AirHogs Sweep Twin Bill in Amarillo
July 6, 2016 - American Association (AA)
Lincoln Saltdogs News Release
AMARILLO, Texas -- The Texas AirHogs (19-27) swept a double header from the Saltdogs (23-22) in front of 400 fans at Potter County Memorial Stadium Wednesday night.
Devon Rodriguez swatted a two-run homer in the sixth to give the AirHogs a 3-2 victory in game one.
Texas jumped out to a 7-0 lead by the fourth of game two, and held on for an 8-4 win to clinch the series.
Rene Leveret went 2-for-4 with a ground rule double in game one, recording his 1,000th career hit.
Curt Smith had four hits and five RBI on the day.
The first loss snapped a five-game win streak for the Saltdogs and a five-game losing streak for Texas.
The seven-inning double header made up for Tuesday night's game having been postponed due to stadium electrical issues.
The Saltdogs open a four-game series at Joplin Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. RHP Casey Barnes is expected to face RHP Raul Rivera.
Radio coverage begins at 6:35 p.m. on KFOR FM 103.3/1240 AM.
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