Doubles Derail K-Mets in Game 2
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.- The Elizabethton Twins continued its torrid pace with a 9-3 Game 2 victory over the Kingsport Mets Monday evening at Joe O'Brien Field as the home team clinched its fifth-straight win and its seventh in its last eight ballgames during the lopsided affair.The story of the night was
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn.- The Elizabethton Twins continued its torrid pace with a 9-3 Game 2 victory over the Kingsport Mets Monday evening at Joe O'Brien Field as the home team clinched its fifth-straight win and its seventh in its last eight ballgames during the lopsided affair.
The story of the night was doubles as the E-Twins (25-14) pounded out six on the night-five of which scored runs. Pair that with the three from Kingsport (15-23) and the ballgame consisted of nine doubles. The Twins led early and often but the Mets continued to cut the deficit inning by inning before a four-run sixth for the home team put the game out of reach.
A pair of doubles proved problematic in the first inning when
After one inning of play, Elizabethton led 1-0.
Zeros spanned the scoreboard for the next two innings before the home team got thisgs going again in the fourth with two runs off two hits. An RBI double from
Down by three heading to the fifth, the Mets joined the double parade as both
Elizabethton gained the run back in the inning that followed as the club squeaked a run across on three hits in the frame. Andrew Bechtold's sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field was plenty deep enough to bring in Shane Carrier from third as the Twins once again led by three runs at 4-1 after five innings.
Like clockwork, Kingsport responded once again in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to two runs. It was
The E-Twins responded once again in the biggest way of the game thus far as the home team plated four runs off four hits in the frame against Kingsport reliver
Following a scoreless seventh inning, Kingsport added a run in the top of the eighth on the second RBI of the night from Moreno. This time, it was a double off the left field wall that drove in
Elizabethton added on once more in the eighth as two fielding errors by Moreno at short stop lef to one unearned run being score. A bloop single down the left field line off the bat of
That was all the scoring on the night as the Twins took Game 2 of the series by a final score of 9-3. Elizabethton racked up nine runs off 14 hits with an error while the Mets tallied only three runs off seven hits with three Moreno errors in the field.
Moreno did, however, have a good night at the plate-finishing the contest 2-for-4 with his second home run of the season and two RBIs. Dirocie tallied two hits with an RBI as well. For the Twins, the club pounded out six doubles on the night while Bechtold brought in three runs during the win.
Picking up the win after tossing 5 1/3 in the start was Elizabethton starter
The conclusion of the three-game series between Kingsport and Elizabethton will begin Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. from Joe O'Brien Field. Coverage of the contest can be found on the Kingsport Mets Baseball Network beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the Braeden's Barbeque Pregame Show with Eric Cain on the microphone.