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 (63-35) lost 11-9 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board first scoring 3 runs in the 3rd on a Kessinger RBI sinle and a Narvaez 2 run HR. Kouba started for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 4 runs over 4 innings. Gomez relieved Kouba and allowed another 4 runs. The offense got one back in the 4th on a Kessinger solo HR and 2 in the 5th on a wild pitch and a Narvaez bases loaded walk. Sacramento got 3 more in the 7th and then in the bottom of the 7th, the Space Cowboys responded with 3 runs on an Amaya RBI single, Bastidas walk and Whitcomb sac fly to make it 11-9. Unfortunately that was it from the offense as Sugar Land fell 11-9.
Note: Whitley has a 2.81 ERA this season.
- Jesus Bastidas, 2B: 0-for-5, RBI
- Shay Whitcomb, 2B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Zach Dezenzo, 3B: 3-for-5, R, BB
- Pedro Leon, RF: 1-for-4, R, BB
- Jacob Melton, CF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, BB
- Grae Kessinger, 1B: 2-for-2, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB
- Omar Narvaez, C: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Jacob Amaya, SS: 2-for-5, RBI
- Rhett Kouba, RHP: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Cesar Gomez, RHP: 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Ray Gaither, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Dylan Coleman, RHP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (32-60) lost 3-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the 3rd inning on a Williams solo HR. They got another run in the 5th on an Arocho RBI single. Guilfoil started for the Hooks and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings with 5 strikeouts. He was relieved by Brown who allowed 1 run over 3 innings. The offense was quiet the rest of the way though as the Hooks fell 3-2.
Note: Cole has a .864 OPS in Double-A.
- Jeremy Arocho, LF: 1-for-5, RBI
- Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-3, BB
- Zach Cole, DH: 1-for-3, BB
- Jeron Williams, 3B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Rolando Espinosa, RF: 0-for-3, R, BB
- Miguel Palma, C: 2-for-4
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Aaron Brown, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (38-52) lost 12-3 (BOX SCORE)
Pecko started for Asheville but struggled allowing 6 runs, 5 earned, over 3.2 innings while striking out 7. The pen struggled too allowing 6 runs as the Grasshoppers took a 12-0 lead. The offense 2 runs in the 7th on a Cruz 2 run HR and another run in the 8th on a Carrillo solo HR. That was it from the offense though as Asheville fell 12-3.
Note: Deming has a .814 OPS this season.
- Austin Deming, 3B: 2-for-4, R
- Narbe Cruz, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Oliver Carrillo, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Railin Perez, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Franny Cobos, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (43-49) POSTPONED
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Colton Gordon – 7:05 CT
CC: TBD – 7:05 CT
AV: Trey Dombroski – 5:30 CT
FV: Alain Pena – 4:00 CT