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Astros Minor League Recap: August 28th

Published

August 29, 2026

Jagger Beck | Credit: Joe Dwyer

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 (66-63) lost 11-3 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Loperfido RBI double. They got 2 more runs in the third inning on a Meyers 2 run double. Alexander got the start but struggled allowing 7 runs over 4.2 innings. Weiss allowed 4 runs in relief and the offense struggled the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 11-3.

Note: Ferreras is hitting .314 in Triple-A.

Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB
Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B, RBI
Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Trenton Brooks, 1B: 1-for-3, BB

Jason Alexander, RHP: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Michael Knorr, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Ryan Weiss, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Cesar Salazar, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (58-66) lost 9-1 (BOX SCORE)

Taylor started for the Hooks and went 4.2 innings allowing 5 runs while striking out 4. The offense got on the board in the 6th on a Whitaker RBI single. Leach struggled in relief allowing 4 runs in the 8th and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 9-1.

Note: Janek has 26 stolen bases this season.

Justin Thomas, CF: 2-for-5
Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, R, SB
Walker Janek, DH: 1-for-4, SB
Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-2, RBI, BB

Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Jose Guedez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (41-80) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)

Shoemaker started for Asheville and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs, 2 earned. The offense got on the board on a Huezo 2 run home run in the 3rd inning. Varela tossed 4 scoreless innings in relief but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 4-2.

Note: Huezo has 21 home runs this season.

Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
Brandon Nigh, 3B: 0-for-2, R, BB

Adam Shoemaker, LHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Jose Varela, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (68-53) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)

Beck started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts. The RidgeYaks scored 2 runs in the 6th to take a 2-0 lead. In the 8th, the offense rallied scoring 6 runs on a Luciano RBI double, Sierra sac fly, Hughes walk, Durnin 2 run single and Alvarez 2 run single. Verdugo closed it out tossing 3 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts as the Woodpeckers won 6-2.

Note: Beck has 101 K over 85.2 innings this season.