Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, July 28, 2019

Let's play two in Beloit!

Round Rock and Carolina sweep!

Round Rock 13, Iowa 9

W- Ralph Garza Jr. (7-1)
L- Danny Hultzen (0-1)

RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (9, 2-run in 1st), Kyle Tucker (27, solo in 1st), Alex De Goti (10, solo in 4th)

The E-Train earned a sweep on the road as they put up double digits in all three games.

Round Rock got a pair of home runs in the opening inning as Drew Ferguson launched a 2-run shot and Kyle Tucker sent another one out for a solo homer. In the 4th, Alex De Goti smacked a solo homer and Austin Dennis ripped an RBI double. Dennis added a sac fly to his ledger in the 6th inning and then Josh Rojas ripped an RBI double. Ferguson proceeded to bring Rojas in with a single. Jack Mayfield hit a sac fly in the 8th. After Iowa tied the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th, the Express regained control in the top of the 9th.

Chas McCormick drew a one-out walk, advanced to third on a Nick Tanielu single, and scored when De Goti laced a double. Tanielu scored on a wild pitch and then Dennis and Rojas walked to load the bases for Mayfield, who walked De Goti in. Dennis scored the final run of the evening on another wild pitch. Ferguson and Jamie Ritchie (2B, 3 R) both finished with three hits on the day, while De Goti had two hits. Everyone in the lineup scored a run; De Goti and Ritchie scored three apiece.

Rogelio Armenteros got roughed up in his two innings and let's leave it at that. Akeem Bostick tagged in for four innings and he allowed two runs on a homer, six other hits, walked one, and struck out four. Ralph Garza Jr. was next; he allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out four in two innings. Felipe Paulino allowed a hit and walked one in a scoreless 9th.

Round Rock has Monday off as they head home; they'll start a three-game series with Fresno on Tuesday.

Springfield 6, Corpus Christi 5

W- Connor Jones (1-1)
L- Willy Collado (1-5)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (14, solo in 4th), Seth Beer (23, solo in 6th)

The Hooks fought back from an early 4-0 deficit and finally tied the game in the 8th... only to see the Cardinals walk off with the victory.

Chad Donato pitched five innings and he allowed five runs, all of which scored on home runs. He allowed seven hits, which include a pair of two-run homers and a solo home run, walked one, and struck out six. Willy Collado pitched 3.2 innings but couldn't get the out that would have sent this game into extra innings. He allowed the winning run, which was an inherited runner that scored and was charged to him on two hits and struck out three. Andre Scrubb allowed the walk-off RBI single.

Colton Shaver put Corpus on the board with a solo blast in the 4th and Seth Beer launched one in the 6th. Stephen Wrenn hit an RBI single in the 7th and Chuckie Robinson ripped a two-run double in the 8th that tied the game at 5. Wrenn finished 3-5 on the night; Shaver had two hits and scored two runs on the evening.

J.B. Bukauskas takes on Tommy Parsons in game three of this series. First pitch is at 6:30.

Fayetteville 7, Carolina 2

W- Leovanny Rodriguez (6-2)
L- Matt Hardy (7-2)

Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (7, solo in 5th)

The Woodpeckers put up five in the 5th and tacked on two more in the 8th as they swept the Mudcats out of SEGRA.

Austin Hansen allowed a run on three hits, walked four, and struck out seven in four innings. Leovanny Rodriguez tagged in to throw three scoreless innings, allowing a hit and striking out one. Nivaldo Rodriguez got the last two innings and he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out four.

Jeremy Peña got things started in the 5th when he launched a solo homer that put Fayetteville on the board. Jonathan Arauz and Jacob Meyers followed with singles and they both advanced on Corey Julks' groundout. Chandler Taylor drew a walk to load the bases for Ross Adolph, who walked in Arauz. Scott Manea promptly brought everyone home with a double. Arauz hit a sac fly in the 8th and an error on the play allowed Enmanuel Valdez to score an additional run. Peña, who left the game with an apparent injury, finished 2-3 on the night.

The Woodpeckers have Monday off. They'll start a three-game series in Wilmington tomorrow.

Game 1: Beloit 4, Quad Cities 1

W- Rafael Kelly (4-3)
L- José Alberto Rivera (5-4)
S- Charlie Cerny (6)

QC home runs: David Hensley (6, solo in 3rd)

The Snappers took control of game one thanks to a three-run 5th inning.

David Hensley's homer to lead off the 3rd represented Quad Cities' only scoring play in this game. Hensley finished 2-3 in game one.

José Alberto Rivera went five innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits, walked four, and struck out five. Layne Henderson struck out two in a 1-2-3 6th.

Game 2: Beloit 4, Quad Cities 3 (8 innings)

W- Josh Reagan (3-1)
L- Garrett Gayle (0-1)

QC home runs: None.

Quad Cities tied this game with a run in the 7th and took the lead with a run in the top of the 8th... only to see Beloit walk off with the win and the sweep of the twinbill with a pair in the bottom of the 8th.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out seven in five innings of work. Garrett Gayle pitched 2.1 innings and he allowed two hits, both of which were home runs. The first homer was a solo shot in the 6th and he also allowed the walk-off two-run homer with one out in the 8th. Gayle walked one and struck out three during his time on the mound.

Freúdis Nova smacked an RBI double in the 4th inning. Ramiro Rodriguez tied the game with a sac fly in the 7th and Freúdis added an RBI single to his ledger in the 8th. Nova finished 3-4 while Michael Wielansky had two hits.

Matt Ruppenthal will start the series finale and he'll face Reid Birlingmair at 6:30.

Connecticut 3, Tri-City 0

W- Jack O'Loughlin (2-2)
L- Christian Mejías (1-2)
S- Kory Behenna (3)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were not only kept off the run column... they were also kept off the hit column. That's right... they were no-hit.

Nathan Perry drew two walks.

Kyle Serrano struck out two in a 1-2-3 1st inning. Christian Mejías and Jairo Lopez both pitched four innings; Mejías allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two while Lopez allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in his Tri-City debut.

After getting Monday off, the ValleyCats will wrap up July and begin August with a three-game series with the Batavia Muckdogs starting on Tuesday.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock

3-4, 2-R HR (9), 3 RBI, 2 SB (19)

David Hensley, IF, Quad Cities

2-3, solo HR (6) in game one of doubleheader

Freúdis Nova, IF, Quad Cities

3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez, LHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 7 K in game two of doubleheader

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jairo Lopez, RHP, Tri-City

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

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Fayetteville

W (6-2), 3 IP, H, 3 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

2-3, solo HR (7)

Stephen Wrenn, OF, and Colton Shaver, 3B/C, Corpus Christi

Wrenn: 3-5, RBI

Shaver: 2-4, solo HR (14), 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 25, 2019

Omaha 2, Round Rock 1

W- Arnaldo Hernandez (3-7)
L- Carson LaRue (2-7)
S- Andrés Machado (2)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (12, solo in 8th)

The Express had the tying run on base in the bottom of the 9th but couldn't push it across.

Derek Fisher launched a solo homer in the 8th for Round Rock's only run. Taylor Jones finished 2-3.

Carson LaRue pitched 6.1 innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out two. Brendan McCurry struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings and Reymin Guduan worked around a couple of hits in the 9th to strike out the side.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in the opener of a three-game series in Iowa. He'll take on Colin Rea at 7:08.

Corpus Christi 9, Northwest Arkansas 2

W- Bryan Abreu (6-2)
L- Conner Greene (3-9)
S- Cristian Javier (3)

CC home runs: Stephen Wrenn (4, 3-run in 1st), Lorenzo Quintana (12, solo in 3rd)

The Hooks started things off with a five-run 1st inning and Cristian Javier... continued to do Cristian Javier things.

Bryan Abreu pitched five innings and allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out six. Javier got the last four innings and he walked two and struck out nine without allowing a run or a hit.

Granden Goetzman hit an RBI groundout to open the scoring in the 1st. Seth Beer scored on an error that allowed Lorenzo Quintana to reach and then Stephen Wrenn launched a three-run homer. Beer scored another run in the 3rd when J.J. Matijevic hit a sac fly and then Lorenzo Quintana smacked a solo homer. Osvaldo Duarte scored on an error in the 4th and Quintana capped off the scoring with an RBI single in the 9th. Quintana finished 3-5 on the night, while Matijevic and Wrenn had two hits apiece.

Brett Adcock will go against Ofreidy Gomez in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05.

Lynchburg 7, Fayetteville 4

W- Hector Hernandez (3-2)
L- Luis Garcia (7-3)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

It was not a banner night for the Woodpeckers on defense as they were charged with five errors in this game. They also loaded the bases three times but each time they could only get one run on a bases-loaded walk.

Luis Garcia went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs (two earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked four, and struck out six. Humberto Castellanos allowed an unearned run of his own on two hits, walked one, and struck out three in 2.1 innings. Brett Conine got the last three innings and he allowed two runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out five.

Ross Adolph opened the scoring by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the 1st inning. Michael Papierski walked in a run in the 3rd and another one in the 7th and Jake Adams hit an RBI single in the 8th. Adolph drew four walks in this game. Adams went 2-2 and walked three times.

Fayetteville welcomes the Carolina Mudcats to SEGRA for a three-game series starting at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 3, Peoria 0

W- Brett Daniels (5-5)
L- Michael Brettell (3-7)
S- Garrett Gayle (3)

QC home runs: Grae Kessinger (1, solo in 5th)

Both teams had six hits but the Banditos had all the runs.

Brett Daniels allowed six hits, walked one, and struck out four over seven shutout frames and Garrett Gayle walked one and struck out two over the final two innings to get the save.

Grae Kessinger hit his first home run as a pro in the 5th inning and Ramiro Rodríguez hit a two-run single in the 6th inning. Carlos Machado went 2-3 and scored on Rodríguez's single.

José Bravo faces Logan Gragg in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Brooklyn 9, Tri-City 4

W- Matt Cleveland (3-2)
L- Edgardo Sandoval (0-2)

TC home runs: None.

The Cyclones blew the ValleyCats away by jumping out to a 9-0 lead after the first two innings.

C.J. Stubbs put Tri-City on the board with an RBI groundout in the 4th inning. A.J. Lee hit an RBI groundout in the 6th and Nate Perry ripped an RBI double. Perry scored on a passed ball in the 9th.

Edgardo Sandoval and Danny Cody had to bear the brunt of Brooklyn's early assault. Cole McDonald restored order as he walked one and struck out four over four scoreless innings. Peyton Plumlee worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 8th.

The ValleyCats will start a three-game series with Connecticut at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros 2, GCL Nationals 1

W- Alex Palmer (2-0)
L- Abrahan Hiraldo (0-2)
S- Jervic Chavez (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros scored in more innings than their complex mates.

Franklin Pinto finished 3-3 and he was involved in both scoring plays; he hit an RBI single in the 2nd and scored on José Mendoza's RBI single in the 5th. Mendoza finished 2-3 on the afternoon.

Alfredi Jimenez allowed two hits and struck out three over two scoreless innings. Alex Palmer and Julio Robaina followed with three innings apiece; Palmer allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three, while Robaina allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out four in a scoreless outing. Jervic Chavez worked around a couple of walks in the 9th to close out the game; he struck out two.

The GCL squad will head to St. Lucie to take on the Mets at noon Eastern.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Rays1 4

W- Miguel Padilla (1-0)
L- Endry Manrique (1-1)
S- Cristofer Mezquita (3)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros busted this one open with six in the 4th.

Yohander Martinez stole second in the 1st inning and an error on the play allowed Andrés Monzón to score the first run of the day. Junior Marte hit a bunt single in the 2nd and another error allowed Freddy Guilamo to score. They loaded the bases to lead off the 4th and it all went downhill from there. Ricardo Balogh, Marte, and Roilan Machandy all drew bases-loaded walks. Monzón hit a two-run single and Machandy scored when Martinez grounded into a double play. Marte finished 2-2 on the day.

José Nodal pitched three innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked four, and struck out two. Miguel Padilla walked one and fanned two over two scoreless. Danny Subero allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three in 3.2 innings and Cristofer Mezquita got the final out of the game.

