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Eighth-Inning Rally Stuns Missions in Opener

July 21, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
San Antonio Missions News Release


When the teams last met Saturday in the Alamo City, right-hander Seth Simmons guided the Missions to a 1-0 win with a then career-high tying six innings of shutout ball.

The Winston-Salem, NC native was back on the bump in Thursday's series opener and continued his impressive run. In a new career high of six and a third innings, Simmons allowed just four hits and one walk, while striking out six. The six strikeouts were one shy of a career high for Simmons, who pushed his club, season-high scoreless streak to 15.1 innings.

For a while, it appeared as Simmons was on his way to another shutout of Midland. His offense gave him a pair of runs in the third off righty Heath Fillmyer, who was making his Double-A debut. Catcher Ryan Miller gave the Missions a 1-0 lead with a run-scoring groundout. Two batters later, Nelson Ward's double drove in Luis Tejada from third.

Simmons was relieved in the seventh by All-Star reliever Adam Cimber, who stranded both inherited runners.

In the top of the eighth, another All-Star hurler, Jason Jester, was not as fortunate. An early throwing error in the frame by Ward began what eventually turned into an inning to forget. Jester (0-1) allowed four runs (one earned) in the inning on three hits as the RockHounds turned the two-run deficit into a two-run advantage. The big blow was Viosergy Rosa's two-run, go-ahead double to right.

Corey Walter (2-2), who had replaced Fillmyer after five, made sure the eighth-inning rally held up as he put up two more zeroes to cap Midland's comeback.

Game two of the four-game series between San Antonio (12-15, 34-63) and Midland (19-8, 52-45) resumes Friday at 7:05 PM. Southpaw Tim Berry (0-1, 17.18) will get the ball for the Missions, while the 'Hounds counter with right-hander Ben Bracewell (5-1, 1.84). The first 2,000 fans to enter Wolff Stadium will receive a free Missions Replica Mike Piazza Alternate jersey courtesy of McCombs Ford West. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.

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