Astros Minor League Recap: May 16th

Astros Minor League Recap: May 16th, 2017

Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.

AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (15-24) lost 11-6 (BOX SCORE)

One bad inning really ruined the game for Fresno. Moran got the scoring started for Fresno in the 2nd inning connecting on a solo HR to center, his 5th HR of the season. Martinez got the start and got roughed up allowing 9 runs in just 3,1 innings with 7 of them coming in the 4th. White tried to bring them back with a 3 run HR in the bottom of the 4th. Fresno would get 2 more in the 9th on Reed and Centeno RBI doubles but it wasn’t enough.

Note: Moran has 2 HR in 4 games since returning from the DL

• Tony Kemp, 2B: 2-for-5
• Teoscar Hernandez, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
• Preston Tucker, RF: 1-for-4, R
• Tyler White, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
• Colin Moran, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
• A.J. Reed, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
• Juan Centeno, C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI

• David Martinez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Tyson Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Reymin Guduan, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• Aaron West, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Andrew Aplin, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (18-20) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)

Smith started last night for the Hooks and continued his stretch of solid pitching. He went 5 innings allowing just 1 run with 4 strikeouts. Singleton got the Hooks on the board with a solo HR in the 4th inning, his 3rd HR in the last 4 games. Corpus played add on in the 6th getting a solo HR from Davis. In the 9th they would add 2 more insurance runs on an RBI double from Davis and an RBI single from Laureano. Hiraldo and Thome both tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief.

Note: Kyle Smith has allowed 3 ER over his 20 IP

• Drew Ferguson, LF: 1-for-4, SB
• Garrett Stubbs, C: 0-for-3, R, BB
• J.D. Davis, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
• Jon Singleton, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
• Ramon Laureano, RF: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB

• Kyle Smith, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
• Carlos Hiraldo, LHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• Andrew Thome, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)

A+: Buies Creek Astros (24-15) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)

Perez got the start and was money last night. He tossed 6 shutout innings, striking out 7 with no walks. The game started great for Buies Creek. Straw drew a lead-off walk and Martin immediately drove him in with a 2 run HR. Buies Creek added two more in the 2nd inning on a Michelena 2 run double. Those four runs were plenty for Perez. de Oleo added an RBI single in the 8th for a little extra insurance.

Note: Perez now has 47 K in 33.2 IP between Quad Cities and Buies Creek.

• Myles Straw, CF: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• Jason Martin, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Jake Rogers, C: 1-for-4
• Eduardo de Oleo, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
• Randy Cesar, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
• Anibal Sierra, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B
• Arturo Michelena, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI

• Hector Perez, RHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
• Yohan Ramirez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

A: Quad Cities River Bandits (18-18) won 8-1 (BOX SCORE)

Quad Cities didn’t waste any time getting out to a lead in this one getting a run in the 1st on a Robinson RBI triple and 3 in the 2nd on an Alvarez RBI double, Duarte sac fly, and Ayarza RBI single. Benedetti played add-on in the 4th with an RBI double to make it 5-0. Hunt got the start and while he only went 3.2 innings, he allowed just 1 hit and no runs. Robinson added a run in the 7th on an RBI single to make it 6-1.  Alvarez capped off the game with a 2 run HR in the 8th inning to make it 8-1. Williams and Montano had scoreless outings in relief.

Note: Hunt has 24 K in 22 innings this season.

• Ronnie Dawson, LF: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
• Osvaldo Duarte, SS: 0-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
• Rodrigo Ayarza, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
• Chuckie Robinson, C: 2-for-4, 3B, 2 BRI
• Yordan Alvarez, DH: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB
• Taylor Jones, 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
• Carmen Benedetti, RF: 2-for-3, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB

• Dustin Hunt, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• Kevin Hill, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
• Lucas Williams, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• Salvador Montano, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:

FRE: David Paulino (0.00 ERA)

CC: Kent Emanuel (5.10 ERA)

BC: Brett Adcock (18.90 ERA)

QC: Forrest Whitley (4.80 ERA)

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