Wahoos Even Series With 4-1 Win

June 9, 2013

Ryan Dennick pitchedover 7.1 innings and scored a run after hitting a leadoff triple in the Blue Wahoos series-evening 4-1 win over the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night at Trustmark Park.

The game was scoreless until Dennick led off the fifth inning with a triple and scored two batters later on a base hit by Luis Durango. Pensacola added another run in the sixth when Devin Lohman scored Tucker Barnhart from third on a sacrifice fly to left field.

The Wahoos added some insurance with a pair of runs in the eighth. After hitting a lead-off double, Travis Mattair scored on a ground ball from Lohman. A batter later, Brodie Greene singled home Ray Chang.  That proved to be more than enough behind Dennick.

Dennick (W, 3-6) allowed just one run on a solo home run from Barrett Kleinknecht. The Wahoos starter was finished after 7.1 innings when Brian Pearl got a pop out and a ground out from the two batters he faced. Loek Van Mil (S, 5) struck out the side in order in the ninth to nail down his fifth save of the year. Mitch Atkins (L, 0-1) was saddled with the loss for the Braves. He allowed just one run on four hits over five innings.

Chang paced the Wahoos offensively with a 2-for-3 game. Lohman went 0-for-2 but drove in two runs.

The Blue Wahoos and Mississippi Braves will play the third game of five Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. RHP Daniel Renken (1-4, 3.55) gets the start for Pensacola against Mississippi’s RHP Michael Lee (3-4, 4.47).

NOTES: Former Blue Wahoo closer Curtis Partch was recalled by the Reds on Saturday. Partch began the season with the Blue Wahoos and in eight appearances posted a 2.16 ERA while converting all 4 save opportunities before he was promoted to Louisville on 4/24. In 16 outings with the Bats he went 1-2 with a 3.74 ERA and a pair of saves. Partch is the second player to make his Major League debut from the Blue Wahoos 2013 roster.

story by Kevin Burke

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