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 (35-43) lost 8-1 (BOX SCORE)
McPherson started for Sugar Land and allowed 2 runs in the first inning only retiring two batters before being pulled. The offense got on the board in the third inning on a Brooks sac fly. The Sugar Land pen struggled allowing another 6 runs as El Paso extended their lead. The offense had their troubles too as they were unable to score again and fell 8-1.
Note: Biggio has a .859 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Trenton Brooks, LF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-3, 2B
- Riley Unroe, 2B: 1-for-4, R
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Tom Cosgrove, LHP: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-40) lost 3-0 (BOX SCORE)
Hicks started for the Hooks and went 4.1 innings allowing 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. The bullpen allowed one run but the Hooks’ offense had a rough night collecting just 2 hits as they were shutout in the 3-0 loss.
Note: Encarnacion has 33 stolen bases this season.
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, SB
- James Hicks, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jack Dashwood, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (20-52) won 7-4 (BOX SCORE)
Smith started for Asheville and was solid allowing 2 runs over 4.2 innings while striking out 6 batters. Asheville got on the board in the 5th inning on a Daudet RBI single. The Drive took a 4-1 lead in the 6th but Asheville got one run back in the 8th on a Powell solo home run. In the 9th, Asheville got a run on a bases loaded hit by pitch to Garcia and with 2 outs and the bases loaded, Thomas connected on a 3 run double to give Asheville the lead. Powell added an RBI single to extend the lead. Frias was solid in relief tossing 3 scoreless innings as he closed out the 7-4 win.
Note: Powell is hitting .309 this season.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Caden Powell, RF: 3-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-4, R, SB
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, SB
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- John Garcia, C: 0-for-3, R, RBI
- Parker Smith, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Garrett Apker, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-35) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning thanks to a Flores 2 run home run, his 11th home run of the season and second game in a row with a home run. Perez started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 7. The game went into a rain delay before the start of the 6th and was ultimately called, ending in a Perez complete game and Woodpeckers 2-1 win.
Note: Perez ha 10 BB/77 K in 67.2 innings this season.
- Xavier Neyens, SS: 0-for-1, 2 BB
- Arturo Flores, 1B: 2-for-2, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-2
- Javier Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 7:00 CT
AV: Nolan DeVos – 5:45 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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