Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out yesterday’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (49-48) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Biggio solo home run. They got another run in the 3rd inning on a Loperfido solo home run. McPherson got the start and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs while striking out 4. Sugar Land tied it up in the 6th inning on a Diaz RBI single. The pen was solid keeping the game tied as it went to extra innings. In the 10th, the Sounds scored 2 runs to take a 5-3 lead but in the bottom of the inning Sugar Land rallied for 3 runs on a Whitcomb RBI double, Guillemette bases loaded walk and walk-off Sacco bases loaded walk as Sugar Land won 6-5.
Note: Biggio has a .905 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, LF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Trenton Brooks, 1B: 2-for-5, R
- Ray Delgado, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Garret Guillemette, C: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Tommy Sacco, DH: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Edwin Diaz, 3B: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Bryan King, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Cody Bolton, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Christian Roa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (43-49) won 10-9 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning scoring a run on a Bush steal of home. They scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Whitaker solo home run and Hernandez solo home run. Hertzler got the start for the Hooks and struggled allowing 7 runs, though only 1 was earned. The Sod Poodles got a run in the 5th but the Hooks responded with 2 runs on an error. After the Sod Poodles scored again in the 6th, Call connected on a 3 run home run in the bottom of the inning to make it 9-8. In the 8th, Austin tied the game with a solo home run. In the 9th, the Hooks walked it off on an Encarnacion grounder as the Hooks won 10-9.
Note: Austin has a .841 OPS this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-6, R, 2B, RBI
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Will Bush, 1B: 0-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-4, R, BB, 2 SB
- Chase Call, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Cameron Sisneros, DH: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 3-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-57)
Game One – lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Santos started for Asheville and had a solid outing allowing 2 runs over 5 innings while striking out 9. Asheville got on the board in the top of the 6th on a Frey RBI single but that was it from the offense as they dropped game one, 2-1.
Note: Thomas has 17 doubles this season.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Ethan Frey, RF: 1-for-3, RBI, SB
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 1-for-3, 2B
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Game Two – lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Huezo RBI single. Cruz got the start in game two and allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, over 3.1 innings of work. Asheville rallied in the 6th to tie the game on a Huezo solo home run and Nunez RBI single. In the bottom of the 7th, the Hot Rods walked it off as Asheville fell 4-3.
Note: Huezo has a .945 OPS in High-A.
- Justin Thomas, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Zach Daudet, SS: 1-for-2, R, BB, SB
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (45-45) lost 9-6 (BOX SCORE)
After a scoreless inning from Smith, Forcucci came on for the second but struggled allowing 5 runs, 4 earned over 1.1 innings. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 2nd inning on an error and then in the 5th they rallied for 4 runs to tie it on an Alvarez RBI single, Luciano 2 run double and Cauro sac fly. The Woodpeckers took the lead in the 7th on a Wakefield RBI single but the Nationals tied it at 7 in the bottom of the inning. In the 8th inning, the Nationals scored 3 runs to take the lead. The offense was unable to respond as the Woodpeckers fell 9-6.
Note: Alvarez is hitting .338 over his last 15 games.
- Josh Wakefield, DH: 0-for-4, RBI
- German Ramirez, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Jadyn Fielder, 1B: 1-for-4
- Brandon Nigh, SS: 1-for-3, BB
- DJ Newman, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B
- Aubrey Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Forcucci, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K
- Grayson Saunier, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Brett Gillis – 6:35 CT
AV: Kellan Oakes – 6:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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