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SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Late Surge at Plate Falls Short in Opener

July 23, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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ROME, GA - Despite getting a run in the top of the tenth, the Suns were not able to complete the comeback, falling to the Braves 5-4 in 10 innigns Tuesday evening at State Mutual Stadium.

Christian Vann (L, 2-2) came on to close out of the eighth for Matt Cronin, but got caught in a jam in the 10th. He walked Braden Shewmake to start off the inning, then surrendered back-to-back one out singles to Griffin Benson and Greg Cullen to allow the Braves (47-55, 17-15) to walk-off 5-4.

Jacob Rhinesmith, who started the tenth at second, advanced to third on a balk from Jose Montilla (3-7) before Israel Pineda drove him in with a sacrifice fly to center to put the Suns in front 4-3.

Tomas Alastre lasted six innings, while limiting the Braves (46-55, 16-16) to just four hits and three runs. The righty fanned a handful of batters in the loss.

Hagerstown's (43-58, 13-18) bats didn't go down without a fight, etching their first run in the seventh inning against starter Odalvi Javier. Javier worked out of jams with runners in scoring position in each of the first three innings and the sixth before the Suns tagged him with a Connell groundout to plate Phil Caulfield to cut the Braves lead to 3-1.

Jacob Rhinesmith smacked his eighth homer of the season over the right field wall to draw Hagerstown within one in the eighth.

The Braves gifted the Suns a run in the ninth, allowing Armond Upshaw to reach on an error from the shortstop Shewmake before scoring from a Drew Mendoza infield single poked up the middle.

Rome scored one run in three separate innings before the Suns were able to crack the score column. Braden Shewmake started the scoring off, grounding out to allow Justin Dean to come home from third with a pair of outs in the first.

Dean worked things again in the third, lacing a double over left fielder Justin Connell's head to score Brendan Venter, who smacked a two-bagger to lead off the inning.

The Braves final run came in the sixth, when Shewmake came home off a groundout from Greg Cullen to increase the Brave's lead to 3-0.

The Suns continue their series with the Braves tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. at State Mutual Stadium. Hagerstown offers RHP Jake Irvin (5-7, 4.63 ERA) on the rubber, while Rome counters with lefty Dilmer Mejia (5-1, 2.61 ERA).

After the seven-game roadtrip, the Suns return to Municipal Stadium for a seven-game homestand against the Braves and Fireflies July 31-August 6. The stretch is filled with plenty of promotions including Bark in the Park, Thirsty Thursday, a Juan Soto Bobblehead giveaway, Sunday Funday and Summer Camp Day. For tickets or more information visit hagerstownsuns.com or call 301-791-6266.

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