Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (27-18) OFF
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (13-26) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Hooks and tossed 2 scoreless innings. The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Garcia RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the 4th on a wild pitch and Garcia sac fly. Urias went 4 innings in relief allowing just 1 run. Garcia added another RBI single in the 7th. Guilfoil allowed a solo HR in the 9th but held on for the save as the Hooks won 4-2.
Note: Santa has a 1.37 ERA this season.
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Bryan Lavastida, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 1-for-2, 3 R, BB
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-2, 3 RBI, BB
- Luis Angel Rodriguez, LHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (19-21) won 12-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got the scoring started in the first inning on a Vogel 2 run HR and Bush RBI single. They got another run in the 3rd on a Guillemette solo HR. Mayer got the start and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 4.2 innings. The offense piled it on late getting a Gonzalez RBI double in the 5th and a Sullivan 3 run HR in the 6th. In the 7th, the offense added 4 more runs on a Carrillo walk, Austin sac fly, Whitaker RBI single and Sullivan RBI double. Tucker and Langford closed it out with scoreless outings as Asheville won 12-3.
Note: Sullivan has a 1.025 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Garret Guillemette, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Cristian Gonzalez, SS: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Lucas Spence, LF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Oliver Carrillo, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
- Tyler Whitaker, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (20-20) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 6th on a Hernandez sac fly. Smith tossed 3 scoreless in relief as the game went to extra innings. The Hillcats got a run in the 10th to go up 2-1 but the Woodpeckers responded with a Schiavone RBI single to tie it and a walk-off Luciano single to win 3-2.
Note: Rodriguez has a 2.00 ERA this season.
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Caden Powell, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 2-for-3, RBI
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-4, SB
- Jason Schiavone, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 2B: 2-for-4
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Jackson Nezuh – 11:05 CT
AV: Andrew Taylor – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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