Braves Defeated by Blue Jays in Season's Longest Contest
DANVILLE, Va. - The Bluefield Blue Jays evened up the series against the Danville Braves in a long, rain-delayed contest Tuesday night, winning 14-6 after a nine-run fifth inning broke the game open.Michael Mateja had a career-high four RBI and hit his first home run of the season to lead Danville.
DANVILLE, Va. - The Bluefield Blue Jays evened up the series against the Danville Braves in a long, rain-delayed contest Tuesday night, winning 14-6 after a nine-run fifth inning broke the game open.
Bluefield struck first in the second inning, with a two-run home run from
In the fourth inning, with
The lead wouldn't last long however, with 13 Bluefield batters combining for nine runs to take an 11-3 lead the Blue Jays would not relinquish. Danville plated two more in the sixth on an RBI line out by Mateja and an RBI groundout from
The game was not a clean one defensively, with Bluefield committing four errors and Danville contributing two. The Danville pitching staff also walked 11 batters, a season high.
The game was the first rain delayed contest of the season for the D-Braves, with a delay lasting one hour and 38 minutes. It was also the longest game of the year, lasting three hours and 35 minutes.
The D-Braves and the Blue Jays will conclude the series on Wednesday, with the game scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.