Astros Minor League Recap: August 1st, 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 (44-32) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Brown made his AAA debut last night and he did not disappoint striking out 7 over 6 innings while allowing just 1 run. Jones put the Skeeters on the board with a 2 run HR in the 4th inning. In the 5th, Siri added a solo HR to extend the led to 3-1. Hernandez tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief. Blanco closed it out allowing a run but picking up the save.
Hunter Brown (@xhunterbrownx) AAA debut:
6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K#Astros 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/GlO6NwmDII
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) August 2, 2021
Note: Brown has 83 K in 55.1 innings this season.
- Jose Siri, RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Taylor Jones, 1B: 3-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB
- Hunter Brown, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (35-43) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Daniels started for the Hooks and went 5 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 5. The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Kessinger RBI single and Mendoza RBI double. In the 4th, the Hooks got 2 more runs on a Kessinger 2 run HR. Bermudez pitched the final 4 innings without allowing a run and striking out 6 as the Hooks won 4-1.
Jonathan Bermudez struck out 6 over 4 scoreless innings for the Hooks. He now has 98 K in 70 IP this season #Astros pic.twitter.com/7E28f81Y37
— Astros Future (@AstrosFuture) August 2, 2021
Note: Bermudez has 98 K in 70 innings this season.
- Scott Manea, 1B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Ross Adolph. LF: 1-for-4, R
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Sean Mendoza, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Brett Daniels, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-43) won 14-6 (BOX SCORE)
The Tourists jumped out to a big lead scoring 3 runs in the first on a Daniels 2 run double and Stubbs RBI single. They got 3 more runs in the 2nd on a Nova RBI single and Correa 2 run single. Brown got the start and went 3.1 innings allowing 4 runs with 6 strikeouts. Daniels added an RBI single in the 4th to extend the lead. Holcomb went 3 innings in relief allowing 2 runs, 1 earned. Holderbach added some insurance in the 7th with a 3 run HR. In the 8th, Valdez connected on a 3 run HR to extend the lead. DeJuneas closed it out with a scoreless 9th.
Note: Correa is hitting .486 in High-A and .332 overall.
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Freudis Nova, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, RBI
- J.C. Correa, 3B: 6-for-6, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
- Zach Daniels, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- C.J. Stubbs, 1B: 1-for-5, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Enmanuel Valdez, 2B: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Wilyer Abreu, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, SB
- Cody Orr, LF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Tyler Brown, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
- Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Kevin Holcomb, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (33-44) SUSPENDED
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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**Photo Credit: Ken Valliere**
