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At Corpus Christi (20-16) Monday, May 14, 2018 • Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX • 7:05 P.M San Antonio (25-11) at Corpus Christi (20-16) Monday, May 14, 2018 • Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX • 7:05 p.m. ON THE RECORD: 12-6 Home | 8-10 Road | 6-2-2 Series | 1-1 Sweeps | W 2 Streak | 3-2 Last 5 | 4-6 Last 10 MARTIN & JONES LEAD CHARGE: Houston area native Corbin Martin tossed 5.1 innings while allowing just an unearned run to pick up a win in Corpus Christi's 8-3 victory over Midland on Sunday afternoon at Whataburger Field. A crowd of 4,041 watched the Hooks secure a series victory in the four-game set against Midland. Martin struck out six batters while walking a pair. He tossed five scoreless frames to begin his outing before being charged a run in the sixth. The Hooks scored early and often, plating a trio of runs in the first inning against RockHounds lefty Jesus Luzardo. Taylor Jones began a four-hit day with an RBI double while Nick Tanielu brought in a pair of runs with a two-RBI double later in the frame. CC extended the lead to 4-0 on Stephen Wrenn's run-scoring hit in the fourth, and Josh Rojas made it 5-0 with another RBI single in the fifth against Midland reliever Cody Stull. With two on in the sixth, Martin was replaced by lefty Sean Stutzman, who allowed an RBI single to Tyler Ramirez as Midland cut the deficit to 5-1. After the Hooks scored twice in the sixth, Midland left fielder Brett Sid- dall launched a two-run homer off Stutzman to make it 7-3. Jones responded with solo shot to left-center in the eighth. His sixth blast of the season gave Corpus Christi an 8-3 advantage. Erasmo Pinales tossed 2.1 shutout frames for the save. MISSIONS | TONIGHT’S PITCHING MATCHUP | HOOKS RH Miguel Diaz (1-1, 2.66) RH Yoanys Quiala (2-3, 5.86) • 23-year-old acquired by Padres in December 2016 via • Signed by Astros as a non-drafted FA in June 2015 trade with Minnesota following Rule 5 Draft • 24-year-old is from Mayari, Cuba • Holds a 40-man roster spot for San Diego • Now resides in San Pedro de Macoris, DR • Signed by Brewers as a free agent in December 2011 • Lost at SA Tues, allowing 3 R on 5 H, 1 HB & 4 BB in 5.0 • Hails from San Cristobal, DR IP...limited SA to 1 R (Gettys HR) & 3 H in first 4.0 IP • Threw 60 pitches in 2.2 IP Tues vs. CC (0 R, 0 H, 3 BB) • Picked up W May 2 at MID (5 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 0 BB) • Yielded just 2 ER in first 5 GM (3 GS), totaling 15.1 IP • Touched for 11 R on 18 H in 12.2 IP thru prior 3 GM • Has not thrown more than 4 IP or 60 pitches this season • Notched 4-IP SV Apr 21 at FRI • Averaging 11.1 K & 6.6 K per 9 IP • Spun 5.0 IP of 1-run ball for W over NWA Apr 7 • Appeared in 31 games (3 GS) for San Diego in 2017, • 2nd among HOU minor leaguers in ERA (2.57), 4th in W posting a 7.34 ERA in 41.2 IP (44 H, 33 K, 25 BB) (9), 4th in WHIP (1.19), and 3rd in K-per-BB (3.83) in 2017 • Earned spot on Padres Opening Day roster after posting a • Finished year with the Hooks, going 4-4 w/ 2.86 ERA in 12 2.25 ERA in Cactus League (8 IP) GM (7 GS)...33 K, 11 BB, 65 H, 3 HR, 50.1 IP • Did not allow a run in first 4 MLB appearances (3.1 IP) • Permitted 2 ER in 19.1 IP over final 4 assignments • Allowed 4 ER in 1 IP vs. Dodgers on May 5 and 5 ER in 1 • Includes 7.0 IP of shutout ball in season finale at FRI IP vs. Dodgers on May 6 • Posted 1.35 & .184 BAA in first 3 GM (2 GS) for CC • Made 3 consecutive starts in mid-June vs. Kansas City, • Went 5-1 with a 2.31 ERA in 12 GM (7 GS) for Buies Milwaukee, and Chicago (NL) Creek to begin the season (59 K, 13 BB, 58.1 IP) • Placed on disabled list June 23 with strained forearm • Struck out 6 over 8.0 shutout IP for W Jun 13 at Potomac • Rehabbed w/ AZL Padres & Lake Elsinore Aug 15-25 • 1.04 ERA & .135 BAA in final 5 GM (3 GS) w/ Buies Creek • Returned to San Diego in September, posting a 9.00 ERA • Made 4 appearances (2 GS) for Caracas in Venezuelan in 7 appearances to close out campaign Winter League, going 0-1 w/ 7.45 ERA • Went 1-8 with 3.71 ERA in 26 appearances (15 GS) with • Was 2-12 with a 5.10 ERA in 19 GM (16 GS) for Quad