Another day of baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (16-16)
Game 1 – won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first on a Matthews double play ball. In the third, they added on 3 runs on a Sacco 2 run double and Corona RBI groundout. Gordon got the start and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings with 5 strikeouts. In the 6th, the offense added back to back homers from Guillorme and Sacco. Dubin and Castro tossed scoreless innings as they closed out game one.
Note: Gordon has a 2.48 ERA this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-3, R
- Collin Price, 1B: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Luis Guillorme, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, LF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-1, BB
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Miguel Castro, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Game 2 – lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Walter started game 2 and was solid allowing 3 runs, 2 earned, over 6 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Bastidas 2 run HR. Round Rock got some insurance off Robertson in the 7th inning scoring 5 runs and the Sugar Land offense was unable to complete the comeback as they fell 8-2.
Note: Walter has a 2.43 ERA this season.
- Shay Whitcomb, RF: 2-for-3
- Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Brandon Walter, LHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (9-17) lost 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Cole RBI single. Nezuh started for the Hooks and pitched well the first 4 innings butt then allowed 3 runs in the 5th. Santa had another good outing in relief striking out 4 over 2 scoreless innings. The Missions added another run in the 8th to extend their lead and the Hooks’ offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 4-1.
Note: Santa has a 1.02 ERA this season.
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-4, R, 3B
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-4, RBI
- Jose Gonzalez, RF: 0-for-2, BB, SB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (12-14) won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
True started for Asheville and pitched well striking out 3 over 5 scoreless innings. Asheville got on the board in the 4th inning on a Jaworsky RBI single and a run on a passed ball. In the 8th, the offense added 3 runs on a Janek 2 run triple and Gonzalez RBI single. Fisher added a sac fly in the 9th. Santos went the last 4 innings without allowing a run as he closed out the 6-0 win.
Note: Jaworsky is hitting .250 this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, R
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-3, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Cristian Gonzalez, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- Cam Fisher, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Derek True, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (14-12) won 10-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Holy RBI single and a run on a wild pitch. They got another run in the third on an error. Tredwell started for the Woodpeckers and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs. In the 5th, the offense rallied for 5 runs on a Villarroel RBI double, Valencia RBI single and Trimble 3 run double. In the 8th, Brutcher added some insurance with a 2 run single. Gonzalez allowed 1 run over 4.1 innings in relief and Ras closed it out retiring the final two batters.
Note: Holy is hitting .394 this season.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Caden Powell, SS: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 3-for-5, 2 R, RBI
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Esmil Valencia, RF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Justin Trimble, 3B: 3-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Rafael Gonzalez, RHP: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Tyler Ras, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 2:05 CT
CC: Alex Santos – 1:05 CT
AV: Jose Guedez – 2:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
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