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Astros Minor League Recap: April 7th

Jimmy Price

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Joseph Sullivan

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (6-4) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)

Alexander started for Sugar Land and turned in his best outing of the season as he tossed 7 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. In the 9th, Murray allowed a run as the Rainiers took the lead. The offense had a quiet night collecting just three hits as they were shutout in the 1-0 loss.

Note: Carlson has yet to allow a run this season.

Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, 2B
CJ Alexander, LF: 1-for-3

Jason Alexander, RHP: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (1-3) won 6-3 (BOX SCORE)

Sullivan put the Hooks on the board early connecting on a leadoff homer, his first of the season. Nezuh got the start and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The Hooks rallied in the 5th scoring 4 runs on an Encarnacion 2 run double, run scoring on a wild pitch and a Ferreras sac fly. In the 6th, Nelson added an RBI double to extend the lead. The bullpen pitched well tossing 5.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 6-3 win.

Note: Sullivan has a .938 OPS this season.

Joseph Sullivan, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
Walker Janek, C: 1-for-4
Trevor Austin, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB
James Nelson, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI

Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Joey Mancini, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (WIN)
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Alex Santos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)

A+: Asheville Tourists (1-3) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)

Rodriguez got the start for Asheville and was really good allowing just 1 hit over 4 scoreless innings while striking out 5. He was relieved by Cruz who allowed 1 run over 4 innings, striking out 3. Unfortunately the offense had a rough day at the plate collecting just 3 hits as they were shutout in the 1-0 loss.

Note: Rodriguez has a career 3.09 ERA in the minors.

Caden Powell, LF: 1-for-4
Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
Drew Brutcher, 1B: 1-for-3

Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Anthony Cruz, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-3) lost 13-5 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board first getting 2 runs on a Wakefield home run in the first inning. Verdugo got the start but struggled allowing 3 runs over 2.2 innings. He was relieved by Hebert who allowed 4 runs over 1.2 innings. Beck made his season debut and struck out 3 over 2.2 scoreless innings in relief. In the 7th, the Woodpeckers got a run back on a Flores solo HR. The bullpen imploded in the 8th allowing 6 runs as the RiverDogs blew it open. Sierra added a 2 run HR in the 9th but that was it as the Woodpeckers fell 13-5.

Note: Sierra has a 1.151 OPS this season.