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 (40-22) won 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board in the 2nd thanks to a Hensley solo HR. In the 3rd, Hummel added an RBI single. Salazar added a solo HR in the 4th to extend the lead. Blubaugh got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings of work. The offense blew it open in the 6th scoring 5 runs on a Salazar RBI single, Hamilton 2 run double, a run on a wild pitch and a Kessinger RBI single. The pen allowed a few runs but was able to hold on for the 8-5 win.
Note: Blubaugh has a 3,78 ERA in Triple-A.
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Cooper Hummel, 1B: 1-for-5, RBI, SB
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-5, 2B
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-5, R
- David Hensley, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Dixon Machado, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- A.J. Blubaugh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Parker Mushinski, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (22-34) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning getting a solo HR from Ferreras. The Hooks got another run in the 3rd inning on a Cole RBI single. Ullola got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 7. The Hooks picked up 2 more runs in the 5th on an error and another RBI single by Cole. The bullpen tossed 4.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 4-1 win.
Note: Cole is hitting .321 in Double-A.
- Zach Cole, RF: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Jeron Williams, SS: 1-for-3
- Collin Price, C: 0-for-2, R, BB
- J.C. Correa, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Kasey Ford, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (24-29) lost 8-7 (BOX SCORE)
Batista got the start and allowed 4 runs over 5 innings. The offense responded in the first inning getting solo homers from Matthews and Deming. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Baez RBI single. The Hot Rods extended their lead getting 2 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th. In the bottom of the 6th, the offense got a Matthews RBI single and Baez sac fly. In the 8th, Baez connected on a 2 run HR. Asheville went into the 9th down 8-7 and got two guys on but was unable to come through as they dropped the game on Saturday.
Note: Baez is hitting .291 this season.
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Luis Baez, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Austin Deming, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, SB
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-4, BB
- Ryan Johnson, SS: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Anthony Sherwin, 2B: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Jackson Loftin, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Edinson Batista, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Kelly Austin, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (25-31) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring a run on a Nunez RBI single. Nezuh got the start and struck out 5 over 4 innings while allowing 2 runs. After a scoreless inning from Chirinos, Pecko came in and was great striking out 4 over 3 scoreless innings. Unfortunately the offense was unable to score again as the Woodpeckers fell 2-1.
Note: Pecko has a 2.32 ERA this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 2-for-4
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, R
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 2:05 CT
CC: Jake Bloss – 5:05 CT
AV: Trey Dombroski – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
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