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Astros Prospect Report: Games of June 27, 2015

Mark Appel has a rocky debut, Chris Devenski is rock-solid, and more news from down on the farm.

By alwaysagoodwin
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Game 1:Reno Aces 8, Fresno Grizzlies 0

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Tony Kemp"]">Tony Kemp 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.304
Robbie Grossman"]">Robbie Grossman LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.255
Alex Presley"]">Alex Presley RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.308
Matt Duffy"]">Matt Duffy 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.276
L.J. Hoes"]">L.J. Hoes DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.341
Tyler Heineman"]">Tyler Heineman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.294
Nolan Fontana"]">Nolan Fontana SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.202
Joe Sclafani"]">Joe Sclafani 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.260
Jonathan Villar"]">Jonathan Villar 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.275
Andrew Aplin"]">Andrew Aplin CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.189
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mark Appel (L, 0-1)"]">Mark Appel (L, 0-1) 3 7 7 7 2 1 1 21.00
Mitch Lambson 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.81

Welcome to Triple-A, Mark Appel! Or, more like, welcome to Reno, a place sure to remind you of Lancaster! Although Appel really pitched badly, there's always a bright side: his GB/FB ratio was 4/2. Also, Jose Veras was ejected from this game before it even started. Does anyone know why?

Game 2: Reno Aces 2, Fresno Grizzlies 1


Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Tony Kemp 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.292
Jonathan Villar 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.278
Alex Presley RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.313
Matt Duffy 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
L.J. Hoes LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.341
Robbie Grossman DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.259
Max Stassi"]">Max Stassi C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Andrew Aplin CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.185
Nolan Fontana SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dan Straily (L, 6-6)"]">Dan Straily (L, 6-6) 6 5 2 2 0 7 1 4.06

Outside of a Presley solo shot in the first, the offense was, again, nonexistent. The team had more GIDPs than XBHs.

Dan Straily pitched very well: six innings of five-hit ball with only an RBI double and solo shot allowed to go with no walks, 7 Ks, and a 6/1 GB/FB ratio. In his last 8 games, in 48.1 innings, Straily has struck out 52 and only allowed 6 walks. Possible Obie replacement?

Frisco RoughRiders 2, Corpus Christi Hooks 1


Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Teoscar Hernandez"]">Teoscar Hernandez RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.205
Brett Phillips"]">Brett Phillips CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Colin Moran"]">Colin Moran 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.269
Tyler White 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.278
Jon Kemmer DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.323
Jiovanni Mier"]">Jiovanni Mier SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.259
Leo Heras LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.267
Roberto Pena"]">Roberto Pena C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.253
a- Conrad Gregor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.261
Chan Moon 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.270
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Adrian Houser (L, 0-1) 5 8 2 2 0 4 0 4.50
Chris Devenski"]">Chris Devenski 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 1.16

Another 2-1 game? It's a good thing I looked at the other scores; otherwise I'd be worried there was something wrong with our farm system as a whole. Adrian Houser pitched very well, allowing two runs and striking out 4 in 5 innings, and then Chris Devenski went to work and allowed 1 hit qhile striking out 6 and allowing just one flyout. Outside of one big blowup against San Antonio that shot his ERA above 1 (4 runs in 6 innings), Devenski hasn't allowed more than one run in a game this whole season. That's crazy good.

Lancaster Jethawks 6, Bakersfield Blaze 3

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
James Ramsay RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.303
Derek Fisher"]">Derek Fisher CF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.277
Jack Mayfield SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.306
A.J. Reed DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.339
J.D. Davis"]">J.D. Davis 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.288
Ronnie Mitchell LF 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.251
Chase McDonald 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0.290
Brian Holberton C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.210
Jose Fernandez"]">Jose Fernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.233
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bryan Radziewski (W, 1-2) 7 6 2 1 1 3 0 3.4
Keegan Yuhl (S, 2) 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1.77

Yay! Offense! Granted, it was against a now 26-47 Bakersfied, but that doesn't matter. Brian Radziewski helped the offense out by only allowing two runs over seven innings and inducing 13 GB outs.

Chase McDonald, he of the solo homer, is on FIRE as of late. In his last 8 games, he's hit .452 with 5 walks and 8 strikeouts and has reached base in every one of those games. Plus, his OPS is .910 right now, so he's hitting quite well. For someone with a career 2.6 K/BB rate, this SSS of patience is good to see.

