Astros Minor League Report - as of Monday 8/29/05
AAA: Round Rock remains 1.5 GB of first-place with eight games to play after winning two out of three over the weekend from Nashville. Friday night's 5-4 victory was especially dramatic, as Mike Rivera hit a 10th inning walkoff HR to win it. Fernando Nieve had a spectacular start, allowing three runs on six hits over seven innings, while striking out 11(!) and walking none. Saturday saw the Sounds defeat the Express 8-5 thanks to three late runs off of Round Rock relievers. Mike Rivera continued his weekend-to-remember with three more hits, and Luke Scott added a pair in a losing effort. Sunday's series finale was a 4-3 Express victory, thanks to Luke Scott's 3-run eighth inning HR. The Express start a crucial four-game set in Albuquerque tonight against an Isotopes team with whom they are currently tied for second place.
AA: Corpus Christ ended the weekend in a three-way tie for first place after losing the finale to Frisco but winning the first two games against Midland. Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rough Riders saw a late Hooks rally fall one-run short. Peter Bauer had a decent start, Hector Gimenez hit his tenth HR of the season, and Charlton Jimerson went 0-4 with 3 K's. The Hooks' bats came out roaring on Saturday against Midland, posting five runs in the first inning en route to an easy 11-4 rout of the Rock Hounds. 3B Marc Saccomanno had four hits, and Mike Rodriguez, Josh Anderson and J.R. Phillips had three each for the Hooks. Rodriguez and Anderson each had two triples for the Hooks, in a rare feat. Sunday's game was delayed an hour-plus by rain, forcing Hooks' ace Jason Hirsh to exit after one scoreless inning, but the Hooks bullpen picked up the slack in a 4-1 victory. Journeyman 2B Jason Clements was the surprising hitting star with three hits, including two doubles and two RBI. Jamie Merchant recorded the victory with four innings of shutout relief highlighted by five strikeouts, and Chris Sampson retired the side in order for his fourth save. Tonight's game will see Brandon Backe throw about three innings in a rehab appearance and should also include Jeff Bagwell in the DH spot. It will be interesting to see if Hirsh comes back after Backe's abbreviated start, especially considering the extra work that the Hooks' pen put in on Sunday.
High A: Salem's lead in the Carolina League South is down to one-half game entering play on Monday after the Avalanche lost two of three to its nearest contender, Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem cruised to a 6-3 victory on Friday and roughed up Josh Muecke in the process. The normally reliable Muecke allowed ten hits and five runs in seven innings in taking the loss. Winston-Salem SP Wesley Whisler, who had been immensely hittable for most of the season, shut out the Avalanche for seven innings. Saturday saw another dominant Warthog pitching performance, though this time from stud Giovany Gonzalez, who held the 'Lanche to one run over seven innings, while Mitch Talbot took the loss for Salem. Salem rebounded on Sunday for a 9-0 rout behind Chance Douglass, who earned the victory with eight shutout innings. CF Mike Floyd was the hitting star, going 5-5 and hitting for the cycle, including two HR, in what may be the best hitting performance of the year in all of pro baseball. Hunter Pence added two hits for the Avalanche, who close out their series with the Warthogs tonight.
Low A: Lexington lost two of three to West Virginia over the weekend. Chad Reineke had another fine start on Friday night, leading the Legends to a 9-3 win behind three hits apiece from Ted William...err...Beau Torbert and Mitch Einertson. Jimmy Barthmaier took a rare loss on Saturday, giving up four runs, though all four were unearned. 2B Drew Sutton homered for the second straight game on Saturday. Paulino Del Guicie met nearly the exact same fate on Sunday, picking up his first loss, but giving up only two unearned runs over five innings, while his teammates managed only three hits.
Short Season A: Tri-City lost two of three to Lowell, with the only positive being LF Matt Cunningham, who had a 7-15 weekend for the Valley Cats.
