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 (51-27) won 9-6 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first on a Leon RBI single. They got another run in the 4th on a Hamilton RBI single. Blubaugh got the starts and allowed 2 runs over 6 innings. In the 5th, Leon added an RBI single. The pen allowed a few runs as the Rainiers took a 6-3 lead. The offense would rally in the 8th. They got a Machado bases loaded walk, Wrobleski groundout and Hamilton RBI single to tie it. Then Whitcomb connected on a 3 run HR to give Sugar Land the lead. Ort tossed a scoreless 9th to close out the 9-6 win.
Note: Whitcomb is hitting .320 with a .986 OPS this season.
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 3-for-5, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, 3 SB
- Will Wagner, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Pedro Leon, CF: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Omar Narvaez, DH: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Dixon Machado, 3B: 0-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- A.J. Blubaugh, RHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Kaleb Ort, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (27-45) lost 9-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board on a Cole 2 run HR in the 3rd inning. Rodriguez got the start and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over 4 innings. The Hooks picked up a run in the 5th on a Sacco RBI double and a Ferreras RBI groundout in the 6th. The pen struggled allowing 7 runs as the Hooks fell 9-4.
Note: Corona has 17 SB this season.
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Jordan Brewer, 1B: 1-for-3, R, SB
- Jeremy Arocho, LF: 1-for-2, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-38)
Game 1 – lost 9-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board with a solo HR to leadoff the game. Batista got the start and allowed 5 runs over 4 innings. The pen allowed another 4 as the Hot Rods took a 9-1 lead. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville dropped game one.
Note: Cerny has a .757 OPS this season.
- Logan Cerny, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 2-for-2
- Edinson Batista, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Deury Carrasco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Game 2 – won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Baez solo HR. Pecko got the start and was solid allowed 1 run over 4 innings while striking out 5. In the 5th, Baez connected on another homer, this time a 3 run shot to take a 4-1 lead. The bullpen tossed 3 scoreless innings to close out the win.
Note: Baez is hitting .293 this season.
- Luis Baez, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4
- Luis Encarnacion, LF: 2-for-3
- Jackson Loftin, DH: 2-for-3, R, SB
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Ian Foggo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Kelly Austin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (32-40) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Tredwell got the start and went 3 scoreless innings, though he walked 5. He was relieved by Rodriguez who allowed 3 runs over 2.2 innings. Petschke also pitched in relief allowing 2 runs. The offense struggled collecting just 3 hits as they were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Ochoa has a .715 OPS this season.
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 1-for-2, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-3
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Ben Petschke, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Eric Lauer – 7:05 CT
CC: Aaron Brown – 7:05 CT
AV: Trey Dombroski – 6:35 CT
FV: Colby Langford – 6:05 CT
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