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 (33-27) lost 9-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Sacco RBI groundout. Blubaugh started for the Space Cowboys and allowed 4 runs over 5.1 innings. Sugar Land got a run in the 3rd on a passed ball and another in the 4th on a Barber RBI single. In the 5th, Narvaez added an RBI single. Murray allowed 4 runs in the 7th as the River Cats took the lead. The offense got one run back in the 8th on a Bastidas RBI double but that was it as Sugar Land fell 9-5.
Note: Bastidas has a .776 OPS this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Luis Guillorme, 3B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Omar Narvaez, C: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Tommy Sacco, RF: 1-for-2, R, RBI, 2 BB
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (19-35) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on an Encarnacion RBI single. Urias started for the Hooks but struggled allowing 7 runs over 5 innings of work. The offense got a run back in the 9th on a Lavastida solo HR but that was it as they fell 8-2.
- Luis Baez, RF: 1-for-4
- Trevor Austin, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Bryan Lavastida, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 5.0 IP, 12 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (25-30) lost 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
Mayer started for Asheville and started well, but ran into some trouble and ended up allowing 5 runs over 4.1 innings. The offense’s lone run came in the 5th on a Nunez bases loaded walk. The pen allowed a few more runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 8-1.
Note: Sullivan has a .927 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 1-for-2, BB
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-3
- Alejandro Nunez, SS: 0-for-1, RBI, 2 BB
- Cristian Gonzalez, 3B: 1-for-2, BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, R
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (30-25) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Hernandez RBI triple. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Luciano solo HR. Ogando got the start and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings of work. Mercedes allowed 3 runs in relief as the GreenJackets went up 6-2. The offense got a run back in the 9th inning on a Luciano RBI single but that would be it as they fell 6-3.
Note: Hernandez is hitting .348 in June.
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 1-for-4, R
- Alberto Hernandez, SS: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 2B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Brandon Walter – 7:05 CT
CC: Ethan Pecko – 7:05 CT
AV: Andrew Taylor – 5:05 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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