Hudson Valley Handles CT Tigers, 3-1

NORWICH, Ct. - Jeremiah Burks tallied the lone RBI for the Connecticut Tigers (25-33) with an infield single during the sixth inning but the Hudson Valley Renegades (35-26) rallied for three unanswered runs in the final three frames to hand the Tigers a 3-1 loss on Monday night at Dodd Stadium.

Connecticut starter Adam Wolf and reliever Juan Aguilera combined to open the ballgame with 5 2/3 scoreless innings, four hits, and four strikeouts. Aguilera worked around four walks and stranded four runners between the fifth and sixth innings. 

The Tigers broke the scoreless tie with a two-out rally in the bottom of the sixth. Alexis Garcia drew a walk, Dayton Dugas singled to center field, and Burks brought Garcia home on a single to third base; his first RBI since July 18 at Hudson Valley. 

Trailing 1-0 in the seventh, Hudson Valley scored twice with two outs on a wild pitch by Tigers reliever Arvicent Perez (Loss, 0-2) and an RBI double by Renegades shortstop Ford Proctor. Hudson Valley added one more run in the ninth when Dylan Stock allowed a sacrifice fly RBI by Tyler Frank.

Connecticut went hitless through the final three innings against Renegades reliever Alan Strong (Win, 1-1). Hudson Valley improved to 6-1 against Connecticut this season as the Tigers fell 7 1/2 games behind the first-place Tri-City ValleyCats in the Stedler Division with 15 games remaining.

On Tuesday, the Tigers continue their three-game home series against the Hudson Valley Renegades at Dodd Stadium on Dollar Hot Dog Night presented by Kayem. Game coverage on the Norwich Courtyard by Marriott Connecticut Tigers Radio Network begins at 6:50 p.m. with Kevin Gehl and Elijah Gonzalez on WICH 1310 AM and online at CTTigers.com.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Individual tickets for all 2018 home games, season memberships to "The Club," ticket mini-plans, and Tigers team merchandise are now on sale at Dodd Stadium, by phone at 860-887-7962, and online at CTTigers.com.