Astros Minor League Recap: July 4th, 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 (29-22) won 11-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Skeeters came out of the gate quick putting up 4 runs in the first inning on a De La Cruz 2 run double and Dawson 2 run single. Smith made a rehab start for the Skeeters and had a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts. He was relieved by Pruitt who tossed a scoreless inning and then James also had a scoreless inning in relief. The Skeeters picked up 2 runs in the 6th on a wild pitch and a De La Cruz RBI single. In the 7th they blew it open scoring 5 runs on a Shaver RBI single, RBI doubles from De Goti, Meyers, and Hinojosa, and then an RBI single from De La Cruz. Conine closed it out allowing 1 run over the final 5 innings.
Note: De La Cruz is hitting .335 with 38 RBI this season.
- Alex De Goti, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
- Jake Meyers, CF: 2-for-5, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
- C.J. Hinojosa, 2B: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Bryan De La Cruz, CF: 4-for-5, R, 2B, 4 RBI
- Jose Siri, DH: 1-for-4, BB, SB
- Michael Papierski, C: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Ronnie Dawson, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Colton Shaver, 1B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Miguelangel Sierra, SS: 1-for-5, 2 R
- Joe Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Austin Pruitt, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
- Josh James, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Kit Scheetz, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brett Conine, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (25-29) won 10-8 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got off to a great start scoring 5 runs in the first on a Lee 2 run double, Manea 2 run HR and McKenna solo HR. In the 3rd inning, Leon connected on a grand slam to right center, his 7th HR of the season. Bermudez started and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs. After Conn tossed 2 scoreless inning, DeJuneas allowed 4 run as the Missions got closer. In the 9th, Lee added some insurance with a solo HR, his 10th of the season. Olczak closed it out tossing 2 scoreless as the Hooks won 10-8.
PEDRO LEON GRAND SLAM!!! #Astros pic.twitter.com/YrWLdfeDRL
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) July 5, 2021
This homer from Korey Lee was a freaking LASER!! #Astros pic.twitter.com/MnSsDajw3o
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) July 5, 2021
Note: Lee is hitting .327 with 10 HR, 32 RBI this season.
- Pedro Leon, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Joe Perez, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Korey Lee, C: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Scott Manea, 1B: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Alex McKenna, RF-LF: 1-for-1, R, HR, RBI
- Marty Costes, LF: 2-for-3, R
- Ross Adolph, LF-RF: 2-for-4, R
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Devin Conn, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Jon Olczak, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (24-29) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Macuare got the start for Asheville and allowed 4 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense was quiet getting their only run on a Valdez solo HR in the 7th. De Paula allowed 1 unearned run over 3 innings in relief but the offense struggled overall as the Tourists lost 6-1.
Note: De Paula has a 2.41 ERA overall this season.
- Matthew Barefoot, CF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Enmanuel Valdez, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Angel Macuare, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (22-31) lost 11-4 (BOX SCORE)
Tamarez started for the Woodpeckers and allowed 4 runs in 2 innings. He was relieved by Betances who allowed 2 runs in 1 innings. Fayetteville’s first run came in the 2nd on a Martinez RBI single. In the 4th, Daniels connected on a 2 run HR to center. Jimenez went 5.1 innings in relief allowed 4 runs. The Woodpeckers got a steal of home for another run in the 7th but that was it for the scoring as they lost 11-4.
Note: Corona has 14 SB in 38 games this season.
- Kenedy Corona, LF: 1-for-4, SB
- J.C. Correa, 3B: 1-for-4, SB
- Nerio Rodriguez, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Luke Berryhill, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Zach Daniels, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Yohander Martinez, SS: 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Jose Betances, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Alfredi Jimenez, RHP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
- Kevin Holcomb, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: Ryan Hartman (3.98 ERA) – 7:05 CT
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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