Wahoos Fall To Mobile Ending Winning Streak

April 24, 2017

Pensacola Blue Wahoos eight-game win streak — the longest in franchise history — came to an end Sunday when the Mobile BayBears pulled out a, 3-2, victory at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Mobile scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning when third baseman Andrew Daniel singled to center field to score center fielder Zach Welz.

Pensacola starter Luis Castillo had left the game in the sixth inning with a 2-2 tie. He allowed five hits and struck out four and didn’t walk any batters.

However, the Blue Wahoos usually reliable bullpen gave up the final run of the game. Pensacola reliever Ismael Guillon gave up a line drive single to centerfield to Welz in the eighth and balked to move him to second.

After a groundout, Blue Wahoos reliever Geoff Broussard replaced Guillon and promptly gave up the game-winning hit to Daniel. The loss was Guillon’s first of the season and evened his record at 1-1. It was also the first run Guillon has given up in five relief appearances for Pensacola giving him a 1.42 ERA.

Pensacola did get runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the ninth but Blue Wahoos right fielder Aristides Aquino, who is tied for the team lead with second baseman Josh VanMeter and center fielder Brian O’Grady with seven RBIs, struck out to end the game.

For the game, Pensacola had plenty of chances to score. It put runners in scoring position in eight of the nine innings against Mobile. But it was 1-15 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

Pensacola did score two runs in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead. VanMeter singled to right field to drive in DH Devin Mesoraco, who had doubled to center field to start the inning. Blue Wahoos first baseman Angelo Gumbs then doubled to center to score VanMeter.

Mobile catcher Jose Briceno doubled on a line drive to Pensacola left fielder Leon Landry to score Daniel in the first inning. He then tied the game 2-2, with a line drive single to Landry that scored Mobile first baseman Zach Houchins in the fourth inning. He was 2-4 with two RBIs to lead Mobile at the plate.

BayBears reliever Eric Karch gave up two hits and two walks and struck out one in the final two innings but earned the victory and is 1-1 with a save and a 0.84 ERA.

Pensacola still has the best record in the Southern League at 13-4 and leads second place Mississippi Braves, who are 8-9, in the Southern Division by five games.

Earlier in the day, RHP Ariel Hernandez was recalled to Cincinnati and looks to become the 42nd former Blue Wahoos player to make their Major League Debut.

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