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 (81-48) won 10-1 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 2 runs on a Triple from Hamilton. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Narvaez RBI single. Gordon got the start and while he struck out 7, he only went 2.2 innings allowing 1 run. Bastidas added 2 more runs in the 5th. The offense continued to add on scoring 3 in the 7th on a Melton 2 run HR and McCormick RBI single. In the 8th, Leon added a 2 run HR. The bullpen was great tossing 6.1 scoreless innings as Sugar Land won 10-1.
Note: Melton is hitting .417 over his last 11 games.
- Chas McCormick, CF: 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
- Grae Kessinger, SS: 1-for-4, 3 R, BB
- Pedro Leon, LF: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Quincy Hamilton, DH: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, BB
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, SB
- Jacob Melton, RF: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB
- Tommy Sacco, 3B: 1-for-5, R
- Omar Narvaez, C: 2-for-5, RBI
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (WIN)
- Seth Martinez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Rafael Montero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (47-75) won 2-1 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez started for the Hooks and was solid allowing 1 run over 5 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 7th with a 2 out, 2 run triple from Arocho to take a 2-1 lead. The bullpen was dominant tossing 4 scoreless innings as the Hooks went on to win 2-1.
Note: Torres has a 0.00 ERA over his last 11 outings.
- Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-3
- Luis Baez, RF: 1-for-3, R, 2B
- Miguel Palma, C: 0-for-2, R, BB
- Jeremy Arocho, LF: 1-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI
- Rolando Espinosa, CF: 1-for-3
- Austin Deming, 1B: 1-for-3
- Luis Rodriguez, LHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Brody Rodning, LHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)
A+: Asheville Tourists (50-72) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Ashebille got on the board in the second inning on a 2 run HR from Carrillo. In the 4th, Carrillo connected on a solo HR to make it 3-0. Brockhouse got the start and pitched well tossing 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. He was relieved by Urias who allowed 3 runs in relief, though only one was earned. The game went to extra innings and in the 11th, Encarnacion walked it off with an RBI single as Asheville eon 4-3.
Note: Carrillo has a .761 OPS this season.
- Luis Encarnacion, 2B: 2-for-5, RBI
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 1-for-4, R
- Oliver Carrillo, RF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Korey Morton, CF: 2-for-4
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (WIN)
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (52-70) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)
Rodriguez got the start but struggled allowing 3 runs over 2.2 innings. The RiverDogs got another run in the 5th as they extended their lead. The Woodpeckers offense responded with 3 runs in the 6th inning on a Colon 2 run HR and Austin RBI single. Mercedes was great in relief tossing 3 scoreless innings but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Woodpeckers fell 4-3.
Note: Austin is hitting .339 this season.
- Joseph Sullivan, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Trevor Austin, 3B: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
- Cesar Hernandez, RF: 2-for-4, SB
- Will Bush, DH: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
- Rabel Colon, CF: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Luis Rodriguez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
- Joan Ogando, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Abel Mercedes, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Janson Junk – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Derek True – 5:05 CT
FV: Pedro Marquez – 5:05 CT