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 (40-41) lost 9-3 (BOX SCORE)
Blubaugh started for Sugar Land and allowed 4 runs over 5 innings while striking out 9. The offense got on the board getting a run on a double play in the 4th inning. In the 5th, the offense got 2 runs back on a Price 2 run single. The bullpen struggled allowing 5 runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 9-3.
Note: Matthews is hitting .285 this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-3, R, SB
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-4, RBI
- Omar Narvaez, DH: 1-for-4, R
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (25-49) won 17-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first on a Clarke sac fly and Cole 2 run HR. They exploded for 6 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Williams sac fly, Clarke 3 run HR and another Cole 2 run HR. Austin added a 2 run single in the 3rd inning. Urias got the start and allowed 2 runs over 5 innings. In the 4th inning, Baez connected on a 3 run HR. The offense got 3 more in the 6th on a Sacco sac fly and Ferreras 2 run double. The pen allowed a few runs in relief but held on as the Hooks won 17-5.
Note: Cole has a .806 OPS this season.
- Trevor Austin, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 1-for-5, 2 R
- Garret Guillemette, DH: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, BB
- Zach Cole, CF: 3-for-4, 4 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Tommy Sacco, 3B: 0-for-2, RBI, BB, SB
- Luis Baez, RF: 3-for-5, 3 R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- John Garcia, C: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (34-40) lost 13-4 (BOX SCORE)
True got the start for Asheville but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 2.1 innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Gonzalez RBI single and Sullivan 2 run HR. They got another run in the 4th on a Brutcher sac fly. The pen struggled allowing another 8 runs as Asheville fell 13-4.
Note: Sullivan has a .883 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 1-for-4, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Cristian Gonzalez, SS: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Derek True, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Matt Mikulski, LHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jean Pinto, RHP: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (40-35) lost 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first scoring 2 runs on an error and Luciano RBI double. They got another run in the 4th on a Valencia solo HR. Palmer got the start and allowed 2 runs over 1.1 innings. Ogando pitched in relief and pitched well allowing 1 unearned run over 5 innings of work. The game went to extras with teams trading runs in the 10th. In the 11th, the GreenJackets got 3 runs as the Woodpeckers fell 7-4.
Note: Ogando has a 3.53 ERA this season.
- Hector Salas, 3B: 0-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Jancel Villarroel, LF: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Max Holy, SS: 3-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Waner Luciano, DH: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Alberto Hernandez, 1B: 1-for-4, BB
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Cam Brown, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
