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Hooks Drop Rain-Shortened Rubber Game

August 19, 2018

SPRINGFIELD - The Hooks dropped a rain-shortened game at Hammons Field on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-0 to the Springfield Cardinals. Play was stopped in the middle of the fifth inning and did not resume.

SPRINGFIELD - The Hooks dropped a rain-shortened game at Hammons Field on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-0 to the Springfield Cardinals. Play was stopped in the middle of the fifth inning and did not resume.

The teams also experienced a rain delay prior to first pitch that lasted an hour and 48 minutes.
Once the ballgame started, the Hooks faced St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright. Wainwright was on a rehab assignment and tossed two perfect innings to begin the game. He was replaced by fellow rehabber Carlos Martínez in the third, who also turned in a scoreless frame.
Corpus Christi righty Forrest Whitley made the start and tossed three scoreless innings to begin his outing. He allowed Springfield's first hit on Yairo Muñoz's one-out double and was then replaced by Carlos Sierra.
Sierra then surrendered a two-run homer to Johan Mieses as the Cardinals took a 2-0 advantage.
Right-hander Hector Mendoza entered the game out of Springfield's bullpen and tossed a scoreless fourth. In the fifth, the Hooks put two baserunners on but could not score.
Shortly after the conclusion of the frame, heavy rain began to fall at Hammons Field. Play did not resume as the Cardinals came away with a 2-0 victory.
The Hooks are off Monday and return to Whataburger Field for the start of a seven-game homestand on Tuesday night. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. for the opener of a four-game series against the Midland RockHounds.