Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (37-44) lost 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Pecko started for Sugar Land and was pitching well but ran into some trouble in the 5th. He ended up going 5 innings allowing 6 runs. The offense got on the board in the 6th inning on a Whitcomb solo home run. They got another run in the 8th on a Biggio solo home run. That was it from the offense though as Sugar Land fell 6-2.
Note: Biggio has a .857 OPS this season.
- Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- LaMonte Wade, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Zach Dezenzo, LF: 2-for-3, BB, SB
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Tom Cosgrove, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (35-40) won 8-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs in the first inning on a Sullivan RBI single and Bush 3 run home run. Nezuh started for the Hooks and was really good allowing 1 run over 7 innings while striking out 5. The offense got some insurance in the 8th scoring 4 runs on an Austin RBI single, Sullivan 2 run double and Bush RBI single. The pen allowed a couple runs but the offense did more than enough as the Hooks won 8-3.
Note: Nezuh has 69 K over 60.1 innings this season.
- Cameron Sisneros, DH: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
- Will Bush, 1B: 3-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (23-52) won 10-8 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on an error. Hub City would rally scoring 6 runs off Rodriguez as he went 5 innings. Asheville got another run in the third on a Call RBI double and another in the 4th on a Moss solo home run. In the 5th, the offense rallied for 5 runs on a Powell 2 run home run, Call RBI double and Garcia 2 run double. They got another run in the 6th on a Call Rbi single. The pen allowed a couple of runs but Call added another RBI single in the 8th. Frias closed it out with a scoreless 9th as Asheville won 10-8.
Note: Moss is hitting .366 in High-A.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Caden Powell, DH: 1-for-3, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 2-for-5, R, 2B
- Chase Call, LF: 4-for-4, R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, SB
- Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Zach Daudet, SS: 0-for-1, 3 BB
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Bryce Collins, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Jordan Carr, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-38) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Forcucci started for the Woodpeckers but had some struggles allowing 2 runs over 1.1 innings while walking 3. After Varela allowed a run in relief, Fraide went 5 innings out of the pen allowing 2 unearned runs and striking out 7 batters. The offense got on the board in the 8th inning on an Alvarez RBI double. In the 9th, the Woodpeckers rallied for 3 runs on an Alvarez 3 run double but that was it from the offense as the Woodpeckers fell 5-4.
Note: Neyens finished June with 31 walks to 23 strikeouts.
- Anthony Huezo, DH: 2-for-4, R, BB
- Xavier Neyens, 3B: 0-for-1, 2 R, 4 BB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 2-for-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI
- Carlos Cauro, 1B: 2-for-4
- German Ramirez, SS: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Ryan Forcucci, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Jose Varela, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
- Juan Fraide, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Bryce Mayer – 7:05 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:30 CT
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