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Dixon Smacks Fifth Homer In Four Games
June 3, 2016
Pensacola Blue Wahoos second baseman Brandon Dixon hit his fifth home run in four games Thursday at Hank Aaron Stadium and drove in his 13th and 14th runs during his hot-hitting streak.
Dixon got all of the pitch to launch a solo shot over the left field fence in the sixth inning as Pensacola won, 4-1, over the Mobile BayBears. The Blue Wahoos now lead the series, 2-1.
Playing left field to keep his hot bat in the lineup, Dixon also singled in the eighth inning to drive in center fielder Phillip Ervin with his second RBI of the game Thursday.
Dixon now has eight homers on the year, which is third in the Southern League. He has driven in 33 runs, good for fourth in the Southern League. And after a 2-3 game Thursday with a walk, the 24-year-old is hitting .312, which ranks seventh in the league.
Dixon, who has hit in seven of his last eight games, is now 11-16 (.688) in his last four games. He hit two homers in back-to-back games May 29 against the Birmingham Barons and May 31 against Mobile.
Pensacola starter Rookie Davis, who missed three starts, took the mound for the first time since May 11. He rejoined the best pitching staff in the Southern League with a 3.11 ERA.
Davis worked four innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks, while striking out two. His only run was a solo blast by Mobile’s Gabriel Guerrero in the fourth inning, which was his second in three games against Pensacola.
Pensacola relievers Barrett Astin, Nick Routt and Alejandro Chacin combined for five innings pitched, two hits, one walk and four strikeouts. Chacin is tied for first in the Southern League with 10 saves in 11 chances this season. Astin got the victory and is 5-1 with a 2.75 ERA.
Pensacola’s improved to 32-21 in the Southern League South Division and remain in first. The BayBears dropped to 23-30.
The Blue Wahoos scored first in the second inning when third baseman Eric Jagielo launched his third homer of the season. He was 2-4 in the game.
After Guerrero tied it with one swing, Pensacola went back on top, 2-1, in the fifth inning when Blue Wahoos catch Joe Hudson doubled to center and scored on Mobile starter Yoan Lopez’s throwing error.
Also leading the Blue Wahoos, who had 11 hits total, was Ervin, who was 2-4 and scored a run. Meanwhile, Hudson also earned two hits, going 2-4 with a double and run scored.
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