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 (39-36) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 3 runs on a Castro 2 run HR and Price RBI single. Alexander got the start and was great tossing 5.2 scoreless innings. The offense got 2 more runs in the 5th on a Bastidas 2 run HR. After Halligan allowed a couple of runs, Contreras and Gaither closed it out as Sugar Land won 5-2.
Note: Castro is hitting .318 in Triple-A.
- Brice Matthews, 2B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Luis Castro, LF: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Omar Narvaez, 1B: 2-for-5, R, 2 2B
- Jesus Bastidas, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-2, RBI
- Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-4, 2B
- Colin Barber, RF: 1-for-3, BB
- Jason Alexander, RHP: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Patrick Halligan, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (22-46) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Clarke solo HR. Swanson got the start and allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, over 2.1 innings. Dombroski pitched in relief and tossed 5 innings allowing 1 run with 3 strikeouts. The offense was quiet the rest of the way though as the Hooks fell 3-1.
Note: Dombroski has a 3.00 ERA in Double-A this season.
- Wes Clarke, 1B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Julio Rodriguez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (32-36) won 9-0 (BOX SCORE)
Mayer started for Asheville and went 3 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. Jaworsky put Asheville on the board with an RBI single in the 4th inning. The offense got 4 more runs in the 7th on an error and a Sullivan 3 run HR. The offense added more runs on in the 9th inning on a Nunez sac fly, Jaworsky RBI single, Gomez RBI single and Brutcher sac fly. Tredwell closed it out tossing 5 scoreless innings in his High-A debut.
Note: Tredwell has a 3.57 ERA this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, SB
- Walker Janek, C: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-3, R, 2 BB
- Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Drew Brutcher, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Drew Vogel, SS: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Tyler Whitaker, RF: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B
- Bryce Mayer, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (SAVE)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (36-33) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)
Palmer made his first appearance since May 10th and tossed a scoreless first inning. He was relieved by Cruz who went 5 innings allowing 1 run with 6 strikeouts. Frias tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief too. The offense had a rough go of it collecting just 2 hits as they were shutout 1-0.
Note: Palmer has a 2.16 ERA this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Twine Palmer, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Anthony Cruz, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF