Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (20-18) won 14-7 (BOX SCORE)
The offense got on the board in the first scoring 2 runs on a Bastidas RBI groundout and a Guilloreme RBI single. Brown started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 5 runs over 3 innings of work. The offense got 2 more runs in the 5th on Guillorme and Castro RBI singles. In the 7th, the offense rallied for 5 runs on a Bastidas RBI single, Castro RBI single and Hudson 3 run HR. Matthews added a 2 run HR in the 8th, which gave him the cycle for the game. Hudson added another 3 run HR in the 9th. Kouba tossed 3 scoreless in relief and despite Murray allowing a few in the 9th, he held on for the win.
Note: Matthews has a .732 OPS this season.
- Shay Whitcomb, RF: 3-for-5, R
- Brice Matthews, DH: 4-for-5, 4 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
- Luis Guillorme, 2B: 4-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Luis Castro, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Joe Hudson, C: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (9-23) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 3 runs on a Gonzalez 2 run single and an error in the first inning. Mancini got the start and went 3.2 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned. In the 5th, Jordan connected on a solo HR to extend the lead. Santos allowed 3 runs in relief as the RockHounds took a 5-4 lead. The offense was unable to respond and the Hooks fell 5-4.
Note: Santa has a 1.25 ERA this season.
- Zach Cole, CF: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Rowdey Jordan, 2B: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Austin Deming, 1B: 3-for-4, R, 2B
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, R
- Jose Gonzalez, LF: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (14-18) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Gillis got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the bottom of the 4th on a Gomez solo HR. Guedez struggled in relief allowing 4 runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 6-1.
Note: Gillis has a 3.72 ERA this season.
- Kenni Gomez, DH: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Will Bush, 1B: 0-for-1, 2 BB
- Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (16-16) won 9-2 (BOX SCORE)
Palmer started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 unearned run over 4.2 innings while striking out 5. Fayetteville got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 3 runs on a Valencia RBI single, a run scoring on a wild pitch, and a run scoring on a steal. In the 6th, Valencia added an RBI double. The offense would add 3 more in the 7th on a Schiavone RBI groundout and a Holy 2 run double. The Woodpeckers continued to add on getting sac flies from Schiavone and Hernandez in the 8th.
Note: Holy has 13 RBI in 17 games this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Drew Brutcher, DH: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Cam Fisher, RF: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Cam Brown, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: AJ Blubaugh – 1:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 5:05 CT
AV: Alain Pena – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
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