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 (51-48) lost 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
Ullola got the start for Sugar Land and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 7, though he did walk 5. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning on a Melton sac fly. Weiman allowed a few runs in relief and the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 5-1.
Note: Ullola has 96 K in 73.1 innings this season.
Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Blake Weiman, LHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-61) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Garcia made a rehab start for the Hooks and tossed 2.1 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Cole RBI single. Nezuh pitched in relief and allowed 3 runs over 3 innings of work. The Hooks got one back in the 5th on a Willits RBI single but that was it from the offense as they fell 3-2.
Note: Sullivan has a .969 OPS in Double-A.
Joseph Sullivan, DH: 2-for-5,
Orlando Martinez, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
Zach Cole, CF: 2-for-4, RBI
Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-4, R, SB
Bryce Willits, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
Luis Baez, RF: 2-for-3, BB
Luis Garcia, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Patrick Halligan, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (40-53) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the first inning on a Gomez RBI double. They got another in the 5th on an Encarnacion solo HR. Tredwell got the start and was great allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 6. The offense got some insurance in the 7th on a Spence 2 run HR and another run in the 8th on an Encarnacion RBI single. Langford and Perez had scoreless outings in relief as Asheville won 5-1.
Note: Tredwell has a 3.55 ERA in High-A.
Lucas Spence, CF: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 2-for-5, 2B
Will Bush, C: 2-for-4, BB
Kenni Gomez, RF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Yamal Encarnacion, LF: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Colby Langford, LHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (49-44) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first on a Villarroel sac fly. They got another run in the 3rd on an error. Cruz started for the Woodpeckers and went 4.1 scoreless innings. Smith pitched in relief and allowed 4 runs as the Nationals took the lead. The Woodpeckers got a run in the 7th on a Salas RBI double and then tied it in the 9th on a wild pitch. In the bottom of the 9th, the Nationals walked it off as the Woodpeckers fell 5-4.
Note: Valencia leads the system with 46 SB this season.
Esmil Valencia, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 SB
Alberto Hernandez, SS: 2-for-3, BB
Jancel Villarroel, LF: 1-for-3, RBI
Reylin Perez, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 SB
Hector Salas, 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Anthony Cruz, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Cam Brown, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Parker Smith, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Dawil Almonte, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Tyler Ivey – 7:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 5:05 CT
AV: Jose Guedez – 12:05 CT
FV: Twine Palmer – 5:05 CT