Meet the Corpus Christi Hooks

Part two of the Meet the Team series takes us down to South Texas. Let's get to know the 2021 Corpus Christi Hooks!

Photo from Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net

The Hooks have been an Astros affiliate since its inception in 2005. 2020 would have been the 15th anniversary of their inaugural season, but again, unless you have been living off the grid, there was no Minor League Baseball season. During the (still) ongoing pandemic, Whataburger Field has served as the Astros' Alternate Site.

Following the MiLB realignment, Corpus was placed in the AA Central League, which is essentially a continuation of the Texas League. (Why didn't they just retain the league names?) This ten-team league consists of the eight teams that comprised the Texas League, with San Antonio and Wichita moving down from what used to be the AAA Pacific Coast League. Wichita makes its return to minor league baseball with the Wind Surge. The last franchise in that city now does business as the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. 

Corpus Christi will play in the South division, which consists of all Texas clubs just like the old Texas League, alongside Amarillo (now a D-Backs affiliate), Frisco (Rangers), Midland (A's), and San Antonio (back with the Padres). The North division is, well, the Texas League's North division (Arkansas, NW Arkansas, Springfield, Tulsa) with Wichita added in.

As Corpus Christi is the birthplace of Whataburger, the Hooks have decided to commemorate the beloved burger chain's Coastal Bend roots. You have probably seen the apparel collection, complete with their twist on the iconic orange W logo. Every Wednesday, they will take the field as the "Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits," with jerseys that evoke the table tents that you get with every Whataburger order. 

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Corpus opens its 2021 season Tuesday as they host the San Antonio Missions.

SOCIAL MEDIA/TEAM-RELATED ACCOUNTS

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Twitter: @cchooks

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Michael Coffin, radio play-by-play, Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting: @CoffinMJC

COACHING STAFF

2014 Astro Gregorio Petit will finally get his first managerial opportunity. He was originally slated to take over as Hooks manager in 2020 and then you know what happened next.

Manager: Gregorio Petit

Pitching Coach: Graham Johnson

Hitting Coach: Rafael Peña

Athletic Trainer: Nate Stewart

Strength Coach: Mike Myers

ROSTER

Corpus Christi has served as a landing spot for many top Astros prospects to start and this year is no different. Hunter Brown appears to be on the fast track as he's skipping both A levels to begin his first full professional season with the Hooks. The man to watch, however, is Pedro León, the highly-touted Cuban outfielder who will be making his professional debut as an infielder. León has received significant hype in advance, but now it's time for him to deliver.

Italics - player bats/pitches left-handed

Bold - player is a switch-hitter

Pitchers

Jonathan Bermúdez - 23rd round, 2018 draft (Southeastern); played with Quad Cities and Corpus Christi in 2019

Hunter Brown - 5th round, 2019 draft (Wayne State); Tri-City

Willy Collado - International free agent (Dominican Republic), 2016; Corpus/Fayetteville/Quad Cities

Brett Daniels - 17th round, 2018 draft (North Carolina); Corpus/Quad Cities

Tommy DeJuneas - Acquired via trade from Cleveland for James Hoyt, 2018; Corpus/Fayetteville

Chad Donato - 11th round, 2016 draft (West Virginia); Corpus/Fayetteville

J.P. France - 14th round, 2018 draft (Mississippi State); Fayetteville

Nick Hernandez - 8th round, 2016 draft (Houston); Corpus/Fayetteville

Michael Horrell - 30th round, 2019 draft (Campbell); Tri-City

Parker Mushinski - 7th round, 2017 draft (Texas Tech); Fayetteville, with rehab appearances in Tri-City and the Gulf Coast League

Hunter Peck - Undrafted free agent, 2020 (Georgia Gwinnett)

Joe Record - Rule 5 draft selection (minor league phase) from Twins, 2020; Cedar Rapids/Fort Myers (Twins)

César Rosado - International free agent (Dominican Republic), 2014; Fayetteville

Catchers

Scott Manea - Acquired via trade along with Ross Adolph and Luis Santana from Mets for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek, 2019; Fayetteville

C.J. Stubbs - 10th round, 2019 draft (Southern Cal); Quad Cities/Tri-City

Infielders

Norel González - International free agent (Cuba), 2021; last played in 2018-19 for Villa Clara (Cuban National Series)

David Hensley - 26th round, 2018 draft (San Diego State); Fayetteville/Quad Cities

Grae Kessinger - 2nd round, 2019 draft (Ole Miss); Quad Cities/Tri-City

Pedro León - International free agent (Cuba), 2021; last played in 2018-19 for Mayabeque (Cuban National Series)

J.J. Matijevic - 2nd round, 2017 draft (Arizona); Corpus/Fayetteville

Michael Wielansky - 18th round, 2018 draft (College of Wooster); Quad Cities

Outfielders

Ross Adolph - Acquired via trade along with Scott Manea and Luis Santana from Mets for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek, 2019; Fayetteville/Quad Cities

Marty Costes - 22nd round, 2018 draft (Maryland); Fayetteville/Quad Cities

Corey Julks - 8th round, 2017 draft (Houston); Corpus/Fayetteville

Chandler Taylor - 10th round, 2018 draft (Alabama); Fayetteville

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Wednesday, July 17, 2019

The rain made its presence felt...

