Late-Game Comeback Falls Just Short in 13-11 Loss
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Kannapolis Intimidators (8-6, 36-46) came close to pulling off an improbable comeback Wednesday Night against the Rome Braves (8-6, 38-45), but the pitching woes were too much to overcome and fell 13-11.Neither side wasted much time getting on the board in this one. Rome took advantage
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - The Kannapolis Intimidators (8-6, 36-46) came close to pulling off an improbable comeback Wednesday Night against the Rome Braves (8-6, 38-45), but the pitching woes were too much to overcome and fell 13-11.
Neither side wasted much time getting on the board in this one. Rome took advantage of doubles from
Kannapolis immediately answered with a big first inning of their own in the bottom of the frame.
It didn't take long for Johan Cruz to answer that run with one of his own. In the bottom of the third, Cruz crushed a solo home run off the visitor's clubhouse in left field to bump the lead up to 5-3.
We wouldn't see a change in the score until the top of the fifth. Benson singled to score
This would also be the end of the day for
Cullen tacked on his third of four hits of the day for Rome in the top of the sixth and scored
In the bottom of the frame, Corey Zangari hit a two-run home run to score him and Cruz and cut into the deficit, leaving Kannapolis down 13-7. It was his eighth of the season and third in his last four games.
Sosa and Destino tallied back-to-back singles in the bottom of the ninth, and then Bryce Bush reached on an error to load the bases with no outs.
Kannapolis hits the road Thursday at Augusta at 7:00 p.m.