Baysox fall in wild one
June 23, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Bowie Baysox News Release
(Akron, OH) - The Baysox scored ten runs on fifteen hits but could not edge the Aeros in a wild extra-inning affair in Akron Monday night. The Aeros won by a final score of 11-10 on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth by Brandon Pinckney. Bowie starter Chris Tillman lasted only 3.1 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, but the Baysox offense looked to bail him out before the Aeros charged back.
The Baysox got things going early with four two-out runs in the top of the first inning. Lou Montanez sparked the rally with a double to left field and Jeff Nettles drew a walk. Nolan Reimold singled Montanez home and Mike Rodriguez got a base hit to score Nettles. Reimold and Rodriguez both came in to score on Brian Peterson's double before Travis Brown grounded out to end the inning.
Akron got to Tillman in the bottom of the third with three one-out singles from Jose Constanza, Trevor Crowe, and Brandon Sardinha to put two runs across. Wes Hodges got hit by a pitch to load the bases and Stephen Head singled into left field to plate Rodriguez and cut the Bowie lead to 4-3 before Tillman worked out of the jam.
Bowie stormed back in the top of the fourth with consecutive singles by Mike Rodriguez, Brian Peterson, and Travis Brown to score another run. Jonathan Tucker picked up a single to load the bases with one out and Carlos Rojas and Lou Montanez each drew bases loaded walks to increase the lead to 7-3. With the bases still loaded, Jeff Nettles pushed a base hit up the middle to score Tucker and Rojas, making the lead 9-3.
The Aeros refused to go down quietly, picking up a run in each of their next three turns at bat. They got an RBI single in the fourth from Trevor Crowe to cut the Bowie lead to 9-4. Wes Hodges led off the bottom of the fifth with a double and Stephen Head popped up into shallow left field, but shortstop Blake Davis never saw the ball and it dropped in for a hit, moving Hodges to third. Matt Whitney hit a rocket to second baseman Carlos Rojas who could not handle it, allowing Hodges to score and cutting the lead to 9-5.
Bowie tacked on another run in the top of the sixth when Lou Montanez led off with a double down the left field line and scored on Nolan Reimold's double to center.
Jose Constanza led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk and came all the way around to score from first on Brandon Sardinha's base hit to right when Nolan Reimold overthrew his cutoff man to make the Bowie lead 10-6
Akron continued fighting, mounting another comeback in the bottom of the eighth. Trevor Crowe picked up a one out single and Josh Rodriguez walked behind him. Brandon Sardinha walked to load the bases and Wes Hodges brought in Crowe and Rodriguez to cut the Baysox lead to 10-8. The Baysox called on Julio Manon to close things out and with runners on the corners and still one away, he got Stephen Head to hit a shallow sly ball to right field. Nolan Reimold came in to make the catch but his throw back in was off line and the Bowie defense left home plate uncovered in their attempt to recover. Sardinha alertly came in to score on the sacrifice fly, bringing the Aeros to within one run, 10-9.
Manon came out to try to pick up the save in the bottom of the ninth. After retiring the first two batters in order, he walked Jose Constanza. Constanza was running on the pitch when Trevor Crowe lined a double into center field and he came in to score, tying the game 10-10. Manon then walked Josh Rodriguez and Bronson Sardinha to load the bases for Wes Hodges, but got Hodges on strikes to send the game to extra innings.
Manon got into more trouble in the bottom of the tenth. With one out, he issued a walk to Matt Whitney and Brandon Chaves came in to pinch run. With Wyatt Toregas at the plate, Chaves stole second and third, prompting an intentional walk to Toregas. With runners on the corners and one out, Kam Mickolio came in to take over for Manon and Brandon Pinckney greeted him with a fly ball to left field deep enough to score Chaves and win the game for the Aeros.
With the loss, the Baysox move to 41-34, still third place in the Southern Division. The Baysox have lost seven games in a row, their longest losing streak of the season. They hope to turn it around with a doubleheader in Akron on Tuesday. Game one gets underway at 6:05 p.m. with RHP Jason Berken (4-3, 4.68 ERA) going up against RHP Steven Wright (1-0, 1.59 ERA).
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