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Wahoos Beat The BayBears
June 5, 2015
Robert Stephenson put together his most complete start for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this season to help propel the team to a 3-1 win over the Mobile BayBears.
The Cincinnati Reds first-round pick, and top prospect the past two seasons, tossed a one-hitter in a career-best eight innings. Stephenson’s dominance allowed the Blue Wahoos (22-30) to defeat the BayBears (27-26) at Hank Aaron Stadium to snap its five-game losing streak.
After losing his first four decisions, Stephenson has won his last three. He improved his record to 3-4 on the year and lowered his ERA to 3.81. He allowed just one hit, one walk and one unearned run, while striking out seven Mobile batters.
His 10th start of the year followed one of his best outings of the season when he fanned 10 Mississippi Braves over seven shutout innings Wednesday, May 27. He now has 17 strikeouts and two walks in his last two starts.
Mobile scored its only run in the first inning, when Socrates Brito beat out an infield dribbler to third base, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by Pensacola catcher Cam Maron. Brito then scored on a ground out by Brandon Drury to shortstop. Stephenson started and ended the inning with strikeouts.
Pensacola took the lead for good when it scored two runs in the fourth inning. Reds No. 2 prospect Jesse Winker started the rally with a leadoff single. Ray Chang and Kyle Waldrop also singled to load the bases with no outs.
Zach Vincej hit a sacrifice fly to score Winker for a 1-1 tie. Then, Chang scored on a sharp single by Maron to right field to put Pensacola up, 2-1. Pensacola added another run to go up, 3-1, in the seventh when Vincej scored on an error by third baseman Drury on a ball hit by Beau Amaral.
Amaral is now hitting .290 over his last nine games (9-for-31) and .400 over his last five (6-for-15).
The Blue Wahoos close out the series Friday night in Mobile as RHP Daniel Wright (2-4, 6.34) takes the mound against RHP A.J. Schugel (2-1, 2.45).
The Blue Wahoos return home to play the Jacksonville Suns June 6-10.
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