deason goes up against Alex Eubanks in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities

Tuesday: W 9-3 vs. Cedar Rapids

The Banditos stormed out to a 9-0 lead and although the Kernels cut into it a little, the cushion proved to be comfortable enough. Austin Dennis drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the 5th and then cleared the bases with a double in the 6th. Zach Biermann went 2-4 with a two-run single in the 5th. Freúdis Nova finished 4-4 and scored twice. Wilyer Abreu had two hits and also scored twice. Dennis and Grae Kessinger stole two bases apiece; Kessinger now has six stolen bases, while Dennis has 21 on the season.

Matt Ruppenthal turned in a fine outing as he allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out five over seven shutout frames.

Wednesday: L 2-0 @ Peoria

Quad Cities was kept off the board to open a new series. José Alberto Rivera and R.J. Freure threw four innings apiece. Rivera allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, walked one, and struck out seven and Freure allowed a hit, walked one, and fanned six in a scoreless outing.

Valente Bellozo will make his first start for the Banditos at 6:35.

New York-Penn League All-Star Game

The Blue team, of which Tri-City's representatives were a part of, topped the Red team 7-4. Nate Perry homered and was named the game's MVP. Juan Paulino grounded into a force out and also drew a walk, and Peyton Battenfield struck out one in a 1-2-3 7th.

Tri-City returns to action at 7:00 Eastern as they kick off a series with Hudson Valley. Angel Macuare will start game one.

GCL Astros

Tuesday: L 11-2 vs. GCL Mets

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored the first two runs of the game... and then they proceeded to get outscored 11-0 over the last seven innings. Yorbin Ceuta hit an RBI double in the 1st and José Álvarez hit an RBI single in the 2nd. Franny Cobos, the final pitcher to appear for the GCLStros on Tuesday, allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out one over two scoreless innings.

Wednesday: W 15-9 @ GCL Cardinals

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored 15 runs and they didn't need any home runs to do it. Six players in the lineup had two hits; Álvarez drove in four while Franklin Pinto drove in two and scored five runs. Sean Mendoza also had two RBI. Colin Barber went 0-4 but he still managed to score twice.

Francis Martes made his 2019 debut and he allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out two in the 1st.

DSL Astros

Tuesday: W 4-2 @ DSL Dodgers Bautista

Daniel Bello went five innings and allowed two unearned runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six. Jeremy Molero walked six in his three innings, but he didn't allow a run and also struck out eight. Yohander Martinez went 2-3 with an RBI single.

Wednesday: W 5-2 @ DSL Marlins

Bryan Martinez allowed five hits and struck out four over five shutout innings. Yohander Martinez turned in another multi-hit game as he went 2-4 with another RBI single. Carlos Hurtado finished 3-5 and also had an RBI single.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for August 16-18, 2019

Let's take a look at the weekend that was in the Houston Astros minor league system.

Round Rock

Friday: W 13-3 vs. Oklahoma City

The E-Train rumbled to the win on Friday on the strength of five home runs. Jack Mayfield hit three of them and all of his were two-run homers. He now has 24 home runs on the year. Alex De Goti (14) and Taylor Jones (20) also homered for Round Rock.

Ryan Hartman was the beneficiary of the generous run support and he turned in a solid outing himself, allowing two runs on five hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out six in six innings of work.

Saturday: W 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City

Mayfield (25) and Nick Tanielu (15) homered for Round Rock early on and those two solo shots held up in the end. Brandon Bielak allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out nine in six innings of work. Dean Deetz struck out four over two perfect innings and Riley Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th to complete the shutout.

Sunday: L 14-11 vs. Oklahoma City

Oh boy, here we go again. Felipe Paulino was the only Round Rock pitcher to turn in a scoreless outing; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 1.1 innings.

Lorenzo Quintana went 3-5 and all of his hits resulted in runs. He smacked two RBI doubles and launched a solo homer, his 15th of the season.

Corpus Christi

Friday: L 8-0 vs. Midland

No comment.

Saturday: W 3-2 vs. Midland

The Hooks struck out a franchise-record 19 batters in this one. Bryan Abreu allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in 4.1 innings. Cristian Javier tagged in for four innings and he also allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out ten. Andre Scrubb got the final two outs of the game, walking one and striking out one. Javier has now allowed a mere 46 hits in 102.2 innings this season.

Jonathan Arauz smacked an RBI triple in the 1st and he wound up scoring on Bryan de la Cruz's sac fly. J.J. Matijevic ripped an RBI double in the 8th to break a 2-2 tie.

Sunday: L 7-6 (10 innings) vs. Midland

Corpus erased a 5-0 deficit... only to see the RockHounds score in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to snatch this game right back.

De La Cruz finished 3-6 and put the Hooks in front with a solo shot in the 8th inning. He now has six home runs on the year. Both of Jake Adams' hits in this game were doubles; one of them drove in a run. Chad Donato pitched decently in his 4.2 innings despite giving up the two late runs; he allowed three hits and struck out seven.

Fayetteville

Friday: W 5-2 @ Frederick

Chandler Taylor went deep for the Woodpeckers, giving him ten homers on the year. He also added an RBI single in a three-run 7th that gave Fayetteville the lead for good. David Hensley and Ruben Castro both finished 2-3 out of the bottom two spots in the order.

Cody Deason allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out six in six innings and Austin Hansen finished it off by allowing three hits, walking three, and striking out three in the final three innings.

Saturday: W 9-4 @ Frederick

Fayetteville put up a touchdown in the opening inning and Frederick could only respond with a field goal. All of Fayetteville's runs in this game scored via the home run.

Corey Julks got things started with a three-run homer in the 1st and then Enmanuel Valdez clubbed a grand slam. Scott Manea whacked two solo homers. Manea now has 11 homers this year, while Julks sent out his fourth of the season and Valdez his eighth. Jeremy Peña and Ross Adolph both finished 3-5.

