TWINS TOP CARDINALS IN EXTRAS 7-6
JOHNSON CITY, TN - For the fifth time in 2019, the Elizabethton Twins played extra innings and for the fourth time in those five games, the E-Twins came out on top, beating the Johnson City Cardinals 7-6 in 10 innings.Thursday night's battle was a back-and-forth game in the purest form
JOHNSON CITY, TN - For the fifth time in 2019, the Elizabethton Twins played extra innings and for the fourth time in those five games, the E-Twins came out on top, beating the Johnson City Cardinals 7-6 in 10 innings.
Thursday night's battle was a back-and-forth game in the purest form possible, with the lead changing six times.
Elizabethton struck for an impressive 15 hits and were led by
Four other E-Twins had two or more hits, the bottom four hitters in the lineup.
While Johnson City scored a run in the first inning, Elizabethton struck for three in the fourth. Smith singled in
The Cardinals responded with three runs of their own to take the lead once again in the bottom of the fourth, but Elizabethton was back on top just a few innings later, as
Sawyer Gipson-Long struggled in his fifth start of the year, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks over 3.2 innings.
Elizabethton took advantage of wild pitches in the 10th, as
Dum was lights-out in the bottom of the 10th, retiring Johnson City 1-2-3 to earn his second win of the season.
The Twins and Cardinals continue the series in Elizabethton Friday night, at 6:30 p.m. with a Joe Mauer bobblehead giveaway for the first 500 fans through the gates.
For tickets and more information, visit elizabethtontwins.com.