Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (28-18) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 2 runs on a Hamilton RBI double and Whitcomb bases loaded walk. Ullola got the start and tossed 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. The Aviators tied it up in the 6th but in the bottom of the inning Sugar Land retook the lead on a Sacco RBI single. They added 2 more runs on a Bastidas RBI single and Guillorme RBI double. The pen closed it out as Sugar Land won 5-2.
Note: Contreras has a 0.93 ERA this season.
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Luis Guillorme, DH: 3-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, LF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (14-26) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Nezuh started for the Hooks and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 6. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Lavastida 2 run double. In the 5th, Diaz connected on a solo HR. The Hooks added 2 more runs in the 7th on a Barber solo HR and Diaz RBI single. The pen allowed a few runs as the Sod Poodles tied it up. In the 10th, the Hooks walked it off on a Willits walk-0ff RBI single.
Note: Knorr has a 3.32 ERA this season.
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Edwin Diaz, S: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Ryan Wrobleski, C: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Rowdey Jordan, 2B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Bryce Willits, 3B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Bryan Lavastida, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (19-22) lost 11-8 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor got the start for Asheville but struggled a bit allowing 2 runs while lasting just 1.1 innings. He was relieved by Santos who allowed 4 runs over 5 innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd scoring 6 runs on a Vogel groundout, Spence walk, Whitaker walk, Sullivan walk and Janek 2 run single. In the 4th, Spence added 2 more on a 2 run double. The pen struggled down the stretch allowing 6 runs over the final 3 innings as Asheville fell 11-8.
Note: Janek is hitting .292 this season.
- Walker Janek, C: 4-for-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Kenni Gomez, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Lucas Spence, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (21-20) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
David started for the Woodpeckers and went 4 innings allowing 1 run. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning on a Valencia 2 run HR. In the 6th, Hernandez connected on a 3 run HR, his 5th HR of the season. Frias closed it out tossing 3 scoreless innings in relief as the Woodpeckers won 5-2.
Note: Brutcher is hitting .325 this season.
- Drew Brutcher, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3B, BB
- Caden Powell, SS: 0-for-3, R, SB
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Ramsey David, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Rhett Kouba – 7:05 CT
CC: Alex Santos – 6:35 CT
AV: Brett Gillis – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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