Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Rain, rain, go away...

Fresno 9, Iowa 1

W- Cy Sneed (9-5)
L- Casey Coleman (2-2)
S- Kent Emanuel (1)

Fresno home runs: Garrett Stubbs (3, 3-run in 2nd), D.J. Fisher (9, 2-run in 2nd), Jack Mayfield (10, 2-run in 4th)

A couple of big innings allowed the Grizzlies to cruise to a victory.

Cy Sneed also turned in a nice outing, which definitely helped. Sneed allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four over six shutout innings. The I-Cubs spoiled the shutout with a run off of Kent Emanuel in the 9th. Emanuel pitched the final three innings and allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out four.

Jack Mayfield walked to lead off the 2nd. He moved to third on a Yordan Alvarez single and scored the game's first run on a Myles Straw single. One batter later, Garrett Stubbs smacked a homer and the rout was on. Tony Nuñez walked, stole second... and got greedy and was thrown out at third. Jake Marisnick drew a walk and then D.J. Fisher whacked a two-run homer to extend Fresno's lead to 6-0. Fisher singled to start the 4th and scored on a Tyler White double. Two batters later, Mayfield launched a two-run homer. Fisher went 3-5 and finished a triple shy of the cycle. A.J. Reed went 2-4.

The Grizzlies will look to sweep the series on Thursday. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

San Antonio 1, Corpus Christi 0

W- Chris Paddack (3-1)
L- Framber Valdez (3-4)
S- Miguel Diaz (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks got shut out and swept out of San Antonio.

Framber Valdez wasn't awful, but he ran up a high pitch count and also allowed the only run of the game. In 4.2 innings, he allowed six hits, walked two, and struck out nine. Justin Ferrell was the first man out of the Corpus bullpen and did not allow a hit in his 2.1 innings; he issued a walk and fanned four. Erasmo Pinales worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out two.

Taylor Jones' double was the Hooks' only extra-base hit on the evening. Alex De Goti, Chas McCormick, and Stephen Wrenn all singled. McCormick now has a 10-game hitting streak.

Corpus will head home to start a four-game series with Midland at 7:05. Ryan Hartman is listed as the Hooks' probable starter for game one.

The doubleheader between Buies Creek and Potomac was postponed

Due to inclement weather. They'll try to play the doubleheader today, with game one starting at 4:00 Eastern. Also, the twinbill will constitute the entire series as this was supposed to be the final series between both clubs. One game has been canceled.

Quad Cities 6, Burlington 5 in 10 innings

W- Luis Garcia (2-2)
L- Anfernee Benítez (3-1)
S- Willy Collado (4)

QC home runs: None.

The only crooked numbers in this game came in the first extra frame. The Banditos broke a 3-3 tie with three in the top of the 10th and then the Bees made things really interesting with a home run that cut the lead to one run. Fortunately, Quad Cities was able to escape with the W.

Leovanny Rodriguez allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out six over five shutout frames. César Rosado was the first man out of the bullpen and went three innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, walking two, and striking out two. The two runs that Luis Garcia allowed in his 1.2 innings came off the homer in the 10th. As the homer occurred in an extra inning, the man on second was charged as an unearned run. Garcia allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out three. Willy Collado was greeted by an infield single from Torii Hunter, but he buckled down and got that elusive final out with a strikeout.

Quad Cities scored the first three runs of this game: Jonathan Lacroix scored the first run when Scott Schreiber grounded into a force out in the 3rd and then Marty Costes and Chandler Taylor had RBI base hits in the 5th and the 6th, respectively. Schrieber started the 10th in scoring position; he advanced to third on a Seth Beer single and scored the go-ahead run on a single from David Hensley. Beer and Hensley scored when Alfredo Angarita flared a ball down the right field line and kept it just fair. Beer and Hensley both finished 2-5 on the night; Mike Papierski also finished with two hits out of the #8 spot in the order.

Jairo Solís will get the start in game two. He'll take on Oliver Ortega at 6:30.

Tri-City and Auburn was postponed

Due to rain. The series will conclude with a doubleheader beginning at 11:00 AM Eastern. Jayne is satisfied with this development as it has allowed her to catch up on sleep.

DSL Rays1 8, DSL Astros 5

W- Daniel Santana (2-1)
L- Fabricio Reina (3-4)
S- Shuruendy Valeriano (3)

DSL home runs: Victor Mascai (5, 2-run in 4th), Yimmi Cortabarria (2, solo in 8th)

The Rays put up crooked numbers in all of the innings in which they scored to top the Astros in DSL play.

Jherson Pereira allowed two runs on five hits and struck out one in three innings of work. Valente Bellozo worked around a hit to throw a scoreless 4th, striking out one. Fabricio Reina and Franny Cobos both pitched two innings; Reina allowed six runs (five earned, three inherited runners charged to him) on four hits and walked two, while Cobos allowed three hits.

