Holmes Shines in Loss to Amarillo
August 15, 2019 - Texas League (TL1)
Midland RockHounds News Release
Yogi Berra "met" a Sod Poodle Wednesday night in the Panhandle as Amarillo defeated the RockHounds, coming from behind for a 4-3 win at Hodgetown. It was "Poodle déjà vu all over again."
The RockHounds and Amarillo have met six times in the last 10 days and Amarillo has won all six ... by a total of seven runs.
Edward Oliveras, who had the walk-off single in the 11th inning of Monday's suspended game, belted a two-run home run, capping a three-run rally in the seventh that saw Amarillo erase a 3-1 deficit.
The RockHounds built a 2-0 lead on solo home runs by Edwin Diaz (a monster drive in the second) and Taylor Motter (in the fourth.) They rebuilt the lead to 3-1 on Mikey White's RBI single in the top of the seventh.
RockHounds starter Grant Holmes was outstanding, tossed five scoreless innings on one hit, two walks and one hit batsman while striking out six as the 'Hounds led, 2-0, after five.
Ivan Castillo, the league's leading hitter, greeted 'Hounds reliever Trey Cochran-Gill with a leadoff double in the sixth and later scored on a ground out. A.J. Kennedy, who went 3-for-4, opened the seventh with a solo home run, cutting the RockHounds' lead to 3-2. Peter Van Gansen followed with an opposite field double and, after Cochran-Gill got the next two batters, Oliveras delivered the game-winning swing.
Notable:
The Corpus Christi Hooks won for the third straight night over Frisco, defeating the RoughRiders, 7-3, at "the beach." The Hooks' win puts the South Division wild card race (with Amarillo now in solid control of the second half race) into a virtual three-way tie with 18 games remaining in the regular season. The RockHounds and Corpus are tied at 59-62 with Frisco ½-game back at 58-62 (they will make up the half-game in the last series of the season, at NW Arkansas).
His game-winning home run gave Edward Oliveras a Texas League-leading 73 RBI.
Since his return from the Injured List (August 7), Greg Deichmann is 7-for-18 (.389) with three runs, a double, a triple, two RBI and two stolen bases.
Next Game
Thursday, August 15 vs. Amarillo Sod Poodles
Hodgetown Amarillo, Texas
First pitch 7:05 p.m.
- Final of a four-game series and fourth of a seven-game road trip
- At Corpus Christi (August 16-18)
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 7:00 p.m.
Probable Starters
AMA: Lake Bachar (RH, 7-4. 3.07)
RH: Daulton Jefferies (RH, 0-2, 3.54) tandem with
James Kaprielian (RH, 1-1, 2.57)
Next at Security Bank Ballpark
The RockHounds final homestand of the 2019 regular season opened next Tuesday!
August 20-22 vs. Springfield Cardinals
August 23-25 vs. NW Arkansas Naturals
Texas League Stories from August 15, 2019
- Speed Kills: Naturals Force Split with the Travs - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
- Farrell Strong in Relief But Riders Fall 2-1 - Frisco RoughRiders
- Sod Poodles Fall 16-3 to Midland in Series Finale - Amarillo Sod Poodles
- Thomas Backs Uceta as Drillers Top Cards - Tulsa Drillers
- Hooks Complete Four-Game Sweep of Frisco - Corpus Christi Hooks
- Homestand Highlights: August 16 - August 18 - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
- Bailey, Hooks Extend Winning Streak to Four - Corpus Christi Hooks
- Holmes Shines in Loss to Amarillo - Midland RockHounds
- Drillers Rally in 9th for 5-4 Walk-Off Win - Springfield Cardinals
- Thomas Blasts Walk-Off Homer to Complete Unlikely Drillers Comeback - Tulsa Drillers
- Singers Sizzles for Seven, Naturals Win, 3-0 - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
- Two Late Home Runs Propel Sod Poodles to 4-3 Victory over RockHounds - Amarillo Sod Poodles
- Riders Drop Game Three in Corpus Christi - Frisco RoughRiders
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