COLUMBIA, SC - Columbia third baseman Mark Vientos extended his hitting streak in Thursday night's 4-1 loss against Greenville. Vientos' streak now stands at nine games, a team-high for Fireflies players in 2019. The base hit came in the fourth inning with Columbia (18-29) trailing the Drive (19-27), 3-1. Vientos
COLUMBIA, SC - Columbia third baseman Mark Vientos extended his hitting streak in Thursday night's 4-1 loss against Greenville. Vientos' streak now stands at nine games, a team-high for Fireflies players in 2019.
The base hit came in the fourth inning with Columbia (18-29) trailing the Drive (19-27), 3-1. Vientos was also responsible for the run scored by the Fireflies earlier in the game, a sacrifice fly that scored Ronny Mauricio in the opening frame.
An additional offensive standout for Columbia during the evening was Shervyen Newton , who recorded a pair of singles in four at-bats. It was the second baseman's second multi-hit game of 2019.
Many of the Fireflies bats were silenced by Greenville starter Brayan Bello (W, 2-3). The Dominican Republic native pitched 5.1 innings, and struck out eight Columbia hitters. Jose Butto (L, 0-6) pitched the first four frames for Columbia, allowing three runs on four hits, while striking out two.
Fireflies lefty reliever Jake Simon delivered a scoreless relief outing on the mound. In his first appearance for the Fireflies in 2019, Simon went two innings, allowing no hits and striking out three.
SCORING SUMMARY:
Bottom 1: Mark Vientos hits a sacrifice fly into center field, Ronny Mauricio scores. COL 1, GVL 0
Top 2: Tyler Dearden singles, Kole Cottam scores…Jonathan Ortega out on a sacrifice bunt, Brandon Howlett scores. GVL 2, COL 1
Top 3: Triston Casas hits a solo homer to left. GVL 3, COL 1
Top 5: Devlin Granberg reaches on a fielding error by Vientos, Tyler Esplin scores. GVL 4, COL 1
The series finale will take place against Greenville on Friday at 7:05 ET at Segra Park. Right-hander Willy Taveras (2-5, 4.47) is expected to get the starting nod for the Fireflies, and will most likely face RHP Alex Scherff (0-3, 4.58). The first 1,500 fans through the gates will receive a David Wright Capital City Bombers bobblehead. You can tune in to the action at FireFliesLivestream.com or on the MiLB.TV app.
