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 (49-26) won 6-2 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on a Whitcomb solo HR, his 17th HR of the season. They got another run in the second inning on a groundout. Gordon got the start and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 6 innings. In the 5th they got 2 runs on a Machado solo HR and Wagner RBI single. Wrobleski added a 2 run single in the 8th inning. The pen was great tossing 3 scoreless innings as they closed out the 6-2 win.
Note: Whitcomb has a .961 OPS this season.
- Shay Whitcomb, LF: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SB
- Will Wagner, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI
- Pedro Leon. CF: 2-for-5, 2B
- Jacob Amaya, 2B: 3-for-5, 2 R
- David Hensley, RF: 2-for-4, R, BB
- Dixon Machado, 3B: 2-for-3, R, RBI, BB
- Ryan Wrobleski, C: 2-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
- Colton Gordon, LHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Forrest Whitley, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Wander Suero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (26-43) lost 9-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks got on the board in the first on a Dezenzo RBI single. Guilfoil started for the Hooks and allowed 3 runs over 4.2 innings. The Hooks got another run in the 3rd on a Price RBI single. The pen struggled allowing 6 runs as theHooks dropped the series finale 9-2.
Note: Matthews is hitting .294 in Double-A.
- Brice Matthews, SS: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Zach Dezenzo, 3B: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
- Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-4, R, 2B
- Collin Price, C: 1-for-4, RBI
- Tyler Guilfoil, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Kasey Ford, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Walker Brockhouse, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Cole McDonald, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (30-36) lost 13-3 (BOX SCORE)
Asheville got on the board in the 2nd inning on an Encarnacion 2 run HR. Guedez got the start but struggled allowing 3 runs over 3 innings. In the 4th, Guillemette added a solo HR. The pen struggled allowing 10 runs as the Dash went onto win the series finale 13-3.
Note: Encarnacion is hitting .289 this season.
- Logan Cerny, CF: 1-for-5, 2B
- Garret Guillemette, 1B: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Narbe Cruz, SS: 1-for-4, R
- Luis Encarnacion, C: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
- Oliver Carrillo, RF: 1-for-3, BB
- Jose Guedez, RHP: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 3 K
- Jeremy Molero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Manuel Urias, RHP: 4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- Ian Foggo, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (30-39) won 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Pena started for the Woodpeckers and was great tossing 6 innings allowing just 1 run, which came in the first, and striking out 5. He only threw 67 pitches. The offense scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning on a passed ball, an error and a Casserilla RBI double. In the 5th, Ochoa connected on a solo HR. They got another run in the 7th on a fielder’s choice. Santa went the final 3 innings allowing 2 runs but held on for the save.
Note: Pena has a 3.00 ERA this season.
- Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 2-for-5, R
- Cesar Hernandez, CF: 2-for-5, 2 R, SB
- Nehomar Ochoa, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Chase Jaworsky, 2B: 1-for-2, R, RBI, BB, 3 SB
- Xavier Casserilla, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
- Alberto Hernandez, SS: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Alain Pena, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Alimber Santa, RHP: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (SAVE)
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: OFF
CC: OFF
AV: OFF
FV: OFF