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 (52-52) won 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
France got the rehab start last night for Sugar Land and allowed 4 runs over 2.0 innings. Ullola pitched in relief and allowed 2 runs over 5.1 innings, though he walked 5. The offense got on the board in the 6th on a Diaz RBI double. They got another run in the 7th on a Davidson RBI single. The offense picked up dup 2 runs in the 8th on a Barber hit by pitch and Corona RBI single. In the 9th, Sacco came through with a 2 run single to tie the game and force extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Davidson sent the fans home happy hitting a sacrifice fly scoring Barber as Sugar Land walked it off.
Note: Ullola has a 3.55 ERA this season.
- Logan Davidson, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-5, R
- Bryan Lavastida, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 4-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- J.P. France, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Blake Weiman, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (34-66) lost 4-1 (BOX SCORE)
Nezuh got the start and went 3.1 innings allowing 3 runs. The Hooks offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Ferreras sac fly. Mancini went 4.2 innings in relief allowing just 1 run but the offense was unable to mount a comeback as the Hooks fell 4-1.
Note: Sullivan has a .901 OPS in Double-A.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Wes Clarke, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI
- Luis Baez, 1B: 1-for-2, BB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 5 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (43-56) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor got the start for Asheville and allowed 1 run over 4.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning on a Whitaker RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the 5th on Janek and Bush RBI singles. They got another run in the 7th on a Janek RBI single. Guedez relieved Taylor and allowed 5 runs over 2.1 innings. The offense got one back in the 9th on a Bush RBI double but the comeback fell short as Asheville fell 6-5.
Note: Janek has 23 SB this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, DH: 1-for-5, R
- Walker Janek, C: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, CF: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-47)
Game 1 – won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
This was a completion of Friday’s game. Cruz took over as the “starter” on Saturday with the Woodpeckers down were down 2-0. Cruz was phenomenal striking out 7 over 5.1 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Schiavone RBI double. In the 6th, Huezo and Powell connected on back to back homers as the Woodpeckers took the lead. Rosario went 3 scoreless innings as he closed it out.
Note: Cruz has a 3.75 ERA this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Hector Salas, LF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, BB, SB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 BB
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Game 2 – lost 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
Smith got the start for the Woodpeckers and went 3.2 innings allowing 1 unearned run. He was relieved by Ryan Smith who allowed 4 runs, all unearned. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Huezo RBI single but that was it from the offense as the Woodpeckers fell 5-1.
Note: P. Smith has a 3.34 ERA this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-4, RBI
- German Ramirez, SS: 1-for-3, R
- Kedaur Trujillo, DH: 1-for-2, BB
- Parker Smith, RHP: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Cam Brown, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 6:35 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 2:05 CT
AV: Derek True – 1:05 CT
FV: Joan Ogando – 4:05 CT
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