Jojanse Torres allowed two hits and struck out seven over 4.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win. He's now 10-0 on the season.

Sunday: L 5-3 @ Frederick

The Woodpeckers got out to a quick start... but were kept off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Miguelangel Sierra's bases-clearing double in the 1st represented their only scoring play on Sunday. Riley Cabral struck out three over 2.2 perfect frames.

Quad Cities

Friday: L 8-3 vs. Beloit

The Snappers jumped out to an 8-1 lead and left the Banditos in the dust. Austin Dennis scored two of Quad Cities' three runs in this one. Ramiro Rodriguez went 3-4 with a triple.

Saturday: W 4-1 vs. Cedar Rapids

C.J. Stubbs broke a 1-1 tie by launching his first Midwest League homer, a three-run blast in the 5th inning. The younger Stubbs now has six home runs as a pro. José Bravo allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in five innings. In his Quad Cities debut, Valente Bellozo allowed two hits and struck out five over the final four innings.

Sunday: W 5-4 vs. Cedar Rapids

The Banditos withstood a charge from the Kernels to escape with the win. The catchers had a nice day at the plate: Alex Holderbach finished 2-3 and whacked a solo homer, his 6th of the season. Oscar Campos also finished with two hits; one of them was an RBI single that came in a three-run 5th inning. One batter later, Stubbs, who also had two hits on the day, ripped a two-run double. Brett Daniels got the win as he allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out nine in seven innings.

Tri-City

Friday: Game vs. Aberdeen canceled

As this was the final regular-season meeting between the ValleyCats and Ironbirds, this game will not be made up.

Saturday: L 2-1 @ Brooklyn

This game was actually suspended due to fog and was completed on Sunday. Juan Pablo Lopez allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out five over five shutout frames. Luis Santana scored the lone Tri-City run on a double play in the 6th. Korey Lee finished 3-4.

Sunday: L 5-3 (8 innings) @ Brooklyn

The ValleyCats managed to tie the game in the 6th... only to walk off with the loss on Sunday. Luis Santana hit an RBI single in the 5th. Luis Guerrero drove in a run with a groundout in the 6th and Joe Perez scored on a wild pitch. Hunter Brown allowed a run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out three in two innings.

GCL Astros

Friday: W 5-4 vs. GCL Cardinals

Cionel Pérez struck out the side in each of his two innings and also allowed a run on three hits. Jayson Schroeder allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three over three scoreless innings to get the win.

Rolando Espinosa smacked a two-run triple.

Sunday: W 5-2 @ GCL Marlins

Colin Barber finished 2-4 with a triple, stole a base, and scored a run. Julio Robaina got the win as he allowed just one hit and struck out six over five scoreless innings of relief. Heitor Tokar finished things off by striking out three in two perfect innings.

DSL Astros

Friday: W 8-4 vs. DSL Red Sox 1

The Dominican 'Stros got a pair of four-run innings on Friday and got the win. Ayendy Ortiz ripped a two-run double in the 1st and added an RBI single in the 5th. Ortiz and Sebastian Grullón both finished with two hits apiece. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in 2.1 innings to earn the save.

Saturday: W 6-5 @ DSL Red Sox 1

Roilan Machandy hit a two-run single in the 7th and stole two bases. He has 14 stolen bases in his first 21 games as a pro. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 with an RBI single and also stole home. Danny Subero pitched 4.2 innings in relief and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked two, and struck out two.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, August 9, and Saturday, August 10, 2019

Round Rock

The Express wrapped up a ridiculous series in El Paso on Friday before heading up I-10 and I-25 to start a series in Albuquerque on Saturday.

On Friday, the Chihuahuas scored ten runs in the bottom of the 9th and capped off the comeback with a walk-off grand slam as they won 15-12. Both teams scored in double digits in every game of this series. Myles Straw went 3-6 with an RBI single and a two-run double. Abraham Toro also had three hits; he had an RBI single and also ripped an RBI double.

Round Rock kicked off their series with Albuquerque on Saturday and... it didn't go well. The Isotopes scored four in the opening inning and poured it on early as they sauntered to a 13-3 victory. Lorenzo Quintana finished 2-4 with a solo homer, his 14th home run of the season. Alex De Goti threw 1.2 scoreless innings and issued a walk.

Rogelio Armenteros takes on Antonio Senzatela in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:05 Mountain.

Corpus Christi

The last couple of days have been a bit tough for the Hooks as they dropped two games in Midland.

On Friday, they walked off with a 3-2 loss in ten innings. Jacob Meyers hit an RBI single in the 8th and Bryan de la Cruz grounded into a force out that allowed Chuckie Robinson to score in the 10th. Tyler Ivey turned in a fine start as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven in six innings of work. Enoli Paredes tagged in for three innings and he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing.

The Hooks were held in check on Saturday in a 4-1 loss. Aníbal Sierra's RBI single in the 3rd was their only scoring play. Forrest Whitley was all over the place in his 3.2 innings as he allowed three runs on two hits, walked five, hit two batters, and struck out five. Erasmo Pinales walked two and struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.

Bryan Abreu will take on James Naile in the series finale as the Hooks look to avoid a sweep. First pitch is at 2:00.

Fayetteville

Fayetteville took the first two games of their series in Winston-Salem.

They won Friday's opener by a final of 6-2. Miguelangel Sierra smacked a three-run homer to give the Woodpeckers the lead and Cal Stevenson added some insurance when he ripped a two-run double in the 9th inning. Sierra now has 11 home runs on the season. Shawn Dubin allowed two runs on seven hits, walked two, and struck out eight in five innings of work. The bullpen finished it off with four scoreless. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit and struck out one in the 6th to bridge the gap to Nivaldo Rodriguez, who walked two and fanned four in the final three innings.

The Woodpeckers staved off a comeback attempt to escape with a 5-4 win on Saturday. Enmanuel Valdez went 3-4 with an RBI single. Michael Papierski, Corey Julks, and Ruben Castro all finished with two hits. Cody Deason allowed a run on five hits and struck out four in five innings of work.

