Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Fresno 2, Iowa 1

W- Josh James (4-4)
L- Rob Zastryzny (3-2)
S- Brendan McCurry (12)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Tacos scored in more innings than the Cubs and Josh James continues to pile up the strikeouts.

James allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked four, and struck out 11 in his six innings. Riley Ferrell, Ken Giles, and Brendan McCurry all pitched scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Ferrell was first and he struck out two in a 1-2-3 7th. Giles and McCurry both allowed a hit and struck out one in the 8th and the 9th, respectively.

Tyler White opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 3rd inning and Nick Tanielu broke the 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the 6th. Tanielu, Jack Mayfield, and Myles Straw all finished with two hits on the evening; Straw also stole a base, which gives him 17 in AAA and 52 on the season.

Cy Sneed takes on Casey Coleman in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Pacific.


San Antonio 4, Corpus Christi 3 in 10 innings

W- T.J. Weir (2-0)
L- Alex Winkelman (4-3)

CC home runs: Lorenzo Quintana (10, solo in 3rd)

The Hooks erased an early 3-0 deficit... only to walk off with the loss in extras.

Lorenzo Quintana led off the 3rd with a homer to put Corpus on the board and Taylor Jones tied the game with a two-run single in the 8th. Quintana went 3-4 and scored two of the Hooks' three runs on the evening. Chas McCormick, who scored on Jones' single, went 2-3 and drew a couple of walks.

Brett Adcock shook off a rocky 1st inning in which he allowed three runs and ended up going four innings, allowing four hits, walking four, and striking out three. Hector Perez tagged in to throw five scoreless, allowing a hit, walking two, and striking out four. Alex Winkelman got one out in the 10th; he issued an intentional walk, a single, and the winning run with another walk.

Framber Valdez will get the start as the Hooks look to avoid a sweep. He'll take on Chris Paddack at 7:05.

Buies Creek and Potomac was postponed

Due to rain. A doubleheader will be played Wednedsay with game one scheduled to start at 4:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities was off

The Banditos will start a three-game series in Burlington at 6:30. Leovanny Rodriguez will take on Max Herrmann.

Tri-City 5, Auburn 4 in 10 innings

W- J.P. France (1-0)
L- Tanner Driskill (1-2)

TC home runs: Carlos Machado (1, 3-run in 6th)

The ValleyCats tied it in the 6th and walked off with the win in the first extra frame.

The one hit that Shawn Dubin allowed in his three innings of work was a homer. He struck out five. Mark Moclair's weird debut season continues. He threw 1.1 innings and all four outs he recorded came via strikeout. He also allowed an unearned run on five hits.

Moclair has struck out 24 in just 10.2 innings, but he's also allowed 14 hits, walked eight, and hit four batters. He's not exactly getting shelled but when he's not allowing baserunners in bunches, he's mowing them down with relative ease. Anyway, back to the action.

Hansel Paulino was next and the two runs he gave up in his 3.2 innings came on a homer. He allowed one other hit and fanned five. Tim Hardy walked two and struck out the side in the 9th but walked the first two men he faced in the 10th, which resulted in J.P. France getting summoned to extricate him from this predicament. All France did was strike out the first man he faced and then he induced an inning-ending double play.

Carlos Machado walked to lead off the 3rd and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Oscar Campos wound up reaching on an error and then they both pulled off a double steal. Machado scored Tri-City's first run on a sac fly from Jeremy Peña that turned into a double play. Machado struck again in the 6th when he smacked a three-run homer that tied the game at 4.

Campos started the 10th in scoring position but Austin Dennis took his place. Peña hit a bunt single to move Dennis over and then he took second on defensive indifference. Gilberto Celestino got a free pass to first to load the bases for Alex McKenna.... who went down on strikes. Enmanuel Valdez came through with the winner, however. He poked one through the right side of the infield to bring Dennis in with the winning run. Celestino and César Salazar both finished 2-4.

Tri-City and Auburn will continue their series at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Astros and GCL Cardinals was suspended

This game was suspended after the 4th inning due to rain with both teams tied 0-0.

Angel Macuare allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out four in 3.1 innings and Jonathan Bermúdez got the last two outs of the 4th.

DSL Astros 8, DSL Royals1 2

W- Jose Antonio Hernandez (3-2)
L- Luis Villar (1-1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy busted this one open with four runs in the 5th.

Ernesto Jaquez continues to be absurd, but he turned in his second-worst outing of the year as he allowed an unearned run on two hits and struck out seven in four innings. (The one where he allowed an earned run was worse) That was just the second run that he's allowed all season. Flaer Gonzalez allowed a run on two hits and struck out one in the 5th. Jose Antonio Hernandez did not allow a hit over the last four innings; he walked two and struck out two.

