TEXAS LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
05/30/2025
 
TEXAS LEAGUE
CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS
GAME ID: 6594 - FRIDAY, MAY 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Corpus Christi Hooks (21-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1
Springfield Cardinals (25-22) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 5 10 0
Corpus Christi Stopped, 5-2, by Springfield
The Cardinals grabbed a win, 5-2, at Hammons Field, overcoming a fine effort from Corpus Christi pitcher Wes Carter. Carter went 7 innings and allowed 5 runs. Springfield is now 25-22, while Corpus Christi is 21-27.

Augusto Velasco had a big run-scoring double for the Cardinals in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Springfield leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a changeup from Wes Carter, who is tied for 9th in the TEX with a 8.7 K/9 rate, and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 5th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Cardinals ahead, 2-0.

"I'm just looking to see the ball, hit the ball," said Velasco.
CORPUS CHRISTI BATTING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valentín 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .279 4 8
A. Espinoza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 1 16
P. Becker LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 6 19
M. Wilson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 5 19
J. Gutiérrez CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224 1 18
R. McKendry DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .239 2 13
M. Horton C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257 3 7
C. Roberts SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .163 0 9
J. Stewart RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .294 1 8
   a-Z. O'Connoly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 2 10
Totals 31 2 5 1 3 9 16      
a - Z. O'Connoly pinch hit for J. Stewart in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: P. Becker (2, 8th Inning off Á. Gonzáles, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Valentín (4, 8th Inning off Á. Gonzáles, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Valentín 4 , P. Becker 4 , M. Wilson , M. Horton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Valentín 2 , A. Espinoza , R. McKendry 2
Sac Bunt: C. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: M. Wilson , J. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gutiérrez (1)
OF assists: 1 (Becker(Velasco at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sosa RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 1 12
A. Escobedo CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257 1 12
J. Martin 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333 2 9
A. Garza LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 10 28
A. Velasco DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .309 1 11
T. Castro 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .329 2 9
J. Almenza SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .228 2 14
R. Neal 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .349 3 12
C. Sweet C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .180 3 8
Totals 33 5 10 4 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Escobedo 2 (8, 4th Inning off W. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off W. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Velasco (5, 4th Inning off W. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Neal (8, 7th Inning off W. Carter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sosa , A. Escobedo 4 , J. Martin , A. Velasco 2 , T. Castro , J. Almenza , R. Neal 3 , C. Sweet
2-out RBI: A. Velasco , R. Neal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Neal
Team LOB: 6
CORPUS CHRISTI PITCHING LINESCORE SPRINGFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Carter L (5-3) 7.0 9 5 5 1 4 0 93 3.74   
R. van Loo 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 9.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Carter 42
Batters Faced: W. Carter 30, R. van Loo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Carter 10-6, R. van Loo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Carter 93-66, R. van Loo 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. van Loo 1-0
WP: W. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rutledge 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.82   
R. Martínez W (2-0) 3.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 49 4.86   
Á. Gonzáles 3.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 35 5.96   
M. Cleveland SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rutledge 48
Batters Faced: D. Rutledge 4, R. Martínez 14, Á. Gonzáles 14, M. Cleveland 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rutledge 4-0, R. Martínez 3-1, Á. Gonzáles 2-6, M. Cleveland 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rutledge 13-7, R. Martínez 49-31, Á. Gonzáles 35-21, M. Cleveland 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Á. Gonzáles 2-0 , M. Cleveland 2-0
WP: R. Martínez , Á. Gonzáles
Hit Batsmen: Á. Gonzáles 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Carter
Ballpark: Hammons Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 7443
Special Notes: SP Don Rutledge was injured while throwing the ball.
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