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Saturday, July 30, 2005

Astros Minor League Update for July 29, 2005

The weekend quickie version...I'm busy watching Sean Casey play his final game for the Reds...

AAA: Todd Self with 3 hits and Brandon Duckworth with 9 K's (and 11 hits allowed) in 6 innings in a Round Rock win.

AA: The Hooks lost 4-2 on Friday, and Hector Gimenez had 2 hits. On Saturday, Dax Norris went 2-4 with his 10th HR and 4 RBIs, Phillip Barzilla pitched 8 great innings, and Charlton Jimerson struck out once. The Hooks' catching platoon is quite solid.

High A: Jonny Ash went 3-4 after being (wisely) moved to the leadoff spot. Troy Patton allowed 1 hit and struck out 3 in 4 scoreless innings. As an aside, interesting that Patton got 8 fly outs and 1 ground out. Not sure if that's typical, but that kind of ratio could lead to Crawford Box issues in the future...

Low A: Lexington one-hit Asheville in a 6-0 win, and Francisco Caraballo continued his attempt to awaken Tim Purpura from his apparent slumber with yet another home run (his 18th).

Short Season A: Friday night, Tri-City split a doubleheader with Oneonta from which I observe nothing important. Saturday night, Tri-City was creamed 11-1 . Tommy Manzella piled up 3 more hits (here's guessing he'll be a fast-track guy), and Brian Bogusevic gave up 2 runs in 2+ innings pitched.

Rookie: On Friday, Greenville split a doubleheader with Kingsport. On Saturday night, Greenville was shut out 4-0 by Princeton. Koby Clemens and Eli Iorg were both shut down completely in all 3 games.

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