See how the prospects performed last night.
Another day of Astros minor league action is in the books. See the results below!
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (13-6) lost 7-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Julks sac fly. They got another in the 3rd inning on a Leon RBI double. Gusto started for Sugar Land and went 4 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. He was relieved by Gaither who allowed 4 runs as the Express extended their lead. The offense got one back in the 9th on an Amaya RBI single but that was it as Sugar Land fell 7-3.
Note: Leon is hitting .32o this season.
- David Hensley, 3B: 1-for-3, R, 2B, BB
- Corey Julks, LF: 1-for-3, R, RBI
- Joey Loperfido, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B
- Pedro Leon, CF: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Jacob Amaya, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Luke Berryhill, DH: 1-for-4, 2B
- Ryan Gusto, RHP: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Dylan Coleman, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Joel Kuhnel, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (4-9) lost 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
Knorr started for the Hooks and lasted just 1.2 innings allowing 3 runs, though all were unearned. He was relieved by Ford who allowed 2 runs, also unearned. The offense got one back in the 2nd inning on a Stevens RBI groundout. They got another in the 6th on a Stubbs sac fly. Fleury went 4.2 innings allowing 2 runs but the offense was unable to get anything else going as the Hooks fell 7-2.
Note: De Paula has 8 K in 4 relief innings this season.
- Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
- Miguel Palma, C: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
- Ryan Wrobleski, 1B: 1-for-4, SB
- Chad Stevens, SS: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
- CJ Stubbs, DH: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
- Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Kasey Ford, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Brayan De Paula, LHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (6-7) lost 14-11 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning scoring a run on a Fisher solo HR. They got another run in the 3rd inning on a Whitaker RBI double. Dombroski got the start but ran into trouble and allowed 5 runs over 4 innings of work. He was relieved by Calderon who allowed 7 runs over 3 innings. The offense got 3 in the 7th on a Guillemette RBI double and Fisher 2 run double. Cerny would add a solo HR in the 8th inning. Asheville went into the 9th down 14-6 but did rally a bit. They scored 5 runs on a Price bases loaded walk, Cruz RBI single, Cerny RBI groundout and Deming 2 run double. That was it though as the Tourists fell 14-11.
Note: Fisher has a 1.125 OPS this season.
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 BB
- Tyler Whitaker, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Cam Fisher, LF: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Collin Price, C: 0-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB
- Narbe Cruz, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
- Logan Cerny, DH: 1-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Austin Deming, 3B: 2-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Trey Dombroski, LHP: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- Carlos Calderon, RHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (9-4) won 5-1 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs in the first inning on Santander RBI single and Ochoa 3 run double. Pena got the start and went 4 innings allowing 1 unearned while striking out 6. They picked up another run in the 5th when Jaworsky stole third base and scored on an error. Santos closed it out tossing 4 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts.
Note: Santos has a 1.54 ERA this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Chase Jaworsky, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2 2B, SB
- Waner Luciano, 3B: 1-for-3, R
- Juan Santander, 1B: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Alejandro Nunez, CF: 1-for-4, R
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
- Alain Pena, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (WIN)
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Blair Henley – 6:05 CT
CC: Jaime Melendez – 7:05 CT
AV: Manuel Urias – 6:05 CT
FV: TBD – 6:05 CT