Astros Minor League Recap: July 23rd, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (59-42) won 11-8 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Fisher is hitting .400 with 3 HR, 12 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Tony Kemp, 2B: 2-for-5, R, 3B
- Jon Kemmer, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Derek Fisher, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Teoscar Hernandez, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Preston Tucker, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- A.J. Reed, 1B: 1-for-4, BB
- Reid Brignac, SS: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- J.D. Davis, 3B: 3-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Juan Centeno, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Ashur Tolliver, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Reymin Guduan, LHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dayan Diaz, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (49-51)
Game 1 – lost 12-2 (BOX SCORE)
- Ramon Laureano, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Jason Martin, LF: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jamie Ritchie, C: 0-for-1, 2 BB
- Franklin Perez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Thompson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
GAME 2 – lost 13-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 0-for-2, R, BB, SB
- Dexture McCall, 1B: 3-for-3, RBI
- Josh James, RHP: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Andrew Thome, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Andrew Walter, RHP: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (58-42) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Alvarez is hitting .333 with a 1.016 OPS in 52 games this season.
- Tyler Wolfe, 2B: 1-for-5, R
- Yordan Alvarez, LF: 4-for-5, R, 3B
- Jake Rogers, C: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Randy Cesar, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI
- Spencer Johnson, RF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Alex DeGoti, SS: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Cionel Perez, LHP: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Justin Ferrell, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (57-41) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Dawson is hitting .408 with 2 HR, 7 RBI over his last 11 games.
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Chuckie Robinson, DH: 1-for-5, 2B
- Josh Rojas, 3B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Troy Sieber, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Daz Cameron, CF: 1-for-4
- Osvaldo Duarte, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Carlos Sanabria, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Yohan Ramirez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Devon Carr, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (14-18) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Matijevic is hitting .342 with 4 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI over his last 10 games
- Corey Julks, RF: 1-for-5, 2B, BB, SB
- Jonathan Arauz, 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Carlos Canelon, C: 2-for-4, BB, SB
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Kyle Davis, 2B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Jake Adams, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Reid Russell, DH: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Andy Pineda, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2 SB
- Juan Robles, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Colin McKee, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Jesus Balaguer, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (16-13) POSTPONED
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: David Martinez (4.55 ERA)
CC: Akeem Bostick (4.05 ERA)
BC: Ryan Hartman (3.18 ERA)
QC: Ronel Blanco (3.42 ERA)
TC: TBD
GV: Hansel Paulino (1.71 ERA)
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