HOUSTON ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - 4.8.16 FRESNO corpus christi lancaster quad cities GRIZZLIES hooks jethawks river bandits Pacific Coast League (Triple A) texas League (double A) california League (class A adv.) midwest League (class A) LAST NIGHT LAST NIGHT LAST NIGHT LAST NIGHT Las Vegas 6, Fresno 4 Corpus Christi 2, Tulsa 0 San Jose 4, Lancaster 3 Cedar Rapids 12, Quad Cities 4 WIN RHP Chasen Bradford (1-0) WIN RHP Joe Musgrove (1-0) WIN RHP Martin Agosta (1-0) WIN RHP Randy LeBlanc (1-0) LOSS RHP Jordan Jankowski (0-1) LOSS RHP Chase De Jong (0-1) LOSS RHP Kevin Comer (0-1) LOSS RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0-1) SAVE none SAVE RHP Keegan Yuhl (1) SAVE RHP Rodolfo Martinez (1) SAVE none HR Danny Worth (1) HR Mott Hyde (1) HR none HR none tri-city greeneville gcl dsl valleycats astros astros astros new york-penn League (ssA) appalachian league (rookie) gulf coast League (rookie) dominican summer League (rookie) 2015 record 2015 record 2015 record DSL ASTROS BLUE IN 2015 42-33 (1st place) 34-33 (2nd) 19-41 (4th) 43-29 (1st) HOU’s 1st DSL playoff team in 11 years The ValleyCats won their 4th consecutive Greeneville captured their 2nd Appalachian Stedler Division title in 2015. League Championship title last season, and DSL ASTROS ORANGE IN 2015 their first since their inaugural season (2004). 28-44 (5th) 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Tony DeFrancesco FRESNO WEB fresnogrizzlies.com GRIZZLIES 0-1 L 4-6 PR CONTACT Paul Braverman (T-3rd) at las vegas ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Fresno Grizzlies at Las Vegas 51s, 9:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Asher Wojciechowski (NR, -.--) • Fresno dropped their season opener last night by a score of 6-4 at Las Vegas. • RF Jon Kemmer (1x4) tripled in his first Triple A at-bat. • RHP Brad Peacock (2ER/5IP) got the start for Fresno after RHP Chris Deven- • 1B A.J. Reed (0x3, RBI) also made his Triple A debut, walking twice and driving ski was selected to the Major League roster prior to yesterday’s game at Yankee in a run. Stadium...Peacock gave up just 2 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 5. • 3B Colin Moran went 1x3 with an RBI and a stolen base in his Triple A debut. • 2B Danny Worth (2x4, HR, 2RBI) led the way offensively for the Grizzlies, going 2x4 with a triple and a 6th inning 2-run homer. 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Rodney Linares corpus christi WEB cchooks.com 1-0 W 2-0 PR CONTACT Michael Coffin hooks (T-1st) vs. tulsa ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Corpus Christi Hooks vs. Tulsa Drillers, 7:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP David Paulino (NR, -.--) • Corpus Christi defeated Tulsa last night, 2-0, behind a combined 2-hit shutout • DH Evan Gattis went 1x4 with a double in the first game of his rehab assignment from RHP Joe Musgrove (0ER/5IP) and RHP Keegan Yuhl (0ER/4IP). with the Hooks. • HOU’s 2015 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Musgrove allowed 1 hit and no • Mott Hyde went 2x2, hitting a solo home run and driving in both of Corpus walks in his 5.0 IP, striking out 4...threw a 1st-pitch strike to all 16 batters he faced. Christi’s runs. • Yuhl, the Astros 35th round pick in the 2014 draft, picked up the 4.0-inning save, • In their Double A debuts, SS Alex Bregman went 1x4 and RF Derek Fisher allowing just 1 hit and no walks with 3 strikeouts. went 2x4. 2015 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Ramon Vazquez lancaster WEB jethawks.com 0-1 L 3-4 PR CONTACT Jason Schwartz jethawks (T-3rd) at San jose ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Lancaster JetHawks at San Jose Giants, 9:00 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Andrew Walter (NR, -.