Fayetteville looks for a sweep at 2:00 Eastern as Jojanse Torres takes the mound.

Quad Cities

The Banditos were foiled in their bid to sweep Clinton out of Modern Woodmen Park on Friday but they rebounded to bash Wisconsin in the first game of their series on Saturday.

Clinton and Quad Cities both finished with nine hits on Friday but the LumberKings had more in the column that matters most, so they came out with a 4-2 win. Trey Dawson went 3-4 with a couple of doubles and an RBI single. Alex McKenna ripped an RBI double in the 7th. Garrett Gayle struck out three over two perfect innings.

Quad Cities traveled to Wisconsin on Saturday and they opened up this series with an 8-0 win. Abdiel Saldaña allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out seven over five shutout innings and R.J. Freure completed the shutout by walking one and striking out six over the final four innings. Zach Biermann whacked his first homer in the Midwest League when he sent one out for two runs in the 2nd inning. Wilyer Abreu finished 3-4 and a home run shy of the cycle. Freúdis Nova went 2-5 with a two-run single and scored twice.

Brett Daniels faces Scott Sunitsch in game two of this series. First pitch is at 1:05.

Tri-City

The ValleyCats were swept out of Hudson Valley. Absolutely no fun was had by anyone; they were outscored 33-6 in the four games. No further comment, but Nate Perry did hit a two-run homer in the 1st inning of Saturday's game, which the ValleyCats lost 13-3. Perry now has seven home runs on the season.

Tri-City will now start a three-game series in Connecticut. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.

GCL Astros

The Palm Beach 'Stros were knocked around by their complex mates, the Nationals, by a final of 8-2 on Friday. They rebounded on Saturday to beat the Mets 8-6. Rainier Rivas, one of the outfielders that the Astros acquired from the Angels at the trade deadline for Max Stassi, made his debut in Saturday's contest and went 2-4 with an RBI single in a six-run 3rd inning.

DSL Astros

The Dominican 'Stros were shut out by the Rays 1 7-0 on Friday but returned the favor with a 7-2 win on Saturday. Cristian Gonzalez went 2-4 and scored twice. Jaime Melendez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in two innings. Jherson Pereira got the save on Saturday by throwing three scoreless, walking one and striking out one.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Happy Blogiversary!

Tri-City sweep!

Round Rock 20, El Paso 12

W- Brendan McCurry (3-1)
L- Robbie Erlin (0-1)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker 2 (30; 2-run in 1st, 2-run in 6th), Alex De Goti 2 (13; solo in 2nd, 3-run in 5th)

32 runs, 38 hits, eight home runs... just another night in Triple-A.

Everyone in Round Rock's lineup recorded at least one hit. Alex De Goti hit for the cycle; he and Kyle Tucker launched two home runs. The E-Train scored in every inning.

José Urquidy didn't have much fun on the mound but fortunately, the offense and the bullpen picked him up. Brendan McCurry was the first man out of the Express bullpen and he walked three and struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings. Brad Peacock threw a 1-2-3 7th inning and Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a solo homer and struck out three over the final two innings.

Kent Emanuel will take on Jerry Keel in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Mountain.

Frisco 5, Corpus Christi 2

W- Tyler Phillips (5-8)
L- Brett Adcock (1-8)
S- DeMarcus Evans (4)

CC home runs: Osvaldo Duarte (12, solo in 1st)

The Hooks were held to just two hits as they dropped this series in the Metroplex.

Osvaldo Duarte scored both of Corpus Christi's runs in this game; he whacked a solo homer in the 1st and scored on an error that allowed Colton Shaver to reach in the 6th inning.

Brett Adcock went 1.2 innings and allowed five runs on four hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out three. Carlos Sanabria was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he struck out four in 2.1 innings; one of his strikeout victims struck out on a ball in the dirt and managed to reach base safely. Colin McKee and Andre Scrubb pitched two scoreless innings apiece; McKee walked two and struck out two and Scrubb walked one and struck out three.

Brandon Bailey gets the start for Corpus in the opener of a four-game series in Midland. He'll face Kyle Friedrichs at 7:00.

Fayetteville 13, Wilmington 5

W- Luis Garcia (8-4)
L- Jonathan Bowlan (5-3)

Fayetteville home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (10, 2-run in 2nd)

The Woodpeckers blew this game wide open with nine runs in the 8th. Wilmington responded with three runs in the 9th but the 11-run cushion proved to be comfortable enough.

Luis Garcia turned in a fine outing as he allowed just two hits, walked three, and struck out ten over six shutout innings; the ten punchouts tie a career-high. Joey Gonzalez went two innings and he allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out three. Riley Cabral got the 9th and allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run homer, walked one, and struck out the side.

Miguelangel Sierra opened the scoring in the 2nd by whacking a two-run homer. Fayetteville got two more in the 3rd on a pair of RBI singles from Michael Papierski and Scott Manea. The real fun began in the 8th.

Cal Stevenson and Papierski walked to lead off the inning and then Fayetteville got three consecutive RBI singles from Ross Adolph, Chandler Taylor, and Manea. Sierra added an RBI double to his ledger and then David Hensley and Scott Schreiber followed with RBI singles. Hensley and Schreiber both advanced on a passed ball and Stevenson drew another walk to load the bases for Papierski, who hit an RBI single. Schreiber scored when Adolph beat a double play attempt and Stevenson capped off the inning by scoring on a wild pitch.

Stevenson was the only player in the Woodpeckers' lineup to go hitless, but he did score twice in the 8th. In fact, everyone in the lineup scored a run. Manea finished 3-4 on the night while Sierra and Schreiber both finished 2-4 with two runs scored.

