Cabrera Plays Hero in Another Comeback Win
July 22, 2023 - Major League Baseball Draft League (MLBDL)
Frederick Keys News Release
FREDERICK, MD - The Ghost Hounds delivered yet another incredible comeback win on Saturday night, as Leobaldo Cabrera delivered a two-run blast to right field to win the game in dramatic fashion once again, an 8-7 final to set up a Sunday rubber match with Charleston.
After the Dirty Birds opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first, the Ghost Hounds answered quickly when Jose Marmolejos took starter Kit Scheetz deep to right field for a two-run homer. The home run followed a Luke Becker double.
In the second inning, Scott Kelly added another run with an RBI single, scoring Moises Sierra who led off the inning with a double.
The back and forth continued in the top of the third when Jalen Miller homered to right center field, cutting the Ghost Hound lead to 3-2.
Things got interesting in the bottom half of the third with two outs when Sierra hit a high chopper to third base. The throw across popped out of the glove of first baseman Telvin Nash, but Sierra was still called out. After the call was overruled, Scott Kelly used the new life to the club's advantage, knocking in two more runs with a single and putting Spire City up 6-2.
The Ghost Hounds offense went rather quiet until the ninth, but the Dirty Birds would continue to chip away. A Tillman Pugh single in the fourth, and back-to-back singles from Bobby Bradley and Juan Perez in the fifth cut the game to just a run.
In the seventh inning, Bradley singled in the tying run, and Diego Goris hit a sacrifice fly to put the Birds ahead, 7-6.
Jeff Johnson pitched the top of the ninth inning, and with a runner in scoring position, Johnson was able to pick off Juan Perez to escape without any added insurance.
After the first two in the ninth inning were retired, Scott Kelly blooped a base hit into shallow left field to keep the game alive for Leobaldo Cabrera. On a 1-2 pitch, Cabrera drove his 26th home run of the season over the right field wall to walk off the Dirty Birds, and cap off another remarkable Ghost Hound walk off win.
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