Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
Here is the previous day’s recap.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (34-19) won 20-7 (BOX SCORE)
Gordon started for Sugar Land and allowed 7 runs, 4 earned, over 4 innings of work. The offense got things going in the 4th scoring 7 runs on a Hensley RBI double, Hamilton bases loaded walk, Bastidas RBI single and Cabbage grand slam. They got 2 more in the 5th on a Salazar 2 run HR. In the 8th, they busted it open scoring 8 runs on a Bastidas 2 run HR, Cabbage 3 run HR, Wagner RBI double, a run on an error and a Hamilton sac fly. The offense continued to produce getting a Loftin RBI single in the 8th and then a Hamilton solo HR and Cabbage RBI double in the 9th. The bullpen was great tossing 5 scoreless as they won 20-7.
Note: VanWey has a 2.89 ERA in relief this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB
- Joey Loperfido, CF: 2-for-6, 2 R, BB
- Pedro Leon, RF: 0-for-5, R, 2 BB
- Trey Cabbage, LF: 3-for-6, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
- Will Wagner, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- David Hensley, 3B: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Bryan King, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (16-31) won 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got the scoring started early picking up a run in the first on a Price sac fly and another run in the 2nd on a balk. They picked up 4 runs in the 3rd a sac fly, a wild pitch and RBI singles from Correa and Espinosa. Bloss got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 4 runs. Barber connected on a solo HR in the 8th for an insurance run. The bullpen was great tossing 4.1 scoreless to close out the win.
Note: Barber has 5 HR this season.
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Jordan Brewer, CF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 0-for-1, RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Jeron Williams, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB
- J.C. Correa, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
- Rolando Espinosa, RF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Jeremy Arocho, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- Jake Bloss, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Drew Strotman, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Jacob DeLabio, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (20-26) lost 12-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning getting an RBI single from Baez. Hicks got the start and while he struck out 6 over 3 innings, he allowed 7 runs, though only 2 were earned. The defense didn’t help him much. He was relieved by Carrasco who struggled allowing 3 runs in 1 inning. The offense got a Fisher RBI groundout in the 6th and a run on a wild pitch in the 8th. True pitched in relief striking out 7 over 4 innings allowing 2 runs. The offense was unable to overcome the early deficit as Asheville dropped this one 12-3.
Note: True has 49 K in 36.2 innings this season.
- Tyler Whitaker, CF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Austin Deming, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- John Garcia, DH: 1-for-4, R
- Cam Fisher, 1B: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Logan Cerny, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Ryan Johnson, SS: 2-for-4
- James Hicks, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Deury Carrasco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Derek True, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (22-25) lost 9-4 (BOX SCORE)
Tredwell got the start for the Woodpeckers but struggled allowing 5 runs over 2.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Hernandez sac fly. Almonte and Mercedes allowed a few more runs as the GreenJackets extended their lead. Santa went 3 scoreless with 3 strikeouts, so that was good to see. The offense got a few back in the 7th on a Nunez RBI double and another run scoring on an error. Hernandez added an RBI single in the 9th but that was it as Fayetteville fell 9-4.
Note: Nunez has a .737 OPS this season.
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Cesar Hernandez, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Dawill Almonte, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Ben Petschke, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Eric Lauer – 9:05 CT
CC: Aaron Brown – 6:30 CT
AV: Manuel Urias – 5:35 CT
FV: Yeriel Santos
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