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.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-5, 2B
- Kyle Walker, DH: 1-for-4
- Yosweld Vasquez, C: 1-for-4, 2B
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Eurys Martich, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:00 CT
AV: Derek True – 5:35 CT
FV: Rafael Gonzalez – 5:35 CT
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