Astros Minor League Recap: June 9th

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (14-17) lost 19-4 (BOX SCORE)

Hensley put the Hooks on the board in the 3rd with an RBI single. In the 4th, they got 2 more runs on Costes and Matijevic RBI singles. The pitching really got roughed up. Mushinski allowed 8 runs in 1.1 innings. DeJuneas allowed 5 runs and Henderson allowed 4 in relief. Hernandez came in next and allowed 2 runs before we had a position player pitching, Adams, who actually tossed a scoreless inning. Gonzalez did add a solo HR in the 8th, his 7th of the season.

Note: Leon is hitting .474 with 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI in June.

• Marty Costes, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
• J.J. Matijevic, LF: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
• Norel Gonzalez, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
• David Hensley, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
• Pedro Leon, SS: 0-for-1, R, 4 BB

• Parker Mushinski, LHP: 1.1 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Layne Henderson, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Jake Adams, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (13-18)

Game 1 – lost 8-4 (BOX SCORE) – completion of suspended game on June 8th.

Moclair started and allowed 5 runs, all coming in the 2nd inning. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning scoring 3 runs on a McKenna solo HR, Schreiber RBI double and Barefoot RBI single. They got another in the 8th on a Barefoot RBI double. Lopez started the “completion” portion of the game and went 6 innings allowing 3 runs, just 1 earned, but the offense was unable to complete the comeback.

Note: McKenna leads the Astros minor leagues with 9 HR this season.

• Alex McKenna, CF: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
• Korey Lee, C: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
• Scott Schreiber, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
• Matthew Barefoot, LF: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
• Freudis Nova, SS: 1-for-4, 2B
• Alex Holderbach, DH: 2-for-3, 2B, BB

• Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
• Michael Horrell, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Juan Pablo Lopez, LHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Game 2 – lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Tourists scored 3 runs in the first inning on a Lee RBI single and a Holderbach 2 run single. Ceballos started and went just 1 inning allowing 2 unearned runs. He was relieved by Bravo who went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. The offense didn’t get anything else on the board as they dropped game 2, 5-3.

Note: Lee is hitting .320 this season.

• Alex McKenna, RF: 2-for-3, R, 3B, SB
• Korey Lee, DH: 1-for-3, R, RBI
• Scott Schreiber, 1B: 1-for-3, R
• Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-3, 2 RBI

• Yeremi Ceballos, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
• Jose Bravo, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (13-18) loser 6-3 (BOX SCORE)

Jimenez started and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings of work. The Woodpeckers first run came on an Arias solo HR in the 4th. After a scoreless inning from Sprinkle, Robaina allowed 3 more runs in 3 innings. The offense got one back in the 7th on a Whitcomb RBI single and another in the 8th on a Rodriguez solo HR. Unfortunately that was it for the offense as they dropped this one 6-3.

Note: Sprinke has a 0.93 ERA with 21 K in 9.2 innings this season.

• Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
• Bryan Arias, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 SB
• Jordan Brewer, DH: 2-for-4
• Nerio Rodriguez, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
• Zach Daniels, CF: 1-for-2, 2 BB

• Alfredi Jimenez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Julio Robaina, LHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Kevin Holcomb, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K