Bats drop series finale to PawSox, 6-2
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In their final meeting of the season, the Pawtucket Red Sox (53-61) rode strong clutch hitting to a 6-2 win over the Louisville Bats (51-62) Thursday evening at Louisville Slugger Field. The defeat clinched the Bats' first series loss since dropping a four-game set to the Columbus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In their final meeting of the season, the Pawtucket Red Sox (53-61) rode strong clutch hitting to a 6-2 win over the Louisville Bats (51-62) Thursday evening at Louisville Slugger Field. The defeat clinched the Bats' first series loss since dropping a four-game set to the Columbus Clippers on July 12-15.
In his first Triple-A start of the season,
After a quiet first inning, the PawSox broke through in the second with a two-out double by first baseman
Pawtucket carried its momentum into the third as a pair of doubles added brought home another run. In the following at-bat, third baseman
Following the inning, both pitchers began to settle in and maintained the margin in the middle innings. Unfortunately for the Bats, the quiet period concluded in the seventh as
The Bats attempted to mount a rally in the late going, first with a double in the seventh and consecutive two-out singles in the eighth, but each frame ended with stranded runners. After stranding two PawSox were stranded in the top of the ninth, McElroy and Trahan reached on two-out singles before a flyout closed the contest.
Louisville will now turn its attention toward a weekend series with the league-leading Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Phillies affiliate marks the final new opponent to venture into Louisville Slugger Field this season. In their previous meeting this season, the IronPigs took three of four back in mid-April. Right-hander