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Astros Minor League Recap: July 5th

Published

July 6, 2025

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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 (43-42) POSTPONED

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (29-50) won 8-2 (BOX SCORE)

Mayer got the start and pitched well striking out 6 over 5 innings while allowing 1 run in his Double-A debut. The offense got on the board with 4 runs in the 2nd inning on a Wrobleski 3 run double and Garcia RBI single. They scored 2 more runs in the 3rd inning on a Sacco 2 run single. In the 4th, Martinez added an RBI single. Cole stayed hot connecting on a solo HR in the 8th, his 7th homer over his last 6 games. Urias went the final 4 innings allowing 1 run as the Hooks won 8-2.

Note: Mayer has 81 K over 63.2 innings this season.

Wes Clarke, DH: 1-for-4, R, BB
Zach Cole, CF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
Orlando Martinez, LF: 2-for-5, R, RBI
Garret Guillemette, 1B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, BB
Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Ryan Wrobleski, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
John Garcia, C: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

Bryce Mayer, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (35-43) lost 11-4 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board in the first on a wild pitch and then got 3 runs in the 2nd inning on Whitaker and Jaworsky RBI singles and a Spence sac fly. True got the start but struggled allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, over 3.2 innings of work. The pen struggled too allowing 7 runs over the next 4 innings. The offense was unable to score again as Asheville fell 11-4.

Note: Vogel has 21 SB this season.

Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-5, RBI, SB
Lucas Spence, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, SB
Drew Vogel, 2B: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB, 3 SB
Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB

Derek True, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Cody Tucker, RHP: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Matt Mikulski, LHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (42-38) won 10-2 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Valencia 3 run HR. In the 3rd inning, the offense added 2 more runs on a steal and a throwing error. Palmer got the start for the Woodpeckers and pitched well striking out 5 over 3 scoreless innings. The offense added 4 more runs in 6th inning on a Valencia RBI single, Salas 2 run double and Hernandez RBI groundout. Ogando relieved Palmer and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs. Salas added another run in the 7th on an RBI single. Smith closed it out with 2 scoreless innings as the Woodpeckers won 10-2.

Note: Palmer has a 2.45 ERA this season.