Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (39-37) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Bastidas 2 run single. In the 2nd inning they got 2 more runs on a Castro RBI single and another RBI single from Bastidas. In the 3rd, Matthews added an RBI groundout. Blubaugh got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. The game stayed 5-1 until the 8th when the pen allowed 5 runs and El Paso took lead, and eventually won 6-5.
Note: Castro is hitting .320 in Triple-A.
Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
Luis Castro, RF: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
Jesus Bastidas, SS: 2-for-5, 3 RBI
Omar Narvaez, C: 2-for-4, BB
Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Michael Knorr, RHP: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Luis Contreras, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (22-47) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on an Austin solo HR. They got another run in the 4th on a Cole solo HR. Urias got the start and went 6.1 innings allowing 4 runs. The pen struggled a bit allowing 4 more runs as the Naturals extended their lead. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 8-2.
Note: Dombroski has a 3.00 ERA in Double-A this season.
Trevor Austin, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
Zach Cole, CF: 2-for-4, R, 3B, HR, RBI
John Garcia, C: 2-for-4
Bryce Willits, 3B: 1-for-3, 2 BB
Manuel Urias, RHP: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-37) lost 16-6 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Nunez 2 run double. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Vogel solo HR and another in the 3rd inning on a Jaworsky RBI single. Pinto got the start and allowed 4 runs over 3.1 innings. He was relieved by Swiney who allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, over 1 inning. Next in was Tucker who allowed 6 unearned runs, followed by Mikulski who allowed 2 more runs as the game got out of hand.
Note: Janek is hitting .282 this season.
Joseph Sullivan, DH: 1-for-4, 2 R
Walker Janek, C: 2-for-2, 2 R, 2B, SB
Alejandro Nunez, SS: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-5, RBI
Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
Drew Vogel, 3B: 2-for-4, R, RBI
Oliver Carrillo, 1B: 2-for-4, RBI
Jean Pinto, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Nick Swiney, LHP: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Cody Tucker, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 6 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Matt Mikulski, LHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Fernando Caldera, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (37-33) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board scoring 2 runs in the first on an error and Valencia RBI single. They got 2 more runs in the 2nd inning on a Hernandez sac fly and Luciano RBI single. Ogando started for the Woodpeckers and went 5 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. Valencia added a sac fly in the 8th inning. The pen was solid allowing 1 run as they closed out the 5-1 win.
Note: Ogando has a 3.86 ERA this season.
Hector Salas, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
Jancel Villarroel, C: 2-for-3, R, 2B, BB, SB
Waner Luciano, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Cam Fisher, RF: 1-for-3, R, SB
Joan Ogando, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (WIN)
Dawil Almonte, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Ryan Smith, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Aaron Brown – 7:35 CT
CC: Ethan Pecko – 6:35 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:35 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT