Astros Minor League Recap: April 15th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (7-5) lost 10-2 (BOX SCORE)
Whitley made his second start of the season and it did not go well. He only lasted 1.1 innings allowing 5 runs. He was relieved by Sneed who pitched well in relief allowing just 1 run in 5 innings of work. Mayfield put the Express on the board in the first with a solo HR, his 3rd of the season. Stubbs also added a solo HR in the 6th inning for the second run. Deetz pitched in relief and allowed 4 runs in 1.1 innings.
Note: Mayfield is hitting .359 with 1.127 OPS in 11 games this season.
- Garrett Stubbs, C: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jack Mayfield, SS: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Yordan Alvarez, RF: 0-for-3, BB
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 1-for-4
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Cy Sneed, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (5-7) won 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
Another nice win for the Hooks. Hernandez started and was solid as he allowed 2 runs in 5 innings with with 0 BB/6 K. The Hooks entered the 7th down 2-0 but tied it up on a Dawson RBI single and Robinson RBI single. After falling behind 4-2 in the top of the 8th, they responded scoring 2 in the bottom of the inning on a wild pitch and Toro RBI single. The game went to the 9th tied 4-4 but Robinson was quick to send the fans home happy as he connected on a 2 run walk-off HR.
Note: Rojas is hitting .364 with 7 BB/6 K in 9 games this season.
- Ronnie Dawson, CF: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Abraham Toro, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Joshua Rojas, 2B: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Carmen Benedetti, LF: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Jose Hernandez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Kit Scheetz, LHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (8-4) won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Abreu started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing just 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 10. The Woodpeckers wasted no time jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first on an Adams RBI single and Meyers RBI single. In the 5th, Beer connected on a 2 run HR, his first of the season. They picked up insurance runs in the 6th and 7th on a Papierski RBI single and Shaver RBI walk. Mushinski closed it out striking out 5 over 3 innings.
Note: De La Cruz is hitting .375 with 4 2B, 3 SB in 8 games this season.
- Bryan De La Cruz, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 SB
- Corey Julks, DH: 0-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Seth Beer, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Jake Adams, 1B: 4-for-5, RBI
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 0-for-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
- Jake Meyers, RF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Michael Papierski, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Bryan Abreu, RHP: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Parker Mushinski, LHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (7-4) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Dominant pitching for the River Bandits. Dubin started and 6 shutout innings while striking out 7. Valdez put the River Bandits on the board in the first inning with a 2 run HR. In the 5th, Lacroix added an RBI single to make it 3-0. They got insurance in the 6th scoring two on a Costes solo HR and Dawson RBI single. In the 7th they added two more on a Lacroix RBI triple and Costes RBI single.
Note: Dubin has a 0.75 ERA with 19 K in 12 innings this season.
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Enmanuel Valdez, 2B: 1-for-3, 3 R, HR, RBI
- Jonathan Lacroix, DH: 3-for-4, R, 3B, 2 RBI
- Marty Costes, CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Ross Adolph, LF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Trey Dawson, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Jojanse Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Willy Collado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: Brady Rodgers (0.82 ERA)
CC: Carson LaRue (3.86 ERA)
FV: Chad Donato (9.64 ERA)
QC: Austin Hansen (0.00 ERA)
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