Guerrero homers twice in Bats loss
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On a tough night for the Louisville Bats offense, Gabriel Guerrero shined with two home runs in an 8-2 loss to the Columbus Clippers in the series finale Sunday evening at Louisville Slugger Field. Guerrero's performance marked the fourth multi-home run game of the season for the
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On a tough night for the Louisville Bats offense, Gabriel Guerrero shined with two home runs in an 8-2 loss to the Columbus Clippers in the series finale Sunday evening at Louisville Slugger Field. Guerrero's performance marked the fourth multi-home run game of the season for the Bats, the first since
The Bats (35-54) were only able to muster three hits against a strong pitching effort from the Clippers (49-43), who completed the four-game sweep in the final trip to Louisville this season. The loss gave the Bats their fourth losing streak of at least four games this season and their first since May 20-22.
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Columbus opened the game in aggressive fashion, stealing three bases to bring home
The Bats finally reached the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth with Guerrero's first homer, a 408-ft. shot that reached the top of the berm in left-center. The Clippers responded quickly in the fifth as consecutive two-out hits allowed Barnes to bring the score to 3-1. Another rash of movement on the base path in the sixth added two more runs on a two-out, RBI single from
In the bottom half, the Bats matched with their own leadoff homer as Guerrero notched his second blast of the night, a 392-ft. fly ball over the fence in right-center. Despite Guerrero's strong showing, the rest of the Bats offense was unable to replicate his output. Columbus finished the night with two additional insurance runs in the ninth, resulting from consecutive doubles from Haase and
The Bats will now head to New York for a seven-game road trip against a pair of North Division foes, opening with the first meeting of the season with the Rochester Red Wings on Monday at 7:05 p.m. Right-hander