Wisconsin in 2016...averaged 3.14 K per BB Cities in 2016...first campaign stateside • Toiled for first 2 pro seasons in Dominican Summer • Struck out 60 and walked 23 in 97 IP (.289 BAA, 10 HR) League and pitched in Arizona League in 2014 & 2015 • Made Astros system debut in 2015, going 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA in 9 GM (4 GS) in the Dominican Summer League UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Time Tues, May 15 vs. SA LH Logan Allen (5-1, 2.55) vs. LH Alex Winkelman (1-1, 3.70) 7:05 Wed, May 16 vs. SA LH Jerry Keel (2-0, 5.12) vs. LH Framber Valdez (1-1, 6.53) 7:05 Thurs, May 17 vs. SA RH Lake Bachar (0-0, 0.00) vs. LH Ryan Hartman (2-1, 1.86) 7:05 PAGE 2 HOOKS MEDIA INFORMATION • MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 • SAN ANTONIO ROSTER UPDATE: The Astros have promoted RHP Carlos Sierra to Corpus Christi from High-A Buies Creek. Sierra, who last appeared Friday at Myrtle Beach, went 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA in 10 Carolina League appearances. He was 2-for-2 in save chanc- es, and struck out 21 against 10 walks in 21.1 frames. The opposition batted .173 with 1 home run. A native of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Sierra permitted 4 earned runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in his last 4 appearances (8.2 IP). The 23-year-old pitched score- less ball 4 consecutive assignments from April 15-26. Sierra allowed just 1 hit during this 8.0 inning stretch. Signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent in January 2016, Sierra went 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA in 29 appearances between Buies Creek and Quad Cities last year. He posted a 1.09 WHIP and allowed 4 home runs in 57.1 frames while averaging 9.4 strikeouts per 9 IP. Sierra pitched in 4 games for Sancti Spiritus of the Cuban National Series during the 2014-15 campaign at the age of 19. LITTLE HAVANA: With the addition of Sierra, the Hooks now boast 5 players on their roster who hail from Cuba. LHP Cionel Perez and RHP Yoanys Quiala join Sierra on the pitching staff. Corpus Christi’s Cuban position players include C Lorenzo Quintana and OF Yordan Alvarez. Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel, who also hails from Sancti Spiritus, opened the season with the Hooks on a rehab assignment, and hit .429 with 4 doubles and 3 RBIs in 5 games. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The Hooks secured their 6th series victory of the season by notching 32 runs on 50 hits over the course of the 4-game set with Midland. A total of 5 Hooks notched multi-hit performances Sunday, with 4 players driving in 2 runs. Cor- pus Christi has scored 8 runs or more in 13 of the 36 (36%) contests this season. The Hooks enter play today leading the Tex- as League in batting average (.291), runs (208), hits (367), doubles (80), steals (53), and on-base percentage (.369). Corpus Christi is averaging 5.9 runs per game. SWING AND A MISS: Hooks hurlers racked up 51 strikeouts in 36 innings during the 4-game series vs. Midland. Corpus Christi pitchers punched out a season-high 16 Thursday, and followed that up with a 15-K performance Friday night. The pitch- ing staff is breezing 9.6 batters per game, and currently rank 2nd in the Texas League with 343 strikeouts. San Antonio leads the pack at 360. SPEED THRILLS: Sunday marked the first time in 6 games Corpus Christi failed to record a stolen base. The Hooks have the most stolen bases in the Minor Leagues, swiping 53 bags in 71 attempts for a 75% success rate. OF Myles Straw continues to pace all MiLB base-stealers with 21 thefts. Straw, who was caught for just the 4th time yesterday afternoon, is on pace to rack up 82 steals this year, which would shatter Corpus Christi’s single-season standard of 54, achieved by Delino DeShields, Jr. in 2014. OF Stephen Wrenn ranks 2nd on the club and 3rd in the Texas League with 10 stolen bases. Adding in his time in the Carolina League, OF Josh Rojas has stolen 15 bases in 16 attempts. BULLPEN ADDITION: Joining Sierra as a newcomer in the Corpus Christi bullpen is RHP Justin Ferrell.
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