Blue Wahoos Make It Two Straight over Generals
June 24, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
JACKSON, Tenn. - The Blue Wahoos won their second straight over the Jackson Generals Sunday night at The Ballpark at Jackson, 4-2. Jose Siri belted his second home run since joining the Wahoos to break a scoreless tie in the third inning, and Pensacola never looked back.
Following Siri's homer, the Blue Wahoos scored single runs in the next three innings. Taylor Sparks stayed hot with an RBI triple driving home Aristides Aquino in the fourth inning. TJ Friedl led off the fifth with a single and came home on Shed Long's one-out base hit to make it a 3-0 lead. Luis Gonzalez doubled to start the sixth inning and scored on a Sparks sacrifice fly to put the Blue Wahoos up 4-0.
Vladimir Gutierrez (W, 4-8) was solid on the mound for the Wahoos. He allowed his only run in the sixth. Domingo Leyba was hit by a pitch to start the inning, then scored on an RBI single from Jamie Westbrook. Gutierrez was lifted for Victor Payano with two outs in the inning. Payano got the final out and combined with Robinson Leyer and Alex Powers (S, 6) to preserve the win the rest of the way.
Gutierrez earned the win after allowing just the one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The Wahoos did all of their damage against Generals starter Taylor Widener (L, 4-4). He allowed four runs on eight hits over six innings. He struck out five against one walk. Powers pitched a perfect ninth inning for his team-best sixth save.
The Blue Wahoos will seek their third straight win against the Generals Monday night. RHP Keury Mella (6-3, 3.10) gets the start for the Blue Wahoos against RHP Ryan Atkinson (3-6, 3.76) of the Generals. First pitch is set for 6:05 from The Ballpark at Jackson.
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