Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (78-48) won 10-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the second inning scoring 2 runs on a Salazar 2 run single. They got 3 more in the 3rd on a Hamiltion 2 run HR and Saccon RBI single. Blubaugh started for Sugar Land striking out 7 over 5 innings allowing 1 run. The offense got 3 more runs in the 5th on a Salazar RBI single and Kessinger 2 run double. Hamilton added a 2 run single in the 8th to extend the lead. The pen allowed 1 run but was able to close out the 10-2 win.
Note: Blubaugh has 105 K in 109.1 innings this season.
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Trey Cabbage, 1B: 1-for-5, R
- Pedro Leon, RF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Cooper Hummel, DH: 1-for-5, R
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-3, R, 3 RBI
- A.J. Blubaugh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Seth Martinez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (44-75) won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Dombroski started for the Hooks and was dominant striking out 7 over 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on an Encarnacion RBI double. In the 5th, Baez added a 2 run double to extend the lead. The offense got 2 more in the 6th on a Cerny RBI triple and Encarnacion sac fly. The offense added another in the 7th on an error. Ullola closed it out allowed 1 unearned run over 4 innings.
Note: Dombroski has 109 K in 91.2 innings this season.
- Zach Cole, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Logan Cerny, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Austin Deming, 1B: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (48-71) lost 7-0 (BOX SCORE)
Batista started for Asheville and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 4. The pen struggled allowing 5 runs as the Crawdads extended their lead. The offense was quiet on the night picking up just 5 hits as they were shutout in the 7-0 loss.
Note: Batista has 97 K in 105.1 innings this season.
- Ryan Johnson, DH: 1-for-2, BB
- Anthony Sherwin, 3B: 1-for-3
- Edinson Batista, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-67) lost 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Brito got the start and allowed 3 runs over 3.2 innings while striking out 6. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Vogel RBI single. Marte allowed 2 runs in relief as the RiverDogs extended their lead. The offense struggled the rest of the way as they fell 7-1.
Note: Brito has 78 K in 49 innings this season.
- Caden Powell, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Drew Vogel, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Anderson Brito, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Julio Marte, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ryan Gusto – 7:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 6:35 CT
AV: Colby Langford – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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