Astros Minor League Recap: July 8th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (49-41)
Game 1 – won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Overall, Armenteros has a 1.75 ERA with 85 K in 77.1 innings this season.
- Tony Kemp, 2B: 1-for-3
- Jon Kemmer, RF: 1-for-3
- Preston Tucker, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Reid Brignac, SS: 2-for-2, R, 2B, HR, RBI
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – won 9-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Moran is hitting .310 with 18 HR, 62 RBI in 74 games.
- Tony Kemp, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Colin Moran, 3B: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Tyler White, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Preston Tucker, RF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- A.J. Reed, 1B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Teoscar Hernandez, CF: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2B, BB
- Alejandro Garcia, LF: 2-for-3, 3 RBI
- Kyle Smith, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Tyson Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jordan Jankowski, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (41-45) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Laureano is hitting .389 with 5 2B, 2 HR over his last 10 games
- Ramon Laureano, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 3B
- Jack Mayfield, 2B: 0-for-2, R, RBI, BB
- Antonio Nunez, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- Yoanys Quiala, RHP: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (48-39) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Alcala has allowed 1 earned run over his last 3 outings (16 IP) with 5 BB/14 K.
- Chas McCormick, RF: 1-for-5, SB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Jake Rogers, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Jorge Alcala, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Kevin Hill, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Howie Brey, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (49-36) lost 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Cameron is hitting .325 with 7 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Daz Cameron, CF: 3-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Troy Sieber, 1B: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 0 K
- Dustin Hunt, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
- Devon Carr, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (7-11) lost 9-8 (BOX SCORE)
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Andy Pineda, CF: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Kyle Davis, 2B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Michael Papierski, C: 2-for-4, 2 R
- Luis Payano, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Juan Robles, RHP: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Ben Smith, LHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Hiraldo, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Luis Ramirez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (12-4) won 14-6 (BOX SCORE)
- Cody Bohanek, SS: 2-for-6, R, RBI
- Gilberto Celestino, CF: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Adrian Tovalin, DH: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Brody Westmoreland, 3B: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Roman Garcia, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Frankeny Fernandez, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Patrick Mathis, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Ruben Castro, C: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Reiny Beltre, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Tim Hardy, LHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Austin Kerns, LHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: OFF
CC: Cy Sneed (5.40 ERA)
BC: Forrest Whitley (0.00 ERA)
QC: Gabriel Valdez (4.34 ERA)
TC: TBD
GV: Bryan Abreu (6.35 ERA)
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