Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (74-41) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Narvaez RBI single. In the 4th they got another run on a Hummel sac fly. Junk started for Sugar Land and tossed 4 scoreless innings. In the 7th, Hernandez struggled allowing 3 runs as Tacoma took the lead. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 3-2.
Note: Montero hasn’t allowed a run in Triple-A.
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Trey Cabbage, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB, SB
- Cooper Hummel, DH: 0-for-1, RBI, 2 BB
- Omar Narvaez, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 1-for-4, SB
- Janson Junk, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Conner Greene, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Rafael Montero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (38-71) lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board scoring a run in the first inning on a Barber RBI single. They got a 2 run HR in the 5th on Ferreras. Ullola got the start and went 5 innings allowing 4 runs. Robaina struggled in relief allowing 4 runs over 3 innings as the Hooks fell 8-3.
Note: Ferreras has 9 HR this season.
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B, BB
- Luis Baez, RF: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-4, R
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Ryan Wrobleski, DH: 2-for-4, 2B
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (45-63) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board with 2 runs in the third inning on a Gomez RBI triple and Cruz RBI double. True got the start and allowed 2 runs over 4.1 innings. In the 6th, Encarnacion connected on a 3 run HR to give Asheville a 5-2 lead. Cobos came on for the 9th and allowed 3 runs as the Emperors tied it up. In the 10th, the Emperors walked it off as Asheville fell 6-5.
Note: Encarnacion is hitting .291 this season.
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-5, R, 3B, RBI
- Narbe Cruz, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Luis Encarnacion, DH: 2-for-5, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Korey Morton, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Derek True, RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (48-60) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first on a Powell RBI single. They got another in the 5th with a run scoring on a wild pitch. Rodriguez got the start and tossed 5 no-hit innings. The GreenJackets tied the game in the 7th but the Woodpeckers would rally for 4 runs in the 9th getting a 2 run single from Sullivan and 2 runs on an error. The pen allowed 3 runs in the 9th but was able to hold on for the 6-5 win.
Note: Sullivan reached in all five of his plate appearances.
- Lucas Spence, LF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-1, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-5, RBI, SB
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Pedro Marquez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 9:05 CT
CC: Justin Verlander – 7:05 CT
AV: Edinson Batista – 6:00 CT
FV: Anderson Brito – 6:05 CT
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