The DSL squad got a couple of runs in the 3rd on a Jose Mendoza groundout and a Carlos Hurtado double. Junior Marte singled to lead off the 5th and scored on Yefri Carrillo's double. Carrillo scored on a Mendoza base hit; Mendoza advanced to third on Hurtado's second double of the day and scored on an Enmanuel Morillo groundout. Hurtado came home on a double from Abraham Castillo. Abraham Castillo scored on a wild pitch in the 8th and Carrillo's groundout allowed Jeury Castillo to score the final run of the day.

Abraham Castillo finished 3-4 with a double and scored a run. Carrillo, Mendoza, and Hurtado all finished with two hits.

Tuesday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Ernesto Jaquez, RHP, and Jose Antonio Hernandez, RHP, DSL Astros
Jaquez: 4 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 7 K
Hernandez: W (3-2), 4 IP, 2 BB, 2 K

Carlos Hurtado, C, DSL Astros: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, R
Jose Mendoza, IF, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2 RBI, R
Abraham Castillo, OF, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R

Shawn Dubin not pictured.

Shawn Dubin, LHP, and Carlos Machado, OF, Tri-City

Dubin: 3 IP, H (solo HR), ER, 5 K

Machado: Game-tying 3-R HR (2) in 6th, 2 R, SB (2)

Hector Perez, RHP, Corpus Christi

5 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Lorenzo Quintana, C, Corpus Christi

3-4, solo HR (10), 2 R

Ken Giles' photo taken by Bryan Green

Fresno Grizzlies (dba Fresno Tacos) pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Iowa

9 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 15 K

Josh James: W (4-4), 6 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 4 BB, 15 K

Riley Ferrell: IP, 2 K

Ken Giles: IP, H, K

Brendan McCurry: Save (12), IP, H, K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Saturday, July 7, 2018

Let's play two in Fresno and the Gulf Coast League!

Game 1: Las Vegas 5, Fresno 4

W- Nabil Crismatt (1-0)
L- Reymin Guduan (3-2)
S- Jacob Rhame (9)

Fresno home runs: None.

The 51s took control with four runs in the top of the 6th. Fresno managed to respond with three in the bottom half of the 6th to get back in the game, but they couldn't push the tying run across.

Josh James allowed a run, walked four, and struck out two over three innings. Trent Thornton and Reymin Guduan threw two innings apiece with contrasting results. Thornton allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three in a scoreless outing, but Guduan allowed four runs on five hits and struck out five.

Jack Mayfield put Fresno on the board by ripping an RBI double in the 3rd inning. He added an RBI single to his ledger in the 6th and Nick Tanielu followed by smacking an RBI double. Mayfield scored when D.J. Fisher grounded into a force out. Mayfield and Tanielu both finished with two hits in game one.

Game 2: Fresno 2, Las Vegas 1

W- Brock Dykxhoorn (3-1, 5-1 season)
L- Harol Gonzalez (0-1)
S- Brendan McCurry (10)

Fresno home runs: None.

Both teams had one scoring play apiece in game two. Fresno's yielded more runs, so they won.

A.J. Reed put the Grizzlies on the board in game two with a two-run single in the 3rd inning.

Brock Dykxhoorn shook off a 1st-inning homer and turned in a solid outing. He allowed two other hits and struck out seven in his 5.2 innings. Brendan McCurry walked one and struck out one over the final 1.1 innings to earn the save.

The 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. A.J. Reed, Garrett Stubbs, J.D. Davis, and pitching coach Dyar Millar will represent the Grizzlies in the Pacific Coast League contingent. Kyle Tucker was also named to the squad, but he's in Houston now.

The Grizzlies return to action on Thursday with a four-game series in Tacoma.

Corpus Christi 4, Northwest Arkansas 0

W- Corbin Martin (6-1, 8-1 season)
L- Scott Blewett (4-5)
S- Framber Valdez (1)

CC home runs: None.

One team scored all the runs and it was the Corpus Christi Raspas.

All four runs came in the opening frame as Josh Rojas drove in two with a double and Lorenzo Quintana brought in two more with a single. Rojas' double was Corpus Christi's only extra-base hit of the evening.

Corbin Martin and Framber Valdez joined forces to keep the Naturals off the scoreboard. Martin and his outstanding eyebrows allowed four hits and struck out three over the first five innings and Framber allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out six in the last four innings to complete the shutout.

Ryan Hartman will take on Foster Griffin at 6:05.

Myrtle Beach 4, Buies Creek 2

W- Bryan Hudson (5-7)
L- Hector Perez (3-3)
S- Jhon Romero (7)

BC home runs: None.

The Pelicans took control with three runs in the 6th and got an insurance run in the 9th.

Both of Buies Creek's runs came in the 3rd inning and they came on a Jake Meyers base hit.

Brett Adcock allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out three over five shutout frames. Myrtle Beach got to Hector Perez in the 6th for those three runs. Perez went three innings and allowed three hits, walked three, and struck out two. Adam Bleday allowed a solo homer to Wladimir Galindo in the 9th inning.

Cristian Javier takes on Tyson Miller in the series finale. First pitch is at 2:00 Eastern.

Burlington 6, Quad Cities 4

W- Anfernee Benitez (3-0)
L- Humberto Castellanos (1-2)
S- James Ziemba (6)

QC home runs: None.

The Bees stung the Banditos with a pair of three-run innings late.

César Rosado threw 6.1 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, walked three, and struck out a career-high 12. Unfortunately, the bullpen let a 4-0 lead slip away. Humberto Castellanos went two innings and allowed three runs (two earned, two inherited runners charged to him) on three hits and struck out three. Tanner Duncan got the last two outs of the 9th, but not before issuing a walk and allowing a two-run triple. The run that was charged to him on that play was unearned; Castellanos also got charged with a run.

Marty Costes opened the scoring in the 5th by whacking a two-run triple. He trotted home on a single from Seth Beer. David Hensley walked to lead off the 6th, stole second, and scored on a single from Ruben Castro. Beer went 3-5 and also recorded his first stolen base as a professional baseball player.

Leovanny Rodriguez will get the start in game three of this series. He'll go up against Jose Soriano at 5:15.

Tri-City 5, Aberdeen 4

W- Riley Cabral (1-0)
L- Juan Echevarria (0-2)

TC home runs: None.

The ValleyCats walked off with the win thanks to a pair of runs in the bottom of the 9th. They went 6-14 with runners in scoring position, but that statistic does not necessarily indicate that runs are being scored...

Luis Garcia turned in a dominant outing as he allowed just one hit, walked one, and struck out ten over five shutout frames. This was the first double-digit strikeout game of his career.

R.J. Freure made his debut in this game; he was the first man out of the Tri-City bullpen and allowed a solo homer, walked one, and struck out three in his two innings of work. Carlos Hiraldo and Riley Cabral both pitched one inning. Hiraldo allowed three runs on two hits, walked two, and struck out two in the 8th, while Cabral worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th.

Tri-City got a couple runs in the 4th behind a couple of RBI base hits from Alex Holderbach and Gilberto Celestino. Trey Dawson tried to score on a Jeremy Peña single but got thrown out at the plate to end the inning. He got his revenge with an RBI single in the 6th. Celestino and Peña singled and Alex McKenna got plunked to lead off the bottom of the 9th. César Salazar was next and he tied the game with an RBI single. Peña came home with the winning run thanks to an error on the play. Holderbach and Peña finished with three hits apiece, while Dawson and Celestino had two each.

Tri-City and Aberdeen will continue their series at 5:00 Eastern.

Game 1: GCL Astros 5, GCL Nationals 2

W- Manny Ramirez (1-1)
L- Carlos Cuello (0-1)
S- Bryan Solano (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros had an offensive outburst that spurred them to a win in game one.

Manny Ramirez walked one and struck out five over five no-hit innings. Bryan Solano allowed two runs on three hits and struck out two in two innings.

Andrés Santana had a solid afternoon as he opened the scoring with a two-run double in the 4th. Sean Mendoza added an RBI single im the 5th. In the 6th, Santana ripped an RBI double and scored on an error following a Yeuris Ramirez infield single.

Game 2: GCL Nationals 5, GCL Astros 1

W- Alec Maley (2-0)
L- Daniel Bello (0-1)

GCL home runs: Andrés Santana (1, solo in 3rd)

The Nationals scored four runs in the 9th to seize control.

Santana capped off his day with a solo shot in the 3rd inning. Mendoza added a couple of base hits.

Jose Alberto Rivera allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out six over five shutout frames. The Nationals got to Daniel Bello and Jonathan Bermúdez late.

DSL Rays1 6, DSL Astros 5 in 10 innings

W- Jose Cerda (1-0)
L- Ronny Garcia (0-2)

DSL home runs: None.

The Rays stunned the Dominican Stros with three in the 9th to tie and one in the 10th to walk off with the win.

Jose Alvarez opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning. The Academy scored two more in the 3rd on a Victor Mascai RBI double and a sac fly from Carlos Hurtado. They got two more in the 5th on a Little League home run from Alvarez; he was credited with a double and an RBI on the play. Alvarez finished 3-5. Carrillo went 2-3 with three runs scored and a stolen base (6).