Round Rock 11, Memphis 8

W- Kent Emanuel (4-1)
L- Jesús Cruz (2-6)
S- Brendan McCurry (5)

RR home runs: Josh Rojas 2 (17; solo in 4th, 2-run in 7th), Alex De Goti (9, 3-run in 2nd)

The E-Train roared back from an early 7-0 deficit by finishing this game on an 11-1 run.

Akeem Bostick got bombed but the bullpen responded with 7.1 innings of one-run ball. Kent Emanuel pitched six innings and allowed a run on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. Brendan McCurry got a four-out save, striking out two.

After Memphis scored twice in the top of the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead, the Express rattled off five in the bottom half to get back in the game. Alex De Goti whacked a three-run homer and then Jamie Ritchie ripped an RBI double and scored on Carlos Correa's base hit.

Josh Rojas led off the 4th with a homer. Aledmys Díaz reached on an error and he scored on a double from Correa. Taylor Jones and De Goti drew walks to load the bases for Chas McCormick, who came through with an RBI single to put Round Rock in front. Ritchie smacked another RBI double in the 7th and he scored when Rojas absolutely crushed a ball to left-center for a two-run homer.

For Rojas, this is his first multi-homer game with Round Rock and fourth on the season. He, McCormick, and Ritchie all had two hits on the evening. Correa finished 3-4 with a couple of runs driven in and a run scored, while Aledmys went 0-4 with a walk and a run scored.

The Express and Redbirds will wrap up this series at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 0

W- Enoli Paredes (5-3)
L- Brady Singer (2-2)
S- Willy Collado (6)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks offense took advantage of some shambolic defense from the Naturals while Enoli Paredes and Willy Collado shackled their offense.

Paredes allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out nine over six shutout innings and Collado completed the shutout by striking out four over the final three innings.

With the bases loaded in the 4th, Colton Shaver hit a grounder to third that should have ended the inning. Instead, an error allowed everyone to come home. Chuckie Robinson scored the final run of the night in the 7th on an error after Osvaldo Duarte hit into a fielder's choice. No one on either side finished with a multi-hit game.

J.B. Bukauskas takes on Gerson Garabito in the series finale. First pitch is at 6:15.

Fayetteville and Lynchburg was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern. Tyler Ivey is listed as the starter for the first game and he'll take on Justin Garza.

Quad Cities 9, Dayton 3

W- Jonathan Bermúdez (3-2)
L- Jhon De Jesus (2-9)

QC home runs: Austin Dennis (2, 2-run in 2nd)

The Banditos stormed out of the gate and got the cushion they needed to make a Dayton rally look a little less menacing.

Jonathan Bermúdez allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out eight over five shutout innings. R.J. Freure tagged in for three innings and he allowed three runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out two. Hunter Martin walked two and struck out one in a scoreless 9th.

The Banditos loaded the bases to lead off the 1st and they ended up getting three runs out of it as César Salazar hit a sac fly and Grae Kessinger followed with a two-run single. Austin Dennis smacked a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. Salazar ripped a two-run double in the 5th and came around to score on a Jonathan Lacroix single. Lacroix scored Quad Cities' final run of the night on a single from Dennis. Salazar, Dennis, and Kessinger all had two hits on the night.

Brett Daniels gets the start in game two. He'll go against Lyon Richardson at 6:35.

Tri-City and Lowell was postponed

Due to rain. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight with game one starting at 5:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 9, GCL Astros 4

W- Francis Ventura (1-0)
L- Jairo Lopez (1-1)
S- Anthony Trompiz (1)

GCL home runs: Victor Mascai (1, 2-run in 2nd)

The Cardinals came alive as they scored all nine of their runs in the final four innings.

Victor Mascai launched a two-run homer in the 2nd inning and the Palm Beach 'Stros got a couple of sac flies from Franklin Pinto and Yorbin Ceuta in the 7th. Ceuta, Sean Mendoza, José Mendoza, and Tyler Krabbe all finished with two hits on the day.

Kevin Dickey walked one and struck out three over three scoreless innings. Everyone else... gave up runs.

DSL Dodgers Bautista 11, DSL Astros 0 (7 innings)

W- Edgardo Henriquez (1-1)
L- Carlos Calderón (3-1)

DSL home runs: None.

This game was called early due to rain and it was probably for the best.

Wednesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Kevin Dickey, LHP, GCL Astros: 3 IP, BB, 3 K

Enoli Paredes' photo taken by Bryan Green.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 4-0 vs. Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 13 K

Enoli Paredes: W (5-3), 6 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 9 K

Willy Collado: Save (6), 3 IP, 4 K; perfect outing

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.
Jonathan Bermúdez, LHP, Quad Cities

W (3-3), 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K

Austin Dennis, UTIL, and César Salazar, C, Quad Cities

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

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

Josh Rojas, UTIL, and Jamie Ritchie, C, Round Rock

Rojas: 2-5, 2 HR (17), 3 RBI

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

Was there something going on?

Round Rock Express bullpen

7.1 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 6 K

Kent Emanuel: W (4-1), 6 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Brendan McCurry: Save (5), 1.1 IP, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Monday, July 1, 2019

Let's finish up one game in Clinton and then play another!

Round Rock 5, Omaha 0

W- Framber Valdez (1-0)
L- Zach Lovvorn (3-8)

RR home runs: None.

The Express scored in just one inning but it was more than enough for them to get the victory.

All five of their runs came in the 6th as they capitalized on a bases-loaded situation. Taylor Jones scored the first run of the night on a wild pitch. After Josh Rojas hit into a fielder's choice and Drew Ferguson walked to re-load the bases, Kyle Tucker came through with a two-run single and then Ferguson scored on an errant pickoff throw. Tucker scored the final run of the night on another wild pitch. He and Jack Mayfield had two hits apiece.

Framber Valdez allowed four hits, walked three, and struck out ten over 6.2 shutout innings. Ralph Garza Jr. finished off the shutout by allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out two over the final 2.1 innings.

Brady Rodgers will be on the mound for game four and he'll take on Eric Skoglund at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 3, Frisco 1

W- Brandon Bailey (3-2)
L- Yoel Espinal (2-4)
S- Willy Collado (2, 5 season)

CC home runs: None.

A fine night on the mound for the Hooks as Brandon Bailey and Willy Collado combined to hold the Roughriders to just three hits.

Bailey allowed two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out four in five innings of work. Collado took over for the final four innings, allowing a hit and striking out two.

Ronnie Dawson put Corpus on the board by ripping an RBI double in the 3rd and Chuckie Robinson hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the 5th to put them in front. Dawson also stole a base, his tenth of the year.

Bryan Abreu takes on Ronald Herrera in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Salem 9, Fayetteville 3

W- Jhonathan Díaz (4-6)
L- Chad Donato (3-9)

Fayetteville home runs: Scott Schreiber (5, 8 season; 3-run in 8th)

The Carolina Sox administered a beatdown to the Woodpeckers.

Scott Schreiber's three-run blast in the 8th represented Fayetteville's lone scoring play.

Chad Donato went 5.1 innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on nine hits (two solo homers) and struck out six. Leovanny Rodríguez came on for 2.2 innings and he allowed three runs on three hits (two-run homer), walked one, and struck out three. Yeremi Ceballos struck out two in a 1-2-3 9th inning.

Luis Garcia takes on Enmanuel De Jesus in game two. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

From Sunday: Quad Cities 2, Clinton 0

W- Joey Gonzalez (3-1, 3-2 season)
L- Raul Brito (2-1)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were finally able to unlock the LumberKings pitchers and they scored the only two runs of this game after play resumed.

Quad Cities got a pair of runs in the 8th on RBI singles from Michael Wielansky and Freúdis Nova. Neither team recorded an extra-base hit in this game.

Brett Daniels allowed three hits, walked five, and struck out seven over 5.2 shutout innings. Layne Henderson got the final out of the 6th with a groundball and then struck out the first two men he faced in the 7th. Joey Gonzalez completed the shutout with 2.1 innings, walking one in the process.

Now, on to the regularly scheduled contest.

Quad Cities 7, Clinton 3

W- Matt Ruppenthal (3-2)
L- Albert Guerrero (3-3)
S- José Bravo (1, 2 season)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos got off to a quick start and put the LumberKings away with three in the 7th. They pounded out 15 hits in this one.

Matt Ruppenthal went five innings and allowed an RBI single, walked four, and struck out six. José Bravo got the last four innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits (solo homer) and struck out four.

Freúdis Nova opened the scoring by ripping an RBI double in the 1st and he wound up scoring on an errant throw down to third after he stole the base. He doubled again in the 3rd and scored on Oscar Campos' infield single. Nova hit his third double of the game in the 7th and came home on a single from Jonathan Lacroix. Alex McKenna lashed a two-run double later in the 7th. Freúdis, McKenna, and César Salazar all finished with three hits on the evening while Lacroix and Carlos Machado had two hits apiece.

The River Bandits will head to Wisconsin for a quick two-game series. José Alberto Rivera will take on Reese Olson in game one, which will start at 6:35.

Staten Island 9, Tri-City 0

W- Wellington Díaz (1-1)
L- Jayson Schroeder (0-2, 0-3 season)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats were handed a beatdown to start the week.

Korey Lee went 2-4.

It... was not Jayson Schroeder's finest hour. Miguel Figueroa was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and he allowed a solo homer, walked three, and struck out three in 2.2 innings. Christian Mejías took over for four innings and he allowed three runs on four hits, walked two, and struck out seven. Michael Horrell worked around a couple of hits to throw a scoreless 8th, striking out one.

Valente Bellozo takes the mound for game two. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Mets 9, GCL Astros 1

W- Noah Nuñez (1-0)
L- Kyle Serrano (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach 'Stros are still searching for their first win as the Mets went off for seven in the 2nd inning.

Rolando Espinosa scored their only run on a wild pitch in the 9th. Franklin Pinto was 2-2.

Kyle Serrano and Kevin Holcomb were roughed up in the first two innings. Heitor Tokar allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out five over 4.1 innings, and Elián Rodríguez allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out two in three innings.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will try for that first win again at noon Eastern when they take on the Cardinals.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Dodgers Bautista 0

W- Juan De Los Santos (1-0)
L- Rafael Tua (1-4)

DSL home runs: None.

The Dominican 'Stros went off in the middle innings to blow this one open.

Meanwhile, four pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Danny Subero allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out one in three innings. Juan De Los Santos got a groundout and a couple of fly ball outs in a 1-2-3 4th. José Nodal allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out three in three innings, and Luis Vega completed the shutout by striking out three over two perfect innings.

Freddy Guilamo finished 3-4 and hit an RBI single in the 4th inning. At the bottom of the order, Andrés Monzón went 2-4 with a two-run triple, scored two runs, and stole a base (10). Omar Díaz was 2-5 and hit an RBI single out of the leadoff spot.

The Dominican 'Stros will have to complete a suspended game with the Marlins before moving on to the regularly scheduled game.

Monday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros pitchers: W 8-0 @ DSL Dodgers Bautista
9 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 7 K
Danny Subero: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, K
Juan De Los Santos: W (1-0), IP
José Nodal: 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K
Luis Vega: 2 IP, 3 K

Andrés Monzón, OF, DSL Astros: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (10)
Freddy Guilamo, C, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R

Heitor Tokar, RHP, GCL Astros: 4.1 IP, H, BB, 5 K

Round Rock Express pitchers: W 5-0 vs. Omaha

9 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 12 K

Framber Valdez: W (1-0), 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 10 K

Ralph Garza Jr.: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 2 K

Kyle Tucker, OF, Round Rock

2-3, 2 RBI, R

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 3-1 @ Frisco

9 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Brandon Bailey: W (3-2), 5 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Willy Collado: Save (2, 5 season), 4 IP, H, 2 K

José Bravo not pictured.

Layne Henderson, Joey Gonzalez, and Matt Ruppenthal's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-0 and W 7-3 @ Clinton

Brett Daniels: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 7 K

Layne Henderson: IP, 2 K

Joey Gonzalez: W (3-1, 3-2 season), 2.1 IP, BB

Matt Ruppenthal: W (3-2), 5 IP, H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K

José Bravo: Save (1, 2 season), 4 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 R (1 ER), 4 K

Freúdis Nova's photo is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Stats from regularly scheduled game.

Freúdis Nova, SS, and Alex McKenna, OF, Quad Cities

Nova: 3-5, 3 2B, RBI, 3 R, SB (2)

McKenna: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 27, 2019

This will be a little abridged as I'm on my way to College Station today.

San Antonio 3, Round Rock 0

W- Burch Smith (6-3)
L- Rogelio Armenteros (3-5)
S- Taylor Williams (3)

RR home runs: None.

Josh Rojas' double was Round Rock's only hit in this game.

Rogelio Armenteros allowed five hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked one, and struck out six in 4.1 innings. Kent Emanuel allowed a run on two hits in 1.2 innings and Brady Rodgers allowed a solo homer and struck out two in two innings.

Cionel Pérez faces Zach Brown at 7:05.

Corpus Christi 3, Amarillo 2

W- Cristian Javier (4-2, 6-2 season)
L- Kyle Lloyd (2-5)
S- Willy Collado (1, 4 season)

CC home runs: Colton Shaver (3, 9 season; solo in 5th), Chuckie Robinson (4, solo in 5th), Ronnie Dawson (12, solo in 5th)

Three solo home runs proved to be enough for the Hooks as they opened up the second half with a win in the Panhandle.

Colton Shaver and Chuckie Robinson led off the 5th with solo homers and Ronnie Dawson launched one of his own with two outs in the inning. Shaver, Robinson, and Seth Beer had two hits apiece.

Cristian Javier allowed two runs on two hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked four, and struck out seven in 6.2 innings. Willy Collado struck out three over the final 2.1 innings to earn the save.

J.B. Bukauskas gets the start in game two. First pitch is at 7:05.

Salem 12, Fayetteville 6

W- Erich Uelmen (2-2)
L- Brett Conine (3-2, 6-4 season)

Fayetteville home runs: Jacob Meyers (7, 2-run in 6th), Chandler Taylor (5, grand slam in 8th)

The Pelicans stormed out to a 9-0 lead and Fayetteville... well, they weren't really in this one.

Jacob Meyers hit a two-run homer in the 6th and Chandler Taylor launched a grand slam in the 8th, but Myrtle Beach had this game locked up long ago. Taylor and Corey Julks had two hits apiece.

Brett Conine hit a rare speed bump as he allowed six runs on nine hits (grand slam), walked one, and struck out one in 3.2 innings. Leovanny Rodríguez was the first man out of the Woodpeckers' bullpen and he allowed three runs on four hits (two solo homers) and struck out one in two innings. Humberto Castellanos took over for 2.1 innings and he allowed a run on four hits while striking out three, and Jacob Billingsley allowed two runs on four hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 9th.

Shawn Dubin takes on Erick Leal in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 10, Burlington 2

W- Felipe Tejada (3-0)
L- Robinson Pina (4-3)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos were all over the Bees early as they jumped out to a 7-2 lead after the first two innings.

Felipe Tejada allowed two runs on four hits, walked four, and struck out four in five innings. Devin Conn and Joey Gonzalez finished it off with two scoreless innings apiece. Conn walked three and struck out two, while Gonzalez walked two and fanned four.

Quad Cities busted this game open immediately by turning a bases-loaded situation into five runs. Oscar Campos started it off with an RBI single and then David Hensley brought everyone home with a double. He wound up scoring on a single from Jonathan Lacroix. In the 2nd inning, Campos grounded into a force out that allowed Ross Adolph to score and an error on the play allowed Ramiro Rodríguez to score another run.

Hensley smacked an RBI triple in the 4th and he strolled home on Freúdis Nova's double. César Salazar capped off the evening by grounding into a force out that scored Rodríguez. Hensley finished 4-5 and was a home run shy of the cycle. Lacroix, Campos, and Rodríguez all had two hits on the evening.

Jonathan Bermúdez makes the first start of his career tonight at 6:35. He'll take on Cole Duensing.

Lowell 7, Tri-City 3

W- Yusniel Padrón-Artilles (2-0)
L- Angel Macuare (0-2)

TC home runs: Nathan Perry (2, solo in 5th)

The ValleyCats were swept out of northern Massachusetts after the Spinners went off for six in the 2nd.

Angel Macuare allowed those six runs; he went four innings and allowed five hits, walked three, and struck out seven. Luis de Paula threw a 1-2-3 5th, and Valente Bellozo allowed an RBI single, walked two, and struck out three in three innings.

Nathan Perry launched a homer to lead off the 5th. A.J. Lee ripped an RBI double in the 8th and he ended up scoring on an error that allowed Preston Pavlica to reach. Wilyer Abreu went 2-3 with a run scored and a stolen base.

Tri-City will head home to start a weekend series with Aberdeen. Juan Pablo Lopez will get the start in game one; first pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Cardinals 3, GCL Astros 2

W- Inohan Paniagua (1-0)
L- Jervic Chavez (0-1, 1-1 season)
S- Roy Garcia (1)

GCL home runs: None.

That first win continues to elude the Palm Beach 'Stros.

Kyle Serrano, who was assigned to Quad Cities and then promptly sent to the GCL on a rehab assignment, walked one and struck out two in his first inning of the season. Jervic Chavez took over for five innings and he allowed three runs on five hits (two solo homers), walked one, and struck out one. Franny Cobos allowed two hits, walked three, and struck out two in three scoreless innings of work.

The GCL squad got their two runs in the 6th on a sac fly from Sean Mendoza and a Luis Guerrero RBI double. Guerrero went 2-4 on the afternoon.

The Palm Beach 'Stros will have Friday off and they'll get back to it Saturday morning at the Marlins complex.

DSL Astros 9, DSL Red Sox1 2

W- Jeremy Molero (2-0)
L- Gabriel Jackson (0-3)

DSL home runs: None.

A four-run 2nd inning propelled the Dominican 'Stros to the victory. Eleven walks suggest that the pitching was... spotty, but then again, they did allow only two runs and two hits.

Ricardo León and Jeremy Molero started things off with three innings apiece. León walked five and struck out four over three hitless and scoreless innings. Molero allowed a run on a sac fly, a single, walked three, and struck out six. Miguel Padilla walked two and struck out two in two innings and José Betances allowed an RBI single, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Jesús Liranzo opened the scoring with an RBI triple in the 2nd inning. Frank Pérez brought him in with a single, Yohander Martinez drew a bases-loaded walk, and Junior Marte hit a sac fly. Marte hit another sac fly in the 4th and then an error in the 5th allowed Ricardo Toro to score. Marte ripped an RBI double in the 6th and finally, Freddy Guilamo smacked an RBI triple and scored on Pérez's sac fly in the 7th. Martinez finished 3-4 on the day while Pérez went 2-3 and scored on both of Marte's sac flies.

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

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jeremy Molero, RHP, DSL Astros: W (2-0), 3 IP, H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Yohander Martinez, SS, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Junior Marte, IF, DSL Astros: 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI
Frank Pérez, OF, DSL Astros: 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R

Luis Guerrero, OF, GCL Astros: 2-4, RBI

Chandler Taylor, OF, Fayetteville

2-3, grand slam (5)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Valente Bellozo, RHP, Tri-City

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

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 3-2 @ Amarillo

9 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 4 BB, 10 K

Cristian Javier: W (4-2, 6-2 season), 6.2 IP, 2 H (solo HR allowed), 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K

Willy Collado: Save (1, 4 season), 2.1 IP, 3 K

Colton Shaver, UTIL, Corpus Christi

2-3, solo HR (3, 9 season)

David Hensley, IF, and Oscar Campos, C, Quad Cities

Hensley: 4-5, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R; finished home run shy of cycle

Campos: 2-5, 2 RBI, R

Astros Farm Report: 6-24

Bringing you the latest news from down on the farm ...

Now that I am off the road (for now) and have a working computer, look for some new player interviews coming out over the next several days!

In case you missed it, Dustin pulled together all of the twitter info for the new draft picks. I have updated this to indicate which players have officially signed to date.

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.

With today being the first day of the season for the GCL, I expect several additional roster moves to be made prior to today's game.

