Comeback Falls Short in Ninth-Inning Rally
July 1, 2023 - Florida State League (FSL)
Clearwater Threshers News Release
BRADENTON, FL - The Clearwater Threshers (49-23, 5-2) had the tying run on first with the bases loaded in the ninth but were unable to come all the way back in a 6-3 loss to the Bradenton Marauders (39-33, 4-3) on Saturday night at LECOM Park. The Threshers look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton.
Bradenton got on the board first with three runs in the third inning. They added one run in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to bring their lead up to 6-0.
Julian Bosnic came on for the ninth to try and preserve the shutout for the Marauders, and Emaarion Boyd led off the inning with a single. Justin Crawford followed him up with a single. Each moved up a base on a wild pitch before Otto Kemp walked. Ball four to Kemp was another wild pitch from Bosnic, moving Crawford to third and ending the shutout as Boyd scored the Threshers' first run from third base.
Chad Castillo dribbled a single up the first base line that plated Crawford, and an errant throw by the Marauders catcher allowed Kemp to move from second to third. Felix Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to right that scored Kemp and put the Threshers within three. Bosnic then walked Cole Moore and hit Jordan Viars with a pitch before he was pulled from the game. Elijah Birdsong replaced him and forced the final out of the game with the bases loaded, with the Threshers falling 6-3.
Estibenzon Jiménez allowed five runs on six hits in 5.0 innings of work, walking three and striking out six. Noah Song allowed one run on one hit with two walks and one strikeout in 1.0 inning. Dominic Pipkin struck out two in 1.0 scoreless and hitless frame. Seth Nightingale struck out one without allowing a run or a hit in 1.0 inning of work.
Jiménez tied his season-high with six strikeouts...Boyd tied his career high with his second three-hit game of the season...He is the sixth minor leaguer to reach 40 stolen bases on the season...Crawford extended his on-base streak to 17 games...Reyes has recorded a hit in each of his last nine...Castillo's RBI single was his first for the Threshers since coming off the injured list earlier this week...The Threshers continue their road series against the Bradenton Marauders (Single-A, Pittsburgh Pirates) on Sunday, July 2nd... First pitch is at 12:00 pm EST... You can purchase tickets for Threshers games at ThreshersBaseball.com/tickets or by calling 727-467-4457.
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