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 (53-50) won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Whitcomb 3 run home run. McPherson got the start for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 4 runs over 3.1 innings. Sugar Land took the lead in the 4th inning on a Sacco solo home run and Ferreras RBI single. After the Bees tied it in the 6th, Sugar Land took the lead again in the 7th scoring 2 runs on a Meyers 2 run double. The pen closed it out with scoreless innings down the stretch as Sugar Land won 7-5.
Note: Whitcomb is hitting .277 in Triple-A.
- Cavan Biggio, 1B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, DH: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, RF: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB
- Ray Delgado, 3B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Tommy Sacco, SS: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Kai-Wei Teng, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Christian Roa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (45-53) lost 13-12 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on Sisneros and Whitaker RBI singles. Hertzler got the start and went 3 innings allowing 1 run. Santos allowed a run in the 4th inning but the Hooks got 2 runs in the 5th on an Austin 2 run home run. The pen struggled in the 6th allowing 9 runs as Frisco opened up a big lead. The Hooks rallied in the 9th scoring 8 runs on 8 hits but the comeback fell short with a man on second as the Hooks fell 13-12.
Note: Austin has a .840 OPS this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 2-for-6, 2 R, 2B
- Jason Schiavone, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Will Bush, C: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI
- Trevor Austin, LF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Cameron Sisneros, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-5, R, 2 2B, RBI
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, 3B: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Alex Santos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jack Dashwood, LHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (33-63) lost 13-1 (BOX SCORE)
Santos started for Asheville but struggled allowing 4 runs retiring just 2 batters. He was relieved by Ogando who allowed 2 runs over 2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Thomas solo home run. The pen continued to struggled with Steinbaugh allowing 6 runs as the Drive extended their lead. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 13-1.
Note: Thomas has 13 home runs this season.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Xavier Neyens, 3B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Anthony Huezo, DH: 1-for-4
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 1 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 1.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Michael Cuevas, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (49-47) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Forcucci started for the Woodpeckers but struggled allowing 4 runs, 2 earned, over 1.2 innings. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on an Alvarez RBI single. In the 4th, Sierra connected on a 2 run home run to cut into the lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Alvarez hit a solo home run to tie the game. Verdugo pitched in relief and pitched well tossing 6 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. In the bottom of the 9th, the Woodpeckers won on a walk-off walk to Diaz.
Note: Alvarez is hitting .330 over his last 27 games.
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Kevin Alvarez, DH: 2-for-2, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Jadyn Fielder, LF: 1-for-4
- Juan Sierra, RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Ryan Forcucci, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K
- Grayson Saunier, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jason Alexander – 7:05 CT
CC: Brett Gillis – 7:05 CT
AV: Kellan Oakes – 4:05 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT
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