Idaho Falls Wins in 10
Published on August 7, 2015 under Pioneer League (PL)
Helena Brewers News Release
The Helena Brewers (2-6) lost a heartbreaker on Friday 8-7 to the Idaho Falls Chukars (7-1) in 10 innings. It was the Chukars' seventh straight win, their longest winning streak since 2007.
J.B. Kole was roughed up in the start, giving up six runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of work.
The Chukars used another five-run inning to establish a lead, scoring five in the fourth. Brawlun Gomez led the rally with a two-run homer, his seventh of the season.
The Bullpen would be the backbone of the Brewers on Friday, as Junior Rincon, Conor Harber, and Alex Farina (0-1) combined to keep the Chukars scoreless from the fifth through the ninth.
Harber pitched three innings of shutout relief, giving up just one hit and striking out two.
Trailing 6-5 going to the bottom of the ninth, Malik Collymore and Steven Karkenny came up with back-to-back singles to start the inning. David Denson then hit a sacrifice fly to score Collymore and force extras. Collymore had another solid night at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.
Karkenny is now riding a four-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games.
Alex Farina would get the bases loaded with nobody out in the top of the 10th and gave up two runs on just one hit. A throwing error by Jake Gatewood would allow two to score.
Helena would get a run in the bottom of the 10th when Charles Galiano scored on a fielding error by Jeckson Flores at second, but Carlos Belonis was stranded at second representing the tying run to end it.
The two teams will face off in the third game of their four-game series on Saturday from Kindrick Field. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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