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September 13, 2014 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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About last game... The Hagerstown Suns (2-2, 87-53) eliminated a three-run deficit with a five-run sixth inning on Friday night en route to a 6-3 win over the Asheville Tourists (2-2, 89-49) in game four of the South Atlantic League Championship Series at Municipal Stadium. The win by the Suns evens the best-of-five series at two games apiece.

Trailing 3-0 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, the Suns began the frame with a single to left by LF Narciso Mesa. Two batters later, 3B Drew Ward drew a walk, which forced Asheville to make their first pitching change of the night. In came RHP Trent Blank (0-1), and after striking out the first batter he faced he gave up a two-out triple to 1B Jimmy Yezzo, which drove in both runners on base to make it 3-2. Yezzo then scored from third on a fielding error by 3B Ryan McMahon, which allowed SS David Masters to reach first.

Following the error, RF Cody Dent came to the plate and he blasted a two-run homer over the right-center field wall to put Hagerstown ahead 5-3.

The Suns built their lead to three the next inning thanks to a two-out single by Yezzo with the bases loaded. That brought home Catcher Craig Manuel from third and wound up setting the final score.

Yezzo finished the night with three hits and three RBI.

The Tourists three runs all crossed the plate in the third inning. CF David Dahl led off the frame with a solo homerun to right. McMahon followed by drawing a walk, and two batters later RF Jordan Patterson went yard as well with a two-run bomb to put Asheville ahead by three. The Tourists finished the night with just three hits, and they all came in the third inning.

It was RHP Jake Johansen (1-0) and LHP Justin Thomas who combined to keep Asheville scoreless for the final five frames. Johansen, who earned the win, entered the game with one out in the third and wound up pitching 3.2 innings, surrendering just one hit but no runs while striking out two. Thomas threw the final three innings without allowing any hits and striking out three to earn his first save of the postseason.

Blank suffered the blown save and loss for Asheville. He lasted just 0.2 innings and was charged for three unearned runs on two hits while striking out one.

On the Mound... RHP Nick Pivetta will be heading to the hill tonight for the Suns. He is making his second start and appearance this postseason. He pitched in game one of this series against Asheville on Monday night, lasting just 2.1 innings and giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out four. During the regular season Pivetta went 13-8 with a 4.22 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). He faced Asheville once during the regular season on August 26 in Asheville, and threw five innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one. Pivetta at home this season went 8-3 with a 3.63 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). Overall during the regular season he pitched 132.1 innings, surrendering 66 runs (62 earned) on 142 hits including 15 homers. He walked 39 and struck out 98. Tonight he goes up against RHP Konner Wade for the Tourists. Wade is making his second start and appearance in the postseason as well, having started against Pivetta in game one. In that game Wade earned the win, tossing five scoreless innings and allowing three hits while striking out six. Wade went 8-8 during the regular season with a 3.61 ERA in 27 games (25 starts). He pitched against the Suns twice in the regular season, going 0-1 against Hagerstown and surrendering five runs (three earned) on five hits in five innings. On the road this season he is 4-5 with a 3.69 ERA in 15 games (all starts).

Lopez wins honor... The South Atlantic League announced on Tuesday that Suns RHP Reynaldo Lopez was named the league's Player of the Month for the month of August. It is the first player of the month award won by a Suns player this season.

Lopez went 3-0 during the month of August with an ERA of 0.27 over six starts. In 33.2 innings pitched he gave up just one run on 13 hits, while walking six and striking out 25. In August Lopez limited opponents to a .117 batting average against and he had a 0.56 WHIP.

Touting the Tourists... The Suns and Tourists played seven games against each other during the regular season, including four games in Hagerstown. The Suns went 4-3 against Asheville this year, including a 3-1 record at Municipal Stadium. The Tourists went 89-49 during the regular season, finishing in first place in the overall Southern Division standings. Asheville finished first in team batting with a .292 average, tied for first in homeruns with 122, and sixth in pitching with a team ERA of 3.75.

SAL Championship History... The Suns are in search of their first ever SAL Championship.

Listen Live... All Suns playoff games this season will be broadcast live with play-by-play provided by Eli Pearlstein on hagerstownsuns.com. Just click on the "Listen Live" or "Listen Live on Tunein Radio" link on the drop down menu when you scroll over the "multimedia" tab at the top-middle of the home page. Games can also be heard on your Iphone or android phone with the Tunein Radio app.

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