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 (19-10) lost 6-4 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Julks sac fly. They got another run in the 3rd on Bastidas groundout. Gusto started for Sugar Land allowed 3 runs over 5 innings while striking out 6. The offene got 2 runs in the 4th on a Whitcomb RBI double and Berryhill RBI single. Kouba struggled in relief allowing 3 runs and the offense was unable to comeback as Sugar Land fell 6-4.
Note: Leon is hitting .311 this season.
- David Hensley, 3B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, BB
- Will Wagner, 1B: 1-for-3, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 0-for-5, RBI
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-4, R, 3B
- Corey Julks, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI
- Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, BB
- Shay Whitcomb, SS: 1-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Luke Berryhill, DH: 1-for-4, RBI
- Ryan Gusto, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Luis Contreras, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (7-16) lost 3-1 (BOX SCORE)
Santos got the start and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Hamilton solo HR. Fleury pitched in relief and pitched well, allowing 1 run over 4 innings but the offense was unable to do anything else as the Hooks fell 3-1.
Note: The HR for Hamilton was his firs this year in Double-A.
- Jordan Brewer, 1B: 2-for-3
- Quincy Hamilton, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Alex Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (10-12) won 8-4 (BOX SCORE)
Batista started for Asheville and pitched well allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 4 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Deming solo HR. Williams tied the game in the 5th on a solo HR. Guillemette gave Asheville the lead in the 6th with a 2 run double. Baez added another run in the 7th with an RBI single. The offense added some insurance in the 8th scoring 3 runs on a Guillemette solo HR and Baez 2 run double. Taylor allowed 2 runs over 4 innings in relief and Perez had a scoreless 9th to close it out.
Note: Perez has a 1.29 ERA this season.
- Logan Cerny, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB, SB
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Luis Baez, RF: 2-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
- Austin Deming, 3B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Jeron Williams, DH: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI
- Garret Guillemette, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Ryan Johnson, 2B: 1-for-3, R
- Edinson Batista, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Andrew Taylor, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (15-8) won 5-4 (BOX SCORE)
Pena started for the Woodpeckers and pitched really well allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, over 4.2 innings while striking out 6. The offense got on the board in the 5th on a Caldera RBI single. In the 6th, they picked up 2 more on an error and sac fly. They extended the lead in the 7th scoring 2 more runs on an error and passed ball. Santos allowed 2 runs in relief but held on as the Woodpeckers won 5-4.
Note: Pena has a 1.37 ERA this season.
- Cesar Hernandez, CF: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Juan Santander, DH: 0-for-4, R, RBI
- Waner Luciano, 2B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Anthony Sherwin, 3B: 1-for-3, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, SS: 2-for-4, R
- Fernando Caldera, C: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Alain Pena, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Ben Petschke, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Blair Henley – 7:35 CT
CC: Tyler Guilfoil – 6:35 CT
AV: Trey Dombroski – 5:35 CT
FV: Derek True – 6:05 CT