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Wahoos Drop to Smokies 4-1

June 24, 2016 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


KODAK, Tenn. -After the Pensacola Blue Wahoos kicked off the second half of the season with a win, game two of the second half ended in a hard-fought 4-1 loss to the Tennessee Smokies.

In a game that saw Pensacola and Tennessee scatter eight and nine hits, respectively, the Smokies found ways to turn those hits into runs.

The Blue Wahoos struck first in the top half of the first inning when Sebastian Elizalde drove in Zach Vincej on an RBI single.

Tennessee took a 2-1 lead with two outs in the bottom half of the inning, as Billy McKinney singled to score Ian Happ followed by an RBI single by Ben Carhart to drive in Victor Caratini. From that point on, the Smokies would not relinquish that lead.

The Smokies lead increased to 3-1 with a sac fly by Chesny Young to score Jacob Hannemann in the bottom of the seventh. In the eighth, Kelly Dugan homered to left center to provide Tennessee with a 4-1 lead.

Sal Romano (1-8) took the loss in his start for the Wahoos, allowing seven hits and a pair of earned runs in his four innings of work. Romano also struck out three batters and walked one in the outing before being relieved by Evan Mitchell, who tossed a pair of hitless innings. Mitchell walked and struck out a batter in his two innings of work.

Kyle McMyne finished out the contest for the Wahoos, allowing two earned runs on two hits-one of them a home run-in his two innings of work, while striking out a pair of batters.

Jen-Ho Tseng (3-3) garnered the start for the Smokies, allowing the lone run on six hits in six innings of work and earning his third win of the year for Tennessee. He struck out four batters while walking three. R.J. Alvarez and Josh Conway both pitched an inning each in shutout relief. Jose Rosario closed out the contest with a shutout inning, allowing just one hit and striking out a pair while earning his second save of the season.

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