Series opening thriller ends in Lexington's favor

North Augusta, SC: In an extra-inning thriller with plenty of stressful moments, the Lexington Legends (17-17) were able to walk away with a series opening win on a Freddy Fermin RBI-single. The GreenJackets (16-18) have now lost four-straight.

Jake Wong began his outing allowing a hit in the bottom of the 1^st. It was the first hit that he has allowed since April 24^th, after he had gone the last 12 innings without giving up a hit.
In the 2^nd inning, the GreenJackets scored their first run of the night on an Ismael Munguia RBI single. It was Munguia's 10^th RBI of 2019 and he extends his hitting streak to four games as he finishes the night 2-5, R, RBI.
The GreenJackets added another run in the 4^th inning when Jose Layer singled and scored Frankie Tostado. Layer picked-up an RBI for the 2^nd night in-a-row.
In the 5^th inning, it was a Tostado fielder's choice that scored another run to extend the lead to 3-0. Jake Wong continued his brilliance on the mound. After 17 innings of shutout baseball on the mound, Lexington scored twice on Wong in the 6^th inning.
An RBI-groundout for Eric Cole, and an RBI single for Reed Rohlman made it just a 3-2 GreenJackets lead. Wong ends up going six innings for the 3^rd straight game, allowing two runs and striking out four.
In the 7^th inning, an error cost the GreenJackets. Tostado was unable to handle a groundball and it allowed Eric Cole to reach base. He would later score in the inning on an RBI for Rubendy Jaquez to tie the game at three.
Josh Dye stymied the GreenJackets bats out of the Lexington bullpen. He went three innings without allowing a run and we went to extra-innings. In the 10^th, with Jose Layer on 3^rd base, 3^rd baseman Nate Eaton caught a fly-ball right in front of the Augusta dugout. As he caught it, he barely slid into the GreenJackets dugout, and he was out of play, allowing Layer to score from 3^rd base.
With the GreenJackets leading 4-3, Lexington tied the game at four on a balk from Ryan Walker. The score was tied at four in the 11^th, and the GreenJackets loaded the bases with one out. Daniel James was able to work around it for two strikeouts and get out of the jam.
In the home-half of the 11^th, after an intentional walk put runners on 1^st and 2^nd base, Freddy Fermin singled into right field for Lexington. Mikey Edie came up throwing but Angulo couldn't catch it at the plate, and Eric Cole scored from 2^nd base as Lexington walked-it-off with a 5-4 win.
Tomorrow's Game:  2:05 PM @ Whitaker Bank Ballpark, Lexington, Kentucky
Pitching Matchup: (AUG) LHP Seth Corry (0-1, 1.88 ERA) vs (LEX) LHP Austin Cox (1-3, 4.80 ERA)
Southpaws take the mound in Game #2 of the series between the GreenJackets and Legends. For Augusta, Seth Corry will make his 7^th start of the season. Corry is coming off an outing where he made it just 4.1 innings on the mound. He did pile up 7 strikeouts for the 4^th time this year. Last time he faced Lexington at SRP Park on May 1^st, he went a career high 5.1 innings while allowing only two runs. Corry is ranked as the #25 prospect in the San Francisco Giants organization according to MLB.com.
Austin Cox makes his 7^th start of the year, and his 2^nd against the GreenJackets in 2019. He opposed Corry on May 1^st, and in that outing, he also went 5.1 innings while allowing four runs on five hits and he received the loss. After Cox's 1^st three starts, he had an ERA of 2.40. In his last three starts, he has an ERA of 7.20. Cox is ranked as the #22 Prospect in the Kansas City Royals organization according to MLB.com.
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