Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (53-53) lost 10-9 (BOX SCORE)
Javier got the start for Sugar Land allowing 1 run over 3.2 innings while striking out 6. The offense got on the board in the second inning on a Castro RBI double. In the 5th, Matthews added an RBI double. The offense picked up 3 runs in the 6th inning on a Castro 3 run HR. Fleury pitched in relief but struggled allowing 5 runs. The Sugar Land offense continued to add on though getting 2 runs in the 7th on a Whitcomb RBI double and Davidson RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the 8th on a Whitcomb 2 run double. The pen struggled late though allowing 3 runs in the 9th and then one in the 10th as Sugar Land fell 10-9.
Note: Castro has a .842 OPS in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-6, R, 2 2B, 3 RBI
- Logan Davidson, 3B: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, DH: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Luis Castro, LF: 4-for-5, 2 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI
- Cristian Javier, RHP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Tayler Scott, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (36-66) won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 3 runs on an Austin 2 run single and Williams RBI double. They got another run in the 3rd on a Clarke solo HR. Swanson got the start for the Hooks and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings. In the 6th, Spence connected on a 3 run HR, his first Double-A homer. The pen allowed a few runs but was ultimately able to hold on for the save as the Hooks won 7-5.
Note: Spence has a .784 OPS this season.
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Garret Guillemette, C: 2-for-4, 2 R
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Lucas Spence, RF: 2-for-3, R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, SB
- Jeron Williams, SS: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (43-58) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
Santos got the start for Asheville but struggled allowing 5 runs over 4 innings of work. The Asheville offense got on the board in the first inning on a passed ball. In the 4th the offense picked up 2 runs on a Vogel solo HR and a run on an error. The pen was solid but the offense struggled to score again as Asheville fell 6-3.
Note: Lytle picked up 3 hits in his professional debut.
- Walker Janek, C: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Drew Vogel, SS: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Mason Lytle, CF: 3-for-4
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (53-47) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers offense got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 3 runs on RBI singles from Daudet, Call and Frey. They got another run in the 3rd on another Daudet RBI single. Howard got the start and allowed 2 runs over 4 innings while striking out 4. The offense added another run in the 8th on a wild pitch.
Note: Howard has a 3.45 ERA in Single-A.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Anthony Huezo, RF: 0-for-3, 2 BB, SB
- Nick Monistere, 3B: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2 SB
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Zach Daudet, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- Chase Call, LF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 BB
- Eurys Martich, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 8:45 CT
CC: Manuel Urias – 6:35 CT
AV: Jean Pinto – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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