Correa homers as Astros knock off Royals 5-1
Published on August 17, 2012 under Appalachian League (ApL)
Greeneville Astros News Release
Greeneville, TN - Carlos Correa, the first overall pick in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros, hit his first home run as a member of the Greeneville Astros in a 5-1 win over the Appalachian League East division-leading Burlington Royals on Friday night at Pioneer Park. The Astros are now 31-26 as they battle the Johnson City Cardinals for playoff position.
The Astros first got on the scoreboard in the second inning. Back-to-back singles from Michael Martinez and Rio Ruiz were followed by consecutive fielding errors by Burlington to lead to the first Greeneville run. Then, Jose Monzon connected on a two-run single to put the Astros on top 3-0.
The next five innings went scoreless. Then, Burlington got a RBI-single from Humberto Arteaga in the top of the eighth inning to make the score 3-1 in favor of the Astros.
Greeneville answered in the bottom of the inning when Correa connected on a solo homer. Then, after Michael Martinez was hit by a pitch, Terrell Joyce ripped a line drive to left field for a RBI-double to make the score 5-1.
Daniel Minor gave up five hits and no runs with six strikeouts over six innings as he earned the win for Greeneville.
The Astros face the Royals in game two of their three-game series on Saturday at 6:00pm. For more information on the Greeneville Astros, please visit www.greenevilleastros.com or call (423) 638-0411.
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