Astros Minor League Recap: August 20th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (76-50) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Toro is hitting .489 with 7 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB/2 K over his last 10 games.
- Myles Straw, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Abraham Toro, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 3-for-5, R, RBI
- Drew Ferguson, CF: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
- Nick Tanielu, 2B: 1-for-4, BB
- Jose Urquidy, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Joe Biagini, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Dean Deetz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (62-64) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Conine has a 2.24 ERA with 27 BB/127 K in 104.1 innings this season.
- Jake Meyers, CF: 2-for-4, BB
- Jonathan Arauz, SS: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Colton Shaver, 3B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Jake Adams, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Ronnie Dawson, RF: 0-for-4, R, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- Chuckie Robinson, C: 2-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, SB
- Brett Conine, RHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Andre Scrubb, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (62-64) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Pena is hitting .331 with .884 OPS in 32 High-A games.
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Ross Adolph, CF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Corey Julks, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Chandler Taylor, RF: 0-for-3, RBI, SB
- Miguelangel Sierra, 3B: 2-for-4, R
- Luis Garcia, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (75-48) won 9-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Abreu is hitting .300 over his last 10 games.
- Freudis Nova, SS: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Wilyer Abreu, LF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Alex McKenna, CF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Grae Kessinger, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
- Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-5, R, SB
- Austin Dennis, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 SB
- Zach Biermann, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Joey Gonzalez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (25-37) OFF
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: Kent Emanuel (4.08 ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
CC: Brandon Bailey (3.29 ERA) – 7:10 PM CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 PM CT
QC: Jose Rivera (4.33 ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
TC: OFF
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