Astros Minor League Recap: August 12th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (69-51)
Game 1 – won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Tony Kemp, 2B: 1-for-3, R
- Tyler White, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K (WIN)
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
- Tony Kemp, CF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, SB
- Tyler White, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB
- Preston Tucker, RF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- A.J. Reed, 1B: 1-for-2, RBI, BB
- Garrett Stubbs, C: 2-for-3, 3 RBI
- David Martinez, RHP: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Jordan Jankowski, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Kevin Comer, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jumbo Diaz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (56-62) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Ferrell has 21 K over his last 14 innings.
- Rico Noel, LF: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Ramon Laureano, RF: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- Kyle Tucker, CF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Jason Martin, DH: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Colin Walsh, 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Arturo Michelena, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Alex Winkelman, LHP: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (68-50) lost 9-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Wrenn is hitting .410 with 12 runs scored over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, RF: 0-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 3-for-4, SB
- Yordan Alvarez, LF: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 1-for-3, R, 3B
- Ozzie Sanchez-Galan, 2B: 1-for-3, R
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Hector Perez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (68-48) lost 9-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Cameron is hitting .421 with just 5 strikeouts over his last 10 games.
- Kristian Trompiz, SS: 1-for-4, BB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 1-for-3, 2B
- Daz Cameron, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Josh Rojas, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Marcos Almonte, 2B: 1-for-2, BB
- Patrick Sandoval, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Robert Corniel, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (27-24)
Game 1 – won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Gabriel Bracamonte, C: 2-for-4, R
- Adrian Tovalin, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Colton Shaver, 1B: 0-for-1, R, RBI, BB
- Corey Julks, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, SB
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Luis Ramirez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – won 3-0 (BOX SCORE)
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-3, BB, 2 SB
- Gabriel Bracamonte, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2 3B
- Adrian Tovalin, 3B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Colton Shaver, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Kyle Davis, 2B: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Diogenes Almengo, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (26-23)
Game 1 – lost 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
- Jose Benjamin, RF: 2-for-2, 2B
- Cody Bohanek, SS: 1-for-3
- Yhoan Acosta, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Tim Hardy, LHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Ian Hardman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Game 2 – lost 3-0 (BOX SCORE)
- Wilson Amador, CF: 2-for-2, BB
- Brody Westmoreland, 3B: 1-for-1, 2 BB
- Noel Pinto, LHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jairo Solis, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Johsson Arias, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Willy Collado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Trent Thornton (5.24 ERA)
CC: Brock Dykxhoorn (4.72 ERA)
BC: Jorge Alcala (2.70 ERA)
QC: Gabriel Valdez (3.68 ERA)
TC: TBD
GV: Francisco Villegas (3.29 ERA)
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**Photo Credit: Kiel Maddox/Fresno Grizzlies**
