Wahoos Drop Opener To Braves

July 27, 2014

Ben Lively (L, 0-5) was solid in the series opener against the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night at Trustmark Park, but he was still unable to earn his first Double-A win. The Braves put the game out of reach with a three-run seventh inning to snap Pensacola’s four-game winning streak with a 6-2 win over the Blue Wahoos.

Lively ran into early trouble in the first inning, but limited the damage to just two runs. He allowed three hits and a walk while facing seven batters to open the game. He settled down went on to retire nine Braves in a row. The right-hander was finished after allowing just 3 R/2 ER over 6.0 innings. Lively allowed just four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in the losing effort.

Kyle Waldrop was the bright spot offensively for Pensacola. He had the Blue Wahoos only multi-hit game of the night with a triple and a home run. The Blue Wahoos only had one hit outside of Waldrop’s contributions. His seventh inning homer pulled the Wahoos within one before the Braves opened the game up with their three runs in the bottom of the inning.

Pensacola used two walks and a Ben Lively single to score their only run of the night off Braves starter Jason Hursh (W, 9-6). He matched Lively’s 6.0 innings allowing just the 1 R/ER on only two hits. He fanned four and walked two for the win. Jorge Reyes (S, 1) finished the game off over the final three innings for Mississippi to earn his first save of the year.

Pensacola will try to rebound on Sunday evening with RHP Daniel Corcino (9-8, 4.33) against Braves RHP J.R. Graham (1-5, 5.61). First pitch is set for 5:00 from Trustmark Park.

by Tommy Thrall

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