Astros Prospect Report: April 15th

SAN ANTONIO, TX - APRIL 08: Bryce Mayer #6 of the Corpus Christi Hooks warms up prior to the game between the Corpus Christi Hooks and the San Antonio Missions at Nelson Wolff Stadium on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Zach Del Bello/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images)

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

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (10-7) lost 9-8 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the first inning on an Alexander solo home run. Fleury got the start and allowed one unearned run over 2.2 innings. He was relieved by McLoughlin who allowed 3 runs and then Maldonado who allowed 3 runs as well. The offense picked up 3 runs in the third inning on a Winkler RBI single and Alexander 2 run home run. Winkler added a solo home run in the 5th. Sugar Land battled back to tie it getting

an Unroe RBI double in the 8th and Strahm RBI single in the 9th as the game went to extra innings. In the 12th, Strahm gave Sugar Land the lead but in the bottom of the inning, the Bees got a 2 run double from Moore as they walked it off.

Note: Winkler is hitting .311 this season.

James Nelson, LF: 1-for-6, R, 2B
Jack Winkler, 2B: 3-for-6, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
CJ Alexander, RF: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Carlos Perez, C: 2-for-4, 2B
Collin Price, DH: 2-for-4, 2B, BB
Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-5, BB
Kellen Strahm, CF: 3-for-6, 2 RBI
Jax Biggers, SS: 1-for-5, R, BB
Riley Unroe, 3B: 1-for-6, 2B, RBI

Jose Fleury, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
Trey McLoughlin, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Anthony Maldonado, RHP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Alimber Santa, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Roddery Munoz, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jayden Murray, RHP: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Logan VanWey, RHP: 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (6-5) won 10-5 (BOX SCORE)

The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 2 runs on a Janek RBI double and a run on a wild pitch. They picked up 4 more runs in the 3rd inning on a Ferreras sac fly, Baez RBI single, Sacco RBI single and a run on a balk. In the 4th, Sullivan and Bush connected on solo home runs to extend the lead. Mayer got the start and pitched well tossing 4 scoreless innings while striking out 7. The pen allowed five runs but in the 8th, the offense got two more on a Sullivan RBI single and Spence sac fly. Chirinos closed it out with a scoreless 9th inning as the Hooks won 10-5.

Note: Bush has a 1.091 OPS this season.

Joseph Sullivan, CF: 2-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Lucas Spence, RF: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
Walker Janek, DH: 1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI
Will Bush, C: 1-for-2, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB
Trevor Austin, 3B: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
Pascanel Ferreras, 2B: 0-for-2, RBI, BB
Luis Baez, 1B: 1-for-4, R, RBI
Tommy Sacco, SS: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB, SB
Tyler Whitaker, LF: 1-for-4, R

Bryce Mayer, RHP: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Nic Swanson, RHP: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (WIN)
Derek True, RHP: 1.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Amilcar Chirinos, RHP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (SAVE)

A+: Asheville Tourists (4-7) won 14-7 (BOX SCORE)

Asheville jumped out to an early lead scoring 4 runs in the first on a Thomas solo HR, Schiavone 2 run HR and Hernandez RBI single. In the 4th, Batista added a 2 run double. The offense continued to add one in the 5th with Thomas driving in two more runs with a single. Santos started for Asheville and was solid allowing 2 runs over 5 innings of work. Serrano relieved Santos and allowed 5 runs, but the offense continued to pour it on getting a Frey RBI double in the 7th and 3 more in the 8th on a Hernandez 2 run triple and Thomas RBI groundout. The pitching held on for the 14-7 win.

Note: Thomas has a .935 OPS this season.

Justin Thomas, RF: 3-for-6, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-6, R, 2B
Ethan Frey, CF: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB
Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Freuddy Batista, 1B: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Narbe Cruz, DH: 2-for-5
Kyle Walker, SS: 2-for-5, R
Cesar Hernandez, LF: 4-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB
Alberto Hernandez, 3B: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI

Yeriel Santos, RHP: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (WIN)
Jose Serrano, RHP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Colby Langford, LHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (2-9) lost 6-5 (BOX SCORE)

The Woodpeckers jumped out to an early lead scoring a run in the first on a Wakefield RBI single and another in the 2nd inning on a Diaz solo home run. In the 4th, Diaz connected on a 2 run home run to extend the lead. Potter got the start and pitched well tossing 3 scoreless innings. He was relieved by Oakes who struggled allowing 3 runs while retiring just 2 batters. In the 6th, Huezo scored on a wild pitch for the 5th run for Fayetteville, but the GreenJackets responded with 3 in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. The Woodpeckers’ offense was unable to come back as they fell 6-5.

Note: Monistere has a .929 OPS this season.