Comeback Bid Falls Short
AMARILLO - Buddy Reed belted two home runs, including an inside-the-parker, and his Sod Poodles scored seven times in the third inning Thursday night en route to a 10-8 victory over Corpus Christi before 5,329 fans in the series opener at Hodgetown.The Hooks (3-5), who trailed 8-0 through the first
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The Hooks (3-5), who trailed 8-0 through the first four innings, sent nine men to bat in the ninth.
Rogers fought back, generating a strikeout and a pop up before plunking
Corpus Christi scored its first two markers in the fifth, running eight men to the plate. McCormick's RBI single highlighted the rally.
Robinson's lead-off home run in the sixth, his second blast in a three-game stretch, cut the visitor's deficit to five.
Reed, who swatted a three-run clout in the third, opened the sixth with a deep drive to straightaway center field. They fly ball turned around Dawson and the ball landed at the base of the fence, allowing Reed to sprint around the bases for his fourth home run of 2019. Amarillo (3-5) scored twice in the frame.
The Hooks notched a pair of runs in the eighth against
Wrenn recorded three knocks on the night and has hit safely in six of seven games this season.