Thursday's stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Junior Marte, IF, DSL Astros: 2-2, RBI, R, 2 BB

Cristian Javier, RHP, Corpus Christi

Save (3), 4 IP, 2 BB, 9 K

Lorenzo Quintana, C, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Quintana: 3-5, solo HR (12), 2 RBI, 2 R

Wrenn: 2-4, 3-R HR (4)

Round Rock Express bullpen

2.2 IP, 2 H, 6 K

Brendan McCurry: 1.2 IP, 3 K; perfect outing

Reymin Guduan: IP, 2 H, 3 K

Jake Adams, 1B, Fayetteville

2-2, RBI, R, 3 BB

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Peoria

9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K

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

Garrett Gayle: Save (3), 2 IP, BB, 2 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Franklin Pinto, OF, GCL Astros

3-3, RBI, R

Cole McDonald, RHP, Tri-City

4 IP, BB, 4 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 11, 2019

Round Rock 6, Iowa 4

W- Brendan McCurry (2-1)
L- Dillon Maples (0-4)
S- Felipe Paulino (4)

RR home runs: Derek Fisher (9, 3-run in 1st)

The E-Train emerged victorious to start the second half by scoring two in the 8th to break a 4-4 tie.

Both teams scored three in the 1st; Derek Fisher launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the inning to respond to the Cubs' opening salvo. Josh Rojas ripped an RBI double in the 4th and then he and Garrett Stubbs drew bases-loaded walks in the 8th. Rojas and Stubbs both finished 2-3 on the night; they both doubled, scored a run, and stole a base.

Akeem Bostick went two innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits, walked three, and struck out three. The bullpen picked him up and finished the game with seven scoreless innings. Kent Emanuel took over for five and allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out five. Brendan McCurry and Felipe Paulino pitched an inning apiece. McCurry struck out one in a 1-2-3 8th and Paulino allowed a hit and struck out one in the 9th.

Rogelio Armenteros will take on Adbert Alzolay in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 6, Midland 5

W- Carson LaRue (2-5)
L- Kyle Friedrichs (3-5)
S- Carlos Sanabria (5)

CC home runs: Seth Beer (20, solo in 6th)

The Hooks fought off a rain delay and a late rally from the RockHounds to take the first game of this new series out in West Texas.

Carson LaRue allowed two runs on three hits, walked two, and struck out three in five innings of work. Chad Donato tagged in for three innings and he allowed three runs on five hits (two-run homer) and struck out one. Carlos Sanabria walked one and struck out one in the 9th to earn the save.

Corpus stormed out of the gate with four in the 1st: Bryan de la Cruz tripled to lead off the game and he scored the first run of the night on Abraham Toro's groundout. Granden Goetzman followed with an RBI single and Stephen Wrenn cranked a two-run triple. Seth Beer hit an RBI single in the 4th and reached the 20-homer plateau when he led off the 6th by sending one out. Beer, Goetzman, Wrenn, De La Cruz, and J.J. Matijevic all finished with two hits on the night.

J.B. Bukauskas will go up against Brian Howard in game two. First pitch is at 7:00.

Winston-Salem 8, Fayetteville 5 (7.5 innings)

W- Konnor Pilkington (2-5)
L- Cody Deason (5-4)
S- Jake Elliott (2)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain. The Dash took control of this one on the strength of a four-run 4th inning.

Cody Deason pitched four innings in his Fayetteville debut and he allowed five runs (four earned) on three hits, walked three, and struck out four. Leovanny Rodríguez and Joey Gonzalez pitched two innings apiece; Leovanny allowed a run on two hits and struck out one, while Gonzalez allowed two runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out one.

Jeremy Peña ripped an RBI double in the 3rd to put the Woodpeckers on the board. He hit another one in the 5th and he scored on a single from Corey Julks. Michael Papierski hit an RBI single in the 6th and Jake Adams hit a sac fly in the 7th. Peña finished 3-4 on the evening and Julks had two hits.

Jojanse Torres will start the third and final game of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 1, West Michigan 0

W- Brett Daniels (5-4)
L- Robbie Welhaf (2-4)
S- Devin Conn (4)

QC home runs: None.

A first-inning run for Quad Cities held up in the end.

Brett Daniels allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out two over seven shutout frames. Devin Conn completed the shutout by striking out five over two perfect innings.

Grae Kessinger finished 2-4 and he scored the only run of the evening on a single from César Salazar in the 1st inning.

