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CT Tigers Lose to Division-Rival Vermont, 6-4

July 31, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
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NORWICH, Ct. - Wenceel Perez and Cam Warner tallied back-to-back RBIs in the bottom of the third inning but the Connecticut Tigers (21-21) settled for four base hits in a 6-4 loss to the Vermont Lake Monsters (21-23) on Tuesday night at Dodd Stadium.

The Lake Monsters led from start to finish after an RBI groundout in the first inning and a three-run second inning against Tigers starter Chance Kirby (Loss, 2-2). The 23-year-old righty bounced back to retire 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. Kirby exited after six innings with one earned run on six hits and four strikeouts.

Trailing 4-0 in the third, Connecticut rallied against Vermont starter Adam Reuss (Win, 3-1) with a leadoff double by Isrrael De La Cruz, an infield RBI single from Perez, and a sacrifice fly RBI by Warner to trim the Vermont lead to 4-2. Eric De La Rosa and Clark Brinkman recorded the only other base hits for Connecticut. Brinkman replaced left fielder Reece Hampton after he suffered an injury while running the bases in the fifth inning.

Vermont scored twice more against Connecticut reliever Victor Mueses in the seventh inning for a 6-2 advantage. Lake Monsters left fielder Payton Squier scored three runs on Tuesday to push his series total to four runs with six hits in eight at-bats.

Connecticut hit back with two runs in the eighth on a throwing error by Vermont third baseman Jonah Bride that scored both De La Cruz and Brinkman to make it 6-4 but Lake Monsters reliever Slater Lee (Save, 3) allowed only one walk while recording the final four outs.

Next up, the Tigers and Lake Monsters meet for the final time in 2018 during the rubber match of a three-game series with Connecticut right-handed starter Carlos Guzman (1-2, 4.78) scheduled against Vermont righty Brady Feigl (1-1, 1.56) on Three Plus Me Wednesday. For all Wednesday home games at Dodd Stadium, fans can purchase four reserved tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas, and a bag of popcorn for just $40 (a value of $65.50). Coverage on the Norwich Courtyard by Marriott Connecticut Tigers Radio Network begins with Kevin Gehl and Elijah Gonzalez at 6:50 p.m. on WICH 1310 AM and online at CTTigers.com.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Individual tickets for all 2018 home games, season memberships to "The Club," ticket mini-plans, and Tigers team merchandise are now on sale at Dodd Stadium, over the phone at 860-887-7962, and online at CTTigers.com.

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