Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-8) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
McCullers got the start for Sugar Land and pitched well in his rehab outing tossing 4 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Price RBI single. In the 3rd they scored 3 runs on a Whitcomb RBI double and Price 2 run HR. Short added a 2 run HR in the 5th to extend the lead. Blubaugh closed it out tossing 4 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts as Sugar Land won 6-2.
- Luis Guillorme, 3B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Zack Short, SS: 3-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Lance McCullers Jr., RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (WIN)
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (3-5) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Fleury started for the Hooks and was dominant striking out 9 over 6 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit. Sherwin put the Hooks on the board in the 4th inning with an RBI single. In the 5th, Cerny connected on a solo HR to extend the lead. Dombroski tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief and Sanchez closed it out with a scoreless 9th as the Hooks won 2-0.
- Colin Barber, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Anthony Sherwin, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K (WIN)
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (3-4) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Pena started for Asheville and pitched well allowing just 1 unearned run over 4 innings while striking out 3. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning on a Gomez solo HR. In the 5th they got a Jaworsky RBI double. Urias relieved Pena and allowed a run over 2.1 innings. Leach was dominant in relief striking out 4 over 1.2 scoreless innings. In the bottom of the 7th, Guillemette connected on a 3 run HR to send the fans home happy with the walk-off as Asheville won 5-2.
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Cristian Gonzalez, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jose Gonzalez, LF: 2-for-3
- Alain Pena, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (3-5)
Game 1 – won 8-6 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board scoring 3 runs in the first on an error and a bases loaded walk to Cauro and Hernandez. Rodriguez got the start and allowed 3 runs over 3.1 innings. The offense stormed back with 4 runs in the 4th inning on a Villarroel 2 run double, run scoring on a wild pitch and a Brutcher RBI single. Cruz relieved Rodriguez and also allowed 3 runs over 3.1 innings. Cauro added an RBI single in the 6th inning. Brown came on and got the final out as the Woodpeckers won 8-6.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Caden Powell, SS: 2-for-4
- Jancel Villarroel, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Carlos Cauro, DH: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB
- Justin Trimble, 1B: 1-for-3, R
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Cam Brown, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
Hertzler started game two for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well striking out 7 over 4.2 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on Trujillo and Valencia RBI singles. They got 3 more in the 4th on a Trujillo 2 run HR and Spence RBI single. Villarroel added some insurance in the 6th with an RBI double. Burleson closed it out tossing 2.1 scoreless innings as the Woodpeckers won 6-0.
- Jason Schiavone, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Caden Powell, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B
- Kedaur Trujillo, 1B: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Grant Burleson, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Miguel Ullola – 2:05 CT
CC: Jackson Nezuh – 5:05 CT
AV: Anderson Brito – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 1:05 CT
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