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Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (50-45) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey got the start and went 4 innings allowing 4 runs. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning scoring 2 runs on a passed ball and Bastidas RBI single. Knorr relieved Ivey and allowed a run as Sugar Land found themselves down 5-2. The offense got a run back in the 6th on Salazar sac fly and another run in the 7th on a Barber RBI single. Unfortunately the comeback fell short as Sugar Land lost 5-4.
Note: Castro has a .857 OPS in Triple-A.
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Luis Castro, LF: 1-for-3, BB
- Collin Price, 1B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 0-for-1, R, RBI, BB
- Bryan Lavastida, DH: 1-for-4, R
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Nick Robertson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Blake Weiman, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-58) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning scoring 3 runs on a walk to Guillemette, a wild pitch and a Willits RBI groundout. In the 2nd inning, Clarke added a solo HR. Dombroski got the start and tossed 4 scoreless before allowing 3 runs in the 5th inning. He ended up striking out 6 over 5 innings. Amarillo took the lead in the 7th scoring 2 runs off Rodning. In the bottom of the 8th, the Hooks rallied scoring on a Clarke RBI single and Martinez RBI double to take the lead. Sanchez closed it out with a scoreless 9th as the Hooks won 6-5.
Note: Cole has a .844 OPS this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Wes Clarke, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Orlando Martinez, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Zach Cole, RF: 1-for-2, R, 2B, 3 BB
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 0-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Jeron Williams, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A+: Asheville Tourists (39-50) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Taylor started for Asheville and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs. The offense got on the board in the 4th scoring 3 runs on a Gomez RBI single and Whitaker 2 run single. Swiney relieved Taylor but allowed 3 runs in the 5th. The offense got a run back in the 7th on an Encarnacion solo HR. Guedez tossed 4 scoreless innings in relief but the offense was unable to comeback as Ashville fell 5-4.
Note: Gomez has 18 SB this season.
- Walker Janek, DH: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, 2 SB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Nick Swiney, LHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (47-43) won 6-5 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first on a Luciano RBI groundout. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Trujillo 2 run HR. In the 3rd, the offense added 2 more runs on a Fisher 2 run single. Ogando got the start and allowed 2 runs over 4.1 innings of work. Luciano added another RBI groundout in the 6th inning. Villarroel added a solo HR in the 9th to extend the lead. The bullpen ran into trouble allowing 3 runs in the 9th but they held on for the 6-5 win.
Note: Palmer has a 2.86 ERA this season.
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-4, R, BB, SB
- Cam Fisher, DH: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
- Kedaur Trujillo, 1B: 1-for-1, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Dawil Almonte, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Cam Brown, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jose Fleury – 7:35 CT
CC: Nic Swanson – 6:35 CT
AV: Derek True – 5:35 CT
FV: Dylan Howard – 5:35 CT