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Astros Minor League Recap: August 28th

Published

August 29, 2025

Shay Whitcomb | Credit: Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images

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 (63-63) won 9-8 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning when Whitcomb connected on a 3 run home run. Fleury got the start and was solid allowing 3 runs, all on a homer, over 5 innings with 5 strikeouts. The offense got a run in the 4th on a Cole solo HR and another in the 5th on a Singleton RBI double. The Isotopes would scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to take the lead. In the bottom of the 8th, the offense rallied for 2 runs to tie it up on Barber and Corona RBI singles. The Isotopes got a run in the 9th to take the lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Palma walked it off with a 2 run HR, his first Triple-A home run.

Note: Whitcomb has a .888 OPS in Triple-A.

Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-4, R, BB, SB
Zach Dezenzo, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-1, RBI
Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-1, RBI
Shay Whitcomb, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Jon Singleton, 1B: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
Zach Cole, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
Zack Short, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
Miguel Palma, C: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI

Jose Fleury, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Tayler Scott, RHP: 0.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (43-79) lost 9-7 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Clarke solo HR. They got another run in the 3rd inning on a Sullivan RBI single. The offense added 3 runs in the 5th on a Clarke 3 run HR. Hicks got the start and went 4 innings allowing 6 runs, 5 earned. The pen allowed 3 runs as the Drillers extended their lead. The offense got 2 runs back in the 8th on a wild pitch and Austin groundout but that was it as the Hooks fell 9-7.

Note: Clarke has a .929 OPS with the Hooks.

Orlando Martinez, LF: 1-for-3, 3 R, 2B, BB
Wes Clarke, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Joseph Sullivan, DH: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-5, RBI
Luis Baez, RF: 1-for-4, BB, 2 SB
John Garcia, C: 1-for-5, R, 2B, SB

James Hicks, RHP: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K
Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Patrick Halligan, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (50-69) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

DeVos got the start and allowed 2 runs over 3.2 innings. The pen was solid until the 9th inning when Torres allowed 3 runs as the Spartanburgers extended their lead. The offense got 2 runs in the 9th inning on wild pitches, but that was it as Asheville fell 5-2.

Note: Langford has a 2.81 ERA this season.

Mason Lytle, CF: 2-for-4, SB
Kenni Gomez, LF: 1-for-3, R, SB
Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB

Nolan DeVos, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (65-58) lost 7-0 (BOX SCORE)

Verdugo started for the Woodpeckers but struggled allowing 4 runs over 1.2 innings. The bullpen allowed another 3 runs as the Pelicans extended their lead. The offense struggled on the night collecting just 4 hits as the Woodpeckers were shutout in the 7-0 loss.

Note: Frey has a .789 OPS this season.