Round Rock
Nick Gorneault hit his second homer in as many days, but Danny Klassen had the big hit, a 3 run walk off homer with 2 outs in the 9th to give the Express a 7-6 win.
Corpus Christi
Brad James continues to show he has adjusted to AA hitting with an impressive six innings of shutout work where he only allowed 4 hits and two walks while striking out 3. He got his first win of the season and dropped his ERA down to 1.59. He was efficient only throwing 77 pitches in 6 innings.Read More
Brad James, Cespedes, Minor game recapsHere is a weekend summary of the Astro’s Farm Teams.
Round Rock
Friday Night, Jack Cassel went 5 1/3 innings before allowing a base runner and the first reached on hit that the RR fan’s thought could have been scored otherwise.
Feliciano popped up to shallow right field for what appeared to be an out, but the ball was misplayed by the Express defense and landed at the feet of outfielder Victor Diaz and second baseman Ash. Feliciano ended up on second base, and the play was ruled a double, which prompted boos from the crowd.
The Express got the win with 2 runs in the 9th. The winning run was scored on a Josh Paul walk with the bases loaded.
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Wednesday, the Astros acquired Jose Oyervidez, who prepped at McAllen Rowe High, from the Padres for future considerations. Here is a summery of his history in the Padres:
Oyervidez went from the rookie league straight to Double-A – skipping two levels in the minors – before seeing his progression end during the past three seasons. Oyervidez had Tommy John surgery in 2004 that wiped out his entire season, then had to repair damage in his right elbow that ended his 2007 season with the San Antonio Missions after six starts on the mound.
Ricky Bennett seemed excited about the acquisition:
“He has a great arm,” Bennett said. “I think a guy can become stagnant when he stays in one (minor league) organization for so long. Our scouts are familiar with him, familiar with what he’s done in the past. And he has the makings of a good pitcher, and we got him with the intentions that he’ll be with us in the big leagues pretty soon. We think he has that type of potential.”
He is assigned to AA Corpus Christi and to make room on the roster, Brian Gordon is released.
Gordon, Minor Transactions, OyervidezRound Rock:
The Express got rained out and their flight got canceled. They were like many other travelers impacted by American Airlines wiring inspections. So, the AAA boys got reminded of life at the lower levels with an 830 mile bus ride from Omaha.
We had to make a decision to just get on the bus,” said Express chief executive Reid Ryan.
The Austin Paper this morning has a story about Lance Niekro and growing up in the Astros’ clubhouse.
Corrado, Iorg, Minor Game Recap, Sutton, TrinidadReid Ryan recalled that Niekro, who had a surprisingly deep voice for a 6-year-old, once hunted down his father in the clubhouse. The young Niekro was on a mission to warn his dad to eat the clubhouse spread because mom was cooking meatloaf at home.
“Every time I look at Lance, I get a smile on my face,” Ryan said. “I think it would be a real neat story if he made it back to the big leagues.”
Round Rock
The Express made the most of their 3 hits and 4 walks by scoring 3 runs but their pitchers gave up 10 hits, one walk and 4 runs in their loss to Omaha.
The catcher position is getting very deep in RR with the news that Humberto Quintero has accepted his assignment to RR. That gives them Q, recently signed Josh Paul, J. R. House, Joshua Johnson and James Goethals (inactive bullpen catcher). Something is going to have to happen soon.Read More
Minor Game Recap, QualbenSalem
It took 14 innings but the Avs got the win. Koby Clemens went 3 for 6 at the plate, just a HR short of the cycle. The Blue Rocks were testing him on the base paths with 8 stolen base attempts. They were successful in 5. Jimmy Van Ostrand also went 3 for 6.
In the 11th and in the 13th, Wlad Sutil was at the plate with two outs and the go ahead run on 3rd. He struck out both times. The second strike out caused Avs play by play man, Jason Benetti to quip that the base runners were heard saying “You picked a fine time to leave us Sutil”.Read More
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