Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (33-42) won 12-5 (BOX SCORE)
After El Paso got a run in the first, Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Spence sac fly. They got another run in the third inning on a Whitcomb solo home run. The offense added 5 runs in the 4th inning on a Biggio RBI double, Whitcomb 2 run single, Brooks RBI single and a run on a wild pitch. Biggio added a solo home run in the 5th and Brooks added an RBI double. Mancini got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 5 runs, 4 earned. The Woodpeckers added some insurance in the 8th inning on a Whitcomb walk, a passed ball and a wild pitch. The pen was great tossing 4.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 12-5 win.
Note: Biggio has a .839 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, 2B: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 BB
- Trenton Brooks, 1B: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Zach Dezenzo, LF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Tom Cosgrove, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-38) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got the scoring started in the 2nd inning on a Whitaker RBI double and Holy 2 run inside-the-park home run. They blew it open in the 3rd inning scoring 6 runs on a Schiavone solo home run, Sullivan 2 run double, Bush 2 run home run and Whitaker solo home run. They got another run in the 4th on a double play. Nezuh started for the Hooks and went 5 innings allowing 1 run with 9 strikeouts. Santos tossed 2 perfect innings in relief and Torres tossed 2 scoreless innings as they closed out the 10-1 win.
Note: Schiavone has a .863 OPS in Double-A.
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-5, 2 R
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 0-for-2, 3 BB, SB
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 9 K (WIN)
- Alex Santos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (18-51) lost 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for Asheville and turned in a nice outing allowing 2 runs over 6 innings while striking out 3 batters. The offense struggled all game collecting just 4 hits as they were shutout in the 2-0 loss.
Note: Rodriguez has a 2.74 ERA in June
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 1-for-4, SB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-3, 2B
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Jackson Wells, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (34-35) won 9-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning scoring 3 runs on an error and RBI singles from Flores and Cauro. They got another run in the 4th on a groundout. Beck started for the Woodpeckers and tossed 3 scoreless innings. He was relieved by Fraide who allowed 1 unearned run over 4 innings while striking out 6. The Woodpeckers blew it open in the 6th inning getting back to back to back home runs from Huezo, Neyens and Alvarez. Salas added a sac fly as well. Saunier tossed 2 scoreless innings to close out the 9-1 win.
Note: Huezo has a .909 OPS this season.
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 2-for-2, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Xavier Neyens, DH: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Waner Luciano, DH: 1-for-4, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Jagger Beck, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Juan Fraide, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Grayson Saunier, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ethan Pecko – 11:05 CT
CC: Bryce Mayer – 7:00 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:45 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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