Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (5-7) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Brown started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 6 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Price RBI single. They got another run in the 6th on a Corona RBI groundout. Kouba tossed 3 innings in relief but the offense was unable to score again as Sugar Land fell 7-2.
- Luis Guillorme, 2B: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-4, RBI
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Miguel Castro, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (1-5) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning when Barber scored on a wild pitch. Swanson got the start and pitched well allowing 3 runs (all on a 3 run HR) over 5 innings while striking out 6. The Hooks got 2 runs back in the 3rd on a wild pitch and Ferreras solo HR. Santa tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief. The game went to extra innings and in the 10th, the Missions picked up a run. The offense was unable to counter in the bottom of the inning as the Hooks fell 4-3.
- Luis Castro, LF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-5, R
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Bryan Lavastida, C: 1-for-4, 2B, SB
- Anthony Sherwin, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (2-3) SUSPENDED
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-5)
Game 1 – lost 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Tredwell got the start and was great for the first 2 innings but ran into trouble in the third walking 3 and allowing a run. The offense tied it in the 4th on a Brutcher RBI double. Gonzalez pitched in relief but allowed 3 runs over 2 innings and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Woodpeckers dropped game one 4-1.
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Drew Brutcher, DH: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Rafael Gonzalez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Game 2 – lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Ogando got the start for game two but struggled with his command walking 7 and allowing 3 runs over 3 innings. He was relieved by Palmer who allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 3 innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense picked up just one hit in game two as the dropped the second end of the doubleheader 5-0.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-2, BB
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 2 K
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Brandon Walter – 7:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 7:05 CT
AV: Alain Pena – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 4:35 CT
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