Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (52-50) won 9-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the third inning putting up 4 runs on a Whitcomb grand slam. In the 4th, the offense would add 5 more runs on a Biggio 2 run single, Ferreras sac fly and Loperfido 2 run home run. Hendrickson got the start and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5.2 innings with 7 strikeouts. The bullpen was solid tossing 3.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 9-2 win.
Note: Loperfido is hitting .284 in Triple-A.
- Cavan Biggio, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 0-for-2, R, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, DH: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Shay Whitcomb, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Ray Delgado, 2B: 2-for-3, BB
- Josh Hendrickson, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (45-52) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Janek RBI single. Dombroski got the start and went 4.2 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 7 batters. In the top of the 7th inning, the Hooks took the lead scoring 2 runs on an Encarnacion 2 run triple. In the bottom of the 7th, the pen allowed 3 runs to score as Frisco took the lead. The offense was unable to respond and the Hooks fell 5-3.
Note: Encarnacion has 44 stolen bases this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 3-for-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 SB
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-3, RBI
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-4, R
- Chase Call, LF: 2-for-4, 2B
- Max Holy, SS: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (33-62) POSTPONED
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (48-47) won 10-4 (BOX SCORE)
Fraide got the start and went 5 innings allowing 4 runs while striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Fielder 2 run home run. In the 4th, Flores connected on a 2 run home run. The offense picked up another run in the 5th on a Luciano RBI single and then in the 6th, Flores connected on another 2 run home run, his 15th home run in the season. The Woodpeckers got a run in the 7th on a Cauro solo home run and then 2 more runs in the 8th on a Newman RBI single and Wakefield RBI double. Mathiesen and Cassedy tossed 2 scoreless innings each as they closed out the 10-4 win.
Note: Flores tied the franchise record with 15 home runs in a season.
- Josh Wakefield, RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, SB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Kevin Alvarez, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Arturo Flores, C: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Jadyn Fielder, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- German Ramirez, SS: 1-for-4, 2B
- DJ Newman, LF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Juan Fraide, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Ryan Mathiesen, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Brandon McPherson – 7:05 CT
CC: Cole Hertzler – 7:05 CT
AV: Anthony Cruz – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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