Midland (23-33, 56-69) at Corpus Christi (33-22, 76-48) Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TX 7:05 p.m.

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1 Midland (23-33, 56-69) at Corpus Christi (33-22, 76-48) Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TX 7:05 p.m. ON THE RECORD: Home Road Series 10-4 Sweeps L 2 Streak 3-2 Last Last 10 SOGGY FINALE GOES TO CARDS: The Hooks dropped a rain-shortened game at Hammons Field on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-0 to the Springfield Cardinals. Play was stopped in the middle of the fifth inning and did not resume. The teams also experienced a rain delay prior to first pitch that lasted an hour and 48 minutes. Once the ballgame started, the Hooks faced St. Louis Cardinals right -hander Adam Wainwright. Wainwright was on a rehab assignment and tossed two perfect innings to begin the game. He was replaced by fellow rehabber Carlos Martinez in the third, who also turned in a scoreless frame. Corpus Christi righty Forrest Whitley made the start and tossed three scoreless innings to begin his outing. He allowed Springfield's first hit on Yairo Munoz's one-out double and was then replaced by Carlos Sierra. Sierra then surrendered a two-run homer to Johan Mieses as the Cardinals took a 2-0 advantage. Right-hander Hector Mendoza entered the game out of Springfield's bullpen and tossed a scoreless fourth. In the fifth, the Hooks put two baserunners on but could not score. Shortly after the conclusion of the frame, heavy rain began to fall at Hammons Field. Play did not resume as the Cardinals came away with a 2-0 victory. ROCKHOUNDS TODAY S PITCHING MATCHUP HOOKS RH Norge Ruiz (4-8, 4.63) Signed by the A s as a free agent in December year-old hails from Camaguey, Cuba Hurled 7.0 shutout IP for W last Tues vs. NWA Yielded 4 R in each of prior 3 GS, pairing IP outings with a 4.0 IP performance (19 H, 2 HR, 3 BB, 16 IP) Permitted 6 R on 9 H (de Oleo HR) in 6 IP July 14 vs. CC Made prior 3 outings with AAA Nashville from June 26- July 7 (2 GS, 13.1 IP, 10 ER, 15 H, 10 K, 4 BB) 2.45 ERA in 4 appearances leading up to AAA promotion 2018 vs. CC: 1-3, 5.12 ERA, 31.2 IP, 35 H, 18 K, 9 BB W Apr 26 at Whataburger Field: 7 scoreless IP (3 H, 4 K) Surrendered 8 R & 7 H (2 HR) in 1.2 IP in 18 debut Apr 8 Yielded only 1 R in 17.1 IP over next 3 appearances Went 5-2 with 4.37 ERA in 13 GS for DSL Athletics, AZL Athletics & Stockton last season Marked first campaign stateside Struck out 42 and walked 15 in 57.2 IP Opponents hit.270 with 4 home runs Finished the year with an 8-GS stint in the California League, going 3-1 with a 5.71 ERA &.326 BAA Posted a record & 2.55 ERA in 60 GM (55 GS) over parts of 3 Cuban National Series seasons Toiled for Sancti Spiritus, Camaguey, and Holguin Debuted at the age of 18, going 9-4 with a 1.97 ERA in 21 GM (17 GS) during the campaign RH Akeem Bostick (2-4, 3.62) 23-year-old was acquired by the Astros via a trade with the Rangers for C Carlos Corporan in January 2015 Recorded W Aug 12 vs. SPR with 5 innings of 1-run ball Blanked TUL over 4.0 hitless IP Aug 7 for SV (6 K) Yielded just 1 UR on 3 H in 3.2 IP Aug 2 at FRI (3 K) Went 1-2 w/ 6.48 ERA in 5 July outings Beat NWA July 9 despite allowing 6 R, 6 H (3 HR) in 6 IP Had yielded just 8 R in prior 8 assignments (31.2 IP) 0 HR in first 11 GM (44.1 IP) 6 HR last 8 GM (37.2 IP) Hurled 4.0 scoreless IP for the SV Jun 18 at SA as CC won the first-half title...struck out 2 against 2 BB & 5 H 5.36 ERA (6 HR allowed) at home 1.08 road ERA (0 HR) 2.77 ERA,.213 AVG in 3 GM vs. MID 17 K, 5 BB, 13 IP Finished 2017 w/ CC, going 6-6 w/ 4.59 ERA in 18 GM (13 GS)...58 K, 20 BB, 97 H, 7 HR, 80.1 IP Struck out 7 over 7.2 shutout IP vs. SA on final day of season to earn Texas League Pitcher of the Week honors Surrendered 2 R or less in 7 of first 10 CC appearances 2-1 w/ 1.86 ERA in 4 GM (3 GS) for Buies Creek to start the season (16 K, 6 BB, 10 H, 0 HR, 19.1 IP,.154 BAA) Made 11 starts for Los Mochis of the Mexican Winter League, going 0-1 w/ 3.86 ERA (47 K, 19 BB, 42.0 IP 5-3 w/ 4.98 ERA in 14 GM (13 GS) for Lancaster in 2016 Went 9-5 w/ 4.15 ERA in 21 GM (18 GS) for Quad Cities & Lancaster in 2015 (81 K, 21 BB, IP) 2nd-round pick in 2013 out of West Florence (SC) High Georgia Southern commit for football (WR) & baseball UPCOMING PROBABLES Date Opp. Pitchers - Opponent vs. Corpus Christi Wed, Aug 22 vs. MID RH Brian Howard (2-3, 3.42) vs. RH Brock Dykxhoorn (3-1, 3.08) Thurs, Aug 23 vs. MID RH Ben Bracewell (3-7, 3.88) vs. LH Brett Adcock (2-1, 3.24) Fri, Aug 24 vs. MID RH Parker Dunshee (5-4, 2.44) vs. RH Forrest Whitley (0-2, 3.76) Time 7:05 7:05 7:05

