Astros Prospect Report: August 1st

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

AAA: Sugar Land Skeeters (44-32) won 3-2 (BOX SCORE)

Brown made his AAA debut last night and he did not disappoint striking out 7 over 6 innings while allowing just 1 run. Jones put the Skeeters on the board with a 2 run HR in the 4th inning. In the 5th, Siri added a solo HR to extend the led to 3-1. Hernandez tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief. Blanco closed it out allowing a run but picking up the save.

Note: Brown has 83 K in 55.1 innings this season.

• Jose Siri, RF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
• Taylor Jones, 1B: 3-for-4, R, 2B, HR, RBI
• J.J. Matijevic, LF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB

• Hunter Brown, RHP: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (WIN)
• Nick Hernandez, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• Ronel Blanco, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (SAVE)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (35-43) won 4-1 (BOX SCORE)

Daniels started for the Hooks and went 5 innings allowing 1 run while striking out 5. The Hooks got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Kessinger RBI single and Mendoza RBI double. In the 4th, the Hooks got 2 more runs on a Kessinger 2 run HR. Bermudez pitched the final 4 innings without allowing a run and striking out 6 as the Hooks won 4-1.

Note: Bermudez has 98 K in 70 innings this season.

• Scott Manea, 1B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
• Cesar Salazar, C: 1-for-3, R, BB
• Ross Adolph. LF: 1-for-4, R
• Grae Kessinger, SS: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
• Sean Mendoza, 2B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI

• Brett Daniels, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
• Jonathan Bermudez, LHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (SAVE)

A+: Asheville Tourists (32-43) won 14-6 (BOX SCORE)

The Tourists jumped out to a big lead scoring 3 runs in the first on a Daniels 2 run double and Stubbs RBI single. They got 3 more runs in the 2nd on a Nova RBI single and Correa 2 run single. Brown got the start and went 3.1 innings allowing 4 runs with 6 strikeouts. Daniels added an RBI single in the 4th to extend the lead. Holcomb went 3 innings in relief allowing 2 runs, 1 earned. Holderbach added some insurance in the 7th with a 3 run HR. In the 8th, Valdez connected on a 3 run HR to extend the lead. DeJuneas closed it out with a scoreless 9th.

Note: Correa is hitting .486 in High-A and .332 overall.

• Shay Whitcomb, SS: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
• Freudis Nova, DH: 2-for-5, 2 R, RBI
• J.C. Correa, 3B: 6-for-6, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
• Zach Daniels, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
• C.J. Stubbs, 1B: 1-for-5, R, RBI, BB, SB
• Enmanuel Valdez, 2B: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• Alex Holderbach, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
• Wilyer Abreu, CF: 2-for-5, R, 2B, SB
• Cody Orr, LF: 0-for-4, R, BB

• Tyler Brown, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
• Mark Moclair, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
• Kevin Holcomb, RHP: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (WIN)
• Tommy DeJuneas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (33-44) SUSPENDED

Today’s starters according to MiLB.com:

SL: TBD - 7:05 CT

CC: OFF

AV: OFF

FV: OFF