J.P. France will go up against Kris Bubic in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Clinton 3

W- Luis de Paula (1-1)
L- Josh Roberson (1-3)
S- Lupe Chavez (2)

QC home runs: Wilyer Abreu (2, 3-run in 2nd)

The Banditos, doing business as the Quad Cities Treasure Hunters on Tuesday, staved off a comeback attempt from the LumberKings to take the opener of this series.

Wilyer Abreu launched a three-run homer in the 2nd to open the scoring and Oscar Campos ripped an RBI double in the 4th. Campos finished 2-3 on the night.

Felipe Tejada walked one and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Luis de Paula was the first man out of the Quad Cities bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two scoreless innings. Lupe Chavez got the last four innings and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out six.

The Banditos and LumberKings will continue their series at 6:35 as Jonathan Bermúdez takes on Remey Reed.

Tri-City 3, Lowell 2

W- Shea Barry (2-1)
L- Kris Jackson (2-3)

TC home runs: None.

The Spinners scored twice in the 8th to take the lead... only for the ValleyCats to walk off with the win in the bottom of the 9th. That's now six straight victories for Tri-City.

Peyton Battenfield and Derek West started things off with three scoreless innings apiece. Battenfield allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out three; West also allowed a hit and walked one and also struck out five. Hunter Brown tagged in for two innings and he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three. Shea Barry allowed a hit in a scoreless 9th.

Yeuris Ramirez reached on an error in the 7th which allowed C.J. Stubbs to score the game's first run. Nate Perry drew a walk with one out in the 9th and Juan Ramirez came on to pinch-run for him. Juan advanced to second on a wild pitch and Stubbs joined him on the bases after drawing a walk. Luis Santana grounded into a force out and just narrowly beat a game-ending double play. Yeuris tied the game with an RBI single and Santana scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

Tri-City will now start a new series with Hudson Valley and they'll kick it off with a doubleheader starting at 5:05 Eastern. This is to make up a game that was originally scheduled for July 6.

DSL Royals1 6, DSL Astros 0

W- Dario Peralta (2-2)
L- Danny Subero (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

Tough afternoon for the Dominican 'Stros as the Royals put the clamps on them.

The only hits they mustered up were singles from Omar Díaz, Ricardo Balogh, and Ayendy Ortiz.

Danny Subero pitched 1.1 innings and allowed three runs on three hits, walked four, and struck out one. Luis Vega was the first man out of the DSLStros' bullpen and he allowed a hit and struck out three over 2.1 scoreless innings. Miguel Padilla allowed an RBI triple, walked two, and struck out one in 1.1 innings. Fabricio Reina got the last four innings and he allowed two unearned runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out one.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

Round Rock Express: W 20-12 @ El Paso

20 R, 23 H, E

Bullpen: 4.1 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 3 BB, 5 K

The Express scored in all nine innings of Tuesday's game.

Kyle Tucker: 3-4, 2 HR (30), 5 RBI, 4 R

Alex De Goti: 5-6, 2 HR (13), 6 RBI, 3 R; hit for the cycle

Nick Tanielu: 3-6, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R

Drew Ferguson: 3-5, 3B, 4 R

Brendan McCurry: W (3-1), 1.1 IP, 3 BB, 2 K

Brad Peacock: IP; one groundball out, two fly ball outs

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 3 K

Luis Garcia, RHP, Fayetteville

6 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 10 K

Scott Manea, C, and Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Fayetteville

Manea: 3-4, 2 RBI, R

Sierra: 2-4, 2B, 2-R HR (10), 3 RBI, 2 R

Peyton Battenfield, RHP, and Derek West, RHP, Tri-City

Battenfield: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K

West: 3 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Andre Scrubb's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

6.1 IP, 3 BB, 9 K

Carlos Sanabria: 2.1 IP, 4 K

Colin McKee: 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K

Andre Scrubb: 2 IP, BB, 3 K

Felipe Tejada, RHP, and Luis de Paula, RHP, Quad Cities

Tejada: 3 IP, BB, 3 K

De Paula: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 27, 2019

The Astros aren't just facing the Cardinals at the Major League level...

Round Rock 10, Iowa 2

W- Brandon Bielak (8-3)
L- Alec Mills (6-3)

RR home runs: Kyle Tucker (26, grand slam in 7th), Chas McCormick (11, 2-run in 9th)

Round Rock took the lead with three in the 3rd and then tacked on seven runs over the final three innings to turn this one into a laugher.

Brandon Bielak shook off two 1st-inning runs to turn in a solid outing. In seven innings, Bielak allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out seven. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out four over the final two innings.

Josh Rojas put Round Rock on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield followed that up with a two-run double. Kyle Tucker blew this one open with a grand slam in the 7th. Nick Tanielu scored on a wild pitch in the 8th and Chas McCormick launched a two-run homer in the 9th to cap off the evening. Rojas (RBI, 2 R, SB) and Tanielu (2B, 2 R) both finished with three hits on the night, while Mayfield went 2-4.

Rogelio Armenteros gets the start as the E-Train looks for a sweep. First pitch is at 1:08.

Springfield 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Johan Oviedo (5-4)
L- Nick Hernandez (0-2)
S- Bryan Dobzanski (2)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (13, solo in 2nd)

The Hooks outhit the Cardinals 6-3 in this one but lost out in the column that matters most.

Lorenzo Quintana's solo blast in the 2nd inning represented Corpus Christi's only scoring play. Abraham Toro finished 2-4 with a double.

Yohan Ramirez threw six innings and allowed a run on a wild pitch, a single, walked one, and struck out eight. Nick Hernandez got the 7th and got two outs via strikeout, but he also walked two and allowed a go-ahead solo homer. Carlos Sanabria pitched 1.1 innings and allowed a run on a sac fly, a hit, walked four, and struck out three.

Chad Donato gets the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:10.

Fayetteville 4, Carolina 2

W- Joey Gonzalez (4-2)
L- J.T. Hintzen (0-1)
S- César Rosado (5)

Fayetteville home runs: Enmanuel Valdez (7, solo in 7th), Chandler Taylor (6, solo in 8th)

A couple of homers swung the momentum of this game in the Woodpeckers' favor.

