Astros Minor League Recap: May 4th

MiLB is back for the first time since 2019! The minor league opening day is in the books and you can see all the Astros affiliates results below.

AAA: Sugar Land Skeeters - NO GAME

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (0-1) lost 8-3 (BOX SCORE)

Chad Donato got the opening day start for the Hooks and went 3 innings allowing 2 runs (both unearned) while striking out four. Marty Costes tied the game up in the bottom of the second inning with a two out, two run single. Hernandez relieved Donato and allowed 1 run in his 1 inning of work. Parker Mushinski was next up but he was roughed up a bit allowing 6 hits and 3 runs in just 1.1 innings. Tommy DeJuneas came in and tossed 2 scoreless innings after Mushinski. The Hooks got one more run in the 6th on a Hensley solo HR but the Missions would add another 2 in the 9th as they won the opener 8-3.

• Pedro Leon, SS: 0-for-4, 3 K
• David Hensley, 2B: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI
• J.J. Matijevic, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
• Marty Costes, LF: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, BB

• Chad Donato, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Nick Hernandez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Parker Mushinski, LHP: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• Willy Collado, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
• Michael Horrell, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (0-1) lost 8-2 (BOX SCORE)

Blair Henley got the start for the Tourists last night but he struggled early on. He lasted only 2 innings allowing 7 hits, 5 runs (4 earned). Felipe Tejada relieved Henley and allowed 1 run over 2 innings. It was a struggle offensively for the Tourists as they were no-hit through the first 5.2 innings until McKenna broke it up with a single to RF. Schreiber finally put the Tourists on the board in the 7th with a solo HR to make it 6-1. Bravo stopped the bleeding as he tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief of Tejada. In the bottom of the 8th, Colin Barber connected on a solo shot for the 2nd run of the game. The bullpen continued to struggle as they allowed another two runs. Asheville dropped the opener 8-2.

• Alex McKenna, CF: 1-for-4
• Korey Lee, C: 1-for-4
• Scott Schreiber, 1B: 1-for-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
• Freudis Nova, SS: 1-for-4
• Colin Barber, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI

• Blair Henley, RHP: 2.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Felipe Tejada, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Jose Bravo, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Yeremi Ceballos, LHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• Layne Henderson, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (0-1) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got the offense rolling in the 3rd inning when they got a sacrifice fly from Matthew Barefoot and then a 2 run home from Rodriguez. Cesar Gomez made his Astros organization debut and was great as he tossed 5 scoreless innings allowing just 1 hit and striking out 4. He was relieved by Tamara who struggled and allowed 6 runs (a couple were after he was pulled) in just 1.1 innings. JC Correa got one run back in the 8th with a solo HR, the first of his professional career. The Woodpeckers would get one more run in the 9th but ultimately fell 6-5 in the opener.

• Matthew Barefoot, LF: 0-for-4, RBI
• JC Correa, 2B: 3-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
• Nerio Rodriguez, C: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI
• Juan Paulino, 1B: 2-for-4, 2B
• Yeuris Ramirez, 3B: 1-for-3, BB, SB

• Cesar Gomez, RHP: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• Misael Tamarez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
• Jonathan Sprinkle, RHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:

SL: OFF

CC: J.P. France (-.— ERA) - 6:35 PM CT

AV: Cole McDonald (-.— ERA) - 5:35 PM CT

FV: TBD - 6:00 PM CT