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 (40-40) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Castro RBI single. Alexander got the start but struggled allowing 5 runs, 2 earned, over 4.2 innings. Sugar Land picked up a run in the 6th on a Short RBI single. In the 7th, the offense rallied with a Barber solo HR and Whitcomb 2 run HR to tie it up. Contreras gave up a run in the 8th though and the offense was unable to score again as Sugar Land fell 6-5.
Note: Matthews has 10 HR this season.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R, 3B, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 3-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Luis Castro, RF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Zack Short, SS: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Colin Barber, CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Jason Alexander, RHP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (24-49) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 3rd on a Clarke RBI triple. Swanson got the start and went 3 scoreless innings. In the 6th, Sacco added a 2 run single to give the Hooks the lead. Clarke would connect on a solo HR in the 8th. Dombroski relieved Swanson and allowed 2 runs over 5.2 innings. Sanchez came on in the 9th and got the las tout as the Hooks won 4-2.
Note: Dombroski has a 3.02 ERA in Double-A this season.
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 2-for-4, R, SB
- Wes Clarke, DH: 3-for-4, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-3, R
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (34-39) won 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Bush solo HR. They got 2 more runs in the 3rd on a Nunez solo HR and another Bush solo HR. Mayer got the start and was dominant tossing 5 scoreless inning with 7 strikeouts. In the 5th, Gomez connected on a 3 run HR. Tredwell allowed 4 runs in relief but Jaworsky added another insurance run with an RBI double in the 7th. Tucker closed it out with a scoreless 9th as Ashevile won 7-4.
Note: Mayer has a 2.85 ERA in High-A.
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Lucas Spence, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, SB
- Will Bush, C: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, SB
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (40-34) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Smith got the start for the Woodpeckers and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Schiavone solo HR. Cruz relieved Smith and went 4.1 innings allowing just 1 unearned run. Villarroel added a solo HR in the 8th but that was it from the offense as the Woodpeckers fell 4-2.
Note: Villarroel has a .749 OPS this season.
- Jancel Villarroel, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-2, BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Parker Smith, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: AJ Blubaugh – 6:05 CT
CC: TBD – 5:05 CT
AV: TBD – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
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