Heitor Tokar and Wender Oberto threw four innings apiece. Tokar allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits, walked one, and struck out four, while Oberto allowed four hits and struck out two. Jose Betances threw a scoreless 8th but the wheels fell off for him in the 9th as he allowed three runs on three hits and walked one. Ronny Garcia walked two and allowed the winning run in the 10th; he failed to record an out.

Saturday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Jose Alvarez, C, DSL Astros: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 2-3, 3 R, SB (6)

Andrés Santana, OF, GCL Astros: 2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R in game 1 of doubleheader; solo HR (1) in game 2 of doubleheader
Manny Ramirez, RHP, GCL Astros: W (1-1), 5 IP, BB, 5 K in game 1 of doubleheader
Jose Alberto Rivera, RHP, GCL Astros: 5 IP, H, BB, 6 K in game 2 of doubleheader

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers, dba Corpus Christi Raspas

W 4-0 vs. Northwest Arkansas

9 IP, 6 H, BB, 9 K

Corbin Martin: W (6-1, 8-1 season), 5 IP, 4 H, 3 K

Framber Valdez: Save (1), 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K

César Rosado, RHP, Quad Cities

6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, career-high 12 K

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Seth Beer, LF/1B/DH, Quad Cities

3-5, RBI, SB (1)

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Luis Garcia, RHP, Tri-City

5 IP, H, BB, career-high 10 K

Alex Holderbach's and Jeremy Peña's photos are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Alex Holderbach, C, César Salazar (not pictured), C, Tri-City

Holderbach: 3-4, RBI

Salazar: Game-tying RBI single in 9th

 Peña: 3-5, scored winning run on error following Salazar's RBI single in 9th

Brett Adcock, LHP, Buies Creek

5 IP, H, BB, 3 K

Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP, Fresno

W (3-1, 5-1 season), 5.2 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 7 K in game 2 of doubleheader

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, July 6, 2018

Sweep!

Fresno 8, Las Vegas 1

W- Rogelio Armenteros (7-0)
L- Scott Copeland (1-1)
S- Buddy Boshers (2)

Fresno home runs: D.J. Fisher (5, 2-run in 3rd)

Fresno scored five runs in the final two innings to salt this one away.

D.J. Fisher opened the scoring in the 3rd by launching a two-run homer. He added an RBI single to his ledger in the 5th inning. Fresno parlayed a bases-loaded situation in the 7th into three runs as Tony Nuñez scored when A.J. Reed grounded into a force out. Taylor Jones followed with a two-run triple. Jack Mayfield and Garrett Stubbs executed a double steal in the 8th and an errant throw allowed Mayfield to score. Stubbs scored the final run of the evening on a botched force out attempt that allowed Fisher to reach; Fisher was credited with an RBI, his fourth of the evening. He finished 2-4.

Rogelio Armenteros went six innings and the one run he allowed came on a homer. He allowed two other hits, walked one, and struck out seven. Buddy Boshers pitched three scoreless to close it out; he allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out three.

The Grizzlies and 51s will conclude this series with a doubleheader starting at 5:05 Pacific.

Corpus Christi 9, Arkansas 4

W- Brandon Bielak (2-0, 7-3 season)
L- Chase de Jong (4-4)

CC home runs: Abraham Toro (1, 15 season; 3-run in 5th)

The Raspas rattled off eight runs in the 5th to turn this one into a laugher.

Brandon Bielak came out a winner in his first Texas League start as he allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out five over 6.2 shutout innings. Carlos Sierra got the final out of the 7th with a strikeout but the Travelers got to him for four runs. He allowed the runs, two on a homer, on three hits, walked one, and struck out the side in the 8th. Erasmo Pinales struck out one in a 1-2-3 9th.

Corpus rattled off 18 hits in this romp. Stephen Wrenn and Alex De Goti had four apiece. Wrenn kept the third inning alive with a double and opened the scoring when he came home on a single from Randy César. Things got a bit crazy in the 5th.

Chas McCormick kicked it off with a double and he moved to third on a base hit from Josh Rojas. Wrenn put the squeeze on and got McCormick home. Rojas and Wrenn both advanced a base on a César groundout, and one batter later, Abraham Toro announced his arrival in the Texas League in the form of a three-run home run. Ryne Birk restarted everything by drawing a walk, which prompted the Travs to make a pitching change. Alex De Goti greeted the new pitcher, Spencer Herrmann, with a double. He and Birk scored when Lorenzo Quintana smacked a double. Aníbal Sierra took Quintana's place at second when he brought him in with a double. Sierra scored the final run of the inning on a wild pitch. Birk, Sierra, and Quintana all finished with two hits on the night.