Shawn Dubin went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out nine. Joey Gonzalez allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one over three scoreless innings and César Rosado allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out the side in the 9th.

Fayetteville got on the board in the 5th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Jeremy Peña and Jonathan Arauz. Enmanuel Valdez smacked a solo homer in the 7th to put them in front and Chandler Taylor sent one out in the 8th for an insurance run. Peña went 3-4 on the night, while Arauz, Ross Adolph, and Valdez (solo HR, 2 R) all had two on the evening.

Austin Hansen takes on Matt Hardy in the series finale. The Woodpeckers are looking for a sweep; first pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 11, Beloit 4

W- Felipe Tejada (6-0)
L- Aiden McIntyre (2-8)

QC home runs: Alex Holderbach (4, 2-run in 6th)

With Jayne in attendance, the Banditos poured it on the Snappers to start this new series. They scored in each of the first seven innings and added in a couple of three-run innings in the 3rd and the 6th.

Lupe Chavez threw four innings and allowed four runs on six hits, walked three, and struck out three. Felipe Tejada shut it down by allowing three hits, walking two, and tying his career-high with nine strikeouts over five scoreless.

Ramiro Rodriguez hit a one-out single in the 1st; he proceeded to steal his way to third and scored the first run of the night on the errant throw to third. Trey Dawson hit an RBI single in the 2nd. César Salazar ripped a two-run triple in the 3rd and scored on a sac fly from Alex Holderbach. Dawson scored on a wild pitch in the 4th and Michael Wielansky lashed an RBI double in the 5th. Oscar Campos hit an RBI single in the 6th and he wound up scoring when Holderbach whacked a homer. Grae Kessinger capped off the night with a sac fly in the 7th.

Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit. Wielansky led the way by going 3-6 with a couple of doubles. Rodriguez (3B, 3 R, 2 SB), Holderbach (2-R HR, 3 RBI), and Dawson (RBI, R, SB) all finished with two hits in this game. Rodriguez's two steals give him 12 on the year.

Quad Cities and Beloit will play two today with game one starting at 2:00. José Alberto Rivera and Jonathan Bermúdez will go up against Rafael Kelly and Richard Guasch.

Connecticut 9, Tri-City 2

W- Marco Jimenez (2-1)
L- Hunter Brown (0-1)

TC home runs: C.J. Stubbs (4, solo in 5th), A.J. Lee (3, solo in 5th)

The Tigers took control of this one early.

Tri-City's only two runs of the evening came on back-to-back solo homers from C.J. Stubbs and A.J. Lee in the 5th. Stubbs and Korey Lee both finished 2-4.

Hunter Brown pitched two innings; he also pitched in the 3rd but failed to record an out. Brown allowed five runs (three inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked four, and struck out three. Derek West took ownership of the 3rd and ended up going three innings, allowing four runs (three earned) of his own on six hits, walking one, and striking out one. Yeremi Ceballos got a groundout and two fly ball outs in a 1-2-3 6th and Peyton Battenfield allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless.

Kyle Serrano will be on the mound for the series finale. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 4, GCL Cardinals 3

W- Kevin Dickey (1-1)
L- Wilman Madera (1-1)
S- Jherson Pereira (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored four in the 8th to snatch this game from right under the Cardinals' noses.

They loaded the bases in the 8th and got all of their runs from that situation. Tyler Krabbe brought in the first run after he got plunked and then José Álvarez brought everyone home with a double. Alfredo Angarita finished 2-4 and scored a run.

Brady Rodgers made his first rehab appearance since going on the IL in Round Rock; he and Franny Cobos threw two innings apiece in this game. Rodgers allowed a hit and struck out two in a scoreless outing while Cobos allowed two hits, one of which was a two-run homer, walked one, and struck out four. Kevin Dickey took over for four innings and allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out eight. Jherson Pereira walked one and struck out one in the 9th to earn the save.

DSL Athletics 7, DSL Astros 6 (10 innings)

W- Marcelo Hernandez (2-2)
L- Miguel Padilla (1-1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros thought they got an insurance run in the 9th, but the A's tied it with two in the 10th. The Astros retook the lead in the 10th... and then the A's walked off with the win.

Andrés Monzón went 2-5 with an RBI single in the 3rd inning. Cristian Gonzalez also finished 2-5 and he scored a run. Frank Pérez stole a couple of bases, giving him six on the season.

Jeremy Molero and Edinson Batista threw three innings apiece to start off; Molero allowed two runs, both of which were inherited runners that scored and were charged to him, a hit, walked four, and struck out five. Batista allowed a run of his own on two hits, walked two, and struck out three.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: W (1-1), 4 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 8 K

Felipe Tejada, RHP, Quad Cities

W (6-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 9 K

Michael Wielansky, IF, Alex Holderbach, C, and Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, Quad Cities

Wielansky: 3-6, 2 2B, RBI, R

Holderbach: 2-3, 2-R HR (4), 3 RBI

Rodriguez: 2-4, 3B, 3 R, 2 SB (12)

C.J. Stubbs, C/OF, Tri-City

2-4, solo HR (4)

Peyton Battenfield, RHP, Tri-City

3 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Yohan Ramirez, RHP, Corpus Christi

6 IP, H, ER, BB, 8 K

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Jack Mayfield, IF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 3-4, RBI, 2 R, SB (31)
Mayfield: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Tucker: Grand Slam (27)

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 10-2 @ Iowa

9 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Brandon Bielak: W (8-3), 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K

Brendan McCurry: 2 IP, BB, 4 K

Jonathan Arauz, IF, Enmanuel Valdez, IF, and Jeremy Peña, IF, Fayetteville

Arauz: 2-4, RBI

Valdez: 2-3, solo HR (7), 2 R

Peña: 3-4, RBI

Joey Gonzalez's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-2 vs. Carolina

9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 13 K

Shawn Dubin: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Joey Gonzalez: W (4-2), 3 IP, H, BB, K

César Rosado: Save (5), IP, H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for the weekend of July 19-21, 2019

Well, the birthday weekend is over. Back to your regularly scheduled recaps.

