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 (32-42) won 7-6 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land jumped out to an early lead getting a 2 run home run from Alexander in the first inning. They got 2 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Salazar RBI single and Alexander walk. Javier got the rehab start and allowed 3 runs over 4.2 innings. Sugar land picked up a run in the 6th on a Ferreras RBI triple but the Isotopes tied it up in the bottom of the inning. After the Isotopes took the lead in the 7th, Biggio came through with a clutch 2 run home run in the 8th to give Sugar Land the lead. Ullola was great in relief tossing a perfect 1.1 innings as he closed out the 7-6 win.
Note: 9 of Ullola’s last 10 outings have been scoreless.
- Cavan Biggio, LF: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB
- CJ Alexander, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Zach Cole, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Cristian Javier, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Weiss, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (31-38) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks the scoring started in the 2nd inning scoring a run on a Biggers groundout and Schiavone bases loaded walk. They got another run in the 4th on a Brutcher groundout. Gillis got the start and pitched really well tossing 6 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. The offense added some insurance getting 2 runs in the 7th on bases loaded walks to Encarnacion and Bush. The pen gave up a few runs late but held on the Hooks won 5-3.
Note: Gillis has a 3.88 ERA this season.
- Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-4, BB, SB
- Drew Brutcher, 1B: 0-for-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-1, R, RBI, 3 BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Will Bush, DH: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Jax Biggers, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
- Brett Gillis, RHP: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jack Dashwood, LHP: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (18-50) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning when Walker, who doubled to lead off the game, scored on a groundout. Howard started for Asheville but struggled allowing 7 runs over 4.1 innings. Rodriguez pitched in relief and was solid tossing 2.2 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense got a run in the 9th on a groundout but that was it as Asheville fell 7-2.
Note: Powell is hitting .312 this season.
- Kyle Walker, SS: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Caden Powell, CF: 1-for-4
- Nehomar Ochoa, 1B: 0-for-4, RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Jack Moss, DH: 1-for-4, 2B
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, RBI
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 4.1 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Michael Cuevas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (33-35) lost 14-6 (BOX SCORE)
Smith started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Flores RBI single. In the 4th inning, Neyens connected on a 3 run home run to give the Woodpeckers the lead. The offense added another run in the 5th on a Cauro sac fly. After the Cannon Ballers got 2 runs in the 6th, the Woodpeckers responded with one on a Flores RBI double. The Woodpeckers took a 6-3 lead into the 8th inning but Serrano really struggled in relief allowing 10 runs. The offense was unable to respond as the Woodpeckers dropped the series finale 14-6.
Note: Neyens has a .825 OPS this season.
- Xavier Neyens, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Kevin Alvarez, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, RBI
- Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-4, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 0-for-3, R, RBI
- Brandon Nigh, SS: 0-for-1, R, 2 BB
- Aubrey Smith, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Jose Serrano, RHP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 6 BB, 4 K
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Jose Varela, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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