Astros Minor League Recap: June 3rd, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (26-30) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Another win for Fresno, their 8th win in the last 9 games. Martinez got the start and was good again going 6.2 innings allowing just 1 run. Fisher got the Fresno scoring started with an RBI double in the 6th inning. After Tacoma tied it at 1 in the top of the 7th, the Grizzlies rallied right back getting an RBI single from Fisher. Fisher is now hitting .344 and has had multiple hits in 7 of his last 8 games.
Tacoma would tie the game in the 8th with an unearned run off of McCurry. Diaz picked up the final 2 outs of the 8th and tossed a scoreless 9th to keep it tied 2-2. In the bottom of the 9th, with two outs and a runner on 3rd, Tucker came through with an RBI single to walk it off. Tucker and Fisher are tied for the team lead in RBI with 39.
Note: Fisher is hitting .344 with 30 XBH in 52 games.
- Tony Kemp, 2B: 0-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Preston Tucker, LF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Derek Fisher, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, SB
- Tyler White, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Alejandro Garcia, RF: 1-for-3, R, SB
- David Martinez, RHP: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Dayan Diaz, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (28-27) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Smith got the start for the Hooks last night and was unhittable. He went 5 perfect innings with 4 strikeouts. Over his last 5 outings he has the following line: 25 IP, 17 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 25 K. Ferguson got the game started off right with a lead-off homer, his 6th HR of the season. In the 4th inning Davis connected on a solo HR to make it 2-0, his 13th of the season.
Bostick relieved Smith and allowed 3 runs in 3 innings. The Hooks got another run in the 7th on a Ferguson RBI single. Mayfield added an RBI single in the 8th to make it 4-2. Tulsa got within a run but the Hooks would add another in the 9th on a Tucker RBI double to go up 5-3. Dorris struck out 2 in a scoreless 9th to pick up the save.
Note: Ferguson is hitting .361 with 8 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Drew Ferguson, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Kyle Tucker, CF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- J.D. Davis, 3B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Jack Mayfield, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Antonio Nunez, SS: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Kyle Smith, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Akeem Bostick, RHP: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jacob Dorris, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A+: Buies Creek Astros (32-24) won 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Valdez was on the mound last night for Buies Creek and while he only went 4.2 innings, he allowed just 1 run with 7 strikeouts. Buies Creek got the scoring started early on a Rogers RBI single and a DeGoti RBI double in the first inning. They got 1 more in the 2nd on a Straw RBI single scoring Johnson who tripled.
In the 4th inning, Sierra connected on a solo HR to make it 4-1. They got another run in the 5th on a DeGoti sac fly. In the 6th inning, Birk capped the scoring with a 2 run single making it 7-2. Ferrell relieved Valdez and went 3.2 innings allowing 1 run, though he did walk four.
Note: Straw is hitting .333 over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, CF: 3-for-5, R, RBI
- Rodrigo Ayarza, LF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
- Jake Rogers, C: 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Stephen Wrenn, RF: 1-for-3, BB
- Alex DeGoti, 3B: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Spencer Johnson, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3B
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Framber Valdez, LHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
- Justin Ferrell, RHP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Sebastian Kessay, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (27-27) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Perez got the start last night and it has continued to be a mixed bag of results for him. He has made 7 outings with 2 being dominant, 2 being solid, and the other 3 being pretty bad. He went 5.2 innings in this one allowing 5 runs, 3 earned. Duarte got the River Bandits on the board with a solo HR in the 3rd inning. They would get 1 more run later in the 7th when Cameron doubled and scored on a wild pitch. Saldana and Hill both had scoreless outings in relief.
Note: Alvarez is hitting .471 over his last 10 games.
- Osvaldo Duarte, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Yordan Alvarez, LF: 2-for-3, BB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 2-for-4
- Daz Cameron, CF: 2-for-3, R, 2B
- Cionel Perez, LHP: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Abdiel Saldana, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Kevin Hill, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Dean Deetz (-.– ERA)
CC: Alex Winkelman (2.25 ERA)
BC: Franklin Perez (2.25 ERA)
QC: Forrest Whitley (3.86 ERA)
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