Astros minor league outfielder Myles Straw is swinging a hot bat and playing solid defense lately for the River Bandits. The 21-year-old from Garden Grove, California started the 2016 season on the Greeneville roster and was assigned to Quad Cities on May 19 when OF Johnny Sewald moved up to Lancaster.
So far in 2016, in 20 games, Straw is hitting .307/.365/.427, with four triples and seven RBI. In his last ten games, he is batting .351, including a three-hit performance on June 9 against the Beloit Snappers, and three hits (two triples and a double) in the June 11 game against Burlington.