Astros Minor League Recap: May 2nd

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (9-16) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)

Fleury started for the Hooks and was great again going 6 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 6. The Hooks got on the board in the 4th on a Jordan 2 run HR. In the 6th they got 2 more runs on a Castro RBI single and Sherwin sac fly. Cole played add on in the 8th when he stole third and scored on a throwing error. Torres closed the game out allowing 1 run over the final 2 innings as he picked up the save.

Note: Fleury has a 0.96 ERA this season.

• Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB
• Luis Castro, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI
• Rowdey Jordan, 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
• John Garcia, C: 1-for-2, BB

• Jose Fleury, RHP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
• Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)

A+: Asheville Tourists (11-14) won 15-13 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board in the first on a Gonzalez RBI single. They got another run in the 3rd on a Nunez RBI double. Swiney started for Asheville and allowed 1 run over 2.2 innings. He was relieved by Almonte who allowed 5 runs over 1.1 innings. In the 4th inning, Bush connected on a 3 run HR, his 3rd HR of the season. The offense added 2 more runs in the 5th inning on a Vogel sac fly and Austin RBI single. Jaworsky added a 2 run single in the 6th inning to extend the lead. Linskey pitched in relief tossing 3 scoreless innings. Asheville picked up another run in the 8th on a Nunez solo HR. Chrinos allowed 4 runs in the 8th as the Drive tied the game. In the 10th, Asheville picked up a couple of runs on Nunez and Gonzalez sac flies and Gomez capped it off with a 3 run HR.

Note: Nunez has a .942 OPS this season.

• Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
• Alejandro Nunez, LF: 3-for-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB
• Chase Jaworsky, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, BB
• Cristian Gonzalez, 3B: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
• Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• Garret Guillemette, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R
• Drew Vogel, 2B: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB
• Will Bush, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• Trevor Austin, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB

• Nick Swiney, LHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
• Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Matthew Linskey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K