Astros Minor League Recap: July 11th, 2018
Another day of minor league baseball in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (52-37) OFF
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (57-30) won 11-6 (BOX SCORE)
Another big offensive performance for Corpus Christi. The offense got on the board scoring 3 runs in the 2nd inning on a Benedetti 2 run triple and a Sierra RBI single. The Hooks picked up 4 runs in the 3rd on a McCormick RBI single, Sierra 2 run single, and Pineda RBI single. Alcala got the start and allowed 3 runs over 6 innings of work. Birk continued the scoring with an RBI double in the 4th. Quintana added a 2 run triple in the 8th to put the game out of reach. The bullpen allowed a few runs but the offense did enough to seal the win.
Note: Quintana is hitting .382 with 5 HR, 15 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Andy Pineda, LF: 2-for-5, RBI, BB
- Chas McCormick, RF: 3-for-5, 2 R, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 1-for-5, SB
- Josh Rojas, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Lorenzo Quintana, C: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Abraham Toro, 3B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
- Carmen Benedetti, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3B, 3 RBI, BB
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 3-for-5, R, 3 RBI
- Jorge Alcala, RHP: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Alex Winkelman, LHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (51-39) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sandoval has been unreal over the last couple months and he picked up right where he left off his last outing. Last night he tossed 7 shutout innings allowing just 1 hit with 8 strikeouts. The offense was scoreless through the first 6 innings but picked up 2 in the 7th on a fielder’s choice and a Duarte RBI single. Canelon added a sac fly in the 9th inning for a 3rd run. McKee relieved Sandoval and allowed a run over the final two innings as he closed the game out.
Note: Sandoval last 8 outings – 0.00 ERA, 41.0 IP, 24 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 47 K
- Osvaldo Duarte, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Bryan De La Cruz, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Cody Bohanek, 2B: 1-for-1, R, 3 BB
- Carlos Canelon, C: 0-for-3, RBI
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Jake Meyers, RF: 2-for-4
- Patrick Sandoval, LHP: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
- Colin McKee, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (50-39) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Paredes started for the River Bandits and was solid allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 4.2 innings while striking out 8. Quad Cities picked up a run in the 4th on a Hensley RBI double to tie it at 1. The River Bandits took the lead in the 6th scoring 2 runs on a wild pitch and a sac fly. Abreu and Donato closed the game out with scoreless outings as Donato picked up the save.
Note: Paredes has a 1.54 ERA with 66 K in 52.2 innings this season.
- Ruben Castro, C: 2-for-3, R, 2 BB
- David Hensley, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Chandler Taylor, DH: 3-for-3, 2B, BB
- Logan Mattix, CF: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Enoli Paredes, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
- Bryan Abreu, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Chad Donato, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (14-11) lost 14-6 (BOX SCORE)
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Trey Dawson, 2B: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Alex McKenna, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Ramiro Rodriguez, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Michael Wielansky, 3B: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Carlos Hiraldo, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Riley Cabral, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Tim Hardy, LHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: TBD
CC: Brandon Bielak (0.00 ERA)
BC: TBD
QC: Peter Solomon (2.38 ERA)
TRI: TBD
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