See how the prospects performed last night.
Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
Here is the previous day’s recap.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (41-22) won 8-4 (BOX SCORE)
Gordon got the start and allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, over 3.1 innings. Whitcomb put the offense on the board with a 2 run single in the 3rd. In the 4th, Hamilton connected on a solo HR. Whitcomb added a sac fly in the 5th. The offense picked up 2 more in the 7th on a Hummel RBI double and another run on an error. In the 9th, Whitcomb added a 2 run HR to extend the lead. The pen pitched well as the closed out the 8-4 win.
Note: Whitcombn has 13 HR, 49 RBI in 56 games this season.
- Grae Kessinger, 3B: 2-for-4, 3 R, BB
- Cooper Hummel, 1B: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 2 SB
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 2-for-2, R, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB
- David Hensley, LF: 1-for-5, SB
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-5, 2B
- Quincy Hamilton, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
- Conner Greene, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Bryan King, LHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Dylan Coleman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (22-35) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 4th on a Sacco sac fly. Bloss got the start and pitched well again allowing 1 run over 5.2 innings. He was relieved by Strotman who allowed 1 run over 2 innings. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 2-1.
Note: Bloss has a 1.88 ERA in Double-A – new article on Bloss here.
- Tommy Sacco, 3B: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Jeremy Arocho, 2B: 1-for-3, BB
- J.C. Correa, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Jake Bloss, RHP: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Drew Strotman, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (24-30) lost 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
Dombroski started for Asheville and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings while striking out 4. A Cerny sac fly got the offense on the board in the 4th. In the 5th, Guillemette connected on a solo HR. The offense would add 2 more in the 7th on an Encarnacion RBI double and Baez RBI single. Calderon relieved Dombroski but struggled allowing 5 runs over 4.2 innings. Matthews added a solo HR in the bottom of the 9th but that was it as the Tourists dropped the series finale 8-5.
Note: Matthews is hitting .344 in High-A this season.
- Brice Matthews, SS: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Luis Baez, RF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Austin Deming, 2B: 1-for-3, 2 BB
- Logan Cerny, CF: 0-for-3, RBI
- Oliver Carrillo, LF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Luis Encarnacion, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (25-32) lost 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Tredwell started for the Woodpeckers and was solid striking out 5 over 4.2 scoreless innings. Santa pitched in relief but allowed 2 runs over 2.2 innings. The offense struggled all night but got on the board in the 9th on a Jaworsky RBI single. That was it from the offense though as the Woodpeckers feel 2-1.
Note: Tredwell has 43 K in 38 innings this season.
- Alejandro Nunez, LF: 2-for-3, R, BB
- Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF