Astros Minor League Recap: August 15th, 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 (47-39) POSTPONED
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (42-48) lost 8-7 (BOX SCORE)
Lawson started for the Hooks and 4.1 innings allowing 5 runs, 4 earned. Manea put the Hooks on the board early with an RBI single in the first. In the 2nd inning they picked up 4 runs on a Barefoot 2 run HR, Julks solo HR and a run on a double play. They got another run in the 4th on a Salazar solo HR. Julks added another solo HR in the 8th. The Hooks went into the 8th up 7-6 but Bravo allowed 2 runs as the Sod Poodles took the 8-7 lead. The Hooks put a couple on in the 9th but were ultimately unable to score.
Note: Barefoot has 19 HR this season.
- Alex McKenna, CF: 1-for-4, R
- Scott Manea, C: 2-for-2, RBI
- David Hensley, SS: 3-for-5, R, 3 2B
- Matthew Barefoot, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Corey Julks, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Ross Adolph, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Cesar Salazar, 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Brandon Lawson, RHP: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Devin Conn, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jose Bravo, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (37-50) won 13-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Tourists jumped out to an early 4-0 leading in the first on a Whitcomb 2 run HR, Valdez RBI double and Santana RBI single. Cody got the started and allowed 3 runs back as he didn’t make it out of the first. The Tourists got another run in the 3rd on a Whitcomb RBI double. In the 6th, the offense scored 4 more runs on a Santana RBI double, Correa RBI groundout and Berryhill 2 run single. Sprinkle tossed 3.1 scoreless in relief striking out 7. The offense got 3 more in the 8th on a Correa RBI single and sac flies from Berryhill and Whitcomb. Valdez added a solo HR in the 9th to cap the 13-5 win.
Note: Correa is hitting .364 in High-A.
- Zach Daniels, RF: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- J.C. Correa, 1B: 2-for-6, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Luke Berryhill, DH: 1-for-3, R, 3 RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- C.J. Stubbs, C: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Enmanuel Valdez, 2B: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Luis Santana, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Luis Guerrero, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Wilyer Abreu, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Danny Cody, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Freylin Garcia, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (39-50) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Schroeder started for the Woodpeckers and tossed 4 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on solo HRs from Williams and Giron. In the 5th, Perry added an RBI double. Caldero allowed 2 runs in relief but Gaither and Ford closed it out with scoreless outings.
Note: Perry has a .724 OPS this season.
- Kobe Kato, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Justin Williams, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- Nathan Perry, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Victor Mascai, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Adonis Giron, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Jayson Schroeder, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Kasey Ford, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: TBD – 4:05 CT
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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