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 (34-42) won 7-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the third inning on a Biggio RBI single. Pecko got the start and turned in another great outing allowing 1 run over 6 innings while striking out 4. Sugar Land took the lead on a Dezenzo solo home run and a run on a balk. The offense added 4 more runs in the 8th on a Spence RBI double, Biggio RBI single, Whitcomb RBI single and Ferreras RBI single. The pen was great tossing 3 scoreless innings as they closed out the 7-1 win.
Note: Pecko has allowed 2 runs over his last 24 innings.
- Cavan Biggio, 1B: 3-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-5, RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, SB
- Zach Dezenzo, DH: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Lucas Spence, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-38) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning scoring 4 runs on a Sullivan walk, Whitaker groundout, Bush walk and a Whitaker steal of home. Mayer got the start for the Hooks and pitched well tossing 5.2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. The offense picked up 3 more runs in the 5th inning on a Sisneros solo home run, Whitaker RBI single and Holy RBI single. The offense added 3 more runs in the 7th on a Bush solo home run and 2 runs on wild pitches. The pen allowed one run but closed out the 10-1 win.
Note: Austin has a .863 OPS in Double-A.
- Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 0-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
- Will Bush, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Jax Biggers, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (18-52) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
Santos started for Asheville but struggled allowing 3 runs over 3.2 innings. It was another rough day for the Asheville offense as they collected just 3 hits, all singles, as they were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Cuevas has a 1.29 ERA in High-A.
- Caden Powell, CF: 1-for-3
- Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-3
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-3
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Jordan Carr, LHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Michael Cuevas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (35-35) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Potter started for the Woodpeckers and went 3 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. After falling behind 1-0, the Woodpeckers took the lead in the 6th scoring 2 runs on a Neyens RBI double and an Alvarez RBI single. Verdugo relieved Potter and allowed 2 runs over 5 innings. With the game tied in the 8th, the Woodpeckers scored 4 runs getting 2 runs on wild pitches and 2 runs on a Wakefield RBI single and Cauro RBI single. Cassedy closed it out with a scoreless s9th as the Woodpeckers won 6-2.
Note: Huezo has 28 SB this season.
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 SB
- Xavier Neyens, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Josh Wakefield, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, 2 SB
- German Ramirez, SS: 2-for-3, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Nick Potter, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Josh Hendrickson – 11:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 7:00 CT
AV: Kellan Oakes – 5:45 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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