Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous days recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (19-23) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Biggio solo home run. They got another run in the 6th inning on a Biggio RBI single. Gordon got the start and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5.2 innings with 7 strikeouts. VanWey allowed 2 runs in relief as Tacoma took the lead. Biggio added a sac fly in the 8th inning but that was it as Sugar Land fell 4-3.
Note: Alexander has a .899 OPS this season.
- CJ Alexander, LF: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB, SB
- Carlos Perez, 1B: 1-for-4, BB
- Cavan Biggio, DH: 2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (16-20) lost 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the second inning on a Guillemette RBI single. Hicks got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. The pen allowed 3 more runs as the Sod Poodles extended their lead. The offense was unable to score the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 6-1.
Note: Bush has a .802 OPS this season.
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-4, 2B
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI
- James Hicks, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (8-28) lost 18-4 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board on a Schiavone solo home run in the first inning. In the third inning, Schiavone added another home run, this time a three run shot. Hertzler got the start and allowed 1 run over 4.2 innings, with another run scored after he was pulled. The bullpen really struggled allowing 16 runs as Asheville found themselves down 18-4. The offense was unable to score again as Asheville dropped the game last night.
Note: Hertzler has a 2.95 ERA this season.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Jason Schiavone, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Kyle Walker, 3B: 1-for-4
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
- Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 2.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Keduar Trujillo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (15-21) won 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 6th inning scoring 2 runs on a wild pitch and a groundout. The offense added another run in the 7th on a Huezo RBI single. In the 8th inning, the Woodpeckers got some insurance on a Vasquez RBI single, Newman RBI double and Forrester RBI single. Perez started for the Woodpeckers and was phenomenal tossing 8 scoreless innings while striking out 7. He only threw 67 pitches. Rosario came on for the 9th and allowed 3 runs but held on for the 6-3 win.
Note: Perez has a 2.15 ERA this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Nehomar Ochoa, 1B: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Arturo Flores, C: 0-for-4, R, BB
- DJ Newman, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- German Ramirez, 3B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Brandon Forrester, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Javier Perez, RHP: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ethan Pecko – 9:05 CT
CC: Nic Swanson – 7:05 CT
AV: Parker Smith – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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