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Wahoos Fall 3-2 To Mississippi : NorthEscambia.com
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell 3-2 to the Mississippi Braves Friday evening in a recreation that noticed 19 hits, all of them singles.
It was a seventh-inning RBI single from Justyn-Henry Malloy that proved to be the distinction, giving the Braves their third and ultimate run of the night. Darius Vines (W, 6-4) outdueled Zach McCambley (L, 5-6) in a battle of two dominant starters.
Pensacola struck first within the third inning, loading the bases with three singles and bringing residence a run on a Victor Victor Mesa sacrifice fly. They couldn’t make the most of the chance any additional, and the Braves countered within the fifth with a bases-loaded stroll and Vaughn Grissom RBI single to take a 2-1 lead. Grissom completed 4-for-5 on the evening, elevating his batting common to .418 in his first month at Double-A.
Malloy’s RBI single within the seventh in opposition to rehabbing main leaguer Anthony Bender prolonged the Mississippi result in 3-1. Bender confronted 4 males with out recording an out, however Eli Villalobos picked up the slack with 3.0 scoreless innings of reduction to maintain the sport inside attain.
A José Devers RBI single within the seventh drew the Blue Wahoos inside a run at 3-2, however Justin Yeager (S, 2) labored an ideal ninth to assist Mississippi even the sequence at two video games apiece.
The Blue Wahoos proceed their sequence in opposition to the M-Braves on Saturday.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos