Wahoos Win Fifth Straight

August 19, 2017

Pensacola Blue Wahoos second baseman Arismendy Alcantara has made quite an impact on the Double-A ballclub in his first three games for them.

The 25-year-old, in his eighth professional season, got on base four times, scored twice and drove in an RBI Friday in the Blue Wahoos, 8-3, victory over the Mississippi Braves at Trustmark Park.

Pensacola won its fifth straight game and clinched the five-game series against the M-Braves with its third win.

The Blue Wahoos, the first half Southern League South Division champions, improved to 26-27 in the second half. Mississippi fell to 14-37 in the second half.

Many of the Pensacola runs against Mississippi are thanks to Alcantara, who has played in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds. He was 1-for-2 with double Friday and is now 5-for-13 for a .385 batting average, with two doubles, two triples, five runs scored and three RBIs.

In Friday’s game, Alcantara doubled in shortstop Blake Trahan in the third inning to tie the game, 1-1.  Pensacola left fielder Gabriel Guerrero followed with a triple to right field to drive in Alcantara for a 2-1 Blue Wahoos lead.

Mississippi had scored first when left fielder Jared James homered to right field in the first inning. The Braves wouldn’t score again until they tacked on two more runs in the ninth inning after Pensacola had surged ahead, 8-1.

Besides Alcantara, Guerrero extended his hitting streak to eight games and recorded his fourth straight multi-hit game going 2-for-4 with a run, triple and an RBI for 44 this season. Guerrero, who is 7-for-13 (.538) against Mississippi, reached 37 multi-hit games for the season.

Pensacola center fielder Jonathan Reynoso was 2-for-5, with a double, run scored and RBI. Meanwhile, first baseman Gavin LaValley hit 1-for-5 with two RBIs.

Austin Ross started his third game since being injured and remains under a strict pitch limit, throwing 69, including 45 for strikes. He threw four innings, allowed one run on three hits, a walk and struck out three.

Reliever Domingo Tapia earned the win for Pensacola to improve to 4-6 with a 4.14 ERA. The big righty pitched three innings, allowed one hit and struck out two.

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