Corpus Christi (37-30, 80-53) at San Antonio (29-37, 71-65) Sunday, September 2, 2018 • Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX • 6:05 P.M
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Corpus Christi (37-30, 80-53) at San Antonio (29-37, 71-65) Sunday, September 2, 2018 • Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, TX • 6:05 p.m. ON THE RECORD: 47-23 Home | 33-33 Road | 23-11-5 Series | 10-4 Sweeps | L 2 Streak | 1-4 Last 5 | 3-7 Last 10 BIG INNINGS SNARE HOOKS: San Antonio plated nine runs across the sixth and seventh Saturday night, upending Corpus Christi, 12-8, before 7,232 fans in the series opener at Wolff Stadium. Hooks starter Brandon Bailey retired the first nine men he faced and carried a 1-0 lead into the fourth. Josh Naylor made it 3-1 San Antonio with a three-run homer to right-center. Corpus Christi coun- tered in the fifth, sending nine men to the plate. Tylor Jones’ 2-run single highlighted the attack as the Hooks established a 6-3 edge. A lead-off double by Peter Van Gansen and Buddy Reed’s single knocked Bailey out of the game in the sixth. Webster Rivas capped the four-run frame with a two-run clout to left off Justin Ferrell. Trailing 7-6 in the seventh, the Hooks got a bunt base hit by Stephen Wrenn. Wrenn stole second and cruised home on an automatic double by Abraham Toro. Randy Cesar later posted a two-out RBI single for an 8-7 Corpus Christi lead. San Antonio’s big blow was dealt in the seventh as the home team paraded 11 men to the plate. Ruddy Giron began the barrage with a lead-off home run surrendered by Ferrell. Alex Winkelman was summoned from the pen with one away and the bases-loaded. Four Winkelman walks put the Missions up 12-8. Gerardo Reyes worked a 1-2-3 eighth and Andres Munoz pitched a scoreless ninth to secure the San Antonio triumph. HOOKS | TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP | MISSIONS RH J.B. Bukauskas RH Jesse Scholtens (7-4, 3.19) • Selected by the Astros in the 1st round (15th overall) of • Selected in 9th round by Padres in 9th round of the 2016 the 2017 draft out of the University of North Carolina draft from Wright State University in Dayton, OH • 21-year old was born in Ashburn, VA...now makes his • L Sun at CC: 3 R on 3 BB, 4 H (McCann 2-R HR) in 5.1 IP home in Orlando, FL • Yielded 7 R (2 ER) on 8 H in 5.0 IP for L Aug 21 vs. FRI • Ranks as the 5th-best pitching prospect in the Astros sys- • Blanked Cards over 5.0 IP Aug 15 at Hammons Field tem, according to MLB.com • Fanned 6 while hurling 8.0 IP of 1-run ball Aug 8 vs. SPR Cionel Perez (No. 2) & Josh James (No. 4) are in the bigs • • Held CC to 1 R, 1 H & 1 BB in 6.1 IP May 6 at The w/ Forrest Whitely (No. 1) & Corbin Martin (No. 3) in CC Wolff...struck out 8 Bukauskas is slated to make AA debut tonight • • Pitched for El Paso May 12-June 17, posting an 8.38 ERA • Joins CC after a torrid 5-start stint at High-A Buies Creek & .320 BAA in 8 GM (6 GS) • Went 3-1 w/ 1.61 ERA & .138 opponent batting average (1 • Made Triple-A debut May 12 at Reno and lost despite HR allowed), striking out 31 while walking 13 in 28.0 IP working 6.0 IP of 1-run ball • Beat Winston-Salem last Sunday, scattering 3 runs, 3 hits • Stands 3-2 w/ 3.25 ERA in 11 GM (10 GS) since returning & 4 walks over 5.0 innings...struck out 8 from Pacific Coast League...TL batting .286 w/ 1 HR • Did not allow a run in prior 3 GS (6 H, 7 BB, 18 K, 18 IP) • Was 4-1 w/ 2.80 ERA in 6 SA GS before El Paso stint • Carolina League debut Aug 2 vs. Wilmington (2 R, 5.0 IP) • Owns 4.40 ERA on road compared to 2.14 home ERA • Began season with Quad Cities & made 2 GS before land- • Went 7-9 with 3.60 ERA in 25 games (24 GS) between ing on disabled list...was on shelf from Apr 25-July 20 Fort Wayne and Lake Elsinore in 2017 • Made 1 rehab start in the Gulf Coast League • Had 8th-best ERA among Padres minor league pitchers • Struck out 7 over 5.0 shutout IP for W vs. West Michigan • Struck out 123 while walking just 33 batters July 21 in return to River Bandits • Posted 2.45 ERA in 6 Midwest League starts Averaging 10.7 K & 3.7 BB per 9 IP this season • • Held 3.98 ERA through 110.2 IP in California League • Started 3 GM between