Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (7-8) won 7-0 (BOX SCORE)
Ullola started for Sugar Land and went 2.1 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. He was relieved by Whitley who struck out the 2 batters he faced. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Short solo HR, Corona RBI double and Price grand slam to go up 6-0. In the 4th, Matthews added a bases loaded walk. Ivey tossed 5 no-hit innings in relief and Hernandez tossed a scoreless 9th inning as Sugar Land won 7-0.
Note: Ivey has a 1.35 ERA this season.
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Zack Short, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-2, R, 2B, BB
- Joe Hudson, C: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (3-6) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Nezuh got the start for the Hooks but struggled allowing 4 runs, 2 earned, over 2.2 innings. He was relieved by Torres who allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, over 2.2 innings. Santa pitched in relief allowing 1 run over 2 innings with 2 strikeouts. The Hooks offense struggled only scoring a run on a balk in the 8th and another in the 9th on a wild pitcher as they fell 8-2.
Note: Barber is hitting .324 this season.
- Logan Cerny, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 2-for-4
- Luis Encarnacion, LF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, BB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (4-4) won 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Brito got the start and pitched well striking out 6 over 3.2 scoreless innings. Austin put Asheville on the board with a solo HR in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd, they got another run on a Nunez RBI single. The offense rallied for 3 more runs in the 6th on a Fisher RBI single and Bush 2 run single. Gonzalez added some insurance in the 7th with a 2 run single. Bush added a solo HR in the 8th. The pen allowed a couple of runs but held on for the 8-2 win.
Note: Brito has tossed 7.2 scoreless innings this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, SS: 2-for-5, RBI
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Cristian Gonzalez, DH: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Cam Fisher, RF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B
- Anderson Brito, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (3-5) won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board in the first inning scoring 4 runs a Brutcher 2 run single, Carrillo bases loaded walk and Schiavone bases loaded walk. Rodriguez got the start and was solid tossing 4 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. He was relieved by Smith who tossed 3 scoreless innings. The offense got 2 more in the 9th on a Brutcher sac fly and Schiavone RBI single. Almonte closed it out with 2 scoreless innings as the Woodpeckers won 6-0.
Note: Villarroel is hitting .323 this season.
- Lucas Spence, DH: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 0-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3B, BB, 2 SB
- Kedaur Trujillo, 1B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-2, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Oliver Carrillo, LF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 2-for-5, SB
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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