RockHounds Rally Past Hooks
RockHounds 4, Corpus Christi Hooks 2Tuesday, June 4, 2019Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TXA three-run rally in the eighth inning pushed the RockHounds past the Corpus Christi Hooks, 4-2, Tuesday night at Whataburger Field. A very solid pitching performance (see below), including a quality start from James Naile and three near-perfect
RockHounds 4, Corpus Christi Hooks 2
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TX
A three-run rally in the eighth inning pushed the RockHounds past the Corpus Christi Hooks, 4-2, Tuesday night at Whataburger Field.
A very solid pitching performance (see below), including a quality start from
After the start of the game was delayed by rain for more than an hour, Corpus Christi took a 2-0 lead in the third on back-to-back RBI singles from
The 'Hounds got on the board in the sixth on
Finnegan slammed the door in the ninth … and slammed it hard … striking out the side.
Toro's throw was Corpus Christi's only error of the game, but it proved costly. The RockHounds committed three, but each was wiped away on a double play (two line drives and a 4-6-3). After playing errorless ball through the first game of the last homestand, the RockHounds have committed seven errors in their last three games (four Sunday versus Amarillo and three Tuesday).
The win evened the series at a game apiece with Wednesday's rubber game at Whataburger Field remaining.
The Pennant Race
That smattering of applause you heard when Kyle Finnegan whiffed the side to close the door in the ninth probably came from the visitor's clubhouse in Amarillo. The first-place Frisco RoughRiders had just completed their second straight win at HODGETOWN, defeating the Sod Poodles, 7-3, and (with the RockHounds' win at the beach) extending their lead over both the Poodles and Hooks.
Frisco (31-27) now leads Corpus Christi (29-28) by a game-and-a-half and Amarillo (28-28) by two (the 'Hounds remain four-and-a-half back at 26-31).
There are 12 games remaining in the first half pennant race with series finales set for tomorrow at Amarillo (12:05 p.m.) and Corpus Christi (6:15 p.m.). The RockHounds then host the RoughRiders in a four-game series opening Thursday at Rocky Town while the Sod Poodles travel to Corpus for a four-gamer with the Hooks.
Hooks at the Dish
All six Corpus Christi runs in the series have come in the third inning (four and Monday and two Tuesday) and have been driven in by three hitters: Seth Beer (3 RBI),
Next Game
Wednesday, June 5 vs. Corpus Christi Hooks
Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas
First pitch 6:15 p.m.
- Final of a three-game series and road trip
- Radio: NewsTalk 550 with Bob Hards ... airtime 6:05 p.m.
Probable Starters
CC: Carson La Rue (RH, 1-2, 5.85)
RH: Brian Howard (RH, 5-2, 2.48)
The RockHounds host the Frisco RoughRiders in a "four-day weekend" at Rocky Town, June 6-9:
- Thirsty Thursday (June 6)
- Kids Jersey Night (Friday, June 7)
- Fireworks (Saturday, June 8)
- Family Day (Sunday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m.)