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 (75-46) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 3 runs on a Melton sac fly, fielder’s choice, and Corona sac fly. Blubaugh got the start and went 6 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 6. The offense got 3 more runs in the 3rd on a Bastidas RBI double and a Narvaez 2 run triple. In the 6th, Amaya hit a solo HR to extend the lead.
Note: Montero has a 0.00 ERA in Triple-A.
- Cooper Hummel, 1B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Pedro Leon, RF: 2-for-4, R
- Grae Kessinger, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Kenedy Corona, LF: 0-for-1, R, RBI, 2 BB
- Omar Narvaez, DH: 1-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
- Jacob Amaya, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- A.J. Blubaugh, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (41-74) lost 13-1 (BOX SCORE)
Robain got the start and wasn’t helped by his defense has he allowed 11 hits and 10 runs, though just 1 was earned, over 1.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Sacco RBI single. Torres had a scoreless appearance and Hicks struck out 6 over 5 innings allowing 3 runs but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 13-1.
Note: Torres has 13 K in 6.1 innings in August.
- Logan Cerny, CF: 2-for-3, R
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 1.2 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- James Hicks, RHP: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (48-66) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first scoring 2 runs on a Cruz RBI groundout and Guillemette RBI single. They got 3 more in the second inning on RBI singles from Gomez, Janek and Encarnacion. Batista got the start and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs, both unearned. The pen was solid allowing 1 run as they closed out the 5-3 win.
Note: Gomez is hitting .321 in High-A.
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Walker Janek, C: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Narbe Cruz, 3B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Luis Encarnacion, LF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 2-for-3, RBI
- Korey Morton, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Anthony Sherwin, 2B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Edinson Batista, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-62) won 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Marte got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 4.2 innings with 8 strikeouts. The offense broke things open in the 3rrd inning scoring 6 runs on Sullivan and Villarroel RBI singles, Powell 2 run triple, Hernandez RBI double and Schiavone RBI single. They got another run in the 4th on a Bush solo HR. Brito closed it out allowing 2 runs over 4 innings while striking out 5 as the Woodpeckers won 7-3.
Note: Powell is hitting .371 in Single-A.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 2-for-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, SB
- Carlos Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Max Holy, 2B: 1-for-2, R, BB, SB
- Julio Marte, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Anderson Brito, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ryan Gusto – 7:05 CT
CC: Joey Mancini – 6:35 CT
AV: Jackson Nezuh – 5:30 CT
FV: Yeriel Santos – 5:35 CT
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