Extra innings goes way of Osprey in 9-6 loss for Billings
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Billings Mustangs (8-14) were dealt their fourth extra-innings loss of the season on Sunday, falling 9-6 to the Missoula Osprey (12-10) in 10 innings in front of 2,213. Missoula got on the board in the second with a three-run home run from Carson Maxwell. It was his first
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Billings Mustangs (8-14) were dealt their fourth extra-innings loss of the season on Sunday, falling 9-6 to the Missoula Osprey (12-10) in 10 innings in front of 2,213.
Missoula got on the board in the second with a three-run home run from
Billings tied the game at 3-3 in the fourth on a two-RBI double from Matt Lloyd followed by the game-tying single by
The Mustangs held multiple two-run leads, their final one coming after the solo home run of James Free to right in the seventh. Free finished a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a homer and double in his first professional multi-hit game. It was additionally his first pro home run.
After the Osprey tied the game at 6-6 with two runs in the eighth, Free led off the bottom of the ninth with a double to left to immediately put the winning run in scoring position with nobody out.
Down to their last strike in the top of the 10th without a run across yet, Missoula got an RBI single from
Arroyo again retired the side in order in the bottom of the 10th to deal the Mustangs their fourth loss in extra innings this season in as many games.
The Mustangs and Osprey will face off in the rubber match of their three-game series Monday at Dehler Park. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. MDT in the series finale.