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Astros Minor League Recap: August 7th

Published

August 8, 2025

Bryce Mayer | Credit: Mizzou Athletics

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.