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 (36-31) lost 15-13 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in a big way scoring 7 runs in the 2nd inning on a Price 3 run HR, Short RBI double, Trammell sac fly and Castro 2 run single. Ivey got the start and allowed 7 runs over the first 2 innings of the game. Sugar Land got 2 more runs in the 4th on a Castro RBI triple and Bastidas RBI single. Ivey allowed another 4 runs and ended up allowing 11 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense picked up another run in the 5th on a Trammell RBI single and 2 runs in the 6th on a Corona sac fly and Short solo HR. The pen struggled through allowing 4 runs as the Aces took the lead and won 15-13.
Note: Castro is hitting .325 in Triple-A.
Zack Short, SS: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Taylor Trammell, CF: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2 BB, SB
Luis Castro, 1B: 3-for-5, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI
Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-5, R, RBI, BB
Collin Price, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Omar Narvaez, C: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2 2B
Kenedy Corona, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI
Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
Ray Gaither, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (21-40) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Fleury got the start making his first appearance since May 14th and tossed a scoreless inning. The Hooks got on the board in the 4th inning on a Ferreras RBI double. Rodriguez relieved Fleury and went 3 innings allowing 1 run. Halligan and Rodning each allowed a run in relief as the Wind Surge took the lead. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 3-1.
Note: Fleury has a 2.18 ERA this season.
Jose Fleury, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Patrick Halligan, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (27-35) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)
Brito started for Asheville and pitched well striking out 7 over 4.1 scoreless innings. Swiney allowed a run in relief as the Cyclones took a 1-0 lead. Langford tossed 1.2 scoreless in relief but the offense struggled collecting just 4 hits as they were shutout in the 1-0 loss.
Note: Brito has a 3.45 ERA this season.
Alimber Santa, RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Nick Swiney, LHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (34-27) won 6-0 (BOX SCORE)
David started for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well striking out 6 over 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a solo HR from Luciano. They got 2 more runs in the 6th on a Trimble 2 run HR. The offense added 2 more runs in the 7th on a Hernandez RBI triple and a run scoring on a double play. In the 8th inning, Fisher connected on a solo HR. Rodriguez went the final 4 innings without allowing a run and striking out 3 as the Woodpeckers won 6-0.
Note: Rodriguez has a 2.34 ERA this season.
Drew Brutcher, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
Alberto Hernandez, DH: 1-for-2, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB
Justin Trimble, 3B: 1-for-2, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Waner Luciano, 2B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
Cam Fisher, 1B: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
Max Holy, SS: 1-for-3, BB, SB
Ramsey David, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Miguel Ullola – 3:05 CT
CC: Joey Mancini – 1:05 CT
AV: Jose Guedez – 1:00 CT
FV: TBD – 1:00 CT