Astros Minor League Recap: August 15th, 2018
Another day of minor league baseball in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Fresno Grizzlies (70-52) lost 9-6 (BOX SCORE)
The Grizzlies got off to a fast start lat night scoring 4 runs in the first inning on a Reed RBI groundout, run scoring on an error, and a Davis 2 run HR. Armenteros started but struggled a little bit allowing 4 runs in 5.2 innings. The game went into the 8th tied 4-4 but Ferrell allowed 4 runs as Las Vegas took the lead. The Grizzlies picked up a run in the 8th on a Reed solo HR and another in the 9th on a Mayfield RBI single but it wasn’t enough as they fell 9-6.
Note: Davis has 3 HR, 8 RBI in 5 games since rejoining Fresno.
- Myles Straw, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Garrett Stubbs, C: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Jack Mayfield, 2B: 2-for-5, RBI
- AJ Reed, DH: 1-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- J.D. Davis, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Yordan Alvarez, LF: 1-for-3
- Alex De Goti, 3B: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Rogelio Armenteros, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Cy Sneed, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (75-46) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 2 runs in the 2nd on a Quintana 2 run triple. In the 3rd inning Benedetti added a solo HR to make it 3-0. The Hooks added 2 more runs in the 4th on a Birk solo HR and a Sierra RBI single. Dykxhoorn got the start and allowed 2 runs over 6.2 innings. McCormick added a solo HR in the 8th for the 6th run. The bullpen was great striking out 6 over the final 2.1 innings as they sealed the 6-2 win.
Note: Toro is hitting .414 with 7 RBI over his last 8 games.
- Stephen Wrenn, DH: 1-for-4, BB
- Carmen Benedetti, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Abraham Toro, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Chas McCormick, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Ryne Birk, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Lorenzo Quintana, C: 2-for-3, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 2-for-4, RBI
- Brock Dykxhoorn, RHP: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Erasmo Pinales, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Buies Creek Astros (68-51) won 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Bukauskas got the start for Buies Creek and dominated tossing 7 shutout innings allowing just 1 hit. Buies Creek got on the board with a sac fly from Adams and Marquez. In the 5th they picked up 2 more runs on a Julks RBI double and Duarte RBI groundout. De La Cruz added an RBI single in the 8th for insurance. Sanabria closed it out tossing 2 scoreless innings.
Note: Bukauskas has a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings for Buies Creek.
- Jake Meyers, CF: 3-for-4, R
- Corey Julks, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Osvaldo Duarte, 3B: 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 1-for-4, R
- Bryan De La Cruz, RF: 3-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Jake Adams, 1B: 2-for-3, RBI
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 0-for-2, R, BB
- J.B. Bukauskas, RHP: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Carlos Sanabria, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (69-53) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Garcia started for Quad Cities and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings. Unfortunately the offense struggled scoring just 1 run on a Sierra RBI single in the 5th. The bullpen was solid but Kane County was able to pick up a run in the 10th inning to win it 2-1.
Note: Garcia has a 1.72 ERA over his last 10 outings.
- Marty Costes, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, SB
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- Scott Schreiber, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Luis Garcia, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
- Tim Hardy, LHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Brendan Feldmann, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Willy Collado, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (33-23) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Conine has 26 K in 21.2 innings this season.
- Austin Dennis, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Oscar Campos, C: 2-for-3
- Juan Pineda, 2B: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Andy Pineda, CF: 2-for-2, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, SB
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Brett Conine, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Carlos Hiraldo, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
FRE: Brady Rodgers (6.94 ERA)
CC: Brandon Bielak (2.18 ERA)
BC: TBD
QC: Cesar Rosado (4.27 ERA)
TRI: TBD
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