Another day of minor league action is in the books. You can see all the Astros affiliates results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-10) won 8-7 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey made his first start of the seasoned allowed 1 run over 3 innings of work. He was relieve by Donato who allowed 5 runs over 4.1 innings. The offense got on the board in the 6th on a Leon 2 run HR. In the 7th, they picked up 4 more runs on bases loaded walks to Barreto and Papierski and also got a 2 run single by McKenna. The game went into extra innings and in the 10th, the Space Cowboys scored 2 runs on a Leon RBI double and Lee RBI single. The Rainiers got one run back but Paredes was able to close it out for the 8-7 win.
Note: Paredes has a 1.13 ERA this season.
- Pedro Leon, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Lewis Brinson, LF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Korey Lee, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Corey Julks, DH: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Alex De Goti, SS: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Michael Papierski, 1B: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Franklin Barreto, 2B: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Alex McKenna, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Chad Donato, RHP: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Adam Morgan, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Enoli Paredes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-9) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on an Abreu leadoff HR. Brown started for the Hooks and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings of work. The Hooks got another run back in the 8th on a Dirden RBI single. Robaina was great in relief striking out 4 over 4 scoreless innings. The Hooks loaded the bases in the 9th with no outs but were unable to scratch across a run as they lost 3-2.
Note: Conn has a 2.45 ERA this season.
- Wilyer Abreu, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Yainer Diaz, C: 2-for-4, R, 3B, BB
- Justin Dirden, RF: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Ross Adolph, DH: 0-for-2, BB, SB
- Tyler Brown, RHP: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Devin Conn, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (2-11) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Brown got the start for the Tourists and tossed 4 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. Rodriguez put the Tourists on the board in the 4th inning with a 2 run shot to LF. Taveras relieved Brown and allowed 2 runs in the 6th and another 2 runs in the 8th. Asheville got one run back in the 9th on a Sandle RBI single but came up short as they fell 4-3.
Note: Rodriguez has a 1.139 OPS in 10 games this season.
- Michael Sandle, CF: 3-for-5, RBI, SB
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-4, BB, SB
- Will Wagner, 1B: 1-for-5, SB
- Zach Daniels, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Nerio Rodriguez, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Diosmerky Taveras, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Kyle Gruller, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (4-9) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Fayetteville got on the board in the first inning on a Loperfido RBI single. Cobos started for the Woodpeckers and allowed 3 runs over 3 innings of work. After a scoreless inning from Coats, Salgado pitched the last 4 innings allowing 2 runs and striking out 5. The Woodpeckers got a run back in the 9th on a Mascai RBI double but they still fell by a score of 5-2.
Note: Loperfido is hitting .275 this season.
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 0-for-4, R, SB
- Joey Loperfido, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Cody Orr, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Victor Mascai, 1B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Jacob Coats, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Bryant Salgado, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: Peter Solomon (3.24 ERA) – 9:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Heitor Tokar (8.44 ERA) – 3:05 CT
FV: TBD – 5:05 CT
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