Round Rock

The E-Train made their final trip to New Orleans before the franchise moves to Wichita next season. Game one on Friday went the... Baby Cakes' way as they walked off with a 6-5 win in ten innings. At least I won't have to type that name out again next year.

Josh Rojas launched a two-run homer (19) in the 3rd and Jack Mayfield whacked a solo shot (15) in the 6th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 and scored a run. Brendan McCurry and Reymin Guduan threw two scoreless innings apiece out of the bullpen; McCurry struck out four in a perfect outing, while Guduan allowed a hit and struck out one.

Saturday was a little more fun as the E-Train romped to a 13-0 victory.

Derek Fisher was the only player in the Round Rock lineup who didn't have a hit on Saturday but he did score twice. Carlos Correa hit a double and struck out three times as his rehab continued. Chas McCormick had himself a night as he launched two home runs (10) and drove in six. Kyle Tucker smacked a three-run homer (25) and Mayfield went deep for the second consecutive night when he sent one out for a two-run blast, his 16th home run of the season.

Brandon Bielak had a no-hitter going through six innings until Isan Díaz doubled to lead off the 7th. Bielak finished the inning without further incident; in seven innings, he allowed the one hit, walked two, and struck out seven. Dean Deetz struck out two over two perfect innings to complete the shutout.

Sunday's series finale was rained out. If necessary, it will be made up as part of a doubleheader on August 24 in Round Rock in the final series between these two teams.

Round Rock has Monday off. They'll begin a three-game series against Omaha on Tuesday.

Corpus Christi

The Hooks welcomed Springfield to Whataburger Field but the Cardinals have proven to be rather rude guests as they've taken two of the first three games of this series.

Corpus walked off with a 3-2 win in Friday's series opener. Osvaldo Duarte smacked a solo home run (11). Colton Shaver whacked a solo homer (13) in the 5th and played the hero with his walk-off RBI single in the 9th. Bryan Abreu shined out of the bullpen as he allowed two hits and struck out seven over four scoreless innings.

Springfield scored a run in each of the final three innings to break a 2-2 tie on Saturday as they went on to win 5-2. Granden Goetzman drove in both of the Hooks' runs in Saturday's game; he hit an RBI single in the 1st and then whacked a solo homer (15) in the 6th inning. Carlos Sanabria allowed a hit and struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief.

The Cardinals scored two in the top of the 9th to steal Sunday's game by a final score of 3-2. Seth Beer had an RBI single in the 4th and Ronnie Dawson broke a 1-1 tie with a solo shot (16) in the 8th. Dawson and Bryan de la Cruz both went 2-4 from the top of the order. Yohan Ramirez allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out four over five shutout innings.

Corpus Christi and Springfield will conclude this series tonight at 6:15 as Chad Donato goes up against Johan Oviedo.

Fayetteville

The Woodpeckers finished up a series in Lynchburg on Friday before they spent Saturday and Sunday in Potomac.

The Hillcats took the Friday finale by a final of 6-4 as they jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the first two innings. Corey Julks finished 4-5 with an RBI single and a solo homer (3).

Fayetteville and Potomac kicked off their series with a doubleheader on Saturday. The P-Nats walked off with a 4-3 victory in game one. That's the 13th time that the Woodpeckers have walked off with a loss this season. Come on. Scott Manea smacked a two-run homer (7) in the 5th and Ross Adolph hit an RBI single.

The Woodpeckers got even in game two as they scored four in the top of the 7th to snatch a 5-4 win. Jonathan Arauz hit an RBI single in the 1st. Chandler Taylor hit an RBI single in the 7th and then Arauz delivered the big hit as he whacked a three-run home run (8) to put Fayetteville in front. Shawn Dubin only managed to get two outs in the 1st but the bullpen picked him up and finished with 6.1 innings of one-run ball. Joey Gonzalez allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out four in 3.1 innings and Humberto Castellanos allowed one hit and fanned four over the final three innings.

The Nationals took another 4-3 game on Sunday; Fayetteville got a run in the 9th but the rally fell short. Miguelangel Sierra went 2-4 with a solo homer in the 6th and scored twice and Scott Schreiber led off the 9th with a homer that cut the deficit to one run.

Fayetteville and Potomac will wrap up this series tonight at 7:05 Eastern. Austin Hansen will take on Tim Cate.

Quad Cities

The Banditos dropped the finale of their series with Dayton by a score of 7-1 on Friday.

They also lost on Saturday, dropping the opener of their series with Bowling Green by a final of 3-2. Both of their runs came in the 8th; Ramiro Rodriguez hit a sac fly and Oscar Campos hit an RBI single. Layne Henderson allowed a hit and struck out seven over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Quad Cities got even on Sunday by walking off with a 4-3 victory. They got three in the 3rd on a two-run triple from Trey Dawson and he scored on Ramiro Rodriguez's sac fly. Alex Holderbach won it with a walk-off, opposite-field solo homer (3) in the bottom of the 9th. Two of Holderbach's three home runs have come in walk-off fashion.

Jonathan Bermúdez will start Quad Cities' series finale with the Hot Rods at 1:15.

Tri-City

The ValleyCats dropped their series finale with Lowell by a final of 6-5 on Friday. Blair Henley allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five over three scoreless innings. Nate Perry hit a two-run double.

Tri-City opened up a series with Vermont on Saturday and they won the first game by a final of 8-5 in ten innings. Korey Lee went 3-4 with an RBI triple and a two-run single. Zach Biermann broke the tie in the first extra frame with a two-run single and Luis Santana added some insurance with an RBI single. Valente Bellozo got the win as he allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over the final three innings.

