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Astros Minor League Recap: July 10th

Jimmy Price

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July 11, 2021

Astros Minor League Recap: July 10th, 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 (32-23) won 6-3 (BOX SCORE)

Rodriguez started and allowed 1 run in 1 inning. He was relieved by Martinez who allowed a run in 2 innings. Meyers put the Skeeters on the board in the 3rd inning with a 3 run HR, his 15th HR of the season. In the 5th, they got 2 more runs on a Meyers sac fly and Hinojosa RBI double. France relieved Martinez and dominated in relief going 5 innings and allowing 1 run while striking out 10. Hinojosa added an RBI single in the 7th. Paredes closed it out with a scoreless 9th to pick up the save.

Note: France has a 1.96 ERA with 32 K in 18.1 innings in AAA.

Jake Meyers, RF: 2-for-3, R, HR, 4 RBI
C.J. Hinojosa, SS: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Garrett Stubbs, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, BB
Miguelangel Sierra, 2B: 2-for-3, 3 R, BB

Nivaldo Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Seth Martinez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
J.P. France, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (WIN)
Enoli Paredes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (25-34) lost 9-0 (BOX SCORE)

Bermudez started and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs and striking out 7. The bullpen struggled allowing 7 runs between DeJuneas, Olczak and Tejada. The offense picked up just 6 singles on the night as they were shutout in the 9-0 loss.

Note: Bermudez has 75 K in 52.2 innings this season.

Norel Gonzalez, RF: 2-for-3, BB
Korey Lee, DH: 1-for-3
David Hensley, 1B: 1-for-3, BB

Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Jon Olczak, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Felipe Tejada, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (25-33) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)

De Paula started and allowed 2 runs in 4 innings with 6 strikeouts. Carrasco put the Tourists on the board in the 4th with an RBI single. Salazar added a sac fly in the 5th to tie it up at 2. Salazar would add another sac fly in the 7th to take a 3-2 lead. Ruppenthal relieved De Paula and allowed 1 run in 5 innings. The game went to extra innings and the Grasshoppers were able to walk it off as they won 4-3.

Note: Whitcomb has 18 SB in 48 games this season.

Bryan Arias, DH: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB
Cesar Salazar, C: 0-for-2, 2 RBI, BB
Alex Holderbach, 1B: 1-for-4, R, BB
Carlos Machado, LF: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Deury Carrasco, SS: 1-for-2, R, RBI, 2 BB
Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB, 2 SB

Brayan De Paula, LHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Yeremi Ceballos, LHP: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (24-32) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)

Jimenez started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings with 6 strikeouts. The Woodpeckers scored 3 runs in the first on a Daniels RBI single and Ramirez 2 run single. Berryhill added a solo HR in the 3rd. In the 6th, Mendoza connected on a solo HR to extend the lead. Tamarez closed it out allowed 3 runs in 4 innings as he picked up the save.

Note: Jimenez has 44 K in 39.1 innings this season.