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 (69-65) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Pecko started for Sugar Land and was dominant tossing 6 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning scoring 2 runs on a Leon RBI single and Cole bases loaded walk. Bolton tossed 2.1 scoreless in relief and Hernandez came on and closed it out as Sugar Land won 2-0.
Note: Pecko has a 3.60 ERA in Triple-A.
- Pedro Leon, CF: 2-for-4, RBI
- Zach Cole, LF: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Edwin Diaz, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Cody Bolton, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (45-84) won 4-0 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the second inning scoring 3 runs on a Martinez 2 run triple and a run scoring on a wild pitch. They got another run in the 5th on a Baez RBI double. Nezuh started for the Hooks and was great tossing 5 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. Mancini was great in relief closing it out with 4 scoreless innings as the Hooks won 4-0.
Note: Nezuh has allowed 1 run over his last 16 innings.
- Orlando Martinez, CF: 1-for-5, R, 3B, 2 RBI
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-2, R, 2B, BB
- Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Jeron Williams, 3B: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (52-75) won 8-0 (BOX SCORE)
McPherson started for Asheville and pitched really well tossing 5 scoreless innings allowing just one hit. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Vogel solo HR. In the 6th Gomez added a 2 run single. The offense got 2 more runs in the 7th on a Whitaker 2 run triple. The offense capped off the night scoring 3 runs in the 8th inning on a Salas 2 run single and Holy RBI single. Pinto closed it out with 4 scoreless innings as Asheville won 8-0.
Note: Schiavone is hitting .292 in High-A.
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Walker Janek, DH: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Drew Vogel, 1B: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Jean Pinto, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (69-62) lost 13-9 (BOX SCORE)
Smith started for the Woodpeckers but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 3 innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd scoring 4 runs on an error, a Powell RBI triple and Vasquez sac fly. Salem picked up 2 runs in the 5th but the Woodpeckers responded with a run in the 6th on a Monister RBI double. After another two runs from Salem, the Woodpeckers responded again with a Powell 3 run HR. In the 8th, Frey tied the game on a solo HR. Salem took the lead again scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th. The offense went down in order in the 9th as the Woodpeckers fell 13-9.
Note: Frey is hitting .326 this season.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 4-for-4, 3 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- Justin Thomas, DH: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Zach Daudet, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Caden Powell, 3B: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Yosweld Vasquez, C: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Chase Call, RF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Nick Monistere, SS: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Parker Smith, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
- Jhoster Baez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Jesus Carrera, RHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Miguel Ullola – 6:35 CT
CC: TBD – 6:05 CT
AV: TBD – 1:05 CT
FV: Luis Aguilar – 12:05 CT
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