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 (54-60) lost 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Singleton RBI single. France got the rehab start and allowed 3 runs, all in the 4th, over 4 innings. He was relieved by Ullola who struggled allowing 4 runs while retiring just 2 batters. The offense got 2 runs back in the 7th on a Davidson 2 run HR but that was it as Sugar Land fell 7-3.
Note: Matthews is hitting .277 in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 2-for-4, R
- Logan Davidson, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Miguel Palma, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- J.P. France, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (38-72) won 9-8 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 4th inning scoring 2 runs on a Baez 2 run double. Nezuh got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 3. The Hooks got 4 more runs in the 7th on RBI doubles from Guillemette and Bush and RBI singles from Williams and Baez. In the 8th, Williams added 3 runs on a 3 run double. The Sod Poodles made it interesting scoring 7 runs in the 8th inning but the Hooks were able to hold on for the win.
Note: Bush has a 1.005 OPS in Double-A.
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 3 BB
- Zach Cole, CF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Jeron Williams, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 4 RBI, SB
- Luis Baez, LF: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (46-63) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Lytle RBI single. They got a run in the 3rd on a wild pitch and another run in the 4th on a Vogel sac fly. Taylor got the start and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense blew it open with 4 runs in the 6th inning on an error, a Nunez RBI single, Holy walk and Lytle sac fly. The offense got two more in the 8th on a Janek RBI single and Villarroel sac fly. Asheville picked up one more run in the 9th on an Encarnacion RBI double. Cruz closed it out allowing 1 run over the final 4 innings as Asheville won 10-1.
Note: Taylor has a 3.42 ERA in High-A.
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI, SB
- Walker Janek, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-2, RBI
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-1, R, RBI, 4 BB, 3 SB
- Mason Lytle, CF: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Hector Salas, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (59-51) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Frey RBI groundout. They got another run in the 3rd on a Frey RBI double. Smith got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings while striking out 3. The offense picked up another run in the 5th on another Frey RBI double.
Note: Frey is hitting .294 this season.
- Brandon Forrester, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI
- Ethan Frey, RF: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
- Caden Powell, SS: 0-for-3, BB, 2 SB
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Zach Daudet, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-3, R
- Parker Smith, RHP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Jesus Carrera, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: AJ Blubaugh – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Derek True – 5:30 CT
FV: Javier Perez – 6:05 CT
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