Trash Pandas Make Home Fans Happy In 7-6 Walk-Off Win
MADISON, Alabama – Two wild pitches by the Biscuits scored the tying and winning runs for the Trash Pandas in the ninth inning as Rocket City defeated Montgomery in walk-off fashion by the final of 7-6 on Thursday. Neither side found a run until the fifth as Montgomery infielder Willy
MADISON, Alabama – Two wild pitches by the Biscuits scored the tying and winning runs for the Trash Pandas in the ninth inning as Rocket City defeated Montgomery in walk-off fashion by the final of 7-6 on Thursday.
Neither side found a run until the fifth as Montgomery infielder Willy Vasquez doubled to give the Biscuits the first run of the game for the third straight night.
Rocket City fought back with a four-run fifth as infielder Ben Gobbel tied the game on a single before outfielder Landon Wallace doubled for his first hit as a Trash Panda to drive in the go-ahead run. Run-scoring singles from outfielder Nelson Rada and designated hitter Sam Brown increased the Rocket City lead to 4-1 before the end of the frame.
The Biscuits battled their way back in the sixth with a double from catcher Dominic Keegan cutting the deficit to two before a pair of singles from infielder Nick Schnell and outfielder Dru Baker tied the game at four.
Montgomery took the lead in the seventh with a run-scoring double from designated hitter Kenny Piper before a single from Keegan added insurance to make it 6-4 Biscuits.
Trash Pandas infielder Denzer Guzman cut the deficit to one in the eighth with a solo homer for his second at the Double-A level. Rocket City reliever Eric Torres (W, 1-1) kept the Trash Pandas within one through two scoreless frames on the mound.
Down one in the bottom of the ninth, a wild pitch scored infielder Arol Vera to tie the game before the Trash Pandas walked-off the game on another wild pitch from Biscuits pitcher Haden Erbe (L, 1-1) to score pinch-hitter Gustavo Campero to send the home fans happy.
Rocket City earned its first walk-off win of the season to retake the series lead 2-1.
The Trash Pandas face the Biscuits again on Friday for Princess Night presented by Chick-fil-A. First pitch against the Biscuits is slated for 6:35 p.m. Josh Caray will have the call on WZZN 97.7-HD2.
Probable Starters: Jack Kochanowicz (RCT) vs. Ian Seymour (MTG)