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 (22-18) won 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey started for Sugar Land and allowed 4 runs in the first inning but settled down and went 5 innings allowing just those 4 runs. In the bottom of the first, Whitcomb put Sugar Land on the board on a 2 run HR. The offense got 2 more runs in the 3rd on a Bastidas sac fly and Castro RBI single. In the 6th, Whitcomb connected on another 2 run HR to give Sugar Land the lead. The pen locked it down with 4 scoreless innings to close out the win.
Note: Whitcomb leads the PCL with 11 home runs this season.
Zack Short, SS: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SB
Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-2, R
Jesus Bastidas, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
Luis Guillorme, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
Luis Castro, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
Tyler Ivey, RHP: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Nick Robertson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (10-24) won 20-14 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to a big lead in the first scoring 6 runs on a Barber solo HR, Ferreras 2 run single, Wrobleski RBI double, Sherwin groundout and a run scoring on a wild pitch. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Deming RBI double. In the 3rd, the offense got 2 runs on a Wrobleski solo HR and Cole RBI groundout. The Hooks blew it open in the 4th on a Sherwin sac fly and Cole grand slam. Urias got the start and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs, 3 earned. In the 7th, Cole added an RBI double. The offense got 4 more in the 8th on a Barber 2 run triple and Cole 2 run HR. The triple gave Barber the cycle. The pen allowed some runs but the offense did more than enough to win as the Hooks won the opener 20-14.
Note: Barber has a .767 OPS this season.
Colin Barber, LF: 4-for-5, 4 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI
Zach Cole, CF: 3-for-5, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Rowdey Jordan, 3B: 1-for-6, R
Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 2-for-6, 2 R, 2 RBI
Austin Deming, 1B: 2-for-6, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI
John Garcia, C: 2-for-5, R, BB
Ryan Wrobleski, DH: 2-for-5, 4 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Anthony Sherwin, SS: 0-for-5, 2 RBI
Logan Cerny, RF: 2-for-3, 3 R, BB, SB
Manuel Urias, LHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Michael Knorr, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (15-19) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board first scoring a run in the 4th inning on a Gomez RBI single. Brito started for the Tourists and pitched really well allowing 2 runs over 5 innings while striking out 12. Bello tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief but the offense was unable to score again as Asheville fell 2-1.
Note: Sullivan has a .911 OPS this season.
Anderson Brito, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
Juan Bello, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (17-16) POSTPONED
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Miguel Ullola – 11:05 CT
CC: Jose Fleury – 12:05 CT
AV: Bryce Mayer – 11:05 CT
FV: TBD – 11:05 CT