Mobile Slugs Past Pensacola, 14-2

Sweet tallies his first career Double-A homer

August 11, 2018

MOBILE, Ala. - After a promising start by the Wahoos, the BayBears slugged their way past the Wahoos with a 14-2 win at Hank Aaron Stadium on Saturday.On a night celebrating former BayBear and longtime Major League pitcher, Jake Peavy, it was the visiting Wahoos who looked to spoil the

MOBILE, Ala. - After a promising start by the Wahoos, the BayBears slugged their way past the Wahoos with a 14-2 win at Hank Aaron Stadium on Saturday.
On a night celebrating former BayBear and longtime Major League pitcher, Jake Peavy, it was the visiting Wahoos who looked to spoil the party. TJ Friedl opened the game with an infield single and advanced on a throwing error by Riley Unroe. He later scored on a wild pitch from Jason Alexander (W, 1-5) to make the score 1-0.
However, Mobile came roaring back in the bottom of the first when the first three batters doubled off Wahoos starter Daniel Wright (L, 6-8). The BayBears sent all nine men to the plate in the first and eventually scored four runs on five hits. Wright-who was hit hard at Hank Aaron Stadium on Opening Day-suffered his eighth defeat of the season after he was charged with eight runs on 10 hits over 5.1 innings. Mobile eventually finished the night 14 runs on 18 hits with nine of those hits going for extra bases.
Daniel Sweet had a standout performance offensively for Pensacola. Filling in for the suspended Jose Siri, Sweet recorded his first career Double-A home run in his first at-bat and then doubled in the fifth inning off Alexander. He finished the night 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
The Battle of the Bay series concludes tomorrow night as the Wahoos hope to earn a series win in the rubber match. RHP Wyatt Strahan (6-9, 7.23) is looking for a bounce-back performance. He will be opposed by RHP Jesus Castillo (7-4, 4.77). Sunday's series finale can be heard on the radio at 97.1 The Ticket/1490 AM Milton, and www.bluewahoos.com, with coverage beginning at 5:00 p.m.
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