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 (69-65) won 11-4 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salazar RBI double. Alexander got the start and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned, with 7 strikeouts. The offense rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the third inning on a Cole 2 run home run, Dezenzo walk and Salazar 2 run single. The offense added 4 more runs in the 7th to extend the lead. The pen allowed a couple of runs but held on as Sugar Land won 11-4.
Note: Biggio has a .833 OPS in Triple-A.
- Zach Cole, LF: 2-for-5, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-5, R
- Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-5, R, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 3-for-4, R, 3 RBI, BB
- Jason Alexander, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (WIN)
- Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Roddery Munoz, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (59-70) lost 14-1 (BOX SCORE)
Tredwell started for the Hooks but struggled allowing 8 runs on 7 walks while retiring just three batters, despite not allowing a hit. The Hooks got a run in the 6th on a Janek sac fly but the pen allowed a few more runs and they eventually went to position players pitching. The Hooks ended up dropping this one 14-1.
Note: Salas is hitting .273 in Double-A.
- Tyler Whitaker, CF: 2-for-4
- Walker Janek, C: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 0 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Ramsey David, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Marcus Brown, RHP: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Brandon Forrester, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (42-86) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Powell 2 run single. Shoemaker got the start for Asheville and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. The offense got a run back in the third on a Vasquez sac fly. They picked up another run in the 5th on a Monistere sac fly. Saunier pitched in relief but allowed 3 runs in the 8th as the Grasshoppers took the lead. Asheville got one back in the bottom of the inning on a Fielder groundout. The offense was unable to rally in the 9th as Asheville fell 6-5.
Note: Walker has 37 stolen bases this season.
- Kyle Walker, 2B: 0-for-3, 2 R, BB, 3 SB
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Caden Powell, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- Nick Monistere, SS: 0-for-3, RBI
- Zach Daudet, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Yosweld Vasquez, C: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
- Jadyn Fielder, RF: 2-for-4, RBI, SB
- Adam Shoemaker, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Jose Varela, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Grayson Saunier, RHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Brandon Nigh, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (71-56) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 5th inning on a Ramirez RBI single. Verdugo got the start and was pitching well but with 2 outs in the 5th, he allowed 3 runs. He finished allowing those 3 runs over 4.2 innings. The offense got a run back in the 8th inning on a Hughes solo home run. The offense was unable to rally in the 9th as the Woodpeckers fell 3-2.
Note: Hughes is hitting .333 this season.
- Logan Hughes, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Aaron Piasecki, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- Owen Nowak, LF: 1-for-4, R
- German Ramirez, 3B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Ryan Verdugo, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 K
- Brandon Cassedy, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Brady Thomas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD – 7:05 CT
CC: Andrew Taylor – 7:05 CT
AV: Kellan Oakes – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 6:00 CT
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