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Wahoos Blast Five Homers in 8-4 Win over Suns

August 19, 2014 - Southern League (SL1)
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JACKSONVILLE, FL - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (23-35, 54-74) used a new franchise single-game record five home runs to double up the Jacksonville Suns (34-24, 70-58) by an 8-4 final on Tuesday night from Bragan Field.

Ben Lively (W, 2-6) collected the victory for Pensacola after giving up three runs (all earned) on eight hits in six innings, ending with a walk and six strikeouts in his winning effort.

Shane Dyer (SV, 17) earned his 17th save of the year after not giving up a hit in his 1.1 innings, only walking one batter in his outing.

Chipper Smith (L, 3-4) took the loss as he allowed two runs (both earned) on two hits with one walk, but was only able to record one out in Tuesday night's start before exiting early due to injury.

James Nygren surrendered three runs (all earned) on four hits without walking a batter and striking out three Wahoos in 4.1 innings of work.

Jheyson Manzueta didn't allow a run over two hitless innings of work but did walk four batters along the way.

Collin Cargill retired the only batter he faced in his Tuesday outing.

Matt Ramsey allowed three runs (all earned) on four hits in his 1.2 innings, walking three batters and striking out two along the way.

Frankie Reed set down the lone Blue Wahoo he faced on Tuesday.

Pensacola opened up the scoring on Tuesday night with a pair of first inning runs. Kyle Waldrop (HR, 5) hit a two-run home run to right to give the Blue Wahoos a 2-0 lead after one half inning of play.

The Suns cut Pensacola's lead in half in the bottom of the third inning, using a two-out RBI triple from Austin Barnes to make it a 2-1 Blue Wahoos lead after three innings of play.

The Blue Wahoos got that run right back by scoring once in the top of the fourth. Bryson Smith's RBI single pushed the lead back to two for Pensacola as they led 3-1 after three and a half innings.

In the bottom of the inning, the Suns received a two-out RBI single from Terrence Dayleg to cut the Blue Wahoos' lead to 3-2 with four innings complete.

Pensacola went back to the longball to do their scoring in the top of the fifth, receiving solo home runs from Ben Lively (HR, 1) and the second of the game from Kyle Waldrop (HR, 6) to make it a 5-2 Wahoos lead.

Jacksonville drew a run closer on Joe Benson's RBI groundout in the bottom of the sixth inning, making it a 5-3 Pensacola lead with six innings in the books.

The Suns continued to chip away in the bottom of the eighth, with Terrence Dayleg's RBI double making it a 5-4 Pensacola lead with eight innings complete.

But Pensacola responded in a major way, grabbing three runs on a couple of homers in the top of the ninth. Yorman Rodriguez (HR, 7) led off the frame with a solo shot to right-center and Travis Mattair (HR, 12) added an opposite-field two-run blast to make it an 8-4 Blue Wahoos lead after eight and a half innings.

In the victory, the Blue Wahoos set a new franchise record with five home runs in a single ballgame.

The Suns and Blue Wahoos will be back at it on Wednesday, with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. ET. The Suns will start left-hander Justin Nicolino (11-4, 2.85) while the Blue Wahoos will counter with right-hander Robert Stephenson (6-8, 4.48).

Suns fans can listen to Wednesday's game on the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS-FM or through www.jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com or the Suns iPhone or Android app, beginning at 5:50 p.m. ET with the Memorial Hospital Suns Pregame Show.

The 2014 season of Suns baseball is presented by EverBank, the official banking partner of the Jacksonville Suns. Sponsorships, group outings, and season / individual game tickets are currently available by calling the Suns front office at (904) 358-2846.

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