Astros Minor League Recap: August 16th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (69-55) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: White has 5 HR in his last 10 AAA games.
- Tyler White, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- A.J. Reed, 1B: 0-for-2, RBI
- Colin Walsh, 2B: 3-for-4, R
- Rico Noel, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Mike Hauschild, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Dayan Diaz, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Jacob Dorris, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (56-65)
Game 1 – lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Jason Martin, LF: 2-for-3, 2B
- Jamie Ritchie, C: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI
- Cionel Perez, LHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Yoanys Quiala, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Game 2 – lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Kyle Tucker, RF: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 1-for-3
- Framber Valdez, LHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (70-52) won 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Alvarez is hitting .463 with 12 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, CF: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Stephen Wrenn, RF: 1-for-5, R, BB
- Yordan Alvarez, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI
- Jake Rogers, C: 2-for-4, R, BB
- Carmen Benedetti, LF: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
- Randy Cesar, 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Rodrigo Ayarza, 2B: 1-for-5, R, 3B, RBI
- Abdiel Saldana, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Justin Ferrell, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brett Adcock, LHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (71-49) won 9-8 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Dawson is hitting .340 with 9 HR in 50 games since the All-Star break.
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Josh Rojas, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Wander Franco, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Chas McCormick, RF: 1-for-2, 2 R, BB
- Raymond Henderson, C: 1-for-2, R, RBI, BB
- Luis Payano, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Carlos Sanabria, RHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Salvador Montano, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Yohan Ramirez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (27-26) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
- Bryan De La Cruz, RF: 1-for-5, R
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-4, 3 R, 2B, BB
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Gabriel Bracamonte, DH: 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
- Kyle Davis, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- J.B. Bukauskas, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Ben Smith, LHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Corbin Martin, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Brandon Bielak, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (27-24) CANCELLED
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Rogelio Armenteros (2.82 ERA)
CC: Forrest Whitley (-.– ERA)
BC: Hector Perez (3.09 ERA)
QC: Ronel Blanco (3.49 ERA)
TC: Tyler Ivey (9.31 ERA)
GV: Hansel Paulino (3.12 ERA)
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