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 (53-55) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Garcia made another rehab start and was great tossing 4 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. He was relieved by Knorr who allowed 4 runs in the 5th inning. The offense got on the board in the 7th on a Matthews hit by pitch and Whitcomb 2 run single. That was it from the offense though as they fell 5-3.
Note: Matthews has a .886 OPS in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, DH: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
- Zack Short, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Luis Garcia, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-67) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Spence 3 run HR. In the 2nd inning they scored 2 runs on a Sacco RBI single and Martinez RBI double. Bush added a solo HR in the third. Mayer got the start for the Hooks and pitched well striking out 8 over 4 innings while allowing 1 run. Williams added a sac fly in the 5th to extend the lead. Tredwell made his Double-A debut and tossed 3 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. The rest of the pen closed it out with 2 scoreless innings as the Hooks won 7-1.
Note: Spence has a 1.600 OPS in Double-A.
- Zach Cole, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 1-for-5, R
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, SB
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jeron Williams, SS: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, SB
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (43-60) lost 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Villarroel 2 run HR. In the 3rd, Janek added a solo HR. Rodriguez got the start and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. The offense took the lead in the 5th scoring 2 runs on a Janek 2 run single. Almonte allowed 3 runs in relief as the Grasshoppers retook the lead. The offense went down in order in the 9th as Asheville fell 7-5.
Note: Janek has 7 HR over his last 25 games.
- Alejandro Nunez, SS: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Walker Janek, C: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Mason Lytle, CF: 1-for-3, BB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (53-49) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Powell RBI single. Rodriguez got the start and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense got another run in the 5th on a Frey sac fly. The bullpen allowed 4 runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Woodpeckers fell 7-2.
Note: Huezo is hitting .484 in Single-A.
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 3-for-4, R
- Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-3, RBI
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- Zach Daudet, 2B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 8:45 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Andrew Taylor – 5:35 CT
FV: Parker Smith – 6:05 CT
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