Winker Homers In Fifth Straight, Wahoos Win

August 16, 2015

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (28-21, 53-64) defeated the Biloxi Shuckers (23-25, 66-50) in front of a packed house at MGM Park.

Jesse Winker homered in his fifth consecutive game to give the Wahoos the lead for good, as he hit a two-run blast in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie. He finished 2-4 on the night and brought his home run total to 13 on the year. The homer was also his 10th of the second half.

Wahoos starter Cody Reed (3-1) pitched 7.0 scoreless innings while striking out ten batters in the victory. He was matched by Biloxi starter Tyler Wagner, who also pitched a 7.0 inning shutout. The loss went to Shuckers reliever Yhonathan Barrios (1-1), who allowed Winker’s two-run bomb. Zack Weiss earned the save for the Wahoos, his 20th of the season.

The Wahoos threatened in the top of the fourth as Ryan Wright led off with a double. However, he was eliminated at third on a throw from center fielder Brett Phillips after a Winker single. Marquez Smith would then single to put two on, but Wagner would retire the next two after that.

They came close to breaking the tie again in the seventh as Sean Buckley doubled with a man on base. Seth Mejias-Brean was then eliminated at home after a pair of great throws from Phillips and Orlando Arcia.

Winker broke the tie in the top of the eighth with a two-run blast to right-center. The homer was his fifth in as many games, matching Kyle Skipworth’s previous season high.

The Shuckers made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth as a sacrifice fly by Nick Shaw made it 2-1. However, Weiss was able to get his 20th save of the season with the potential tying run on third.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports, TOP sports