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Astros Minor League Recap: May 17th

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Kevin Alvarez | Credit: Joe Dwyer

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 (20-25) lost 7-6 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the 3rd inning scoring 4 runs on a Strahm sac fly and Nelson 3 run home run. McPherson got the start making his Triple-A debut but struggled allowing 5 runs over 2.2 innings. After falling behind 6-4, the offense tied things up in the 7th on a Strahm 2 run single. The game went to the 9th and in the bottom of the 9th, Tacoma walked it off as Sugar Land fell 7-6.

Note: Nelson is hitting .305 in Triple-A.

Daniel Johnson, CF: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Collin Price, C: 2-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
Kellen Strahm LF: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
James Nelson, DH: 1-for-5, R, HR, 3 RBI
Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
Jax Biggers, SS: 1-for-3, R

Brandon McPherson, RHP: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Joey Mancini, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Nate Pearson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Sam Carlson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Alimber Santa, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (17-22) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)

Dombroski started for the Hooks and went 4 innings allowing 1 run. The offense tied it up in the 3rd on a Whitaker sac fly. In the 8th, the Hooks rallied for 2 runs on RBI doubles from Encarnacion and Meyers. The bullpen was solid until the 9th where Ramsey allowed 4 runs, though all were unearned. The offense was unable to counter in the bottom of the inning as the Hooks fell 5-3.

Note: Austin has a .834 OPS this season.

Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-2, 2 R, 2B, BB

Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Alex Santos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Railin Perez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (9-30) lost 19-12 (BOX SCORE)

DeVos started for Asheville and went 4 innings allowing 6 runs, 4 earned. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Call RBI double. They picked up 3 more runs in the 4th on a Call 2 run home run and Thomas sac fly. Steinbaugh relieved DeVos but struggled allowing 6 runs over 1.2 innings. In the 5th, Daudet connected on a 3 run home run. Asheville rallied for 5 runs in the 6th inning to tie it on a fielder’s choice, Call 2 run double, and two runs scoring on wild pitches. The bullpen continued to struggled as the Spartanburgers added 7 more runs between the 8th and 9th inning. The offense loaded the bases in the bottom of the 9th but was unable to score as Asheville fell 19-12.

Note: Walker is hitting .294 this season.

Justin Thomas, CF: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-4, R, 2 BB
Ethan Frey, DH: 1-for-6, R
Drew Brutcher, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, BB
Caden Powell, LF: 1-for-5, 2 R, RBI, BB
Kyle Walker, SS: 2-for-5, 2 R
Chase Call, RF: 4-for-5, 2 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB
Zach Daudet, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Reylin Perez, 2B: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, SB

Nolan DeVos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Joan Ogando, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Alain Pena, RHP: 0.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Keduar Trujillo, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (18-21) won 8-7 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on an Alvarez solo home run, his 5th of the season. Carrera got the start and went 5 innings allowing 7 runs. The offense battled back in the 5th scoring 2 runs on a Sierra RBI double and Alvarez RBI single. The offense got another run in the 6th on a Ramirez sac fly and one in the 7th inning on a wild pitch. The Woodpeckers tied things up in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs on a Wakefield groundout and Sierra sac fly. The offense took the lead in the 9th inning on a Salas RBI double. Smith went the final 4 innings allowing zero runs as he closed out the 8-7 win.

Note: Sierra has a .892 OPS this season.