Barons Beat The Wahoos

October 21, 2024

The Blue Wahoos couldn’t cash in on a fast start as the Birmingham Barons came from behind to win Tuesday’s game 9-4.

It looked like a dream start for the hosts when they scored four runs in the second inning. With two men on base, Baron’s starter Jordan Guerrero mishandled a comebacker from Chadwick Tromp and his throw to second sailed into the outfield to allow Aristides Aquino to score. Taylor Sparks followed and blasted a three-run home run scoring Tromp and Luis Gonzalez, which gave the Wahoos a 4-0 lead. Sparks’s second homer of the season extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

But the lead was short-lived as the Barons punished a pair of defensive miscues and rallied for six runs in the top of the third inning. Jesus Reyes should have had a one-two-three inning, but fielding errors by Gonzalez and Shed Long allowed the inning continue. Zack Collins hit a bases-clearing double as part of his 2-for-4 night and later scored on Seby Zavala’s sac fly. When the dust settled, Jesus Reyes (L, 0-4) allowed six runs, but none were earned.

The Barons would scatter three more runs over the final six innings while the Wahoos offense was unable to string together another big rally. With the win, Birmingham captured the series with Wednesday’s game still in hand.

RHP Wyatt Strahan (2-1, 3.00) will take the hill in tomorrow’s series finale for the Wahoos and will be opposed by LHP Ian Clarkin.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News 

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