Bats Claim the Series Win in Walk-Off Fashion, 5-4
Published on June 4, 2017 under International League (IL1)
Louisville Bats News Release
LOUISVILLE, KY - The Louisville Bats (21-34) have taken the series win with Sunday's 5-4 walk-off victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (37-19) at Louisville Slugger Field.
Right-hander Robert Stephenson took the mound for the Bats to open Sunday's rubber match against Lehigh Valley, and he no-hit the IronPigs through four innings with just three runners reaching base on walks.
Replacing Stephenson in a scoreless game was right-hander Jackson Stephens, who surrendered a one-out hit, giving Lehigh Valley its first knock of the game. Alejandro Chacin relieved Stephens after he gave up just one hit and one walk in a single inning of work.
Brandon Dixon opened up the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo shot to left, giving him his sixth home run of the season. Hernan Iribarren later smacked a two-run single to left, bringing home Phillip Ervin and Dilson Herrera, extending the Louisville lead to 3-0.
In the top of the eighth inning, the IronPigs' rally overcame reliever Kyle McMyne as they were able to score four runs and take a 4-3 lead with the help of four base hits and two walks.
The Bats immediately countered in the bottom of the eighth inning and evened the score at four due to a base hit from Ervin that scored Stuart Turner .
With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Zach Vincej and Jesse Winker opened the inning with back-to-back singles. With one out, Sebastian Elizalde smacked an infield single, bringing in Vincej for the walk-off win.
The Louisville Bats are headed to Columbus on Monday to take on the Clippers for a four-game set, with Monday's game set for 7:05 p.m. at Huntington Park. Starting for the Bats will be right-hander Austin Ross (1-0, 2.25 ERA), and the starting pitcher for the Clippers has yet to be announced.
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