The Midland RockHounds won their game on Saturday to advance to the Texas League Championship series. Midland, the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland A's, defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros) to win their best-of-5 series 3-1. The RockHounds used a pair of home runs and a sterling pitching performance from Jake Sanchez to beat the Hooks 4-1 in the deciding game, and they will now try to defend their 2014 league title in a best-of-5 series against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Royals). The Championship series begins on Tuesday.
Here's a closer look at the completed Divisional series.