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Astros Minor League Recap: April 18th

Jimmy Price

Published

April 19, 2025

Jose Fleury | Credit: Corpus Christi Hooks

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.