Corpus Christi Hooks (15-5, 58-31) at Midland Rockhounds (6-14, 39-50) Friday, July 13, 2018 • Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX • 7:00 P.M
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Corpus Christi Hooks (15-5, 58-31) at Midland RockHounds (6-14, 39-50) Friday, July 13, 2018 • Security Bank Ballpark • Midland, TX • 7:00 p.m. ON THE RECORD: 33-13 Home | 25-18 Road | 17-5-3 Series | 7-2 Sweeps | L 1 Streak | 5-1 Last 5 | 8-2 Last 10 BIG NINTH PROPELS ROCKHOUNDS PAST HOOKS: The RockHounds rallied with four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and won on J.P. Sportman’s walk-off home run to stun the Hooks 6-5 on Thursday night. The defeat snapped Corpus Christi’s six-game win streak. Erasmo Pinales looked to protect a 5-2 lead in the ninth inning, but walked two batters before giving up a game-tying three-run shot to Eli White. After recording the second out of the frame, Sportman followed with the final swing. CC jumped out a 4-0 advantage early on against RockHounds starter Logan Shore, plating two runs apiece in the first and third innings. In the first, Chas McCormick started the game with a single while Stephen Wrenn laced an RBI triple to bring McCormick home. Randy Cesar brought in another run with a sac fly. In the third, Josh Rojas started the frame with a single and Cesar drove him in with an RBI double. Ryne Birk made it a 4-0 lead with a sac fly. Brandon Bielak was solid through five innings of work, allowing just an earned run while striking out five. Bielak was replaced by Hector Perez in the sixth, who made his Texas League debut. Perez retired the side in order for a scoreless sixth but allowed a run in the seventh to make it 4-2. John Gorman tossed two scoreless frames out of Midland’s bullpen to keep the score steady until the ninth. In the ninth, Corpus Christi plated an insurance run when Ryne Birk doubled to start the frame and later scored on a wild pitch thrown by righty Nolan Blackwood. ROCKHOUNDS | TODAY’S PITCHING MATCHUP | HOOKS RH Parker Dunshee (1-1, 3.60) LH Framber Valdez (2-3, 4.60) • Selected by Oakland in the 7th round of the June 2017 • Signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent in March draft from Wake Forest 2015 at the age of 21...hails from San Cristobal, DR • Grew up in Zionsville, Ind. • TL ranks: 4th K (85, 10.3 per 9 IP), 8th ERA (4.60) • Has allowed 8 ER in first 3 outings at Double-A (20 IP, 16 • Posted 3.91 ERA in 5 GM during June, including 3 GS (23 H, 23 K, 0 BB) IP, 24 H, 22 K, 5 BB). • Tossed career-high 8 innings and allowed 4 ER Sat at • LHH batting .215 (93 AB) while RHH at .297 (192 AB) SPR for ND (6 H, 2 HR, 7 K) • Has highest GO/AO ratio (2.26) on CC pitching staff • Earned first Texas League W July 1 vs. SPR (6 IP, 1 ER, • Threw 4 scoreless IP for SV Sat vs. NWA(2 H, 6 K, 1 BB) 3 H, 7 K) • Tossed 4 scoreless IP June 22 vs. FRI (4 H, 0 R, 2 K) • Took L in Texas League debut June 22 at SA (6 IP, 1 ER, • Lasted 1.2 IP June 17 at SA: 4 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 1 HR, 1 BB 3 H, 9 K) Spun 5.0 IP of 1-run ball vs. SA Jun 12, striking out a sea- • Made start vs. CC June 17, but game was cancelled dur- • son-best 10 batters...walked 1 & permitted 3 H ing 5th inning due to rain Tough-luck L June 7 vs. FRI: 2 R, 4 H, 1 HR, 1 BB, 6 K • Went 6-2 with a 2.70 ERA in 12 GM (10 GS) for Stockton • in 70 IP to begin season (61 H, 82 K, 17 BB) • Walked season-high 5 in 3.0 IP May 5 at SA (5R, 2H, 4K) • Garnered California League All-Star honors • Struck out 25 against 4 BB in 22.1 IP over first 5 GM • Struck out career-high 11 batters May 13 at Inland Em- • Yielded 2 R while working 5 frames in each of first 2 GS pire, allowing 2 ER in 7 IP • Posted 7-8 record & 4.16 ERA in 25 GM (18 GS) for CC & • Has struck out total of 105 this season as compared to Buies Creek in 2017...126 K, 52 BB, 101 H, 7 HR, 110 IP just 17 walks allowed (6.2 strikeouts-per-walk) • Went 1-1 w/ 3.20 ERA in 6 GS of Mesa Solar Sox of AFL • Holds 1.04 WHIP in 90 IP • Carved out a 2.79 ERA & .185 BAA in 13 GM for BC • Went 1-0 with a 0.67 ERA in 13 GM (9 GS) between AZL • Averaged 10.7 K per 9 IP in Carolina League Athletics and Vermont in 2017 • Notched career-highs for IP & K Jun 28 vs. Carolina, strik- • Holds career 0.94 WHIP and .208 BAA...averaging 10.5 ing out 11 while allowing 1 R on 3 H & 2 BB in 8.0 IP strikeouts per-9 innings and 6.12 strikeouts-per-walk in • Earned July 4 W over ARK: 6.0 IP of 2-hit, 1-run ball MiLB career (153 K, 25 BB) • Logged a 7.05 ERA in final 10 Hooks appearances • Named to All-ACC Second Team as a senior in 2017 • Averaged 3.10 GO/AO in Texas League action • Posted 28-10 mark with 3.20 ERA in 4-year tenure at • Went 4-5 with a 3.19 ERA in 14 GM (11 GS) between Wake Forest...330 strikeouts are program record Greeneville, Tri-City, Quad Cities & Lancaster in 2016 UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Time Sat, July 14 @ MID RH Parker Dunshee (1-1, 3.60) vs. LH Ryan Hartman (7-2, 3.00) 7:00 PAGE 2 HOOKS MEDIA INFORMATION • FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018 • MIDLAND LATE LOSS: Last night’s loss was just one of a handful the Hooks have suffered when leading a game after eight innings. Be- fore yesterday, Corpus Christi had four losses this season when leading after eight innings. The Hooks are now 52-5 when leading entering the ninth inning this season. It was also one of a handful of times CC has been defeated when scoring first in a ballgame. The Hooks are now 42-9 when they strike first in a contest. BIELAK’S BRILLIANCE: Right-hander Brandon Bielak has shined since joining the Hooks, throwing a combined 16.1 innings while giving no earned runs. In last night’s game, Bielak fired five innings while giving up just an unearned tally in the fourth. The 22-year-old Notre Dame product has allowed just 13 hits while striking out 15 and issuing six walks. The Texas League is batting .228 against him. CIONEL MAKES BIG LEAGUE DEBUT: LHP Cionel Perez was called up to the Houston Astros on Wednesday and made his Major League debut in Houston’s 8-3 loss to Oakland later that evening. Perez entered the ballgame in the eighth inning, toss- ing a scoreless frame while allowing a hit and striking out a batter. He returned for the ninth inning and recorded the first two outs of the frame, ultimately throwing a total of 1.2 IP while allowing an earned run on two hits and striking out two batters. This was Perez’s second promotion to the big leagues. The 22-year-old was called up on June 29 and spent a couple of days with Houston, but was never brought into a game. He is the 102nd player in the 14-year history of the Hooks to make their ma- jor league debut. The hard-throwing southpaw is the first player to go directly to “The Show” from Corpus Christi since 2015 when RHP Michael Feliz, RHP Lance McCullers Jr., and RHP Vincent Velasquez earned received the call to Houston. Perez registered a 6-1 record and 1.98 ERA in 16 games (11 starts) with Corpus Christi this season. He recorded 83 strikeouts and 22 walks in 68.1 innings pitched. DOUBLE-A DARLINGS: Corpus Christi has won 10 of their last 12 games and are at a season-best 28 games over .500. The club’s overall mark of 58-31 (.652) is the best overall winning percentage in Double-A. The Hooks own the second-best overall winning percentage among Minor League Baseball’s full-season clubs, with the Midwest League’s Bowling Green Hot Rods (Tampa Bay) the only club better at 61-29 (.678). The Texas League South first-half champs are 30-10 since May 26. NO QUESTIONS FOR QUINTANA: Hooks catcher Lorenzo Quintana put together a record setting night on Monday in Corpus Christi’s 15-6 win to complete a series sweep of Northwest Arkansas, belting a trio of homers in his first three at-bats of the game. He then went 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored in Wednesday night’s victory at Midland. In his last two games, Quin- tana is a combined 4-6 with three homers, 8 RBI, and 7 runs scored. Quintana also stole two bases on Wednesday night. Quintana became the third player in club history to record a three-homer game, joining the ranks of J.D.