Astros offense stalls late in 7-3 loss
The Greeneville Astros (30-28) dropped the series Tuesday night against the Bristol Pirates (13-44) following a 7-3 loss. The Astros surrendered four late inning runs which proved to be the difference. With a scoreless first inning in the books, Bristol got on the scoreboard first with two runs in the
The Greeneville Astros (30-28) dropped the series Tuesday night against the Bristol Pirates (13-44) following a 7-3 loss. The Astros surrendered four late inning runs which proved to be the difference.
With a scoreless first inning in the books, Bristol got on the scoreboard first with two runs in the top of the second inning. A walk and a double started the inning before starter
Greeneville quickly started to chip away in the bottom of the second with a
The Astros pulled ahead with their first lead of the game in the bottom of the third inning after scoring two more runs. With two outs to start the inning,
The Pirates returned the favor by bringing a run across the plate in the top of the fourth tying the game for the second time. Left fielder
Bristol started to run away with the game in the top of the seventh after breaking the tie with a three-run inning. After starting the inning with a single and a hit batter,
Greeneville now heads on the road for a crucial three game road series against the Johnson City Cardinals to battle for second place in the west division of the Appalachian League. Right handers
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