Biloxi Beats The Wahoos

August 17, 2015

In the deciding game of the series, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped to the Biloxi Shuckers, 5-3, despite a home run from Juan Duran to extend Pensacola’s home run streak to seven straight games.

Barrett Astin fell to 4-4 with Pensacola this year as Drew Gagnon picked up his first win of the season for the Shuckers and Damien Magnifico picked up his 16th save of the season.

Another contingency of season ticket holders and staffers from Pensacola came to MGM Park and watched the game with 1,956 fans. With Mobile and Mississippi’s game canceled, Pensacola remains in second place in the South Division and is a game back behind the BayBears.

The Wahoos got on the board first with by a sacrifice fly from Duran to score Bryson Smith in the first inning. Astin got into a jam in the second inning by allowing the Shuckers to load the bases with no outs after hitting Taylor Green and walking Tyrone Taylor and Parker Berberet. After striking out fellow pitcher Hobbs Johnson, Brett Phillips scored Green on a sacrifice double play to tie the game at 1-1.

Alex Blandino started the third inning with his second hit of the night, after advancing to second on Marquez Smith’s single, he stole third and then scored on Seth Mejias-Brean’s double to give the lead back to the Wahoos.

The Shuckers took the lead in the fourth inning as Taylor and Berberet both doubled to start the inning and then Orlando Arcia drove in Berberet to make the game 3-2.

Biloxi locked up the game in the fifth inning as Victor Roache hit his seventh home run of the season.

Duran knocked his fourth home run of the season in the eighth inning to put the Wahoos in striking distance but it wasn’t enough as the Shuckers nabbed an insurance run to finish the game at 5-3.

The Blue Wahoos return home for a ten game homestand against the Chattanooga Lookouts and Mississippi Braves beginning Tuesday.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News