6-23: LHP Jervic Chavez assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-23: RHP Felipe Paulino assigned to Round Rock
6-23: RHP Riley Ferrell assigned to Round Rock (Rule 5 pick returned by Marlins)
6-22: LHP Brayan de Paula assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: C Lorenzo Quintana assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-22: RHP Hunter Brown (5th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: RHP Garrett Gayle (12th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: RHP Derek West (14th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-22: SS Luis Santana assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-22: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: OF Yefri Carrillo assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: 3B Yeuris Ramirez assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-22: OF Hector Martinez (Tri-City) released
6-22: RHP Jamie Melendez assigned to the DSL (17-year old from Mexico signed 4-30)
6-22: OF Jairo Jose assigned to the DSL (17-year old Dominican signed July 2018)
6-22: 1B Enmanuel Morrillo (DSL) released
6-22: C Jonarkys Lopez (DSL) released
6-21: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-21: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-21: IF Jack Mayfield optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-21: C Garrett Stubbs optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-21: LHP Brett Adcock (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-21: 1B J. J. Matijevic activated from the restricted list and assigned to Fayetteville
6-21: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to the GCL from Quad Cities
6-21: 2B Yorbin Ceuta assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-21: OF E.P. Reese (25th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Justin Ferrell assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-20: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-20: RHP Joe Smith sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment
6-20: OF George Springer sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment
6-20: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-20: SS Grae Kessinger (2nd round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: C C. J. Stubbs (10th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Michael Horrell (30th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Brayan de Paula assigned to Tri-City
6-20: RHP Felipe Paulino signed (contract purchased from the Sugar Land Skeeters)
6-19: LHP Cionel Perez optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-18: C Max Stassi sent to Corpus Christi for a rehab assignment (activated from IL 6-21)
6-18: OF Matthew Barefoot (6th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: OF Preston Pavlica (24th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: SS A. J. Lee (34th round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: RHP Peyton Battenfield (9th round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: 1B Zach Biermann (23rd round) assigned to Tri-City
6-18: OF Yimmi Cortaberria assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-18: OF Franklin Pinto assigned to the GCL from Tri-City
6-17: SS Anibal Sierra assigned to Corpus Christi from Round Rock
6-17: SS Luis Santana assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-17: RHP Nick Hernandez (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL retroactive to 6-15
6-17: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-17: RHP Collin McHugh sent to Corpus Christi on a rehab assignment
6-17: RHP Peyton Battenfield (9th round 2019) signed
6-16: C Korey Lee (1st round 2019) assigned to Tri-City
6-16: RHP Brendan McCurry (Round Rock) activated from the IL
6-16: RHP Brady Rodgers (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-16: C Lorenzo Quintana (Round Rock) activated from the IL
6-16: C Oscar Campos assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-16: 3B/1B/C Colton Shaver assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-16: C Ruben Castro assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-16: SS Javier Bermudez assigned to the GCL from Corpus Christi
6-15: OF Corey Julks (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-15: RHP Ronel Blanco (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-15: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-15: OF Jonathan Lacroix (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-14: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-14: 2B Jose Altuve sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment (activated from the IL 6-19)
6-14: RHP Collin McHugh sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
6-14: RHP Rogelio Armenteros called up to Houston from Round Rock
6-14: OF Wilyer Abreu assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-14: RHP Hansel Paulino activated from the IL and assigned to Tri-City
6-14: OF Alex McKenna (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-14: LHP Yeremi Ceballos assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Joe Perez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: 2B Yorbin Ceuta assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Christian Mejias assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: C Juan Paulino assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Franny Cobos assigned to Tri-City
6-14: RHP Lupe Chavez assigned to Tri-City
6-14: RHP Valente Bellozo assigned to Tri-City
6-14: OF Franklin Pinto assigned to Tri-City from the DSL
6-14: OF Hector Martinez assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Yeuris Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Ernesto Jaquez (Tri-City) placed on the 7-day IL
6-14: LHP Jervic Chavez assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Angel Macuare assigned to Tri-City from the GCL
6-14: RHP Manny Ramirez assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: RHP Jayson Schroeder assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: 3B Juan Pineda assigned to Tri-City from extended spring training
6-14: SS Grae Kessinger signed (2nd round 2019)
6-14: OF Colin Barber signed (4th round 2019)
6-14: OF E. P. Reese signed (25th round 2019)
6-13: C Max Stassi sent to Round Rock on a rehab assignment
6-13: OF Derek Fisher optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-12: RHP Derek West signed (14th round 2019)
6-12: C Korey Lee signed (1st round 2019)
6-12: SS A. J. Lee signed (34th round 2019)
6-12: LHP Kevin Dickey signed (27th round 2019)
6-12: OF Preston Pavlica signed (24th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Danny Cody signed (17th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Blair Henley signed (7th round 2019)
6-12: OF Matthew Barefoot signed (6th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Chandler Casey signed (26th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Alex Palmer signed (20th round 2019)
6-12: 1B Zach Biermann signed (23rd round 2019)
6-12: OF Luis Guerrero signed (8th round 2019)
6-12: C C. J. Stubbs signed (10th round 2019)
6-12: RHP Cole McDonald signed (15th round 2019)
6-11: OF Chas McCormick assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
6-11: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-11: OF Bryan de la Cruz assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-11: RHP Michael Horrell signed (30th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Garrett Gayle signed (12th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Kevin Holcomb signed (13th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Hunter Brown signed (5th round 2019)
6-10: RHP Luis Vega assigned to the DSL
6-10: RHP Johangel Ramirez assigned to the GCL from the DSL
6-9: OF Yordan Alvarez called up to Houston from Round Rock
6-9: OF Austin Dennis assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-9: LHP Reymin Guduan optioned to Round Rock from Houston
6-8: OF Hector Martinez assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-8: OF Ronnie Dawson (Corpus Christi) activated from the IL
6-8: C Lorenzo Quintana (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-8: C Cesar Salazar (Quad Cities) activated from the IL
6-8: LHP Julio Robaina assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-7: LHP Cionel Perez recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-7: RHP Brady Rodgers optioned to Round Rock
6-6: RHP Dean Deetz (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-6: C Oscar Campos assigned to Round Rock from Quad Cities
6-6: 2B Alfredo Angarita (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-6: RHP Yohan Ramirez assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-6: RHP Enoli Paredes assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-6: RHP Luis Garcia assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-6: RHP Austin Hansen assigned to Fayetteville from Quad Cities
6-6: LHP Jonathan Bermudez assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Hunter Martin assigned to Quad Cities from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Miguel Figueroa assigned to Tri-City from Corpus Christi
6-6: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-6: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-5: RHP Tommy DeJuneas assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-5: RHP Jayson Schroeder assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities
6-4: LHP Reymin Guduan recalled to Houston from Round Rock
6-4: RHP Justin Ferrell assigned to Round Rock from Corpus Christi
6-4: RHP Corbin Martin optioned to Round Rock
6-4: OF Chandler Taylor (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-4: OF Ramiro Rodriguez assigned to extended spring training from Fayetteville
6-3: RHP Gabriel Valdez (Round Rock) placed on the 7-day IL
6-3: RHP Humberto Castellanos assigned to Quad Cities from Round Rock
6-2: OF Bryan de la Cruz (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-2: RHP Jacob Billingsley (Fayetteville) activated from the IL
6-2: C Alejandro Flores (Fayetteville) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: OF Ronnie Dawson (Corpus Christi) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: RHP Willy Collado assigned to Corpus Christi from Fayetteville
6-1: RHP Hector Martinez assigned to Corpus Christi from extended spring training
6-1: C Cesar Salazar (Quad Cities) placed on the 7-day IL
6-1: LHP Julio Robaina assigned to Quad Cities from extended spring training
6-1: RHP Layne Henderson assigned to extended spring training from Corpus Christi
6-1: RHP Manny Ramirez assigned to extended spring training from Quad Cities