2 PAGE 2 READY IN RELIEF: RH Brandon Bailey (0-0, 5.19) Acquired by Astros in trade with Oakland for former Hooks OF Ramon Laureano on November 20, year-old hails from Broomfield, CO Yielded 5 R on 7 H (2 HR) over final 5.0 IP Tues at SPR...most of damage came in a 4-run 6th...earned SV Tossed 3.2 IP Aug 8 vs. TUL (1 ER, 5 H, 1 HR, 6 K) Went 5-8 with a 2.49 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 20 GM (16 GS) for Buies Creek to begin campaign Recorded 113 K and 43 BB in 97.2 IP in Carolina League Registered.199 BAA, which led circuit at time of promotion Also led Carolina League in strikeouts and ranked 3rd in ERA when sent to CC Hurled 8 shutout IP and allowed 1 H Aug 1 vs. Wilmington in final outing with Buies Creek Did not allow a run in final 5 Carolina League outings (30 IP, 15 H, 33 K, 5 BB) Excelled in 2nd half, going 3-1 with 1.31 ERA in 7 outings (6 GS)...spanning 41.1 IP (6 ER, 45 K, 8 BB) Posted.176 BAA vs. LH,.215 BAA vs. RH with BC Went 3-2 with 3.26 ERA between Beloit and Stockton in 2017 (91 IP, 120 K, 31 BB) Posted 2.68 ERA in 15 GM (11 GS) in Midwest League Registered 4.24 ERA in 9 GM (6 GS) in California League Went 3-1 with 2.93 ERA in 12 GM (7 GS) between AZL Athletics and Vermont in 2016 Selected by OAK in 6th round of 2016 draft from Gonzaga Went 10-3 with 2.42 ERA and 125 K during junior season...earned First Team All-WCC honors VALDEZ GETS CALL: LHP Framber Valdez, who was scheduled to start for Triple-A Fresno tonight, has been promoted to the Big Leagues. Valdez will join the Astros tonight in Seattle. Valdez won both of his Pacific Coast League assignments after opening the year with Corpus Christi. The 24-year-old southpaw scattered 3 runs and 5 hits over 5.2 frames last Tuesday vs. Las Vegas. Valdez held Albuquerque to 1 run on 3 hits in 3.0 innings August 9. Valdez, tabbed as the Astros Minor League Player of the Month for July, yielded just 1 ER in 4 assignments last month. The 24 -year-old lefty struck out 37 against 6 walks and 13 hits in 22.1 frames. A 2018 Texas League Midseason All-Star, Valdez went 4-5 with a 4.10 in 20 games (13 GS) for Corpus Christi. At the time of his Triple-A promotion, Valdez was tied for second in the Texas League in strikeouts with 120 in 94.1 IP. He averaged 11.4 strikeouts per 9 IP at Double-A. Valdez is poised to become the 106th Corpus Christi alum to graduate to the big leagues. The 2018 class includes LHP Cionel Perez (Astros), OF Kyle Tucker (Astros), and OF Ramon Laureano (Athletics). Perez, who has posted a 3.86 ERA in 6 Major League appearances, was optioned to Fresno to make room for Valdez. REHAB REPORT: C Brian McCann and RHP Chris Devenski have been transferred to Corpus Christi from Fresno to continue their rehab assignments. McCann, who underwent surgery on July 3 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, caught 5 innings for Fresno on Saturday. The veteran catcher was 1-for-7 with 1 run and 1 walk in 2 games at Tacoma. Devenski worked for the Grizzlies on August 14 and August 17, striking out 4 over 1.2 scoreless innings. The 2015 Hooks Pitcher of the Year has been on the disabled list since July 31 with right hamstring tightness. STRETCH RUN: The Hooks currently lead Frisco by 4.5 games with 14 to play in the Texas League South 2nd-half pennant race. Corpus Christi, the TL South 1st-half champs, enter play tonight with the best record in Double-A at (.613). The Hooks have ran the table only once in their 13-year history. The 2013 club compiled an record to win both halves. The franchise s best overall record came in 2015 when the team won 89 and lost 51. AMAZING AUGUST ARMS: Corpus Christ dropped Sunday s finale despite holding Springfield to a pair of hits. The 3-2 road trip continued a promising trend for Hooks pitching. The staff owns a 2.99 ERA,.201 BAA, and 1.01 WHIP in 16 August contests, striking out 149 against 40 walks thru frames.

