Astros Minor League Recap: August 5th, 2017
Another day of baseball in the books. See how the teams and prospects performed in their games last night.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (66-47) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Armenteros has 12 BB/41 K in 33.1 innings in AAA.
- Jack Mayfield, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Alejandro Garcia, RF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Ashur Tolliver, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jordan Jankowski, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jumbo Diaz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (54-58) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Birk has 15 2B, 10 HR, 52 RBI in 92 games this season.
- Rico Noel, CF: 0-for-3, BB, SB
- Jason Martin, LF: 2-for-4, R, SB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 2-for-3, RBI
- Alex Winkelman, LHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Akeem Bostick, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (65-47) won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Cesar is hitting .417 with 6 RBI over his last 6 games.
- Myles Straw, CF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, RF: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Yordan Alvarez, 1B: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Jake Rogers, C: 1-for-4, R, 3B, 2 RBI
- Randy Cesar, 3B: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Carmen Benedetti, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Rodrigo Ayarza, 2B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H. 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Sean Stutzman, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (64-46) won 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Dawson is hitting .500 with 14 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 3-for-4, R, RBI
- Troy Sieber, 1B: 3-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Abraham Toro-Hernandez, DH: 1-for-4, R, 3B, RBI
- Daz Cameron, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Josh Rojas, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Kristian Trompiz, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Chas McCormick, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Patrick Sandoval, LHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (21-23) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Ivey has 24 K in 21.2 innings this season.
- Adrian Tovalin, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Kyle Davis, 2B: 2-for-4, 2B
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-3, R
- Carlos Hiraldo, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Diogenes Almengo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Rookie: Greeneville Astros (23-18) won 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Celestino is hitting .349 with 8 RBI, 3 SB over his last 10 games.
- Cody Bohanek, SS: 2-for-5, RBI
- Gilberto Celestino, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Frankeny Fernandez, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Jose Benjamin, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- Reid Russell, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Joan Mauricio, 2B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Wilson Amador, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 SB
- Hansel Paulino, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Willy Collado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Cole Watts, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: David Martinez (4.76 ERA)
CC: Yoanys Quiala (4.06 ERA)
BC: Hector Perez (2.96 ERA)
QC: Abdiel Saldana (2.84 ERA)
TC: Matt Ruppenthal (4.97 ERA)
GV: TBD
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