Players who started the 2019 season on the DL

C Ruben Castro - activated 5-25
RHP Nick Hernandez - activated 5-8
RHP Alex House
OF Alex McKenna - activated 4-29
RHP Hansel Paulino - activated 6-14
RHP Erasmo Pinales - activated 5-20; back on IL 5-24
RHP Abdiel Saldana
RHP Kyle Serrano
RHP Jairo Solis

Restricted List
RHP Francis Martes (80-game suspension)
1B/OF J.J. Matijevic (50-game suspension) - activated 6-21

2019 STANDINGS

Up and down arrows denote an increase or decrease in win percentage over the last week.

AAA ROUND ROCK (Pacific Coast League/American Southern Division)

🠋 2nd 44-31 .587 3.0GB W1

AA CORPUS CHRISTI (Texas League/South Division)

🠉 2nd 36-39 .480 1.0GB L1 (Overall)
T1st 3-3 .500 -.-GB L1 (Second Half)

ADV A FAYETTEVILLE (Carolina League/Southern Division)

🠉 4th 35-38 .479 15.5GB W4 (Overall)
1st 4-0 1.000 -.-GB W4 (Second Half)

LOW A QUAD CITIES (Midwest League/Western Division)
1st half Division Winner

= 1st 45-24 .652 -.-GB W1 (Overall)
3rd 2-1 .667 0.5GB W1 (Second Half)

SHORT SEASON A TRI-CITY (New York-Penn League/Stedler Division)
 🠉 3rd 4-5 .444 3.0GB L1

ROOKIE LEVEL GULF COAST LEAGUE (East Division)
Starts play today

ROOKIE LEVEL DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE (Northwest Division)
🠋 6th 8-10 .444 3.0GB L3

WATCH THIS SPACE

I plan to use "this space" to feature players who are currently flying below the radar, but who deserve a look.

Willy Collado - June 2019
Photo by Jayne Hansen

RHP Willy Collado is in his fourth season with the Astros. After putting up some excellent numbers for the Quad Cities bullpen in 2018, Collado has proven that his prior season was not a fluke. After starting his season with four appearances with Quad Cities, Collado earned a promotion to Fayetteville and was recently sent to Corpus Christi for the second time this season. Collado has not allowed an earned run in 16 of his 20 appearances this season and boasts a 1.49 ERA and a 1.046 WHIP with 15 walks to 44 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. Collado turned 21 in March. Watch this space ...

FORMER ASTRO UPDATE

Mitch Lambson - May 2015

Photo by Jayne Hansen

LHP Mitch Lambson was drafted by the Astros in the 19th round in 2011 out of Arizona State University and spent the better part of five seasons in the Astros system prior to being traded to the Braves in July 2015. He later spent time in the Brewers organization, independent league baseball and the Mexican League. Lambson is currently pitching for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in the independent American Association. In seven starts, he is 4-1 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.220 WHIP (11 BB:31 K in 50 IP).

RANDOM PHOTO OF THE WEEK

St. Petersburg, Russia - 2010

Photo by Jayne Hansen

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Sunday, June 2, 2019

Let's play two in Frisco!

Iowa 8, Round Rock 5

W- Pedro Strop (1-0)
L- Cy Sneed (3-6)
S- Rowan Wick (2)

RR home runs: Yordan Alvarez (21, solo in 1st), Aníbal Sierra (1, 2 season; solo in 4th)

The Chupacabras fell victim to the homer as they served up six to the Demonios. Both of these teams transformed into their Copa de la Diversión identities for this game. This game started out well enough, but the Demonios finished the game on an 8-1 run after the 2nd inning.

Yordan Alvarez whacked a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring. Round Rock got three in the 2nd thanks to a Nick Tanielu RBI double, an Aníbal Sierra sac fly, and a Josh Rojas RBI single. Sierra launched a homer to lead off the 4th. Drew Ferguson went 3-5 on the afternoon while Rojas had two hits and stole a base (3, 16 season).

Cy Sneed pitched five innings and allowed six runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on eight hits (four solo homers), walked two, and struck out four. Ronel Blanco was the first man out of the Round Rock bullpen and he allowed two runs on three hits (solo and two-run homers), walked one, and struck out three. One of the runs on the two-run homer was charged to Sneed. Ralph Garza Jr. allowed a hit over 1.1 scoreless innings.

