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 (62-63) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Cole solo HR, his first Triple-A homer. They got another run in the 5th inning on a Barber RBI double. Ullola got the start and was great allowing 1 run over 6 innings while striking out 6. In the 6th, the offense got 2 runs on a Short 2 run HR. The pen allowed a couple of runs but held on for the 4-3 win.
Note: Ullola has a 3.68 ERA this season.
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Zach Cole, LF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Zack Short, SS: 2-for-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-4, R
- Colin Barber, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (43-78) won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on a double steal where Baez stole home. They got 3 more runs in the 4th inning on an error, Ferreras RBI single and Spence RBI single. Dombroski got the start and was great tossing 5 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. The offense added 2 more runs in the 8th on a Williams RBI single and a wild pitch. David allowed a run in the 9th but the pen held on for the 6-1 win.
Note: Williams is hitting .280 this season.
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Jeron Williams, SS: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Luis Baez, RF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 3 SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (50-68) won 13-8 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning scoring 5 runs on a Nunez 2 run HR, Holy RBI double and Schiavone 2 run single. Cruz got the start and went 3.2 innings allowing 4 runs. The offense added 3 runs in the 4th inning on an Encarnacion RBI triple, Janek RBI single and a run on an error. In the 5th, Brutcher added a 2 run HR. In the 7th the offense got 3 more runs on a Janek 2 run double and a run on a wild pitch. Rodriguez closed it out allowing 4 runs over 4 innings, but the offense did more than enough as Asheville won 13-8.
Note: Janek has a .787 OPS this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB
- Walker Janek, C: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, 1B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-5, R
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Jason Schiavone, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Mason Lytle, RF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Norbis Diaz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (65-57) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Aguilar got the start and went 3 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Ramirez RBI single. Perez was next in and pitched well striking out 6 over 5 innings allowing 1 run. The offense got 2 runs back in the 7th inning on a Frey RBI single and Monistere sac fly. That was it from the offense though as the Woodpeckers fell 5-3.
Note: Perez has a 3.15 ERA in Single-A.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
- Zach Daudet, 1B: 1-for-2, 3 BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- German Ramirez, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- Chase Call, RF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 1-for-3, R
- Luis Aguilar, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Javier Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jose Fleury – 7:05 CT
CC: Jame Hicks – 7:00 CT
AV: Nolan DeVos – 5:35 CT
FV: Ryan Verdugo – 5:35 CT
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