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GREENEVILLE, Tenn.- The Kingsport Mets prolonged their longest losing streak in five seasons as the Greeneville Astros came out victorious in two ballgames Sunday afternoon with a 6-2 win in Game 1 and a 3-1 win in the night cap as over 2,100 fans stormed through the gates of Pioneer
GREENEVILLE, Tenn.- The Kingsport Mets prolonged their longest losing streak in five seasons as the Greeneville Astros came out victorious in two ballgames Sunday afternoon with a 6-2 win in Game 1 and a 3-1 win in the night cap as over 2,100 fans stormed through the gates of Pioneer Park to catch a two-for-one Appalachian League deal Sunday afternoon.
Game 1: Kingsport 2, Greeneville 6 (9 innings)
The opening-game of the series began on schedule Saturday evening at 6 p.m., but with inclement weather in and around the East Tennessee area, the game was suspended in the top of the second inning with both teams knotted at zero.
When play resumed Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., Kingsport (3-7) had runners at first and third base with no outs.
After two innings, Kingsport held a quick 2-0 lead over Greeneville.
From there, Astros (7-4) hurler
Rodriguez's final line on the day was seven innings, three hits, one run and one walk.
On the other hand, following six quick outs to begin the day for Kingsport pitcher
In the fifth, an RBI double from
The two monster innings led to Bryant's line reading of six innings, seven hits, five earned runs and two strikeouts. Both starters,
Kingsport was led at the plate by Vasquez with a 2-for-4 effort and an RBI.
Sunday's Game 1 conclusion was the sixth-consecutive loss or the Kingsport Mets since winning their third-straight game to begin the season a week prior at home against the Johnson City Cardinals on June 25.
Game 2: Kingsport 1, Greeneville 3 (7 innings)
Forced to shuffle around the starting rotation because of the weather over the weekend,
Still leading 1-0 two innings later, the Astros added with another run in the bottom of the third thanks to a sacrifice fly off the bat of
The Mets finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the fourth when
Needing some insurance late in the seven-inning affair, Greeneville's Roman Garcia doubled in Adrian Tovalin in the bottom of the sixth inning, setting the table for
Sanchez takes the loss for Kingsport after surrendering two early runs over three innings. Aaron Ford was the first K-Met out of the bullpen and pitched two innings of scoreless baseball with four strikeouts. Mac Lozer was the final Met to toss the baseball as the rookie surrendered one run and two hits in one inning.
Kingsport will get back to work Monday night with Game 3 of the series set to begin at 7 p.m. Coverage on the Kingsport Mets Baseball Network begins at 6:45 p.m. with the Braden's Barbeque Pregame Show. Action can be found at kmets.com and on the Tune In app.