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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 (47-44) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 5th inning on a Sacco RBI single and Diaz 2 run HR. Blubaugh got the start and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5.1 innings. The offense played add on late getting a Price RBI double in the 8th and a Barber 2 run double in the 9th. The pen allowed 1 run but shut it down as Sugar Land won 6-2.
Note: Barber has a .738 OPS in Triple-A.
- Edwin Diaz, SS: 1-for-4, R,HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 1-for-4, BB, SB
- Jon Singleton, DH: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 2-for-5
- Colin Barber, RF: 2-for-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Collin Price, C: 3-for-5, R, 2 2B, RBI
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- AJ Blubaugh, RHP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (29-57) lost 9-0 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Hooks and allowed 4 runs over 4.1 innings. The pen struggled allowing 5 runs as the Hooks found themselves in a big hole. The offense was quiet all night collecting just 5 hits as they were shutout in the 9-0 loss.
Note: Martinez is hitting .286 for the Hooks.
- Bryce Willits, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Orlando Martinez, RF: 2-for-4
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-3
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (38-48) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 3rd scoring a run on a wild pitch. Santos started for Asheville and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5 innings. Asheville tied it up in the 5th on a Vogel RBI single. Taylor went the next 3 innings allowing 1 run but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as Asheville fell 3-2.
Note: Taylor has a 3.44 ERA this season.
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 1-for-4, SB
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3B
- Drew Vogel, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (45-41) lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 3rd on a Hernandez RBI single. They got another run in the 4th on a Salas RBI single. Howard got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense picked up another run in the 6th on a wild pitch. McPherson struggled in relief allowing 5 runs as the Woodpeckers fell 8-3.
Note: Almonte has a 2.08 ERA this season.
- Alberto Hernandez, 2B: 2-for-3, RBI, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 2-for-4, 2B, BB
- Hector Salas, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Jason Schiavone, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Reylin Perez, RF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Ryan Smith, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF