'Cakes Get Three HR in Road W
May 17, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release
DES MOINES - Yadiel Rivera hammered a pair of home runs and Lewis Brinson crushed a home run and the Baby Cakes defeated Iowa 9-5 on Friday. The 'Cakes have won two of the first three games of the series.
Elieser Hernandez made his first start in nine days and worked five innings allowed one run on four hits for his second win of the season.
The 'Cakes got the scoring started in the first with a two run home run from Brinson. His second home run of the series. New Orleans added a run in the third and scored three more in the fourth inning to knock out Cubs starter Adbert Alzolay. Brinson led the inning off with a hit batter, then Deven Marrero reached on an error and Rivera drilled a three run home run.
Iowa got back in the contest sending nine hitters to the plate in the sixth scoring four runs and it was a one run game.
Kyle Keller worked out of the inning and Jeff Brigham worked the final two innings to preserve the win. The 'Cakes improve to 22-20 with the win.
GAME NOTES- Monte' Harrison added two more stolen bases and leads the league with 16. The multi-home run game for Rivera is the first for New Orleans, since Peter O'Brien last August.
UPCOMING - The 'Cakes and Cubs meet Saturday at 4:38pm in fourth game of six game set. RADIO- WODT SPORTS 1280 AM or cakesbaseball.com
NEXT HOME GAME - The 'Cakes return home Tuesday to play Oklahoma City in a four game series.
May 17, 2019
New Orleans 9
Iowa 5
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