Victor Mascai and Yimmi Cortabarria both finished 2-4 and they were both responsible for the offensive production in this game. Mascai put the Astros on the board when he launched two-run homer in the 4th inning. Cortabarria hit an RBI single in the 6th, Mascai drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th, and Cortabarria struck again in the 8th with a homer to begin the inning. Abraham Castillo and Javier Bermúdez also finished with two hits on the day.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

The @astros signed two Brazilians today! RHP Heitor Tokar and 3B Victor Coutinho, best hitter in 🇧🇷 #astros @BenBadler @JesseSanchezMLB pic.twitter.com/z2Wbgvv5KH

— Baseball Brazil (@baseball_brazil) July 2, 2017

Photographer unknown, picture provided by Baseball Brazil

Victor Mascai (left), OF/1B, and Yimmi Cortabarria (not pictured), OF, DSL Astros 

Mascai: 2-4, 2-R HR (5), 3 RBI

Cortabarria: 2-4, solo HR (2), 2 RBI

Derek Fisher, OF, Fresno
3-5, 2B, 2-R HR (9), 2 R

Cy Sneed, RHP, Fresno
W (9-5), 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: L 1-0 @ San Antonio
8 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 BB, 15 K
Framber Valdez: L (3-4), 4.2 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Justin Ferrell: 2.1 IP, BB, 4 K
Erasmo Pinales: IP, H, 2 K

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Quad Cities
5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K

David Hensley, IF, Quad Cities
2-5, go-ahead RBI single in 10th, 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, July 19, 2018

Fresno 8, Sacramento 7 in 10 innings

W- Brendan McCury (4-4)
L- Derek Law (1-1)

Fresno home runs: Antonio Nuñez (1, 2-run in 5th), D.J. Fisher (8, grand slam in 8th)

The Tacos walked off with the victory to earn the split in this series. They trailed by four runs in two separate instances and erased both of these deficits each time.

Tony Nuñez put Fresno on the board with his two-run blast in the 5th. Fresno loaded the bases with one out in the 6th thanks to three walks, but all they got out of that was one run when Jamie Ritchie drew a walk. They didn't let another one of those opportunities slip by in the 8th because D.J. Fisher unloaded on a Josh Osich pitch and brought everyone in with a grand slam that put Fresno up 7-6. The Rivercats tied the game with a run in the 9th but Fresno kept them off the board in the 10th.

Yordan Alvarez was scheduled to start the bottom of the 10th in scoring position before Jake Marisnick came in to run for him. Jake moved to third on a sac bunt and then Ritchie walked and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Nuñez was next and he won the game with a sac fly. Fisher and Alvarez had two hits apiece.

Mike Hauschild went 5.2 innings and allowed six runs (five earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on six hits (solo and two-run homers), walked three, and struck out six. Reymin Guduan was the first man out of the Tacos bullpen and went 1.1 innings, allowing three hits and striking out one. Ken Giles struck out two in a 1-2-3 8th, and Brendan McCurry allowed a run on two hits and struck out two in two innings.

The Grizzlies will begin a three-game series in Albuquerque tonight at 6:35 Mountain. Brock Dykxhoorn will take on Peter Lambert in the opener. These two teams will also finish up a suspended game that they started on June 3; they'll do that on Saturday before playing the regularly scheduled contest.

Midland 3, Corpus Christi 1

W- Jesús Luzardo (7-3)
L- Hector Perez (0-1, 3-4 season)
S- Kyle Finnegan (3)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks' bats went missing somewhere between San Angelo and Midland. Either that, or Jesús Luzardo rendered them useless.

Alex De Goti's RBI single in the 7th constituted the lone Corpus scoring play in this game; no one in the lineup had an extra-base hit.

Hector Perez lost his first Texas League start as he allowed three runs on six hits, walked four, and struck out six in 4.2 innings of work. Justin Ferrell got the last out of the 5th. Brett Adcock had a strong Texas League debut as he walked one and struck out four over three no-hit innings.

Ryan Hartman will get the start in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00.

Salem 4, Buies Creek 1

W- Darwinzon Hernandez (7-5)
L- Cristian Javier (3-2, 5-4 season)
S- Harrison Cooney (1)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros offense was held in check once again by the Red Sox.

Cristian Javier went five innings and the two runs he allowed came on a homer hit by Ryan Scott in the 2nd inning. Javier allowed four other hits, walked three, and struck out three. Jose Luis Hernandez threw the last four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits, walked two, and struck out five.

Bryan de la Cruz drove in Buies Creek's only run with a base hit in the opening frame. Carlos Canelón went 3-4.

Tyler Ivey will start the finale and he'll go up against Daniel Gonzalez at 6:00 Eastern.

South Bend 5, Quad Cities 2

W- Garrett Kelly (1-1)
L- Leovanny Rodriguez (4-3)
S- Brian Glowicki (15)

QC home runs: Alfredo Angarita (1, solo in 3rd)

César Rosado befuddled the Cubs all night, but unfortunately, the Cubs turned the tables on Leovanny Rodriguez. The Banditos had their chances to add some more runs but they went 0-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded a dozen.

