SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Charleston Ekes by West Virginia in Extra-Innings Loss

Published on August 21, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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CHARLESTON, WV - The Power scored two runs late to force extra innings, but fell in 10 innings, 3-2, in the series finale against the Charleston RiverDogs Tuesday evening at Appalachian Power Park.

West Virginia's offense woke up late in the game. Lolo Sanchez singled to start the ninth and Calvin Mitchell roped a double to left-center field to score the speedy center fielder and tie the game at two.

The Power scored their first run in the eighth. Connor Kaiser walked to lead off the inning, and Rafelin Lorenzo smacked him in with a base hit to right field to cut Charleston's lead to 2-1.

Elvis Escobar (2-2) took the tough-luck loss in the tenth after allowing the extra-innings placed on runner, Wilkerman Garcia, to score after a Welfrin Mateo sacrifice bunt and a Leonardo Molina RBI single, giving the RiverDogs a 3-2 lead.

West Virginia failed to score its placed on runner in the bottom half of the inning, as Daniel Alvarez (1-2) locked down the victory.

Hunter Stratton worked another quality start for West Virginia (26-29, 63-58). He twirled six innings, allowing five hits and two runs. The righty punched out five batters and did not allow a hit from the third through the fifth innings in the loss.

Logan Stoelke made his South Atlantic League debut in the eighth inning. The right-handed reliever fanned the first batter, David Metzgar, he faced. The Houston native finished his outing with a pair of strikeouts in a 1-2-3 eighth.

The Power bullpen tossed three perfect innings and struck out five RiverDog batters from the seventh to the ninth. John Pomeroy and Beau Sulser finished with one inning of work apiece.

The RiverDogs (25-32, 58-66) opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. The lead-off batter, Metzgar, singled before coming home on an Oswaldo Cabrera base knock to center field two batters later. The run ended a 22-inning scoring drought for the RiverDogs against the Power.

Charleston added an insurance run in the sixth after a lead-off double from Carlos Vidal. Cabrera sacrificed Vidal to third with a bunt back to Stratton. Next, Dermis Garcia lined a single to center to plate Cabrera and increase the lead to 2-0.

West Virginia has an off-day before traveling to Rome, Georgia Thursday, where they will open up a four-game series with the Braves at State Mutual Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:00 p.m. LHP Oddy Nunez (0-0, 2.37 ERA) toes the rubber for the Power, while the Braves counter with lefty Walter Borkovich (4-1, 2.08 ERA). Pregame coverage begins at 6:40 p.m. on The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM, as well as online at www.wvpower.com and via the TuneIn Radio App and MiLB First Pitch App.

The Power open their final homestand of the 2018 regular season Monday, August 27, against the Hagerstown Suns. The final home stretch kicks off with Family Buck Night and ends with a Thirsty Thursday, presented by Rock 105. The homestand also includes a Two for Tuesday, presented by Rock 105, August 28, and a Pets in the Park Night August 29. For tickets and more information, call the Power at 304-344-2287 or visit wvpower.com.

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