R.J. Freure takes on Chance Kirby in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Tri-City 4, State College 3

W- Franny Cobos (1-0)
L- Jeremy Randolph (0-2)
S- Garrett Gayle (1)

TC home runs: Nathan Perry (4, solo in 1st), A.J. Lee (2, 2-run in 5th)

The Spikes scored one in the top of the 6th to tie, but the ValleyCats regained control by scoring in the bottom half of the inning. Tri-City won this game despite issuing 12 walks.

Nathan Perry launched a solo homer to open the scoring in the 1st inning. A.J. Lee smacked a two-run homer in the 5th and C.J. Stubbs scored on an error that also allowed Wilyer Abreu to reach in the 6th. Joe Perez went 2-4 on the night.

Manny Ramirez pitched 3.2 innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked seven, and struck out three. Franny Cobos was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed two runs (one earned), a hit, walked four, and struck out two. Garrett Gayle turned in three scoreless, allowing three hits, walking one, and striking out four. Luis Guerrero provided an assist from the outfield in the 9th; Gayle allowed a leadoff double to Andrew Warner; Warner tried to score the tying run on a single and Guerrero nailed him at the plate. Guerrero was making his Tri-City debut and he was carrying a ten-game hitting streak from the Gulf Coast League. That streak came to an end, but he helped contribute to a ValleyCats win with his effort on defense. Also, he's from the Bronx, so he's getting to play a little closer to home now.

Kyle Serrano gets the start as the ValleyCats look to sweep the series. He'll go against Enmanuel Solano at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 6, GCL Astros 2

W- Brailin Gonzalez (1-0)
L- Kevin Holcomb (0-1)
S- Adrian Aybar (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Mets scored twice in the 6th and the 7th to pull away from the Palm Beach 'Stros.

The Astros' two runs came in the 8th as Yimmi Cortabarria scored on a wild pitch and José Álvarez hit a sac fly.

Tyler Ivey walked one and struck out three over two scoreless innings in his second rehab appearance. Kevin Holcomb and Elián Rodríguez followed with two innings apiece. Holcomb allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out two. Rodríguez allowed four runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three. Heitor Tokar allowed a solo homer in the 9th.

The Astros are down the road to take on the Cardinals.

DSL Astros 3, DSL Braves 1

W- Reimy Beltre (2-0)
L- Roddery Muñoz (0-2)
S- Ronny Garcia (2)

DSL home runs: Jesús Liranzo (3, solo in 5th)

The Dominican 'Stros broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the bottom of the 6th.

Jesús Liranzo opened the scoring by smacking a solo homer in the 5th. Yohander Martinez ripped an RBI triple in the 6th and he trotted home on Carlos Hurtado's double. All of the Astros' runs came on these three extra-base hits.

Jaime Melendez and Reimy Beltre started things off with four innings apiece. Melendez allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out five in a scoreless outing, while Beltre allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Ronny Garcia worked around a hit in the 9th to earn the save.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jaime Melendez, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 K
Reimy Beltre, RHP, DSL Astros: W (2-0), 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 1-0 @ West Michigan

9 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K

Brett Daniels: W (5-4), 7 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K

Devin Conn: Save (4), 2 IP, 5 K

Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville

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

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Tyler Ivey, RHP, GCL Astros

2 IP, BB, 3 K in rehab appearance

Carson LaRue, RHP, Corpus Christi

W (2-5), 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Beer: 2-4, solo HR (20), 2 RBI, 2 R

Wrenn: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI

Garrett Gayle, RHP, Tri-City

Save (1), 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 4 K

A.J. Lee, IF, Tri-City

1-3, 2-R HR (2), SB (10)

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Garrett Stubbs, C, and Derek Fisher, OF, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB (25)

Stubbs: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, SB (6)

Fisher: 1-2, 3-R HR (9)

Felipe Paulino's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Round Rock Express bullpen

7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K

Kent Emanuel: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K

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

Felipe Paulino: Save (4), IP, H, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, May 30, 2019

Iowa 7, Round Rock 0

W- Alec Mills (2-2)
L- Cionel Pérez (0-1)

RR home runs: None.

The E-Train broke down.

Offensively, Round Rock could only muster up a double from Kyle Tucker and a pair of singles from Josh Rojas and Nick Tanielu.

