Astros fall to Pirates to even series
August 8, 2015 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Greeneville Astros News Release
Brauly Mejia of the Greeneville Astros
(Greeneville Astros, Credit: Hunter Reed)
Greeneville, TN - The Greeneville Astros (23-20) lost 6-5 to the Bristol Pirates (20-22) despite a rallying effort of three runs in the eighth inning.
Greeneville began the game auspiciously at the plate with a leadoff triple by Myles Straw who came in to score on a Daz Cameron single. That spark of offense gave Greeneville starter Devonte German a 1-0 cushion to pitch behind. German finished the night having pitched four and two-third innings allowing seven hits, four runs and striking out one.
The Pirates evened the game 1-1 behind a one-hit inning in the top of the third. Bealyn Chourio hit a two-out double to right field, which was followed by Henrry Rosario reaching on a fielding error allowing Chourio to score and tie the game.
Bristol took the lead in the top of the fourth beginning with a single by John Bormann and a succeeding double by Carols Munoz. Julio De La Cruz knocked a single to left to score Bormann and set up a RBI single for Erik Lunde. Trae Arbet lined a double to left before the inning concluded with the Pirates ahead 3-1.
The Astros answered with a lone run in the home half of the fourth to close the gap to one run. Brauly Mejia led off the frame with a single to center then moved to third on a double by Kyle Tucker. Second baseman Ford Stainback reached on a fielder's choice, which scored Mejia. Arturo Michelena followed by driving a single to right before the inning ended with the Astros down 3-2.
The Pirates managed lone runs in the fifth and sixth innings. In the fifth, Bormann laced a two-out single to left to score Edgar Figueroa who walked to lead off the inning. In the sixth, Lunde was walked in for a run after singling with one out then advancing to third on a Trae Arbet double.
Down 5-2 going into the bottom of the eighth the Astros mounted a three-run rally to tie the game. Straw led off by drawing a walk then advanced to second on a single to center by Cameron. Straw then came in to score on a pair of Pirate errors.
After a Bristol pitching change, Mejia nailed a double to center to score Cameron to bring Greeneville within a run. The tying run came after Stainback tripled down the left field line to score Mejia and deadlock the game 5-5.
Two Astros relievers anchored the mound from mid-game through the three-run rally. Righty Erasmo Pinales tossed two and one-third innings and allowed two hits and one run while striking out one batter. Lachlan Madden threw the last two frames and took the loss allowing three hits, one run and striking out two.
Bristol struck the final blow in the top of the ninth beginning with consecutive bunt singles by Figueroa and Chourio. Bormann drew a walk to load the bases before Munoz singled to right scoring Figueroa and the winning run.
Mejia led Astros batters going three-for-four at the plate with two runs scored and a RBI. Cameron finished the night two-for-five with a run and a RBI followed by Straw who was one-for-three with a triple, two runs scored and a pair of walks. Tucker, Stainback and Michelena each went one-for-four as Tucker doubled; Stainback tripled and recorded two RBI.
The Astros will hit the road to conclude the series with Bristol on Sunday and begin another split series with Elizabethton on Monday. The team will return home to face the Twins on Tuesday, July 11 with a 7 PM scheduled first pitch time.
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