Rosado did not allow a hit in his five innings; he walked two and struck out five. Leovanny went four innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out five.

Both Quad Cities runs came in the 3rd inning: Alfredo Angarita launched a homer to start the inning and Chandler Taylor ripped an RBI double later in the inning. Jonathan Lacroix went 2-4 with a double out of the #9 spot in the order.

Jairo Solís will face Brendon Little in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:35.

Tri-City 7, Brooklyn 3

W- R.J. Freure (2-0)
L- Mac Lozer (0-2)
S- Tim Hardy (4)

TC home runs: Gilberto Celestino (4, 2-run in 7th)

The ValleyCats avoided the sweep thanks to a four-run 7th that swung the momentum of this game in their favor.

Cody Deason got the start and allowed a run on four hits and walked one in two innings. The one run that Austin Hansen allowed in his three innings came on a homer. Hansen allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out two. R.J. Freure and Tim Hardy threw two innings apiece. Freure allowed an unearned run on an error, walked one, and struck out three, while Hardy allowed two hits and struck out two in a scoreless outing to get the save.

Alex McKenna put Tri-City on the board with an RBI single in the 3rd and an error in the 4th inning allowed Austin Dennis to score. Ramiro Rodriguez kept the 7th inning alive with a base hit and one batter later, Gilberto Celestino swatted a home run. McKenna got plunked and Enmanuel Valdez followed with a single. McKenna then stole third and scored on a Luis Encarnación single; an error on the play allowed Valdez to score as well. McKenna capped off the evening with another RBI single in the 8th inning.

Tri-City ran wild on the bases in this game as they finished 6-6 in stolen base attempts. McKenna swiped two (4). Celestino (14), Dennis (5), Michael Wielansky (2), and Carlos Machado (1) were also successful in their theft attempts. Celestino went 3-4 on the night and McKenna finished 2-4.

The ValleyCats will be spending this weekend in the Forgotten Borough. That would be Staten Island. Game one of this series starts at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 2, GCL Astros 0

W- Brian Pirela (4-0)
L- Jose Alberto Rivera (1-1)
S- Edgar Escobar (4)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros were kept off the board on Thursday.

All they got were four singles from Yeuris Ramirez, Nathan Perry, Freudis Nova, and Yorbin Ceuta.

Matt Ramsey worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 1st, striking out two. Jose A. Rivera allowed a run on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, and struck out four in four innings. Manny Ramirez allowed a run, a hit, walked two, and struck out two in his three innings. Bryan Solano got two outs in the 9th and Jervic Chavez got the final out of the 9th.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Marlins 1 in 8 innings

W- Fabricio Reina (3-3)
L- Delvis Alegre (1-1)
S- Jherson Pereira (1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called after the 8th due to rain. The Academy busted this one open with a pair of runs in the 7th and the 8th.

Franny Cobos and Fabricio Reina threw three innings apiece; Cobos allowed three hits and struck out two in a scoreless appearance while Reina allowed an unearned run on three hits and walked three. Jherson Pereira allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out two over two scoreless innings.

Ricardo Toro opened the scoring with an RBI double in the opening frame and struck again with another RBI double in the 3rd. Yefri Carrillo hit a two-run single in the 7th. The Academy got two more in the 8th as Junior Marte scored on an error and Victor Mascai hit a sac fly. Mascai finished 3-3 with a double and scored twice. Toro and Jose Alvarez had two hits apiece; Alvarez also scored two runs on the day.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ricardo Toro, C, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Victor Mascai: OF/1B, DSL Astros: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Derek Fisher, OF, and Antonio Nuñez, SS, Fresno

Fisher: 2-5, grand slam (8)

Nuñez: 1-3, 2-R HR (1), 3 RBI 2 R; walk-off sacrifice fly in 10th

César Rosado, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 2 BB, 5 K

Brett Adcock, LHP, Corpus Christi

3 IP, BB, 4 K in Texas League debut

Gilberto Celestino's photo taken by Bryan Green.

Alex McKenna's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Gilberto Celestino, OF, and Alex McKenna, OF, Tri-City

Celestino: 3-4, 2-R HR (4), SB (14)

McKenna: 2-4, 2 RBI, R, 2 SB (4)

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 27, 2018

El Paso 5, Fresno 4

W- Luis Perdomo (6-2)
L- Cy Sneed (7-4)
S- Phil Maton (1)

Fresno home runs: Garrett Stubbs (2, solo in 2nd)

The Grizzlies allowed the Chihuahuas to score in one inning. Unfortunately, El Paso put up more runs in that one inning than the Grizzlies did in the four innings in which they scored.

Myles Straw singled to lead off the game and scored the first run on a Tim Federowicz groundout. Garrett Stubbs smacked a homer to lead off the 2nd inning. Straw tripled to start the 3rd and scored on a double from Kyle Tucker. Jon Kemmer hit an RBI infield single in the 9th that cut Fresno's deficit to one run, but Jack Mayfield was stranded at third to end the night. Straw and D.J. Fisher both finished 2-4 on the evening. Straw also stole his 42nd base of the season.

