Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-26) won 9-5 (BOX SCORE)
McGowin started for Sugar Land and was solid until the 6th when he allowed 3 runs. Overall, he allowed 4 runs over 5.1 innings. Bannon put the Space Cowboys on the board in the 2nd inning with a 3 run HR. They got another in the 4th on a Perez RBI single. After falling behind 5-4, Sugar Land rallied for 3 runs in the 7th on a Lee RBI double, Matijevic RBI single and Leon RBI groundout. The offense got 2 more in the 8th on a Hensley 2 run single. Ruppenthal and Record tossed scoreless innings to close it out.
Note: Madris has a .406 OBP this season.
- Bligh Madris, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
- David Hensley, 3B: 3-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Korey Lee, C: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- J.J. Matijevic, 1B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Pedro Leon, CF: 0-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Rylan Bannon, 2B: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Joe Perez, RF: 3-for-4, R, RBI
- Kyle McGowin, RHP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Austin Hansen, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Matt Ruppenthal, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Joe Record, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (18-22) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Brown started for the Hooks and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over 4.1 innings. The Hooks first run came on a Loperfido RBI single in the first inning. Robaina pitched in relief and allowed 1 run over 4 innings of work. The Hooks entered the 9th down 3-1 but rallied. A Hamilton solo HR and Corona RBI single tied it at 3. With the bases loaded, Wagner walked it off with an RBI single to win it 4-3.
Note: Gilbert is hitting .349 in Double-A.
- Quincy Hamilton, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Drew Gilbert, CF: 2-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Will Wagner, 3B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Colin Barber, DH: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Chad Stevens, SS: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Tyler Brown, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (18-20) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
Dezenzo put Asheville on the board in the first inning with a solo HR, his 4th HR of the season. Mancini got the start but ran into some trouble allowing 6 runs over 4 innings. Asheville got 2 back in the 6th on Borden and Wrobleski RBI doubles. Ullola pitched great in relief tossing 3 scoreless innings but the offense was unable to get anything else going as the Tourists fell 6-3.
Note: Dezenzo is hitting .411 this season.
- Zach Dezenzo, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Tim Borden, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Ryan Wrobleski, 1B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (16-23) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
DeVos started for the Woodpeckers and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, with all 3 coming in the 2nd inning. Dombroski pitched in relief and was dominant tossing 5 perfect innings with 8 strikeouts. Loftin put the Woodpeckers on the board with a solo HR in the 8th but that was it from the offense as the Woodpeckers fell 3-1.
Note: Dombroski has 53 K in 35.2 innings this season.
- Rolando Espinosa, SS: 0-for-1, 3 BB, SB
- Jackson Loftin, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Nolan DeVos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jayden Murray – 6:35 CT
CC: Spencer Arrighetti – 6:35 CT
AV: Alex Santos – 10:00 CT
FV: OFF
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