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Wahoos Fall To Smokies
August 6, 2017
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lost its third straight game Saturday, losing 6-2, to Tennessee at Smokies Stadium.
The Smokies benefited from a two-run homer by right fielder Daniel Spingola and five scoreless innings from right-hander Steve Perakslis to take a 2-0 lead in the five-game series.
Pensacola had pulled within, 3-2, in the seventh inning when Spingola launched his fourth homer of the season in the bottom of the inning, which also scored left fielder Charcer Burkes, to put Tennessee ahead, 5-2.
Tennessee earned an insurance run in the eighth inning, when Ian Rice singled in first baseman Yasiel Balaguert, who had singled to start the inning, to extend its lead to 6-2.
Pensacola scored two runs in the seventh inning to trail Tennessee, 3-2. Blue Wahoos first baseman Gavin LaValley, who singled to start the inning, scored when catcher Chad Tromp grounded out to second base. Pensacola second baseman Josh VanMeter scored the Blue Wahoos second run with two outs when left fielder Brian O’Grady grounded to first base and reached on an error.
The Smokies went up, 3-0, on Pensacola when it scored two runs in the third inning when second baseman David Bote that drove in Burks and Spingola. It added another run in the fourth inning when center fielder Trey Martin hit a line drive to left field that drove in Balaguert.
Perakslis, who has made 19 relief appearances for the Smokies, made his first spot start of the season and worked five scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking none and striking out nine. He improved to 4-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.60.
Pensacola shortstop Blake Trahan earned the only hit off Perakslis when he doubled to left field to start the game.
Blue Wahoos center fielder Gabriel Guerrero contributed two of the team’s five hits, going 2-4 to give him 31 multi-hit games this season.
Pensacola fell to 20-22 in the second half in the Southern League South Division. Pensacola is 60-52 overall and won the first half title. Tennessee improved to 22-20 in the North Division and is 58-53 overall.
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