Mobile Tops Blue Wahoos In Extra Innings

June 6, 2015

The bats came to life for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Friday night as four batters registered multiple hits, but the Mobile BayBears prevailed on a walk-off walk in the 10th inning at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Mobile (28-26) scored three in the ninth to send the game into extra innings and then added another in the 10th to win 5-4 over rival Pensacola (22-31).

Pensacola scored four runs on 13 hits, including left fielder Jesse Winker going 3-5, second baseman Ryan Wright 2-5, right fielder Kyle Waldrop 2-4 with a solo home run, and first baseman Marquez Smith 2-3.

In the eighth, right fielder Kyle Waldrop crushed a solo homer to right center field to extend the Pensacola lead to 4-1. It was his first homer since he had back-to-back home run games May 13 and 14. He now has six homers and 30 RBIs on the year to lead the Wahoos.

However, Mobile had 13 hits, too, while scoring five runs. They scored three runs in the ninth inning to tie the score, 4-4, and send the game into extra innings. The BayBears got a double and two singles to start the ninth, including a single by Gerson Montilla that scored Sean Jamieson to pull Mobile within, 4-2. Tom Belza’s single scored Tarleton, 4-3, and then Montilla tied the game, 4-4, when Brandon Drury reached first on a fielder’s choice.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos had gone ahead in the third inning, 2-1, when it scored on back-to-back doubles. Wright doubled to left to drive in shortstop Zach Vincej that knotted the game, 1-1. Then Wright scored on a Winker double to center that put Pensacola up, 2-1. Pensacola added a run in the fourth when catcher Lou Marson doubled to left field to score Smith and put the Blue Wahoos ahead, 3-1.

Winker, the Cincinnati Reds No. 2 prospect, had his second straight multi-hit game knocking a double to drive in a run. He’s now hitting .400 over his last five games with four doubles and three RBIs.

Meanwhile Waldrop has hit in four of his last five games at a .294 clip (5-17) with a double and home run.

Pensacola starter Daniel Wright gave the team six strong innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks, while striking out four.

Wright allowed his only run when Mobile scored in the bottom of the first inning. Shortstop Jack Reinheimer singled to lead off the inning, moved to third on a double by left fielder Tom Belza and scored on a ground out by second baseman Drury.

With a 4-1 lead in the ninth, the Blue Wahoos appeared on its way to its first back-to-back wins since it defeated the Jackson Generals and the Mississippi Braves May 25 and 26.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports