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 (71-72) won 10-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Melton 2 run HR. In the second inning, Matthews connected on a 3 run HR. The offense added another run in the third on a Singleton RBI single. Matthews added another homer in the 4th, this time a 2 run HR. Fleury got the start and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs, both of which came in the first inning. Diaz would add a solo HR in the 7th to extend the lead. Diaz added another solo HR in the 9th inning. The Sugar Land bullpen was great tossing 4 scoreless innings as they closed out the 10-2 win.
Note: Melton has a .920 OPS in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Pedro Leon, RF: 1-for-6, R, 2B
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Jon Singleton, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
- Kenedy Corona, LF: 3-for-5, 2 R
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Matt Bowman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (47-88) won 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Sacco RBI single. In the third inning they got 3 more runs on a Guillemette RBI single and a 2 run double by Bush. Hicks got the start but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 3.2 innings. In the 4th, Baez added a 2 run single as the Hooks took the lead. The offense got some insurance in the 8th inning on a Perez sac fly and Martinez RBI single. The bullpen pitched well tossing 5.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 8-5 win.
Note: Guilfoil has a 3.88 ERA this season.
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-5, R
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB
- Luis Baez, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
- Garret Guillemette, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Will Bush, C: 3-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- James Hicks, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Railin Perez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (52-76) SEASON OVER
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (69-63) SEASON OVER
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: SEASON OVER
AV: SEASON OVER
FV: SEASON OVER
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