CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Lorenzo Quintana hit two home runs and drove in five runs, as the Corpus Christi Hooks defeated the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 8-1 on Friday.
Quintana hit a two-run shot in the seventh inning off Franco Terrero and then hit a three-run homer in the eighth off Jake Newberry. Randy Cesar singled three times in the win.
Brock Dykxhoorn (1-0) got the win in relief while Pedro Fernandez (0-1) took the loss in the Texas League game.
With the win, Corpus Christi improved to 4-1 against NW Arkansas this season.
TRAVELERS 8, MISSIONS 4
SAN ANTONIO — Beau Amaral had four hits, while Chuck Taylor and Joey Curletta recorded three apiece as the Arkansas Travelers beat the San Antonio Missions.
Amaral tripled, doubled twice and singled, driving in four runs. Taylor tripled and singled twice, driving in two runs. Arkansas started the scoring with a big second inning, when Joseph Odom hit an RBI double and then scored on a bases-clearing double by Amaral.
Following the big inning, the Missions cut into the deficit in the third inning when Josh Naylor and Fernando Tatis hit back-to-back home runs.
The Travelers later added three runs in the sixth and one in the ninth. In the sixth, Taylor drove in two runs and Amaral drove in one, while Chris Mariscal hit a solo home run in the ninth.
Spencer Herrmann (1-0) got the win with two innings of scoreless relief while San Antonio starter Logan Allen (1-1) took the loss in the Texas League game. Stephen Perakslis pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for his first save of the season.
THURSDAY’S LATE GAME
MISSIONS 3, TRAVELERS 2
(10 INNINGS)
Two home runs and a 10th inning error proved too much for the Arkansas Travelers, who fell to the San Antonio Missions 3-2 on Thursday at Nelson Wolff Stadium in San Antonio.
San Antonio first baseman Josh Naylor hit both home runs, one in the second inning that gave the Missions a 1-0 lead and the other in the eighth inning that tied the game at 2-2.
Sandwiched between the two home runs, Arkansas got its two runs thanks to second baseman Adam Law.
Law hit a leadoff double down the left-field line in the fifth inning, stole third base with one out and scored on shortstop Chris Mariscal’s sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.
The Travelers managed just five hits. Right-handed reliever Scott Kuzminsky (0-1) took the loss after allowing 2 runs — 1 earned — on 1 hit with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts over 2 innings.