Hairston Has Big Night, But Blue Wahoos Fall 8-5
Published on July 28, 2022 under Southern League (SL)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
Pensacola Blue Wahoos' Devin Hairston
(Pensacola Blue Wahoos)
Pensacola, Fla. - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos couldn't dig themselves out of an early deficit on Thursday night, falling 8-5 to the Mississippi Braves.
The Braves roughed up Pensacola starter Zach King (L, 0-3) to the tune of seven runs in 4.0 innings, and got started right away with an RBI double from Vaughn Grissom in the first inning. Drew Lugbauer highlighted a three-run third with a two-run homer, and Justin Dean went deep for a two-run blast of his own in a three-run fourth.
J.D. Orr had the only two Pensacola hits through the first six innings, and turned a pair of stolen bases into the first Blue Wahoos run thanks to a Ray-Patrick Didder sacrifice fly in the first inning. Allan Winans worked 4.0 innings in his first M-Braves start, and was followed by 2.0 scoreless innings of relief from Hayden Deal (W, 3-2).
Trailing 8-1 in the seventh, the Blue Wahoos chipped away with a bases-loaded hit from Devin Hairston that scored three runs thanks to a throwing error from Cody Milligan. Hairston doubled and scored in the ninth on a Victor Victor Mesa sacrifice fly, but it was not enough as the Blue Wahoos dropped their first game of the series.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the M-Braves on Friday. First pitch from Blue Wahoos Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT, with a live broadcast beginning at 6:30 on ESPN Pensacola 1330 AM/99.1 FM and WYCT 98.7-HD4 (radio), MiLB.tv (streaming) and YurView (cable). For more information, visit bluewahoos.com or call the box office at (850) 934-8444.
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