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Astros Minor League Recap: July 5th

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Brett Gillis | Credit: Viannah Gomes

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 (40-46) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)

Pecko started for Sugar Land but struggled a bit allowing 4 runs over 3 innings. Sugar Land got on the board in the 4th inning on a Salazar 2 run single. Knorr allowed 3 runs in relief as OKC extended their lead. The bullpen allowed one more run and the offense was quiet the rest of the game as they fell 8-2.

Note: Biggio has a .889 OPS this season.

Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
Trenton Brooks, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-3, R, BB
Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, 2 RBI

Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Brandon McPherson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Christian Roa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

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

Wesneski made a rehab start for the Hooks and pitched well allowing 1 run over 4 innings. The Hooks got on the board in the 5th inning on an Encarnacion 2 run home run. In the 8th, Rosario added a 3 run home run to extend the lead. Gillis went the final 5 innings allowing 1 run as he closed out the 5-2 win.

Note: Gillis has a 3.33 ERA this season.

Joseph Sullivan, RF: 1-for-3, R
Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
Tyler Whitaker, CF: 1-for-3, BB
Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
Jax Biggers, 3B: 1-for-4, R
Hemmanuel Rosario, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB

Hayden Wesneski, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Brett Gillis, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)

A+: Asheville Tourists (27-53) won 11-8 (BOX SCORE)

Howard started for Asheville but struggled allowing 6 runs over 3.2 innings. Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Call solo home run. The offense rallied in the 3rd scoring 6 runs on an Ochoa 3 run home run, Nunez RBI double and Trujillo 2 run single. They got another run in the 4th on a Moss sac fly and one more in the 6th on a Hernandez RBI single. After Hub City got 2 in the 8th, Asheville responded with a Daudet 2 run double in the bottom of the inning. Wells closed it out with a scoreless 9th inning as Asheville won 11-8.

Note: Ochoa has a .896 OPS in High-A.

Kyle Walker, SS: 0-for-4, R, BB
Caden Powell, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Nehomar Ochoa, CF: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Chase Call, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
Jack Moss, 1B: 0-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
Cesar Hernandez, DH: 1-for-5, R, RBI
Zach Daudet, 3B: 2-for-2, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Keduar Trujillo, C: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB

Dylan Howard, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
Anthony Cruz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Bryce Collins, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Jackson Wells, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (SAVE)

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (41-39) won 10-9 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on an Alvarez RBI single. They rallied in the 5th for 4 runs on Ramirez sac fly, Wakefield 2 run home run and Luciano RBI double. Smith got the start and was solid tossing 5 no-hit innings, though he walked 5 and allowed a run. Saunier allowed a few runs in relief but in the 7th, Luciano connected on a solo home run to extend the Woodpeckers’ lead. The Howlers took the lead with 4 runs in the 7th, but the Woodpeckers rallied again scoring 4 runs in the 8th on a Wakefield RBI single, Cauro walk, Flores walk and a run scoring on a wild pitch. Cassedy tossed a scoreless inning to close out the 10-9 win.

Note: Luciano has a .844 OPS this season.