See how the prospects performed last night.
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 (50-46) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Salazar solo HR. Feury started but went just 1 scoreless inning, not sure his this was injury related or not. He was relieved by Kouba who allowed 3 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense picked up another run in the 5th on a Price solo HR. The pen allowed 2 more runs and the offense struggled the rest of the way as Sugar Land fell 5-2.
Note: Price has a .778 OPS in Triple-A.
- Collin Price, 1B: 2-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Jayden Murray, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jordan Weems, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Tayler Scott, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-59) lost 8-7 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs on a Sullivan solo HR, Clarke solo HR and Ferreras 2 run HR in the first inning. Swanson got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense added a run in the 5th on an Austin RBI double and one in the 6th on a Clarke sac fly. Urias pitched in relief and was solid until the 9th where he allowed a go-ahead 3 run HR. In the bottom of the 9th, the Hooks tied it on a Cole sac fly. The Sod Poodles got a run in the 10th and the Hooks’ offense was unable to respond as they fell 8-7.
Note: Clarke has a 1.019 OPS with the Hooks.
- Joseph Sullivan, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Orlando Martinez, DH: 2-for-5, R
- Trevor Austin, 2B: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Miguel Palma, C: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (39-51) lost 5-0 (BOX SCORE)
True started for Asheville and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings while racking up 7 strikeouts. Santos struggled in relief allowing 4 runs as the Hot Rods extended their lead. The Asheville offense was quiet all night collecting just three hits as they were shutout in the 5-0 loss.
Note: Nunez has a .703 OPS this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 2-for-4, 2B, SB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-2, BB
- Derek True, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Colby Langford, LHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (48-43) won 2-0 (BOX SCORE)
Howard started for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well striking out 6 over 5 scoreless innings. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Villarroel RBI groundout. In the 9th, Schiavone added an RBI single. McPherson closed it out with 4 scoreless as the Woodpeckers won 2-0.
Note: Howard has a 3.86 ERA in Single-A.
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Jancel Villarroel, LF: 0-for-4, RBI, SB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Dylan Howard, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: TBD- 7:35 CT
CC: Ethan Pecko – 6:35 CT
AV: Juan Bello – 5:35 CT
FV: Luis Rodriguez – 5:35 CT