Astros Minor League Recap: July 25th

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-40) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE)

Brown started for the Hooks and pitched pretty well striking out 6 over 4.1 innings while allowing just 1 run. Adolph put the Hooks on the board in the 2nd inning with a 2 run HR. Costes added an RBI single in the 5th to go up 3-1. Tejada closed out the 5th inning getting the last two batters. The offense got another run in the 7th on a Salazar RBI single. In the 9th the offense added some insurance on a Costes 2 run single and Adolph sac fly. Record closed it out allowing 1 run over the final 4 innings.

Note: Brown has a 2.89 ERA with 27 K in 18.2 IP in July.

• Corey Julks, CF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
• Joe Perez, 3B: 1-for-5, R
• Scott Manea, 1B: 2-for-4, R, BB
• David Hensley, SS: 3-for-5, 2 R, SB
• Marty Costes, RF: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
• Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
• Ross Adolph, LF: 2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB

• Hunter Brown, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
• Felipe Tejada, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• Joe Record, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (WIN)

A+: Asheville Tourists (29-40) 

Game 1 – won 9-8 (BOX SCORE)

This was completion of a game that started on Friday. Abreu put the Tourists on the board with a solo HR in the 3rd. In the 4th, they got 3 more runs on a Holderbach 2 run HR and an Arias solo HR. Freure took over when this game started and ended up going 5 innings allowing 3 runs with 9 strikeouts. He was relieved by Horrell who allowed 5 runs, all unearned. The Tourists went into the 8th down 8-4 and got one run on a Valdez solo HR. In the 9th, the Tourists rallied for 4 runs on a Whitcomb 2 run double and a walk-off 2 run single from Berryhill.

Note: Freure has 65 K in 47.1 innings this season.

• Shay Whitcomb, SS: 1-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
• Wilyer Abreu, RF: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
• Enmanuel Valdez, 3B: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
• Luke Berryhill, 1B: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
• J.C. Correa, DH: 1-for-4, R
• Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Bryan Arias, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
• Cody Orr, LF: 3-for-4, R

• Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• R.J. Freure, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
• Michael Horrell, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Chandler Casey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)

Game 2 – lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)

Melendez started game 2 and went 3.2 scoreless innings striking out 4. He was relieve by Moclair who allowed a run in his one inning of work. Whitcomb tied the game in the 6th with an RBI double. The Crawdads got a run off of Sprinkle in the 7th to go up 2-1 and the offense was unable to respond as they dropped game 2.

Note: Sprinkle has 53 K in 26 innings this season.

• Shay Whitcomb, DH: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
• Freudis Nova, SS: 1-for-2, 2 BB
• J.C. Correa, 3B: 2-for-3, R, 2B, SB

• Jaime Melendez, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K