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 (56-60) won 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Palma RBI double. They picked up 2 more runs in the 3rd inning on an error and Whitcomb sac fly. Price would add an RBI single in the 4th. Ivey got the start and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings. After a scoreless inning from Santa, Fleury closed it out with 3 scoreless as Sugar Land won 4-2.
Note: Palma has a .808 OPS in Triple-A.
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 0-for-2, RBI
- Miguel Palma, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-3, RBI
- Colin Barber, CF: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (39-73) won 10-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Guillemette RBI single. They scored another run in the third on a wild pitch. In the 4th, the offense got 4 runs on a Clarke RBI single, Cole RBI double and Guillemette 2 run single. Hicks got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. The Hooks offense got another run in the 7th on a Baez RBI single. The offense added 3 more runs in the 9th on a Spence 2 run double and Cole RBI single. The pen allowed one run but held on for the 10-4 win.
Note: Spence has a 1.029 OPS in Double-A.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-5, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Zach Cole, RF: 4-for-6, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, SB
- Garret Guillemette, DH: 2-for-6, 3 RBI
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-4, 2 BB, SB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-5, R
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Luis Baez, LF: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- James Hicks, RHP: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (47-64) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Santos started for Asheville and pitched well allowing just one hit over 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Holy RBI single. They picked up another run in the 6th on a Nunez sac fly. In the 7th, the offense scored 2 runs on a Salas 2 run double. David tossed 3 scoreless in relief and Almonte allowed a run in the 9th but closed out the 4-1 win.
Note: Nunez is hitting .274 this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, CF: 1-for-4, R
- Alejandro Nunez, SS: 2-for-3, R, RBI, 2 SB
- Max Holy, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Hector Salas, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Ramsey David, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (61-51) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Ogando got the start and went 2 innings allowing 2 runs. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd on a Monistere RBI single. They tied it up in the 4th on a Flores RBI single. Martich pitched in relief and tossed 4 scoreless innings. In the 8th, Flores gave the Woodpeckers the lead with an RBI single. Frias tossed 3 scoreless innings to close out the 3-2 win.
Note: Frey is hitting .297 this season.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Nick Monistere, SS: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Chase Call, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, SB
- Arturo Flores, C: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Eurys Martich, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 6:35 CT
CC: Nic Swanson – 1:05 CT
AV: Dylan Howard – 1:00 CT
FV: Rafael Gonzalez – 4:05 CT
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