Astros Minor League Recap: May 6th, 2021
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books and you can see all the Astros affiliates results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Skeeters (1-0) won 9-4 (BOX SCORE)
Dubin got the opening day start for the Skeeters last night and went 4.1 innings allowing 3 earned runs and striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the second on a Hinojosa RBI double. In the third, the Skeeters put up 5 runs on a De Goti RBI single, Siri 2 run single, Hinojosa sac fly, and Meyers RBI single. In the 6th they picked up 3 more runs on a Siri RBI single and a Meyers 2 run double. The bullpen was solid with Garza closing it out by throwing 2.1 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts.
- Ronnie Dawson, DH: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, SB, BB
- Alex De Goti, SS: 3-for-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Lorenzo Quintana, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Jose Siri, CF: 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB
- CJ Hinojosa, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jake Meyers, LF: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- Michael Papierski, C: 3-for-4, 2B, BB
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Kit Scheetz, LHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Peter Solomon, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Ralph Garza, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (2-1) won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Bermudez made his 2021 debut and pitched really well………. Hensley got the scoring started for the Hooks with a 2 run HR in the first inning. This was followed with a Gonzalez solo HR in the second inning. In the third, Leon lead off with a double and came around to score on another 2 run HR from Hensley to make it 5-1. Hensley added an RBI single in the 6th to make it 6-1. Record relieved Bermudez and tossed 3 scoreless innings, despite 6 walks. Hernandez closed it out with a scoreless 9th.
David Hensley (@david__hensley) got all of this one!! His second homer of the night! #Astros pic.twitter.com/lPRmSdek3I
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) May 7, 2021
- Pedro Leon, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 0-for-3, BB
- Chandler Taylor, DH: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
- David Hensley, 3B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Norel Gonzalez, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Joe Record, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 4 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (2-1) won 11-4 (BOX SCORE)
Ruppenthal got the start for the Tourists last night and was solid allowing two runs over 5 innings of work. But the story was Luis Santana. After an RBI triple from Valdez in the first, Santana followed with a 3 run HR two batters later. In the third, Santana connected on another HR, this time a 2 run shot. The Tourists got two more runs that inning on a Krabbe double and a Rodriguez RBI single. Then in the 5th, Santana lead off with a double and came around to score on an RBI single from Barber. Rodriguez would add another RBI single to make it 10-2. Ruppenthal was relieved by Endersby who allowed 2 runs over the final four innings as the Tourists won 11-4.
Holy crap… check out this Luis Santana bat flip!! #Astros pic.twitter.com/D8rYyhtS5h
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) May 7, 2021
- Wilyer Abreu, CF: 1-for-5, R
- Enmanuel Valdez, 3B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Alex Holderbach, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Luis Santana, 2B: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Tyler Krabbe, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Ramiro Rodriguez, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, SB
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Jimmy Endersby, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (0-3) lost 12-2 (BOX SCORE)
Mejias started for Fayetteville and really struggled. He lasted just 3 innings allowing 7 runs, 6 earned. Barefoot got two runs back for the Woodpeckers on a 2 run double in the 4th inning. Holcomb relieved Mejias and tossed two scoreless innings. De Paula came in next and gave up 5 runs over just 1.2 innings as the game really got away. Jaquez tossed 1.1 scoreless in relief but they fell by a score of 12-2.
- JC Correa, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, SB
- Nerio Rodriguez, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Matthew Barefoot, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- Christian Mejias, RHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Kevin Holcomb, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Ernesto Jaquez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: TBD – 7:35 PM CT
CC: Brett Daniels (-.– ERA) – 7:05 PM CT
AV: Tyler Brown (-.– ERA) – 5:35 PM CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 PM CT
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