At Corpus Christi (5-0, 48-26) Sunday, June 24, 2018 • Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX • 6:05 P.M
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Frisco (2-3, 26-49) at Corpus Christi (5-0, 48-26) Sunday, June 24, 2018 • Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX • 6:05 p.m. ON THE RECORD: 28-11 Home | 20-15 Road | 14-4-3 Series | 4-1 Sweeps | W 10 Streak | 5-0 Last 5 | 10-0 Last 10 TOP 10: The Hooks picked up their 10th consecutive win Saturday, edging Frisco, 4-3, before a sellout crowd of 7,137 fans at Whataburger Field. Akeem Bostick ran with an early advantage, spreading four hits and three walks over 4 1/3 frames. The Hooks scored in each of the first three frames against Jonathan Hernandez, who was making his third Double-A start. With one away in the first, Stephen Wrenn beat out an infield single, and was pushed to second on a “Baltimore Chop” by Randy Cesar. The knock extend- ed Cesar’s hit streak to 40 games, a league record. Yordan Alvarez followed with an RBI groundout to put the Hooks in front, 1-0. Two walks set the stage for a two-run second. Corpus Christi cashed in with a Ryne Birk RBI single, and a double steal, engineered by Birk and Anibal Sierra. Alvarez made it 4-0 with an opposite field solo blast in the third. The 20-year-old Cuban slugger has four home runs and 12 RBIs in seven games since coming off the disabled list. Alex Winkelman (4-2) surrendered a pair of doubles and one run over 3 1/3 innings to earn the victory. Erasmo Pinales retired the four men he faced for his third save. ROUGHRIDERS | TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP | HOOKS RH Pedro Payano (2-6, 5.75) RH Forrest Whitley (0-0, 0.00) • Selected by TEX as a non-drafted free agent in July 2011 • Selected by the Astros in the 1st round (17th overall) of • Born in NYC...hails from San Pedro de Macoris, DR the 2016 draft out of Alamo Heights High School • Worked 6.1 IP of 2-run ball last Mon at MID:5 H, 3 BB, 6 K • 20-year-old hails from San Antonio • Tagged for 14 R on 14 H in prior 2 GS (9.2 IP) • Listed by MLB.com as the top pitching prospect in MiLB • Hooks got to him for 8 R on 8 H (McCormick HR) Jun 5 • Marks 4th GS after beginning year on restricted list • Owns a 2.36 ERA & .208 BAA in prior 3 GS • Has not yielded a run in 3 starts, going 4.0 IP each time out...has struck out 18 against 5 H & 3 BB • Had allowed 3 ER or less in 7 of first 9 assignments • Started last Monday’s first-half title clinching contest in Blanked CC over 6.0 IP Apr 27 at WF (2 H, 1 HB, 1 BB) • San Antonio...fanned 7 while allowing 1 BB & 2 H • In prior start (Apr 21), roughed up by CC for 7 R on 9 H (1 • Allowed 4 baserunners in 4 IP Jun 13 at MID Tanielu HR) & 2 BB in 1.2 IP • Fanned 5 against 1 H over 5.0 shutout IP vs. FRI Jun 8 • Went 6-8 with a 3.87 ERA in 26 GM (25 GS) for Frisco & Down East last year (118 K, 64 BB, 112 H, 135 H) • Went 5-4 with a 2.83 ERA in 23 GM (18 GS) between Corpus Christi, Buies Creek & Quad Cities last season • Posted a 1.30 WHIP while the opposition hit 9 HR • Struck out 134 against 34 BB, 78 H & 5 HR in 92.1 IP • Finished the year in the Texas League, going 4-5 with a 3.63 ERA & .247 BAA in 17 GM (16 GS) • Averaged 13.9 K per 9 IP & 4.21 K per BB • Averaged 8.2 K & 4.5 BB per 9 IP with the RoughRiders • 1 of 5 high school pitchers to be selected in 1st round & earn AA callup in 1st full pro season in the last 20 years • Logged a 3.10 ERA & .192 BAA in 4 GS vs. the Hooks • Others: Kershaw, Greinke, Chad Billingsley, Dylan Bundy • 1.95 ERA & .148 BAA in final 6 GM (34 K, 10 BB, 32.1 IP) • Fanned 11 against 2 hits over 6.0 shutout IP in AA debut • Went 2-3 with a 4.26 ERA in 9 GS for Down East of the Aug 17 at ONEOK Field in Tulsa Carolina League to start the season (41 K, 22 BB, 50.2 IP) • Yielded 3 R on 8 H in 14.2 Texas League IP (26 K, 4 BB) • Surrendered just 36 H and 5 HR for .199 BAA • Struck out 9 over 5 hitless innings July 3 in High-A debut • Beat Buies Creek May 21, firing 7.0 IP of 2-hit, 1-run ball • Permitted 1 ER or none 8 of 12 Midwest League outings • South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star in 2016, going 3 -3 with a 2.69 ERA in 15 GM (13 GS) for Hickory • 8 appearances (6 GS) w/ GCL Astros & Greeneville in ‘16 • Hit by a comebacker July 7 at Rome...missed remainder • As a senior at Alamo Heights, went 10-1 with a 0.28 ERA, of season due to a fractured forearm and struck out 137 in 74.2 IP • 35-29 w/ 3.32 ERA in 7 pro campaigns (110 GM, 97 GS) • Day of draft, pitched Mules to a 5-2 state semi-final win over College Station...11 K, 123 pitches, 6.2 IP UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Time Mon, June 25 Off Day Tues, June 26 82nd Texas League All-Star Game at Security Bank Ballpark in Midland 7:15 Wed, June 27 Off Day June 28-30 @ARK TBA PAGE 2 HOOKS MEDIA INFORMATION • SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 • FRISCO HAIL RANDY!: Last night, Randy Cesar extended his record-setting hit streak with a 1st-inning infield single. Cesar enters play tonight with a 40-game hit streak, a new Texas League record. The previous mark of 37 games was set by El Paso’s Bob- by Trevino in 1969. Cesar, who has hit safely in 50 of the last 52 games, owns the longest hit streak in the minors this year. He shattered the Hooks’ team record of 27, set by OF Jorge Cortes in 2006. The hit streak has continued in his Cesar’s final at-bat in the 3 of the last 5 games. During this remarkable streak, Cesar is batting .379 with 26 runs scored, 10 doubles, 2 triples, 7 home runs, 29 RBIs, and a .419 OBP. The 23-year-old out of Santo Domingo, DR missed 4 games on the previous road trip due to a sore right thumb. Cesar enters play tonight with a Texas League best .352 batting average. He also ranks among the circuit leaders in hits (88, 4th), slugging percentage (.532, 4th), and total bases (133, 5th). Only 15 players in the 151-year history of Minor League Baseball boast a longer hit streak than Cesar. The MiLB record for longest hitting streak is 69 games, established in 1919 by Joe Wilhoit of the Wichita Jobbers of the Western League. In addition to his Major League best 56-game hit streak, Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 61 consecutive games during the 1933 season for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League. Cesar is chasing the modern record of 50 games, set in 2016 by Indians catching prospect Francisco Mejia with High-A Lynchburg. STREAKING: This 10-game win streak is the longest for the Hooks since the 2016 squad set the club record by rolling up 11 consecutive wins May 9-21. During this 10-game surge, Hooks pitchers own a 2.20 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, striking out 87 against 68 hits (2 HR) and 28 walks in 90.0 innings. Meanwhile, Corpus Christi is averaging 5.4 runs per game while hitting .262 with 16 doubles, 4 triples, and 7 home runs. FILL IN THE BLANK: Corpus Christi has permitted just 4 runs in the last 40 innings, a span of 5 games. The Hooks rank 2nd in the Texas League with a 3.56 ERA. Corpus Christi leads the TL with 712 strikeouts, fanning 9.6 batters per 9 IP. The Hooks have whitewashed the opposition 5 times this season, and 3 of those shutout have come within the last 6 games. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: The Hooks, who are season-best 22 games over .500, own the 2nd-best record in Minor League Baseball at 48-26 (.649). Bowling Green, Tampa Bay’s Midwest League affiliate, leads the minors with a 49-23 (.681) mark. Corpus Christi is 2.0 games better than the Fresno Grizzlies, who rank 4th in MiLB at 46-29 (.613). The Hooks have won 12 of their last 13, and have avoided back-to-back losses since dropping 2 in a row May 24-25. The Tex- as League South first-half champs are 21-5 since May 26. MORE MANDOLIN MAGIC?: With bluegrass music wafting throughout Whataburger Field pregame, the Hooks are 5-0 on Sundays at home this season. In these 5 triumphs, Corpus Christi has outscored the opposition 40-18. The success at Whataburger Field extends beyond Sundays, as the team owns the best Double-A home record at 28-11 (.718). The Hooks have won 19 of their last 25 games here in the Sparkling City.