Corbin Martin will get the start as the Raspas welcome Northwest Arkansas to Whataburger Field. He'll take on Scott Blewett at 7:05.

Buies Creek 11, Myrtle Beach 0

W- Brandon Bailey (3-8)
L- Erich Uelmen (2-1)

BC home runs: Carlos Canelón (1, 2-run in 1st)

The Carolina Stros dominated the Pelicans in all facets of the game on Friday.

Brady Rodgers continued his rehab by allowing a hit and fanning two in a scoreless 1st. Brandon Bailey allowed six hits and struck out six in six innings, and Jesús Balaguer completed the shutout by allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out four in the final two innings.

Every position player who appeared in the game for Buies Creek reached base; Jake Meyers, who came on as a sub, walked in his one plate appearance. Osvaldo Duarte was the only man in the starting nine who didn't drive in a run.

Brett Adcock faces Bryan Hudson in game four of this series. First pitch is at 5:00 Eastern.

Quad Cities 2, Burlington 1

W- Peter Solomon (6-1)
L- Oliver Ortega (3-5)
S- Carlos Sanabria (8)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos held off the Bees to get the win on Friday.

Seth Beer walked to lead off the 3rd and scored the game's first run on a sac fly from Chandler Taylor. Beer grounded into a force out that scored Marty Costes in the 4th. Costes went 3-4 on the night.

Parker Mushinski and Peter Solomon both threw four innings. Mushinski allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out a career-high nine and Solomon allowed an unearned run on two hits, walked one, and struck out six. Carlos Sanabria struck out the side in order in the 9th to finish it off.

Quad Cities and Burlington will play game two of this series at 6:35.

Tri-City 6, Vermont 1

W- Juan Pablo Lopez (1-0)
L- Rafael Kelly (1-3)

TC home runs: Gilberto Celestino (3, solo in 6th)

The ValleyCats busted this game open with three runs in the 7th as they took four of six from the Lake Monsters. I'm sure both of these teams are looking forward to playing other people.

Felipe Tejada got things started by allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out three over two scoreless innings. Juan Pablo Lopez had the longest stint on the mound; he allowed three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Ian Hardman worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless 6th, striking out two. Brett Conine allowed the one run on two hits and struck out three in his two innings, and Devin Conn worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Trey Dawson doubled to lead off the 4th and he scored the first run of the night on a double from Jeremy Peña. Gilberto Celestino smacked a solo homer in the 6th inning. Austin Dennis and Juan Piñeda walked to lead off the 7th. Dennis, who stole second before Piñeda joined him on the bases, scored on an Oscar Campos double. Dawson hit a sac fly to score Piñeda and Celestino added an RBI single to his ledger. Enmanuel Valdez scored the final run of the game on an error following a César Salazar double. Everyone in the lineup recorded a hit; Celestino, who homered in every game of the Tri-City leg of this series, and Valdez both finished 2-4.

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

GCL Astros 11, GCL Marlins 3

W- Kyle Serrano (1-0)
L- Brady Puckett (0-1)
S- Angel Macuare (1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros got off to a quick start and then poured it on with a six-run 5th inning.

David Paulino began his rehab stint by allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and striking out five in three innings. Kyle Serrano got two outs in the fourth, one via strikeout, and walked two. Freylin Garcia got Serrano out of that jam and pitched 1.1 innings, allowing a walk and striking out two. Angel Macuare pitched the final four innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked three, and struck out four.

Wilyer Abreu had a huge afternoon as he went 3-5 with a couple of doubles, a two-run single, and scored two runs. One of his doubles also resulted in two runs. Ronaldo Urdaneta hit into a force out that scored Nerio Rodriguez in the 4th and added a two-run double to his ledger in the 5th. Deury Carrasco hit an RBI single in the 2nd and an RBI triple in the 5th.

DSL Astros 6, DSL Royals1 0

W- Alfredi Jimenez (1-0)
L- Anderson Paulino (0-1)
S- Franny Cobos (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy blanked the Royals on Friday as three pitchers combined to throw the shutout.

Jherson Pereira, Alfredi Jimenez, and Franny Cobos all threw three innings. Pereira and Jimenez both allowed two hits and struck out one, while Cobos allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five.

