All Hounds Friday Night

Narbe Cruz, who knocked in Corpus Christi's two runs on Friday, is 6-for-13 with a double and four RBIs in his first four Double-A games. (Marcus Sarate)

September 13, 2024

Box Score CORPUS CHRISTI - Bolstered by a five-run first, Midland cruised to a 9-2 win over the Hooks Friday night at Whataburger Field. Junior Perez capped the early RockHounds outburst with a two-out, three-run home run. Hooks lefty Julio Robaina bounced back by retiring 11 of the next 12

Box Score

CORPUS CHRISTI - Bolstered by a five-run first, Midland cruised to a 9-2 win over the Hooks Friday night at Whataburger Field.

Junior Perez capped the early RockHounds outburst with a two-out, three-run home run.

Hooks lefty Julio Robaina bounced back by retiring 11 of the next 12 hitters before leaving the game due to an apparent injury.

Despite the lopsided score, Midland outhit Corpus Christi by a 9-8 margin.

Narbe Cruz, playing in his fourth Double-A game, saved the Hooks from being shutout with his two-out, two-run double in the ninth.

Cruz is now 6-for-13 (.462) with a double and four RBIs to begin his Corpus Christi tenure.

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The other Hooks extra-base hit was a Logan Cerny double in the seventh. Colin Barber, 4-for-10 in the series, reached base twice via a single and a walk.

Jeremy Molero and Alejandro Torres both kept Midland off the scoreboard. After stranding the bases loaded with a pop up to begin his day, Molero employed a double play to face the minimum in the eighth.

Torres left a walk and single on base by striking out the final two in the ninth, extending his scoreless streak to 14 games (16.1 innings).