Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (83-49) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board scoring 2 runs in the first on a Leon sac fly and Melton RBI groundout. In the 3rd, Hummel added a sac fly. Melton continued his hot hitting connecting on an RBI single in the 5th. Gusto got the start and pitched really well allowing 1 run over 7 innings while striking out 7. The pen allowed a run but closed out the 4-2 win in the series opener.
Note: Gusto has 127 K in 131 innings this season.
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Trey Cabbage, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Pedro Leon, RF: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Cooper Hummel, DH: 1-for-3, RBI
- Ryan Gusto, RHP: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Rafael Montero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (49-76) lost 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Robaina got the start for the Hooks but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 4.1 innings. The offense got on the board in the 6th on a Barber RBI single. Hicks went 3 innings in relief allowing 2 runs, 1 earned but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 7-1.
Note: Hicks has 109 K in 102 innings this season.
- Logan Cerny, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Colin Barber, LF: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 1-for-4, SB
- Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Julio Robaina, LHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- James Hicks, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (50-75) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Trimble RBI double and 2 run HR from Huezo. Nezuh got the start and was solid striking out 5 over 4.2 scoreless innings. Langford allowed 3 runs over 2.2 innings as the Renegades tied it up. The offense was quiet the rest of the way and in the 9th, the Rengades walked it off with a run scoring single.
Note: Nezuh has 146 K in 116.1 innings this season.
- Ryan Johnson, SS: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Justin Trimble, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBBI
- Anthony Huezo, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-72) OFF
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 7:05 CT
CC: Joey Mancini – 6:35 CT
AV: Nic Swanson – 5:35 CT
FV: Ramsey David – 3:05 CT
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