Astros Prospect Report: July 4th

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (40-45) won 7-5 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning scoring 4 runs on a Biggio solo home run and Whitcomb 3 run home run. They got another run in the third on a Spence sac fly and 2 more in the 4th inning on a wild pitch and groundout. Gordon got the start and went 5 innings allowing 5 runs, though just 2 earned. The game was called after 6 innings as Sugar Land won 7-5.

Note: Ferreras is hitting .372 in Triple-A.

• Cavan Biggio, 2B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, BB
• Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 2-for-4, R
• Trenton Brooks, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
• Shay Whitcomb, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI

• Colton Gordon, LHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (37-43) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Dombroski started for the Hooks and pitched well allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 6 innings of work. The Hooks tied the game in the 4th inning on a Whitaker solo HR and Rosario RBI double. In the 5th, Bush gave the Hooks the lead with a solo home run. The pen pitched well tossing 3 scoreless innings as they closed out the 3-2 win.

Note: Austin has a .855 OPS this season.

• Trevor Austin, LF: 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB
• Will Bush, C: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
• Tyler Whitaker, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, RBI, SB
• Hemmanuel Rosario, C: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

• Trey Dombroski, LHP: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (WIN)
• Alex Santos, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (SAVE

A+: Asheville Tourists (26-53) lost 4-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Asheville offense got on the board in the first inning on a Call RBI single. They got another run in the 2nd inning on a Brown solo home run. DeVos got the start for Asheville and allowed 2 runs over 5.2 innings. Asheville got a run in the 6th on a Moss sac fly to take the lead. The bullpen allowed a couple runs though and the offense was unable to respond as Asheville fell 4-3.

Note: Moss is hitting .398 for Asheville this season.

• Caden Powell, LF: 0-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
• Nehomar Ochoa, DH: 1-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB
• Chase Call, RF: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
• Kyle Walker, 2B: 1-for-4, SB
• Jack Moss, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 2B, RBI
• Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB

• Nolan DeVos, RHP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Jordan Carr, LHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Michael Cuevas, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (40-39) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Luciano RBI single. Weber started for the Woodpeckers and allowed one unearned run over 3.1 innings. The offense got another run in the 3rd inning on a Luciano solo home run. Carrera pitched in relief allowing 3 runs over 4 innings. The Woodpeckers’ offense was quiet the rest of the way as they fell 4-2.

Note: Luciano has a .770 OPS this season.

• Kevin Alvarez, DH: 1-for-4, R
• Waner Luciano, RF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Josh Wakefield, LF: 2-for-4, 2B

• Charlie Weber, RHP: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
• Leomar Rosario, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Jesus Carrera, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Today’s minor league starters:

SL: Ethan Pecko – 6:05 CT

CC: Brett Gillis – 2:05 CT

AV: Dylan Howard – 12:05 CT

FV: TBD – 1:00 CT