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Astros Minor League Recap: July 20th

Jimmy Price

Published

July 21, 2024

Quincy Hamilton | Credit: Corpus Christi Hooks

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 (60-34) won 8-6 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the third inning on a Hensley RBI single and Hamilton 2 run triple. They got 2 more in the 4th on a Hamilton 2 run single. Gordon got the start and struck out 8 over 6.1 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. The offense got 2 more in the 5th on a Leon 2 run HR and in the 6th, Hamilton added a solo HR. The bullpen allowed a couple of runs but Suero was able to shut the door in the 9th as Sugar Land won 8-6.

Note: Hamilton has a .881 OPS in Triple-A.

Will Wagner, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
Pedro Leon, CF: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
Cooper Hummel, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB
Omar Narvaez, C: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
David Hensley, 1B: 2-for-5, R, RBI, SB
Quincy Hamilton, RF: 3-for-4, R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, BB

Colton Gordon, LHP: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (WIN)
Forrest Whitley, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Kaleb Ort, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (31-57) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)

Hicks got the start but ran into some trouble in the 4th and ended up allowing 5 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the bottom of thee 4th on a Matthews solo HR and Corona RBI single. The pen was solid tossing 5 scoreless innings. In the 9th, Cole connected on a solo HR but that was it from the offense as the Hooks fell 5-3.

Note: Matthews has 9 HR this season.

Brice Matthews, SS: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Victor Caratini, C: 1-for-3, R
Zach Dezenzo, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B
Kenedy Corona, CF: 2-for-4, RBI
Zach Cole, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Jeron Williams, DH: 1-for-3, 2 SB

James Hicks, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jaime Melendez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Cole McDonald, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (37-48) POSTPONED

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (41-48)

Game 1 – won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)

This was a completion of Friday night’s game. The Woodpeckers jumped on the board early scoring 3 runs in the first inning on a Gomez RBI single and Villarroel 2 run single. Pena got the start and went 2 innings allowing 1 run. When the game started back, Villarroel connected on a solo HR in the 3rrd. Langford got the “start” after the postponement and went the final 5 innings allowing no runs and striking out 3.

Note: Langford has a 3.41 ERA this season.

Alejandro Nunez, DH: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI
Jancel Villarroel, C: 2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-2, 2B
Juan Santander, 1B: 2-for-3

Alain Pena, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)

Game 2 – won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Marte started game 2 for the Woodpeckers and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 6. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Villarroel RBI single. After the RiverDogs got a run in the 6th, the Woodpeckers responded and tied it up on a Hernandez RBI groundout. In the bottom of the 7th, Luciano walked it off with a solo HR for the 3-2 win.

Note: Villarroel is hitting .295 in Single-A.