Ryan Gusto Named Astros Upper-Level Minor League Pitcher for July
Sugar Land Space Cowboys RHP Ryan Gusto has been named the Houston Astros Upper-Level Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, the Astros announced on Thursday. In July, Gusto made five starts and went 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA, allowing five runs, four earned, in 31.1 innings pitched with
Sugar Land Space Cowboys RHP Ryan Gusto has been named the Houston Astros Upper-Level Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, the Astros announced on Thursday.
In July, Gusto made five starts and went 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA, allowing five runs, four earned, in 31.1 innings pitched with just seven walks and 29 strikeouts. Gusto held opponents to a .168 batting average against while registering a 0.80 WHIP.
Among all Astros’ Minor League pitchers, Gusto led the organization in innings pitched and wins in the month, was second in batting average and WHIP among qualified pitchers behind Astros Lower-Level Minor League Pitcher Anderson Brito and was third in ERA, trailing only Jose Serrano and Luis Aguilar of the Dominican Summer League Astros.
Across his five starts, Gusto did not allow more than two runs in any outing and turned in four quality starts. The 25-year-old pitched into the seventh inning on three occasions, going 6.1 innings on July 11 against Las Vegas, 6.2 innings on July 30 at Round Rock and completed 7.0 innings on July 24 versus Sacramento. He didn’t allow more than four hits in any outing and issued multiple walks in just two starts.
Selected in the 11th Round of the 2019 Draft by the Astros out of Florida Southwestern State Junior College, Gusto is 5-2 with a 4.18 ERA this year with Sugar Land in 20 appearances, 18 starts, throwing 94.2 innings while recording 92 strikeouts. Since June 6, Gusto is 5-1 with a 1.33 ERA in nine starts, giving up just eight earned runs over 54.1 frames of work, the fifth-lowest ERA among qualified pitchers in Minor League Baseball in that time frame. Gusto is the second Space Cowboys pitcher to be selected as the Astros Upper-Level Minor League Pitcher of the Month this year, joining RHP Logan VanWey, who earned the honor for May.
After clinching the First Half Pacific Coast League Title, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys will host the 2024 Pacific Coast League Championship Series starting September 24. Tickets for all three games of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series are available here. Partial season memberships, single-game tickets, ticket plans and group outings are available for the 2024 season at SLSpaceCowboys.com/tickets.
ABOUT THE SUGAR LAND SPACE COWBOYS:
The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros and compete in the Pacific Coast League. They began play as the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate in 2021 and began playing under the Space Cowboys brand in 2022. The Space Cowboys play at Constellation Field, located at the corner of Hwy-6 and US-90 Alternate in Sugar Land, Texas. Follow the team on Twitter (@SLSpaceCowboys), Instagram (@slspacecowboys), Facebook (SLSpaceCowboys) and their official website (slspacecowboys.com). Fans can purchase full-season and partial-season plans for 2024 by visiting slspacecowboys.com/tickets.