Astros Minor League Recap: August 28th, 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 (57-42) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Skeeters got on the board first with Dawsons scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning. Bermudez got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned and striking out 6. In the 5th, the Skeeters took the lead getting a solo HR from Shaver and Hinojosa RBI single. They got another run in the 6th on a De Goti sac fly. Conine closed it out allowed 1 run over the final 4 innings.
Note: Bermudez has 119 K in 87.1 innings this season.
- Ronnie Dawson, DH: 2-for-4, R, SB
- C.J. Hinojosa, 2B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Jeremy Pena, SS: 0-for-4, BB, SB
- Jose Siri, CF: 2-for-4, 2B
- Michael Papierski, C: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Colton Shaver, 1B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Alex De Goti, SS: 1-for-2, R, 2B, RBI
- Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Seth Martinez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brett Conine, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (45-56) won 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs in the first inning on a Schreiber RBI double, Hensley RBI single and Barefoot 2 run double. They scored 3 more in the 3rd inning on a Julks 3 run HR. Lawson got the start and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs. Endersby relieved Lawson and went 4 innings allowing 1 run. Conn closed it out picking up the save.
Note: Julks has 8 HR in August.
- Corey Julks, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, SB
- Joe Perez, 3B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Scott Schreiber, LF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- David Hensley, 2B: 1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Matthew Barefoot, CF: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Chandler Taylor, RF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Brandon Lawson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Jimmy Endersby, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Devin Conn, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (42-54) lost 12-5 (BOX SCORE)
Jimenez started and allowed 7 runs in 3.1 innings. Whitcomb put the Tourists on the 2nd inning with a 2 run double. The Tourists got another run in the 4th on a Dirden bases loaded walk. The bullpen struggled allowing 5 runs. Correa drove in a run in the 8th with an RBI single. The Tourists got one more in the 9th on a Diaz sac fly but it wasn’t enough as they lost 12-5.
Note: Correa is hitting .356 in High-A.
- J.C. Correa, 1B: 4-for-5, R, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Justin Dirden, RF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- C.J. Stubbs, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Yainer Diaz, DH: 0-for-4, RBI
- Luis Santana, 3B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Luis Guerrero, LF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Alfredi Jimenez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Freylin Garcia, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Mark Moclair, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Chandler Casey, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (45-56) lost 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
Brown started for the Woodpeckers and allowed 3 runs over 4.2 innings. The offense was quiet picking up just 1 run in the 6th on a Loperfido RBI groundout. Betances went the final 3.2 innings allowing 2 unearned runs. The offense was unable to get anything else going as they lost 5-1.
- Joey Loperfido, CF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Jose Betances, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Matt Ruppenthal (6.39 ERA) – 2:10 CT
AV: Danny Cody (7.38 ERA) – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 12:00 CT
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