Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (35-28) won 15-9 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board early scoring 4 runs in the first on a Matthews 2 run double, Castro RBI double and Guillorme RBI single. They got 2 more in the 2nd inning on a Guillorme groundout and Bastidas RBI single. Ullola got the start and went 4.1 innings allowing 2 runs. Narvaez added a 2 run single in the 4th to extend the lead. The offense continued to add on late getting 3 in the 8th on a Castro 2 run single and Bastidas RBI single. In the 9th, the offense added 4 runs on a Hummel 3 run HR and Matthews solo HR. The pen allowed a few runs but held on for the win.
Note: Matthews has a .832 OPS this season.
- Zack Short, LF: 2-for-5, 2 R, BB
- Cooper Hummel, RF: 2-for-5, 4 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 3-for-5, 4 R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Luis Castro, 1B: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- Luis Guillorme, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Omar Narvaez, C: 2-for-6, 2 RBI
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (20-36) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Diaz solo HR. They got another run in the 4th on a Garcia solo HR. Mancini started for the Hooks and went 4.2 innings allowing 4 runs.
Note: Chirinos has 40 K in 25 innings this season.
- Trevor Austin, LF: 1-for-4, R
- John Garcia, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Rowdey Jordan, DH: 2-for-4, 2B
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (25-33) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
Bello started for Asheville and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs. Swiney pitched in relief and allowed 4 runs as the Cyclones extended their lead. The offense got a run in the 7th on a Whitaker run scoring single and another in the 8th on a Gomez RBI groundout. That was it from the offense though as Asheville fell 8-2.
Note: Bush has a .884 OPS this season.
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 0-for-4, RBI, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Tyler Whitaker, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Juan Bello, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (33-25) won 9-8 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers jumped out to an early lead scoring 5 runs in the first inning on a Brutcher RBI triple, Valencia 2 run single, Luciano RBI single and another run on an error. Tredwell got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense got 2 runs in the 4th on a Hernandez RBI single and Villarroel RBI groundout. They got 2 more runs in the 5th on a Trimble 2 run HR. The pen allowed 5 runs but Almonte closed it out getting a strikeout and double play to end it.
Note: Brutcher has a .930 OPS this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3B, RBI, 2 BB
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 1-for-5, R, RBI
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Justin Trimble, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, SB
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jason Alexander – 8:35 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 12:05 CT
AV: Jean Pinto – 5:40 CT
FV: TBD – 10:05 CT
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