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 (30-20) won 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Corona 2 run HR. Walter started for the Space Cowboys and pitched really well tossing 6 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. Sugar Land got another run in the 7th on a Matthews RBI single. Tamarez allowed a run in relief but the rest of the pen shut it down as Sugar Land won 3-1.
Note: Walter has a 1.94 ERA in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
- Tommy Sacco, LF: 0-for-1, 2 R, 2 BB
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Brandon Walter, LHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (16-28) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Urias got the start for the Hooks and pitched well striking out 7 over 5 innings allowing just 1 run. After the Sod Poodles scored 3 runs in the 7th inning, the Hooks would rally back with 4 runs in the 8th on a Diaz RBI single, Deming RBI triple, Jordan RBI double and Encarnacion RBI single to tie it. The Sod Poodles got a run in the 9th to take the lead but the Hooks responded with a Diaz solo HR in the bottom of the 9th to tie it again. In the 10th, the Hooks walked it off on an error as they won 6-5.
Note: Urias has a 3.57 ERA this season.
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Austin Deming, 1B: 1-for-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI
- Rowdey Jordan, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Luis Encarnacion, DH: 2-for-4, RBI
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (19-26) lost 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
Mayer got the start for Asheville and went 3 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned. The pen allowed a few runs as the Tourists were down 6-0. The offense got on the board in the 7th inning on a Gonzalez sac fly and Whitaker RBI double. In the 8th, the offense scored 4 runs to tie it on a Gonzalez RBI single and Bush 3 run HR. The Grasshoppers picked up a run in the 9th though as Asheville fell 7-6.
Note: Gomez is hitting .404 over his last 13 games.
- Joseph Sullivan, LF: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 SB
- Cristian Gonzalez, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI
- Lucas Spence, DH: 1-for-4, R
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Nick Swiney, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (23-22) lost 8-0 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings. Smith and Mercedes struggled in relief allowing 8 runs each as the Woodpeckers found themselves down big. The offense struggled on the day collecting just 2 hits as they were shutout 8-0.
Note: Brutcher is hitting .343 this season.
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-4
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-3, SB
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Justin Trimble, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 1:05 CT
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: TBD – 5:05 CT
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