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 (39-44) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Hendrickson started for Sugar Land and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5.2 innings. Sugar Land got on the board in the 6th inning scoring a run on a Salazar bases loaded walk. In the 7th, they took the lead on a Ferreras 2 run double. The pen was great tossing 3.1 scoreless innings as they closed out the 3-2 win.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .375 in Triple-A.
- Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-2, SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, BB
- Zach Dezenzo, DH: 1-for-5, R, SB
- Trenton Brooks, 1B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
- Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (36-41) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning scoring a run on error. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Holy solo home run. Hertzler got the start for the Hooks and tossed 4 no-hit innings. The game stayed 2-0 until the 7th with the Naturals scored 5 runs to take the lead. The offense got 2 runs back in the 8th on a Bush 2 run single but that would be it as the Hooks fell 5-4.
Note: Brutcher is hitting .354 in Double-A.
- Drew Brutcher, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, SB
- Will Bush, C: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Max Holy, SS: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Jax Biggers, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Cole Hertzler, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jack Dashwood, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (25-52) won 17-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board scoring 3 runs in the first inning on a Moss sac fly and Hernandez 2 run single. They blew it open in the third inning scoring 9 runs on a Moss RBI single, Daudet RBI single, Garcia hit by pitch, run on a passed ball, Thomas bases loaded walk, Ochoa groundout, Call 2 run double and Moss RBI single. They scored 4 more runs in the 5th on a Moss RBI single and Brown 3 run home run. Oakes got the start and had his best outing in Asheville allowing 1 run over 6 innings while striking out 4. In the 8th inning, Thomas connected on a solo home run. The pen allowed a couple of runs but the offense did more than enough as Asheville won 17-3.
Note: Thomas has a .942 OPS this season.
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Justin Thomas, LF: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Nehomar Ochoa, CF: 2-for-5, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Chase Call, RF: 1-for-3, 3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 4 RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, RF: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, BB
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Kellan Oakes, RHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Colby Langford, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (39-38) won 11-5 (BOX SCORE)
Potter started for the Woodpeckers and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The Woodpeckers got on the board in a big way in the 4th inning scoring 6 runs on a Luciano solo home run, Wakefield bases loaded walk and an Alvarez grand slam. They got 4 more runs in the 5th inning on a Luciano RBI double, Vasquez RBI double and Wakefield 2 run single. Luciano added an RBI single in the 7th inning. Shoemaker allowed 2 runs over 4 innings in relief and Cassedy tossed a scoreless 9th as he closed out the 11-5 win.
Note: Alvarez is hitting .266 this season.
- Anthony Huezo, LF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Josh Wakefield, CF: 1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, BB
- Kevin Alvarez, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Brandon Nigh, SS: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 0-for-2, 2 R, 3 BB
- Yosweld Vasquez, C: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Nick Potter, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Ryan Mathiesen, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (WIN)
- Adam Shoemaker, LHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Ryan Weiss – 7:05 CT
CC: James Hicks – 7:05 CT
AV: Parker Smith – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 CT
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