Round Rock will have Monday off. They'll begin a three-game series in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Game 1: Corpus Christi 6, Frisco 4

W- Justin Ferrell (1-2)
L- Tyler Phillips (0-3)
S- Carlos Sanabria (3, 4 season)

CC home runs: None.

The Hooks got out to a fast start in game one... but so did the Roughriders. Fortunately, theirs was a bit quicker and they managed to hold on for the win.

Corpus got three in the 1st thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Abraham Toro and Seth Beer and a sac fly from Granden Goetzman. Beer struck again in the 2nd with a two-run single and Luis Santana poked a ball through the infield to score Goetzman in the 5th. Beer and Santana had two hits apiece in game one.

Bryan Abreu went 1.2 innings and allowed four runs on three hits and walked four. The bullpen picked him up by keeping Frisco off the board the rest of the way. Justin Ferrell was first and he allowed a hit and struck out two in 2.1 innings. Willy Collado pitched 2.2 innings in his Texas League debut, allowing two hits and walking one. Carlos Sanabria struck out the one man he faced to end game one.

Game 2: Corpus Christi 2, Frisco 1

W- Cristian Javier (1-1, 3-1 season)
L- Joe Barlow (0-1)
S- Jonathan Bermúdez (1)

CC home runs: Granden Goetzman (11, solo in 5th)

Cristian Javier shined and some clutch plays allowed the Hooks to sweep the twinbill and take the series.

Javier allowed a run on a solo homer, three other hits, walked one, and struck out nine in 5.2 innings of work. Jonathan Bermúdez came on with two outs in the 6th; he allowed a single to the first man he faced, but Chas McCormick nailed the runner trying to score to end the inning. Bermúdez went on to throw a 1-2-3 7th to secure the win, getting a groundout and two fly ball outs to end the night.

Granden Goetzman led off the 5th with a homer and he came through in the 6th with an RBI single that broke a 1-1 tie. The Hooks had a chance to tack on with the bases loaded but Goetzman's RBI base hit was all they could get. Fortunately, it was enough. Goetzman finished 2-3 in game two.

Brett Adcock will take on Matt Milburn as the Hooks return home to start a three-game series with Midland. First pitch is at 6:15.

Winston-Salem 3, Fayetteville 2

W- Codi Heuer (3-1)
L- Jacob Billingsley (0-2)
S- Will Kincanon (1)

Fayetteville home runs: None.

The Woodpeckers mounted a 9th-inning rally that fell just short. Three of their four losses to Winston-Salem have been by one run.

Scott Schreiber opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. Miguelangel Sierra hit an RBI single in the 9th. Bryan de la Cruz followed by drawing a walk to load the bases, but Enmanuel Valdez hit into a force out to end the game. Valdez and Jacob Meyers finished with two hits apiece.

Shawn Dubin had a fine day on the mound as he allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out seven in seven innings of work. Jacob Billingsley and Tommy DeJuneas pitched an inning apiece; Billingsley allowed an unearned run on a sac fly, walked one, and struck out one in the 8th, while DeJuneas allowed a run on two hits, walked one, and struck out two in the 9th.

Nivaldo Rodríguez will take on Konnor Pilkington in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

Burlington 2, Quad Cities 1

W- José Soriano (4-5)
L- Julio Robaina (0-1)
S- Austin Krzeminski (2)

QC home runs: None.

A rough inning on defense allowed the Bees to snatch this game from under the Banditos' noses.

Jeremy Peña nearly had a grand slam in the 3rd but he had to settle for a sac fly. Carlos Machado, who scored on the play, finished 2-3. Peña also extended his hitting streak to 15 games.

Austin Hansen continues to shut down the Midwest League as he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out six over six shutout innings. His current scoreless streak now stands at 33.2 innings. That streak was in a bit of jeopardy in the 6th as the Bees put two runners in scoring position to lead off the inning. However, he pulled himself together to escape that predicament and retired the next three batters. Julio Robaina pitched the final two innings and he allowed two unearned runs on an error and a wild pitch in the 8th. Robaina walked three and struck out four.

Quad Cities has Monday off. They'll start a three-game series with Peoria at 6:35.

Sunday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Luis Santana not pictured.

Granden Goetzman, OF, Seth Beer, 1B/OF, and Luis Santana, 2B, Corpus Christi

Goetzman: 1-2, 2B, sac fly in game one of doubleheader

2-3, solo HR (11), 2 RBI in game two of doubleheader

Beer: 2-4, 3 RBI in game one of doubleheader

Santana: 2-3, RBI, R in game one of doubleheader

1-3 in game two of doubleheader

Jonathan Bermúdez not pictured.

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers 

Bullpen: W 6-4 @ Frisco (game 1)

5.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 K

Justin Ferrell: W (1-2) 2.1 IP, H, 2 K

Willy Collado: 2.2 IP, 2 H, BB

Carlos Sanabria: Save (3, 4 season), 0.1 IP, K

Game 2: W 2-1 @ Frisco (game 2)

Cristian Javier: W (1-1, 3-1 season), 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 9 K

Jonathan Bermúdez: Save (1), 1.1 IP, H

Austin Hansen, RHP, Quad Cities, and Shawn Dubin, RHP, Fayetteville

Hansen: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K; has not allowed a run in 33.2 innings

Dubin: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 K