Montgomery Pitchers Out Dueled in 5-1 Loss to Clingstones

Photo by Natalie Buchanan

COLUMBUS, GA - The Montgomery Biscuits (21-19) lost their second straight game, 5-1, to the Columbus Clingstones (18-21) on Wednesday night at Synovus Park.

Owen Wild covered 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs in his sixth start. After two perfect frames, he allowed a run in the third and fourth innings. He exited after allowing a pair of two-out hits in the sixth.

Cooper Kinney hooked a ball over the wall in right to lead off the seventh inning to break up the shutout and make it 3-1. Kinney is tied for second in the league with nine home runs.

Ian Mejia went seven innings for a third straight start. He had a streak of 36 2/3 scoreless innings before Kinney's home run to lead off the seventh. Mejia has a league-best 1.03 ERA over 43 2/3 innings.

Derrick Edington struck out a pair in a scoreless inning.

The third game of the series is on Thursday afternoon at Synovus Park. Ty Cummings will make the start for Montgomery while Blake Burkhalter is slated to start for Columbus. The first pitch is at 4:35pm CT. Following the game will be another seven-inning game to make up an earlier rainout at Riverwalk Stadium. Fans can listen on Jox 740, MLB At Bat, and Bally Live.