HOUSTON ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT - 4.12.18 FRESNO corpus christi buies creek quad cities GRIZZLIES hooks astros river bandits Pacific Coast League (Triple A) texas League (double A) carolina League (class A advanced) midwest League (class A) last night Last night last night last night Fresno 13, Tacoma 9 Scheduled Off Day Lynchburg 7, Buies Creek 3 Kane County 5, Quad Cities 2 WIN RHP Brendan Feldmann (1-0) WIN WIN LHP Sam Hentges (1-0) Win: RHP Matt Peacock (1-0) LOSS RHP Josh Smith (0-2) LOSS LOSS RHP Jorge Alcala (0-2) Loss: LHP Adam Bleday (0-1) SAVE none SAVE SAVE RHP Justin Garcia (1) SAVe: LHP Anfernee Benitez (1) HR none HR HR none HR: none tri-city gcl dsl valleycats astros astros new york-penn League (ssA) gulf coast League (rookie) dominican summer League (rookie) 2017 season 2017 season 2017 season 34-39 (3rd place) 27-27 (3rd place) 38-33 (5th place) 27-44 (7th place) 2018 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Rodney Linares FRESNO WEB fresnogrizzlies.com 4-3 W 13-9 PR CONTACT Paul Braverman GRIZZLIES (T-1st) vs. tacoma ([email protected]) tonight’s GAME: Fresno Grizzlies vs. Tacoma Rainiers, 9:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: RHP Cy Sneed (0-0, 9.82) • Frenso scored 10 combined runs over the 6th and 7th innings to storm back and • LF Kyle Tucker went 1x4 with a walk and an RBI...is hitting .286 (8x28) with 1 defeat the Tacoma Rainiers, 13-9, last night at Chukchansi Park...Fresno’s 6-run HR, 5 RBI and an .840 OPS (.412 OBP/.429 SLG). comeback matched their season-high comeback from 2017. • 2B Tony Kemp went 3x3 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 walks...extended his hitting streak to 5 games (.421, 8x19) after starting the season 0x8 over his first 2 games. • C Tim Federowicz (3x4) had a season-high 3 hits...was his 2nd consecutive multi-hit game. 2018 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Omar Lopez corpus christi WEB cchooks.com 2-4 L 3-4 PR CONTACT Michael Coffin hooks (4th) at arkansas ([email protected]) tonight’s GAME: Corpus Christi Hooks vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals, 7:05 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: LHP Framber Valdez (0-0, 3.60) • The Corpus Christi Hooks observed a scheduled off day yesterday...they will open up a 6-game homestand tonight vs. the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at 7:05 p.m. at Whataburger Field. • OF Yordan Alvarez currently ranks T-5th in the Texas League in RBI (5)...the 20-year-old is batting .368 (7x19) with 1 HR and a .961 OPS (.435 OBP/.526 SLG) in his first 5 games at the Double A level...currently ranked by MLB.com as the Astros No. 4 prospect. 2018 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Morgan Ensberg buies creek WEB buiescreekastros.com 3-4 L 3-7 PR CONTACT David Lane astros (T-3rd) at lynchburg ([email protected]) tonight’s GAME: Buies Creek Astros vs. Salem Red Sox, 6:00 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: TBA • Buies Creek fell to the Lynchburg Hillcats, 7-3, last night at Calvin Falwell Field. • RHP Justin Ferrell pitched well out of the bullpen, providing the Astros with 3.1 scoreless innings...allowed just 1 hit...has started the season by throwing 6.2 consecutive scoreless innings. • 1B Josh Rojas (2x4) and 3B Abraham Toro-Hernandez (2x4) both had multi- hit games. 2018 RECORD LAST GAME MANAGER Mickey Storey quad cities WEB riverbandits.com 1-4 L 2-5 PR CONTACT Jason Kempf river bandits (T-7th) vs. Kane County ([email protected]) tonight’s GAME: Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Kane County Cougars, 6:35 p.m. CT | PROBABLE STARTER: LHP Patrick Sandoval (0-1, 4.50) • Quad Cities scored 2 runs in the 1st inning but could not hold on, as they dropped a 5-2 decision to the Kane County Cougars last night at Modern Woodmen Park. • Starting pitcher RHP Cesar Rosado allowed just one run on one hit in 5.0 innings in what was his 1st start of the season. 2017 RECORD MANAGER Jason Bell tri-city WEB tcvalleycats.com 34-39 PR CONTACT Chris Chenes valleycats (3rd) ([email protected]) • The ValleyCats will begin their season on June 15 vs. Vermont. 2017 RECORD MANAGER Wladimir Sutil gulf coast league 27-27 WEB milb.com astros (3rd) 2017 RECORD Manager Charlie Romero dominican summer league 38-33 / 27-44 WEB MiLB.com astros (5th / 7th).