The Lake Monsters won 6-3 on Sunday. Lee singled, scored twice, and stole three bases.

Tri-City and Vermont will conclude their series at 7:05 Eastern.

GCL Astros

The Palm Beach 'Stros lost 5-1 to the Marlins on Friday but they rebounded to knock off the Nationals 6-1 on Saturday and stunned the Mets by scoring five runs in the final three innings to walk off with a 9-8 victory on Sunday.

On Saturday, Alex Palmer earned his first win as a pro as he allowed one hit and struck out six over three scoreless innings. Tyler Krabbe went 4-5 on Sunday; he launched a solo homer and then hit the game-tying RBI single in the 8th and won it with another RBI single in the 9th.

DSL Astros

The Dominican 'Stros split their two games with the Marlins, losing 8-2 on Saturday and winning 6-4 on Sunday. Freddy Guilamo and Ricardo Balogh had two hits apiece on Sunday; Edinson Batista allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out five over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2019

Uh... things didn't go well on the farm on Saturday.

Friday: Round Rock 5, Iowa 2

W- Rogelio Armenteros (4-6)
L- Adbert Alzolay (2-3)
S- Felipe Paulino (5)

RR home runs: Garrett Stubbs (5, 2-run in 7th)

The E-Train kept the Cubs in check to take this one.

Rogelio Armenteros allowed five hits, walked one, and struck out seven over six shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. followed with two perfect innings, striking out one. Dean Deetz got two outs in the 9th, one via strikeout, but the I-Cubs spoiled the shutout with a two-run homer against him. Deetz also walked three. Felipe Paulino came on with two men on base but he was able to get the final out without incident.

Chas McCormick opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 2nd. Josh Rojas stole home in the 3rd as part of a double steal. Garrett Stubbs hit an RBI single in the 5th and launched a two-run homer in the 7th. Rojas, Stubbs, and Nick Tanielu all finished with two hits on the night.

Saturday: Iowa 11, Round Rock 5

W- Tyson Miller (1-0)
L- Ryan Hartman (5-5)

RR home runs: Taylor Jones (17, 3-run in 8th)

The Cubs blew this game open with an eight-run 5th.

Jamie Ritchie ripped a two-run double in the bottom of the 5th and Taylor Jones launched a three-run shot in the 8th. Drew Ferguson went 2-4 with a double and scored a run.

Ryan Hartman, Justin Ferrell, and Kit Scheetz bore the brunt of Iowa's early assault. Reymin Guduan allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless 8th and Alex De Goti threw a 1-2-3 9th.

Brandon Bielak takes on Alec Mills in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:05.

Friday: Corpus Christi 5, Midland 2

W- J.B. Bukauskas (1-4)
L- Brian Howard (7-6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks doubled up the Hounds in the hit column to take game two of this series.

J.B. Bukauskas got in the win column for the first time this season as he allowed a run on two hits, walked four, and struck out six in six innings. Tommy DeJuneas worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out one. Erasmo Pinales got the last two innings and he allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out two.

Lorenzo Quintana's flare for an RBI single opened the scoring in the 1st. Chuckie Robinson ripped an RBI double in the 3rd. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 7th. Corpus put up the only crooked number of the night in the 8th when Ronnie Dawson hit into a fielder's choice and an error on the play allowed him to advance to third and also allowed J.J. Matijevic to score. Dawson wound up coming in on a sac fly from Robinson. Both of Robinson's hits on Friday were doubles and he was the only person in this game to finish with more than one hit.

Saturday: Midland 7, Corpus Christi 6 (11 innings)

W- Trey Cochran-Gill (3-3)
L- Colin McKee (2-2)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the 11th... only to see the RockHounds walk off with the win with a pair in the bottom of the 11th.

Stephen Wrenn opened the scoring with a two-run single in the 1st inning and Granden Goetzman ripped a two-run double in the 2nd. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI single in the 5th. This was Corpus Christi's last scoring play until the 11th, when Goetzman hit an RBI single that put them in front. Goetzman finished 3-5 on the night and Abraham Toro had two hits and scored twice.

Bryan Abreu went 4.2 innings and he allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out three. Willy Collado allowed a hit and got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Cristian Javier restored some semblance of order to this game as he remained unhittable as usual. He allowed one hit and fanned six over three scoreless. Riley Ferrell walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 9th. Colin McKee pitched 1.2 innings and he allowed two runs (one earned) on the game-tying sac fly and the walk-off single, walked one, and struck out one.

Brett Adcock will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Daulton Jeffries at 2:00.

Friday: Fayetteville 4, Winston-Salem 0 (7 innings)

W- Jojanse Torres (6-0)
L- Zach Lewis (5-4)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called with two outs in the 7th inning due to rain.

Jojanse Torres allowed three hits, walked four, and struck out three over five shutout innings. Tanner Duncan pitched 1.2 innings and allowed a double, walked one, and struck out two.

Jeremy Peña scored the first run of this game when Jake Adams grounded into a force out. Peña ripped a two-run double in the 2nd and Ross Adolph smacked an RBI triple in the 4th. Peña went 2-3 and his other hit was a triple.

Saturday: Potomac 8, Fayetteville 1

W- Kyle Johnston (9-8)
L- J.P. France (3-6)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

Well... this new series didn't start off the way the Woodpeckers expected. The Nationals peppered them to oblivion in this game as they had 13 singles and one solo home run.

Enmanuel Valdez scored Fayetteville's only run in the 3rd when Scott Schreiber grounded out. Ross Adolph finished 2-4.

J.P. France got roughed up in his three innings as he allowed six runs on nine hits (eight singles and a solo homer), walked three, and struck out one. Humberto Castellanos allowed a run on two hits and struck out three in two innings, and Luis Garcia allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out five over the final four innings.

Brett Conine takes on Nick Raquet in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Friday: Quad Cities 6, West Michigan 2

W- R.J. Freure (5-4)
L- Chance Kirby (3-5)
S- Matt Ruppenthal (2)

QC home runs: None.