Cionel Pérez pitched 4.1 innings and he allowed four runs on eight hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out five. Kent Emanuel tagged in for the final 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits (solo homer) and struck out four.

Rogelio Armenteros will face Trevor Clifton in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Midland 3

W- Carlos Sanabria (3-0, 5-0 season)
L- Trey Cochran-Gill (2-2)
S- Justin Ferrell (1)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks scored a run in the 9th to nip the Hounds and they also avoided a sweep in the process.

Carson LaRue went four innings and allowed two runs on three hits (solo homer), walked two, and struck out seven. Jonathan Bermúdez and Carlos Sanabria followed with two innings apiece out of the bullpen. Bermúdez was first and he allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in a scoreless outing. Sanabria allowed a run on a sac fly, a triple, and fanned four. Justin Ferrell struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning to earn the save.

Osvaldo Duarte ripped an RBI double in the 5th to put Corpus on the board. Ronnie Dawson hit an RBI double in the 6th and he came around to score on a single from Luis Santana.

Carlos Canelón singled to lead off the 9th and advanced to second when Duarte laid down a sacrifice bunt. Chas McCormick joined Canelón on the bases after he got plunked and they both advanced a base on Abraham Toro's groundout. Seth Beer was intentionally walked to load the bases for Granden Goetzman, but he didn't have to do anything as a wild pitch allowed Canelón to score what turned out to be the winning run. Stephen Wrenn finished 3-3 with a couple of doubles and scored a run.

J.B. Bukauskas will start the first of a three-game weekend series in Frisco. He'll go against Jonathan Hernandez at 7:05.

Fayetteville 5, Wilmington 2

W- J.P. France (1-4)
L- Marcelo Martinez (3-2)
S- Jojanse Torres (1)

Fayetteville home runs: Michael Papierski (2, 2-run in 2nd), Ramiro Rodríguez (1, 2-run in 2nd)

A pair of two-run homers and a stellar night on the mound propelled the Woodpeckers to a win.

The one hit that J.P. France allowed in his five innings was a two-run homer hit by Dennicher Carrasco. France walked one and struck out six as he earned his first win of the season. Jojanse Torres shut it down by allowing one hit and striking out nine over the final four innings.

Michael Papierski opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and Ramiro Rodríguez launched a two-run shot of his own later in the frame. Marty Costes provided some insurance with an RBI single in the 8th. Miguelangel Sierra went 2-3 and was the only player on either side to finish with a multi-hit game. Jonathan Arauz hit an infield single in the 5th to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.

Chad Donato will be on the mound for game three of this series and he'll take on Daniel Tillo at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 4, Beloit 2

W- José Alberto Rivera (1-2)
L- Aiden McIntyre (1-3)
S- Devin Conn (3)

QC home runs: César Salazar (3, 2-run in 1st), Freúdis Nova (2, solo in 8th)

The Banditos avoided the sweep thanks to a quick start out of the gate.

That quick start came in the form of a three-run 1st inning as Jeremy Peña ripped an RBI double and César Salazar whacked a two-run homer. Freúdis Nova finished 2-4 and smacked a solo homer in the 8th; he also scored on Salazar's homer. Austin Dennis (SB, R) and Michael Wielansky also finished 2-4 on the evening.

Matt Ruppenthal allowed a run on three hits and struck out four, but he only lasted four innings because he issued five walks in the process. José Alberto Rivera tagged in for 4.1 innings and allowed a run on two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Devin Conn came on and got the final two outs of the game, one coming via the strikeout. He definitely had to earn his save, though. Conn struck out the first man he faced, but he proceeded to throw a wild pitch, issued a walk, threw another wild pitch, and issued another walk to load the bases. Fortunately, he pulled himself together and got Max Schuemann to fly out to end the game.

