Astros Minor League Recap: April 18th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (9-5) SUSPENDED
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (7-8) lost 8-4 (BOX SCORE)
Bukauskas got the start for the Hooks and struggled once again. He lasted just 2.1 innings allowing 6 runs while walking 5. His ERA sits at 19.13 after three starts. The offense scored 3 runs in the 3rd on a Goetzman RBI double and Rojas 2 run single. They scored another in the 5th on a Toro sac fly. Daniels relieved Bukauskas and allowed 2 runs over 4.2 innings. The offense was unable to mount a comeback though.
Note: Rojas is hitting .325 with 13 RBI in 11 games this season.
- Ronnie Dawson, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Abraham Toro, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Granden Goetzman, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Joshua Rojas, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
- J.B. Bukauskas, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 1 K
- Brett Daniels, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Brendan Feldmann, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (8-7) lost 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Paredes started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well striking out 9 over 4 innings while allowing just 1 run. They got on the board in the 4th inning on a Beer solo HR, his 2nd, and a Meyers RBI double. The bullpen struggled though with Martin and Rodriguez allowing 2 runs each. The Woodpeckers would tie it though getting 2 in the 7th on a Shaver solo HR and Sierra RBI single and 1 in the 8th on a Arauz RBI double. Unfortunately, the Mudcats picked up 2 in the 9th and the Woodpeckers were unable to respond.
Note: Beer is hitting .357 with 2 HR, 12 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Seth Beer, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Jake Adams, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Jake Meyers, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Miguelangel Sierra, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Enoli Paredes, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Hunter Martin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Carlos Sanabria, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (7-6) lost 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Rough night for the River Bandits offense. They managed just 3 hits, and the first didn’t come until the 6th inning. Nivaldo started and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings. He was relieved by Freure who dominated in relief striking out 9 over 3.2 scoreless innings. The offense was unable to get the bats going and fell 2-0.
Note: Freure has 20 K in 10.1 IP with a 0.87 ERA this season.
- Marty Costes, LF: 1-for-4, 3B
- Andy Pineda, CF: 1-for-3
- Trey Dawson, 2B: 1-for-3
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- R.J. Freure, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Jojanse Torres, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: TBD
CC: Brandon Bielak (3.00 ERA)
FV: Cristian Javier (0.82 ERA)
QC: Cody Deason (7.50 ERA)
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