Cy Sneed racked up the strikeouts just like he did in his previous outing, but El Paso got all five of their runs off of him in the 4th inning. Sneed ultimately threw five innings and allowed nine hits, walked one, and struck out nine. Dean Deetz allowed a hit and struck out four over two scoreless innings, and Brendan McCurry worked around a base hit to throw a scoreless 8th.

Mike Hauschild will take the mound as the Grizzlies look to avoid a sweep. He'll take on Colin Rea at 7:05 Mountain.

Corpus Christi was off

The Hooks will begin the post-All-Star portion of their schedule with a three-game series against Arkansas at 7:10. Jorge Alcala will get the start in game one.

Buies Creek 7, Myrtle Beach 3

W- Cristian Javier (3-0, 5-2 season)
L- Alex Lange (4-5)

BC home runs: Abraham Toro (12, 3-run in 5th)

Cristian Javier dominated once again and the Carolina Stros clinched a series win.

Javier allowed four hits, walked one and struck out eight over seven shutout innings. Adam Bleday pitched a scoreless 8th, but the Pelicans got to him in the 9th for three runs. Two of the runs were earned; two were inherited runners that were charged to him. Bleday allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out one. Colin McKee walked two and got the final two outs of the game via the strikeout.

Osvaldo Duarte led off the 2nd with a double and scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch. Chuckie Robinson added an RBI single later in the frame. Robinson singled to lead off the 5th and scored on a sac fly from Jake Meyers. Two batters later, Abraham Toro delivered the big blow of the game in the form of a three-run homer. Duarte led off the 8th with another double and scored Buies Creek's final run of the night when Corey Julks ripped a double. Julks finished 3-4 with a run scored and a stolen base (4, 18 season). Duarte and Robinson finished with two hits apiece.

Game four of this series will start at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 6, Wisconsin 3

W- César Rosado (4-2)
L- Dylan File (5-4)
S- Humberto Castellanos (2, 3 season)

QC home runs: Miguelangel Sierra (6, solo in 1st)

The Banditos avoided the sweep by doubling up the Timber Rattlers. Wisconsin scored three in the top of the 6th to take the lead, but Quad Cities responded with four of their own in the bottom half to regain control.

Miguelangel Sierra smacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. Colton Shaver doubled to start the 2nd and Chandler Taylor followed by bringing him in with a single. Sierra started the 6th with a base hit and scored on David Hensley's triple. Hensley wound up scoring on a wild pitch. Mike Papierski added to the lead with a two-run single. He, Shaver, and Sierra all finished with two hits on the day.

César Rosado turned in a bare minimum quality start; the three runs he allowed came on a couple of homers in the 6th. Rosado fared well despite the tough end to his evening; those were the only two extra-base hits he allowed in his outing. He allowed four other hits, walked one, and struck out nine. Humberto Castellanos allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out three over the final three innings to earn the save.

Yohan Ramirez will start the opener of a four-game series in Kane County. He'll take on Jeff Bain at 6:30.

Tri-City was off

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

GCL Astros 6, GCL Nationals 0

W- Joey Gonzalez (1-1)
L- Fausto Segura (1-1)

GCL home runs: Freudis Nova (2, 3-run in 8th)

The Palm Beach Stros decided to break the monotony of a 0-0 game by erupting for six runs in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Five pitchers combined to hold the Nationals to three hits on the day. Edgardo Sandoval allowed a hit and struck out one in two innings. Fredy Medina walked one and struck out four in his three innings of work. Christian Mejias allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two in two innings. Joey Gonzalez allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out the side in the 8th, and Jervic Chavez struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th.

Freudis Nova broke the tie in the 8th by launching a three-run home run. Yeuris Ramirez smacked a two-run triple and scored the final run of the day on a Nathan Perry groundout.

DSL Astros 9, DSL Braves 7

W- Ricardo León (1-0)
L- Estarlin Rodriguez (0-4)
S- Diosmerky Taveras (1)

DSL home runs: Victor Mascai (4, solo in 8th)

Victor Mascai's homer in the 8th gave the Academy a crucial insurance run as they swept the Braves. Mascai went 2-4 and his other hit was an RBI double in the 6th inning. Javier Bermúdez went 2-3, scored three runs, and stole a base, his second of the year. Jose Alvarez also went 2-3 and hit an RBI double in the 6th and scored on Mascai's double afterwards. Yimmi Cortabarria drew a bases-loaded walk in the 3rd and scored on a groundout from Jeury Castillo.

