Sod Poodles Drop Game Two 4-1 To RockHounds

Amarillo Sod Poodles outfielder Edward Olivares (11) hits a home run against the MidlandRockhounds during the Texas League Playoffs on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at HODGETOWN in Amarillo, Texas. [Photo by John Moore/Amarillo Sod Poodles] (Photo by John Moore)

September 5, 2019

AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles dropped game two of the Texas League South Division Championship Series by a final score of 4-1 in front of 5,465 at HODGETOWN and fall 0-2 in the best-of-five series with Midland in the 2019 Texas League Playoffs. Edward Olivares led the Sod Poodles offensively,

AMARILLO, Texas - The Sod Poodles dropped game two of the Texas League South Division Championship Series by a final score of 4-1 in front of 5,465 at HODGETOWN and fall 0-2 in the best-of-five series with Midland in the 2019 Texas League Playoffs. Edward Olivares led the Sod Poodles offensively, plating Amarillo's only run of the night with his solo home run. Jacob Nix tossed five strong innings in his first rehab start with Amarillo, allowing two runs on six hits with six strikeouts.

In the top of the third inning, Midland scored first with one run on three hits to take a 1-0 lead. The RockHounds opened the inning with three straight singles to load the bases. Brallan Perez then worked a walk to score the lone run for Midland before Nix battled through the next three batters with a fielder's choice groundout and two strikeouts to strand the runners.

Midland tacked on another run in the fourth inning when Greg Deichmann hit a solo home run to right field to make it a 2-0 contest.

In the top of the sixth, Midland continued their momentum, plating two runs on three hits started by Edwin Diaz's leadoff double to left-center field. Deichmann then followed with a two-run home run to left field to stretch their lead to 4-0.
Amarillo cut the Midland lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the inning when Olivares hit a solo home run to left-center field.
The Sod Poodles found a rhythm in the bottom of the eighth, trailing three. With two outs, after Ivan Castillo reached on an error and Luis Torrens was hit by a pitch, the tying run Hudson Potts came up to the plate, but swung at three straight pitches to end the threat.

In the ninth, Amarillo went down in order to quickly end the frame.

The Sod Poodles had a runner on every inning except one frame, finishing the night going 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and leaving nine on base.

The Sod Poodles head to Midland to continue the Texas League South Division Series Friday at Security Bank Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.