Wahoos Beat Jacksonville

August 6, 2015

Pitching was the name of the game as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (23-16, 48-59) took down the Jacksonville Suns (13-25, 42-66) by a score of 2-1 at Bragan Field. With tonight’s win, the Blue Wahoos clinched the series over the Suns.

Wahoos starter Cody Reed (2-0, 0.60) was dominant as he shut out the Suns through 8.0 innings while striking out a career-high 12 batters. Reed has allowed only one run through 14.0 innings with the Wahoos. His 12 strikeouts were also a season-high for a Wahoos pitcher. Zack Weiss earned the save, his 15th of the season.

Despite allowing only a pair of runs on three hits through 7.0 innings, Jacksonville starter Scott Lyman (0-7) is still looking for his first Double-A win. Lyman was dominant until the seventh inning, as he had allowed but a hit and two walks to that point.

Juan Duran and Ryan Wright, who each had a critical extra-base RBI in the seventh inning to break the scoreless tie, led the Wahoos at the plate. Bryson Smith, Alex Blandino and Jesse Winker also recorded hits for the Blue Wahoos. Winker now has a five-game hit streak and is batting .368 in the month of August.

The first run of the game came in the top of the seventh on a Duran RBI double to the left-center field gap that scored Marquez Smith from first. Wright would then bring Duran home on a triple over the head of Kenny Wilson in center.

Matt Juengel made some noise for the Suns in the bottom of the ninth with a deep homer over the left field wall. Weiss, however, responded with a pair of outs to earn the save.

The Blue Wahoos return home Friday to begin a five-game series against the Birmingham Barons.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports