CT Back in the Win Column with Victory over Tri-City
July 27, 2019 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release
Troy, NY - Marco Jimenez (Win, 2-1) pitched a career high five innings and the Connecticut Tigers (18-23) defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats (16-24) by a final score of 9-2. With the win, the Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak.
After a scoreless first, the Tigers opened up the scoring in the second with a run on a throwing error by the ValleyCats. Jake Holton came in to score one of his three runs in the game to make it 1-0.
Ryan Kreidler got the third inning started with a lead-off double off of Hunter Brown (Loss, 0-1). Riley Greene followed Kreidler with an infield single to put runners at first and third with no outs. Kreidler came in to score on a wild pitch from Brown to push the lead to 2-0.
After back-to-back walks from Holton and Kona Quiggle, Eliezer Alfonzo drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0. Jordan Verdon delivered his team-leading 14th RBI on a double to make it 4-0. Quiggle added to the lead on a wild pitch, and Andrew Navigato hit a sacrifice fly to push across the final run in the inning.
After Jimenez fired a scoreless third, the Tigers added to their lead in the top of the fourth. Alfonzo scored Holton on an RBI single up the middle to make it 7-0. Alfonzo finished the night 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In the fifth, Kreidler came all the way around on one swing of the bat. After Avery Tuck tripled, he scored on a triple and error that allowed Kreidler to score on the same play to push the lead to 9-0.
CJ Stubbs and AJ Lee hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth as the only runs of the contest for Tri-City. These were the only two hits given up by Jimenez in his start for the Tigers.
The Tigers pitching staff did not surrender a run through the final four innings of the contest. Austin Bergner, Andrew Magno and Raul De Los Reyes combined to pitch the scoreless frames for Connecticut.
The Connecticut Tigers will take on the Tri-City ValleyCats in the second game of the series tomorrow. You can catch all the action on the Norwich Courtyard by Marriott Connecticut Tigers Radio Network on 1310 WICH. Elijah Gonzalez will have the call. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. 2019 individual game tickets, season memberships for "The Club", mini plans, and team merchandise are on sale now! The front office and box office are open daily from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and can be accessed in person, online at www.cttigers.com, or by calling (860) 887-7962.
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