Quad Cities has a big series coming up as they'll take on the team right behind them in the Midwest League's Western division: Burlington. They have a 4.5 game lead over the Bees so these next three games will present an opportunity to extend the lead. First pitch is at 6:30.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jojanse Torres' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 5-2 vs. Wilmington

9 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, BB, 15 K

J.P. France: W (1-4), 5 IP, H (2-R HR), 2 ER, BB, 6 K

Jojanse Torres: Save (1), 4 IP, H, BB, 9 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Freúdis Nova, IF, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (2), 2 R

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

José Alberto Rivera, RHP, Quad Cities

W (1-2), 4.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Corpus Christi Hooks bullpen

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

Jonathan Bermúdez: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K

Carlos Sanabria: W (3-0, 5-0 season), 2 IP, H, ER, 4 K

Justin Ferrell: Save (1), IP, K

Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

3-3, 2 2B, R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, May 28, 2019

A rainout and a day off for the A teams made for a light slate on the farm on Tuesday.

Nashville 4, Round Rock 2

W- Seth Maness (3-1)
L- Akeem Bostick (3-2)
S- David Carpenter (7)

RR home runs: None.

The difference in this game was Nashville scoring twice in the 4th inning.

Alex De Goti hit an RBI single in the 3rd and Jamie Ritchie hit a sac fly in the 7th. Taylor Jones finished 2-4 with a double.

Akeem Bostick pitched 3.2 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits, walked three, and struck out five. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Reymin Guduan pitched the final 1.1 innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one.

Ryan Hartman will take on Wes Benjamin in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Midland 5, Corpus Christi 4

W- John Gorman (3-2)
L- Hunter Martin (0-1, 1-1 season)
S- Trey Cochran-Gill (2)

CC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (7, solo in 5th), Josh Rojas (8, solo in 6th), Stephen Wrenn (3, solo in 9th)

The Hooks scored in more innings than the RockHounds, but the Hounds put up crooked numbers in the two innings in which they scored.

Brett Adcock went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on five hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out four. Colin McKee was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and he threw 2.1 hitless innings, walking one and striking out two. Hunter Martin got the 8th. He struck out one and one of the two hits he allowed in the inning was a two-run homer to Jonah Heim that broke a 3-3 tie.

Ronnie Dawson opened the scoring with a solo homer in the 5th. Josh Rojas led off the 6th with a home run. Osvaldo Duarte tripled to lead off the 8th and he scored the tying run on Chas McCormick's triple. Unfortunately, he and Seth Beer were stranded at the corners to end the inning. Stephen Wrenn launched a solo homer with one out in the 9th to cut the Hooks' deficit to one run. Chuckie Robinson and Rojas both drew walks but they were both stranded to end the game. Rojas and Wrenn both finished 2-4 on the night.

Brandon Bailey faces Matt Milburn in game two of this series. First pitch is at 6:30.

Fayetteville was off

The Woodpeckers are back home and they will begin a four-game series with Wilmington at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities and Beloit was postponed

Due to rain. A doubleheader is scheduled for tonight with game one beginning at 5:35. Game two will start 30 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Josh Rojas, UTIL, and Stephen Wrenn, OF, Corpus Christi

Rojas: 2-4, solo HR (8)
Wrenn: 2-4, solo HR (3)

Colin McKee, RHP, Corpus Christi

2.1 IP, BB, 2 K

Ralph Garza Jr., RHP, Round Rock

3 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, May 22, 2019

A slate of day games turned up empty for the farm.

Round Rock 4, San Antonio 0

W- Cy Sneed (2-5)
L- Bubba Derby (0-3)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (19, 2-run in 1st), Taylor Jones (9, solo in 2nd), A.J. Reed (3, solo in 2nd)

Yordan Alvarez continues to do Yordan Alvarez things and Cy Sneed flirted with perfection. He ultimately fell short in that pursuit, but he and Gabriel Valdez ended up combining on a two-hit shutout.

Sneed and Valdez allowed one hit apiece. Sneed, who took a perfect game into the 8th inning, struck out four over eight innings and Valdez struck out one in the 9th to complete the shutout. Sneed's bid for the perfecto ended when Cory Spangenberg hit a double off of him with one out in the 8th.

Alvarez opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the 1st and then Taylor Jones and A.J. Reed launched back-to-back solo homers in the 2nd. No one on either side finished with a multi-hit game.

Forrest Whitley takes on Jimmy Nelson in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Amarillo 7, Corpus Christi 6

W- Miguel Díaz (2-0)
L- Brett Adcock (0-5)
S- Brandon Bednar (3)

CC home runs: Josh Rojas 2 (5; solo in 4th, solo in 6th), Stephen Wrenn (2, solo in 1st), Lorenzo Quintana (4, solo in 4th), Chas McCormick (3, solo in 4th), Abraham Toro (8, solo in 6th)

The Hooks hit six home runs... and lost. Baseball sure can be dumb.

