Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below.
Game One – lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Alexander got the start for Sugar Land but struggled allowing 5 runs over 5 innings of work. The offense got on the board in the 3rd on a Dezenzo RBI double. They got 2 more in the 4th on a Salazar 2 run home run. Unfortunately that was it from the offense as Sugar Land fell 5-3.
Note: Maldonado has a 2.31 ERA this season.
• CJ Alexander, 3B: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
• Zach Dezenzo, DH: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
• Cesar Salazar, C: 2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Jason Alexander, RHP: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
• Anthony Maldonado, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Game Two – lost 5-3 (BOX SCORE)
Hendrickson started for Sugar Land in game two and went 4.1 innings allowing 2 runs. In the bottom of the 6th, Sugar Land tied it up on a Price 2 run home run. The squads exchanged runs in the 8th with Price tying it on a sac fly. In the 9th, the Express got two runs to take the lead and the offense went down quietly as they dropped game two 5-3.
Note: Santa has a 1.64 ERA this season.
• James Nelson, 3B: 2-for-5, 2B
• Carlos Perez, C: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
• Collin Price, 1B: 2-for-3, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
• Riley Unroe, SS: 2-for-3, 2B, BB
• Josh Hendrickson, LHP: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• Alimber Santa, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• J.P. France, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
The Hooks got on the board in the 3rd inning thanks to a Garcia 2 run home run. Gillis got the start and was pitching well but ran into trouble in the 4th inning allowing 5 runs. The offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Hooks fell 5-2.
Note: Encarnacion is hitting .286 this season.
• Yamal Encarnacion, 2B: 1-for-3
• Luis Baez, LF: 1-for-3
• Tyler Whitaker, RF: 1-for-3, R
• John Garcia, 1B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Brett Gillis, RHP: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Ramsey David, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Howard got the start for Asheville and allowed 3 runs over 5.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 5th inning on a Walker RBI single and Schiavone walk. They got 3 more runs in the 7th inning on an error, a Frey sac fly and a run on a wild pitch. The pen struggled though allowing 8 runs as Asheville fell 11-5.
Note: Schiavone has a .956 OPS this season.
• Justin Thomas, RF: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
• Jason Schiavone, C: 0-for-2, R, RBI, 3 BB, SB
• Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-4, RBI
• Drew Brutcher, 1B: 1-for-4, BB
• Max Holy, 2B: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, SB
• Narbe Cruz, SS: 1-for-5, 2B
• Kyle Walker, 3B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB
• Caden Powell, LF: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB, 2 SB
• Dylan Howard, RHP: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• Joan Ogando, RHP: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Brandon Bielak – 2:05 CT
CC: Trey Dombroski – 1:35 CT
AV: TBD – 12:05 CT
FV: TBD – 4:05 CT
