Astros Minor League Recap: May 6th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (18-12) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Hartman has quietly had a solid start to the season and he started well yesterday allowing 2 runs over 6 innings of work. Alvarez put the Express on the board with a solo HR in the 4th inning, his 13th HR of the season. De Goti tied the game at 2 with an RBI double in the 5th. Round Rock took the lead in the 7th scoring 2 runs on a Ferguson RBI double and Straw RBI groundout. Mayfield added some much needed insurance in the 9th with a 2 run HR, his 6th of the season. The Missions made it interesting scoring 3 in the 9th but they were able to hold on for the win.
Note: Alvarez is hitting .526 with 3 HR, 12 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Alex De Goti, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Myles Straw, CF: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Jack Mayfield, SS: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Yordan Alvarez, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Drew Ferguson, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Ryan Hartman, LHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Jose Bravo, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Reymin Guduan, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (14-16) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Adcock started and turned in his best outing of the season going 5 innings while allowing just 1 run. The offense struggled for majority of the game but finally got on the board in the 7th on a Rojas RBI double. Bailey relieved Adcock and really struggled allowing 5 runs in 2.2 innings. The offense was unable to get anything else going and lost 6-1.
Note: Rojas is hitting .361 with 6 RBI, 5 SB over his last 10 games.
- Osvaldo Duarte, SS: 0-for-4, R, SB
- Josh Rojas, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, SB
- Brett Adcock, LHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
- Brandon Bailey, RHP: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Kit Scheetzs, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (15-16) OFF
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (19-10) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Another good pitching performances for the River Bandits. Hansen started and tossed 7 scoreless innings while striking out 10. The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Valdez RBI groundout. They picked up 3 more runs in the 7th on a Valdez 2 run double and a Lacroix RBI groundout. Bermudez allowed 2 runs but Cabral was able to hold on for the save.
Note: Hansen has a 1.44 ERA with 32 K in 25 innings this season.
- Austin Dennis, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R
- Enmanuel Valdez, DH: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 2-for-3, BB, 2 SB
- Jonathan Lacroix, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
- David Hensley, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Trey Dawson, 3B: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Austin Hansen , RHP: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K (WIN)
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Riley Cabral, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: TBD (-.– ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
CC: Brandon Bielak (4.50 ERA) – 7:05 PM CT
FV: Yohan Ramirez (1.77 ERA) – 6:00 PM CT
QC: TBD (-.– ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
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**Photo Credit: Andy Nietupski/Round Rock Express**
