See how the prospects performed last night!
Another day of minor league action is in the books. You can see all the Astros affiliates results below.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (10-15) lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Ivey started for the Space Cowboys and went 3 innings allowing 5 runs, all in the first, while striking out 5. Sugar Land got their first run in the first inning on a Matijevic sac fly. In the 4th, Brinson added a solo HR for the second run. Pressly relieved Ivey and tossed a perfect inning on 6 pitches in his rehab appearance. The Space Cowboys got another run back in the 8th on a Leon triple and he scored on an error. Brown relieved Pressly and was dominant tossing 5 scoreless innings with 8 strikeouts to keep the game close. Unfortunately, the offense was unable to complete the comeback as they fell 5-3.
Note: Brown has a 2.35 ERA with 34 K in 23 innings this season.
- Marty Costes, DH: 1-for-4, R, SB
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-3, R, 3B, BB, SB
- J.J. Matijevic, 1B: 0-for-1, RBI, 2 BB
- Lewis Brinson, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Corey Julks, RF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Scott Manea, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
- Tyler Ivey, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Pressly, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Hunter Brown, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (9-13) lost 9-7 (BOX SCORE)
Macuare started for the Hooks and lasted 4 innings allowing 4 runs. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring 3 runs on a a Dirden RBI double and Adolph 2 run HR. In the 4th they picked up 3 more runs on a Dirden solo HR and bases loaded walks to Valdez and Berryhill. Conn relieved Macuare and allowed 3 runs and Henderson also allowed a run in 1 inning in relief. The Hooks would get another run in the 6th on a solo HR by Valdez but that would be it from the offense as they fell 9-7.
Note: Valdez leads the Astros system in HR (5) and RBI (19).
- Enmanuel Valdez, 3B: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Luke Berryhill, 1B: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 0-for-4, R, BB
- Justin Dirden, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Ross Adolph, RF: 1-for-1, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
- Luis Guerrero, LF: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Angel Macuare, RHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Devin Conn, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (4-18) lost 8-5 (BOX SCORE)
Gomez started for the Tourists and went 3 innings allowing 4 runs. Correa put the Tourists on the board with a solo HR in the 3rd. Arrighetti pitched in relief and struck out 7 over 3.1 innings, but allowed 4 runs which all came in the 5th. The offense would battle back a bit getting a Sandle solo HR in the 6th and a Lee RBI single in the 7th. Correa would add another HR, this time a 2 run shot to make it 8-5 but that it was it for the comeback as the Tourist fell by that score.
Note: This was Correa’s first multi-homer game of his career.
- Michael Sandle, LF: 2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, SB
- Colin Barber, DH: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Zach Daniels, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB
- J.C. Correa, C: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- AJ Lee, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Danny Cody, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
- Spencer Arrighetti, RHP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 7 K
- Kyle Gruller, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (8-14) lost 1-0 (BOX SCORE)
Calderon started for the Woodpeckers and tossed 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. He was relieved by Miley who tossed 3 scoreless innings himself. The offense was quiet picking up just four hits, all singles, during the game. Schroeder came in for the 9th and allowed a run as the RiverDogs walked it off for the 1-0 win.
Note: Calderon has a 2.66 ERA this season.
- Leosdany Molina, SS: 1-for-4
- Quincy Hamilton, CF: 1-for-4
- Joey Loperfido, 2B: 1-for-3
- Cody Orr, 3B: 1-for-3, SB
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Deylen Miley, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
- Jayson Schroeder, RHP: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:
SL: TBD – 11:05 AM CT
CC: TBD – 6:35 CT
AV: Aaron Brown (3.38 ERA) – 5:30 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT
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