3 PAGE 3 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Carmen Benedetti, OF L/L 6-2, /29/94, 23 yrs. old Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 12th rd., 2016, Michigan.210 vs. LHP.321 vs. RHP.269 at Home.301 on Road.333 w/risp.556 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 10 Ryne Birk, IF L/R 5-9, /11/94, 23 yrs. old Katy, TX 13th rd, 2016, Texas A&M.210 vs. LHP.220 vs. RHP.214 at Home.222 on Road.286 w/risp.500 Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ 4 R, HR, 3 RBI on trip TL: 1st 3B (7) H 17 of 18 GM Apr 15-May 6 Hit.266 with 60 R, 17 2B, 5 3B, 15 HR, 71 RBI & 6 SB (6 CS) in 118 GM for CC & Buies Creek last yr 37 GM for Hooks to end yr Batted.292 with 6 HR & 19 RBI in 22 Aug GM 1st pro slam Aug 18 at SPR Batted.351 in 23 2nd-half contests in Carolina League 14-GM hit streak Jun 28-July 13, 4th best in CL Hit.293 w/ 4 HR & 31 RBI in 43 GM for Quad Cities & Tri-City after being drafted Hit.296 w/ 123 R, 30 2B, 8 3B, 19 HR, 98 RBI & 15 SB in 167 GM over 3 seasons with Aggies 1st-team All-SEC honors as a junior in time All-Greater Houston honoree at Seven Lakes HS Randy Cesar, IF R/R 6-1, /11/95, 23 yrs. old Santo Domingo, DR Non-Drafted FA, July vs. LHP.282 vs. RHP.339 at Home.278 on Road.316 w/risp.286 Bases Loaded Long Streak: at SPR DL stint Aug July 2-time TL POW TL record 42-GM H streak ( ) May 5-Jun 28 TL: 3rd AVG (.311).297 with career-best 23 2B, 7 HR, 57 RBI & 4 SB in 110 GM between Buies Creek & Quad Cities last yr Ranked 5th in Carolina League w/.295 AVG from early May debut thru end of the season Notched.361 AVG with RISP for Buies Creek, including 7-for-12 w/ bases loaded Opened 2016 in extended before batting.389 with.452 OBP in 30 GM for Tri-City of NYPL Finished 2016 at Quad Cities ( in 36 GM), 1st full-season club 2015 was 1st season stateside Ronnie Dawson, OF L/R 6-2, /19/95, 23 yrs. old Pembroke Pines, FL 2nd rd., 2016, Ohio State.150 vs. LHP.341 vs. RHP.407 at Home.176 on Road.250 w/risp.000 Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI on trip H 11 of 13 GM July 11-29:.333 w/ 4 HR & 14 RBI R in 61 of 69 GM Led HOU system & ranked 3rd in MiLB w/.421 OBP last season (60 BB vs. 68 K) Hit.316 w/ 58 R, 27 2B, 5 HR, 41 RBI & 2 SB in 92 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities Batted.376 w/ RISP Reached in 62 of 69 GM for Midwest League champ River Bandits 21-GM OB strk Jun 3-Jul 12 Career-best 5 H July 3 at Burlington Batted.344 (.433 OBP) & featured a 2.05 ERA in 52 GM (7 saves) over 3 seasons at Michigan All-Big Ten 2nd-Team honors as a junior in 2016 Earned 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors in w/ 1 R on road trip 9-20(.450) w/ 7 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB last home stand to earn TL POW 7 of 17 CC hits have gone for extra bases (3 2B, 1 3B & 3 HR).247 w/ 51 R, 18 2B, 1 3B, 10 HR & 28 RBI for Buies Creek to begin season Tied for Carolina League lead with 29 SB in 40 ATT at time of promotion Midseason CL All-Star Batted.278 w/ 26 2B, 5 3B, 14 HR, 67 RBI & 18 SB for Quad Cities & BC last season Hit in 10 of 13 CL games after earning mid-august promotion Native of Grove City, OH, suburb of Columbus 1st Team All-Big 10 & Big 10 Tourney MVP in 2016 Eduardo de Oleo, C R/R 5-10, /01/89, 25 yrs. old San Juan de la Maguana, DR Rule 5 Draft, vs. LHP.196 vs. RHP.222 at Home.171 on Road.267 w/risp Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ 2 R & solo HR on road trip 2-run HR June 22 at Whataburger Field in 4-0 win vs. FRI...first hit w/ Hooks Played 12 games with Fresno from May 10-June 10, batting.267 with 3 doubles and 2 RBI Batted.242 with 6 HR and 14 RBI in 26 GM between Buies Creek and Fresno in 2017 Originally signed by Yankees in 2010 at 16-years-old...with Yankees org. until end of 2015 Hit.261 with 2 HR, 15 RBI in 21 GM with AZL Diamondbacks, Kane County, and Mobile in 2016