Rookie: Greenville won two of its three games this weekend. Friday's 10-1 stomping saw a balanced Astros attack, with two hits apiece from Brandon Barnes, Jhon Florentino, Eli Iorg and Koby Clemens. Clemens had a 2-2 night with two walks,, his fourth HR and four RBI. Iorg had three hits in the Astros' Saturday victory, in which Corey Bass, a draft-and-follow from the 2004 draft, earned the win with three scoreless innings and five K's. Iorg continued his torrid hitting with two more hits in Sunday's loss. The Rookie 'Stros have only two games remaining.
AA: Corpus Christ ended the weekend in a three-way tie for first place after losing the finale to Frisco but winning the first two games against Midland. Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rough Riders saw a late Hooks rally fall one-run short. Peter Bauer had a decent start, Hector Gimenez hit his tenth HR of the season, and Charlton Jimerson went 0-4 with 3 K's. The Hooks' bats came out roaring on Saturday against Midland, posting five runs in the first inning en route to an easy 11-4 rout of the Rock Hounds. 3B Marc Saccomanno had four hits, and Mike Rodriguez, Josh Anderson and J.R. Phillips had three each for the Hooks. Rodriguez and Anderson each had two triples for the Hooks, in a rare feat. Sunday's game was delayed an hour-plus by rain, forcing Hooks' ace Jason Hirsh to exit after one scoreless inning, but the Hooks bullpen picked up the slack in a 4-1 victory. Journeyman 2B Jason Clements was the surprising hitting star with three hits, including two doubles and two RBI. Jamie Merchant recorded the victory with four innings of shutout relief highlighted by five strikeouts, and Chris Sampson retired the side in order for his fourth save. Tonight's game will see Brandon Backe throw about three innings in a rehab appearance and should also include Jeff Bagwell in the DH spot. It will be interesting to see if Hirsh comes back after Backe's abbreviated start, especially considering the extra work that the Hooks' pen put in on Sunday.
High A: Salem's lead in the Carolina League South is down to one-half game entering play on Monday after the Avalanche lost two of three to its nearest contender, Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem cruised to a 6-3 victory on Friday and roughed up Josh Muecke in the process. The normally reliable Muecke allowed ten hits and five runs in seven innings in taking the loss. Winston-Salem SP Wesley Whisler, who had been immensely hittable for most of the season, shut out the Avalanche for seven innings. Saturday saw another dominant Warthog pitching performance, though this time from stud Giovany Gonzalez, who held the 'Lanche to one run over seven innings, while Mitch Talbot took the loss for Salem. Salem rebounded on Sunday for a 9-0 rout behind Chance Douglass, who earned the victory with eight shutout innings. CF Mike Floyd was the hitting star, going 5-5 and hitting for the cycle, including two HR, in what may be the best hitting performance of the year in all of pro baseball. Hunter Pence added two hits for the Avalanche, who close out their series with the Warthogs tonight.
Low A: Lexington lost two of three to West Virginia over the weekend. Chad Reineke had another fine start on Friday night, leading the Legends to a 9-3 win behind three hits apiece from Ted William...err...Beau Torbert and Mitch Einertson. Jimmy Barthmaier took a rare loss on Saturday, giving up four runs, though all four were unearned. 2B Drew Sutton homered for the second straight game on Saturday. Paulino Del Guicie met nearly the exact same fate on Sunday, picking up his first loss, but giving up only two unearned runs over five innings, while his teammates managed only three hits.
Short Season A: Tri-City lost two of three to Lowell, with the only positive being LF Matt Cunningham, who had a 7-15 weekend for the Valley Cats.
Rookie: Greenville won two of its three games this weekend. Friday's 10-1 stomping saw a balanced Astros attack, with two hits apiece from Brandon Barnes, Jhon Florentino, Eli Iorg and Koby Clemens. Clemens had a 2-2 night with two walks,, his fourth HR and four RBI. Iorg had three hits in the Astros' Saturday victory, in which Corey Bass, a draft-and-follow from the 2004 draft, earned the win with three scoreless innings and five K's. Iorg continued his torrid hitting with two more hits in Sunday's loss. The Rookie 'Stros have only two games remaining.
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