Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (12-14) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Gordonn started for the Hooks and was great tossing 7 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Whitcomb RBI double. They got another run in the 4th when a run scored on a double play. The pen closed it out with 2 scoreless innings as Sugar Land won 2-0.
Note: Gordon has a 2.59 ERA this season.
- Zack Short, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 3-for-4, 3 2B, RBI, SB
- Brice Matthews, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- Luis Guillorme, 2B: 2-for-4
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 2-for-4
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Miguel Castro, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (6-14) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got the scoring started in the 3rd inning on a Ferreras solo HR. McCullers started for the Hooks and was dominant striking out 7 over 5 scoreless innings in what should be his final rehab start. After Frisco tied it in the 6th, the Hooks responded with a Cole RBI single to take the lead. In the 8th, Wrobleski added some insurance with a 3 run HR. The pen was solid with scoreless innings from Sanchez, Bido and Guilfoil as they closed out the 5-1 win.
Note: Sanchez has a 2.70 ERA this season.
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Cole, RF: 2-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Ryan Wrobleski, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Rowdey Jordan, 2B: 0-for-1, 2 R, 2 BB
- Lance McCullers Jr, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (8-11) lost 15-0 (BOX SCORE)
True started for Asheville and struggled allowing 8 runs over 4.2 innings. He was relieved by Apker who allowed 4 runs. The pen ended up allowing 3 more. The offense struggled collecting just 5 hits as they were shutout in the 15-0 loss.
Note: Nunez is hitting .298 this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 2-for-4
- Cam Fisher, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Derek True, LHP: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Garrett Apker, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Matthew Linskey, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Drew Vogel, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (9-11) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Brutcher RBI single. Mayer started for the Woodpeckers and was dominant striking out 11 over 4 scoreless innings. In the 7th, Brutcher added another RBI single to make it 2-0. Ramsey relieved Mayer and tossed 4 scoreless innings of his own. Varela came on in the 9th and struck out 2 as he closed out the 2-0 win.
Note: Mayer has 27 K in 14.1 innings this season.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-5, R, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, SB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
- Waner Luciano, 2B: 1-for-4, 3 SB
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Jose Varela, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Aaron Brown – 3:35 CT
CC: Joey Mancini – 5:05 CT
AV: Brett Gillis – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 1:00 CT
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