Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (43-43) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Blubaugh started for Sugar Land and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings of work. Sugar Land tied the game up in the 7th on a Hamilton RBI triple. OKC got a run in the 8th off of Scott and the offense failed to score in the 9th as Sugar Land fell 2-1.
Note: Matthews is hitting .283 this season.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-4
- Omar Narvaez, C: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 1-for-2, 3B, RBI, BB
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Blake Weiman, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Taylor Scott, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (29-52) lost 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Hooks and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned. The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Guillemette solo HR. The pen struggled allowing a few more runs as the Hooks found themselves down 5-1. Springfield would add a few more runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 7-1.
- Trevor Austin, RF: 2-for-3
- Garret Guillemette, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Patrick Halligan, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (36-44) lost 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor started for Asheville and went 4 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 3. The offense got on the board with 3 runs in the 5th on a Sullivan RBI triple and 2 runs scoring on errors. Santos relieved Taylor and allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th. The offense would rally getting a run in the 6th on an error and then 2 runs in the 7th on a Spence RBI double and Bush RBI single. In the 8th, Leach gave up a 3 run HR as the Renegades took a 7-6 lead. The offense was unable to respond as Asheville fell 7-6.
Note: Sullivan has a .909 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI, SB
- Walker Janek, C: 0-for-5, R, SB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-1, R, 2B, RBI, 3 BB, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-4, RBI
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (43-38) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
McPherson got the start for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing just 1 run over 5 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Fisher 2 run HR. The offense rallied for 4 more runs in the 5th inning on a Hernandez sac fly and Fisher 3 run HR. Howard went the final 4 innings allowing 1 run as the Woodpeckers won 6-2.
Note: Valencia has 39 SB this season.
- Hector Salas, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, SB
- Cam Fisher, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-4
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 2-for-4, 2 SB
- Reylin Perez, LF: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, R
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 7:05 CT
CC: Joey Mancini – 6:35 CT
AV: Jose Guedez – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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