Senzel Smacks Walk-off Single
PENSACOLA, Fla., - Nick Senzel smacked his first walk-off base hit in a Pensacola Blue Wahoos uniform, when he hit a sharp single back up the middle to score Joe Hudson with the winning run.
PENSACOLA, Fla., -
Senzel, the top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization, said he was "lucky" to hit the fourth straight slider he saw from Mississippi Braves reliever
"I wanted to put a good at-bat together," Senzel said. "They were all sliders. The best pitch I got to hit was his first one. That's his go-to pitch. The last one, I put the barrel on it and luckily it went through."
Pensacola manager
"The right guy was up at the right time," Kelly said. "Watts has good stuff. He had four tough sliders. That last one was up and Senzel got it through that hole."
The second walk-off this series, after
"This has been a fun series," Senzel said. "That's a good club on the other side and they will be ready to play every day and so will we."
The ninth inning rally started with a sizzling ground ball single to right field by left fielder
It was the fourth time since Tuesday that Goeddel, who is hitting .249, has come through with a clutch hit. He has two-game winners and two hits that have tied the game against the Chattanooga Lookouts and Mississippi.
Pensacola shortstop
Mississippi loaded the bases in the seventh inning on Pensacola middle reliever
In the eighth inning, Hudson kept Mississippi off the bases when he fired to Blue Wahoos first baseman
Another big hit in the game came when Pensacola right fielder
Kelly said that Mississippi was trying to keep Guerrero from getting a pitch to hit.
"I don't think you can pitch around Guerrero," Kelly said, chuckling. "That ball was a foot outside and he hit it to right field."
Mississippi scored two runs in the fourth to go up, 2-0. Neslony doubled to the wall in right center to drive in third baseman
In the third start for
Davis stood in the tunnel leading to the Blue Wahoos clubhouse after the game and gave all of his teammates a high-five. A Pensacola starter last season, he is 0-0 with a 4.61 ERA. Davis has pitched 13.2 innings total and allowed 12 hits, seven earned runs, walked six and struck out 11.
The 24-year-old retired 10 of the first 11 Mississippi batters he faced before running into trouble when he gave up two runs on four hits, including three in a row in the fourth inning. Davis, who has filled a void as one of Pensacola's five starters, retired the side in the fifth inning.
"He's getting better," Kelly said. "It still comes down to fastball command. For him to be effective, he's got to get the ball down."
Pensacola evened its record at 12-12 in the second half. The South Division first half champions are 52-42 overall. Mississippi fell to 6-17 in the second half and 40-53 overall.
GAME NOTES The Pensacola Blue Wahoos play the final game of a five-game series against the Atlanta Braves Double-A affiliate Mississippi Braves at 6:35 p.m. Monday. The Braves are starting LHP
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