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Astros Minor League Recap: April 11th

Published

April 12, 2026

Xavier Neyens | Credit: Joe Dwyer

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (9-5) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Ullola started for Sugar Land and allowed 1 run over 2.2 innings before leaving with an injury. It appeared to be leg related and not arm related. Fleury went the next 2.1 innings allowing 1 run. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Winkler hit by pitch. In the 7th, Alexander tied the game with a sac fly. The Sugar Land bullpen continued to pitch well as the game stayed tied into the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th, Sugar Land walked it off scoring a run on a wild pitch as they won 3-2.

Note: VanWey has a 1.93 ERA this season.

Jax Biggers, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Carlos Perez, 1B: 3-for-5
Jack Winkler, SS: 0-for-4, RBI
CJ Alexander, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
Collin Price, C: 3-for-3
Kellen Strahm, RF: 1-for-3, R, BB

Miguel Ullola, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Jose Fleury, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Amos Willingham, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-4) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring a run on an error. In the 3rd inning, Sacco added a solo HR. Gillis got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 6. Garcia would add a solo HR in the 5th to extend the lead. The bullpen was solid until the 9th when Chirinos allowed 2 runs. The game went to extra innings and in the 10th, San Antonio walked it off as the Hooks fell 4-3.

Note: Mancini has a 0.00 ERA this season.

Garret Guillemette, 1B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, SB

Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Railin Perez, RHP: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (3-5) lost 11-6 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville jumped out to a big lead early scoring 6 runs in the first inning on a Frey RBI single, Call RBI single, Daudet hit by pitch, Holy RBI groundout, Brutcher sac fly and Hernandez RBI single. Howard got the start for Asheville and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The pen struggled allowing 8 more runs as the Grasshoppers took the lead. The Asheville offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 11-6.

Note: Brutcher is hitting .294 this season.

Caden Powell, CF: 2-for-5, R
Ethan Frey, RF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R, BB
Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-1, R, 4 BB
Chase Call, LF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
Max Holy, SS: 0-for-5, R, RBI, SB
Drew Brutcher, 1B: 1-for-2, RBI, BB
Cesar Hernandez, DH: 2-for-4, RBI, BB

Dylan Howard, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Eurys Martich, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-7) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)

Pecko madę another rehab start and after allowing a leadoff home run, he settled down striking out 3 over 3 innings. The Woodpeckers offense got on the board in the first inning on a Monistere sac fly. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Diaz solo home run. In the 5th, Neyens connected on a solo home run, his first professional home run. The pen allowed five runs as the RiverDogs took the lead but the offense was unable to respond as the Woodpeckers fell 6-3.

Note: Neyens home run had a 116 MPH exit velocity.