Astros Minor League Recap: May 3rd, 2018
Another day of minor league baseball in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (18-10)
Game 1 – won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Fresno jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in this one on a Tucker RBI groundout and Davis RBI double in the firs inning. Armenteros made the start and was solid allowing 3 runs over 5 innings. Fresno picked up another run on a groundout in the 5th to tie it at 3. Nunez came through with the big hit of the game, a 3 run triple in the 6th to take a 6-3 lead. McCurry allowed two runs but was still able to pick up the save.
Note: White is hitting .412 with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 9 BB/5 SO over his last 10 games.
- Tony Kemp, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB
- Alejandro Garcia, RF: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Kyle Tucker, LF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Tyler White, 1B: 2-for-2, R, 2 BB
- J.D. Davis, 3B: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jack Mayfield, 2B: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Jon Kemmer, DH: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Antonio Nunez, SS: 1-for-3, 3B, 3 RBI
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Hauschild got the start and allowed 4 runs over 4 innings. Fresno finally got on the board in the 5th on a Reed RBI triple and Davis RBI single. That is all they would get in the game though as the offense went silent.
Note: Tucker is hitting .340 with 10 RBI over his last 11 games.
- Kyle Tucker, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, SB
- Drew Ferguson, RF: 3-for-4
- Tyler White, 3B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- AJ Reed, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 3B, RBI
- J.D. Davis, LF: 2-for-2, RBI
- Mike Hauschild, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Matt Ramsey, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (16-11) lost 12-6 (BOX SCORE)
Martin made his AA debut last night and it didn’t go well as he allowed 6 runs while retiring just one batter before being pulled. Jones got the Hooks on the board in the 2nd inning with a solo HR. Tanielu RBI single, De Goti RBI double, and Birk RBI single picked up 3 more runs in the 2nd. In the 6th, Tanielu connected on a solo HR to make it 10-5. The Hooks would get one more in the 9th on a Rojas RBI single but the initial deficit proved to be too much as the Hooks dropped this one 12-6.
Note: Jones is hitting .412 with 3 HR, 9 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 1-for-4, BB
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B
- Nick Tanielu, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Josh Rojas, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI
- Jamie Ritchie, C: 2-for-4
- Alex De Goti, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Corbin Martin, RHP: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Chris Nunn, LHP: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Erasmo Pinales, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Sean Stutzman, LHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (17-10) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Adcock got the start last night and was fantastic as he tossing 6 scoreless innings picking up 8 strikeouts. McCormick put the Astros on the board with a 3 run HR in the 3rd inning. Duarte added some insurance with a solo HR in the 7th. Blanco was able to pick up the save with a scoreless 9th.
Note: Adcock has a 1.21 ERA with 29 K in 22.1 innings this season.
- Chas McCormick, RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Osvaldo Duarte, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Luis Payano, DH: 1-for-3, R
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Brett Adcock, LHP: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Carlos Sierra, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (13-12) won 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Nice pitching day for the River Bandits. Ramirez got the start and went 5 shutout innings with 6 strikeouts. Two sac flies in the 4th got Quad Cities on the board. In the 7th the River Bandits picked up 3 more on a Shaver 2 run HR and Arauz RBI single. Solomon and Corniel were great in relief picking up the save.
Note: Arauz is hitting .316 with 2 HR, 10 RBI over his last 10 games..
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 2-for-5, 2B
- Bryan De La Cruz, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Michael Papierski, C: 1-for-4, R
- Jake Adams, 1B: 0-for-3, RBI
- Marcos Almonte, 2B: 1-for-2, R, RBI, BB
- Colton Shaver, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Corey Julks, LF: 2-for-4, R, SB
- Yohan Ramirez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Peter Solomon, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Robert Corniel, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Kent Emanuel (1.66 ERA)
CC: Cionel Perez (2.16 ERA)
BC: TBD
QC: Cristian Javier (1.69 ERA)
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