Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (10-12) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Walter started for Sugar Land and was great tossing 5 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning scoring 4 runs with three coming on wild pitches and one on a Price sac fly. The pen was solid as they closed out the 4-1 win.
Note: Walter has a 2.89 ERA this season.
- Zack Short, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Brice Matthews, SS: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Collin Price, 1B: 0-for-3, RBI
- Luis Guillorme, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Brandon Walter, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-12) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the third inning on a Barber sac fly. Mancini got the start and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings of work. In the 6th, Wrobleski tied the game on a run scoring single. The game went into the 9th tied but Knorr allowed a run as Frisco took the lead. The offense went down in order in the 9th as the Hooks fell 3-2.
Note: Sanchez has a 2.25 ERA this season.
- Anthony Sherwin, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 2-for-4
- Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (6-8) POSTPONED
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (7-9) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Spence run scoring double and Trujillo RBI single. Tredwell got the start and had a solid first two innings before allowing 3 runs in the 3rd. After another run in the 4th, the Woodpeckers responded with a Hernandez 2 run HR to tie it. The Hillcats added a couple more to take the lead. The Woodpeckers got one more run in the 7th on an error. Apker had a scoreless outing in relief but the offense was unable to score again as the Woodpeckers fell 6-5.
Note: Spence is hitting .326 this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Rafael Gonzalez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Garrett Apker, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: AJ Blubaugh – 8:05 CT
CC: Alex Santos – 6:35 CT
AV: TBD – 4:05 CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 CT
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