TL1 Corpus Christi Hooks

Game Notes, July 28 - San Antonio at Corpus Christi

Published on July 28, 2011 under Texas League (TL1)
Corpus Christi Hooks News Release


San Antonio (20-12, 69-33) @ Corpus Christi (15-17, 40-62)

Fans who were here last night witnessed a really good game through seven innings. The eighth inning ruined all that, unless of course you were a fan of the Missions. San Antonio scored six runs in the top of the eighth to pull away from the Hooks for a 12-6 triumph. Pinch hitter Bryan Altman provided the key hit - a two-run single to left-center that plated Jaff Decker and Sawyer Carroll for an 8-6 Missions lead. The hit was just the 12th this season for Altman in a Missions' uniform and only his third against a team other than Midland.

The result marked the 13th time this half that the Hooks have scored six or more runs in a game. Right fielder Jacob Goebbert paced the offense with a 3-for-4 night that included a triple and three RBIs.

A victory tonight would give the Hooks their first series win over San Antonio since August 3-5 last year, when the Hooks took two of three from the Missions here at Whataburger Field.

Tonight's Matchup:

LHP Juan Oramas (6-2, 2.72) vs. RHP Ross Seaton (4-7, 5.68)

Oramas, signed by the Padres as a non-drafted free agent in November of 2006, makes his 13th appearance and 12th start for the Missions. Last Friday at Midland, the southpaw gave up more than three runs for the first time in a San Antonio uniform. He allowed four runs on eight hits and a pair of walks over six innings in a 5-1 loss. Oramas had been 6-0 with a 2.22 ERA through his first 10 outings with the Missions, and since has lost his last two starts, both at Midland, while posting a 4.91 ERA (6 ER in 11.0 IP). At the plate, Oramas is 2-for-7 with a double, 1 walk and 1 RBI.

· Has allowed just 1 HR in 59.2 IP (solo HR by Tommy Field at Tulsa July 5)

· Made one start for AAA Tucson June 13 at Reno (3.2-7-7-6-1-4, 3 HRs)

· Was on loan to the Diablos Rojos of the Mexican League in 2009 (9-1, 2.31, 25 games, 14 starts)

Seaton, a third-round selection of the Astros in the 2008 draft out of Second Baptist High School in Houston, makes his 21st start and his third against the Missions. Last Saturday at Frisco, Seaton was charged with seven runs, only three earned, on nine hits over 5.1 innings in a 9-5 loss. Engle Beltre's two-out, three-run double in the bottom of the third was the pivotal hit in the game. Since winning his first two starts this half, Seaton is 0-2 in his last four starts with a 5.95 ERA. In his two starts this year against San Antonio, Seaton is 0-2 with an 11.00 ERA. Seaton is Corpus Christi's best hitting pitcher, 4-for-11 this year with 1 HR, 1 walk, 1 sacrifice fly and 5 RBIs.

· Selected as the Texas League's Pitcher of the Week (July 11-17)

· Has not given up a HR in his last 2 starts after allowing 9 HRs in his previous 8 starts

· Was Lancaster's pitcher of the month last July, going 2-1 with a 4.67 ERA

Missions pinch Hooks

Altman's tie-breaking, pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth last night was Altman's first pinch hit (now 1-for-9) and San Antonio's first pinch hit since June 21. The Missions went 0-for-12 between pinch hits.

That last pinch hit for San Antonio on June 21 was an 8th-inning double by Daniel Robertson off Shane Wolf of the Hooks here at Whataburger Field. Before that, San Antonio's previous pinch hit was a Cody Decker single in the 6th inning of a game between the Missions and the --- wait for it --- Hooks, May 7 at Wolff Municipal Stadium. Seems to be a pattern. The hit came off David Berner.

The Missions are now 8-for-48 (.167) in pinch-hitting situations this season.

Can't hold 'em

Last night's game reveals another telling stat this season. The Hooks led 6-5 last night entering the seventh inning. That's the 44th time this year the Hooks have entered the seventh with a lead. Corpus Christi's record in those 44 games is 34-10. Only one other team in the Texas League has lost as many as seven games when leading after six innings - the Springfield Cardinals, who are 40-7 when leading after six.

The other six league members have lost either four or five times when leading after six. The other teams and their records this year when leading after six: San Antonio (50-4), Northwest Arkansas (41-4), Frisco (38-4), Arkansas

(41-5), Tulsa (37-5) and Midland (30-5).

Going the ‚¬Ëœextra' mile

Two doubles and one triple last night give the Hooks at least one extra-base hit in 40 consecutive games. The last time the Hooks failed to collect at least one extra-base hit in a game was June 13 at San Antonio when the Hooks managed six singles in a 4-0 loss to the Missions.

In the first half of the season, the Hooks averaged 2.49 extra-base hits per game. Here in the second half, with 47 doubles, 9 triples and 44 HRs in 32 games, the Hooks are averaging 3.13 extra-base hits per game.

Most notable is Corpus Christi's home run production. Here in the second half, the Hooks have hit 44 HRs in 32 games, exceeding their long-ball production of the first half (42 HRs in 70 games). The Hooks have hit 15 HRs over the last 10 games.

Pitching Rotation at Midland

Friday: RHP Erick Abreu (5-3, 4.01) vs. RHP Ethan Hollingsworth (3-3, 3.94)

Saturday: LHP Dallas Keuchel (9-6, 3.12) vs. RHP Gary Daley (4-4, 4.84)

Sunday: RHP Henry Sosa (2-0, 0.00) vs. RHP A.J. Griffin (2-2, 4.66)

Monday: RHP Jonnathan Aristil (4-8, 6.61) vs. RHP Jason Bergmann (1-6, 6.67)

HOOKS PLAYER NOTES

Brandon Barnes

· Rejoined Hooks Saturday from AAA Oklahoma City

· In 71 games with the RedHawks batted .197-8-27 with 5 SBs

· Has 4-game hit streak, 5-14 with 2 doubles, 3 runs and 1 RBI

· Overall this year in 91 games batting .223 (67x301) w/17 doubles, 5 triples, 11 HRs and 40 RBIs

· Batting .250(11-44) vs. RHP; .393(11-28) vs. LHP; .353(6-17) w/RISP

· Led all Astros farmhands with 28 HRs last year

· In 126 games with Lancaster in 2010 hit .269-27-80 with 14 SBs

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

· Hits in 3 of his last 4 games, 4-14 with 1 double, 3 runs and 3 RBIs

· Tossed one inning of shutout relief last Friday night (3rd career app as a pitcher)

· Has thrown out 7 of 25 (28.0%) would-be base stealers

Jon Gaston

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

· Has 4-game hit streak, 7-15 with 2 HRs, 4 runs and 7 RBIs

· Hits in 5 of his last 6 games, 8-24 with 2 HRs, 4 runs and 7 RBIs

· Has 17 RBIs in his last 25 games

· Batting .254(54-213) vs. RHP; .208(15-72) vs. LHP; .215(20-93) w/RISP

Jacob Goebbert

· Has 9-game hit streak, 15-34 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 runs and 5 RBIs

· Is 19-48 in his last 13 games with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 runs and 7 RBIs

· Has 27 multi-hit games

· Batting .337(66-196) vs. RHP; .276(16-58) vs. LHP; .418(28-67) w/RISP

Kody Hinze

· Joined Hooks July 7 from Lancaster in the Cal League

· Leads all full-season minor leaguers in OBP (.450) and ranks third in OPS (1.074) and walks (78)

· Hits in 13 of his last 14 games, 22-52 with 4 doubles, 4 HRs, 11 runs and 7 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 (81)

J.D. Martinez

· Has 4-game hit streak, 8-16 with 2 doubles, 1 HR, 5 runs and 3 RBIs

· Hits in 11 of his last 13, 19-49 with 7 doubles, 3 HRs, 12 runs and 12 RBIs

· Named the TL's Batter of the Week twice (June 27-July 3 and July 11-17)

· Has 27 multi-hit games

· Went 2-for-4 w/ a double to help the South beat the North 3-2 in the TL ASG

· Has hit streaks of 14 (June 25-July 11) 12 (June 11-22) and 11 games (April 7-18)

· Established a club-record nine-game RBI streak (April 11-21) with 14 RBIs

· Batting .335(75-224) vs. RHP; .356(31-87) vs. LHP; .394(37-94) w/RISP

· Houston's Minor League Player of the Year in 2010 (.341-18-89, 5 SBs)

Jimmy Paredes

· Is 4-9 this series with 2 runs and 2 RBIs

· Went 1-18 in Frisco series with 1 HR, 1 run and 2 RBIs

· Has 6 HRs in the last 31 games (4 HRs in his first 59)

· Ranks third in the TL in steals (29)

· Leads team with 29 multi-hit games, including two 4-hit games

· Batting .265(72-272) vs. RHP; .272(28-103) vs. LHP; .270(27-100) w/RISP

· Has 125 PO, 195 A, 18 E (Fielding pct. of .947)

