Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-10) won 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first on a leadoff homer from Salazar. They picked up another run in the 3rd on an error. Blubaugh got the start and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5 innings while striking out 7. In the 5th, Guillorme added an RBI double. The offense would rally for 4 runs in the 7th on a Whitcomb RBI groundout, Melton 2 run double and Matthews RBI single. The pen allowed a few runs, but Castro was able to toss a scoreless 9th to seal the 7-6 win.
Note: Blubaugh has a 2.00 ERA this season.
- Cesar Salazar, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, 1B: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Luis Guillorme, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Jacob Melton, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Brandon Walter, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Miguel Castro, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (3-9) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Hicks got the start for the Hooks but struggled as he allowed 8 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 7th on a Johnson RBI double. In the 9th, they got another run on a Barber RBI single. The bullpen pitched well but the early deficit was too much to overcome as the Hooks fell 8-2.
Note: Barber is hitting .320 this season.
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 2-for-4, RBI
- Luis Castro, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Ryan Johnson, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- James Hicks, RHP: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (6-5) won 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor made his season debut for Asheville tossing 3 scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Gonzalez RBI groundout. They got 3 more runs in the 4th on a Fisher sac fly, Whitaker RBI groundout and Janek RBI single. They got another run in the 5th on a Guillemette groundout. Urias tossed 4.1 scoreless in relief and Chirinos closed it out with a scoreless 9th as Asheville won 5-0.
Note: Janek is hitting .321 this season.
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-5, R, 3B
- Walker Janek, C: 3-for-5, R, RBI, 3 SB
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Cristian Gonzalez, 3B: 0-for-4, RBI, BB
- Kenni Gomez, DH: 1-for-5, R
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Cam Fisher, RF: 1-for-3, RBI, SB
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Matthew Linskey, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (5-6) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Palmer started for the Woodpeckers and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 3.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Luciano 2 run double. They got another run in the 3rd on a Carrillo RBI single. Ogando allowed 1 run over 3.1 innings in relief and in the 9th, the Nationals got a run on an error to take a 4-3 lead. The Woodpeckers loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning but were unable to bring them home as they fell 4-3.
Note: Powell is hitting .356 this season.
- Caden Powell, SS: 3-for-5, R, SB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 2-for-5
- Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 2-for-4, RBI
- Kedaur Trujillo, C: 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Jason Schiavone, DH: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Cam Brown, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 9:05 CT
CC: Jose Fleury – 7:00 CT
AV: Juan Bello – 6:00 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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