Astros Minor League Recap: July 29th, 2018
Another day of minor league baseball in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (62-45) lost 5-4 in 11 innings (BOX SCORE)
Note: Ritchie is hitting .367 in his last 10 games for Fresno.
- Jamie Ritchie, C: 3-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Antonio Nunez, SS: 2-for-4, R, 3B, RBI
- A.J. Reed, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Jake Marisnick, RF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Derek Fisher, LF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Myles Straw, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Trent Thornton, RHP: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 7 K
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 K (LOSS)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (65-41) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Benedetti has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games
- Carmen Benedetti, DH: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B
- Josh Rojas, LF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Brett Adcock, LHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, K (WIN)
- Hector Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (59-47) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: De La Cruz has hits in 10 of 11 and is hitting .406 in that span.
- Jake Meyers, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
- Bryan De La Cruz, RF: 1-for-4
- Corey Julks, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Carlos Sanabria, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (59-46) won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Beer is currently on a 15-game hitting streak dating back to July 13th.
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI
- Alfredo Angarita, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B, RBI
- Ruben Castro, C: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 2-for-4, RBI
- Seth Beer, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Luis Garcia, RHP: 4.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, K (WIN)
- Parker Mushinski, LHP: 4.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
- Tanner Duncan, RHP: 1.0 IP, K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (23-18)
Game 1 – lost 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Note: ValleyCats shutout for the second game in a row.
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-2, BB
- Austin Dennis, RF: 1-for-3
- Trey Dawson, DH: 1-for-3
- Brett Daniels, RHP: 4.0 IP, H, R, ER, 5 K
- Riley Cabral, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Alex House, RHP: 2.0 IP, H, R, 0 ER, 2 K (LOSS)
Game 2 – won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Encarnacion draws game-winning walk in bottom of 8th.
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 2-for-4, RBI
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Austin Dennis, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Michael Wielansky, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Tim Hardy, LHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 5.2 IP, 5 H, R, ER, BB, 4 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Josh James (4-4, 3.18)
CC: Framber Valdez (3-4, 4.13)
BC: Off
QC: Cesar Rosado (4-2, 4.16)
TRI: TBD
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