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MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - 8.26.13

OKLAHOMA CITY CORPUS CHRISTI LANCASTER QUAD CITIES REDHAWKS HOOKS JETHAWKS RIVER BANDITS

Pacific Coast League (Triple A) League (Double A) (A Advanced) (A)

LAST NIGHT Round Rock 9, 2 LAST NIGHT Corpus Christi 3, 2 LAST NIGHT Lancaster 7, Rancho Cucamonga 1 LAST NIGHT Quad Cities 5, Burlington 1 WIN LHP Michael Kirkman (2-2) WIN RHP (7-9) WIN LHP Colton Cain (3-0) WIN RHP (3-1) LOSS RHP (5-4) LOSS RHP Tim Sexton (2-2) LOSS RHP Jon Michael Redding (4-5) LOSS LHP Tyler DeLoach (5-5) N/A SAVE RHP Andrew Robinson (3) SAVE N/A SAVE N/A HR Jose Martinez (5) HR Matt Duffy (5) HR N/A HR (11), Roberto Pena (5)

TRI-CITY GREENEVILLE GCL DSL VALLEYCATS ASTROS ASTROS ASTROS

New York-Penn League (A Short-Season) (Rookie) Gulf Coast League (Rookie) Dominican Summer League (Rookie)

LAST NIGHT Tri-City 7, Staten Island 3 LAST NIGHT Greeneville 4, Bluefield 3 OFF DAY The DSL Astros finished their season at WIN RHP Edison Frias (1-0) WIN RHP Raul Rivera (4-2) WIN N/A 39-31 and in 3rd place in their division. It LOSS RHP David Palladino (1-3) LOSS RHP Phil Kish (0-1) LOSS N/A marked the club’s 1st season with a record SAVE RHP Gonzalo Sanudo (5) SAVE N/A SAVE N/A above .500 since 2006. HR James Ramsay (4) HR N/A

2013 RECORD LAST GAME Tony DeFrancesco OKLAHOMA CITY WEB okcredhawks.com 78-58 L 9-2 PR CONTACT Alex Freedman REDHAWKS (1st Place) at Round Rock ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Oklahoma City Redhawks vs. 7:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Ross Seaton (3-6, 8.15 ERA) • 9 (71-65), Oklahoma City Redhawks 2 (78-58) • 2B Jose Martinez provided the scoring for OKC with a 2-run homer.

• Despite the loss, the RedHawks have won 9 of their last 11 games and are up 7 • 1B Jon Singleton went 1x3. games in the division with only 8 games remaining in the regular season. • CF was 0x4 but leads the minor leagues with 37 HR and is looking • In his 2nd game with the RedHawks since getting signed out of the Mexican to become the 1st minor leaguer to 40 HR and steal 40 bases in the same sea- League, DH Japhet Amador went 1x3...he went 2x5 with an RBI in his 1st game with son (has 42 SB)...is the 1st minor leaguer with 30+ HR and 30+ SB since 2009 (Grant the club on Saturday. Desme with OAK).

2ND HALF RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Keith Bodie CORPUS CHRISTI WEB cchooks.com 37-25 W 3-2 PR CONTACT Michael Coffin HOOKS (2nd Place) at San Antonio ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: at San Antonio Missions 7:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: LHP (1-0, 1.29 ERA) • Corpus Christi Hooks 3 (79-53), San Antonio Missinos 2 (76-55) • LF Leo Heras went 1x4 with a walk and an RBI-triple...has hit .333 (4x12) in his 3 games with the Hooks since getting signed by the Astros out of the • RHP Nick Tropeano (1ER, 6.0IP) pitched the Hooks to a 3-2 win last night, striking on August 18. out 8 batters and walking none over 6.0 innings...allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits... Tropeano has gone at least 6.0 innings while allowing just 1 earned in each of his • DH Matt Duffy (2x4, HR, RBI) extended his hitting streak to 7 games...he is hitting last 3 starts for a 1.31 ERA (3ER/20.2IP). .296 (8x27) over the course of his streak...Duffy has combined to hit 24 homers this year between Lancaster (19 HR) and Corpus Christi (5 HR).

2ND HALF RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER LANCASTER WEB jethawks.com 39-23 W 7-1 PR CONTACT Jason Schwartz JETHAWKS (1st Place) vs. Rancho Cucamonga ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Lancaster JetHawks vs. Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9:00 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Vincent Velasquez (0-1, 12.27 ERA) • Lancaster JetHawks 7 (78-54), Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1 (60-72) • Since the beginning of July, DeShields leads the Advanced level with a .370 average (67x181)...has 16 doubles, 6 triples, 2 homers, 25 RBI, 27 steals and a • The JetHawks won their 4th straight game, clinching the 2nd half title in the Cali- 1.002 OPS in 43 games during that span. fornia League...Lancaster also won the 1st half title earlier this summer. • Recently promoted LHP Colton Cain (1ER, 7.2IP) pitched well, holding the Quakes • 2B Delino DeShields (2x3, RBI) once again had a strong night, hitting a double and to 1 run on 8 hits with 5 punchouts over a career-high 7.2 innings...3 of his 4 starts drawing a walk in his multi-hit performance...has an active 10-game hitting streak in with Lancaster have qualified as quality starts. which he is hitting .429 (18x42) with 5 steals and a 1.148 OPS (.529 OBP/.619 SLG). 2ND HALF RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Omar Lopez QUAD CITIES WEB riverbandits.com 37-24 W 5-1 PR CONTACT Marco LaNave RIVER BANDITS (2nd Place) at Burlington ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Quad Cities River Bandits at 6:30 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: LHP (2-0, 4.63 ERA) • Quad Cities River Bandits 5 (75-55), Burlington Bees 1 (51-76) • 3B Rio Ruiz (2x4, HR, RBI) and C Roberto Pena (2x3, HR, RBI) each hit solo homers... Ruiz is hitting .289 (13x45) with 3 homers and a .360 OBP over his last 12 games. • Quad Cities clinched a playoff berth last night, winning their 4th straight game. • SS went 2x5 with an RBI-double, his 33rd of the season...he is 3rd in • RHP Mark Appel (1ER, 5.0IP) picked up the win after going 5.0 innings while allow- the Midwest League with a .320 batting average and 2nd in OBP (.405). ing 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks with 3 ...has allowed just 2 runs over his last 2 starts for a 1.80 ERA (2ER/10IP).

2013 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Ed Romero TRI-CITY WEB tcvalleycats.com 40-25 W 7-3 PR CONTACT Chris Chenes VALLEYCATS (1st Place) vs. Staten Island ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Tri-City ValleyCats at Brooklyn Cyclones 6:00 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: TBA • Tri-City ValleyCats 7 (40-25), Staten Island Yankees 3 (26-39) • RHP Edison Frias (1ER, 6.0IP) pitched well in his 2nd start for the ‘Cats, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits over 6.0 innings...struck out 4 and walked 1. • The ValleyCats won their 5th straight game and own a 4-game lead for 1st place in the Stedler Division with 11 games to go. • RHP Gonzalo Sanudo (0ER, 2.0IP) notched his 5th save after giving up just 1 hit over 2.0 shutout innings of relief...struck out 2 and walked none...Sanudo has 41 strike- • 2013 7th round pick CF James Ramsay went 3x3 with a homer, a walk and 2 RBI...3B outs and just 3 walks in 34.0 combined innings this season between Corpus Christi Tyler White (2x4, 3RBI), LF D’Andre Toney (2x4) and RF Jon Kemmer (2x4, RBI) also (3g), Tri-City (6g) and Greeneville (18g). had multi-hit nights.

2013 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER GREENEVILLE WEB greenevilleastros.com 36-27 W 4-3 PR CONTACT Hunter Reed ASTROS (1st Place) vs. Bluefield ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Bluefield Blue Jays 6:00 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Frederick Tiburcio (3-2, 2.34 ERA) • Greeneville Astros 4 (36-27), Bluefield Blue Jays 3 (40-22) • 1B Chase McDonald (2x5, 2RBI), 2B Juan Santana (2x5) and RF Ariel Ovando (2x5) led the offense with multi-hit games. • A walk-off RBI-single from CF Tanner Mathis (1x5, RBI) pushed Greeneville to a 4-3 win in 10.0 innings...the win moved the Astros back into 1st place...they are up by a • Greeneville manager Josh Bonifay was named the Appalachian League Manager half game with just 5 games remaining in the season. of the Year...this is Bonifay’s 1st year as a manager...he was Greeneville’s hitting in 2011 and Class A Lexington’s hitting coach in 2012. • RHP Jandel Gustave (2ER, 5.0IP) got the start and fanned 7 over 5.0 innings...al- lowed 2 runs on 5 hits with 1 walk.

2013 RECORD LAST GAME GULF COAST LEAGUE MANAGER Edgar Alfonso 26-30 L 5-1 WEB MiLB.com ASTROS (3rd Place) at GCL Braves (Sat.) TODAY’S GAME: GCL Astros at GCL Tigers 11:00 p.m. CT • The GCL Astros observed a scheduled off day yesterday.

2013 RECORD LAST GAME DOMINICAN SUMMER LEAGUE MANAGER Johan Maya 39-31 W 6-2 WEB MiLB.com ASTROS (3rd Place) vs. DSL Mariners TODAY’S GAME: • The DSL Astros finished their season in 3rd place in with a 39-31 record...was their • IF Jean Estrella led the team with a .306 (52x170) batting average...OF Hector Roa 1st season with a record above .500 since 2006 when the club went 36-30. had the most homers on the club (7 HR) while OF Jarico Reynoso had the most stolen bases (12). • The Astros were one of the top pitching clubs in the DSL, ranking 1st in innings pitched (642.2), 2nd in ERA (2.35) and 6th in strikeouts (558)...RHP Harold Arauz (5-0, • Roa and Heredia were named to the DSL All-Star Team. 1.91 ERA), LHP Edwin Villarroel (5-5, 2.51 ERA), RHP Elieser Hernandez (5-1, 1.26 ERA), RHP Rayderson Chevalier (4-2, 2.28 ERA) and RHP Angel Heredia (13 SV, 1.18 ERA) were the club’s top pitching performers.