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 (57-50) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Pecko started for Sugar Land and went 5.1 innings allowing 3 runs, though he also struck out 9 and generated 20 swings and misses. The offense got on the board in the 4th inning on a Ferreras solo home run and Delgado RBI single. The bullpen was great keeping the scored 3-2 going to the 9th. In the bottom of the 9th, Sugar Land walked it off again on a Thaiss 2 run single as they won 4-3.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .331 in Triple-A.
- Pascanel Ferreras, DH: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, SB
- Ray Delgado, 2B: 2-for-4, R, RBI
- Jake Meyers, CF: 4-for-4, R
- Matt Thaiss, C: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Kai-Wei Teng, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (48-54) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Hicks got the start for the Hooks and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings. In the 7th, Leach allowed 3 runs as Frisco extended their lead. The Hooks got on the board in the 8th inning on a Janek RBI single, Call walk and Holy walk. Unfortunately that was it from the offense as the Hooks fell 4-3.
Note: Janek is hitting .471 over his last nine games.
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-5, R
- Walker Janek, DH: 3-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Trevor Austin, LF: 1-for-4, BB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
- Chase Call, RF: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
- Max Holy, SS: 0-for-3, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- James Hicks, RHP: 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (33-68) lost 11-7 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Thomas solo home run. After the Drive scored 2 in the third, Powell responded with a 2 run home run. Howard got the start but struggled allowing 5 runs over 3.2 innings. Asheville reclaimed the lead in the 5th inning on a Huezo walk and Walker 3 run double. The pen struggled down the stretch allowing 6 runs and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 11-7.
Note: Neyens has a .877 OPS in High-A.
- Justin Thomas, RF: 1-for-5, R, HR, RBI
- Xavier Neyens, DH: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
- Caden Powell, LF: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Kyle Walker, SS: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, SB
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 0-for-1, 3 BB, 2 SB
- John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, R
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Raimy Rodriguez, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jackson Wells, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-48) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the second inning on a double play and a run on a double steal. They got another run in the third on a Sierra sac fly. In the 4th, Luciano added a solo home run. Weber got the start and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs. They picked up another run in the 8th when a run scored on a throw to second base. Smith closed it out allowing 1 run over 4 innings as the Woodpeckers won 5-3.
Note: Weber has a 3.18 ERA this season.
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Kevin Alvarez, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Juan Sierra, RF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Luis De Leon, 1B: 2-for-3, R, BB
- Carlos Cauro, C: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB, SB
- Charlie Weber, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Aubrey Smith, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF
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