Three two-run innings > one two-run inning.

Carlos Machado tied the game with a two-run single in the 5th and Quad Cities took the lead in the 6th thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Trey Dawson and Alex Holderbach. Oscar Campos provided some insurance by smacking a two-run double in the 9th. Holderbach finished 3-4, while Machado and David Hensley both went 2-4.

R.J. Freure went five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out seven. For the first time this season, Freure did not issue a walk. Matt Ruppenthal got the last four innings and he allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out four.

Saturday: South Bend 4, Quad Cities 3 (10 innings)

W- Eugenio Palma (2-1)
L- Hunter Martin (1-2)

QC home runs: Oscar Campos (1, solo in 4th)

The Banditos broke the tie in extra innings but it was the Cubs that walked off with the win.

In his Midwest League debut, Lupe Chavez went four innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out five. José Bravo tagged in for five and allowed an unearned run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four. South Bend got a two-run homer off Hunter Martin in the bottom of the 10th to win; Martin got one out via strikeout.

Oscar Campos put Quad Cities on the board with a solo homer in the 4th. Alex Holderbach and Alex McKenna hit RBI singles in the 9th and the 10th, respectively.

José Alberto Rivera takes on Riley Thompson in game two of this series. First pitch is at 2:05 Eastern.

Friday: State College 6, Tri-City 4 (10 innings)

W- Leonardo Taveras (1-0)
L- Shea Barry (1-1)
S- Junior Gonzalez (1)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats scored two runs in the 9th to tie this game... only to see the Spikes regain control with two runs of their own in the first extra frame.

E.P. Reese hit a two-run single in the 3rd to open the scoring. In the 9th, Korey Lee scored on an error after Juan Paulino stole second. Tri-City loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but they had to settle for a tie as the only run they got out of that situation came when Luis Santana got plunked to bring in C.J. Stubbs.

Kyle Serrano threw a 1-2-3 1st inning. Blair Henley tagged in to throw four scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four. Jayson Schroeder was next and he allowed two hits, one of which was a three-run home run, walked four, and struck out one in 2.2 innings. The three runs were all unearned. Shea Barry pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Saturday: Connecticut 9, Tri-City 6

W- Xavier Javier (1-0)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

The Tigers seized control of this game with seven runs in the 4th.

Cole McDonald pitched 2.1 innings and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Edgardo Sandoval has un-retired and has resurfaced with the ValleyCats. He was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen in this game and unfortunately had to bear the brunt of Connecticut's outburst in the 4th. Angel Macuare threw three innings and allowed an unearned run, which was an inherited runner that was charged to him, on two hits, walked five, and struck out two. Macuare also inherited a bases-loaded situation from Sandoval and all three runners scored. Michael Horrell pitched 1.2 innings and allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits and struck out two.

The ValleyCats opened the scoring with three in the third as an error allowed Joe Perez and Wilyer Abreu to score. Juan Ramirez was credited with one RBI on the play. Nathan Perry followed with an RBI single. In the 7th, A.J. Lee hit an RBI single and Abreu ripped an RBI double. Abreu scored the final run of the evening on a single from Bryan Arias in the 9th. Abreu finished 2-3 at the bottom of the order.

Valente Bellozo will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 4:05 Eastern.

Friday: GCL Cardinals 4, GCL Astros 2

W- Nathanael Heredia (2-1)
L- Forrest Whitley (0-4)
S- Hector Soto (1)

GCL home runs: None.

Well, at least Forrest Whitley is back.

Whitley, in his first appearance since May 23, went 1.2 innings and allowed three runs, two of which scored on a triple, walked three, and struck out five. Jairo Lopez came on to throw five scoreless, allowing two hits and striking out five. Christian Mejías allowed a single and a run on a wild pitch in 1.1 innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros got their two runs in the 4th on a double from Gerry Castillo, who finished 2-4 with a stolen base.

Friday: DSL Braves 3, DSL Astros 1

W- Lisandro Santos (2-1)
L- Danny Subero (0-1)
S- Ronaldo Alesandro (2)

DSL home runs: None.

Both teams had six hits but the Braves had more in the column that matters most.

Freddy Guilamo went 2-2 and his RBI double in the 7th was the Dominican 'Stros only scoring play. Miguel Palma also had two hits in this game.

Juan De Los Santos allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Danny Subero was the first man out of the Dominican 'Stros bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits and fanned three in two innings. Luis Vega worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 6th and José Nodal allowed a run on a bases-loaded walk, a single, and struck out one in two innings. Nodal issued four walks overall.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Juan De Los Santos, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 2-2, 2B, RBI
Gerry Castillo, C, GCL Astros: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (1)
Jairo Lopez, RHP, GCL Astros: 5 IP, 2 H, 5 K

J.B. Bukauskas, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (1-4), 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K

Chuckie Robinson, C, Corpus Christi

2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI

Alex Holderbach, C, and Carlos Machado, OF, Quad Cities

Holderbach: 3-4, RBI, R

Machado: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Matt Ruppenthal's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 6-2 @ West Michigan

9 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 11 K

R.J. Freure: W (5-4), 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 7 K

Matt Ruppenthal: Save (2), 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Blair Henley, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

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

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Winston-Salem (7 innings)

6.2 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 5 K

Jojanse Torres: W (6-0), 5 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 K

Tanner Duncan: 1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Rogelio Armenteros, RHP, Round Rock

W (4-6), 6 IP, 5 H, BB, 7 K

Garrett Stubbs, C, Round Rock

2-5, 2-R HR (5)

Saturday's Stars

Once again, all photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

3 IP, H, 6 K

José Bravo's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Guadalupe Chavez, RHP, and José Bravo, RHP, Quad Cities

Chavez: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Bravo: 5 IP, 3 H, unearned run, BB, 4 K

Wilyer Abreu, OF, Tri-City

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