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Astros Minor League Recap: April 18th

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Walker Janek

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 (12-8)

Game One – won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)

Hendrickson got the start for Sugar Land in game one and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning on a Biggers 2 run double. Munoz allowed a run but Santa tossed a scoreless 7th inning as he closed out the 2-1 win.

Note: Santa has a 1.29 ERA this season.

Carlos Perez, DH: 2-for-3, R
Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B
Jax Biggers, SS: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)

Game Two – lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)

Nelson gave Sugar Land a quick lead with a leadoff home run in the first inning. Alexander started for Sugar Land in game two of the double header but struggled allowing 4 runs over 4.2 innings. Sugar Land picked up 2 runs in the 6th on a Nelson RBI single and a run scoring on a wild pitch. The Bees put the game out of reach scoring 4 runs in the 6th as Sugar Land dropped game two, 8-3.

Note: Nelson is hitting .370 in Triple-A.

James Nelson, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
Kellen Strahm, RF: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB, SB
Cesar Salazar, DH: 1-for-1, R, BB, SB

Jason Alexander, RHP: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Miguel Yajure, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 0 K
Anthony Maldonado, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (8-6) won 9-5 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks jumped out to an early lead thanks to a Guillemette grand slam in the first inning. Gillis got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 4 runs, all on a grand slam in the 2nd inning, while striking out 4. The Hooks retook the lead in the 4th on a Sacco RBI double. In the 7th, Janek connected on a grand slam, his first home run of the season. The pen was solid allowing 1 run as they closed out the 9-5 win.

Note: Spence has a .382 OBP this season.

Lucas Spence, CF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Walker Janek, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
Garret Guillemette, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-2, BB
Tommy Sacco, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI

Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Derek True, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (4-10) lost 7-6 (BOX SCORE)

Howard started for Asheville but struggled allowing 5 runs over 4 innings. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Holy RBI single. They got 3 more in the 3rd inning on a Nunez solo HR and Schiavone 2 run HR. Langford went 2 innings in relief allowing 1 run but Asheville got one back in the 7th on a Frey RBI groundout. In the 9th, the Tourists tied it on a Nunez single. Unfortunately the Dash walked it off in the bottom of the 9th as Asheville fell 7-6.

Note: Schiavone has 5 home runs this season.

Justin Thomas, CF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
Alejandro Nunez, DH: 3-for-5, R, HR, RBI
Ethan Frey, RF: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
Jason Schiavone, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Max Holy, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
Kyle Walker, SS: 2-for-3, SB
Zach Daudet, 3B: 2-for-3, 2B, SB

Dylan Howard, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Alain Pena, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (3-11) lost 14-2 (BOX SCORE)

Forcucci started for the Woodpeckers but failed to make it out of the first inning allowing 2 runs. He was relieved by Carreras who allowed 2 runs over 5.1 innings while striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the 7th scoring 2 runs on an Ochoa single and error. The rest of the bullpen struggled allowing 10 runs as the Woodpeckers fell 14-2.

Note: Monister has 8 SB this season.