Express Outlast Comets as De Goti Collects Walk-Off Single
ROUND ROCK, Tex. - BOX SCORE HOW IT HAPPENED: RF Marcus Smith got the E-Train rolling with a two-strike, two-out homer off the batter’s eye in center field. Smith’s second home run of the year put the Express ahead 1-0 in the second. Round Rock added three runs on three
ROUND ROCK, Tex. - BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED:
RF Marcus Smith got the E-Train rolling with a two-strike, two-out homer off the batter’s eye in center field. Smith’s second home run of the year put the Express ahead 1-0 in the second.
Round Rock added three runs on three hits in the third inning. CF Alejandro Osuna recorded his third double in as many games with the Express. 1B Blaine Crim drew a walk and 2B Justin Foscue belted an RBI double off the wall in left. 3B Cody Freeman hit a sacrifice fly sending Crim home from third and C Chad Wallach tallied a two-out single that sent Foscue around, moving the E-Train lead to 4-0.
CF Justin Dean put the Comets on the board with a solo home run in the top of the sixth. SS Alex Freeland got on with his second double of the night then 1B Michael Chavis hit a two-run home run cutting the deficit to 4-3.
Oklahoma City DH Nick Senzel tied the ballgame at 4-4 with a leadoff home run in the seventh. Both clubs traded zeroes in the last two frames sending the Express to its fifth extra-inning contest of the season.
LF Steward Berroa started the top of the tenth on second base for the Comets and moved to third on 2B Austin Gauthier’s groundout. With Dean at the plate, Berroa was caught in a rundown and ultimately scored on an error by Crim. The Comets took a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the tenth.
Crim opened the home half on second base then advanced to third when Foscue grounded out. Freeman hit a chopper to 3B Kody Hoese but his throw sailed over Chavis at first and Crim was able to score the tying run.
Round Rock INF Alex De Goti came in to pinch hit for RF Marcus Smith with runners on first and second. De Goti battled for 11 pitches and sent the 12th pitch up the middle for a single. Freeman came around from second and scored the go-ahead run for Round Rock’s fifth extra-inning win of the season.
E-TRAIN EXCERPTS:
BLACH PARTY: LHP Ty Blach threw 5.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Blach did not allow a run through the first five innings as the Comets went scoreless in 19.0 consecutive innings going back to Tuesday night’s game. Blach’s WHIP stands at 0.88 while holding batters to a .195 average after his first two outings with the Express.
FOSCUE’S EFFICIENCY: INF Justin Foscue has gone nine consecutive games without a strikeout and only has one strikeout through 49 plate appearances in the month of May. Seven of his 10 hits have gone for extra-bases as he slugs a team-best .575 this month. Foscue leads the Express this season with 41 hits, 17 extra-base hits, 23 walks and a .387 on-base percentage.
NEXT GAME: Friday, May 16 vs Oklahoma City FIRST PITCH: 7:15 p.m. CT BALLPARK: Dell Diamond
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