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 (20-27) lost 13-1 (BOX SCORE)
Gordon started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 8 runs over 3.1 innings. The pen allowed another 5 runs as the River Cats extended their lead. The offense was quiet night finally getting on the board in the 9th on a Biggio solo home run but that was it as Sugar Land fell 13-1.
Note: Biggio is hitting .349 with 5 HR in May.
- Cavan Biggio, 2B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Rhylan Thomas, RF: 2-for-3
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (19-22) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got the scoring started in the 2nd inning scoring a run on a Ferreras RBI double. Mayer got the start and was solid tossing 4 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The RockHounds tied the game in the 5th but in the 6th inning, Holy connected on a solo home run to give the Hooks the lead. The rest of the pen was solid as they closed out the 2-1 win.
Note: Mayer has 37 K in 24.1 innings this season.
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-2, R, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (9-31) POSTPONED
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (18-23) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Potter got the start and allowed 2 runs over 3.1 innings. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning on a Salas sac fly. The pen pitched well with scoreless outings from Cassedy and Mathiesen. Oakes tossed 4 innings in relief allowing 1 run over 4 innings while striking out 8. The offense got one run in the 9th on a Flores RBI single but that was it as the Woodpeckers fell 3-2.
Note: Oakes has 32 K in 24.2 innings this season.
- Kevin Alvarez, RF: 0-for-4, R
- Josh Wakefield, CF: 2-for-2, R, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Arturo Flores, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Hector Salas, 2B: 0-for-3, RBI
- Nick Potter, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Ryan Mathiesen, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Kellan Oakes, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ethan Pecko – 8:45 CT
CC: James Hicks – 6:35 CT
AV: TBD – 5:00 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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