GCL & Tri-City following • Went 0-1 with 1.54 ERA in 19 appearances (1 GS) be- draft...allowed 3 R in 10.0 IP (9 K, 5 BB) tween Tri-City, Fort Wayne, and Lake Elsinore in 2016 Reclassified from junior to senior in 2014...taken by Reds • • First Team All-Horizon League honoree in 2016 with Raid- in 20th round out of Stone Bridge HS in Ashburn, VA ers, leading the conference with 16 starts and 109.2 IP 12.8 K per 9 IP for North Carolina in 2016...pitched for US • • Tossed program’s first perfect game on March 11, 2016 collegiate national team that summer vs. Dayton...struck out 12 • Tabbed 2017 ACC Pitcher of the Year UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Time Mon, Sept 3 @SA RH Chris Huffman (1-1, 3.09) vs. LH Brett Adcock (3-2, 4.13) 2:05 PAGE 2 HOOKS MEDIA INFORMATION • SUNDAY, SEPT 2, 2018 • SAN ANTONIO GOING FOR SECONDS: Corpus Christi can clinch the Texas League South second-half title with a Frisco loss this afternoon at Midland or a win tonight in San Antonio. The Hooks, who won the 1st-half title with a 12-0 triumph June 18 at The Wolff, have ran the table only once in their 13-year history. The 2013 club went 83-57 to win both halves. The franchise’s best overall record came in 2015 when the team won 89 and lost 51. FUEGO DEBUT: RHP Josh James made his big league debut at Minute Maid Park last night, helping the Astros beat the An- gels, 7-3. James permitted 3 hits in five innings of work and struck out 9, which tied for 2nd-most in Astros history by pitcher making his big league debut. The only damage against him was a three-run home run by Kole Calhoun. James is the 3rd pitcher to start the season in Corpus Christi and advance to the big leagues, joining LHP Framber Valdez and LHP Cionel Perez. James, a 34th-round pick out of Western Oklahoma State in 2014, went 6-4 with a 3.23 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 23 games (21 GS) between the Hooks and Fresno this season. The hard-throwing right-hander has fanned 40% of the batters he’s faced in 2018, averaging 13.5 K per 9 IP. BREAKING OUT: After batting only .222 during the month of August, Corpus Christi scored 8 runs on 12 hits last night. The runs match the Hooks’ production over the course of the 4-game series at Frisco. In the last 3 contests, Corpus Christi is hit- ting .287 (29x101) while averaging 5.0 runs per night. The Hooks were held to a single marker over a span of 28 innings Mon- day-Wednesday. Last night marked the most runs scored by Corpus Christi since a 9-8 win over Midland August 22. ONE FINAL MISSION: Following last night’s setback, the Hooks are 7-5 against the Missions in the 2nd half. Corpus Christi has managed only 4 wins in 12 games at the Wolff this year. Those victories were notched in a sweep June 17-20, which hand- ed the Hooks a first-half title. Thanks to an 11-3 record at Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi has won 15 of the 26 meetings with its I-37 rival in 2018. This is the final Double-A season for the Missions, who will move to the Pacific Coast League in 2019. San Antonio has been a member of the Texas League since the circuit was founded in 1888. The Missions are 202-188 against Corpus Christi over the past 14 campaigns. The Hooks’ inaugural game was played at this ballpark on April 7, 2005. San Antonio won, 3-2, beginning what was a 4-game sweep. POSTSEASON HONORS: Hooks skipper Omar Lopez is the 2018 Texas League Manager of the Year. Lopez’s hitting coach, Troy Snitker, has also been honored as the Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year. The announcements were made by TL President Tim Purpura. Lopez is the fourth Corpus Christi manager to earn this prestigious postseason award, joining Dave Clark (2006), Keith Bodie (2012), and Rodney Linares (2015). In his first season at the helm, Lopez has guided the Hooks to the best record among the 30 Double-A teams at 80-56 (.588). This mark currently ranks 9th in MiLB. Snitker, in his first season with the Hooks, is the third Corpus Christi coach to win Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year. Pitching coach Gary Ruby won the award in 2013 and hitting coach John Moses took home the honor in 2011.