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 (55-60) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
McCullers got the rehab start for Sugar Land and went 5 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Singleton 2 run HR. They got 2 more runs in the 4th on a Matthews 2 run triple. In the 6th, Diaz added a 2 run HR. Blubaugh came on in relief and allowed 1 run over 4 innings with 4 strikeouts as Sugar Land won 6-2.
Note: Matthews has a .871 OPS in Triple-A.
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 2-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI
- Logan Davidson, RF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Jon Singleton, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Lance McCullers, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (38-73) lost 12-6 (BOX SCORE)
Urias got the start and allowed 4 runs while retiring just one batter. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Williams sac fly. They got another run in the 4th on a Ferreras RBI groundout. Dombroski pitched in relief but struggled allowing 6 runs over 3 innings. In the 5th inning the Hooks scored twice on back to back homers from Garcia and Spence. Williams added a solo HR in the 6th inning. Cole connected on a solo HR in the 9th but that was it as the Hooks fell 12-6.
Note: Cole has a .837 OPS this season.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Cole, RF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 2-for-5, R
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-5, 2B
- Jeron Williams, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (46-64) lost 11-6 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Villarroel RBI single. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Salas sac fly. True got the start but struggled allowing 7 runs over 4 innings. The Asheville offense got a run in the 3rd on a Gomez RBI single and one in the 4th on a Janek RBI single. Brutcher added a run in the 5th on an RBI single. Pena struggled in relief allowing 4 runs over 3 innings as the Dash extended their lead. Janek would add an RBI double in the 8th but that was it as Asheville fell 11-6.
Note: Janek has a .790 OPS this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 2-for-5, R
- Walker Janek, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Jancel Villarroel, 1B: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Max Holy, DH: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Derek True, RHP: 4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Alain Pena, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (60-51) won 20-3 (BOX SCORE)
DeVos started for the Woodpeckers in his first outing since 2023. He went 3 innings allowing 1 run with 5 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Walker RBI double and a run scoring on a double play. The offense got 3 runs in the 4th on a fielder’s choice, Daudet sac fly and Schiavone RBI double. They added 7 runs in the 5th on a Call hit by pitch, Daudet 2 run single, run on a wild pitch, Hernandez RBI single, Frey RBI single and another run on a wild pitch. Perez pitched in relief for the Woodpeckers and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 5 innings. The offense got 3 more runs in the 6th inning on a wild pitch, Hernandez walk and a run on a balk. In the 7th, the offense got 5 more runs on a Daudet hit by pitch, Schiavone walk, Hernandez RBI single, Huezo RBI single and Frey sac fly.
Note: Frey is hitting .297 this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-6, RBI
- Ethan Frey, DH: 1-for-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Caden Powell, SS: 2-for-4, 4 R, 2B, BB
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 3-for-3, 5 R, 2B, RBI, 3 BB
- Chase Call, LF: 1-for-4, 4 R, 2 RBI, BB
- Zach Daudet, 1B: 2-for-3, R, 4 RBI
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 2-for-3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Nolan DeVos, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Javier Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 7:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 7:05 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:30 CT
FV: Joan Ogando – 6:05 CT
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