CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Interstat) — Jack Gurevitch homered in the first inning and the Springfield Cardinals held on for a 6-5 win over the Corpus Christi Hooks on Saturday at Whataburger Field.

Gurevitch finished 1 for 3 with a two-run homer and two RBIs. The Cardinals had five hits, scoring two runs in the third, one in the fifth and one in the eighth. Corpus Christi totaled nine hits with one run in the fourth and four in the fifth, including solo homers from Chase Call and Tyler Whitaker and a two-run double by Jason Schiavone. Justin Thomas Jr. was 3 for 4.

Domenic Picone allowed one hit and struck out two in two innings to earn the win. Christian Worley pitched the ninth with two strikeouts to record his fourth save. Hudson Leach took the loss. Springfield improved to 73-57, and Corpus Christi dropped to 60-72.

Attendance was 5,347, and the game lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes.