Wahoos Beat Jacksonville

July 3, 2015

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (3-4, 28-47) used a stellar pitching effort from starter Daniel Wright (4-6) to even the season series with the Jacksonville Suns (3-4, 32-34) in a 2-1 victory.

Seth Mejias-Brean, who went 2-3 with a home run and a pair of RBIs, led the Wahoos at the plate. Juan Duran and Ray Chang added the other two hits for the Wahoos on the night. Duran is now 3-6 with two runs, a double and an RBI in his first two Double-A contests this season.

Manager Pat Kelly on Mejias-Brean: “He’s worked really hard. He and Alex (Pelaez) have changed a few things in his stance, and we’re starting to see some power. We’re starting to see him drive some balls. It’s nice to see all that hard work being rewarded in the game.”

Wright began the game on fire, retiring the side in five pitches in the top of the first, and would retire 21 of 25 Jacksonville batters. Zack Cox broke up his no-hit bid in the fifth on a double to right, but Wright was still able to get out of the inning unscathed.  Mejias-Brean broke up the no-hit bid for Matt Tomshaw in the bottom of the fifth, as well.

Wright’s final line was 7.0 innings pitched, two hits, two walks and six strikeouts without allowing a run. Tomshaw earned the loss, going 7.0 innings and allowing a pair of runs. Zack Weiss earned his fifth save of the season.

Kelly was impressed with Wright’s current form:

“Daniel’s really hitting his stride. That’s the way he pitched last year, and we’re starting to see where he can use both sides of the plate. I think he and Skipworth worked really well tonight. He was able to mix in his curveball to put guys away and he threw a few changeups too.”

Mejias-Brean finally broke the deadlock in the bottom of the seventh inning with a two-run, line-drive homer that barely cleared the wall in left-center. His third homer of the year drove Juan Duran home, who had reached base on his third hit of the series.

Mejias-Brean on the home run: “To be honest, I was just thinking, ‘Get something up’. He was throwing fastballs pretty early. He was quick pitching, so I was just trying to get ready really early.

“He kind of came in with a couple of curveballs in there, and I figured he was going to come [with] one fastball. One fastball too many, I guess.”

The Suns made things somewhat interesting in the top off the ninth as David Adams hit a solo shot with two outs. Zack Weiss, however, was able to close things out with a strikeout on the next at-bat to earn the save.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports