Bats Fall to Red Wings in Extras, 6-5
August 10, 2019 - International League (IL1)
Louisville Bats News Release
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Louisville Bats (49-69) dropped Saturday night's game to the Rochester Red Wings (60-58) by a 6-5 score in 10 innings at Frontier Field. After Louisville's win on Friday, Rochester evened the series tonight on a walk-off walk.
Following the recent trend, Louisville was not the first team to score, with Rochester scoring two runs in the bottom of the first off Bats starter Tejay Antone (2-7, 6.10). Antone got the no-decision, allowing four earned runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out five on 92 pitches and 59 strikes.
The Bats showed their resiliency yet again, however, taking the lead right back with a three-run top of the second. Louisville used three different ways to score that inning, getting a run from a Jose Siri RBI single, Blake Trahan RBI groundout and Alfredo Rodriguez sacrifice fly. Louisville would extend its lead to 4-2 in the fourth on a Mitch Nay single.
The Red Wings tied it up in the sixth on a two-run triple off the bat of journeyman outfielder Alejandro De Aza, knotting things up at 4-4. Louisville's bullpen was solid yet again, with right-hander Justin Grimm coming in and shutting down the Red Wings with a scoreless seventh and eighth, and R.J. Alaniz striking out the side in the ninth.
In the top of the 10th, Alfredo Rodriguez came through with another RBI, this time a single that scored Chadwick Tromp to give the Bats a 5-4 lead. Alaniz would return to the mound in the bottom of the 10th, allowing the Wings to tie it up on a Ramon Flores single. With the bases loaded and a full count on De Aza, Alaniz walked in the game-winning run to give the Red Wings a 6-5 win.
The Bats and Red Wings square off in the series finale with the matchup on the line Sunday at 1:05 p.m. Right-hander Keury Mella (7-11, 4.98) will start for the Bats and right-hander Sean Poppen (5-1, 3.84) will go for Rochester.
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