T.J. Steele

· Went 2-7 in Frisco series with 2 runs and 1 RBI

· Is 8-26 in his last 8 games with 3 doubles, 1 HR, 5 runs and 3 RBIs

· Has single-season career highs in games (92), at-bats (338), hits (72), doubles (12), HRs (7), RBIs (42) and steals (16)

· Batting .175(42-240) vs. RHP; .306(30-98) vs. LHP; .190(19-100) w/RISP

· In his first three pro seasons hit .281-10-79 in 157 games; his playing time hampered by a variety of injuries

Jimmy VanOstrand

· Hits in 5 of his last 7 games, 8-26 with 1 double, 1 HR, 2 runs and 5 RBIs

· Has 26 multi-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 162 RBIs

· Batting .299(67-224) vs. RHP; .274(23-84) vs. LHP; .261(23-88) w/RISP

Jonathan Villar

· Has 10-game hit streak, 15-37 w/4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HRs, 11 runs and 9 RBIs

· Has raised average during the streak from .196 to .239 (43 points)

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

· Batting .238(31-130) vs. RHP; .240(12-50) vs. LHP; .290(9-31) w/RISP

· Has 63 PO, 109 A, 13 E (Fielding pct. of .930)

· 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

· Hits in 11 of his last 13 games, 15-49 with 3 doubles, 3 HRs, 7 runs and 14 RBIs

· Has 21 RBIs in his last 18 games (none in his last 4)

· Has thrown out 1 of 18 (5.6%) would-be base stealers

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

· 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)

· In just his second year of pro ball...last year split his time between Greeneville (.310-8-32) and Tri-City (.250-2-8), hitting .293 overall

Brandon Wikoff

· Is 2-7 this series with 1 run

· 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 18 multi-hit games, including two 4-hit games

· Batting .324(55-170) vs. RHP; .276(16-58) vs. LHP; .340(16-47) w/RISP

· Has 71 PO, 158 A, 6 E (Fielding pct. of .974)

BULLPEN REPORT

Starters: 29-36, 4.86 ERA, 559.0 IP, 72 HR, 181 BB, 439 K, .270 AVG

Relievers: 11-26, 5.37 ERA, 345.1 IP, 40 HR, 188 BB, 314 K, .280 AVG

Xavier Cedeno

· Last appearances: Walked 2 and hit a batter, allowing 3 runs while recording 1 out (sac bunt) last night

· Made initial relief appearance of the year on Monday at Frisco: 1 BB, 1 K, 1.1 IP

· Rejoined club on Sunday after making 1 start for OKC: 2 ER over 4 IP in loss to Isotopes

· 5-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 starts...109 Ks and 42 BBs in 108.2 IP

· Fanned first 9 and was perfect thru 5.2 on June 27 vs. Frisco...ended with club-record 14 Ks in 6.2 IP

· Won Pitcher of the Week honors for performance, 1 of 9 quality starts on the season

· Carried a no-hitter into the 8th at Hammons Field on May 26

· Leads the TL in strikeouts, 3rd in opposition batting (.238), 5th in WHIP (1.28) and 6th in ERA

· DNP in 2010 regular season but went 1-2 with a 2.32 ERA in 12 appearances for Carolina of the PWL

· Was 4-4 with a 4.66 ERA in 44 relief outings between Tulsa and Modesto in 2009

Chris Hicks

· Last appearance: Allowed a solo HR to Blake Tekotte in the 7th inning last night

· Retired all 5 batters he faced Sunday night at Frisco

· Hooks debut July 20 vs. Midland: allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in a scoreless 8th

· Went 2-1 with a 3.28 ERA in 15 relief appearances for Lancaster: 28 K, 5 BB, 24.2 IP

· Yielded 4 ER over last 11 appearances with the JetHawks (17.1 IP)

· Missed all of 2010 due to shoulder surgery

· Made 26 starts for Lancaster in 2009, posting a 9-11 record and 6.12 ERA: 103 K, 39 BB, 129.1 IP

· Won pitcher of the month honors for April, going 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA...20 K, 5 BB

· Saved 9 games as a Junior for Georgia Tech in 2008, tying for 5th in school history

Blake King

· Last appearance: (1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 K) Allowed an IR to score on a groundout in the 5th last night

· Struck out 2 and walked 1 over 1.2 scoreless Saturday night at Frisco

· Has yielded 1 run over last five outings (7.1 IP, 14 Ks, 5 BBs)

