Astros Minor League Recap: July 25th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (60-43) won 10-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Thornton has a 2.28 ERA with 3 BB/20 K over his last 4 outings (23.2 IP)
- Jon Kemmer, LF: 1-for-5, R
- Max Stassi, DH: 1-for-5, R
- Preston Tucker, RF: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- A.J. Reed, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
- J.D. Davis, 3B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Reid Brignac, SS: 1-for-3, R
- Jack Mayfield, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Juan Centeno, C: 3-for-4, R, BB
- Trent Thornton, RHP: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Dayan Diaz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (49-53) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Dykxhoorn has a 1.89 ERA with 13 BB/32 K over his last 8 outings (38.0 IP).
- Drew Ferguson, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Kyle Tucker, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Jon Singleton, DH: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Garrett Stubbs, C: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Arturo Michelena, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Yoanys Quiala, RHP: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Riley Ferrell, LHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (60-42) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Alcala has a 1.11 ERA with 21 K in 24.1 innings over his last 5 outings.
- Myles Straw, CF: 2-for-2, 2 R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Yordan Alvarez, DH: 0-for-3, RBI
- Randy Cesar, 3B: 0-for-1, 2 BB
- Spencer Johnson, LF: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Jorge Alcala, RHP: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (57-42) OFF
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (15-19) lost 11-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Toro-Hernandez is hitting .353 with 3 HR, 6 RBI, 9 BB over his last 10 games.
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Michael Papierski, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Adrian Tovalin, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Jake Adams, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Carlos Hiraldo, RHP: 2.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Luis Ramirez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Diogenes Almengo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (17-14) won 15-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Shaver has 4 HR, 9 RBI over his last 4 games.
- Wilson Amador, LF: 0-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Gilberto Celestino, CF: 3-for-4, 4 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
- Roman Garcia, DH: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Colton Shaver, 1B: 2-for-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Brody Westmoreland, 3B: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Ruben Castro, C: 1-for-2, 3B, 2 RBI
- Cody Bohanek, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Joan Mauricio, SS: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Jose Benjamin, RF: 2-for-4, RBI
- Felipe Tejada, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Humberto Castellanos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Kent Emanuel (3.00 ERA)
CC: Framber Valdez (5.09 ERA)
BC: Matt Bower (5.75 ERA)
QC: TBD
TC: OFF
GV: Leovanny Rodriguez (2.08 ERA)
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