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It's a sweep!
All of Houston's minor league teams earned a win Thursday night. It was a night of sound pitching. Nick Tropeano struck out seven in a victory. Kyle Westwood gave up seven hits but only one run in a 7.1 inning performance. Quad Cities starter Adrian Houser went six innings and gave up only 3 hits.
If you're looking for future big league pitchers, I think this recap should excite you a little bit. So here it goes:
AAA: Redhawks win series opener over Sounds, 4-2
The last time Oklahoma City and Nasvhille met, the result was a four-game swep by the Sounds. Thursday night was a much different story, as the Redhawks picked up a 4-2 victory.
Starter Nick Tropeano struck out 7 batters over 6 innings allowing only one hit, a two-run homer. After his exit OKC's bullpen held the line, allowing only 1 hit over the final 3 innings. On the offensive end, George Santana went yard for the third time in 3 games, going 2-4. Max Stassi picked up 2 RBIs on a double.
Thursday night was the second impressive start in a row form Tropeano, who has struck out 15 in his last 2 appearances, allowing only 5 hits.
- Domingo Santana, RF: 2-3, 2H, HR, RBI, BB
- Max Stassi, C: 1-4, H, 2B, 2RBI, 2K
- Erik Castro, DH: 1-3, H, HR, RBI, K
- Nick Tropeano, P (W, 2-3): 6.0 IP, H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 7K, HR
- Rhiner Cruz, P (H, 2): 2.0 IP, K
- Kevin Chapman, P (S, 2): 1.0 IP, H, BB, K
AA: Hooks win in 11th on Mier's double
For the second day in a row, the Hooks and Missions went into extra innings. For the second day in a row, the Hooks won by a single run.
The winning run of the game came on a Jiovanni Mier double in the 11th inning. Yet solid pitching was the real story of the Hooks win on Thursday night. Starter Kyle Smith gave up only 1 run on 2 hits over 6 innings. Relievers Tommy Shirley and Alex Sogard combined for a run on 4 hits. Shirley struck out 6 in 4 innings and earned the W.
- Matt Duffy, 3B: 3-5, 3H, RBI, K
- Leo Heras, LF: 1-5, H, RBI, 2K
- Joe Sclafani, DH: 3-4, 3H
- Jiovanni Mier, SS: 1-5, 1H, 2B, RBI, K
- Kyle Smith, P: 6.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
- Thomas Shirley, P (W 4-2): 4.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 6K
- Alex Sogard, P (S, 2): 1.0 IP, BB, K
A+: JetHawks blow out Bakersfield, 10-1
Offense was not hard to find for the JetHawks, as they defeated the Blaze by 9 runs at The Hangar.
The hit parade was led by Danry Vasquez, who went 3-4 with two doubles, a homer and 2 RBIs. Other notable contributions came from Anthony Kemp, who went 2-5 with a triple, and Carlos Correa, who picked up an RBI and two hits.
Along with the flurry of offense came a very solid start from Kyle Westwood. Over 7.2 innings, Westwood gave up only one run on 7 hits.
- Anthony Kemp, 2B: 2-5, 2H, 3B, K
- Carlos Correa, SS: 2-4, 2H, 2B, RBI, K
- Danry Vasquez, RF: 3-4, 3H, 2 2B, HR, 2RBI
- Roberto Pena, C: 2-4, 2H, 2B, HR, 2RBI
- Kyle Westwood, P (W, 2-3): 7.2 IP, 7H, 1R, 1ER, 2K, HR
- Mitchell Lambson, P: 1.1 IP, 1H, 2K
A-: Quad Cities shuts out Kane County, 7-0
Adrian Houser's strong pitching continued Thursday night as the River Bandits beat the Cougars, 7-0.
Over Houser's last two starts, he has pitched 11 innings, giving up 7 hits and no runs while picking up 10 strikeouts and allowing 2 walks. He pitched 5 innings Thursday night, allowing no runs on only 3 hits.
Quad Cities' offense was led by shortstop Thomas Lindauer, who went 3-4 with 5 RBIs and a grand slam. Brett Booth and Ronnie Mitchell added an RBI each.
- Brett Booth, DH: 2-5, 2H, 2B, RBI, K
- Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 0-3, RBI, BB, K
- Thomas Lindauer, SS: 3-4, 3H, HR, 5RBI
- Roberto Pena, C: 2-4, 2H, 2B, HR, 2RBI
- Adrian Houser, P (W, 2-1): 5.0 IP, 3H, BB, 3K
- Kevin Comer, P (H, 1): 3.0 IP, 1H, 3BB, K
- Albert Minnis, P: 1.0 IP, H