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 (53-56) lost 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
France got a rehab start for Sugar Land and allowed 2 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense got on the board with 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Davidson solo HR and Hurtubise RBI groundout. They got 2 more runs in the 5th on a Singleton groundout and Short RBI single. Ullola allowed 3 runs over 4 innings in relief and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 6-4.
Note: Whitcomb has a .921 OPS in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 1-for-5, SB
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-5, R, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 3-for-5, R, 2B, SB
- Logan Davidson, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Zack Short, SS: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Colin Barber, LF: 2-for-4, 2 2B, BB
- J.P. France, RHP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-68) lost 9-6 (BOX SCORE)
Nezuh started for the Hooks and allowed 3 runs over 1.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 5th scoring 3 runs on a Ferreras RBI single, Sullivan RBI groundout and Sacco RBI double. They got another in the 5th on a Guillemette sac fly. The pen struggled allowing another 6 runs as the Drillers extended their lead. The offense got 2 runs in the 9th on a Martinez 2 run single but that was it as the Hooks fell 9-6.
Note: Martinez is hitting .301 in Double-A.
- Joseph Sullivan, RF: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-5, R
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 0-for-1, 2 R, 3 BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (43-61) lost 9-0 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 3 runs. He was relieved by Cruz who allowed 6 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense collected nine hits and drew three walks but were unable to score as they fell 9-0.
Note: Gomez has 15 doubles this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-4
- Jancel Villarroel, DH: 1-for-4
- Tyler Whitaker, 1B: 1-for-3
- Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-4
- Hector Salas, 3B: 2-for-4
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Luis Aguilar, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (54-49) won 10-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on an error and another run on a wild pitch. They got 3 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Frey 2 run single and Monistere RBI single. Smith got the start and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense added some insurance runs in the 9th scoring 4 runs on a Monistere walk, wild pitch, Daudet sac fly and a passed ball. Carrera closed it out allowing 2 runs over 4 innings with 7 strikeouts in his Single-A debut.
Note: Smith has a 3.38 ERA this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-4, 3 R, BB, 2 SB
- Ethan Frey, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Nick Monistere, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
- Kedaur Trujillo, 1B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Parker Smith, RHP: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Jesus Carrera, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 8:37 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Alain Pena – 5:05 CT
FV: Javier Perez – 6:05 CT
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