Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (63-57) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
Hendrickson started for Sugar Land and went 5 innings allowing 5 runs while striking out 7. The offense got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Salazar solo home run. They got 2 more runs in the 7th inning on a Cole 2 run home run. Santa allowed a run in the 8th and the offense was unable to get anything else going as Sugar Land fell 6-3.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .327 in Triple-A.
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-4, 2B
- Jake Meyers, CF: 2-for-4, R
- Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Christian Roa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (54-61) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Dombroski started for the Hooks and allowed 2 runs over 3.1 innings. He was relieved by Torres who allowed a run. Leach pitched in relief and was solid tossing 2 scoreless innings. The Hooks got on the board in the 8th inning on an Austin solo home run. The offense got a run in the 9th on a Thomas sac fly but that was it as the Hooks fell 3-2.
Note: Austin has 16 home runs this season.
- Justin Thomas, CF: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
- Trevor Austin, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Walker Janek, DH: 4-for-5, SB
- Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 2-for-4
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Andrew Marrero, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (39-74) lost 9-1 (BOX SCORE)
Potter started for Asheville and allowed one run over 2.1 innings while striking out 6 batters. Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on an error. Santos relieved Potter and allowed 3 runs over 4.1 innings. Cruz allowed 4 runs in relief as the Cyclones extended their lead. The offense was unable to score again as they fell 9-1.
Note: Newman is hitting .433 in High-A.
- Anthony Huezo, DH: 1-for-4, R, SB
- DJ Newman, LF: 2-for-4
- Nick Potter, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Jackson Wells, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (58-53) won 10-7 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the second inning on a Sierra 3 run home run. Smith got the start and went 3.2 innings allowing 4 runs, all in the 4th, as the Pelicans took the lead. The offense responded in the 6th scoring 4 runs on a Piasecki RBI single, Hughes 2 run double and Alvarez sac fly. After the Pelicans scored a couple in the bottom of the 6th, the Woodpeckers grabbed another run in the 8th on an Alvarez groundout. The Woodpeckers got 2 more runs in the 9th inning on a Sierra 2 run single. Butler allowed a run in the 9th but held on for the 10-7 win.
Note: Nowak is hitting .381 in Single-A.
- Kam Durnin, SS: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Logan Hughes, DH: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Kevin Alvarez, CF: 0-for-3, 2 RBI, SB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 0-for-3, 2 BB
- Ben Tryon, 1B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Luis De Leon, C: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Owen Nowak, LF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B
- Juan Sierra, RF: 2-for-5, R, HR, 5 RBI
- Aaron Piasecki, 2B: 3-for-5, R, RBI, 3 SB
- Aubrey Smith, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Mick Uebelhor, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Taz Butler, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jason Alexander – 7:05 CT
CC: Cole Hertzler – 6:35 CT
AV: Javier Perez – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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