Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-11) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned over 3.1 innings. The offense got on the board scoring 3 runs in the 2nd inning on a Bastidas RBI single, Sacco RBI single and Hamilton RBI groundout. The pen was great but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 5-3.
Note: Kouba has a 1.69 ERA this season.
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Zack Short, SS: 1-for-3, R
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Blake Weiman, LHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-9) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
Fleury got the start for the Hooks and was dominant again striking out 6 over 6.1 scoreless innings. Johnson put the Hooks on the board in the 2nd inning connecting on a 3 run HR. In the 3rd, the offense got 2 more runs on Wrobleski and Garcia RBI singles. Knorr pitched well in relief and Sanchez allowed a run in the 9th but held on for the 5-1 win.
Note: Fleury has a 0.00 ERA in 17.1 innings this season.
- Luis Castro, 3B: 1-for-5, R
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Ryan Johnson, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Ryan Wrobleski, DH: 1-for-3, RBI
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-3, BB
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (6-6) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Bello got the start and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs, both unearned, while striking out 2. The offense got a run in the 5th on a Vogel RBI double. In the 7th, Vogel tied it up with an RBI single. Pena went the final 3 innings allowing a run while striking out 3. The offense was unable to score again as they fell 3-2.
Note: Vogel has a .775 OPS this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Juan Bello, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Alain Pena, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (6-7) lost 9-6 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first on a Powell sac fly and a Valencia steal of home. Hertzler got the start and was solid allowing just 1 run over 4.1 innings while striking out 6. The offense got another run in the 7th on a Trujillo solo HR. Rodriguez allowed 2 runs in relief as the Nationals tied it. The game went to extra innings and teams exchanged runs in the 10th. In the 11th, the Nationals scored 2 runs but Brutcher tied it in the bottom of the inning with a 2 run HR. The Nationals got 3 runs in the 12th and the offense was unable to respond this time as the Woodpeckers fell 9-6.
Note: Hertzler has a 0.66 ERA this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Caden Powell, SS: 0-for-4, R, RBI
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kedaur Trujillo, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 0-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Carlos Cauro, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Miguel Ullola – 9:05 CT
CC: Jackson Nezuh – 1:00 CT
AV: Anderson Brito – 6:00 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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