Barons Fillet Wahoos, 16-3
Published on May 9, 2018 under Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham Barons scored early and often in a 16-3 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Wednesday afternoon at Regions Field. The Barons came out of the gate swinging for the second straight game. The home team plated five first-inning runs against Blue Wahoos starter Jesus Reyes (L, 0-6) and were on cruise control the rest of the way.
The Barons did the first-inning damage with five hits, including two doubles and used an error. Eloy Jimenez belted a two-run double to start the barrage before they chipped in three more runs by sending 10 men to the plate. After a two-run homer from Seby Zavala in the second and a solo blast from Danny Mendick in the third, the Barons were up 8-0 against Reyes. The Wahoos starter was charged with eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits over three innings in the loss.
Pensacola got on the board with a two-run blast high off the left field scoreboard from Gavin LaValley. It was his fourth homer of the year. The Blue Wahoos got another homer the next inning from Luis Gonzalez, his second, for the only Pensacola runs of the game.
The Barons batted around as part of a five-run seventh. They sent 10 to the plate again in that rally, before batting around one more time in the eighth inning as part of a three-run rally against Blue Wahoos utility man Alberti Chavez. The Barons finished the game with seven mutli-hit performances.
Jordan Stephens (W, 4-3) ended up picking up the win after going six shutout innings and allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts.
Pensacola will try to rebound and snap its three-game skid against the Barons in the fourth game of the series Thursday night. The Blue Wahoos will send RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (0-5, 5.91) to the mound against LHP Jordon Guerrero (1-3, 6.49). First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m.
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