Victor Mascai opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 5th and Rolando Espinosa scored on an Abraham Castillo groundout. The DSLstros scored four more in the 7th as Mascai scored on a single from Enmanuel Morillo and then Yefri Carrillo cleared the bases with a double.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

DSL Astros pitchers: W 6-0 @ DSL Royals1; 9 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K
Jherson Pereira: 3 IP, 2 H, K
Alfredi Jimenez: W (1-0), 3 IP, 2 H, K
Franny Cobos: Save (1), 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI

Wilyer Abreu, OF, GCL Astros: 3-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
Sean Mendoza, IF, GCL Astros: 4-4, 2B, 2 R, SB (1)
Deury Carrasco, IF, GCL Astros: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI

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Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 2-1 vs. Burlington
9 IP, 5 H, unearned run, 3 BB, 18 K
Parker Mushinski: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, career-high 9 K
Peter Solomon: W (6-1), 4 IP, 2 H, unearned run, BB, 6 K
Carlos Sanabria: Save (8), IP, 3 K

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Corpus Christi Hooks: W 9-4 vs. Arkansas

Brandon Bielak: W (2-0), 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Stephen Wrenn: 4-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (24)

Josh Rojas: 4-5, 2 2B, R

Abraham Toro: 3-R HR (1, 15 season) in Texas League debut

Lorenzo Quintana: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R

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Buies Creek Astros: W 11-0 vs. Myrtle Beach

Brady Rodgers: IP, H, 2 K

Brandon Bailey: W (3-8), 6 IP, 6 H, 6 K

Jesús Balaguer: 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K

Jake Adams: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R

Carlos Canelón: 2-R HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 R

Cody Bohanek: 2-4, RBI, R

Photo by Bryan Green

Gilberto Celestino, OF, Tri-City

2-4, solo HR (3), 2 RBI, SB (10); 3rd consecutive game with HR

D.J. Fisher, OF, Fresno

2-4, 2-R HR (5), 4 RBI, 2 R, SB (4)

Fresno Grizzlies pitchers: W 8-1 vs. Las Vegas

9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 10 K

Rogelio Armenteros: W (7-0), 6 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, BB, 7 K

Buddy Boshers: Save (2), 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Friday, June 22, 2018

Albuquerque 7, Fresno 5

W- Keith Hessler (3-1)
L- Mike Hauschild (5-6)
S- D.J. Johnson (11)

Fresno home runs: Jon Kemmer (10, 3-run in 4th)

The Grizzlies fought back from an early 6-0 hole but couldn't quite complete the comeback.

Jon Kemmer put Fresno on the board and cut the deficit in half by launching a three-run homer in the 4th inning. A.J. Reed and Tony Nuñez hit RBI singles in the 5th and the 8th, respectively. Reed and Kyle Tucker both finished 3-5 on the night. Garrett Stubbs went 2-4 with two runs scored and stole a base (4).

Mike Hauschild... struggled, and I will not elaborate further. Fortunately, the bullpen picked him up by allowing one unearned run over the final seven innings. Ralph Garza Jr. was the first man out of the bullpen and allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out four over 2.2 scoreless innings. Kent Emanuel was next. He allowed the unearned run on two hits and fanned four in 2.1 innings. Andrew Thome and Reymin Guduan both pitched a scoreless inning. Thome allowed a couple of hits in the 8th and Guduan allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

This series concludes today with a doubleheader. Game one will start at 5:05 Pacific. Trent Thornton will take on TBA in game one and Rogelio Armenteros goes up against Antonio Senzatela in game two.

Corpus Christi 4, Frisco 0

W- Kevin Hill (2-1)
L- Edgar Arredondo (0-1)

CC home runs: Eduardo de Oleo (1, 2-run in 5th)

The Blue Ghosts only had four hits, but they scored all of the runs in this game. Corpus has recorded three shutouts in their last five games.

Eduardo de Oleo broke up Edgar Arredondo's no-hitter and opened the scoring with a 2-run shot in the 5th inning. Ryne Birk walked to lead off the 7th. He then stole second and scored on a double from Chas McCormick. Randy César capped off the evening with a Little League home run in the 8th; his triple extended the Texas League record hitting streak to 39 games. Yordan Alvarez also had a base hit to extend his streak to 16 games.

Framber Valdez allowed four hits and struck out two over four shutout innings. Kevin Hill, in his first appearance since being activated from the disabled list, allowed a hit in a scoreless 5th. Cionel Perez tagged in for three innings, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out two. Riley Ferrell completed the shutout by striking out two in a 1-2-3 9th.

Akeem Bostick will take on Jonathan Hernandez in game three of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.

Carolina 7, Buies Creek 2

W- Braden Webb (4-5)
L- Tyler Ivey (0-2, 1-5 season)

BC home runs: J.J. Matijevic (6, 9 season; solo in 1st)

The Carolina Stros scored in the first and the last inning. Unfortunately, the Mudcats scored seven runs in between.

