Astros Minor League Recap

So, not sure what happened yesterday morning, but when I hit publish, it didn't...I got to work and pulled up TCB on my iPhone to see that there was no recap on the front page.  Apparently, I lost internet during that time because it was on the same page when I got home.

But, last post I talked about how it was a rough night the night before and it brought us back to reality.  But, now, I know the world comes full circle and there are once again highs.  That high mostly came from Jordan Lyles.  Lyles finally had a dominating outing where he not only didn't allow runs, but he also had a high strikeout rate.  Is this a breakout game in AAA?  Oh, how I hope so!  Only time will tell though. 

Lyles wasn't the only big pitcher on the night.  Xavier Cedeno had a Lyles-esque performance before he turned it over to the newly activated Danny Meszaros.  Meszaros is back after his long suspension and he came back with a bang.  He made it to AAA before his suspension so maybe he'll be back there soon.  I'm really high on Meszaros and would love to see him in Houston as a September call-up at worst.  He's had solid numbers in the minors and he has moved very quickly through the system.  On to two nights of games after the jump!

Thursday Games

Oklahoma City won 4-1

• Henry Villar-6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, HR, 7/4 GO/AO
• Andy Van Hekken-2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO
• Ross Wolf- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, SO
• Anderson Hernandez 2B-2-4, 2B, HR
• Koby Clemens 1B-1-4, 2B
• Ozzie Navarro 3B-2-3, BB, SO

Corpus Christi lost 12-8

• Kyle Greenwalt-3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO-Rough...
• Arcenio Leon-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO-Only pitcher not to give up a run...
• Andrew Simunic 3B-1-5, 2B, SO
• Clint Barmes SS-3-5
• JD Martinez LF-1-5, 2B
• Jonathan Gaston RF-1-4, HR, BB, SO
• TJ Steele CF-2-4, BB, SB, CS, PO
• Jimmy Van Ostrand 1B-2-3, 2B, BB
• Brandon Wikoff 2B-2-4
• David Flores DH-2-4
• Brian Esposito C-2-4

Lancaster lost 13-6

• Jose Cisnero-1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO-Bigger ouch...
• Michael Ness-2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
• Jonathan Villar SS-1-4, 3B, BB
• Jose Altuve 2B-3-4, 2B
• Jonathan Meyer 3B-0-3, 2 BB, 2 SO
• Jake Goebbert LF-3-5, SO
• Jordan Comadena C-1-2, 2B
• Grant Hogue RF-2-4, BB

Lexington won 3-2

• Carlos Quevedo-5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO, 4/0 GO/AO-Nice
• Jorge De Leon-2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
• Jio Mier SS-2-3, SO
• Michael Kvasnicka 3B-1-3, 2B, 2 SO

Lexington lost 3-1

• Ruben Alaniz-3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
• Chris Wallace C-1-2, BB

Friday Games

Oklahoma City lost 1-0

• Jordan Lyles-6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO, 2/2 GO/AO-There's your strikeouts! What a great line for Lyles, he also only threw 90 pitches.
• Sergio Escalona-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO
• JB Shuck LF-1-4, 3 SO, SB
• Jose Vallejo 2B-2-3
• Collin DeLome RF-1-4, 3 SO

Corpus Christi won 4-0

• Xavier Cedeno-7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO, 10/2 GO/AO-That is a solid line, almost Lyles line...
• Danny Meszaros-2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO-He's back!  No rust to shake off hear...
• Andrew Simunic 2B-1-2, 2 BB, SB
• Brandon Wikoff SS-3-4, CS
• TJ Steele CF-1-4, HR, SO
• Jose Thompson DH-0-3, SO

Lancaster lost 4-2

•  Andrew Robinson-6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, HR, 11/7 GO/A)
• Jose Altuve 2B-3-4, 2B, HR
• Ben Heath C-1-3, 2B, BB, SO

Lexington won 10-9

• Juan Minaya-3 2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, HR
• Delino DeShields 2B-2-3, HR, 2 SB, CS, PO
• Jio Mier SS-2-5, 2B, SO
• Adam Bailey RF-2-4, HR, BB, SO
• Telvin Nash 1B-1-3, HR, 2 BB, SO
• Chris Wallace DH-1-5, 2B, SO
• Dan Adamson CF-2-5, 2 2B, 2 SO
• Roberto Pena C-2-5, HR