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 (39-45) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Weiss got the start for Sugar Land and went 3.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning on a Ferreras sac fly. In the 9th inning, Sugar Land rallied for 2 runs on an error and a Spence sac fly to tie the game. Unfortunately the Comets walked it off in the 9th as Sugar Land fell 4-3.
Note: Santa has a 1.85 ERA in Triple-A.
- Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-2, R, BB, SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 0-for-2, R, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, R, SB
- Ryan Weiss, RHP: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- J.P. France, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (36-43) lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on an Austin RBI double. They got another run in the third on a Biggers solo home run. Hicks got the start but struggled allowing 6 runs over 5 innings. The pen allowed a couple more runs as the Hooks found themselves down 8-2. The offense got one back in the 9th on Sisneros RBI single but that was it as they fell 8-3.
Note: Schiavone has a .807 OPS in Double-A.
- Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
- Jason Schiavone, C: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-4, BB
- Trevor Austin, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, CF: 1-for-3, BB
- Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Jax Biggers, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- James Hicks, RHP: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (26-52) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Asheville offense got on the board in the first inning on a Moss RBI single. They got another run in the 3rd inning on a Powell RBI single. Smith started for Asheville and had a solid outing allowing 2 runs over 5.2 innings. In the 5th, the offense scored 2 runs on a Powell RBI double and Moss sac fly. The bullpen allowed a run in the 9th but was able to hold on for the 4-3 win.
Note: Moss is hitting .389 for Asheville this season.
- Justin Thomas, LF: 0-for-2, 2 R, BB
- Caden Powell, CF: 2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
- Parker Smith, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Conor Steinbaugh, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Jackson Wells, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (40-38) won 3-0 (BOX SCORE)
Perez started for the Woodpeckers and was dominant tossing 5 scoreless innings with 9 strikeouts. The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 6th inning on a Luciano 3 run home run. Gonzalez relieved Perez and pitched well as he closed out the game with 4 scoreless innings with the Woodpeckers winning 3-0.
Note: Perez has 10 walks to 86 strikeouts this season.
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, SB
- Xavier Neyens, SS: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Josh Wakefield, RF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Javier Perez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K (WIN)
- Rafael Gonzalez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 7:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 7:05 CT
AV: Nolan DeVos – 5:05 CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 CT
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