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Astros Minor League Recap: June 27th

Published

June 28, 2026

Nehomar Ochoa

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 (36-43) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

The offense got on the board in the first inning thanks to a Spence 3 run home run, his first in Triple-A. Javier got the start and pitched really well tossing 6 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. The offense added 2 more runs in the 6th on a Spence RBI single and Ferreras groundout. The pen allowed a couple of runs but held on for the 5-2 win.

Note: Spence is hitting .375 in June.

Shay Whitcomb, LF: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Zach Dezenzo, 1B: 1-for-4, R
Lucas Spence, CF: 3-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-4
Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-2, BB

Cristian Javier, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-40) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)

Dombroski got the start for the Hooks and was pitched well but ran into trouble in the 5th and ended up allowing 5 runs over 4.2 innings. Leach allowed another 3 runs as the Hooks found themselves down 8-0. The offense got on the board in the 8th inning on a Sisneros solo home run. They got one more run in the 9th on a Holy bases loaded walk but that was it as the Hooks fell 8-2.

Note: Sisneros has 2 home runs in 5 games for the Hooks.

Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
Jason Schiavone, DH: 1-for-4, 2B
Trevor Austin, 2B: 0-for-3, R, BB
Joseph Sullivan, RF: 1-for-3, BB
Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, RBI, BB

Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 4 K
Alex Santos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (21-52) won 11-9 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville got on the board in the first inning on an Ochoa 2 run home run. They got 2 more runs in the third on an Ochoa RBI single and Brown RBI double. Asheville scored another in the 4th on a Thomas RBI single. DeVos got the start and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned, while striking out 7. Langford struggled in relief allowing 4 runs as the Drive took the lead. Asheville rallied to tie it in the 9th on a Hernandez 2 run home run. In the 10th, the offense scored 4 runs on on a Batista 2 run home run, Walker solo home run and Brown sac fly. Cuevas allowed a couple of runs in the bottom of the inning but the pen held on for the win.

Note: Walker has 25 stolen bases this season.

Kyle Walker, SS: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SB
Justin Thomas, CF: 2-for-6, R, 2B, RBI
Caden Powell, CF: 1-for-5, R, BB
Nehomar Ochoa, DH: 2-for-5, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Marcus Brown, 3B: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Cesar Hernandez, RF: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
John Garcia, C: 3-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB

Nolan DeVos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Michael Cuevas, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Bryce Collins, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-36) lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Neyens solo home run. They got another run in the third inning on a Ramirez RBI single. Gonzalez got the start and allowed 4 runs over 3.1 innings. Carrera struggled in relief allowing 4 runs as the Shorebirds extended their lead. The offense got one run back in the 8th on a Luciano RBI double but that was it as the Woodpeckers fell 8-3.

Note: Neyens has a .885 OPS this season.