BayBears Let Four-Run Lead Slip Away in Loss to Shuckers
August 15, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Mobile BayBears News Release
BILOXI, Miss. - The Mobile BayBears, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, led 5-1 in the sixth inning but fell 6-5 to the Biloxi Shuckers Wednesday night at MGM Park.
The BayBears (60-59 overall, 23-28 second half) scored three runs in the first two innings. Brendon Sanger added a solo home run in the fifth, and Mitch Ghelfi drove in his second run of the game in the sixth to give Mobile a 5-1 lead.
However, the Shuckers (69-53, 28-24) scored the final five runs of the game. Clint Coulter hit a three-run triple in the sixth and scored the tying run on a groundout. Biloxi pushed across the go-ahead run on a missed catch error in the eighth. Mobile committed four errors in the game.
For the second straight day, Jon Olczak (8-3) earned a win in relief. Nate Griep worked around a two-out walk to record his league-high 29th save.
The BayBears continue the six-game road series against Biloxi Thursday at 6:35 p.m. CDT. Live coverage can be seen on MiLB.tv (Biloxi feed, subscription required, promo code: BAYBEARS) and heard on the BayBears Broadcast Network, the TuneIn Radio App, and the MiLB First Pitch App, with the Countdown to First Pitch starting at 6:15 p.m.
The BayBears return home Sunday and host a total of 70 home dates through Labor Day, September 3. Single-game tickets and ticket packages are currently on sale. Group and hospitality offerings for the 2018 season can be reserved by calling (251) 479-BEAR (2327).
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