J.J. Matijevic swatted a solo homer in the 1st to open the scoring and Osvaldo Duarte added an RBI single in the 9th.

Tyler Ivey went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on six hits, walked one, and struck out four. Colin McKee allowed a hit and got the final out of the 5th with a strikeout. Carson LaRue tagged in for three innings and allowed three runs on four hits, walked three, and struck out six. Adam Bleday worked around a walk to throw a scoreless 9th, striking out one.

Buies Creek and Carolina will continue their series at 5:00 Eastern.

Beloit 4, Quad Cities 1

W- Nick Highberger (2-3)
L- Yohan Ramirez (5-6)

QC home runs: None.

The Banditos tied the game with a run in the 7th... only to see the Snappers regain control late.

Jairo Solis allowed a run on four hits, walked one, and struck out four over five innings of work. Yohan Ramirez only allowed one hit in his three innings but it was a costly one: Hunter Hargrove got him for a two-run homer that broke the 1-1 tie. Ramirez walked one and struck out three. Dariel Aquino allowed a run on three hits, walked one, and struck out one in the 9th.

Logan Mattix scored the lone Quad Cities run on a wild pitch in the 7th. Alfredo Angarita drew three walks.

TBA will face Mitchell Jordan at 6:35.

Lowell 11, Tri-City 4

W- Rio Gomez (1-0)
L- Juan Robles (0-1)

TC home runs: None.

A 9-0 deficit put the ValleyCats way behind the eight-ball.

All three of Enmanuel Valdez's hits were doubles. Both of Ramiro Rodriguez's hits were doubles. Austin Dennis got his first professional hit and RBI with a single in the 4th and Andy Piñeda followed by drawing a bases-loaded walk. Juan Piñeda ripped an RBI double in the 6th and after he drew a walk in the 8th, Dennis brought him in with a base hit.

Juan Robles and Carlos Hiraldo both threw three innings... and they both had a tough time getting anything going against the Spinners offense. Mark Moclair worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless 7th, striking out one in his pro debut. Luis de Paula allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out two over two scoreless frames.

Bryan Abreu will take on Hunter Hayworth in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00 Eastern.

GCL Nationals 11, GCL Astros 9

W- Fausto Segura (1-0)
L- Joey Gonzalez (0-1)

GCL home runs: None.

The Palm Beach Stros' comeback attempt against their complex mates fell short.

Nerio Rodriguez and Wilyer Abreu both finished with three hits on the day. Rodriguez ripped a two-run double in the 6th and Abreu smacked an RBI double of his own in the 9th. Abreu also scored three runs. Hector Martinez had a base hit, walked twice, and also scored three times. Nathan Perry and Ronaldo Urdaneta each drove in two.

Edgardo Sandoval allowed a run on two hits in the 1st inning. Jose Bravo allowed a hit and struck out one in the 2nd inning. Joey Gonzalez, the Astros' 28th-round pick from Stetson, was next... and he probably wants a mulligan on his debut. Christian Mejias would probably also like a mulligan on his US debut. Fredis Guerrero allowed a run on three hits in 2.1 innings.

DSL Rays1 13, DSL Astros 3

W- Luis Arias (2-1)
L- Fabricio Reina (1-2)

DSL home runs: Yefri Carrillo (1, solo in 9th)

Tough day for the Academy. Yefri Carrillo and Valente Bellozo were the two bright spots on Friday; Carrillo went 3-4 and smacked a solo homer and Bellozo allowed a hit and struck out one over 3.1 scoreless innings.

Friday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 3-4, 2B, solo HR (1), 2 R
Valente Bellozo, RHP, DSL Astros: 3.1 IP, H, K

Nerio Rodriguez, C, GCL Astros: 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Wilyer Abreu, OF, GCL Astros: 3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R

These are their mugshots on MiLB.com.

Enmanuel Valdez, IF, Ramiro Rodriguez, OF, and Austin Dennis, OF, Tri-City

Valdez: 3-5, 3 2B, R

Rodriguez: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 R

Dennis: 2-4, 2 RBI

This is his mugshot on MiLB.com.

Jairo Solís, RHP, Quad Cities

5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers, dba Corpus Christi Blue Ghosts

W 4-0 vs. Frisco

9 IP, 7 H, BB, 6 K

Framber Valdez: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 K

Kevin Hill: W (2-1), IP, H

Cionel Perez: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K

Riley Ferrell: IP, 2 K

Astros Minor League Recaps

Results for Thursday, June 14, 2018 

Quad Cities sweep!

New Orleans 4, Fresno 1

W- Odrisamer Despaigne (1-0)
L- Cy Sneed (6-3)
S- Javy Guerra (1)

Fresno home runs: None.

