And the Te(Oscar) Goes To...
May 24, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
Midland RockHounds News Release
Teoscar Hernandez, who went 4-for-5, with three doubles, three runs and four runs batted in, as the Corpus Christi Hooks rallied for an 11-7 win in 10 innings Monday night. His three-run double in the eighth tied the game at 7-7 and his double in the 10th inning was the game-winner.
The RockHounds had leads of 6-1 and 7-3, but the Hooks rallied back, drawing to within 6-3 on Alex Bregman's two-run home run in the seventh. It was the Astros' prospect's 11th homer of the season, tying the RockHounds' Matt Chapman for the league lead. A Wade Kirkland double drove in Danny Oh (who had reached on a gorgeous bunt single) in the home half of the seventh, re-building the lead to four runs.
The Hooks loaded the bases with two out in the eighth, when Franklin Barreto's critical error allowed a run to score. The miscue also brought Hernandez to the plate (with the bases still loaded) and he delivered a three-run, game-tying double to left.
After Chan-Jong Moon opened the 10th with a single, Hernandez's third double of the game drove in what would be the game-winning run and the Hooks added three more to break the game open.
The RockHounds
... are 22-21 (12-10 at Security Bank Ballpark and 10-11 on the road) ... have won two of their last three ... finished the homestand with a 2-6 mark ... are 8-4 against the Hooks ... are 15-16 against the South Division (2-6 vs. Frisco and 5-6 versus San Antonio).
... opened the homestand three games behind Frisco in the South, but finished the eight-gamer now trailing the RoughRiders by eight games.
... departed the ballpark "ASAP" to begin a six-game road trip to the North Division. This is one of two instances in which cross-division play does not include an off/travel day, so the 'Hounds will open the six-game trip on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Springfield, Missouri against the Cardinals. The trip includes a three-game set at Hammons Field in Springfield (Tuesday-Thursday), followed by a weekend three-gamer at ONEOK Field in Tulsa.
Kibbles & Bits
STAT OF THE DAY Monday's game marked the first time in 16 games that the RockHounds have been involved in a game decided by more than three runs (seven have been one-run games and six have been two-run decisions). The club's last 16 games have been decided by a combined 29 runs (1.8 runs per game). The extra-innings game was the fifth for the RockHounds in their last seven games (the club is 1-4 in those games).
- In the last two games of the series, the clubs combined for 31 runs on 59 hits. Nine of the 18 batters in Monday's game had at least two hits - - Teoscar Hernandez led all hitters with four and Wade Kirkland went 3-for-5 (with a double and an RBI) for the 'Hounds.
- Joel Seddon went five innings (on three days rest), allowing one run (earned) on six hits, walking one and striking out four. In his first three starts, Seddon went 0-2, with a 17.69 earned run average, allowing 23 hits in 9.2 innings. In his last six starts, Seddon is 1-1, with a 3.95 ERA. In 27.1 innings over the half-dozen starts, he has allowed 31 hits, 18 runs (12 earned), walking 14 and striking out 10. Seddon has been especially effective against Corpus Christi. In two starts versus the Hooks, Seddon is 1-0, with a 1.69 ERA (10.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R / 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K).
- Ryan Doolittle was promoted to (Triple-A) Nashville Sunday, his first opportunity at the next level. A member of the RockHounds' Texas League championship clubs in both 2014 and 2015, Ryan is bidding to join his brother, Sean (also a former RockHound), in Oakland.
- Kyle Finnegan has been promoted from (Advanced-A) Stockton to fill Doolittle's roster spot. Finnegan, who made one start for the RockHounds in 2014, was 1-0, with a save and a 3.31 ERA in 13 games with the Ports this season.
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