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 (53-28) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Bastidas RBI single. They got another run in the 4th on a Narvaez RBI single. Lauer got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings. The offense played add on with a Machado sac fly in the 6th and Hamilton RBI single in the 7th. The bullpen tossed 4 scoreless innings as they closed out the win.
Note: Hamilton has a .857 OPS this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-1, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-4, R, BB, 2 SB
- Quincy Hamilton, CF: 1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Omar Narvaez, C: 2-for-4, RBI
- Dixon Machado, 3B: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Jacob Amaya, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Eric Lauer, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Kaleb Ort, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (28-47) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Mancini got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings. The Hooks got on the board in the 5th inning on a throwing error after Cole stole third base. Torres struggled in relief allowing 4 runs as the RoughRiders took the lead. The Hooks got 2 runs in the 8th on solo HRs from Price and Matthews but that was it as the Hooks fell 5-3.
Note: Mancini has a 2.10 ERA in Double-A.
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Cole, RF: 0-for-3, R, SB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-3, SB
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (33-39) SUSPENDED
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (34-41) won 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first on a Casserilla RBI double. They got another run in the 3rd on a Casserilla RBI groundout. They got 2 more in the 4th on RBI singles from Hernandez and Encarnacion. Peralta got the start and allowed 2 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense picked up some insurance on a wild pitch in the 8th and Bush 2 run single in the 9th. Mejia closed it out tossing 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts.
Note: Mejia has 58 K in 44.1 innings this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, LF: 2-for-5, R, RBI, SB
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 0-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB
- Xavier Casserilla, 3B: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Will Bush, DH: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
- Victor Diaz, C: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Engel Peralta, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Sandy Mejia, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:15 CT
CC: Miguel Ullola – 6:35 CT
AV: Nic Swanson – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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