Five-Run Eighth Lifts Baysox to 10-5 Win
TRENTON, NJ - The Bowie Baysox (19-23) plated five runs in a big eighth inning and snapped a four-game skid with a 10-5 victory over the Trenton Thunder (27-15) on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park in Trenton.
TRENTON, NJ - The Bowie Baysox (19-23) plated five runs in a big eighth inning and snapped a four-game skid with a 10-5 victory over the Trenton Thunder (27-15) on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park in Trenton.
In Bowie's five-run eighth,
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The Baysox had 14 hits in the game, which is a season-high allowed by Trenton.
Mountcastle (3-4, RBI, R), Mullins (3-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R), Rifaela (3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R) and Santander (2-5, 2B, RBI, R) all had multi-hit games for manager Gary Kendall's squad.
The four RBI for Mullins marked a new career-high, breaking his previous career-best mark of three.
The game was tied at five apiece in the seventh and Trenton had the go-ahead run at second with one away, but LHP
Gonzalez (2.0 IP, BB, K) earned the win for Bowie to improve to 1-0 on the season. RHP
Harvey (n/d) gave up the three runs on five hits to go along with six strikeouts in four innings of work.
Bowie took the lead for the time being with a five-run fifth as back-to-back doubles from
In his Double-A debut, King (n/d) surrendered five runs on 10 hits to go along with a walk and three strikeouts in 5.0 IP.
The Baysox return home to open a three-game set with the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night at Prince George's Stadium. First pitch of the series opener is set for 6:35 p.m. with LHP