CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — New day, same story between the Corpus Christi Hooks and San Antonio Missions in their game two duel on Wednesday. San Antonio won 8-4, but the Hooks got out to a strong first inning start. The Hooks changed their name to the Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits for Wednesday games.
For the second straight night, Luis Castro led off the game for Corpus Christi with a home run to left field on the first pitch. Ryan Johnson added to the Hooks lead with a 2-run homer, making the score 3-0 at the end of the frame.
Corpus Christi starting pitcher Joey Mancini only allowed 1 hit through the first three innings, but then the Missions took over. San Antonio's Ethan Salas hit a singled on a ground ball to put the Missions on the board, down 3-1. They broke through in the fifth when Anthony Vilar singled on a line drive to close the gap and then Romeo Sanabria hit a 3-run homer for the 5-3 lead.
Hooks' Mancini got the loss on the bump allowing 6 hits, 4 runs through 4.1 innings while dealing 4 strikeouts.
