Astros Minor League Recap: July 18th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (57-41) lost 10-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Rojas is hitting .432 with 4 HR, 11 RBI over his last 9 games.
- Joshua Rojas, LF: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Jack Mayfield, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Carlos Correa, DH: 2-for-3, 2B, BB
- Derek Fisher, CF: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Drew Ferguson, RF: 0-for-4, 2 RBI
- Alex De Goti, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 2-for-4
- Jamie Ritchie, C: 1-for-4, 2B
- Carson LaRue, RHP: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Kit Scheetz, LHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (46-50) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Beer is hitting .404 with 6 HR, 15 RBI in 15 games in July.
- Bryan De La Cruz, DH: 2-for-5, R
- Seth Beer, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Anibal Sierra, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- J.B. Bukauskas, RHP: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Tanner Duncan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Erasmo Pinales, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (44-52)
Game 1 – won 10-6 (BOX SCORE)
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Chandler Taylor, RF: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Jake Adams, 1B: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Jonathan Arauz, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Ross Adolph, LF: 1-for-2, 3 R, 2 BB
- Michael Papierski, C: 4-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Scott Manea, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jojanse Torres, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Game 2 – lost 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
- Jeremy Pena, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Chandler Taylor, CF: 1-for-2, BB
- Scott Schreiber, 1B: 1-for-3, R
- Cody Deason, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (58-33) lost 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Holderbach is hitting .344 over his last 10 games.
- Austin Dennis, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- David Hensley, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Alex Holderbach, DH: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Jonathan Lacroix, RF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Trey Dawson, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Brett Daniels, RHP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (12-19)
Game 1 – lost 14-3 (BOX SCORE)
- C.J. Stubbs, DH: 0-for-1, R, BB
- Zach Biermann, 1B: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3B, BB
- Bryan Arias, 3B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Wilyer Abreu, RF: 0-for-1, RBI, BB
- Juan Paulino, 2B: 3-for-3, RBI
- Abdiel Saldana, RHP: 2.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Christian Mejias, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Shea Barry, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Juan Paulino, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Game 2 – lost 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
- Yeuris Ramirez, SS: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Luis Guerrero, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Korey Lee, C: 2-for-4, R
- Nathan Perry, DH: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Joe Perez, 3B: 1-for-2, R, BB, SB
- Manny Ramirez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Garrett Gayle, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Michael Horrell, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: TBD – 7:00 PM CT
CC: Cristian Javier (2.49 ERA) – 7:15 PM CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 PM CT
QC: Jose Bravo (3.78 ERA) 6:35 PM CT
TC: Jayson Schroeder (8.25 ERA) – 6:00 PM CT
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