Biscuits Top The Blue Wahoos In Series Opener

June 12, 2015

The Montgomery Biscuits won the series opener Thursday at its Riverwalk Stadium over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos by scoring four runs in the fifth inning. The two teams return to the field Friday night at 7:05 p.m.

Pensacola did have a last chance to rally. The Blue Wahoos loaded the bases in their final at bat in the ninth inning with no outs when catcher Cam Maron walked, center fielder Beau Amaral singled and second baseman Ryan Wright singled. However, left fielder Jesse Winker popped out to third and first baseman Ray Chang grounded out into a double play.

The Biscuits chased the Blue Wahoos’ lefty Wandy Peralta by scoring four runs off eight hits and three walks.

Montgomery evened its record at 30-30 and fourth place in the Southern League North Division. Meanwhile, Pensacola dropped to 23-36 and last place in the South Division.

In the fifth inning, Montgomery scored its four runs. Right fielder Boog Powell singled on a bunt to first baseman Chang and was driven in by left fielder Joey Rickard on his double to centerfield to go up, 1-0. First baseman Cameron Seitzer singled to right field to score Rickard for a, 2-0, lead. Finally, Johnny Field smashed a two-run blast to center, his eighth homer of the year, to also scored Seitzer to go ahead, 4-0.

In the top of the sixth, Winker lead off the inning with a walk and ended up scoring on a sacrifice fly by shortstop Juan Perez to cut the lead to 4-1.

Montgomery added two more insurance runs in the eighth to go ahead, 6-1, when second baseman Hector Guevara hit a two-run shot, his first homer of the season, to bring in catcher Jake DePew.

Winker has now scored five times in the past 10 games and the Cincinnati Reds No. 2 prospect is hitting .326 (14-43) over that span.

In his last six games, Chang, who went 1-5 against Montgomery and had a walk-off double Wednesday, is hitting .444 (8-18). Amaral, who went 1-4, is batting .295 (13-44) with hits in 11 of the last 12 games.

The Blue Wahoos return home to play the Mobile BayBears June 17-21.

Comments

2 Responses to “Biscuits Top The Blue Wahoos In Series Opener”

  1. deBugger on June 12th, 2015 4:17 pm

    Yeah, they are in a semi-slump, eh?

    I think “Monty Biscuits” was a character in a 3d-rate Raymond Chandler-wannabe “Crime Story” knock-off or a cheap film noir from the 50s, right?

    ;-)

  2. well on June 12th, 2015 8:11 am

    May need to change their name to the Black and Blue Wahoos.

    They have certainly taken it on the chin this year.

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