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Game Notes, August 4 - Corpus Christi at San Antonio

August 4, 2011 - Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release


Corpus Christi (17-22, 42-67) @ San Antonio (24-15, 73-36)

Pedro Hernandez and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout while Sawyer Carroll drove in four runs in San Antonio's 7-0 win over the Hooks last night. Hernandez (1-0) earned his first Missions win and his eighth overall victory this year by blanking the Hooks over six frames. Eddie Kunz, Colt Hynes and Craig Italiano retired nine of 10 down the stretch without giving up a hit to keep the Hooks off the board.

Carroll's 3-for-3 evening included his 13th home run of the year and a walk. Jaff Decker checked in with a single, a double and two RBIs in five at-bats.

The Hooks have suffered back-to-back shutouts for the first time this season and are 0-10 at Wolff Municipal Stadium.

Tonight's Matchup:

RHP Paul Clemens (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Joe Wieland (4-0, 1.23)

Clemens, acquired by the Astros along with two other pitchers and outfielder Jordan Schafer in the deal that sent outfielder Michael Bourn to Atlanta, makes his Hooks debut here tonight. Clemens has spent the entire season with the Mississippi Braves of the AA Southern League, where in 20 starts he was 6-5 with a 3.73 ERA and a South Division All-Star. His most recent outing came last Wednesday (8 days ago) at home against Mobile (6.2-2-1-0-4-4). Despite his solid effort, Clemens was saddled with a no-decision in Mississippi's 2-1 loss. Originally a seventh-round selection of the Braves in the 2008 draft out of Louisburg (NC) Junior College, Clemens split his time last season between Rome in the South Atlantic League and Myrtle Beach of the Carolina League, going a combined 2-4 with 3 saves and a 3.23 ERA in 35 games and eight starts.

· In 108.2 innings this season has allowed 103 hits and 44 walks with 93 strikeouts

· Has 8 quality starts this year and 14 starts with 2 or fewer earned runs allowed

· Was 3-0 with a 1.90 ERA in his first 7 starts (3-5, 4.91 in 13 starts since)

Wieland, acquired by the Padres along with LHP Robbie Erlin in the deal that made RHP Mike Adams a Texas Ranger, makes his San Antonio debut tonight - six days after hurling a no-hitter in this ballpark against his new teammates. Wieland issued just one walk during the no-hitter and faced the minimum while throwing 109 pitches. He has not given up a run in his last 16 innings of work, which includes six shutout frames in a 2-1 win over the Hooks July 24 at Dr Pepper Ballpark. Wieland has allowed just two runs in his last four starts (3-0, 0.64 ERA) and has two wins and a 0.56 ERA in two starts at Wolff Municipal Stadium. He's held Texas League foes to no runs or one run in six of his seven starts.

· Overall this year is 10-3 with a 1.80 ERA, with 15 walks and 132 strikeouts in 129.2 innings

· Leads the Rangers farm system in wins, ERA and Ks, and is second among all full-season minor leaguers in ERA

· Was the starting pitcher for the Carolina League in the June 21 All-Star Game vs. the California League

· Originally a fourth-round pick of the Rangers in 2008 out of Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada

Keuchel to AAA

The man with the most wins in a single season for the Hooks over the past two years has received the call to AAA Oklahoma City. Tulsa native Dallas Keuchel is slated to start tonight for the RedHawks in their game at Las Vegas. In 20 starts this year for the Hooks, Keuchel is 9-7 with a 3.17 ERA. He departs ranked second in the Texas League in innings pitched (127.2) and third in WHIP (1.12). Keuchel is also ranked fourth in the circuit in both ERA and opponents' batting average (.244).

Keuchel's nine wins is the most for any Hooks pitcher since Sergio Perez won 11 games in 2009.

Sutil returns

Returning to the Hooks today from Oklahoma City is shortstop Wladimir Sutil, who began the season with Corpus Christi. In 31 games since June 9 with the RedHawks, Sutil batted .222 (14x63) with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 2 stolen bases.

In 48 games this year with the Hooks, Sutil is hitting .295 with 8 doubles, 2 HRs, 13 RBIs and 13 steals. Sutil is the Hooks all-time leader in games (340), at-bats (1,235) and hits (338) and ranks second in club history in runs (177) and stolen bases (69). Sutil needs to score seven more runs to pass Drew Sutton for the all-time franchise lead in that statistic.

Alamo City donut

The ingredients for a Hooks win in San Antonio have not yet come together this season. Corpus Christi stands 0-10 in this facility in 2011, and the Hooks have been outscored in these 10 games 60-14. Lifetime, the Hooks are 31-61 at Wolff Municipal Stadium.

Entering play tonight, the Hooks have gone 28 consecutive innings without scoring a run in this ballpark. The Hooks have been blanked in four of the last five games here by the Missions, and those four shutouts are the last four shutouts suffered by the club. The Hooks have failed to score seven times this season.

