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 (31-22) lost 10-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Price solo HR. In the 3rd, Whitcomb added a solo HR, his 17th of the season. Brown got the start but struggled allowing 8 runs over 4.2 innings. Corona would connected on a solo HR in the 6th inning. The pen allowed a couple more runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 10-3.
Note: Whitcomb leads minor league baseball with 17 HRs.
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, SB
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, LF: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (16-31) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 4th on an Encarnacion solo HR. Mancini started for the Hooks and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5.1 innings. The game was only 7 innings, and the offense failed to score again as the Hooks fell 2-1.
Note: Mancini has a 3.80 ERA this season.
- Colin Barber, DH: 1-for-3
- Luis Encarnacion, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Austin Deming, 1B: 1-for-3
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (21-27) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 2 runs on a Bush RBI double and Carrillo RBI double. They got another run in the 3rd on a Guillemette RBI single. In the 4th, Bush connected on a 2 run HR to extend the lead. Gillis got the start and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The pen allowed a couple of runs but were able to hold on for the 5-2 win.
Note: Bush has a .881 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, RF: 2-for-5,2B, SB
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 1-for-5, R
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Drew Vogel, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Will Bush, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Brett Gillis, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Juan Bello, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (24-23) POSTPONED
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jason Alexander – 7:35 CT
CC: TBD – 7:00 CT
AV: Anderson Brito – 6:00 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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