Cabrera powers Bats to 4-3 win over Hens
Published on May 26, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Louisville Bats News Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville Bats (23-23) got back to .500 with a 4-3 win over the Toledo Mud Hens (19-26) Tuesday night at Louisville Slugger Field.
Ramon Cabrera put the Bats on the board first with a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the second to give Louisville a 2-0 lead.
In the third, Yorman Rodriguez led off the top of the top half of the frame with a triple off the left field wall and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ivan De Jesus, making it a 3-0 Louisville advantage.
Toledo broke through with two runs in the fourth on two hits, two wild pitches, a walk and a sacrifice fly by Jeff McVaney, making it a 3-2 game. But, in the bottom of the fourth, Cabrera knocked in his third run of the game, on a single to center, to push the Louisville lead to 4-2.
The Mud Hens manufactured a run in the bottom of the sixth as Steven Moya led off the frame with a double and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Corey Jones to make it a 4-3 ballgame.
Righty Dylan Axelrod (W, 2-3, 3.83) worked five-plus innings, allowing three runs, all earned, on six hits and three walks with one strikeout.
Toledo could not solve the Bats' bullpen and righty Nate Adcock (S, 10) worked a perfect ninth to nail down the Louisville win.
Southpaw Mike Belfiore (L, 1-7, 7.03) took the loss for Toledo. He allowed four runs, all earned, on 10 hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
Cabrera went 3-for-3 with three RBI, De Jesus went 2-for-3 with one RBI and eight of the nine Louisville starters recorded a hit in the contest.
Moya led the Mud Hens offensively, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a double.
Righty Buck Farmer (5-1, 2.98) will toe the rubber for Toledo tomorrow as right-hander Donovan Hand (0-2, 3.62) will take the mound for Louisville.
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