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Astros Minor League Recap: April 18th

Jimmy Price

Published

April 19, 2023

Joey Loperfido | Credit: Joe Dwyer

Another day of minor league action is in the books. See the results below.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (5-10) lost 9-7 (BOX SCORE)

FSolis started for Sugar Land and allowed 3 runs over 2 innings of work. Sugar Land rallied for 7 runs in the 2nd on an Adolph 2 run double, Machado RBI single, Dirden bases loaded HBP, Lee 2 run single and Sandle sac fly. Whitley relieved Solis and allowed 5 runs over 4.2 innings while striking out 6 as Las Vegas took the lead. The offense was unable to score again as they fell 9-7.

Note: Buttrey has a 0.00 ERA this season.

Pedro Leon, CF: 2-for-4, 2B, SB
Justin Dirden, RF: 0-for-3, R, RBI
Korey Lee, C: 1-for-5, 2 RBI
Bligh Madris, 1B: 2-for-4, R, BB
Michael Sandle, LF: 0-for-4, R, RBI
Joe Perez, 3B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
Ross Adolph, LF: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI
Grae Kessinger, 2B: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
Dixon Machado, SS: 1-for-4, R, RBI

Jairo Solis, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
Joe Record, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Forrest Whitley, RHP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Ty Buttrey, RHP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Matt Gage, LHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (3-6) won 11-5 (BOX SCORE)

Henley started for the Hooks and was great tossing 5 scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 7th inning on a Corona solo HR, his first HR in Double-A. Robaina relieved Henley and allowed a run in the 9th as the Missions tied it. In the 10th, the Missions got 2 runs off of Robaina to take the lead. The offense was unable to respond as the Hooks fell 3-1.

Note: Henley has 13 K in 7.2 innings this season.

Chad Stevens, SS: 1-for-3, BB
Kenedy Corona, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI

Blair Henley, RHP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Julio Robaina, LHP: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (3-5) lost 13-8 (BOX SCORE)

De Paula started for Asheville and allowed 4 runs over 2.2 innings. Asheville got on the board in the 3rd on a Gilbert solo HR and then got another run in the 4th on a Price RBI double. The pen allowed another 9 runs as the Dash extended their lead. The Tourists rallied in the 9th picking up 5 runs on a Loperfido 3 run HR, Palma sac fly and a run on an error but that was it as Asheville fell 13-8.

Note: Gilbert is hitting .345 so far this season.

Logan Cerny, DH: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
Drew Gilbert, LF: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
Joey Loperfido, RF: 2-for-5, R, 3B, HR, 3 RBI
Jacob Melton, CF: 1-for-3, R, 2 BB
Freudis Nova, SS: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B
Miguel Palma,1B: 0-for-4, RBI
Collin Price, C: 2-for-3, R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
Zach Dezenzo, 3B: 2-for-5

Brayan De Paula, LHP: 2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Carlos Calderon, RHP: 3.0 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Bryant Salgado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (6-3) lost 5-4 (BOX SCORE)

Guilfoil started for Fayetteville and pitched great tossing 5 one hit innings striking out 6. He was relieved by Mancini who allowed 4 runs as the Woodpeckers fell behind. Fayetteville got on the board in the 7th scoring 2 runs on Encarnacion and Clifford RBI single. In the 8th, Garcia tied it up with a 2 run HR. The game went to extra innings and the Fireflies won on a walk-off error in the 10th inning.

Note: Clifford is hitting .375 so far this season.