Huffman pitches Missions into TLCS
San Antonio rode the right arm of Chris Huffman to an 8-1 victory over Corpus Christi in the deciding Game 5 of the Texas League South Division Series Sunday night at Whataburger Field.Sunday's Game 5 started in an eerily familiar fashion for the Hooks.Nearly five years to the date, the
San Antonio rode the right arm of
Sunday's Game 5 started in an eerily familiar fashion for the Hooks.
Nearly five years to the date, the clubs met in an epic TLDS Game 5 in Corpus Christi. In that winner-take-all contest, the Missions jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead on lefty
In Sunday's contest, the visitors from San Antonio came out swinging, putting immediate pressure on southpaw
Staked to a three-run lead, Huffman calmly worked through the Hooks lineup, retiring the side in each of his first three innings. Huffman would get more offensive assistance in the fourth when the Missions built a 5-0 following a
Huffman allowed his first hit in the fourth and two more in the fifth, but in both circumstances, kept the Hooks at bay.
In the seventh, Naylor drove in Reed from third with a single to pad the lead to six. Corpus Christi finally broke up the Huffman shutout bid in the seventh with
San Antonio tacked on two final runs in the ninth against
After right-hander
San Antonio will meet the Tulsa Drillers in the 2018 Texas League Championship Series, beginning Tuesday night at ONEOK Field. First pitch in Tulsa is set for 7:05 PM. Neither team has announced a Game 1 starter yet. Following a travel day Thursday, the TLCS will move to Wolff Stadium for Game 3 Friday at 7:05 PM.