· Charged with 5 runs over last 16 appearances (22.2 IP, 29 Ks, 14 BBs)

· Yielded 4 runs in first four appearances (3.2 IP), walking 7 against 5 Ks

· Claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on May 26

· Was 2-0 with a 11.08 ERA in 15 games at Memphis / Yielded 2 runs on in 1.1 IP with Springfield

· Rated by BA as having the best slider in the St. Louis system in 2010

· Went 4-3 with a 2.91 ERA at Springfield last season, tossed 84 Ks over 68.0 IP

· Held the opposition to a .171 batting average, tops among Texas League relievers

Arcenio Leon

· Last appearance: Struck out 2 in a perfect 9th last night

· Touched for 1 run and 3 hits in last 4 appearances: 9 Ks, 1 BB, 3.2 IP

· Tagged for 4 ER on 5 H over 1.1 IP July 18 vs. Midland

· (1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K) Yielded a 3-run HR to Jonathan Greene July 15 at Frisco...broke a string 9 appearances without allowing an ER: 18 Ks, 6 BBs in 13.0 IP

· 17 free passes, 4 WP in 9 game stretch from May 2 to June 8 (12 IP, 6.75 ERA), throwing 124 of 245 pitches for strikes

· Did not allow an ER thru first 7 outings (11 IP)

· Would have ranked fifth among relievers in the South Atlantic League last season with a .201 opponents' batting average, but fell two frames shy of the league qualifier

· Made his AA debut w/ Hooks July 19 and limited opponents to 2 ER in first 6 app. (2.16 ERA)

Danny Meszaros

· Last appearance: Notched a perfect 8th Tuesday night, striking out a batter

· Failed to record an out last Friday as Frisco hit 2 HRs and scored 6 runs

· Had not yielded an ER in prior 11 outings (11.0 IP) with CC: 5 saves in as many opportunities

· Struck out 2 in the ninth July 19 vs. Midland to notch his fifth save

· Was 1-1 with a 4.56 ERA for OKC, notching 27 Ks and 14 BBs in 25.2 IP

· 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA over 12 games in first stint with the club this season

· Last season, went a combined 5-2 with a 3.57 ERA and 10 saves in 33 contests between Corpus Christi and Round Rock before being suspended 50 games / Struck out 47 & walked 22 in 40.1 innings

· Began 2009 campaign at Lexington...did not allow a run in first 13 app., going 9-for-9 in save chances

· Promoted to CC in mid May and went on to lead the team in appearances...limited the league to a .207 average at Whataburger Field, posting a 1.75 ERA / 10 total saves led the Houston system

Jason Stoffel

· Last appearance: Walked 1 and struck out 2 in a scoreless 9th Wednesday night

· Yielded 2 runs on 3 hits in 1 inning on Saturday at Frisco

· Made Hooks debut July 20 vs. Midland, breezing though a perfect ninth to pick up the save

· Went 1-2 with 13 saves and a 3.98 ERA in 32 appearances for Richmond: 31 K, 16 BB, 31.2 IP

· Allowed 1 ER over first 8 appearances (9.1 IP) with the Flying Squirrels

· 8 of his last 9 appearances at Richmond were of the scoreless variety, going 4-for-4 in save chances

· Posted a 2-4 record and 4.80 ERA at San Jose last season, notching 25 saves in 29 opportunities

· Features 120 strikeouts against 42 walks as a professional

· Selected in the 4th round by San Francisco in 2009 out of Arizona

· Wildcats career leader in saves and appearances

Henry Villar

· Last appearance: Tagged for 3 runs on 4 hits, notching just 1 out in the 8th inning last night

· Had not yielded a run in his last four appearances (1 W, 1 SV, 5 IP, 4 Ks)

· Fashioned a shutout ninth Monday night at Frisco

· Worked 7 (8.0 IP) consecutive scoreless outings to open 2011 tenure with CC

· Saddled with the loss July 5 after 6 Frisco singles led to 4 runs in the 9th inning

· Began a 5-game run when he allowed 9 ER over 4.2 IP

· Went 2-1 with a 6.81 ERA in 10 appearances (7 starts) at Oklahoma City

· Made his big-league debut last season as a September call-up, yielding 3 ER in 6 IP

· Was 4-7 with a 4.15 ERA for the 2010 Hooks, appearing in 25 of 36 games out of the bullpen

· Won Corpus Christi's pitcher of the month honors for April, allowing 1 ER in 12.2 IP

· For his career, has struck out 343 batters while walking 93 over 372.1 innings entering the 2011 season

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