Another day of minor league action is in the books. You can see all the Astros affiliates results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (52-61) POSTPONED
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (50-61) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Bravo started for the Hooks and pitched really well allowing 1 run over 6 innings with 6 strikeouts. Whitcomb put the Hooks on the board in the 2nd inning with a solo HR. West tossed 2 scoreless innings to keep the score 1-1. In the 8th, Hamilton gave the Hooks the lead with a 2 run HR, his 15th HR of the season. Garcia closed it out with a scoreless 9th to pick up the save.
Note: Hamilton has 15 HR, 21 SB this season.
- Joe Perez, RF: 0-for-4, R
- Quincy Hamilton, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Ross Adolph, LF: 2-for-3
- Tyler Brown, RHP: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Derek West, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Freylin Garcia, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (47-62) lost 12-1 (BOX SCORE)
Jaquez started for the Tourists and allowed 9 runs, 7 earned, over 2.2 innings. He was relieved McDonald who allowed 2 runs in 2.1 innings. Palma put Asheville on the board in the 5th inning with a solo HR, his 13th HR of the season. The offense was unable to get anything going we they fell in this one, 12-1.
Note: Palma has 7 HR, 22 RBI in 17 High-A games.
- Joey Loperfido, DH: 1-for-2, BB
- Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Ernesto Jaquez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 0 K
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Ryan Gusto, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (47-63) lost 10-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers jumped on the board in the first scoring 4 runs on an Alvarez 2 run single, Cole RBI double and Wrobleski sac fly. Calderon got the start and went 4 innings allowing 5 runs, 2 earned with 5 strikeouts. Dezenzo tied the game in the top of the 5th with a solo HR, his 4th HR of the season. Salgado relieved Calderon and allowed 5 runs as the Mudcats would go onto win 10-5.
Note: Dezenzo has a 1.286 OPS so far this season.
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB
- Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-5, R, SBB
- Zach Dezenzo, 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Jose Alvarez, C: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Ryan Wrobleski, LF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Bryant Salgado, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Brandon Bielak – 5:05 CT ; Game 2 – TBD
CC: Misael Tamarez – 7:05 CT
AV: Aaron Brown – 6:05 CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 CT
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