8th Inning Meltdown Dooms Brewers
July 31, 2015 - Pioneer League (PL)
Helena Brewers News Release
The Helena Brewers (1-3) squandered a four-run lead late to lose 7-4 to the Great Falls Voyagers (3-1) on Friday at Centene Stadium.
Jordan Yamamoto would have his best outing of the year, throwing seven shutout innings in the start for the Brewers, giving up just four hits and striking out four. He would leave with a 4-0 lead, but came home with no decision.
Both teams tossed shutout baseball through five innings before the Brewers were able to break through for four runs in the sixth. Mike Gomez, the third Voyager pitcher of the night, gave up two-run homers to both Troy Stokes and Jose Cuas in the inning. It would be their fourth and third, respectively.
Junior Rincon (2-4) came in for the bottom of the eighth with a 4-0 lead, but could not make it out of the inning. He would surrender six runs in 2/3 of an inning and just one hit. Defense behind Rincon would be shaky in the eighth, committing two errors to allow two runs to score.
It was Helena's third straight loss as they continue to struggle against Great Falls this season. Their record is now 1-8 against the Voyagers in 2015.
The two teams will face off in the third game of their four-game series Saturday at Centene Stadium. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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