See how the prospects performed last night.
Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (51-49) lost 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey got the start for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 6 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Bastidas RBI double. In the bottom of the 6th, Barber connected on a 2 run HR. Tacoma added on some runs in the middle innings to make it 8-3 but Sugar Land got 2 back in the 7th on Davidson and Bastidas RBI singles. That was it from the offense though as the comeback fell short and Sugar Land fell 8-5.
Note: Bastidas leads the system with 28 doubles this season.
- Jeremy Peña, DH: 0-for-2, 2 R, BB
- Logan Davidson, 3B: 1-for-5, RBI
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 2-for-4
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Tayler Scott, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (33-63) lost 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first on a Clarke solo HR. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Guillemette groundout. Dombroski got the start and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs. In the 5th, the Hooks tied it up on a Garcia RBI single. The Hooks took the lead in the 6th on a Ferreras RBI double. Rodning and Bido allowed a few runs as the Naturals took the lead. The Hooks offense was quiet the last three innings as they fell 6-4.
Note: Clarke has a .935 OPS with the Hooks.
- Wes Clarke, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- John Garcia, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Anderson Bido, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (41-54) lost 4-0 (BOX SCORE)
Pena started for Asheville and went 3 innings allowing 1 unearned run. He was relieved by True who allowed 3 runs over 4.1 innings, with a couple of those runs coming after he was pulled. The offense struggled all night collecting just five hits as they were shutout in the 4-0 loss.
Note: Janek has a .791 OPS this season.
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-4
- Will Bush, 1B: 1-for-4
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-3, 2B
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B
- Alain Pena, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Derek True, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Cody Tucker, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (49-45) lost 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Palmer got the start for the Woodpeckers and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings allowing just one hit. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Villarroel solo HR. In the 6th, Hernandez added a solo HR. Ogando relieved Palmer but struggled allowing 6 runs over 2 innings as the Crawdads took the lead. The Woodpeckers offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 6-2.
Note: Palmer has a 2.13 ERA this season.
- Esmil Valencia, CF: 2-for-4, 3 SB
- Caden Powell, SS: 1-for-4, SB
- Jancel Villarroel, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, DH: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Reylin Perez, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Cristian Javier – 7:05 CT
CC: Manuel Urias – 7:05 CT
AV: Yeriel Santos – 5:35 CT
FV: Brandon McPherson – 5:35 CT