--) • The JetHawks fell to the San Jose Giants, 4-3, last night...Lancaster cut the lead • RHP Akeem Bostick (1ER/3IP) started the game for Lancaster, allowing 1 run to 4-3 with a 9th inning run but ultimately stranded the tying run on 2nd base. on 6 hits in his 3.0 innings. • Lancaster racked up 4 stolen bases in the contest, with 1 each from C Garrett Stubbs (0x3, RBI), 2B Jose Fernandez (2x4), DH Drew Ferguson (1x5) and RF Ramon Laureano (0x3). • CF Jason Martin (2x4, RBI) doubled and drove in a run for the JetHawks. 2016 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Omar Lopez quad cities WEB riverbandits.com 0-1 L 4-12 PR CONTACT Jake Levy river bandits (T-5th) at cedar rapids ([email protected]) TONIGHT’S GAME: Quad Cities River Bandits at Cedar Rapids Kernels, 6:35 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Jose Luis Hernandez (NR, -.--) • Quad Cities fell behind Cedar Rapids early in last night’s game and could never • RF Kyle Tucker also made his debut with a full-season club, going 1x4 with an recover, falling to the Kernels 12-4. RBI. • RHP Rogelio Armenteros (0ER/4IP) took the loss but pitched well, allowing 2 • LF Johnny Sewald (1x4, 3RBI) drove in 3 and stole 2 bags. unearned runs in his 4.0 innings...the 21-year-old Cuban native struck out 5 and walked none. • CF Daz Cameron (0x3) had 2 walks and recorded a steal in his full-season debut. 2015 RECORD MANAGER Lamarr Rogers tri-city WEB tcvalleycats.com 42-33 PR CONTACT Chris Chenes valleycats (1st) ([email protected]) • The ValleyCats won their 4th consecutive Stedler Division title in 2015 with a • OF Dexture McCall was a New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star, batting 42-33 record. .295 (59x200) with 9 doubles, 4 HR, 37 RBI and a .376 on-base percentage in 59 games...was named the MVP of the All-Star Game after hitting a 2-run double. • In the playoffs, Tri-City fell to Staten Island in a 3-game series, 0-2. • IF Bobby Wernes, the Astros 30th round pick in the 2015 draft out of Arkansas, won the New York-Penn League batting title with a .346 (65x188) batting aver- age...Wernes also posted a league-leading .434 on-base percentage...led all 3rd basemen in fielding percentage (.976). 2015 RECORD MANAGER Josh Bonifay greeneville WEB greenevilleastros.com 34-33 PR CONTACT Hunter Reed astros (2ND) ([email protected]) • The Greeneville Astros captured their 2nd Appalachian League Championship • In 30 games in the GCL, OF Daz Cameron hit .272 (28x103) with 2 doubles, 3 title in the history of the franchise in 2015...it marked their first title since their inau- triples, 11 steals and a .372 on-base percentage. gural season in 2004...the club finished in 2nd place in the regular season before tearing through the playoffs and defeating Princeton, 2-1, in the championship. • OF Kyle Tucker, the 5th overall selection in the 2015 draft, played a key role in Greeneville’s postseason run...batted .375 (9x24) with 3 home runs, driving in 6 total runs in the postseason...hit a crucial, 3-run homer in the final game of the Appalachian League Championship Series. 2015 RECORD gulf coast league MANAGER Marty Malloy 19-41 WEB milb.com astros (4th) • The GCL Astros finished in 4th place with a 19-41 record in 2015. 2015 RECORD dominican summer league Blue Manager Charlie Romero Blue: 43-29 Orange Manager Neder Horta astros Orange: 28-44 WEB MiLB.com DSL Astros Blue: DSL Astros Orange: • The DSL Astros Blue became the first Astros DSL club to capture a division title • The DSL Astros Orange went 28-44, finishing in 5th place in 2015. and postseason appearance since at least 2005 (the year stats started being re- corded in the DSL). • The Astros had 3 players represent the organization as All-Stars: OF Andy Pine- da, RHP Juan Robles, IF Miguelangel Sierra. • The Astros went 43-29 in the regular season before falling to the DSLRangers1, 1-2, in the best-of-3 playoff series..