Jojanse Torres threw three scoreless innings in his pro debut, allowing two hits and striking out six. Ricardo León walked three and allowed an unearned run in the 4th inning. Jairo Lopez bore the brunt of a Braves attack as he allowed six runs (four earned, one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked one, and struck out three in 2.2 innings. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit and got the final out of the 7th. Diosmerky Taveras pitched two scoreless to get the save, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

The @astros signed two Brazilians today! RHP Heitor Tokar and 3B Victor Coutinho, best hitter in 🇧🇷 #astros @BenBadler @JesseSanchezMLB pic.twitter.com/z2Wbgvv5KH

— Baseball Brazil (@baseball_brazil) July 2, 2017

Photographer unknown, picture provided to Baseball Brazil

Victor Mascai, OF/1B, DSL Astros

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

Jojanse Torres (not pictured), RHP, DSL Astros

3 IP, 2 H, 6 K

GCL Astros pitchers: W 6-0 vs. GCL Nationals

9 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 12 K

Edgardo Sandoval: 2 IP, H, K

Fredy Medina: 3 IP, BB, 4 K

Christian Mejias: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Joey Gonzalez: W (1-1), IP, H, BB, 3 K

Jervic Chavez: IP, 2 K

Freudis Nova, SS: 2-4, 3-R HR (2)

Myles Straw, OF, Fresno

2-4, 3B, 2 R, SB (8, 42 season)

Dean Deetz, RHP, Fresno

2 IP, H, 4 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Corey Julks, OF, Buies Creek

3-4, 2B, RBI, R, SB (4, 18 season)

Cristian Javier, RHP. Buies Creek

W (3-0, 5-2 season), 7 IP., 4 H, BB, 8 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Humberto Castellanos, RHP, Quad Cities

Save (2, 3 season), 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Photo by Bryan Green

Miguelangel Sierra, IF, Quad Cities

2-4, solo HR (6), 2 R

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Fresno 9, New Orleans 2

W- Brock Dykxhoorn (1-0, 3-0 season)
L- Pablo Lopez (1-1)

Fresno home runs: Tyler White (13, 3-run in 1st), A.J. Reed (16, 3-run in 6th)

Brock Dykxhoorn was fantastic once again and the Grizzlies, clearly miffed by how they got to New Orleans later than expected, administered a beatdown to the Baby Cakes.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer allowed one run in his 6.2 innings and it came on a homer from Scott Van Slyke. Dykxhoorn allowed one other hit, walked two, and struck out nine. Kent Emanuel was the first man out of the Fresno bullpen and allowed a run on four hits while striking out one in 1.1 innings. Ralph Garza worked around a couple of walks to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Tyler White, clearly miffed about his luggage, released some of his pent-up frustration in the opening frame by launching a three-run homer. Hope he got his bags...

The Grizz tacked on six more in the 6th inning as Nick Tanielu hit a two-run single and came around to score on a Kyle Tucker double. A.J. Reed drove in Fresno's final three runs of the night with a home run. Tucker and Tanielu both finished with three hits, while Reed had two.

Cy Sneed takes on Jarlín Garcia in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00.

Corpus Christi 4, Midland 3

W- Erasmo Pinales (1-2)
L- Jarrett Martin (1-2)

CC home runs: None.

Forrest Whitley is good.

Whitley navigated his way out of some early trouble in the 2nd as he issued a walk and then allowed a double, but he finished the inning by striking out the next two batters he faced. He ended up going four innings and allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out six. Kit Scheetz tagged in for 2.2 innings and allowed three runs on five hits, walked one, and struck out two. Erasmo Pinales pitched the last 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.

Myles Straw drew a walk to lead off the 3rd. He advanced to third on a Josh Rojas single and scored the first run of the night on a wild pitch. Taylor Jones doubled to start the 6th inning and came home on a Randy César double. César came home on a base hit from Ryne Birk. César, who extended his hitting streak to 35 games with that double, drew a walk with one out in the 8th and scored what turned out to be the winning run on a single from Jamie Ritchie. Stephen Wrenn went 2-2 and drew a couple of walks.

Ryan Hartman will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00.

Buies Creek 2, Carolina 1

W- Cristian Javier (1-0, 3-2 season)
L- Devin Williams (0-1)
S- Colin McKee (2)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros got the series win behind a dominant start from Cristian Javier.

Javier started his second stint in the Carolina League by not allowing a hit in his six innings. He walked three and struck out five. Abdiel Saldaña allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out three in two innings, and Colin McKee struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th inning to close it out.

Carlos Canelón ripped a double to start the 3rd and scored the first run of the game on an Osvaldo Duarte groundout. Luis Payano added an RBI single in the 6th. Duarte and Canelón both finished with two hits on the evening.

Buies Creek has the day off; they'll start a three-game series in Potomac on Thursday.

Quad Cities 5, Clinton 4

W- Parker Mushinski (3-1)
L- Scott Boches (1-1)
S- Willy Collado (2)

QC home runs: Colton Shaver (8, solo in 4th)

The LumberKings scored twice in the 7th and two more in the 8th to take the lead... only to see the Banditos score three in the bottom half of the 8th to regain the lead.