Quad Cities River Bandits 6, Cedar Rapids Kernels 4


Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Jamie Ritchie DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.260
Alex Bregman SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Jacob Nottingham C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.326
Nick Tanielu 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.301
Jason Martin"]">Jason Martin LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.292
Ryan Bottger 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.227
Sean McMullen RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.237
Kristian Trompiz 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.255
Bobby Boyd CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.269
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Brock Dykxhoorn 5.1 4 4 3 1 4 0 4.20
Aaron Greenwood 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.63
Ryan Thompson (W, 2-2) 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.58

What a wild one in Cedar Rapids. In the top of the 9th, the River Bandits tied it up at 4, and then scored 2 (one on an Alex Bregman RBI double!) in the 10th to win it. Brock Dykxhoorn allowed some runs but had a 10/1 GB/FB ratio, as he usually does, and the rest of the 'pen was solid.

Jason Martin hit a solo shot, and 19-year-old has been lighting it up lately. In his past 7 games, he's hitting for a Williams-esque .406 and had 2 homers, surprising for someone with his frame. Something that bothers me: He is definitely very fast, but he's been caught stealing (5 times) almost as many times as he's stolen a base (6 times).

Tri-City ValleyCats 11, Staten Island Yankees 10

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Johnny Sewald CF 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.294
Edwin Medina LF 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.286
Cesar Carrasco"]">Cesar Carrasco 1B 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0.222
Trent Woodward DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.222
Anthony Hermelyn C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Richard Gonzalez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
a- Dexture McCall PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Garrett Stubbs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Kolbey Carpenter SS 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0.364
Bobby Wernes 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Alexander Melendez RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.174
Antonio Nunez 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.286
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harold Arauz 3 7 6 2 3 3 0 12.71
Austin Nicely 2.1 3 3 3 2 3 0 5.06
Joselo Pinales 2.1 3 1 1 3 1 0 2.70
Adam Whitt (W, 1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00

If you thought QC's comeback was something special, how about this one? Four runs in the bottom of the 9th for TC, then another in the bottom of the 10th (a Cesar Carrasco groundout walked it off). The pitching didn't start off that well (Harold Arauz and Austin Nicely got hit hard, although all their outs besides their Ks were on the ground) but Joselo Pinales and Adam Whitt shut it down at the end.

Johnny Sewald is off to an interesting start: he has hit 10 singles, walked and struck out five times, and stolen four bases. No XBHs whatsoever. He is only 160 pounds, so maybe hitting the weight room is in store for him, as he definitely needs it.

Greeneville Astros 4, Danville Braves 3

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Osvaldo Duarte SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250
Myles Straw CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.294
Aaron Mizell LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.278
Connor Goedert DH 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0.467
Randy Cesar 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.071
Brauly Mejia RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.182
Justin Garcia 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.150
Gabriel Bracamonte C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Arturo Michelena 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.143
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Erasmo Pinales 5 3 2 1 2 5 0 1.80
Alex Winkelman (W, 1-0) 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 2.25
Samil De Los Santos (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Steve Naemark (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

GCL Pirates 4, GCL Astro 3 (11 inn.)

Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Nestor Tejada RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.083
Kyle Tucker DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.182
Wander Franco 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.091
Connor MacDonald 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.222
Edgar Lorenzo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000
Jared Cruz 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.200
Jorge Martinez"]">Jorge Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.250
Christian Correa C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jonathan Matute SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.118
Nestor Muriel CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Moreno Polanco 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 1.13
Abdiel Saldana 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.86
Starlyn Taveras (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Lachlan Madden (BS, 1) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.00
Junior Garcia (L, 0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.71

DSL Astros Orange postponed

DSL Astros Blue 3, DSL Royals 2


Player Pos AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Andy Pineda CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.299
Wilson Amador SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.085
Cristopher Luciano 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.305
Angel De Leon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.301
Orlando Marquez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.231
Jose Benjamin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.182
Jose Hernandez"]">Jose Hernandez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.167
Ronny Jimenez 3B 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.229
Ozziel Sanchez-galan 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.176
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hector Perez 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 1.59
Jorge Alcala (W, 1-0) 4 4 1 0 1 2 0 4.91
Dariel Aquino (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.17

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