'Cakes stiffen in clutch to hold off Sox
The New Orleans Baby Cakes mounted a three-run rally to snap a sixth-inning tie and went on to defeat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday night, 4-1.With the game tied 1-1, Steve Lombardozzi doubled into the right-center field gap and advanced to third on a two-out infield single by
The New Orleans Baby Cakes mounted a three-run rally to snap a sixth-inning tie and went on to defeat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday night, 4-1.
With the game tied 1-1,
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The lone Colorado Springs run scored in the third after Ivan DeJesus, Jr. singled, moved to third on a double by Ryan Cordell, and trotted home on Garrett Cooper's ground out.
New Orleans evened things in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Aviles to cash in Lombardozzi's leadoff single. Lombardozzi finished with his second multi-hit effort in as many games since returning from the disabled list.
Blazek (1-2) was charged with four runs on six hits in six innings to take the loss for Colorado Springs.
The 'Cakes and Sox continue the four-game set on Saturday at 6 p.m.