Tigers Climb Back, Fall 10-7
August 29, 2016 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release
The Connecticut Tigers dropped the opening game of their pivotal three-game set with the Staten Island Yankees, 8-4. The Tigers are now 2.5 games back of the Yankees in the Wild Card standings.
Austin Athmann put the Tigers in front in the first inning with an RBI double into left centerfield. The run scoring double plated Danny Woodrow, who walked to open the game. The Yankees, as they did all night, responded with three runs in the bottom of the first inning against Connecticut starter Ryan Castellanos.
The Yankees added a pair of runs in the second inning and a tally in the fourth to take a 6-1 lead over the Tigers. However, the Tigers fought back in the fifth with a three-run frame of their own. With two outs the Tigers received a two-run double from Austin Athmann, his second of the night, to get it to a 6-3 deficit. Danny Pinero followed with an RBI single to make it 6-4 Yankees.
The Yankees would punch back again with a run in the fifth and another in the sixth to lead 8-4. The Tigers would not go away as in the eighth inning, Athmann and Pinero singled to set up Josh Lester for a three-run homer to bring the Tigers within a run, trailing 8-7.
The Yankees though would plate two more runs in the eighth and close things out in the ninth to win game one of this critical series.
Austin Athmann had his first four-hit night as a professional, ending the game 4-5 at the dish with a pair of doubles and three RBI's. Danny Pinero notched another multi-hit game, singling twice and drawing a walk. Josh Lester picked up his 13th multi-hit game with his two hits, including his second home-run of the year.
The Tigers try to get back in the series tomorrow with a 7:00 p.m. first pitch from Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Gregory Soto takes the mound for the Tigers.
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