Astros Minor League Recap: June 12th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (30-33) OFF
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (30-33) lost 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Armenteros was on the mound for the Hooks last night and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5.2 innings pitched with 6 strikeouts. Corpus got on the board first on a Singleton sac fly in the first inning. After falling behind 2-1, Corpus tied the game in the 6th on a Davis RBI single. In the 8th, Davis came through with another RBI single to give the Hooks a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, the bullpen struggled giving up 5 runs in the 8th as Corpus fell 7-3.
Note: Martin is hitting .316 with 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI in 10 games for Corpus
- Drew Ferguson, CF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Jason Martin, LF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B
- J.D. Davis, DH: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 0-for-3, RBI
- Jack Mayfield, SS: 1-for-3, BB
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Jacob Dorris, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Ryan Thompson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (34-30) lost 12-4 (BOX SCORE)
Adcock got the start last night and only lasted three innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned with 3 walks to 3 strikeouts. Brey relieved him and got roughed up giving up 8 runs (3 earned) in just 1 inning. Buies Creek took a lead temporarily in the 3rd with 3 runs on a McCall solo HR, Birk RBI single, and Wrenn sac fly. The offense got one more in the 7th with a run scoring on a wild pitch but that is all they would get. Hartman tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief though.
Note: Straw is hitting .452 with 7 RBI, 8 BB over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, CF: 2-for-4, R
- Ryne Birk, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, RF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Alex DeGoti, 2B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Dexture McCall, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Rodrigo Ayarza, 2B: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Brett Adcock, LHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Howie Brey, LHP: 1.0 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Andrew Walter, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (33-29) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)
Tough game for the Quad Cities offense. Blanco got the start last night and pitched well allowing just 1 run over 4.2 innings pitched, though he did have 4 BB/5 K. The offense struggled though managing just 2 hits and 4 walks. Both hits were doubles, one by Almonte and one by Benedetti. Ramirez tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in relief but the offense couldn’t get anything going.
Note: Benedetti is hitting .273 with a .416 OBP in 38 games.
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 1-for-3, 2B
- Marcos Almonte, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Yohan Ramirez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Casey Coleman (5.35 ERA)
CC: Josh James (2.16 ERA)
BC: Yoanys Quiala (2.68 ERA)
QC: TBD
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