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 (39-38) lost 14-8 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Bastidas RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Whitcomb hit by pitch and Castro sac fly. Brown got the start but struggled allowing 10 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense would rally for 4 runs in the 5th on a Bastidas RBI single, Price RBI double, Diaz sac fly and Corona RBI groundout. El Paso scored a few more runs off of Kouba extending their lead and the offense was unable to come back as Sugar Land fell 14-8.
Note: Matthews is hitting .285 this season.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-5, R, 2 2B
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
- Luis Castro, 1B: 0-for-3, R, RBI
- Jon Singleton, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 2-for-3, R, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (22-48) lost 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
Pecko started for the Hooks but ran into some trouble allowing 5 runs over 3.2 innings of work. Santa was solid in relief allowing 1 run over 3 innings but the offense really struggled collecting just 2 hits in the 6-0 loss.
Note: Santa has a 1.29 ERA this season.
- Trevor Austin, LF: 2-for-4, 2B
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-38) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Spence RBI single. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Vogel solo HR. Santos got the start and went 5 innings allowing 4 runs. Langford was good in relief tossing 3 scoreless innings. In the 8th, Bush connected on an RBI double. That was it from the offense though as Asheville fell 4-3.
Note: Janek is hitting .282 this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 2-for-3, R, 2 2B
- Lucas Spence, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Drew Vogel, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (38-33) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Villarroel RBI double and Holy sac fly. They got 2 more in the 2nd inning on a Salas RBI groundout and Luciano RBI single. Howard got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings with 3 strikeouts. The offense continued to add on getting 2 in the 4th on a Villarroel RBI single and Hernandez groundout. Schiavone added a solo HR in the 5th. In the 6th inning, the offense added 2 runs on a Hernandez sac fly and Holy RBI single. Hernandez drove in another run with an RBI single in the 8th inning. McPherson closed it out tossing 4 scoreless innings as the Woodpeckers won 10-1.
Note: Villarroel has a .352 OBP this season.
- Hector Salas, 2B: 0-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 2-for-2, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, 1B: 1-for-3, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, 3 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- Cam Fisher, RF: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 7:35 CT
CC: Jose Fleury – 6:35 CT
AV: Andrew Taylor – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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