Leovanny Rodriguez did not allow a hit in his 4.2 innings; he walked three and struck out seven. Brendan Feldmann struck out the only man he faced to end the 5th inning. Parker Mushinski tagged in for three innings and allowed four runs on four hits (two-run homer), walked two, and struck out four. Willy Collado closed it out by striking out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

Colton Shaver drove in Quad Cities' first two runs of the evening with a sac fly in the 2nd and a solo homer in the 4th. Let's fast forward to the bottom of the 8th.

Jake Meyers and Corey Julks singled to lead off the inning. Julks was forced out at second base, but Bryan de la Cruz beat the double play. One batter later, Cody Bohanek whacked a two-run triple to tie the game at 4. Shaver opened the scoring with a sac fly... and he closed it out with a sac fly that turned out to be the difference in this game. Bohanek, Meyers, and Julks all finished with two hits on the evening.

César Rosado will get the start as the Banditos look for the sweep. He'll take on Ray Kerr at 6:35.

DSL Red Sox1 7, DSL Astros 4

W- Manuel Ramirez (1-0)
L- Franny Cobos (0-1)
S- Osvaldo de la Rosa (2)

DSL home runs: Victor Mascai (2, solo in 7th), Rolando Espinosa (1, 2-run in 7th)

Four errors doomed the Academy in this one. They allowed seven runs, but only one of them went down as an earned run.

Victor Mascai went 2-3 and led off the 7th with a homer. Rolando Espinosa smacked a two-run homer later in the frame. Yefri Carrillo led off the 8th with a single and scored on a double from Jeury Castillo.

Franny Cobos went three innings and allowed an unearned run on an RBI single and struck out two. Jherson Pereira was the first man out of the DSL bullpen; he allowed six runs (one earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Ronny Garcia allowed a hit and got the last out of the 6th with a strikeout. Alfredi Jimenez struck out four over three perfect innings.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Cristian Javier, RHP, Buies Creek

W (1-0, 3-2 season), 6 IP, 3 BB, 5 K

Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP, Fresno, and Forrest Whitley, RHP, Corpus Christi

Dykxhoorn: W (1-0, 3-0 season), 6.2 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 9 K

Whitley: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K

A.J. Reed, 1B, Nick Tanielu, IF, and Kyle Tucker, OF, Fresno

Reed: 2-5, 3-R HR (16)

Tanielu: 3-4, 2 RBI, R

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

Photo by Bryan Green

Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP, Quad Cities

4.2 IP, 3 BB, 7 K

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Cody Bohanek, IF, and Colton Shaver, 1B, Quad Cities

Bohanek: 2-3, game-tying 2-R 3B in 8th

Shaver: solo HR (8), 2 sacrifice flies, 3 RBI

Photographer unknown; provided to Baseball Brazil

Victor Mascai, 1B/OF, DSL Astros

2-3, solo HR (2)

Not pictured:

Franny Cobos, RHP, DSL Astros: L (0-1), 3 IP, H, unearned run, 2 K

Alfredi Jimenez, RHP, DSL Astros: 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Back to work...

Fresno 1, Colorado Springs 0

W- Brendan McCurry (2-2)
L- Jorge Lopez (2-2)

Fresno home runs: None.

There was only one scoring play in this game. It belonged to the Tacos and it allowed them to walk off with a victory.

Josh James absolutely dominated the Sky Sox as he allowed just three hits, walked one, and struck out a career-high 13 over seven shutout innings. Unfortunately, Colorado Springs starter Freddy Peralta matched him virtually every step of the way and held Fresno hitless for 6.1 innings. Brendan McCurry allowed two hits and struck out two over two scoreless innings.

Seventeen zeroes were put up on the scoreboard, but the Tacos finally made the breakthrough in the bottom of the 9th. Tyler White led it off with a double. A.J. Reed got plunked and they both advanced on a Jack Mayfield sac bunt. Garrett Stubbs got a free pass to first to load the bases for Jon Kemmer, who finally opened the scoring with a walk-off RBI infield single that he tapped back to the pitcher. Kemmer finished 2-3 on the evening.

Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Brock Dykxhoorn will take on Friend of WTHB Adrian Houser in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 9, Frisco 2

W- Corbin Martin (2-1, 4-1 season)
L- Pedro Payano (2-5)
S- Jorge Alcala (1, 3 season)

CC home runs: Chas McCormick (1, 3 season; 2-run in 2nd)

Corpus took the first game of a new series by busting out for six runs in the 4th.

Corbin Martin allowed a run on five hits, walked one, and struck out one in five innings of work. Jorge Alcala tagged in for the last four innings, allowing a run on two hits, walking three, and striking out two.

Chas McCormick made a pretty good first impression on his new team as he put Corpus on the board with a two-run homer in his first AA plate appearance. The homer put the Hooks on the board and in front in the 2nd inning. The real fun began in the 4th.

