EL1 Chesapeake Baysox

Baysox Walk Into Trouble Before Walk-Off

Published on July 25, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


(ERIE, PA) - The Baysox scored five runs in the eighth inning Thursday before falling to the SeaWolves 7-6 in 10 innings. With the loss, the Baysox fall to 60-47 and trail Akron by 4.5 games in the Southern Division.

Baysox starter Chris Tillman struggled in four innings against the SeaWolves. In the bottom of the second inning, Tillman walked Deik Scram to start the inning and Pedro Cotto hit a one-out homerun to right field to put the SeaWolves up 2-0. After recording a pair of strikeouts to start the bottom of the fourth inning, Tillman walked Dusty Ryan, Pedro Cotto and Casper Wells. With the bases loaded and the SeaWolves already leading 2-0, Santo De Leon singled to right field, driving in Ryan and Cotto. Will Rhymes followed with another single to right, driving in Wells and giving Erie a 5-0 lead.

The Baysox would get on the board in the top of the fifth inning. Steve Torrealba led off with his sixth double of the year and scored on a one-out single by Blake Davis. Erie would get the run back in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double Santo De Leon.

After Erie starter Lucas French went seven strong innings, he was relieved by Matt Rusch and the Baysox offense came alive. Jonathan Tucker drew a two-out walk and went to third on a single by Sebastien Boucher. Lou Montanez singled to right, scoring Tucker and moving Boucher up to second base. Nolan Reimold followed with a single to center, driving in Boucher and advancing Montanez to second. Matt Wieters followed with a three-run homerun to left, tying the game at 6-6. It was Wieters' fifth homerun of the season, and gives him nine RBI over the last three games.

Erie mounted a threat in the bottom of the ninth. Julio Manon had come on to pitch for the Baysox in the bottom of the eighth. Manon struck out the side in the eighth and retired the first two batters in the ninth before allowing a pair of two-out hits. With runners on the corners, Manon struck out Ryan Roberson to send the game to extra innings.

After the Baysox were retired in order in the top of the tenth, Ryan Keefer came in to pitch in the bottom of the tenth. Deik Scram homered off of Keefer's first pitch to deliver the walk-off victory for the SeaWolves.

The teams will meet again Saturday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Zach Clark (1-0, 2.70 ERA) will start for the Baysox, he will be going up against Erie RHP Luis Marte (0-2, 6.19 ERA). The Baysox will return home Monday for a four-game series against the New Britain Rock Cats.

The Bowie Baysox are in their 16th season as the AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Baysox Individual Game Tickets, Season Ticket plans, group outings, picnics and birthday parties are currently available for booking by calling the Baysox front office at (301) 464-4880.

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