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Astros Minor League Recap: September 5th

Jimmy Price

Published

September 6, 2024

Logan VanWey | Credit: Sugar Land Space Cowboys

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 (85-49) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)

Gaither started for Sugar Land and tossed 2 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th scoring 3 runs on a Hamilton RBI double and Sacco 2 run HR. The bullpen pitched well keeping the shutout until the 9th. Suero allowed a run in the 9th but held on for the save as Sugar Land won 3-1.

Note: Sacco is hitting .429 in Triple-A.

Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
Jacob Melton, RF: 1-for-4, SB
Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Quincy Hamilton, LF: 2-for-3, R, 2 2B, RBI, BB
Tommy Sacco, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI

Ray Gaither, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
Parker Mushinski, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Bryan King, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Seth Martinez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (49-77) lost 2-0 (BOX SCORE)

Rodriguez started for the Hooks and allowed 2 runs over 3.1 innings. The pen allowed a few runs as the Travelers extended their lead. The offense was quiet all night collecting just 4 hits as they fell in the 2-0 loss.

Note: Torres has a 3.52 ERA in Double-A.

Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-4
Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 1-for-1, 2B, BB, SB

Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Layne Henderson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Cole McDonald, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (50-77) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board scoring 4 runs in the 3rd inning on a Janek 2 run double and Guillemette 2 run single. Urias got the start and tossed 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. Brockhouse pitched in relief but allowed 4 runs as the Renegades came back to tie it in the 9th. In the 10th, the Renegades walked it off as Asheville fell 5-4.

Note: Urias has 107 K in 104.2 innings this season.

Walker Janek, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Justin Trimble, 1B: 1-for-4, R, SB
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, BB

Manuel Urias, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (53-73) won 1-0 (BOX SCORE)

David started for the Woodpeckers and tossed 3 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. He was relieved by Santos who struck out 4 over 4 scoreless innings. Trehey tossed 3 scoreless innings as the game went to extras. In the bottom of the 10th, the Woodpeckers won on a walk-off balk to win it 1-0.

Note: Trehey has a 2.79 ERA this season.