Astros Minor League Recap: August 26th, 2019
Another day of minor league action in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Round Rock Express (80-53) won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
Note: McCormick is hitting .333 with 2 HR, 7 RBI over his last 10 games.
- Chas McCormick, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI
- Drew Ferguson, DH: 1-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Kyle Tucker, LF: 0-for-3, BB
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Nick Tanielu, 3B: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Lorenzo Quintana, C: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Alex De Goti, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R
- Ronnie Dawson, RF: 2-for-3, RBI, SB
- Jose Urquidy, RHP: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (64-68) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Note: De La Cruz is hitting .351 over his last 10 games.
- Bryan De La Cruz, RF: 2-for-4, R, 3B, RBI
- Stephen Wrenn, CF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB
- J.J. Matijevic, 1B: 0-for-4, RBI
- Anibal Sierra, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Brandon Bailey, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
- Willy Collado, RHP: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A+: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (66-65) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Garcia has a 3.07 ERA with 156 K in 102.2 innings this season.
- Michael Papierski, DH: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Cal Stevenson, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Chandler Taylor, RF: 3-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- David Hensley, 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
- Marty Costes, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Miguelangel Sierra, 2B: 2-for-4
- Luis Garcia, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K
- Leovanny Rodriguez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Cesar Rosado, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Riley Cabral, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Quad Cities River Bandits (77-52) lost 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
Note: Billingsley has 51 K in 33 innings this season.
- Freudis Nova, SS: 2-for-4
- Wilyer Abreu, LF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Austin Dennis, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Trey Dawson, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI
- R.J. Freure, RHP: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Devin Conn, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Luis De Paula, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A-: Tri-City ValleyCats (27-41) lost 8-0 (BOX SCORE)
- Bryan Arias, SS: 1-for-4, 2B
- Nathan Perry, DH: 1-for-4
- Korey Lee, C: 1-for-4
- Juan Paulino, 1B: 2-for-4
- Hunter Brown, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Derek West, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Danny Cody, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Peyton Battenfield, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Miguel Figueroa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
RR: Kent Emanuel (4.23 ERA) – 7:05 PM CT
CC: Enoli Paredes (3.40 ERA) – 6:15 PM CT
FV: Shawn Dubin (4.52 ERA) – 6:00 PM CT
QC: Jose Rivera (4.21 ERA) – 6:35 PM CT
TC: Angel Macuare (6.28 ERA) – 6:00 PM CT
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