Castillo, Kajimoto Rally Barnstormers
June 22, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release
The Lancaster Barnstormers have begun to swing the bats, especially in the latter innings.
Keith Castillo capped a four-run eighth with a game tying three-run homer, and Yusuke Kajimoto singled home the game winner in the tenth as the Barnstormers topped the York Revolution, 7-6, Monday evening at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
The win, Lancaster's third straight, cut York's lead in the 2015 War of the Roses to 8-7 and moved Lancaster to within 2 1/2 games of second place Sugar Land in the Freedom Division.
Down, 6-2, entering the bottom of the eighth, the Barnstormers got a leadoff single from Kevin Rivers, the third of his four hits on the night. Luke Hughes picked up a one-out walk, and the runners moved ahead on Wilson Batista's right side grounder. Brandon Jones drilled Stephen Penney with a liner back to the box that deflected toward third base for an RBI single. Castillo followed with his clout to deep right center, leveling the game at 6-6.
Each team left two runners on base in the ninth, and Kyle Simon (2-0) retired the side in order in the top of the 10th, getting his team back to the plate.
Josh Judy (2-1) retired Jones and Castillo on his first two pitches. Anderson Feliz stubbornly worked out a walk and stole second on a second strike to Kajimoto. The Lancaster second baseman got a pitch inside and low, then took Judy down the left field line for his winning hit as the Barnstormers won their fourth straight extra inning game.
Feliz gave Lancaster a 2-0 lead in the second with a two-run double to left center off Rommie Lewis. Shannon Wilkerson tied the game in the fifth with a two-out, two-run single to right, knocking in a pair of unearned runs off Joe Gardner. Nick Ferdinand broke the tie with an opposite field homer in the sixth, and Yeicok Calderon launched a three-run blast later in the inning for the 6-2 York advantage.
The Barnstormers entertain the Somerset Patriots on Tuesday evening. Shunsuke Watanabe (3-2) makes the start for Lancaster against right-hander Randy Boone (3-1). Fans may tune into 1390-AM, WLAN; rumba1390.com or the I Heart Radio cell phone app, beginning at 6:45.
NOTES: Rivers became the second Barnstormer this year to bang out four hits in a game...Tyler Bortnick did it against Bridgeport on May 30...The Barnstormers have 25 runs on 39 hits over the last three games, coming from behind to win all three...Keith Castillo is batting .329 since May 15...Rivers is hitting .345 since June 5...Lancaster's bullpen threw 4 2/3 more scoreless innings, stretching its streak to 25 2/3 innings...Gardner lost a scoreless innings streak at 18.
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