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Walk-Off Walk Burns Stones in Extra-Inning Loss to Montgomery

Columbus lets early 4-0 lead slip, falls 5-4 to Biscuits in 10 innings.
Eric Hartman drove in a run as part of the Clingstones four-run second inning. (Hannah Bachman)
12:32 AM EDT

The Columbus Clingstones (35-32, 64-67) erupted early, but lost traction and ultimately were walked off in extra innings in a 5-4 loss to the Montgomery Biscuits (70-66, 35-32) in 10 innings on Saturday night at Dabos Park. Decisive Plays: Columbus roared in front in the second inning on a two-run

The Columbus Clingstones (35-32, 64-67) erupted early, but lost traction and ultimately were walked off in extra innings in a 5-4 loss to the Montgomery Biscuits (70-66, 35-32) in 10 innings on Saturday night at Dabos Park.

Decisive Plays: Columbus roared in front in the second inning on a two-run home run (6) from Carson Taylor and RBI singles from John Gil and Eric Hartman to take a 4-0 lead. Montgomery cut the deficit in half with a two-run single in the fourth inning from Gregory Barrios. A two-run home run from Brock Jones tied the game in the fifth inning. Neither side scored until the 10th inning, when J.T. Arruda drew a bases-loaded walk to win the game for Montgomery.

Key Contributors: Taylor (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI), Gil (1-for-5, RBI), and Hartman (1-for-5, RBI) accounted for the Columbus offense. For Montgomery, Jones (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) had the game-tying swing while Arruda (1-for-4, RBI) had the game-winning walk.

Notable: Columbus falls to 30-33 in road games this season and 4-9 in extra-inning games. Gil extended his on-base streak to 18 games. Luke Sinnard struck out seven of the first nine batters he faced.

Next Game (Sunday, September 13): Columbus at Montgomery, 2:05 p.m. ET at DABOS Park. RHP Davis Polo (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for Columbus opposed by RHP Jackson Baumeister (4-6, 5.24 ERA) for Montgomery. Radio Broadcast: 1:50 p.m. ET on SportsVisions 92.1 FM. Stream: Bally Sports Live.