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Astros Minor League Recap: April 29th

Published

April 30, 2026

Zach Cole | 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 (16-13) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on an Unroe RBI double. Gordon got the start and tossed 3.2 scoreless innings. The offense got another run on an Alexander walk. Mancini struggled out of the pen allowing 4 runs and the Aces picked up one more later. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 5-2.

Note: Nelson is hitting .324 this season.

James Nelson, DH: 2-for-5, R, 2B
CJ Alexander, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Kellen Strahm, CF: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
Riley Unroe, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

Colton Gordon, LHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Tom Cosgrove, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (10-13) lost 10-4 (BOX SCORE)

Pearson made a rehab start for the Hooks but struggled allowing 4 runs over 2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Whitaker 2 run double. In the 5th they scored 2 more runs on a Sullivan single and Guillemette groundout. Mayer pitched in relief and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings, though he struck out 8 batters. The pen allowed a couple more runs and the offense was shut down the rest of the way as the Hooks lost 10-4.

Note: Mayer has 25 K in 14 innings this season.

Trevor Austin, 3B: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
Zach Dezenzo, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2B
Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 SB
Garret Guillemette, DH: 0-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB

Nate Pearson, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Michael Cuevas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (5-18) lost 11-6 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board in the first inning with a run scoring on a balk. They got 2 more runs in the third on a Frey 2 run HR, his first of the year. Santos got the start and went 5.1 innings allowing 4 runs, 2 earned. Asheville got a run in the 5th on a balk, a run in the 6th on a Cruz sac fly and a run in the 7th on Batista sac fly. The pen struggled though allowing 7 runs and the offense was unable to comeback as Asheville fell 11-6.

Note: Holy is hitting .281 this season.

Justin Thomas, CF: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2 SB
Jason Schiavone, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
Ethan Frey, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
Max Holy, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, SB
Narbe Cruz, 3B: 1-for-1, RBI, BB

Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Alain Pena, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (10-13) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Wakefield RBI single. In the 3rd inning, Neyens added an RBI double. The offense picked up 3 more runs in the 4th on a Ramirez RBI single and Cole 2 run double. Potter got the start and pitched well striking out 3 over 3 scoreless innings. He was relieved by Oakes who allowed 1 run over 4.2 innings while striking out 6. Rosario closed it out with 1.1 scoreless innings.

Note: Neyens has a .831 OPS this season.