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July 31, 2017
Pensacola Blue Wahoos center fielder Gabriel Guerrero smacked a line drive over the center field wall to tie the Birmingham Barons in the seventh inning.
But the Barons scored two runs in the bottom of the inning to go ahead, 4-2, and overcame the Blue Wahoos in front of 5,399 at Regions Field.
Birmingham catcher Brett Austin scored on a line drive single by shortstop Danny Medrick for the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Then, DH Nick Basto singled to left field to drive in Medrick.
Pensacola fell to 18-18 and remain tied with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for first in the Southern League South Division in the second half. Pensacola is 58-48 overall and won the first half title. They are the first Southern League team since the Tennessee Smokies (2009-2011) to win a Southern League record four straight halves.
Birmingham got back-to-back solo homers in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead, 2-1, when center fielder Hunter Jones and left fielder Courtney Hawkins, who both clobbered the ball over the left field wall. It was Jones sixth homer of the season and the seventh for Hawkins.
Pensacola scored first in the fourth inning to go up, 1-0, when Josh VanMeter singled to center and stole second base — his 12th steal in 14 attempts. He advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored when Blue Wahoos first baseman Brian O’Grady bounced into a force out.
Pensacola starter Keury Mella pitched six innings and allowed two runs on six hits and two walks, and he struck out five.
Pensacola reliever Tyler Rainey made his first Double-A appearance and got the loss, giving up two runs, one earned on three hits and struck out one in his one inning of work Sunday.
Birmingham starter Jordan Stephens rebounded from allowing five runs in 5.2 innings in his last start against Chattanooga, to pitch seven innings and give up two runs to Pensacola on six hits and four walks and struck out six. He is 2-3 with a 2.10 ERA this season.
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