Astros Minor League Recap: June 24th, 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 (25-17) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Conine started for the Skeeters and went 4 innings allowing 1 run. He was relieved by Rodriguez who went 1.2 innings allowing 1 run. The offense finally got on the board in the 7th when Siri scored on a passed ball. Ferrell pitched into the 9th and allowed 3 runs, though they were all unearned. The Skeeters got two runs back in the 9th but it wasn’t enough as they dropped this one 5-3.
Note: Conine has a 3.67 ERA this season.
- Alex De Goti, SS: 1-for-4
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4
- C.J. Hinojosa, 3B: 1-for-4
- Jose Siri, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R
- Michael Papierski, C: 1-for-3, BB
- J.J. Matijevic, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Colton Shaver, DH: 0-for-4, RBI
- Brett Conine, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Michael Kelly, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Riley Ferrell, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Kit Scheetz, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (20-25) won 4-0 (BOX SCORE)
Lee got the scoring started crushing a 3 run HR in the first inning, his 5th HR in AA. In the 4th, Adolph added a solo HR to make it 4-0. Thats all the offense they would need behind Brown who tossed 6 scoreless innings and struck out 9. He was relieved by Hernandez who had 2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts in relief. DeJuneas closed it out with a scoreless 9th as the Hooks won 4-0.
Note: Brown has 29 K over his last 16 innings.
- Corey Julks, LF: 4-for-4, R, 2 2B, SB
- David Hensley, 2B: 2-for-4, R
- Korey Lee, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Jake Adams, 1B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Pedro Leon, SS: 0-for-4, 2 SB
- Ross Adolph, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Hunter Brown, RHP: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K (WIN)
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (20-24) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville jumped out to an early lead getting an RBI single from Schreiber in the first. They picked up 3 in the 2nd inning on a Carrasco RBI double and McKenna RBI single. Brown started for the Tourists and pitched really well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. The offense added some insurance scoring 3 in the 8th on an Abreu sac fly, Orr RBI double and Carrasco RBI double. Freure allowed 1 run in 3 relief innings and Horrell closed it out with a scoreless 9th.
Note: McKenna is hitting .308 with 30 RBI in 39 game this season.
- Alex McKenna, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Scott Schreiber, RF: 1-for-5, R, RBI, SB
- Alex Holderbach, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Wilyer Abreu, LF: 1-for-2, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Cody Orr, 2B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, RBI
- Deury Carrasco, SS: 3-for-4, R, 3 2B, 2 RBI
- Tyler Brown, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- R.J. Freure, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Michael Horrell, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (17-26) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Plumlee started for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well allowing just 1 run over 5 innings with 6 strikeouts. The offense struggled early but finally broke through in the 6th getting 3 runs on a wild pitch, a Perry RBI groundout, and a Brewer RBI single. They picked up 2 more in the 8th on a Berryhill sac fly and error and one more in the 9th on a Corona RBI double. Barry closed it out allowing just 1 unearned run over the final 4 innings.
Note: Plumlee has a 1.37 ERA in 19.2 innings this season.
- Bryan Arias, SS: 2-for-4, R, BB
- Nathan Perry, DH: 1-for-5, RBI
- Jordan Brewer, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Justin Dirden, RF: 2-for-4
- Luke Berryhill, C: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Ronaldo Urdaneta, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, SB
- Kenedy Corona, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Peyton Plumlee, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Shea Barry, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: Ryan Hartman (4.33 ERA) – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Mark Moclair (3.86 ERA) – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 CT
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