Astros Minor League Recap: July 14th, 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 (34-25) OFF
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (27-35) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Brown started and pitched well allowing 1 run in 4 innings while picking up 8 strikeouts. The Hooks got 2 runs in the 4th on a Costes RBI single and Adams sac fly. Olzcak tossed a scoreless inning before giving way to Record who went 4 innings allowing 1 run. The game would move to extra innings and in the bottom of the 10th, Lee walked it off with an RBI single for the 3-2 win.
Note: Brown has 54 K in 30.1 innings over his last 7 outings.
- Joe Perez, 3B: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Korey Lee, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Marty Costes, RF: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Jake Adams, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Hunter Brown, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
- Jon Olczak, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Joe Record, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Felipe Tejada, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (27-34) lost 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
Bravo got the start last night and went 5 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. He was relieved by Lopez who allowed 2 runs over 3.1 innings. The offense was quiet though as they picked up just 6 hits and were shutout in the 6-0 loss.
Note: Whitcomb has 19 SB in 51 games this season.
- Wilyer Abreu, CF: 2-for-3, BB, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Freudis Nova, S: 1-for-3, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Jose Bravo, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Juan Pablo Lopez, LHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (26-35) lost 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
Perry put the Woodpeckers on the board in the first inning with a 2 run HR. Taveras started for Fayetteville and allowed 5 runs, 2 earned, in 1.2 innings. In the 3rd Perry added a sac fly and then in the 5th he connected on a solo HR, his 2nd HR of the night. Betances relieved Taveras and allowed 1 run over 2.1 innings. Santos pitched 4 innings in relief allowing 1 run and struck out 5. The offense loaded the bases in the 9th but failed to score as they lost 7-4.
Note: Berryhill is hitting .361 with 4 HR, 15 RBI in July.
- J.C. Correa, 1B: 1-for-5, 2B
- Luke Berryhill, DH: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B
- Nathan Perry, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
- Zach Daniels, LF: 1-for-4, 3B, BB
- Jordan Brewer, RF: 1-for-4, BB
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 2-for-5
- Yohander Martinez, SS: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
- Diosmerky Taveras, RHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Jose Betances, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: Nivaldo Rodriguez (4.30 ERA) – 7:35 CT
CC: TBD
AV: Matt Ruppenthal (5.63 ERA) – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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