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 (80-48) won 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board first getting a run in the 3rd on a Hummel RBI double. Gaither got the start and tossed 2 scoreless innings. He was relieved by Greene who allowed 2 runs over 2.1 innings. The Bees got another run in the 6th as they went up 3-1. In the bottom of the inning, Bastidas tied it with a 2 run HR. In the 8th, Corona gave Sugar Land the lead with a 3 run HR. Suero closed it out with a scoreless 9th to pick up his 30th save of the season.
Note: Suero has 30 saves this season.
- Cooper Hummel, LF: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-4, R, 2B
- Jesus Bastidas, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Tommy Sacco, 2B: 3-for-3, R, 2B
- Kenedy Corona, RF: 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Dixon Machado, 3B: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Conner Greene, RHP: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Parker Mushinski, LHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Shawn Dubin, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (SAVE)
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (46-75) won 12-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first inning on a Cerny RBI single. In the second they picked up 3 runs on RBI singles from Deming and Matthews and a Barber RBI double. In the third, Deming added another RBI single. Fleury got the start and was pitching well until he ran into some trouble in the 5th allowing 2 runs. Deming responded with a grand slam in the bottom of the inning to extend the lead. In the 6th, Ferreras added an RBI single and in the 7th, Deming and Matthews connected on solo HRs. Mancini was solid in relief and McDonald got the last out of the 12-3 win.
Note: Matthews has 15 HR, 26 SB this season.
- Brice Matthews, 3B: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-3, R, BB
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
- Austin Deming, 1B: 4-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, SB
- Jose Fleury, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Joey Mancini, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (WIN)
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (49-72) won 6-1 (BOX SCORE)
Swanson started for Asheville and pitched well allowing 1 run over 5 innings while striking out 5. The offense got on the board in the 4th scoring a run on an error. In the 6th, Guillemette gave Asheville the lead with a 3 run HR. They got 2 more runs in the 7th on a Caldera RBI double and Gomez RBI single. Pena closed it out tossing 4 scoreless innings as Asheville won 6-1.
Note: Gomez is hitting .316 in High-A.
- Kenni Gomez, CF: 3-for-4, RBI
- Oliver Carrillo, LF: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B
- Luis Encarnacion, 2B: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Anthony Sherwin, 3B: 1-for-4, R
- Fernando Caldera, 1B: 1-for-2, R, 2B, RBI, BB
- Nic Swanson, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Alain Pena, RHP: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-69) lost 6-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the 5th scoring a run on a Vogel RBI single and a run on a double play. Santos got the start and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense tied things up in the 8th on a wild pitch but the RiverDogs rallied for 3 in the bottom of the 8th as the Woodpeckers fell 6-3.
Note: Holy has 11 SB in 15 games this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, DH: 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Lucas Spence, CF: 1-for-3, BB
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Drew Vogel, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
- Max Holy, 2B: 1-for-2, R, BB, 2 SB
- Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Yanquiel Sanchez, LHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Manuel Urias – 5:35 CT
FV: Luis Rodriguez – 6:05 CT