The Hooks scored six runs in the 4th because they loaded the bases to start the inning and took advantage. Randy César and Josh Rojas walked and then Jamie Ritchie singled to load 'em up for McCormick, who... did not expect to drive in a run by getting plunked, but it still counts the same. Alex De Goti followed with a sac fly. Aníbal Sierra kept the line moving with an RBI single; an error allowed McCormick to dash home with another run and also allowed Sierra to advance to third. Myles Straw got an RBI base hit of his own and Josh Reddick ripped an RBI double. Reddick scored the last run of the night in the 7th on an RBI single from Ritchie, who finished 3-4. César singled in the 7th to extend his hitting streak to 27 games, which ties a club record. Reddick also went 3-4 in his second rehab appearance.

Akeem Bostick will take on Brett Martin in the second game of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Myrtle Beach 7, Buies Creek 4

W- Bryan Hudson (4-4)
L- Carson LaRue (3-3)

BC home runs: Ronnie Dawson (7, solo in 4th)

Both teams scored one run in four separate innings. However, the Pelicans also had an inning in which they scored three runs.

Carson LaRue went six innings, but he allowed six runs on ten hits and struck out four. Tanner Duncan allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in two innings, and Colin McKee worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Ronnie Dawson led off the 4th with a solo homer to put Buies Creek on the board. Abraham Toro ripped an RBI double in the 5th. Luis Payano hit a sac fly in the 6th, and Osvaldo Duarte scored on an error following a J.J. Matijevic single in the 9th. Matijevic and Toro both finished 2-5.

Brandon Bailey will get the start in game two, and he'll face Alex Lange. First pitch is at 6:00 Eastern.

Wisconsin 3, Quad Cities 1

W- Bowden Francis (2-3)
L- Jairo Solis (0-2)
S- Rodrigo Benoit (6)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos bats went MIA on Tuesday...

Bryan de la Cruz grounded into a double play and a triple play in this game. He also drove in the only Quad Cities run with a single in the 9th inning. Safe to say that he had an eventful night at the plate.

Jairo Solis had to take another loss, but this time he turned in a decent outing. He allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and walked three in five innings of work. Peter Solomon pitched the final three innings and allowed a run on four hits, walked two, and struck out four.

After eight relief appearances, Enoli Paredes will make his first start of the season. He'll face Nelson Hernandez at 7:05.

DSL Rays1 8, DSL Astros 2

W- Argenis Liriano (1-0)
L- Valente Bellozo (0-1)

DSL home runs: Victor Mascai (1, 2-run in 1st)

The Academy scored twice in the 1st... and that was as good as it got for them on offense.

Victor Mascai went 3-4 and opened the scoring with a two-run homer. He accounted for virtually all of the Academy's offensive production in this one. Sebastian Grullon had the only other hit.

The pitchers had a bit of a rough morning and I'll just leave it at that.

These two teams will play again at the Astros complex at 10:30 AM Atlantic time.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers, dba Fresno Tacos: W 1-0 vs. Colorado Springs

9 IP, 5 H, BB, 15 K

Josh James: 7 IP, 3 H, BB, career-high 13 K

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

Jon Kemmer, OF, Fresno

2-3, walk-off RBI single in 9th

Chas McCormick, OF, and Jamie Ritchie, C, Corpus Christi

McCormick: 2-R HR (1, 3 season), 3 RBI, HBP with bases loaded

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

The @astros signed two Brazilians today! RHP Heitor Tokar and 3B Victor Coutinho, best hitter in 🇧🇷 #astros @BenBadler @JesseSanchezMLB pic.twitter.com/z2Wbgvv5KH

— Baseball Brazil (@baseball_brazil) July 2, 2017

Photo by Baseball Brazil

Victor Mascai (left), OF, DSL Astros

3-4, 2-R HR (1)

2018 Dominican Summer League Astros Primer

The Dominican Summer League will begin its season today. This is the only foreign rookie league affiliated with Minor League Baseball since the Venezuelan Summer League ceased operations following the 2015 season.

As the name implies, the league is located in the Dominican Republic and all 30 Major League teams have bases set up throughout the country. The rosters of these teams primarily consist of international signings from Latin America and the Caribbean, and for many of these players, it is their first foray into professional baseball. They have spent countless hours preparing for this day, and today, they will finally get the opportunity to showcase their skills. Although this is the lowest rung on the Minor League ladder, these kids are just like the guys in Corpus or Quad Cities: They're chasing their dreams of becoming Major League Baseball players.

For many of us, this is the first time that we have heard of guys like Heitor Tokar, Victor Mascai, Sebastian Grullon, or Yimmi Cortabarria. It may not be the last time, either. From here, Minute Maid Park seems like it's a universe away and many of these players may never advance past this league. Even Quad Cities feels like a world away, but again, for the vast majority of these kids, this is the route they have to take in order to make it to The Show, or even to the United States.

On the other hand, some of these kids may emerge to become top prospects, and we will be able to talk about them in the same vein as Carlos Correa, Lance McCullers, Forrest Whitley, and Cionel Perez. Some may even become stars in the majors, whether it is with the Astros or another organization. We are seeing some of these DSL graduates such as Jorge Alcala, Hector Perez, Jairo Solis, and Yordan Alvarez begin to make an impact in the system.

You just never know who might emerge from this level to become an impact player. You may not know their names yet, but you might end up remembering a few of them a few years from now. Oz Ocampo and his team are excellent at what they do, and that is infusing young talent into the Houston Astros organization.

We at What the Heck, Bobby? would like to wish the Dominican Summer League Astros best of luck on the upcoming season. We hope to see some of you guys in Houston down the road, as well.

The Astros will only operate one team in the Dominican Summer League this season; this last occurred in 2013. For the last four seasons, the Astros had a Blue team and an Orange team. Not anymore.

So, without further ado... the 2018 Dominican Summer League Astros. They will begin their season against the Royals 1 at 11:30 AM Atlantic time (the Dominican Republic is one hour ahead of Eastern time). Each team plays the other twice in a series, home and away. All games are played within the division; the divisions in the DSL do not interact with each other until the playoffs. Sunday is the designated off day.

Bold - player is making professional debut
Italics - player bats/throws left-handed
Asterisk - player is a switch-hitter

COACHING STAFF

Manager - Charlie Romero
Pitching Coach - Rick Aponte
Hitting Coach - Luis Mateo

The Orange team's coaching staff was retained as instructors. Alejandro Martinez, Gerardo Olivares, Omar Rosario, Carlos Lugo, Erik Acevedo, Selin Aquino, and former Astros farmhands Luis Reynoso and Starlyng Sanchez will all serve as coaches at the Academy this season.

PITCHERS

Valente Bellozo - signed in July 2017 out of Mexico for $20,000; born January 4, 2000
Jose Betances - signed in July 2017 out of the Dominican Republic for $285,000; October 17, 1999
Alex Blanco - signed in July 2017 out of the Dominican Republic for $10,000; October 3, 1997
Yeremi Ceballos - signed in April 2016 out of the Dominican Republic; December 21, 1998, currently on 60-day DL
Franny Cobos - signed in August 2017 out of Cuba for $125,000; February 1, 2001
Ronny Garcia - signed in July 2016 out of the Dominican Republic for $30,000; December 2, 1999
Flaer Gonzalez - signed in July 2017 out of the Dominican Republic for $20,000; September 27, 1996
Jose Antonio Hernandez - signed in May 2016 out of Venezuela; June 18, 1999
Ernesto Jaquez - signed in July 2017 out of the DR for $95,000; June 11, 1999
Alfredi Jimenez - signed in July 2017 out of the DR for $50,000; October 19, 1999
Jairo Lopez -  signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $300,000; November 21, 2000
Christian Mejias - signed in June 2016 out of Venezuela; May 19, 1999
Jeremy Molero - signed in August 2017 out of Venezuela; November 8, 1999
Wender Oberto - signed in November 2016 out of Venezuela; December 9, 1999
Jherson Pereira - signed in February 2018 out of Venezuela; January 27, 1997
Carlos Quintero - signed in December 2016 out of Venezuela; January 11, 2000; currently on 60-day DL
Fabricio Reina - signed in March 2017; February 26, 2000
Bryan Solano - signed in March 2017 out of Costa Rica; January 25, 1998
Diosmerky Taveras - signed in July 2017 out of the DR for $55,000; September 23, 1999
Heitor Tokar - signed in July 2017 out of Brazil for $300,000; October 25, 2000

CATCHERS

Jose Alvarez - signed in July 2016 out of Venezuela for $195,000; June 4, 2000
Luis Barajas - signed in January 2017 out of Mexico; July 13, 1999
Carlos Hurtado - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $80,000; May 18, 2001
Jonarkys Lopez - signed in August 2017 out of Venezuela; August 13, 2001
Ricardo Toro - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $95,000; February 24, 2001

INFIELDERS

Javier Bermudez* - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $10,000; January 2, 1999
Rolando Espinosa - signed in August 2017 out of Cuba for $175,000; January 5, 2001
Sebastian Grullon - signed in July 2017 out of the DR; July 19, 2001
Junior Marte - signed in July 2017 out of the DR for $70,000; April 14, 2000
Jose Mendoza - signed in August 2017 out of Venezuela; June 19, 2001
Enmanuel Morillo - signed in July 2017 out of the DR for $90,000; December 6, 2000
Marco van der Wijst - signed in March 2017 out of the Netherlands for $17,500 when he was known as Oliver van der Wijst (he's Dutch and Dominican); February 23, 1998

OUTFIELDERS

Yefri Carrillo - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $300,000; January 13, 2001
Abraham Castillo - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $150,000; December 5, 2000
Yimmi Cortabarria - signed in July 2017 out of Venezuela for $300,000; January 10, 2001
Victor Mascai - signed in July 2017 out of Brazil for $100,000, also known as Victor Coutinho; February 10, 2001