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Astros Prospect Report: April 5th

April 6, 2024 by The Crawfish Boxes

MLB: Houston Astros-Workouts
Feb 14, 2024; West Palm Beach, FL, USA; Houston Astros pitcher A.J. Blubaugh (69) works out during spring training at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro | Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

See how the prospects performed last night.

Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below!

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (4-3) w0n 4-0 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board early getting a run in the first on a Loperfido sac fly and another in the 2nd inning on a Stubbs RBI single. Tamarez got the start and pitched well allowing 1 hit over 5 scoreless innings. The offense added 2 more insurance runs in the 8th on a Salazar RBI single and a run on a double play. The bullpen was great tossing 4 no-hit innings to close out the 4-0 win.

Note: Loperfido has 10 RBI in 7 games this season.

  • David Hensley, 3B: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 2 BB
  • Joey Loperfido, CF: 0-for-3, RBI
  • Quincy Hamilton, LF: 1-for-3, R, SB
  • C.J. Stubbs, C: 1-for-2, R, RBI, BB
  • Cesar Salazar, DH: 1-for-3, R, SB

  • Misael Tamarez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (WIN)
  • Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
  • Joel Kuhnel, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
  • Dylan Coleman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
  • Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (0-1) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks score their first runs of the season in the 3rd inning on a Sacco 2 run HR. Ullola got the start and despite striking out 8, he allowed 3 runs over 4.1 innings. Blubaugh was great in relief striking out 5 over 4 scoreless innings. Unfortunately the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 3-2.

Note: The pitching staff racked up 14 strikeouts.

  • Tommy Sacco, 3B: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
  • Chad Stevens, SS: 2-for-4, 2 2B
  • Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-4, R

  • Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
  • Brayan De Paula, LHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
  • A.J. Blubaugh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (1-0) won 14-5 (BOX SCORE)

Taylor got the start for Asheville and allowed 4 runs, 2 earned over 3 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the first on a Garcia 2 run single. In the 2nd inning, they got 3 more on a Baez 3 run HR. The offense added 2 more in the 4th on a Baez RBI single and Fisher RBI double. A Price bases loaded walk scored the 8th run for Asheville in the 6th. Batista was great in relief allowing 1 unearned run over 4 innings. The offense blew it open in the 8th scoring 6 runs on an Encarnacion RBI single, Ferrerras 2 run single, Whitaker RBI double and Matthews 2 run double. Mancini closed it out with a scoreless 9th.

Note: The offense collected 12 hits and 10 walks.

  • Tyler Whitaker, CF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
  • Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
  • Luis Baez, RF: 3-for-5, 3 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
  • Cam Fisher, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB, SB
  • Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
  • John Garcia, C: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
  • Luis Encarnacion, DH: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
  • Pascanel Ferrerras, 3B: 1-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB

  • Andrew Taylor, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
  • Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
  • Edinson Batista, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (WIN)
  • Joey Mancini, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-0) won 10-3 (BOX SCORE)

The offense got on the board in the third inning scoring 2 runs on Carrillo and Gomez RBI singles. Pecko got the start and went 2.1 innings allowing 2 runs, while striking out 6. The offense picked up 2 more in the 5th on a Carrillo solo HR and another RBI single from Gomez. The offense blew it open in the 7th scoring 6 runs on a Luciano hit by pitch, Sherwin 2 run single, and Casserilla 3 run double. Nezuh allowed 1 run over 4 innings with 7 strikeouts and Langford struck out the side in the 9th as the Woodpeckers won 10-3.

Note: The pitching staff racked up 19 strikeouts.

  • Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
  • Anthony Sherwin, DH: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
  • Oliver Carrillo, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
  • Xavier Casserilla, 1B: 3-for-6, R, 2 2B,
  • Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
  • Chase Jaworsky, SS: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
  • Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 2-for-3, R, 2 BB, 2 SB

  • Ethan Pecko, RHP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
  • Kelly Austin, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
  • Jackson Nezuh, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
  • Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Today’s minor league starters:

SL: Rhett Kouba – 6:05 CT

CC: Alex Santos – 7:05 CT

AV: Trey Dombroski – 5:05 CT

FV: Juan Soto – 5:05 CT

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