Houston Astros Minor League Recap: April 27th
Only two teams in action last night on the Astros farm. See how the prospects performed last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (8-10) OFF
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (9-9) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Corpus lost another close one by two runs, their third loss in a row. David Paulino got the start and he was fantastic going four scoreless innings striking out seven. He now owns a 1.59 ERA with 23 K in 17 IP on the season. The Hooks only managed three hits including doubles from Davis and Gregor. 20 year old Juan Santos made his AA debut and gave up 2 runs in 2 innings of work.
- Derek Fisher, DH: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Conrad Gregor, 1B: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB
- JD Davis, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Mott Hyde, 2B: 1-for-3
- David Paulino, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Chris Cotton, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A+: Lancaster Jethawks (6-11) lost 9-5 (BOX SCORE)
Great start for Dean Deetz who went 5 IP while giving up 1 ER. He has had a good season so far posting a 2.37 ERA. The Jethawks got off to a nice start with two runs in the first including a Nick Tanielu solo HR, his second of the season. Lancaster held a lead all the way to the 8th inning where Bakersfield scored four runs in the 8th and 9th innings. Lancaster attempted a comeback but was only able to scratch out two more runs. Jason Martin, Kristian Trompiz, and Ramon Laureano all added an RBI each.
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Drew Ferguson, RH: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Ramon Laureano, CF: 0-for-2, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Jason Martin, LF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Kristian Trompiz, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Alejandro Garcia, LF: 2-for-4, R, 3B
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Angel Heredia, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Eric Peterson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (7-12) POSTPONED
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Asher Wojciechowski (8.25 ERA)
CC: Kyle Smith (1.80 ERA)
LAN: Rogelio Armenteros (-.– ERA)
QC: GM 1 – Chris Murphy (3.75 ERA), GM 2 – Matt Bower (2.92 ERA)
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