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Wahoos Take Series 4-3 Over Biloxi
May 7, 2016
With highly acclaimed pitching prospects Rookie Davis and Josh Hader on the hill, both offenses hoped they could save their best for last.
Pensacola pounced on the Biloxi bullpen and held off a late Shuckers rally to win 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 5,038 at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Wahoos extended their winning streak to four games and have a chance to take first place in the Southern League South Division with a win Saturday.
The game lived up to the hype as a pitcher’s duel. Davis preserved his sub-1.00 earned run average, scattering a run on four hits over six innings, while Hader, Milwaukee’s No. 4 prospect according to MLB.com, struck out eight Wahoos in 5.2 innings. Alex Blandino knocked him out of the game with a double, forced a high throw from Shuckers catcher Jacob Nottingham to advance to third and scored on a wild pitch.
“I think Nottingham actually set him up,” Pensacola manager Pat Kelly said. “They had done it a couple of pitches before when Blandino had faked to break. I think Nottingham was hoping he’d run, but Alex was a good enough athlete to recognize on the long throw to second, he’s got a chance to go to third.”
The Wahoos put the game out of reach in the seventh as Tony Renda scored Joe Hudson on a triple to center field. Renda, batting .293 in 27 games with a team-leading 10 extra-base hits, credits his success to a simple approach.
“I’m working every day,” Renda said. “Nobody’s perfect, but I strive for perfection. I still haven’t had a perfect game, so I need to keep working toward it and go about my business the right way every day.”
Biloxi added intrigue with a late rally against Carlos Gonzalez, scoring two runs on three singles, before Alejandro Chacin struck out Brandon Macias and left the bases loaded.
“When we tacked on the two runs, it gave a little cushion to work with,” Kelly said. “Fortunately we had it, because we definitely needed it. Gonzalez has been so good, and they kind of seemed to find some holes.”
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