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Astros Minor League Recap: April 20th

Jimmy Price

Published

April 21, 2025

Colton Gordon | Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day recap here.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (9-12) won 8-4 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Guillorme RBI single. They got another run in the 5th on a Hudson solo HR. Gordon started for Sugar Land and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings while striking out 3. The pen was solid keeping the game tied at 2. In the 10th, Guillorme connected on a 2 run double to give Sugar Land the lead. Castro allowed 2 runs in the bottom of the inning as Las Vegas tied it. In the 11th, Hudson added an RBI single and Short connected on a 3 run HR as Sugar Land took a 4 run lead. Castro tossed a scoreless 11th as Sugar Land won 8-4.

Note: Gordon has a 3.33 ERA this season.

Zack Short, SS: 2-for-6, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-6, R
Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 2-for-5, 2B, BB
Collin Price, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Luis Guillorme, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
Joe Hudson, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI

Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Kaleb Ort, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Miguel Castro, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-11) OFF

A+: Asheville Tourists (6-8) lost 8-7 (BOX SCORE)

Santos started for Asheville and struggled allowing 5 runs over 3 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning on a Whitaker RBI double. True pitched 4 innings in relief allowing just 1 run as he kept it close. The offense rallied for 6 runs in the 7th inning on a Vogel RBI double, Jaworsky 2 run single, Janek 2 run single and a run on an error. Asheville took a 7-6 lead in the 9th but Chirinos was unable to hold it as the Emperors walked it off as Asheville fell 8-7.

Note: Janek is hitting .297 this season.

Chase Jaworsky, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, SB
Walker Janek, C: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
Drew Vogel, 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Cam Fisher, DH: 0-for-1, 2 R, 3 BB
Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB

Yeriel Santos, RHP: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Derek True, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (7-8) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Villarroel sac fly. They got 3 more runs in the 4th on a Luciano RBI double and Cauro 2 run HR. David got the start and tossed 3 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. In the 5th, Trujillo added a 2 run HR. Mayer was solid in relief striking out 6 over 3.1 scoreless innings. The offense added another in the 8th on a Luciano RBI groundout. Frias closed it out tossing 1.2 scoreless as the Woodpeckers won 7-1.

Note: Trujillo has a 1.230 OPS this season.