Dash win seventh straight in twin bill finale
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (June 11, 2019) - Thanks to nine hits, the Dash cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Salem Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday night at BB&T Ballpark. After taking game one, Winston-Salem (36-24) jumped out to an early lead against Salem (20-42) starter Hunter
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (June 11, 2019) - Thanks to nine hits, the Dash cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Salem Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday night at BB&T Ballpark.
After taking game one, Winston-Salem (36-24) jumped out to an early lead against Salem (20-42) starter Hunter Smith (0-4) in Tuesday's twin bill finale. To lead off the bottom of the first,
Following Roman's double,
The Red Sox cut into the lead in the top of the second against Dash starter
Already leading 2-1, the Dash added to their lead in the bottom of the third. With one out, Muno reached on a bunt single before Roman hit his second double to put runners at second and third. Walker then ripped a single off the glove of Salem first baseman Pedro Castellanos to score Muno and push the lead to 3-1. Walker finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs in game two. Muno, Roman and Walker combined for seven hits in the ballgame.
The Dash broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth.
With the bases loaded,
To cap the scoring in the fourth, Roman hit a single into right field to score George and give the Dash a 6-1 edge. Roman finished the second game of the twin bill 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Salem managed to push one more run across against
In the bottom of the sixth, Skoug rounded out the scoring for Winston-Salem. To lead off the inning, Skoug smashed a solo homer off the right field foul pole to give the Dash a 7-2 lead.
Winston-Salem closes out its series with Salem on Wednesday night. Right-hander
The series finale with Salem will be a Winston Wednesday. To celebrate the Twin City, the Dash will offer $10 presale tickets, and the team will sport retro Warthogs jerseys. For tickets and more information, call the Dash at (336) 714-2287 or visit wsdash.com