Houston Astros Minor League Recap: August 30th
Another night of Astros minor league play is in the books. See how the prospects performed last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (70-67) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Tough loss late for the Grizzlies. Valdez got the start last night and put together another solid outing going 7 innings allowing just 3 runs. Fresno got on the board in the 4th with a solo HR from Worth. In the 5th inning Fontana added a solo HR to cut the deficit to 1 run. Moran came through with a clutch 2 out RBI single to tie the game at 3 in the 8th inning. Tacoma responded immediately though getting a 2 run HR to take a 5-3 lead. Fresno put the tying runs on base in the 9th but were unable to score.
- Alejandro Garcia, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, SB
- Derek Fisher, CF: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, SB
- Danny Worth, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Colin Moran, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Max Stassi, C: 1-for-4, 2B
- Nolan Fontana, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Cesar Valdez, RHP: 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Jandel Gustave, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (81-53) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sneed was on the mound for the Hooks last night and while he struggled a bit early, he fought through it and went 6 innings allowing just 3 runs. Corpus got on the board in the 1st inning a Tucker RBI groundout. In the 3rd inning Boyd came through with an RBI double to make it a 3-2 game. Corpus would take a 5-3 lead in the 4th getting 3 runs on a Ramsay RBI double and a Pena 2 run double. Frisco tied the game at 5 in the 6th but Corpus would retake the lead on a Tanielu RBI single in the 9th. Peterson closed the game out with 3 scoreless innings.
- Nick Tanielu, 2B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Ramon Laureano, CF: 2-for-4, R
- Bobby Boyd, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 3B, RBI, BB
- Conrad Gregor, 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- James Ramsay, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Roberto Pena, C: 3-for-4, 2 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI
- Cy Sneed, RHP: 6.0 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Eric Peterson, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
A+: Lancaster Jethawks (73-61) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Lancaster inches closer to clinching a playoff spot with the win. James got the start and while he allowed 8 hits over 5.1 innings, he only allowed 3 runs while striking out 7. Lancaster got on the board in the 1st inning on a Tucker RBI groundout. After RC took the lead with 2 in the 2nd, the Jethawks retook the lead in the bottom of the inning on a 2 run HR from Martin. Martin added another HR in the 4th to give Lancaster a 4-3 lead. It was Martin’s 21st and 22nd HRs of the season. Rancho Cucamonga tied it in the 7th but the Jethawks would retake the lead in the 8th on a Sewald RBI single. Thome tossed a scoreless 9th to pick up the save.
- Johnny Sewald, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Kyle Tucker, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Trent Woodward, DH: 2-for-3, R, 2B
- Jason Martin, CF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Marc Wik, 3B: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Joshua James, RHP: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Chris Murphy, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Andrew Thome, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (59-74) OFF
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (35-35) lost 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Marcos Almonte, 2B: 1-for-3, SB
- Bryan De La Cruz, LF: 1-for-3
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Austin Nicely, LHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K
- Howie Brey, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
ROOKIE: Greeneville Astros (32-34) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Stijn van der Meer, 2B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Raymond Henderson, 2B: 1-for-4, 3 RBI
- Frankeny Fernandez, LF: 0-for-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI
- Carlos Machado, RF: 3-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Luis Payano, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Cristian Javier, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Brady Rodgers (2.91 ERA)
CC: Trent Thornton (2.37 ERA)
LAN: Akeem Bostick (5.46 ERA)
QC: Framber Valdez (3.14 ERA)
TC: TBD
GV: Juan Robles (0.00 ERA)
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