Pitching Rotation vs. Midland

Friday: LHP Anthony Capra (1-4, 6.30) vs. LHP Brett Oberholtzer (0-0, 0.00)

Saturday: RHP Jason Bergmann (1-6, 6.19) vs. RHP Erick Abreu (5-4, 4.00)

Sunday: RHP Shawn Haviland (5-9, 7.36) vs. RHP Jarred Cosart (0-0, 0.00)

Monday: RHP Ethan Hollingsworth (4-4, 3.72) vs. RHP Ross Seaton (4-8, 5.92)

HOOKS PLAYER NOTES

Brandon Barnes

· Rejoined Hooks Monday from the temporarily inactive list

· In 71 games with AAA OKC batted .197-8-27 with 5 SBs

· Has 7-game hit streak, 8-26 with 2 doubles, 3 runs and 1 RBI

· Overall this year in 93 games batting .224 (70x313) w/17 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HRs and 40 RBIs

· Batting .245(12-49) vs. RHP; .371(13-35) vs. LHP; .316(6-19) w/RISP

· Led all Astros farmhands with 28 HRs last year

Emerson Frostad

· Returned to club July 1 from AAA Oklahoma City

· Played in just one game for OKC (June 26 at RR), going 1-for-3 with 1 walk

· Signed by the Astros as a free agent June 1

· In 15 games with the Lancaster Barnstormers batted .280-2-11

· Is 1-10 in 3 games this road trip

· Tossed one inning of shutout relief July 22 (3rd career app as a pitcher)

· Has thrown out 7 of 28 (25.0%) would-be base stealers

Jon Gaston

· Active since June 24 - was on the temporarily inactive list twice in June

· Hits in 9 of his last 12 games, 13-42 with 2 doubles, 3 HRs, 8 runs and 10 RBIs

· Has 20 RBIs in his last 33 games

· Is 5-30(.167) with 2 runs and 1 RBI in 9 games this season at San Antonio

· Batting .247(57-231) vs. RHP; .222(18-81) vs. LHP; .212(21-99) w/RISP

Kody Hinze

· Joined Hooks July 7 from Lancaster in the Cal League

· Leads all full-season minor leaguers in OBP (.447), tied for third in walks (82) and ranks sixth in OPS (1.055)

· Hits in 8 of his last 9, 10-32 with 1 double, 1 HR, 5 runs and 4 RBIs

· Hits in 18 of his last 20 games, 28-73 with 5 doubles, 4 HRs, 13 runs and 9 RBIs

· With the JetHawks in 80 games hit .323(92x285) w/20 doubles, 22 HRs and 70 RBIs

· Led the Cal League at the time of his promotion in OBP (.458) and HR/AB ratio (1/12.95) and was tied for the league lead in HRs

· Selected twice as the Cal League Batter of the Week (May 30-June 5 & June 13-19)

· Owns Lancaster's longest consecutive-games on-base streak this year (25 games)

· Had 3 2-HR games, 1 7-RBI game and 1 6-RBI game with the JetHawks

· Leads Astros minor leaguers in HRs (27) and RBIs (83)

T.J. Steele

· Is 3-29 in his last 11 games with 4 runs, 1 RBI and 10 Ks

· Is 1-15 this road trip with 2 runs

· Has single-season career highs in games (98), at-bats (353), hits (73), doubles (12), HRs (7), RBIs (42) and steals (16)

· Batting .171(43-251) vs. RHP; .294(30-102) vs. LHP; .184(19-103) w/RISP

Jose Vallejo

· Activated from the disabled list (concussion) Saturday

· Went 4-11 in Midland series with 4 RBIs

· Is 4-14 this road trip with 4 RBIs

· In 37 games this year with AAA OKC hit .209 with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs

· In 34 games last year with the Hooks hit .111-0-2 with 1 SB

· Acquired by the Astros along with RHP Matt Nevarez in the deal that sent C Ivan Rodriguez to Texas in August of 2009

Jimmy VanOstrand

· Has 4-game hit streak, 8-15 with 1 double and 2 runs

· Hits in 11 of his last 14, 20-51 with 2 doubles, 3 HRs, 6 runs and 7 RBIs

· Has 29 multi-hit games, including eight 3-hit games

· Named CC's May offensive player of the month (.310-1-12, .393 OBP, .833 OPS)

· Is Corpus Christi's all-time franchise leader with 164 RBIs

· Batting .305(73-239) vs. RHP; .309(29-94) vs. LHP; .261(24-92) w/RISP

Jonathan Villar

· Hits in 14 of the last 17, 19-64 w/5 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HRs, 14 runs and 10 RBIs

· Is 1-7 this series with 1 walk

· In 47 games with Lancaster hit .259-4-26 with 20 stolen bases

· In 98 games overall this year batting .241(92x381)-12-44

· Batting .236(34-144) vs. RHP; .206(13-63) vs. LHP; .265(9-34) w/RISP

· Has 71 PO, 129 A, 13 E (Fielding pct. of .939)

· Rated as Astros #3 prospect entering the 2011 season by Baseball America

Chris Wallace

· Joined club June 23 from Lexington in the South Atlantic League

· Is 2-14 this road trip with 1 double, 1 HR, 2 runs and 2 RBIs

· Has 23 RBIs in his last 24 games

· Batting .240(18-75) vs. RHP; .297(11-37) vs. LHP; .364(12-33) w/RISP

· Is 3-4 with 2 HRs with the bases loaded

· Has thrown out 1 of 20 (5.0%) would-be base stealers

· In 66 games w/the Legends hit .285-14-49

· Overall this year in 98 games batting .277(98x354)-20-78

· Went 1-for-2 w/ a double to help the South defeat the North 6-3 in the SAL ASG

· Named the SAL's Batter of the Week April 7-17 (.444-5-17 in 10 games)

Brandon Wikoff

· Hits in 7 of his last 8 games, 8-25 with 2 runs and 1 RBI

· Named the TL's Batter of the Week April 25-May 1 (.600, 18x30)

· Named CC's May defensive player of the month (15 PO, 48 A, 1 E, .984 FP)

· Hit first career HR April 27 at Midland in his 657th pro at-bat

· Has 19 multi-hit games, including two 4-hit games

· Batting .335(60-179) vs. RHP; .254(17-67) vs. LHP; .333(17-51) w/RISP

· Has 82 PO, 176 A, 6 E (Fielding pct. of .977)

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