Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (50-46) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salazar solo HR. Feury started but went just 1 scoreless inning, not sure his this was injury related or not. He was relieved by Kouba who allowed 3 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense picked up another run in the 5th on a Price solo HR. The pen allowed 2 more runs and the offense struggled the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 5-2.
Note: Price has a .778 OPS in Triple-A.
Collin Price, 1B: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
Jose Fleury, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Tayler Scott, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-59) lost 8-7 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs on a Sullivan solo HR, Clarke solo HR and Ferreras 2 run HR in the first inning. Swanson got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense added a run in the 5th on an Austin RBI double and one in the 6th on a Clarke sac fly. Urias pitched in relief and was solid until the 9th where he allowed a go-ahead 3 run HR. In the bottom of the 9th, the Hooks tied it on a Cole sac fly. The Sod Poodles got a run in the 10th and the Hooks’ offense was unable to respond as they fell 8-7.
Note: Clarke has a 1.019 OPS with the Hooks.
Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Wes Clarke, 1B: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Orlando Martinez, DH: 2-for-5, R
Trevor Austin, 2B: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-4, 2B
Miguel Palma, C: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
Nic Swanson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (39-51) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
True started for Asheville and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings while racking up 7 strikeouts. Santos struggled in relief allowing 4 runs as the Hot Rods extended their lead. The Asheville offense was quiet all night collecting just three hits as they were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Nunez has a .703 OPS this season.
Derek True, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Yeriel Santos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (48-43) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Howard started for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well striking out 6 over 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Villarroel RBI groundout. In the 9th, Schiavone added an RBI single. McPherson closed it out with 4 scoreless as the Woodpeckers won 2-0.
Note: Howard has a 3.86 ERA in Single-A.
Dylan Howard, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Brandon McPherson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD- 7:35 CT
CC: Ethan Pecko – 6:35 CT
AV: Juan Bello – 5:35 CT
FV: Luis Rodriguez – 5:35 CT