Danville Falls in Sixth Straight
DANVILLE, Va. - In its sixth extra-inning contest of the season, the Danville Braves were outlasted in 10 innings against the Johnson City Cardinals, 5-3, on Saturday night at Legion Field.
DANVILLE, Va. - In its sixth extra-inning contest of the season, the Danville Braves were outlasted in 10 innings against the Johnson City Cardinals, 5-3, on Saturday night at Legion Field.
In the top of the 10th, Danville (15-15) gave up two runs, including one run unearned due to the new MiLB rule of a player starting at second base. With one out, the Cardinals'
Danville loaded the bases in the 10th with a single and a walk, but the Braves couldn't make the most of their opportunity. Overall on the evening, Danville went 2-for-15 with runners in scoring position.
However, the D-Braves did break open with two leads throughout the game. In the first inning, Danville opened the scoring with a
After Johnson City scored two in the top of the fourth, Danville came back with a pair of their own.
The Braves opened the inning with a pair of singles, and with one out,
One batter later, Nick Shumpert lodged a sac fly to left field, scoring Nick Vizcaino and giving Danville the 3-2 lead.
Danville will host game No. 2 of its three-game set tomorrow with the Johnson City Cardinals. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.