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Down by Six, Legends Rally to Win 9-8

May 6, 2017 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Down by six, Legends rally to win 9-8

Chris DeVito homered and drove in four runs, and the Lexington Legends came back from an early 6-0 deficit for a 9-8 win over the West Virginia Power Saturday night in Charleston.

DeVito leads the South Atlantic League with 10 homers and 37 runs batted in.

The Power took charge with six runs in the first inning. Logan Ratledge led off with a double. After Ty Moore was hit by a pitch, Hunter Owen doubled, scoring Ratledge and sending Moore to third. Carlos Munoz was hit by a pitch, loading the bases. Trae Arbet drove in two runs with a double. Arden Pabst walked, loading the bases again, and Kevin Mahala grounded into a pitcher-to-home-to first double play, leaving runners at second and third. Clark Eagan followed with a three-run homer, and the Power led 6-0.

The Legends began their comeback in the second inning. With one out, Meibrys Viloria and Manny Olloque hit back-to-back home runs. They added a run in the third on a walk to Khalil Lee, a ground-rule double by Kort Peterson and a ground out by DeVito, cutting the margin to 6-3.

A five-run fourth inning put Lexington in front. Viloria led off with a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Olloque and Marten Gasparini walked to load the bases. Viloria scored as Ricky Aracena grounded out, leaving runners at second and third. Gabriel Cancel popped out, but Peterson and DeVito each delivered two-run singles, giving the Legends an 8-6 lead.

A sacrifice fly by Ratledge in the fourth and a leadoff homer by Owen in the fifth tied the score at 8-8. DeVito led off the seventh with a home run to put Lexington in front again, and the 9-8 lead held up. Reliever Geoffrey Bramblett (1-0) got the win in his first appearance as a Legend. Grant Gavin, who allowed one hit and no runs over the last two and two-thirds innings, earned his first save. Gavin struck out five batters and walked none.

West Virginia reliever Mike Wallace (0-2) was the losing pitcher.

Each team has won one game in the series, which continues Sunday. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m.

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