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Astros Minor League Recap: September 16th

Jimmy Price

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September 17, 2021

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Astros Minor League Recap: September 16th, 2021

Another day of minor league baseball is in the books and you can see all the Astros affiliates results below.

AAA: Sugar Land Skeeters (67-48) won 6-4 (BOX SCORE)

Conine started for the Skeeters and pitched well allowing just 1 run over 5 innings. Costes put the Skeeters on the board in the 4th with an RBI double. In the 5th, Jones gave Sugar Land the lead with a 3 run HR. De Goti added a sac fly in the 6th to extend the lead. The Isotopes rallied scoring 3 runs off of Paredes in the 7th but Martinez and Blanco were able to shut the door and seal the 6-4 win as the Skeeters clinched the Triple-A West Eastern Division Champions.

Note: Pena is hitting .396 in 12 games in September.

Jeremy Pena, SS: 2-for-4, R
Taylor Jones, LF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
J.J. Matijevic, DH: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
Marty Costes, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Drew Butera, C: 0-for-3, R, BB
Ronnie Dawson, CF: 0-for-3, R, BB
Alex De Goti, 2B: 0-for-2, RBI
Michael Papierski, 1B: 1-for-3, R

Brett Conine, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Michael Kelly, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Enoli Paredes, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Seth Martinez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (SAVE)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (52-64) lost 8-6 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks got on the board in the second inning scoring 3 runs on an Adolph RBI single and another two scoring on an error. Daniels got the start and went 5 innings allowing 3 runs. Melendez relieved Daniels but struggled allowing 5 runs in 1.1 innings. The Hooks would battle back scoring a run in the 8th on a Barefoot RBI single. In the 9th they scored 2 runs on a Hensley RBI single and McKenna RBI groundout but failed to complete the comeback as they fell 8-6.

Note: Hensley is hitting .419 in 11 games in September.

Corey Julks, LF: 1-for-4, R, BB
David Hensley, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Korey Lee, C: 1-for-5, RBI, SB
Matthew Barefoot, RF: 1-for-4, RBI
Luke Berryhill, 1B: 1-for-3, R, BB
Bryan Arias, 2B: 2-for-4, R
Ross Adolph, CF: 1-for-2, R, RBI, 2 BB

Brett Daniels, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Jaime Melendez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Michael Horrell, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (52-61) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

Jimenez started for the Tourists and went 6 innings allowing 4 runs, which all came in the 6th. In the 9th, Diaz put the Tourists on the board with a 2 run single but that was all they would get as Asheville fell 5-2.

Note: Diaz has 31 RBI in 28 High-A games.

Shay Whitcomb, 3B: 2-for-4, R, 2B
Yainer Diaz, DH: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Luis Guerrero, LF: 1-for-3, R

Alfredi Jimenez, RHP: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Chandler Casey, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (53-64) won 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

Hamilton put the Woodpeckers on the board in the first inning with a 3 run HR, his first professional HR. Tokar got the start and was great allowing just 1 run over 6 innings of work. The Woodpeckers added some insurance with 2 runs in the 8th on a Palma 2 runs single. Salgado closed it out allowed 1 run over the final 3 innings.

Note: Palma has a .830 OPS this season.