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 (36-28) won 12-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land jumped out to a big lead scoring 6 runs in the second inning on a Narvaez RBI single, Corona RBI single, Caldera RBI double, Short sac fly, Hummel RBI single and Matthews RBI triple. The offense added 4 runs in the 5th on a Castro 2 run double and Bastidas 2 run HR. Alexander got the start and allowed 1 run over 4.2 innings. The offense added 2 more runs in the 6th on a Hummel solo HR and Matthews solo HR. The pen was solid allowing 1 run over the final 4.1 innings as Sugar Land won 12-2.
Note: Matthews has a .875 OPS this season.
Zack Short, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
Cooper Hummel, RF: 3-for-5, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI
Brice Matthews, 2B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Luis Castro, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
Omar Narvaez, C: 1-for-5, R, RBI
Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-4, R, RBI
Fernando Caldera, DH: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
Jason Alexander, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (21-37) won 11-0 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Diaz 2 run HR. The offense exploded for 7 runs in the 3rd inning on a Cole 2 run HR, Garcia RBI double, Ferreras RBI double, Encarnacion RBI single and Willits 2 run HR. Lavastida added a 2 run HR in the 4th inning. Dombroski started for the Hooks and pitched well tossing 6 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts. Knorr and Sanchez combined for 3 scoreless innings as they closed out the 11-0 win.
Note: Dombroski has a 3.12 ERA this season.
Tommy Sacco, 2B: 3-for-5, R, 2B
Edwin Diaz, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Zach Cole, CF: 2-fo-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Bryan Lavastida, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
John Garcia, DH: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
Bryce Willits, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
Trey Dombroski, LHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (WIN)
Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, w BB, 2 K
Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (25-34) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)
Pinto started for Asheville and allowed 2 runs over 2.1 innings. He was relieved by Langford who tossed 1.2 scoreless innings. In the 5th, Asheville tied it up scoring 2 runs on a Vogel solo HR and Guillemette RBI double. The Cyclones got 2 runs in the 8th to take the lead and the Asheville offense went down in order in the 9th as they fell 4-2.
Note: Gillis has a 2.66 ERA this season.
Garret Guillemette, C: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
Cristian Gonzalez, SS: 2-for-4
Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-4, SB
Will Bush, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Drew Vogel, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Oliver Carrillo, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-3, BB
Jean Pinto, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (33-26) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board first getting a Villarroel RBI groundout in the first inning. Cruz got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings of work. In the 4th, the Woodpeckers added 2 more runs on a Valencia RBI single and Trujillo bases loaded hit by pitch. Varela allowed 3 runs in relief as the Nationals took the lead late and the offense was unable to respond as the Woodpeckers fell 4-3.
Note: Valencia has 28 SB this season.
Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-5, R
Jancel Villarroel, C: 0-for-4, RBI
Justin Trimble, 3B: 2-for-2, R, 2 BB
Max Holy, SS: 1-for-4, R
Esmil Valencia, CF: 2-for-4, RBI, 2 SB
Anthony Cruz, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
Jose Varela, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: AJ Blubaugh – 8:35 CT
CC: Manuel Urias – 7:05 CT
AV: Bryce Mayer – 5:40 CT
FV: TBD – 5:35 CT