Bullpen Strong, Ramos Extends Scoreless Streak on Friday
July 20, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
COLUMBIA, SC - The Fireflies fell to Augusta on Friday night, 5-3, but one impressive streak was extended at Spirit Communications Park. Reliever Darwin Ramos hurled 1.2 shut-out frames and stretched his scoreless-inning streak to 13.2 IP. The series between Columbia and Augusta is tied at one game apiece.
Ramos did not allow hit after he was called upon out of the bullpen in the seventh. Joshua Payne was also impressive out of the bullpen and logged a scoreless ninth inning.
Catcher Scott Manea singled and scored a run on Friday. Manea is now hitting a team-best .316 in the month of July.
SCORING SUMMARY
Bottom 2 - Quinn Brodey doubles, moves to third base and scores on a wild pitch. COL 1, AUG 0
Top 6 - Heliot Ramos smacks a two-run homer. AUG 2, COL 1
Top 7 - Nick Hill drives in a run with a single ... Hill later scores on a wild pitch ... with runners at second and third, Ismael Munguia grounds out to third baseman Hansel Moreno, but a run scores. AUG 5, COL 1
Bottom 7 - Matt Winaker and Scott Manea both single and Winaker later scores from third when Zach Rheams grounds out to first ... Dionis Paulino scores Manea with a single. AUG 5, COL 3
The Fireflies host the GreenJackets again on Saturday at 6:05 ET. Right-hander Marcel Renteria (2-1, 5.30) starts for Columbia and squares off against Augusta's righty Aaron Phillips (3-5, 4.66).
You can watch the action on MiLB.TV or listen in on FOX Sports Radio 1400 AM, ColumbiaFireflies.com and the TuneIn Radio app starting at 5:45 p.m.
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