Astros Minor League Recap: July 30th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (63-44) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Davis has 4 HR, 14 RBI in 12 games with Fresno.
- Teoscar Hernandez, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- J.D. Davis, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Reid Brignac, DH: 1-for-3, 2B
- David Martinez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dayan Diaz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (52-55) lost 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Thompson has a 2.51 ERA with 26 K in 28.2 innings since June 1st..
- Drew Ferguson, RF: 2-for-4
- Jamie Ritchie, DH: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Ryne Birk, 3B: 1-for-2, BB
- Antonio Nunez, SS: 1-for-3, RBI
- Akeem Bostick, RHP: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Ryan Thompson, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Andrew Thome, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (61-46) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Straw has 8 BB/3 K over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, CF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Stephen Wrenn, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Yordan Alvarez, LF: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Jake Rogers,DH: 0-for-4, RBI
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 2-for-5, R
- Anthony Hermelyn, C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Randy Cesar, 3B: 2-for-3, RBI
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 2-for-4, R
- Hector Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (59-45) won 10-9 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Dawson is hitting .462 with 3 HR, 13 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 BB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 3-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 2-for-4, 3 R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Troy Sieber, 1B: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 3 BRI, BB
- Kristian Trompiz, SS: 3-for-5, R, RBI
- Raymond Henderson, C: 2-for-5, R
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
- Robert Corniel, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Salvador Montano, LHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (17-21) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Scheetz has 3 BB/27 K in 19.2 innings this season.
- Bryan De La Cruz, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Colton Shaver, DH: 2-for-4, RBI
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 1-for-3, R
- Brandon Bielak, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Ben Smith, LHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Corbin Martin, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (20-16) lost 13-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Celestino is hitting .318 over his last 10 games and .286 this season.
- Gilberto Celestino, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Brody Westmoreland, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Hansel Paulino, RHP: 3.0 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Cole Watts, LHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Dariel Aquino, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Trent Thornton (4.67 ERA)
CC: TBD
BC: Matt Bower (6.03 ERA)
QC: Patrick Sandoval (3.38 ERA)
TC: Tyler Ivey (13.89 ERA)
GV: Felipe Tejada (4.12 ERA)
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