Astros Minor League Recap: August 15th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (73-48) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Straw is hitting .378 with 8 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 3B, RBI
- Drew Ferguson, DH: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Jack Mayfield, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Kyle Tucker, RF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kent Emanuel, LHP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Brad Peacock, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Brendan McCurry, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (60-62) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Ivey has a 1.57 ERA with 61 K in 46 innings in AA; Paredes has 17 BB/62 K in 44.2 innings in AA.
- Jake Meyers, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Jonathan Arauz, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 0-for-3, R
- Colton Shaver, C: 1-for-1, RBI, 2 BB
- Jake Adams, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Enoli Paredes, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (60-62) lost 11-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Sierra has 3 HR over his last 7 games.
- Cal Stevenson, LF: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Tanner Duncan, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (72-46) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Ruppenthal has 93 K in 82 innings this season.
- Wilyer Abreu, LF: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Grae Kessinger, 3B: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
- Oscar Campos, DH: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Trey Dawson, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Ramiro Rodriguez, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Jose Rivera, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (25-34) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
- Nathan Perry, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Korey Lee, DH: 0-for-3, BB
- Joe Perez, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Juan Paulino, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Luis Guerrero, CF: 2-for-3, BB
- Luis Santana, 2B: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Angel Macuare, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Edgardo Sandoval, RHP: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Shea Barry, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: Ryan Hartman (5.38 ERA) – 7:05 PM CT
CC: Forrest Whitley (4.70 ERA) – 7:15 PM CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 PM CT
QC: R.J. Freure (3.71 ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
TC: Juan Pablo Lopez (4.37 ERA) – 6:00 PM CT
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