4 PAGE 4 HOOKS HITTERS NOTES Chas McCormick, IF R/L 6-0, /19/95, 23 yrs. old West Chester, PA 21st rd., 2017, Millersville.370 vs. LHP.268 vs. RHP.270 at Home.311 on Road.364 w/risp.143 Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ HR, 4 RBI on road trip H 13 of last 15 GM 3-9 w/ 2 R, 2 BB vs. SPR Aug R HR in 1st AA AB Jun 5 vs. FRI.400 w/ 8 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI in 12 GM Jul w/ 13 R & 5 2B in July (13 BB, 16 K).264 with 13 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 27 RBIs, & 7 steals in 51 GM for Buies Creek to start 2017 Hit safely in 9 of his last 10 games with the BC Astros Batted.292 in April &.408 w/ RISP Played at Greeneville, Quad Cities, and Buies Creek last year (.298 w/ 9 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 6 SB in 51 GM) Batted.373 with a.965 OPS over 4 years at Millersville Univ. in the D-II Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Lorenzo Quintana, C R/R 5-10, /01/89, 29 yrs. old Pinar Del Rio, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, Oct vs. LHP.235 vs. RHP.225 at Home.268 on Road.257 w/risp.167 Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ 3B, 2 RBI on road trip.161 w/ 2 2B, 1 3B & 4 RBI in 9 Aug GM in 18 July GM TL POW July 9-15: 7-13 w/ 2 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI 3 HR game July 9 vs. NWA (3rd in CC history)...5 runs scored (club record) H in 8 of first 12 GM 2 HR & 5 RBI Apr 13 vs. NWA Marks first season stateside.310 w/ 35 HR, and 204 RBI in 422 GM over parts of 7 yrs w/ Pinar Del Rio of the Cuban National Series Logged a.377 on-base clip while working 126 free passes against 202 strikeouts Committed 24 errors in 1,746 chances behind the plate for a.986 fielding percentage 30% CS rate Josh Rojas, IF L/R 6-1, /30/94, 24 yrs. old Litchfield Park, AZ 26th rd., 2017, Hawaii.238 vs. LHP.250 vs. RHP.291 at Home.207 on Road.237 w/risp.200 Bases Loaded Long Streak: 12 Stephen Wrenn, OF R/R 6-2, /07/94, 23 yrs. old Marietta, GA 6th rd., 2016, Georgia.204 vs. LHP.272 vs. RHP.261 at Home.248 on Road.274 w/risp.300 Bases Loaded Long Streak: w/ 3B, 2 RBI on trip in August (5 2B) first 16 July GM in June, in May 12-GM H strk May 10-22:.455 w/ 12 R, 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI Hit.311 w/ 20 R, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI & 12 SB in 24 GM for Buies Creek to start season Worked 15 walks against 13 strikeouts for a.410 on-base average Played in 52 GM for Quad Cities last season: for-12 w/ 2 R & 4 BB for Fresno to finish year Hit.294 with 15 2B, 6 3B, 5 HR & 25 RBI in 50 GM as a senior for the Rainbow Warriors Attended Paradise Valley CC in Phoenix before playing final 2 collegiate seasons in Honolulu Anibal Sierra, IF R/R 6-1, /15/94, 24 yrs. old Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, July vs. LHP.210 vs. RHP.205 at Home.243 on Road.283 w/risp.500 Bases Loaded Long Streak: at SPR 3-8 w/ HR at TUL 2 HR w/ CC have come in last 10 games 5-GM H strk June 12-19:.316 w/ 4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI H in 5 of first 6 GM:.318 w/ 2 2B Went 1-for-4 in AA debut May 19 at FRI Hit.245 w/ 7 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI & 2 SB in 35 GM for Buies Creek to start season Batted.201 w/ 6 HR & 34 RBI in 113 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities in 2017 In 2016, played for DSL Astros from July 25-August 23, posting a.465 on-base percentage. 93 GM over 3 Serie Nacional seasons w/ Avispas (Wasps) de Santiago de Cuba from hit.238 Abraham Toro, IF S/R 6-0, /20/96, 21 yrs. old Greenfield Park, Quebec 5th rd., 2016, Seminole State College.387 vs. LHP.186 vs. RHP.283 at Home.192 on Road.282 w/risp.250 Bases Loaded Long Streak: GM H strk (.405 w/ 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBI) snapped Sun.333 w/ 5 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI in August AA Debut July 6: 3-R HR.257 with 20 2B, 1 3B, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 5 SB in 83 GM for Buies Creek Left Carolina League ranking 5th in HR and 2nd in RBI 54 runs scored also ranked 2nd in circuit Hit.246 with 15 HR, 11 2B, 2 3B, and 33 RBI in 69 games between Tri-City and Quad Cities in 2017 Spent 2016 with Greeneville, batting.254 with 19 RBI in 44 games Hit.439 with 20 HR, 86 RBI, and 94 R in 55 games with Seminole State College (OK) in 2016 Family hails from Venezuela Speaks fluent Spanish, English, and French 9-26(.346) w/ 3 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB last 7 GM Mired in 0-for-23 stretch Aug 1-10 TL: 1st SB (37); 3rd R (73).259 w/ 19 R,6 2B,2 HR,14 RBI,17 SB (0 CS) in July in 1st half Batted.258 with 17 2B, 6 3B, 7 HR, 36 RBI & 18 SB in 125 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last season Made starts in left field (13), centerfield (45), and right field (57), committing 1 error in 286 total chances Hit.260 with 15 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 39 RBI & 15 SB in 71 GM between Tri-City and Quad Cities in year starter at UGA, posting a.292 batting average 56 SB &.994 fielding percentage in SEC career Stole 56 bases and held a fielding percentage of.994 in SEC career

5 PAGE 5 SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Four-Hit Games: 8 Jones, May 2 at MID: 4-5, 2 RBI Jones, May 13 vs. MID: 4-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R Cesar, May 16 vs. SA: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R De Goti, July 6 vs. ARK: 4-5, 2 2B, R Wrenn, July 6 vs. ARK: 4-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R De Goti, July 22 at MID: 4-4, 2B, R, SB Jones, July 28 vs. MID : 4-4,R,2B,SF,RBI Dawson, August 11 vs. SPR: 4-5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI Five-Hit Games: 3 Birk, Apr 20 at FRI: 5-5, R, 2 RBI Straw, Apr 21 at FRI: 5-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI, BB, SB Straw, May 26 vs. TUL: 5-5, 3 R, 2 2B, SB Five or more RBIs in a Game: 3 Quintana, Apr 13 vs. NWA: 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI Jones, May 30 at SPR: 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA: 3-3, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R LAST AT-BAT WINS (8) Date Opp. Score Batter Play 4/15 ARK 10-7 Alvarez 3-run HR in 11th 4/27 FRI 4-3 Wrenn 2 runs on infield RBI-1B & E in 10th 5/16 SA 6-5 De Goti Bases-loaded HBP in 10th 7/18 FRI 4-3 de Oleo RBI-infield 1B in 9th 7/28 MID 7-5 De Goti 2-out, 2-run HR in 9th 8/1 SA 3-2 Sierra Sac fly in 10th 8/8 TUL 3-2 Benedetti Lead-off HR in 9th 8/9 TUL 2-1 Benedetti Sac fly in 9th PINCH HITTERS Batter AVG 2-3-HR RBI LOB BB-SO HP-SF-SAC Benedetti.500(1/2) Birk 1-0 Jones.000(0/1) Rojas.000(0/1) Grand Slam HRs: None Multiple HR Games: 8 Quintana, Apr 13 vs. NWA: 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI Alvarez, May 2 at MID: 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB Jones, May 30 at SPR: 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI Wrenn, May 31 at SPR: 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI De Goti, June 8 vs. FRI: 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI De Goti, June 12 vs. SA: 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI Pineda, July 1 at NWA: 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA: 3-3, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R Totals.250(1/4) BACK-TO-BACK HR HOOKS EJECTIONS Date Players Opp./Pitcher(s) 5/30 Jones/Cesar in 1st at SPR/Jake Woodford 7/2 Alvarez/Quintana in 9th at NWA/Bryan Brickhouse Date Personnel Umpire Situation 5/15 Lopez McCrady - HP Balls & strikes (6th) 5/31 Straw Felczak - 3B CS at second (7th) 7/22 Lopez Robinson - 1B Out call at first (1st) 7/23 De Goti Gorman - HP Balls & strikes (7th)

6 PAGE 6 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB K AB AVG Starters , Relievers , Total , Ronel Blanco RH 6-4, /31/93, 24 yrs. old Santiago, DR Non-Drafted FA, April 2016 LH.345 RH.200 IR/IRS: 11/5 1st BA RET: 5/9.292 w/risp SV/SVO: 1/1 High IP: 4 High K: IP (0 ER, 1 H) Wed at TUL Yielded 3-R HR to Edman Fri vs. SPR First AA SV July 31 vs. SA...allowed France solo HR in 9th On DL from July Has yielded runs in 5 of 8 GM for CC Made CC debut July 5 vs. ARK: 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 8 K, 1 BB Went 5-1 with a 1.73 ERA in 19 GM for Buies Creek, going 4/5 in save opportunities Held Carolina League to 1 HR and.146 BAA, which led Carolina League relievers 10.2 strikeouts per-9 IP ranked 3rd in circuit at time of promotion 6-5 with 3.38 ERA in 23 GM (11 GS) for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last year (8.1 K & 4.8 BB per 9 IP) Justin Ferrell RH 6-7, /21/94, 24 yrs. old Wagoner, OK 36th, 2014, Connors State College LH.210 RH.211 IR/IRS: 16/4 1st BA RET: 17/ w/risp SV/SVO: 1/1 High IP: 4.1 High K: 5 2 IP (1 ER) in W Tues at TUL 1.29 ERA (3 ER, 28 K, 21.0 IP) last 13 GM (since June 19) 1-0 w/ 1.62 ERA in 7 GM for Buies Creek to start season (24 K, 6 H, 4 BB, 16.2 IP)...2-for-2 in SV Pitched scoreless ball in 6 of 7 Carolina League outings Opponents batted.109 w/ 2 HR Spent all of last year with Buies Creek, going 7-5 w/ 4.26 ERA & 3 SV in 28 GM (8 GS) Averaged 9.7 K per 9.0 IP & 3.07 K per BB Shifted to pen in 2nd half ERA &.224 BAA as reliever Toiled for Quad Cities in 2016 & limited to 12 appearances in 2015 due to injuries Scouted & signed by Jim Stevenson, who scouted Dallas Keuchel, Ramon Laureano & Josh James Erasmo Pinales RH 5-11, /25/94, 23 yrs. old La Vega, DR Non-Drafted FA, May 2013 LH.147 RH.299 IR/IRS: 23/5 1st BA RET: 23/ w/risp SV/SVO: 5/8 High IP: 3.2 High K: 6 4 K in 9th inning Wed at TUL 2 K in perfect 9th Fri vs. SPR 2 K in perfect 8th Aug 5 at FRI BS July 31 vs. SA ( 3-R HR to Kohlwey) 0 R in 4 GM (3.2 IP) Jul ERA & 6 SV in 33 GM for Quad Cities & Buies Creek last year (.198 AVG, 63 K, 3 HR, 61 IP) Spent first 3 months with MWL champs River Bandits...0 ER in 10 of final 12 GM w/ Quad Cities Toiled in 12 GM for Buies Creek to close out yr...fanned season-high 7 in 3.2 IP Aug 30 vs. Myrtle Beach Made 12 appearances for Tri-City in 2016 (2-3, 3.62) 2015 was first campaign stateside Had surrendered just 8 HR over 70 career GM (203.1 IP) entering 2018 Kit Scheetz LH 5-10, /18/94, 24 yrs. old Midlothian, VA Non-Drafted FA, June 2017 LH.256 RH.265 IR/IRS: 15/7 1st BA RET: 13/ w/risp SV/SVO: 3/4 High IP: 3.2 High K: 5 Retired side in order with 2 K in 9th for save Aug 18 at SPR shutout IP Sat vs. SPR (2 BB, 2 K) Struck out lone BF Aug 8 vs. TUL 2.2 perfect IP (3 K) Aug 1 vs. SA Allowed 1 R in last 6 GM (10.2 IP) Retired all 11 BF to earn W in AA debut June 2 at TUL No ER in 7 of final 8 Carolina League GM 1.55 ERA &.220 BAA in 13 GM for Buies Creek to start season: 3-for-3 SV, 44 K, 9 BB, 24 H, 29 IP 1.72 ERA in 12 GM (7 GS) for GCL Astros, Tri-City & Quad Cities last yr 10.1 K per 9 IP & 5.89 K per BB Won decisive GM of Midwest League Semifinals...River Bandits went on to claim circuit crown w/ 4.83 ERA in 62 GM (38 GS) over 4-year tenure at Virginia Tech Carlos Sierra RH 6-3, /18/94, 23 yrs. old Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Non-Drafted FA, Jan 2016 LH.500 RH.121 IR/IRS: 11/7 1st BA RET: 9/ w/risp SV/SVO: 2/2 High IP: 4.0 High K: 4 Yielded 2 R-HR to Mieses Sun at SPR Worked scoreless IP Aug 12 vs. SPR On DL from July 7-Aug 11 On DL from June of 14 hits allowed have been HR Not been charged w/ ER in 6 of last 9 GM Went 1-1 w/ 3.32 ERA in 10 Carolina League appearances to start season, going 2-for-2 in SV 21 K & 10 BB in 21.1 IP for Buies Creek (.173 BAA, 1 HR) 4 consecutive shutout GM Apr (8.2 IP) Posted 3-2 record & 2.83 ERA in 29 GM for Buies Creek & Quad Cities last year K per 9 IP Pitched in 4 GM for Sancti Spiritus of the Cuban National Series during campaign at age of 19

7 PAGE 7 Alex Winkelman LH 6-2, /08/94, 24 yrs. old Crystal City, MO 21st, 2015, SE Missouri State LH.103 RH.272 IR/IRS: 5/1 1st BA RET: 20/ w/risp SV/SVO: 4/4 High IP: 5.0 High K: 7 HOOKS BULLPEN NOTES Faced 2 batters and retired both in 5th on Sat at SPR Scoreless 9th for SV Aug 11 vs. SPR Retired 1 of 2 BF for W Wed vs. TUL Owns a 1.52 ERA in 11 GM since shifting to pen (5 ER, 29.2 IP, 29 K) 5.81 ERA in 6 GS 4-7 w/ 3.21 ERA in 26 GM (15 GS) for CC & Buies Creek last year (110 K, 35 BB, 107 H, 6 HR, IP) Featured a 4.04 ERA in 18 GM (10 GS) w/ Hooks to close out season...2nd-half ERA was 3.44 No-hit FRI for 8.2 IP July 19 for 1st AA W (1 H, 2 BB, 6 K) New York-Penn League All-Star in 2015 Helped Southeast Missouri State RedHawks to Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles in 14 & 15 CATCHERS ERA CS SBA CS% PB W-L De Oleo 3.49(60/154.2) Ritchie 3.83(165/387.1) Quintana 3.17(191/543.0) SB vs. PITCHERS CS SB ATT PO PCT Adcock Bielak Blanco Bostick Ferrell, J Garza Hartman Martin Pinales Scheetz Valdez Whitley Winkelman HOOKS HIGHS & LOWS Team Batting Most Runs, Game , July 9 vs. NWA Most Runs, Inning..8 (5th), July 6 vs. ARK Most Hits, Game...20, July 9 vs. NWA Most Hits, Inning (5th), *July 6 vs. ARK Fewest Hits, Game , *July 27 vs. MID Most Doubles, Game..6, July 6 vs. ARK Most Triples, Game...2, *July 14 at MID Most Home Runs, Game.....5, May 30 at SPR Most Consecutive Games w/ HR.. 4, Apr Most Extra-Base Hits, Game , May 30 at SPR Most Strikeouts, Game....15, May 31 at SPR Most Walks, Game , May 29 at SPR Fewest Strikeouts, Game...2, *May 13 vs. MID Most Stolen Bases, Game... 5, July 22 at MID Most Men LOB, Game , July 17 vs. FRI Shutouts Against.. 5 Individual Batting Most At-Bats...6, McCormick, Cesar, July 9 vs. NWA Most Runs, Game....5, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Hits, Game.... 5, *Straw, May 26 vs. TUL Most Doubles, Game , *Toro, Aug 14 at TUL Most Triples, GM...1, *Quintana, Aug 15 at TUL Most XBH, Game.3, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Home Runs, Game....3, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most RBIs, Game.... 6, Quintana, July 9 vs. NWA Most Strikeouts, Game 4, *Dawson, Aug 5 at FRI Most Walks, Game... 4, Rojas, May 13 vs. MID Most Stolen Bases, Game...2, *Wrenn, July 17 vs. FRI Longest Hitting Streak , Cesar, May 5-29 Team Pitching Most Runs, Game , June 3 at TUL Most Runs, Inning. 8 (1st), May 3 at MID Most Runs, Individual.9, Quiala, May 19 at FRI Fewest Runs, Game..0, *July 30 vs. SA Fewest Hits, Game... 1, June 20 at SA Most Hits, Game , *July 15 vs. FRI Most Home Runs, Game , May 18 at FRI Most Walks, Game..... *10, May 5 at SA Most Strikeouts, Game , *May 31 at SPR Most Hit by Pitch, Game...3, May 6 at SA Most Wild Pitches, Game...4, Aug 11 vs. SPR Most Men LOB, Game...15, May 31 at SPR Shutouts For 8 Individual Pitching Longest Winning Streak..3, *Hartman, July 8-20 Longest Losing Streak , *Bielak, July Most IP, Starter , *Bielak, Aug 9 vs. TUL Most IP, Reliever.. 5.0, *Bailey, Aug 15 at TUL Most Strikeouts, Reliever...9, James, Apr 10 at ARK Fewest Hits, CG... Fewest Walks, CG... Most Walks, Game. 6, Winkelman, Apr 9 at ARK Most Strikeouts, Game.. 12, Valdez, July 30 vs. SA General Most Errors, Game...4, *July 21 at MID Most Errors by Opponent, Game...4, *Aug 14 at TUL Longest Game, Time..3:58, May 31 at SPR Longest Game, Innings....12, *May 31 at SPR Shortest Game, Time (7 Inn.). Shortest Game, Time (9 Inn.).2:03, May 14 vs. SA Largest Home Attendance...10,431, June 24 vs. FRI Largest Margin of Victory....12, June 18 at SA Largest Margin of Defeat , June 3 at TUL Longest Winning Streak... 10, June Longest Losing Streak.....6, July Most Games over , Aug 17 at SPR Biggest Comeback Win , Apr 6 at NWA Biggest Lost Lead... 5, May 5 at SA * Multiple occurrences, most recent listed

8 HOOKS AT-A-GLANCE PAGE 8 COMPOSITE SCORE BY INNINGS X TOTAL Corpus Christi Opposition OVERALL 1ST HALF 2ND HALF HOME ROAD Record Day Games vs. RH Starters vs. LH Starters One-Run Games Two-Run Games Extra Innings Doubleheaders Hooks Score First April May June July August September vs. South vs. Frisco vs. Midland vs. San Antonio vs. North vs. Arkansas vs. NW Arkansas vs. Springfield vs. Tulsa

9 PAGE 9 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. L Terrero Ferrell (0-1) 5,490 3:01 W Garza (1-0) Selman 3,321 3:21 W Quiala (1-0) Blewett 3,589 3:10 L Jiminian Bostick (0-1) Walker 4,017 2:48 L Bannister Perez, C (0-1) Gillies 2,295 2:51 L Warren Pinales (0-1) 4,228 2:54 4/12 NWA W Garza (2-0) Ray 6,213 6,213 2:53 4/13 NWA W Dykxhoorn (1-0) Fernandez 4,495 10,708 2:48 4/14 NWA L Ogando Quiala (1-1) 7,075 17,783 3:11 4/15 ARK W 10-7 (11) 5-5 Ferrell (1-1) Perakslis 4,346 22,129 3:49 4/16 ARK W Garza (3-0) Herrmann 3,663 25,792 3:05 4/17 ARK L De Jong Valdez (0-1) Festa 3,781 29,573 2:54 W Stutzman (1-0) Filomeno Ferrell, 1 6,239 3:02 W Hartman (1-0) Benjamin Hill, 1 9,060 2:58 W Feldmann (1-0) Payano Quiala, 1 6,764 3:26 W Perez (1-1) Palmquist 7,091 2:42 4/23 MID W Valdez (1-1) Walter 3,628 33,201 2:36 4/24 MID L Bragg Stutzman (1-1) Sanchez, 4 3,102 36,303 2:44 4/25 MID W Dykxhoorn (2-0) Bracewell Feldmann, 1 2,845 39,148 2:42 4/26 MID L Ruiz, N Quiala (1-2) 3,706 42,854 2:57 4/27 FRI W 4-3 (10) 13-8 Winkelman (1-0) Choplick 4,801 47,655 2:57 4/28 FRI W Nunn (1-0) Martin 7,095 54,750 2:38 4/29 FRI W Stutzman (2-1) Palmquist James, 1 5,540 60,290 2:59 4/30 FRI L 1-2 (12) 15-9 Feigl Hill (0-1) Slack, 1 3,349 63,639 3:35 L Martin Winkelman (1-1) Blackwood 5,317 2:35 W Quiala (2-2) Ruiz Bostick, 1 3,908 2:31 L Friedrichs Martin (0-1) 4,774 2:42 W Hill (1-1) Seddon Winkelman, 1 7,316 3:11 L Strahm Stutzman (2-2) 8,339 3:20 L Scholtens Hartman (1-1) Castillo 4,039 2:32 L Wick Stutzman (2-3) 3,448 3:09 L Jester Quiala (2-3) 3,693 2:33 5/10 MID W Perez (2-1) Friedrichs 4,281 67,920 3:20 5/11 MID L Gorman Ferrell, J. (0-1) Kiekhefer 5,868 73,788 3:03 5/12 MID W Hartman (2-1) Walter 5,753 79,541 2:39 5/13 MID W Martin (1-1) Luzardo Pinales, 1 4,041 83,582 3:18 5/14 SA W Quiala (3-3) Diaz Ferrell, 2 3,881 87,463 2:03 5/15 SA W Perez, C. (3-1) Wick 3,736 91,199 2:41 5/16 SA W 6-5 (10) Ferrell, J. (1-1) Reyes, Ger. 3,444 94,643 2:53 5/17 SA W Hartman (3-1) Bachar 3,965 98,608 2:23 Time

10 PAGE 10 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time L St. John Stutzman (2-4) 10,018 3:01 L Garrett Quiala (1-0) 10,130 2:55 W Perez, C. (4-1) Davis 8,026 3:13 L Benjamin Winkelman (1-2) 11,844 2:35 5/22 SPR W Hartman (4-1) Shew 3, ,625 2:43 5/23 SPR W Quiala (4-4) Greene Ferrell, R., 3 2, ,462 2:19 5/24 SPR L 0-4 (10) Beck Pinales (0-2) 4, ,817 2:49 5/25 TUL L 1-2 (10) Baker Ferrell, R (1-2) 5, ,860 3:11 5/26 TUL W Valdez (2-1) Bawcom Sierra, C., 1 5, ,977 2:47 5/27 TUL W Winkelman (2-2) White Pinales, 2 5, ,613 2:53 W Quiala (5-4) Medina, Y 4,753 2:49 W Ferrell, J. (2-1) Woodford 3,322 3:14 W 9-8 (12) Nunn (2-0) Beck 5,210 3:58 L Ondrusek Valdez (2-2) Hernandez, 3 7,062 2:34 W Scheetz (1-0) Baker Ferrell, R., 4 7,112 2:45 L DeFratus Hartman (2-1) 3,620 2:43 6/5 FRI W Martin (2-1) Payano Alcala, 1 3, ,118 2:45 6/6 FRI W Nunn (3-0) Springs 3, ,812 2:24 6/7 FRI L Pena, R. Valdez (2-3) Garrett 4, ,977 2:45 6/8 FRI W Hartman (5-2) Jurado 5, ,258 2:58 6/9 SA L Quantrill Quiala (5-5) 6, ,605 3:11 6/10 SA W Martin (3-1) Jester 4, ,699 2:27 6/11 SA W Perez, C. (5-1) Bachar Ferrell, R., 5 6, ,064 3:01 6/12 SA L Keel Bostick (0-2) 5, ,234 2:40 W Pinales (1-2) Martlin 3,181 3:02 W Quiala (6-5) Seddon Ferrell, R., 6 4,874 2:23 W Martin (4-1) Shore 4,471 2:57 W Ferrell, R. (2-2) Wick 3,833 3:04 W Winkelman (3-2) Rea Bostick, 2 3,982 3:09 W , Ferrell, J. (3-1) Johnson, E. Scheetz, 1 4,170 3:08 W , Hartman (6-2) Nix Ferrell, R., 7 3,444 2:07 6/21 FRI W , Alcala (1-0) Wagner 4, ,015 2:45 6/22 FRI W , Hill (2-1) Arredondo 5, ,125 2:19 6/23 FRI W , Winkelman (4-2) Hernandez, J. Pinales, 3 7, ,262 2:34 6/24 FRI L , Payano Whitley (0-1) 10, ,708 2:57 TL All-Star Game

11 PAGE 11 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time L , Hermann Alcala (1-1) Festa 3,482 2:43 L , McKay Scheetz (1-1) 7,108 2:36 W , Bielak (1-0) Bonnell Pinales, 4 5,516 2:55 W , Martin (5-1) Ogando Winkelman, 2 2,829 2:32 W , Ferrell, J. (4-1) Terrero 3,999 2:55 W , Perez, C. (6-1) Griffin Sierra, C., 2 6,061 2:20 7/4 ARK L , Bannister Alcala (1-2) Festa, 11 7, ,167 3:04 7/5 ARK W , Blanco (1-0) Jiminian Winkelman, 3 4, ,804 2:38 7/6 ARK W , Bielak (2-0) De Jong 5, ,991 3:09 7/7 NWA W , Martin (6-1) Blewett Valdez (1) 6, , 661 2:18 7/8 NWA W , Hartman (7-2) Griffin Perez (1) 3, ,007 3:04 7/9 NWA W , Bostick (1-2) Beeler 4, ,565 3:09 W , Alcala (2-2) Seddon 2,939 3:13 L Blackwood Pinales (1-3) 4,232 2:43 W , Valdez (3-3) Dunshee J. Ferrell (1) 5,099 2:39 W , Hartman (8-2) Ruiz 5,313 2:59 7/15 FRI L , Choplick Pinales (1-4) Garrett 3, ,516 3:11 7/16 FRI L , Topa Bostick (1-3) Wiper 5, ,824 2:35 7/17 FRI W , Garza (4-0) Slack 3, ,540 2:42 7/18 FRI L , Davis Bielak (2-1) Garrett 4, ,680 3:03 L , Luzardo Perez, H. (0-1) Finnegan 4,039 2:24 W , Hartman (9-2) Ruiz Pinales, 5 3,704 2:59 W 7-6 (10) 20-9, Garza (5-0) Martin, J. Scheetz, 2 4,353 2:52 L , Seddon (5-6) Alcala (2-3) Finnegan 2,880 3:21 L , Nix Bielak (2-2) Munoz 3,353 2:30 L 3-4 (10) 20-12, Weir Winkelman (4-3) 4,931 3:11 L , Paddack Valdez (3-4) Diaz 3,151 2:36 7/26 MID L , Seddon (6-6) Hartman (9-3) Finnegan, 6 4, ,372 2:35 7/27 MID L , Howard Bostick (1-4) Finnegan, 7 5, ,801 2:51 7/28 MID W , Pinales (2-4) Blackwood 6, ,813 3:00 7/29 MID W , Adcock (1-0) Bracewell 3, ,547 2:22 7/30 SA W , Valdez (4-4) Allen Ferrell, J., 2 4, ,760 2:11 7/31 SA W , Pinales (3-4) Munoz Blanco, 1 3, ,504 2:21 8/1 SA W 3-2 (10) 25-15, Garza (6-0) Weir 3, ,135 2:42 L , Hernandez, J Dykxhoorn (2-1) Davis 8,545 2:51 L , Hearn Bielak (2-3) Pelham, 2 7,372 2:32 L , Slack Valdez (4-5) Davis 7,402 2:45 L Mendez Martin (6-2) 7,079 2:25

12 PAGE 11 HOOKS GAME LOG Date Opp. Score Record Winner Loser Save Att. YTD Att. Time 8/7 TUL W , Hartman (10-3) De Fratus Bostick, 3 5, ,518 2:04 8/8 TUL W , Winkelman (5-3) Johnson 4, ,877 2:50 8/9 TUL W , Ferrell, J. (5-1) Spitzbarth 4, ,528 2:07 8/10 SPR L , Kruczynski Adcock (1-1) 5, ,654 2:24 8/11 SPR W , Martin (7-2) Cabrera Winkelman, 4 5, ,113 2:51 8/12 SPR W , Bostick (2-4) Shew 3, ,816 2:26 W , Ferrell (6-1) De Fratus Bailey, 1 4,038 3:06 W , Dykxhoorn (3-1) Holmes 3,446 2:54 CANCELLED W , Adcock (2-1) Cabrera Scheetz (3) 5,590 2:26 L , Gonzalez Hartman (10-4) 7,739 2:33 L 0-2 (5) 33-22, Mendoza Whitley (0-2) 6,864 1:12 8/21 MID 8/22 MID 8/23 MID 8/24 MID 8/25 SA 8/26 SA 8/27 SA