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Astros Minor League Recap: August 5th

Jimmy Price

Published

August 6, 2025

Lucas Spence | Credit: Joe Dwyer

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.