Astros Prospect Report: August 21st

HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 15: Ronel Blanco #56 of the Houston Astros reacts during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at Daikin Park on August 15, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Houston Astros/Getty Images) | Getty Images Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the re

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Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (66-57) won 4-3 (BOX SCORE)

Blanco started for Sugar Land and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs while striking out 5. The offense got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Meyers RBI single. In the 6th, Salazar connected on a 2 run home run to give Sugar Land the lead. VanWey allowed a run in the 8th inning as the Comets tied it. The game went to extra innings and in the 10th, Sugar Land walked it off on a Brooks

RBI single.

Note: Salazar has a .835 OPS in Triple-A.

Jake Meyers, CF: 1-for-5, R, RBI
Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-5, 2B
Trenton Brooks, 1B: 2-for-5, RBI
Collin Price, C: 0-for-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Cesar Salazar, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
Braden Shewmake, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 BB

Ronel Blanco, RHP: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Ryan Weiss, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Christian Roa, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Miguel Ullola, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Michael Knorr, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (WIN)

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (55-63) lost 4-2 (BOX SCORE)

Tredwell started for the Hooks but struggled walking 5 and allowing 2 runs in the first inning. The Hooks picked up 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Schiavone solo home run and Call RBI single. The pen allowed a couple of runs late and the offense was unable to score again as the Hooks fell 4-2.

Note: Schiavone has 25 home runs this season.

Justin Thomas, CF: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Will Bush, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
Tyler Whitaker, RF: 0-for-3, R, SB
Chase Call, LF: 1-for-2, RBI, BB

Alonzo Tredwell, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 0 K
Nic Swanson, RHP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Ramsey David, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jose Guedez, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Andrew Marrero, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

A+: Asheville Tourists (41-75) lost 16-12 (BOX SCORE)

Oakes started for Asheville but struggled allowing 8 runs on 12 hits over 3.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the first inning on a Neyens solo home run. The offense got 3 runs in the third on a Powell 2 run single and a run on a wild pitch. In the 6th, Newman added an RBI double. The pen struggled allowing another 8 runs as the Cyclones extended their lead. The offense got 2 in the 7th on a Gomez RBI double and Garcia groundout and 2 in the 8th on a Powell 2 run home run. In the 9th, Asheville scored 3 runs on a Vasquez RBI single and 2 runs on wild pitches but the comeback fell short as Asheville lost 16-12.

Note: Newman is hitting .487 in High-A.

Xavier Neyens, 3B: 1-for-3, 3 R, HR, RBI, 3 BB
Caden Powell, DH: 2-for-5, R, HR, 4 RBI
Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-4, R, BB
Kenni Gomez, RF: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SB
John Garcia, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB
Yosweld Vasquez, 3B: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
DJ Newman, LF: 4-for-5, R, 3 2B, RBI, SB

Kellan Oakes, RHP: 3.2 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Anthony Cruz, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Jackson Wells, RHP: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (62-53) won 12-3 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers got on the board in the third inning scoring a run on a Ramirez bases loaded walk. The offense got 2 runs in the 4th inning on a Flores solo home run and Luciano RBI single. In the 5th inning, Ramirez added a 2 run single. The offense continued to score adding 3 runs in the 6th inning on a Piasecki RBI single and Flores 2 run double. Beck started for the Woodpeckers and pitched well striking out 8 over 6 innings allowing just 2 hits. The offense got some insurance in the 8th scoring 3 runs on a Piasecki RBI double and Soto 2 run single. Nowak added another run in the 9th inning on an RBI single. The game was called in the bottom of the 9th due to rain as the Woodpeckers won 12-3.

Note: Beck has 94 K over 80.2 innings this season.