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Astros Minor League Recap: July 4th

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Trey Dombroski | Credit: Ben Zaragosa

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 (40-45) won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 4 runs on a Biggio solo home run and Whitcomb 3 run home run. They got another run in the third on a Spence sac fly and 2 more in the 4th inning on a wild pitch and groundout. Gordon got the start and went 5 innings allowing 5 runs, though just 2 earned. The game was called after 6 innings as Sugar Land won 7-5.

Note: Ferreras is hitting .372 in Triple-A.

Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-4, R
Trenton Brooks, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI

Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-43) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Dombroski started for the Hooks and pitched well allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 6 innings of work. The Hooks tied the game in the 4th inning on a Whitaker solo HR and Rosario RBI double. In the 5th, Bush gave the Hooks the lead with a solo home run. The pen pitched well tossing 3 scoreless innings as they closed out the 3-2 win.

Note: Austin has a .855 OPS this season.

Trevor Austin, LF: 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB
Will Bush, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
Tyler Whitaker, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
Hemmanuel Rosario, C: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

Trey Dombroski, LHP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Alex Santos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE

A+: Asheville Tourists (26-53) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Asheville offense got on the board in the first inning on a Call RBI single. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Brown solo home run. DeVos got the start for Asheville and allowed 2 runs over 5.2 innings. Asheville got a run in the 6th on a Moss sac fly to take the lead. The bullpen allowed a couple runs though and the offense was unable to respond as Asheville fell 4-3.

Note: Moss is hitting .398 for Asheville this season.

Caden Powell, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
Nehomar Ochoa, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
Chase Call, RF: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
Kyle Walker, 2B: 1-for-4, SB
Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 2B, RBI
Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB

Nolan DeVos, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jordan Carr, LHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Michael Cuevas, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (40-39) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Luciano RBI single. Weber started for the Woodpeckers and allowed one unearned run over 3.1 innings. The offense got another run in the 3rd inning on a Luciano solo home run. Carrera pitched in relief allowing 3 runs over 4 innings. The Woodpeckers’ offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 4-2.

Note: Luciano has a .770 OPS this season.