Stephen Wrenn hit a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. With two outs in the 4th, Lorenzo Quintana, Josh Rojas, and Chas McCormick hit back-to-back-to-back solo home runs to put the Hooks back in front. Abraham Toro smacked a homer to lead off the 6th and Rojas launched another solo homer later in the inning. Rojas finished 3-4 on the afternoon while Wrenn, McCormick, and Chuckie Robinson all had two hits on the day.

Wrenn tripled to lead off the 8th but was stranded there. Rojas, McCormick, and Robinson all singled to lead off the 9th but once again, they were all stranded to end the day.

Brett Adcock went five innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits (two two-run homers), walked one, and struck out five. Jonathan Bermúdez threw three perfect innings in relief, striking out two.

Corpus will head home to start a four-game series with Frisco at 6:15. As this weekend is Memorial Day weekend, the Hooks will transform into the Blue Ghosts to commemorate the USS Lexington, the World War II-era aircraft carrier that is docked in Corpus Christi Bay that now functions as a museum. For the background behind its nickname, "The Blue Ghost," click the link and it will take you to the Lexington's Wikipedia page.

Winston-Salem 4, Fayetteville 3 in 10 innings

W- Luís Ledo (3-1)
L- Nivaldo Rodríguez (0-1, 3-2 season)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Manea (4, solo in 9th)

The Woodpeckers broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the 9th, but the Dash responded by re-tying the game in the bottom of the 9th and they wound up walking off with the win with another run in the first extra frame. This was Fayetteville's fifth walk-off loss of the season.

Enoli Paredes had another fine outing as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out five in five innings of work. Nivaldo Rodríguez tagged in for 4.1 innings and allowed three runs on six hits (solo homer) and issued an intentional walk.

Colton Shaver went 3-4 with a pair of RBI singles in the 4th and the 6th. Scott Manea whacked a solo homer with one out in the 9th to put the Woodpeckers up 3-2.

J.P. France will start the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Kane County 9, Quad Cities 3

W- Kai-Wei Lin (1-0)
L- José Alberto Rivera (0-2)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos pounded out 14 hits but only had three runs to show for their efforts.

Jonathan Lacroix hit an RBI single in the 6th and Ramiro Rodríguez smacked a two-run triple in the 8th inning. Austin Dennis finished 4-5 out of the leadoff spot. Rodríguez and Jeremy Peña had two hits apiece, and Marty Costes went 3-4.

José Alberto Rivera went five innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on ten hits (solo homer), walked one, and struck out two. Jayson Schroeder, the Astros' second-round pick in last year's draft, made his 2019 debut with three innings out of the bullpen and he allowed three runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out four.

José Bravo will get the start in the series finale. He'll face Jackson Goddard at 6:30.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

No photo available for Jonathan Bermúdez.

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Stephen Wrenn, OF, Chas McCormick, OF, and Jonathan Bermúdez, LHP, Corpus Christi

Rojas: 3-4, 2 solo HR (5); 4 HR in last two games

Wrenn: 2-5, 3B, solo HR (2); 2nd consecutive game with HR

McCormick: 2-4, solo HR (3)

Bermúdez: 3 IP, 2 K; perfect outing

Photo by Bryan Green

Enoli Paredes, RHP, Fayetteville

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

Colton Shaver, IF, Fayetteville

3-4, 2 RBI singles

Austin Dennis' photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com. Flickr is currently down for maintenance.

Ramiro Rodríguez, OF and Austin Dennis, OF, Quad Cities

Rodríguez: 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI

Dennis: 4-5, R

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com. Flickr is currently down for maintenance.

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 4-0 vs. San Antonio

9 IP, 2 H, 5 K

Cy Sneed: W (2-5), 8 IP, H, 4 K; perfect through 7.1 IP

Gabriel Valdez: IP, H, K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com. Flickr is currently down for maintenance.

Yordan Alvarez, 1B/OF, Round Rock

1-4, 2-R HR (19)