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 (39-22) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board early and often. They picked up a run in the first on a Loperfido RBI double. In the 2nd inning they got a Hensley solo HR. The offense blew it open in the third scoring 5 runs on a Hummel 3 run HR, a Leon solo HR and Whitcomb solo HR. Henley got the start and allowed 1 run over 4.1 innings. The bullpen was great tossing 4.2 scoreless innings as they closed out the 7-1 win..
Note: Whitcomb has a .920 OPS this season.
- Grae Kessinger, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Joey Loperfido, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Cooper Hummel, LF: 3-for-5, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Pedro Leon, RF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- David Hensley, 1B: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Jacob Amaya, 2B: 2-for-3
- Blair Henley, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K (WIN)
- Alex Speas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Kaleb Ort, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (21-34) lost 8-0 (BOX SCORE)
Knorr started for the Hooks but struggled allowing 6 runs over 3.2 innings. Mancini came on in relief and was great tossing 4 scoreless innings. The offense was quiet though picking up just five hits on the night as they were shutout in the 8-0 loss.
Note: Cole is hitting .306 in Double-A.
- Tommy Sacco, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-2, BB
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-4, 2B
- Jeron Williams, SS: 1-for-3
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (24-28) won 11-7 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board first getting a solo HR from Loftin in the 3rd inning. Swanson got the start and was great allowing just 1 run over 5 innings. Asheville got another run in the 5th on a Deming RBI single. The Hot Rods would score 5 in the 6th taking a 6-2 lead. The offense responded though in the bottom of the inning scoring 6 runs on a Cerny solo HR, Loftin sac fly, Baez 3 run HR and Deming solo HR. They scored 3 more in the 8th on a Baez RBI double and Garcia 2 run HR. Perez closed it out tossing 2.1 scoreless with 6 strikeouts as he got the save.
Note: Baez is hitting .286 this season.
- Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Luis Baez, RF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Austin Deming, 3B: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Logan Cerny, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB
- Narbe Cruz, 2B: 2-for-4, R
- Garret Guillemette, C: 2-for-5, R
- Jackson Loftin, CF: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Ian Foggo, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Railin Perez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (25-30) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Marte got the start for the Woodpeckers and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. Nunez got Fayetteville on the board with a 2 run single in the 5th. Rodriguez relieved Marte but struggled allowing 5 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense was quiet the rest of the night as the Woodpeckers fell 8-2.
Note: Jaworsky has 9 doubles this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, LF: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-4
- Juan Santander, 1B: 1-for-4, SB
- Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Alberto Hernandez, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Julio Marte, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Dawill Almonte, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: A.J. Blubaugh – 7:35 CT
CC: Miguel Ullola – 7:05 CT
AV: Edinson Batista – 5:05 CT
FV: Jackson Nezuh – 5:05 CT
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