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 (48-26) lost 9-7 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Whitcomb 2 run HR. In the 2nd inning, they picked up 3 more runs on a Whitcomb 2 run double and Leon RBI single. Lauer got the start and went 4 innings allowing 7 runs, 5 earned. Greene allowed 2 runs in relief as El Paso extended their lead. Sugar Land got a Bastidas solo HR in the 6th and a Hensley RBI groundout in the 9th but that was it as the Space Cowboys fell 9-7.
Note: Whitcomb has a .949 OPS this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Grae Kessinger, 3B: 1-for-4, BB
- Pedro Leon. CF: 4-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Eric Lauer, LHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Conner Greene, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Parker Mushinski, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, o K
- Dylan Coleman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (26-42) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Brown started the game for the Hooks and went 3.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The pen allowed a few runs as the Cardinals extended their lead. The offense was quiet on the night collecting just 6 hits as the Hooks were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Matthews is hitting .286 in Double-A.
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Jacob Melton, LF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (30-35) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the second inning on an Encarnacion 2 run double to take a 2-0 lead. Hicks got the start and went 5 innings, allowing just 1 run. True relieved Hicks and tossed 4 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts as he closed out the 2-1 win.
Note: Cruz is hitting .294 this season.
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-4, R
- Narbe Cruz, 2B: 2-for-3, R, BB
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jackson Loftin, CF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- James Hicks, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Derek True, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (29-39) lost 12-7 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Villarroel RBI double and Santander sac fly. They got 3 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Villarroel RBI single and Gomez 2 run HR. Encarnacion added a 2 run single in the 3rd. Santos got the start and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings. The bullpen struggled allowing 10 runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Woodpeckers fell 12-7.
Note: Gomez is hitting .286 over his last 16 games.
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, BB
- Xavier Casserilla, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Victor Diaz, 1B: 1-for-3, R
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, R
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Tyler Guilfoil – 5:05 CT
AV: Jose Guedez – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
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