Wright Tosses Zeros at BayBears
Published on May 29, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Mobile BayBears News Release
MOBILE, Ala. - Left-hander Brae Wright was solid from the start as he blanked the BayBears through eight innings, pacing the Huntsville Stars to an 8-0 victory at Hank Aaron Stadium.
Huntsville's (33-21) dominating offense used the long ball to score seven of their eight runs against BayBears (22-32) starter Hector Ambriz (2-7). In the third, the Stars got on the board with a sac fly from shortstop Alcides Escobar. Two batters later, BayBear killer Angel Salome smacked a three-run homer to push the Stars' lead to 4-0.
First baseman Chris Errecart led off the fourth inning with a home run while Huntsville hit two more out of the yard in the seventh as Michael Brantley and Mat Gamel joined the fray. With his two runs batted in, Gamel tied his teammate, Matt LaPorta, for the league lead with 46.
Wright (3-5) kept the BayBear hitters off balance all night with his steady slider. He struck out five while walking only one. The BayBears never had a runner reach second base. Forrest Cory replaced Ambriz on the mound after Gamel's homer in the seventh and was solid for 2.2 innings as he gave up just one hit.
Matt Torra (4-4, 2.45) goes to the bump for the BayBears on Friday night at 7:05 as they battle the Stars in the rubber game of their five-game series at Hank Aaron Stadium. For tickets, call (251) 479-BEAR or log on to www.mobilebaybears.com.
BEAR CLAWS
With the four home runs allowed, Ambriz has now surrendered 13 gopher balls this season. The Stars have now hit 62 home runs this season. They only 73 all of last year. By going 0-for-4, Chris Rahl had his hitting streak snapped at nine games. He's the third BayBear to have a nine-game hitting streak, joining Yunesky Sanchez and Bryan Byrne, though none of them could extend their streaks to 10.
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