Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-16) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board early scoring 2 runs in the first on a Matijevic RBI single and Perez RBI double. They got another run in the 4th on an Adolph solo HR. France started for Sugar Land and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over 4.2 innings. Paredes struggled in relief allowing 4 runs win the 7th and 8th inning as the Aces took the lead. The offense was unable to respond and the Space Cowboys fell 6-3.
Note: France has a 2.33 ERA and 26 K in 19.1 innings.
- Korey Lee, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Michael Brantley, DH: 0-for-3, BB
- J.J. Matijevic, LF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Joe Perez, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Ross Adolph, RF: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI
- Dixon Machado, SS: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- J.P. France, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Matt Gage, LHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Enoli Paredes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (7-11) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Loperfido RBI single as he continued his hot hitting. Gordon allowed 2 runs in the first but went on to strike out 10 over 5 innings while allowing just 2 runs. The Hooks took the lead in the 4th on a Stubbs 2 run HR. Stubbs added another HR in the 9th to make it 4-2. Cobos allowed 1 run in the 9th but was able to hold on to pick up the save.
Note: Corona has a .993 OPS in Double-A.
- Quincy Hamilton, DH: 1-for-5, 2B
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 2-for-5, R, SB
- Joey Loperfido, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 2-for-3, R
- C.J. Stubbs, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 10 K (WIN)
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (7-10) lost 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Tourists’ lone run came on a Dezenzo sac fly in the first inning. Santos started for Asheville and allowed 1 unearned run over 3.2 innings. Salgado allowed 3 runs in relief and Ullola tossed 3 scoreless innings but the offense was unable to get anything else going as they fell 4-1.
Note: Denzenzo is hitting .367 this season.
- Drew Gilbert, CF: 1-for-4
- Jacob Melton, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Zach Dezenzo, 2B: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, SB
- Alex Santos, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Bryant Salgado, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (8-10) lost 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Dombroski got the start and despite striking out 8, he allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 7th on RBI doubles from Balogh, Molina and Clifford. DeVos tossed 4 scoreless innings but the offense wasn’t able to complete the comeback as they fell 7-3.
Note: DeVos has a 3.07 ERA with 23 K in 14.2 innings this season.
- Ryan Clifford, RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Rolando Espinosa, LF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Ricardo Balogh, 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Leosdanis Molina, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
- Ian Foggo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nolan DeVos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Forrest Whitley – 6:05 CT
CC: Angel Macuare – 7:00 CT
AV: Brayan De Paula – 5:35 CT
FV: Tyler Guilfoil – 4:05 CT
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