The Grizzlies were kept in check in the Big Easy.

Nick Tanielu's RBI single in the 6th was Fresno's only scoring play. Tim Federowicz went 2-3 and scored on Tanielu's base hit.

Cy Sneed went 5.1 innings and allowed three runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on seven hits, walked one, and struck out six. Buddy Boshers and Andrew Thome both pitched 1.1 innings. Boshers allowed two hits, had an inherited runner charged to him (the run was unearned), and struck out three. Thome allowed a hit.

Mike Hauschild will face Zac Gallen in the series finale. First pitch is at 7:00.

Corpus Christi 2, Midland 1

W- Yoanys Quiala (6-5)
L- Joel Seddon (4-4)
S- Riley Ferrell (6)

CC home runs: Josh Rojas (5, 6 season; 2-run in 8th)

Both teams had one scoring play. Fortunately for the Hooks, their scoring play yielded more runs.

Ryan Hartman went five innings and allowed a run on three hits, walked two, and struck out six. Yoanys Quiala allowed a hit, walked two, and struck out for over three scoreless, and Riley Ferrell worked around a hit to close out the game, striking out one.

Josh Rojas launched a two-run home run in the 8th to put Corpus on the board and in the lead.

Corbin Martin will face Logan Shore in game three. First pitch is at 7:00.

Potomac 2, Buies Creek 0

W- Joan Baez (3-5)
L- Tyler Ivey (0-1, 1-4 season)
S- Jordan Mills (6)

BC home runs: None.

The Carolina Stros' bats went silent to start a new series.

The only three hits they got were singles from Luis Payano, J.J. Matijevic, and Jake Adams.

Tyler Ivey allowed two runs on three hits, walked one, and struck out four in five innings. Hector Perez followed with three scoreless, allowing two hits, walking one, and striking out four.

Carson LaRue will start game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05 Eastern.

Quad Cities 5, Clinton 2

W- César Rosado (3-2)
L- Ray Kerr (2-6)
S- Carlos Sanabria (6)

QC home runs: None.

Both teams had five hits, but the Banditos had more in the column that counts and they earned a huge series sweep to pull even with the LumberKings as the first half winds down in the Midwest League.

Quad Cities loaded the bases to start the 4th inning and got three runs out of it as Corey Julks scored on what should have been Colton Shaver grounding into a force out, but an error resulted in everyone reaching safely. Miguelangel Sierra followed with a two-run single. Bryan de la Cruz hit an RBI single in the 8th and an error allowed Julks to score another run on the play.

César Rosado allowed an unearned run on four hits and struck out nine in 7.2 innings of work. The nine strikeouts tie a career high for Rosado; he struck out nine on August 11, 2016 when he was in the Gulf Coast League.

Dean Deetz got the last out of the 8th and the first two outs in the 9th. He allowed a hit, had an inherited runner charged to him, walked two, and struck out three. Carlos Sanabria issued a walk but got a strikeout to end the game.

Quad Cities will wrap up the first half with a three-game series against Burlington. Patrick Sandoval will start the opener against Denny Brady; first pitch is at 6:35.

DSL Marlins 4, DSL Astros 3 in 11 innings

W- Luis Palacios (1-0)
L- Cristofer Mezquita (0-1)
S- Juan Borges (1)

DSL home runs: None.

The Academy's struggles continued with an extra-inning loss to the Marlins.

Heitor Tokar and Wender Oberto both threw four innings. Tokar allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out two, while Oberto allowed four hits and fanned four. Jose Betances allowed two unearned runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on two hits and struck out one in two innings, and Cristofer Mezquita allowed a hit in the 11th.

Yefri Carrillo doubled to lead off the 1st and scored the first run of the day on a wild pitch. Carlos Hurtado hit a sac fly that turned into an inning-ending double play in the 3rd inning, and Carrillo added an RBI single to his ledger in the 10th.

Thursday's Stars

All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.

Yefri Carrillo, OF, DSL Astros: 2-5, 2B, RBI, R
Wender Oberto, RHP, DSL Astros: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 K

César Rosado, RHP, Quad Cities

W (3-2), 7.2 IP, 4 H, unearned run, 9 K (tied career high)

Hector Perez, RHP, Buies Creek

3 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K

Josh Rojas, UTIL, Corpus Christi

Go-ahead 2-R HR (5, 6 season) in 8th inning

Corpus Christi Hooks pitchers: W 2-1 @ Midland

9 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 11 K

Ryan Hartman: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K

Yoanys Quiala: W (6-5), 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K

Riley Ferrell: Save (6), IP, H, K