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Recapping The Minors: May 23rd

Yoni Pollak — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:13 +0000

Some of the better pitching prospects in the organization pitched yesterday. Cosart looked good in his start against Fresno, only allowing two runs in a loss. The combination of Doran and Tropeano has been pretty effective all year, with Doran picking up his sixth win and Tropeano picking up his fifth save. Velasquez continued where he left off last time out, and pitched a gem in his piggy-back outing. Here are the rest of the stat lines from last night’s games.

OKC – 1 Fresno – 4

Jonathan Villar – 0/4, 2 K

Brett Wallace – 2/2, 2 BB - Really beasting it at OKC

Austin Wates – 2/4, 2 2B, 1 RBI

Jarred Cosart (L) – 6 IP, 6 Hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Philip Humber – 0.1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

Kevin Chapman – 0.2 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Rhiner Cruz – 1 IP, 4 Hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

CC – 10 NW Arkansas – 4

George Springer – 1/3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (15), 1 CS (4)

Domingo Santana – 2/4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K

Jonathan Meyer – 3/5, 1 HR (4), 1 2B, 4 RBI

Michael Burgess – 2/4, 1 2B, 1 K

Max Stassi – 3/4, 2 2B, 3 RBI - 9 game hitting streak

Bobby Doran (W) – 5 IP, 5 Hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR

Nick Tropeano (S) – 4 IP, 4 Hits, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR

LC – 8 Inland Empire – 7

Joe Sclafani – 0/4, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB (4), 2 Errors (3)

Andrew Aplin – 2/4, 1 2B, 1 K

Preston Tucker – 3/4, 2 RBI, 1 K

Tyler Heineman – 1/3, 1 3B

Delino DeShields – 0/0, 1 BB, 2 SB (9) - First game back from injury

Blair Walters – 3.1 IP, 7 Hits, 5 Runs, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Jonas Dufek – 3.2 IP, 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Theron Geith (W) – 1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Travis Ballew (S) – 1 IP, 1 Hit, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

QC – 4 Wisconsin – 7

Teoscar Hernandez – 0/5, 4 K

Carlos Correa – 0/3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 Error (6)

Terrell Joyce – 1/4, 1 HR (2), 1 RBI, 1 K

Rio Ruiz – 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K

Ariel Ovando – 1/3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K - His double hit off the wall

Roberto Pena – 1/4, 1 2B, 2 RBI

Jamaine Cotton (L) – 3 IP, 7 Hits, 6 Runs, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Gerardo Sanchez – 2 IP, 1 Hit, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Vincent Velasquez – 4 IP, 1 Hit, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K - Another great outing!

This Weekend’s Scheduled Starting Pitchers (According To Team Website):

OKC - Brad Peacock, Asher Wojciechowski, Brett Oberholtzer (Game 1) TBD (Game 2)

CC - Michael Foltynewicz, TBD, TBD

LC - Chris Devenski, David Rollins, Luis Cruz

QC - Lance McCullers, TBD (Game 1) TBD (Game 2), TBD

Recapping The Minors: May 22nd

Yoni Pollak — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:15 +0000

With the JetHawks taking the day off, the Astros affiliates combined for a 2-1 record yesterday. The RedHawks gave Ross Seaton his first win of the season, with home runs from Jake Elmore and Fernando Martinez. The Hooks saw another great performance from Jake Buchanan. The RiverBandits gave up seven runs in the 11th, and lost in extras. Here are the notable stat lines from each game.

OKC – 7 Fresno – 3

Jake Elmore – 2/5, 1 HR (3), 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 Error (1)

Brett Wallace – 2/3, 1 RBI, 2 BB

Fernando Martinez – 1/5, 1 HR (2), 3 RBI, 1 K

Che-Hsuan Lin – 1/3, 1 BB, 1 SB (9)

Ross Seaton (W) – 6 IP, 6 Hits, 3 Runs, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K - Lowered ERA to 8.21

Jason Stoffel – 2 IP, 1 Hit, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Eric Berger – 1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

CC – 8 NW Arkansas – 2

George Springer – 1/3, 2 BB

Domingo Santana – 1/3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB (5)

Erik Castro – 3/4, 1 2B, 2 RBI - Making a daily appearance in recap for a while

Max Stassi – 2/3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Michael Burgess – 2/3, 1 HR (4), 2 RBI

Jake Buchanan (W) – 5 IP, 7 Hits, 1 Run, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K - 0.84 ERA on the year

Josh Fields – 2 IP, 3 Hits, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Carlos Quevedo – 2 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

LC – OFF

QC – 5 Wisconsin – 12 (11 Innings)

Carlos Correa – 2/5, 1 RBI

Miles Hamblin – 2/3, 1 CS (3)

Rio Ruiz – 1/4, 1 BB, 1 K - Turned 19 yesterday

Austin Elkins – 2/4, 1 HR (1), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Jordan Scott – 2/4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (10)

Jordan Jankowski – 4 IP, 5 Hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Mitchell Lambson – 1 IP, 1 Hit, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Brian Holmes – 3 IP, 2 Hits, 2 Runs, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 Error (1)

John Neely (L) – 2 IP, 4 Hits, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Richard Rodriguez – 0.2 IP, 5 Hits, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Brian Blasik – 0.1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Today’s Scheduled Starting Pitchers (According To Team Website):

OKC - Jarred Cosart (2.49 ERA)

CC - Bobby Doran (3.92 ERA)

LC - Blair Walters (4.05 ERA)

QC - Jamaine Cotton (1.64 ERA)

The Three J’s Lead Astros To Series Win Over the Royals

Yoni Pollak — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:33:48 +0000

The Astros have started to put together some good baseball over the last week. Tonight’s game was just about as good as we could have asked for, with the Royals throwing their best hurler, James Shields, to attempt a series victory. The Astros countered with Jordan Lyles and the result could not have been better. The Astros took the game 3-1, and were lead by the ~~Killer J’s~~ Three J’s of Jordan Lyles, Jason Castro, and J.D. Martinez.

Though Jordan Lyles’ numbers looked good, he did have a hard time finishing off batters. The good news, Lyles kept going after each batter, even after constant foul tips. Lyles didn’t give in the whole game, and got through six innings, allowing just six hits, one run, one walk, and three strikeouts. It took Lyles 101 pitches to get through six innings, but he did a good job getting positive results during frustrating at-bats. When Lyles departed, the trio of Travis Blackley, Hector Ambriz, and Jose Veras, all came through with hitless innings, and secured the victory for Lyles.

On the hitting side, Lyles got early run support with a J.D. Martinez two-run opposite-field home run. Martinez finished the night 2-4, and has been swinging a hot bat as of late (10/29). The Astros wouldn’t score again until the eighth inning when Jose Altuve got on base via the walk and stole second base. Jason Castro followed with a drive over the outstretched glove of rightfielder Jeff Francouer. Castro finished the night 3-4, and the 3 and 4 hitters combined for five of the eight Astros hits.

Defensively, the Astros put Jimmy Paredes at third base, and he looked a lot more comfortable as an infielder. Paredes made some nice plays (avoided a possible collision), and showed off his gun. It will be interesting to see if the Astros choose to keep Paredes in the outfield, or convert him to a utility infielder.

The Astros will have an off day tomorrow as they await the Oakland Athletics.